The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.
PITY THE SORROWS OF A POOR OLD ACTOR.—
James Lee, an elderly man, who seemed quite
broken down with care, was charged before Mr.
Knox with begging in Burlington Arcade.
George. Smith, the beadle of Burlington Arcade,
said that on the previous evening some gentlemen
in the Arcade complained of the prisoner asking
them for charity, and on his seeing the prisoner
asking a gentleman to assist him he took him into
custody.
In answer to the charge, Lee said—l was not
begging. I was merely stating my misfortunes to
the gentlemen. I am a poor old, used-up actor.
I was born in 1798, and served my time at the
Coburg Theatre under the late Mr. Glossop, and
when the late Mr. J. Plooke was the stage
manager. I have performed a great deal in the
provinces, and also in London theatres. My wife,
who is younger than myself, has been for four
months in the London Hospital under Drs. Cooper
and Adams, and has undergone several operations,
and will most probably be lame for life. The last
engagement I had was at the Agricultural Hill
with Professor Sanger ; and last winter I appeared
as Pope Pius IX. in the " Congress of Monarchs."
Since then Messrs. Sanger have done a little for
me, and are making a subscription amongst their
company with the view of assisting me in my dis-
tress. I have a prospect of getting a living shortly
though a very humble one, for my wife and myself,

and was only stating my case, being a few weeks
behind in my rent when the officer came up.
Mr. Knox—lf I discharge you, will you promise
not to go to the place again ?
Loe—l will.
Mr. Knox—Then you are discharged.
Lee—l am much obliged to you, sir.

THAMES.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT. --THE BLUE GATE FIELDS
TIGRESS.—Mary Ann Mulcahy, an Irish woman,
aged 39 years, whose husband is the landlord of
several infamous houses, was brought before Mr.
Paget for the second time, charged with committing
a savage assault on Catherine Cronin.
On Thursday morning, between the hours of one
and two o'clock, a serious disturbance took place in
Bluegate-fields, which is divided between the pa-
rishes of St. George-in-the-East and St. Paul,
Shadwell, and is, without exception, the most ini-
quitous place in the metropolis. Robberies and
outrages have been frequent there, and the pri-
soner and her husband have taken a leading part
in many of the affrays. The prisoner is a violent
and savage woman, and is known by the not very
pleasant title of the tigress. She has been often
imprisoned, but nothing is likely to check her
savage propensities unless she is imprisoned for
life. While the row was going on yesterday morn-
ing, she wielded a poker, with which she beat Cathe-
rine Cronin and cut her head open. The com-
plainant appeared in court with her head enveloped
in surgical bandages. She was seriously wounded.
She is a very disorderly and violent woman, and
her two sisters who were examined are equally
bad.

Mr. Paget said he should dispose of this case at
once, but he now gave notice that if these disgrace-
ful affrays continued in Bluegate-fields, he should
send the offenders to a tribunal, where, if convicted,
they would receive a much longer punishment than
he could inflict. The prisoner was a violent,
drunken, and savage woman, and she and her hus-
band lived on the vices and miseries of the most
wretched people. The prisoner had been guilty
of more than cne offence. The complain-
ant and her sister were persons of very little
credit, and their evidence was full of contradic-
tions. There was no doubt the prisoner's furniture
was broken, but there was one fact uncontradicted,
that the prisoner had used a poker and inflicted
serious wounds on the complainant. A more dis-
graceful brawl had never come under his notice, and
he was only sorry he could not punish every one
concerned in it. The prisoner was habitually
savage and disorderly, and punishment had very
little effect in diminishing her ferocity. He sentenced
her to four months' imprisonment and hard labour
in the House of Correction, and at the end of that
time to find bail herself in £6O, and two responsible
sureties of £3O each, to keep the peace and be of
good behaviour to all her Majesty's for four months
longer.

There was a wild burst of feeling among the
Irish in court for and against the prisoner when
sentence was pronounced.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

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