The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-19 00:00:00

WESTMINS rE R.

A BRUTE.—William Banbury, described as 3
Stable helper, was brought before the magistrate
charged with brutal treatment of his wife.

Eliza Banbury, a poor woman with an infant et
the breast, said, I went to the World's End public'
house at Chelsea last night to fetch my little bJY
home from his father at about eleven o'clock last
night when my husband struck me in the eye and
closed it as you see. The blow knocked me down•
He swore he would knock my brains out.
Mr. Selfe—Has he ever ill-used you before ?
Complainant—He is always ill-using me. I often
dare not go to bed or remain in the room with him,
but am obliged to sit night after night with my in'
fant upon the stairs. I brought him here three
months ago, and he was bound over to keep
the peace towards me for six months. I let hint
off then because of my young children, but
lam sure I have no reason for saying it. I should
be better off in the workhouse. lam in constant
dread and danger, he uses me so bad. Ilis master'S
wife keeps the houses, and says a married woman
ought to have four beatings a day. lam sure rnl
husband is always ill-treating me.
Defendant, in reply to the court, said that al'
though he gave his wife 10s., and sent here more,
she came to the house where he was at work and
annoyed him.
The wife said she got 12s. altogether from hin''
which was to support them and their family of four
children for a week, and out of which the defen-
dant is to have meat twice a day. Her husband
treated her like a beast, and did not seem to think
she was a human being; by his brutality she W3O
tired of her life.

Defendant—l am very sorry for what I hair°
done, but she should not come after me:

The Wife —I should not get my money to keep
us if I did not.

Mr. Selfe—You have been here before, and yotir,
wife begged you off. I shall now send you to bar'
labour for two months.

THAMES.
AN INDEPENDENT GENTLEMAN IN TROUBLE''
William Whiting, a house proprietor in and nest
Ratelife and St. George-in-the-East, was brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and
creating a disturbance yesterday afternoon 14
Brook-street, Ratcliffe.
Stephen Emerton, a police-constable 483 K, 153 i
that at 20 minutes before three o'clock, the Pr'ci
soner came out of a public-house intoxicated, 00
was very noisy. He begged of the prisoner to g
home, which he refused to do, and continued making
a great disturbance. He then attempted to take
the prisoner into custody, and was violently 354
saulted. The prisoner put his legs between 131.:
(the witness's) and threw him. He got upon 111,
feet again, and the prisoner laid hold of him by tb
collar with one hand and his belt with tho other
and then attempted to throw him. The prisons,
failed in his attempt, and he then took him in Os'
tody.

I The prisoner said he met with a few friends Ye°'
terday, and was drinking before dinner. lie J'
fortunately became inebriated and did not 11°0
what he did.

Mr. Paget—What are you ?
The Prisoner—l was formerly a seafaring
Mr. Paget—What are you now ?
The Prisoner—l live on my property. I aln 1:411
independent gentleman.
Mr. Paget—The police-constable has exhibitel
great forbearance, and has not charged you W
an assault, as he might have done, and I a
almost determined to send the police-sheet bacl►
to the station-house, have the charge of assault ea-
tered, and go into the case over again. Your Oa;
duct is thoroughly disgraceful, and you ought to
have been much better engaged on a Sunday after
noon. I shall put the law in force to the full en
tent of my power. I line you 40s. for being dra-no
and rioting yesterday, and in default of plYule-
-14 days' imprisonment.
The fine 'vas paid.
SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE'
Daniel Shaen, au Irish labourer, was brought be for
Mr. Paget charged with violently assaultilig
o
Stephen Emerton, 483 K, the constable who
evidence in the last case. ,
Yesterday, at 20 'minutes before 12 o'cloeb•bilio
drunken man was knocking at the door of a 1313,v,,j-
-house called the White Fox, in Caple-street,
well. While Emerton was requesting the in-tip,,cl;
go away the prisoner came behind him and ettDo
him on the ear. Emerton seized the prisoners 'jolt)
kickad and bit his finger. A policeman in p the
clot,::.?s came to the assistance of Emerton, auu
prisoner was captured. be
The prisoner pleaded intoxication, and sodot
was torn to pieces by the police. There was ad
scratch upon him. Ile was perfectly soup"
whole, and had not received the least injury. 00
The man who was attempting to get int°dai
White Fox between 11 and 12 o'clock on Sac-00'
was called, and he said that he saw Shaer tocl:
pletely torn to pieces and dragged along the gr°
He should have interfered if people had not Soy
him to he quiet. sagel
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Mr. Paget investigated the charge of .-- ete,'
and ascertained that the police-constable had a pot
with great forbearance, that the prisoner Was
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" torn to pieces," and that the assault on flt)
was one of a brutal and unprovoked nature. ,00
sentenced the prisoner Jo two months' imprisoo'
and hard labour.