The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.-.-THE KING v. Maim-am—One Mr. Mi-
chael Mahoney, a sturdy young Emeralder, straight as an arrow,
barring his nether extremities, which have taken the liberty of
swerving out of the perpendicular, something a la parenthesis-7
was Charged, with having assaidted Mary, the wife of William
Dockeray, by knocking her down, and giving her one kick on the
side, at two o'clock in the morning.
Mrs. Dockeray deposed that her husband is a carpenter, resid-
ing in Plum-tree-court, Holborn; and he being very much in-
disposed, took a fancy to a rasher of broiled ham and a pot of
porter, at two o'clock in the morning of Monday last. (.;once=
gnently, late as it was, she went ont to purchase them, and as
she was going along Cow-lane, anxiously looking for a lutcon
shop, at which to purchase the rasher of ham aforesaid, she met
the defendant, Michael Mahoney, who, without giving her any
notice at all, knocked her down, and when she was down, kicked
her violently nn the side.

Mr. Michael Mahoney, in his defence, said—"Plase your Ho-
nour, I'd been at a herring."
"What is a herring ?" asked the Alderman.

"Larry Noonan was dead, and they made his herring that
day, and I was at it, your Honour," replied Mr. Michael Ma-
honey.
" But what had Larry Noonan's burying to do with your
knocking down Mrs. Dockeray ?" said the Alderman.
" Ah, well then, your Honour; there was drink, and some of
it got into nte head."

"Well, Fo, on."
" So I did, your Honour, as fast as I could ; and two of them
WU at the corner talking, and the one that .was'nt so tall as
this, ax'd me to take a walk, and for the penny I bad, to buy
her a rnouth'll o' bread."
" Go on, Sir—what of all this?"

" Then I did, but she wouldn't, and there was a hit of a
skrimmage ; and one of my hands went into her 114d—that's
the one wasn't so tall as this."
" Well, Sir—why do you pause ? What ',rl/41mt bad .rither of
your hands to go into anybody's pocket?"
" Sure,'afther me mu penny she bad in it, your Honour !" re-
plied 'Mr. Michael Mahoney ; and there he stopped again, ap-
parently, well satisfied that he had made a very clear and Ratio-
factory defence. • Howbeit, neither the Alderman nor any-
boily 0;e could understand it; and whilst they were yet in doubt,
one of the smallest and thinnest Irishmen we ever raw popped up
into the witness box, and said, •
" Will I get lave to spake to your Wership ?"
" Were you present at this squabble ?" asked the Alderman.
"'lndeed was it was no squabble at all, only just
clean blackguard assault as ever was done."
" And pray where had you been till that time in the morning?
—Had you also been at a burying ?"
" Not a hit of burying, your Worilip, at any time, it was
munuacripts ViettO wtrititig:-,.ax I do ovvry tiigkt--morattitimot.
till tweilvii o'clock. sontatlmos till one, and sometimes till two,
may be—just according as I find convenient; and when I'm
tired of them manuscripts I walk out for the air and the exercise."
" Manuscripts !—What sort of manuscripts are you engaged
upon ?" asked his Worship with some surprise—for he seemed to
think it iumpeassible that, in this bookselling age, any manuscript-
maker could be so lean and an poorly clad as was this witness; and
therefore be asked him, " What sort of manuscripts can you be
engaged Upon ?"
" :Your Worship, I'm only two years home from South Africa,
and num taking notes of .any travels.!" replied the: witness, with a
low bow; and his Worship—having observed that he ahould have
thought it would have been better to take the notes of his travels
whilst beWas traVellieg; than two years after they were over, de-
sired him to relate what he knew of the affair betweeu Mr. Michael
Mahoney and Mrs. Dockeray•

" 1 shall, Sir," said. the African traveller.; and thereupon ha
related how, as he was taking the air in Cow-lan* Smithfield,"
he saw, at a short distance before him, Mr. Mahoney in the act of
knocking down Mrs. Dockeray, and kicking her when she was
down ; and how, when he ran between them to prevent farther
violenre, Mr. Mahoney took up his list, and knocked him down
atop of Mrs. Dockeray.
".och ! plase your Honour," cried Mr. Mahoney,: " this is
the very little chap did it himself ;"--he comes up and ketches
me by the collar, and I ounly give him a bit of a above away
from me, and he went hindermost agen the lady and knocked her
down. Bind him down to the law, your Honour, for he did it
hi mei f."
" What countryman are you, Mr. Mahoney ?" said his Wor-
ship ?

