The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-30 00:00:00

WESTMIN STEP,.

UNWOIIANLY ATTACK.—Hannah Wilson, a stout
powerful worn u, was charged with the following
unwomanly outrage.

Jessie Elizabeth Ward, a young woman whose
left eye was entirely closed and face much swollen
and contused, sail that the injuries she bore had
b en inflicted by the defendant without any pro-
vocation. After her day's work as a laundress she
went into Mr. Parkinson's, the George and Dragon,
near Paradise-row, Chelsea, and after taking some
refreshment, left. She had not proceeded many
yards when the defendant pushed up against her,
and after that struck her a violent blow in the eye.
As she had before been insulted by the defendant
on one occasion she endeavoured to get away,
when the defendant followed and again attacked
her. A policeman fortunately came up.

Mr. Arnold asked the complainant if she could
account for the prisoner's conduct in any way.
Complainant replied that she could not.

Mr. Arnold asked whether the defendant was
intoxicated.

Complainant replied that she had been drinking,
but certainly appeared to know very well what she
was about.

A policeman said that he heard cries for help,
and on going to the spot found the complainant
suffering from the injuries she now had.
Defendant said that the complainant was jealous
of her, in con3cquenee of a young man who was
keeping company with her having spoken to (lc-
fendant. When they met they had a fair fight in
which she (defendant) was marked as well as com-
plainant.

The magistrate said that he could not see the

marks.

Complainant declared that she never stru"k a
blow.

Defendant was remanded.

THAMES.

DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.-1% illiaM Johnson,
a youth, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
with being concerned, with others, in assaulting
and robbing a man named Roche, a German sugar
baker.

The complainant, who gave his evidence through
the medium of Mr. Wintgen, an interpreter, said
that last night at 12 o'clock he was in Alie-street,
Whitechapel, and he saw the prisoner and two or
three other " young chaps" standing against the
railings of a house. As he was passing them the
prisoner left his companions, struck him a heavy
blow on the head and snatched his watch. He saw
the prisoner caught by a police-constable. His
watch was worth 50s. He was quite certain the
prisoner was the man who snatched his watch.
Philip Bradley, a police-constable of the H
division, said that he saw the prisoners and others
running. The prisoner was the foremost runner.
He caught the prisoner. He could not find the
watch ; there were several persons about the pri-
soner and he might have given it to one of them.
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner till Saturday
for inquiries, and said the reason he did not remand
him for a longer term was that he should not pre-
side in the court next week.

How PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THE STREETS.—A
man, who gave the name of Robt. Gardiner Grimes,
coal merchant, of the Grove, Stockwell-green, at
the station-house, and John S. Manning, of the
New Cross, Deptford, confectioner, in the court,
was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with furi-
ously driving a horse and cart on Stepney-
green, and injuring Mrs. Sarah Jacobs, of No. 2,
John-street, Stepney-causeway.
Mrs. Jacobs was passing along with a boy, and
the defendant drove recklessly and rapidly along.
She had barely time to pull the boy out of the way
and prevent his being killed. Her dress was torn
by one of the wheels, and the wheel went over her
foot. The screams of the unfortunate woman
brought several, persons to her assistance, and the
prisoner was given into custody. He was asked at
the station-house for his name and address, and
he took out a card, on which was printed "R.
Grimer, coal-merchant, The Grove, Stockwell-
green," and said that is my name and address.

An old and intelligent officer, named Dillon, 19
K, police-sergeant, said inquiries should be made
on Stockwell-green. The prisoner then said that
the card was not his, that his real name was Man-
ning, and that he was a confectioner living at
New-cross, Deptford.

Mr. Paget—Which is the prisoner's real name
and address ?

Dillon—Manning, of New-cross, Deptford, con-
fectioner. There is no name or address on the
cart. This is the second case of the kind brought
to this court recently. A lady, named Mason, had
her foot run over in the Bow-road by a wine and
beer merchant's cart a few days ago.

Mr. Paget allowed the prisoner to make an
arrangement with Mrs. Jacobs, and after he had
compensated her he was again brought into the
court, on which Mr. Paget said the prisoner was
liable to a fine of £5 for furious driving, but •as he
had compensated the injured party he should
reduce the fine to Us.

TILE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—At the half-yearly
meeting of shareholders, iheld at Glasgow yesterday, the
report was unanimously adopted, with the exception of
the recommendation of a dividend on ordinary stock
which could not be paid, owing to Mr. Glen's interdict.
The meeting adjourned till Oct. 13.