The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-08 00:00:00

Mrs. Sarah Smith was then called and examined—l have
been for eighteen years one of the nurses of the Devon and
Exeter Hospital. I recollect the prisoner being brought into
that hospital. His head was shaved, and he remained in-
sensible for a week or ten days. When he recovered his
senses he walked as though he had been a drunken man, and
was always very low in his mind.
Henry Sibley was called, and said that he was in the ser-
vice of Sir Lawrence Palk. He took the prisoner to Kenton.
The evidence of this witness went to show that the prisoner
was entirely an altered man after the accident.
Mr. William Collins, cross-examined—l am a surgeon,
living in Kenton, in Devonshire. I have been in the pro-
fession for 45 years. I know Sir Lawrence Palk and remem-
ber the prisoner being in Sir L. Palk's service. I remember
him to have been a good servant. I also remember him
receiving an accident. In consequence of that accident
he was placed under my care after leaving the
Devon and Exeter Hospital. His case was clearly a case of
concussion of the brain. When I saw him he exhibited great
weakness of mind, almost amounting to vacuity. He re-
mained at Kenton about five weeks. I saw him during that
time daily. My opinion at that time was, that his mind
would be affected for a considerable period, possibly for
life. I have known concussions of this description to
result in insanity, both violent and quiet. I should not
be surprised if I heard of a man, under such circumstances,
committing a sudden and violent act. I knew a case of a
farm-servant who had concussion of the brain, who, after
drinking a quantity of cider, went out and taking a plough-
shaft, attempted to murder his master. Ido not know whe-
ther theme was any provocation by the master. Such a per-
son would be more likely to be affected by liquor than by any
other cause.

Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—When the prisoner left
me I considered him to be quite unfit to go into service. I
should think that ardent spirits would make him low and
depressed, and not violent.
Mrs. Susan Ford was called and examined. She stated
that she resided at Kenton, and knew the prisoner. Before
he sustained the accident he was a very cheerful man. After
the accident he appeared to be sullen, and to avoid all society.
He became very dejected and low.
Mrs. Serle, examined, said—The prisoner resided in my
house at Kenton. I did not know him before the accident.
While in my house he was in a very low dejected state. If
any gentleman or lady came to my house, he would sit with
his hand to his head, and take no notice of them.

John Marsham said—l am a servant, in the employ of the
Earl of Falmouth. The prisoner was also in his Lordship's
service. He was in that service until January, 1840. He was
discharged for having disobeyed the orders of the coachman.
He was a very dull person. I never heard him converse
with any of the servants. He was asleep half his time, and
he was called in the house the half-cracked man. I always
thought he was half-cracked. I have seen him so drowsy as
to render it necessary for us, to put burning paper to his
feet to wake him. He came into the service of Lord Falmouth
after he left Sir Lawrence Palk.

Cross-examined—The prisoner was second coachman to
Lord Falmouth. He had very little driving.
(The trial was proceeding when we went to press.)

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Lock, a notorious young " prig," was charged with
stealing a handkerchief from the pocket of a gentleman in
High-street.
The prisoner was observed in the act of taking the hand-
kerchief out of the complainant's pocket, by a gentleman,
who, on witnessing the act, seized him by the collar. The
prisoner, on being accused of the theft, turned on the
witness, gave him a violent kick on the shin, and had the
audacity to charge him with having committed the robbery.
The prisoner was identified as having been in custody be-
fore on similar charges, and the magistrate committed him
for three months to Brixton.

Three medical students were charged with breaking a pane
of glass in a tailor's shop window in the Westminster-road.
The defendants, in passing along the road, ran up against
what is termed a " dummy," at the complainant's door, and
drove it through the window, demolishing glass to the
amount of 11. 2s. 6d. They were not quite sober at the time,
and having hesitated to pay for the damage, they were ac-
cordingly taken into custody and locked up all night.
The MAGISTRATE having given the defendants a lecture on
their conduct, discharged them on paying the damage they
committed.

QUEEN-SQUARE.-(THIS DAY.)
Joseph Rowbottom, a middle-aged man, was placed at the
bar, before ➢ir. Bond, charged with recklessly driving a
horse, which was bleeding at the mouth and nostrils, and in
a dreadful state of exhaustion.

Mr. Quarles, a solicitor, attended on behalf of the defendant.
About three o'clock yesterday afternoon the defendant and
others drove a market-cart at a rapid pace along Queen-
street, Chelsea ; the horse was much exhausted, and being
driven in a careless manner nearly dashed against the shop-
window of a pork-butcher. The defendant Mid his companions
were intoxicated, and stopped at apublic-house in that street,
where they had some gin and beer, and having washed the
mouth of the animal they turned his head round with the in-
tention of proceeding towards Chelsea College, but the horse
could scarcely crawl. Finding that he would not move, three
of the men pushed the wheels whilst the defendant held the
reins. The wretched animal had only proceeded a short dis-
tance when it darted off at a rapid pace, and when in the
Grosvenor-road reared and fell.

The witnesses were cross-examined at some length by the
solicitor, but their evidence, which went to show that the
defendant ill-treated his horse, and by his reckless driving
endangered the lives of persons in the road, was not in the
least shaken.

Mr. BOND said the defendant had been guilty of great mis-
conduct, and had placed the lives of many persons in danger ;
he should fine him 305., or in default to be committed for 21
days.