Irish, your Honour—county Roscommon, the youngest of
six, and three years in England, helping the bricklayers when I
can get it."
" Then you will find hail to answer these complaints at the
Sig,sions, Mr. Mahoney, and I hope it will ha a warning to you
to behave more peaceably in future," rejoined the Alderman; and
Mr. Mahoney having no bail at all, was 'notched off to prison.
The parish officers of St. Dunstan*" in the West, appeared to
answer the complaint of a man named James Maaters, wile
charged them with detaining him a prisoner in their. Workhouse,
under pretence that he was insane ; but in reality for the purpose
of -possessing themselves of a pension of one shilling and a half-
penny a day to which he was entitled as an out-pensioner of
Chelsea Hospital. " ! am, no more insane than they are," added
he ;" and yet, in spite of my continual remonstrances, they bare
kept me there more than twelve months, on the pretext of insa-
nity. But it is not to be wondertsl at, whilst they are drawing
seven shillings and threepence halfpenny a week from Chelsea
Hospital on account of my pension, and paying only four and
four-pence: a week for my keep. They are making a bone fide
profit of me, and they'll kin, me a prisoner for ever and a day
unless your Worship interferes on my behalf."
The parish officers said the complainant was a parishioner of
theirs, and about eighteen Months ago he was removed to their
workhouse from Windsor in a state of coercion, being at that time
decidedly insane. Ile had been confined come time at Windsor;
and was sent to them with a charge of 181. for professional attend-
ance, lee. ; which charge they had paid. They would willingly
have discharged hint long ago, but they did not consider them-
selvea justified in doing so at present, Dr. Warburton haying de..
Glared by his certificate that he waa'still of unsound mind.
"Aye," said the complainant, ei I know Dr. Warburton well
enough to know that he is like all ether doctors—when he has once
pronounced an opinion, 'neither Iliavennor earth can induce hire
to change' it. I did not serve 82 years in the'atrny without
knowing pretty well what sort of fins doctors are ; and I know if I
am not to be restored to my rights and liberties until Doctor War-
button change* his opinion, I shall remain a pauper prisoner for
the rest of my life, and the pariah will enjoy the profit of it."
After a long conversation it was arranged that his complaint
should be reheard on the morrow.
LAMBETH-STREET.—Some days Sinoe Captain Monroe,
insane, for care and
a gentleman of fortune, applied to the Magistrates of this of
fire for their advice and assistance in the recovery of his son,
Young alai), 28 years of age, who had been for some time
missing. On that occasion Mr. Monree stated that he had
byTi3hedllit,
placid his son, who was unfoetunately
protection with' a person named Bell, in Baenea_place,
ing
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Magistrates
ahtvie hexadpre,t,,eseend
Mile-
end-road; but he had lately received information, without be-,
gave directions to the officers t°
bthueitrstisloirrow at the event, and
miming. He had made every. iluluirY in his power for him,
' render every assistance in their power. All efforts, however;
proved fruitless, and on Monday Mr. Monroe again applied
stating that from what information he was able to collect in
the neighbourhood, he had every eve reason to think that from the

savage manner in which Mr. Tiell had treated his unfortunate son,
there was .but,too much reason to suppose that he had destroyed
him. lie hoped, therefore, that a wart:opt would be granted for
his apprehension.
The Magistrate declined issuing the warrant, hut at the same
time granted a summons for Mr. Bell and those persons whom
Mr. Monroe said would substantiate his charge.
Yesterday, in consequence, all the parties were in attendance,
and Mr. Monroe recapitulated his charge, adding that his suspi-
cions were strengthened by the circumstance of Mr. Bell stating,
that on the day on'which his son was missed, he took hiM out to
walk towards Battersea, while, in point of fact, he was seen on
the evening of that day coming into town from Bow.
Mr. HARDWICK.—What interest could he have in destroying
your son ?
Mr. Monroe.—As to interest, 1 don't know, but it may have
happened that while they were out, Bell, who was in the habit
of treating him most cruelly, might in a quarrel have given him
a blow which killed him.

Mr. HARDWICK.—ReaIIy this is a most extraordinary charge,

it. is perfectly groundless and unsupported. There is no evidence
whatsoever for me to act upon, I must therefore dismiss the case.
Mr. Bell, before leaving the office, denied the charge of cruelty
altogether, and said that he never made use of greater coercion
than was absolutely necessary to restrain the young man from acts
of violence he also hinted that Mr. Monroe himself was sub-
jected to the same malady with which his son was afflicted.
No account has as yet been received of
,the young man.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—An old woman applied to
Sir GEORG/ PARRANI4 for protection against her neighbour,
Daniel Buckley. To put Sir .George in possession of the circum-
stances of her case, she hamlet! him a letter, of which the follow-
ing is a copy :--..

" CASE.

" Ann Hogan, of No. 22, Church-lane, Iluckeridge-street, St.
Giles's,,,has been abused, insulted, and asaaulted so repeatedly by
Daniel: Buckley, a labourer, who resides in the same bottle
above-nUintioned, that having been beaten by him so often and
unmercifully, and that he has threatened to take her life away *e-
vent] times, which has put the said Ann Hogan in such bodily
fear that she conceives her life to be in immediate danger, and
therefore humbly prays the aid and protection of the Worshipful
Magistrates of Marlborough-street, and she now attends in person
to take the oath to bind the said Daniel Buckley to keep'the peace,
her life being now in danger. As she has no means of supporting
herself and son (ten years old) hut from hard work, she humbly
prays the aid of the Court to grant her a poor warrant, for
which she will ever have the sincerest gratitude ; and, as in duty
bound, will ever pray.
" Dated July 24, 1826.
" To the Worshipful Magistrates of
Marlborough-street Police-office."
_ . _

Sir GEORGE said, a prettier specimen of special pleading he had
not seen' for some time. He should wish to know the name of the
learned gentleman who prepared it.
Mrs. Hogan, in a plaintive tone, assured his Worship that the
gentleman was very clever, and he practised the law. She was
introduced to him by a friend, who had a case of a like nature
drawn up by him, and she succeeded.
Sir Gisonar said, it was a pity that the gentleman was not bet-
ter known to the public, as he had no doubt but that he would be
a great acquisition.—(Laughter.)—lf Mrs. Hogan would swear
that she apprehended ti:om this Mr. Daniel Buckley any bodily
fear, he should grant her the warrant.
Mrs. Hogan declared she was afraid of being murdered, as
Daniel Buckley threatened to " whip her heart's blood • into
froth."

Sir Groaux said if that was the case he should grant the war.

rant.

Mrs. Hogan thanked his Worship, and left the office.
Ellen Donovan. was charged with stealing Silk stockings, ri-
bands, an4l gloves,'the prpperty of Miss Loyee; a native of France,
residing at 55, in the Quadrant, Regent-street, •
Miss Loyce stated, that the prisoner. was in the service of her
landlord. On Saturday last, (luting her absence, the prisoner
pilfered, her apartments, and succeeded in taking away x 201. note,
a sovereign, two pair of silk stockings, two pair 'of sleeves, and
a new pair of gloves and four pieces of riband, all of which she
took with her. . She was. apprehended on Monday evening by a
constable. She returned the 201. note, but denied having taken
the sovereign.
Boothman, the constable, searched a box belonging to the pri-
soner, and found the silk stockings, the aleeves, the four pieces
of rihand, and the gloves, which the prisoner acknowledged to
lave stolen.
'bliss Loyee iderstitieft her property. him was boomd over with
the constable to prosecute at the next Sesations, and the prisoner
was committed fur trial.