The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-21 00:00:00

C LERICEN WELL.

Henry Jones and Charles Creed, paupers in tho Hol-
born Union worhhouse, were charged with outrageous
conduct.

Creed, when placed at the bar, affected to be both
deaf and dumb, and his fellow prisoner said he was so.
The Magistrate sent to the workhouse for an interpreter;
but Creed was no sooner placed in the passage of the
Court than he commenced using the most abusive
language towards the policeman who captured him, and
replied to several questions.
An interpreter, however, was sworn, when it appeared
that, at seven o'clock on the previous evening, the pri-
soners, who were under the influence of liquor, went
along the footway in Baldwin's-gardens and Gray's-inn-
lane, pushing the passengers into the street. 'When
remonstrated with, they used the foulest language.
Police-consfable 163 G came up. They then insulted
a servant girl, who attempted to pass along on an errand.
The officer took them into custody, and they at once
fell upon him. The assistance of two other constables
was obtained, whom the prisoners likewise kicked and
cuffed in a most ferocious manner. The loudness of
their cries and the violence of their conduct attracted a
mob of two hundred persons round them, and it was
with the greatest difficulty they were removed to the
station-house.

Inspector Penny stated that nothing could be more
violent or disgraceful than the prisoners' behaviour in
the cell.

Mr. GREENWOOD sentenced them to seven days' im-
prisonment each, in the House of Correction.
MANSLAUGHTER.— William fiend was brought up, on
remand, charged with feloniously killing and slaying
Catherine Sheehan, of No. 4, Carrier-street, St. Giles's.

It appeared, from the evidence of Ellen, Johanna, and
Mary Sheehan, the mother and sisters of the deceased,
that the prisoner and John Sheehan, brother of the de-
ceased, lodge in the same apartment. The deceased was
a person of dissipated habits, and on the night of Satur-
day, the 11th, or rather the morning of Sunday, the 12th,
between one and two o'clock, came home under the in
fluenee of liquor. She became talkative and querulous,
and so awaked the prisoner, who told her to be silent.
She used offensive language towards him, whereupon he
jumped out of bed and struck her on the face, with his
clenched fist. He then dressed. The quarrel was renewed;
the mother interposed; the prisoner seized a broomstick,
and, in attempting to strike the deceased, hit the old
woman on the leg. He then struck the deceased on the
forehead with the broomstick (the weapon was produced),
inflicting a wound, from which she bled considerably.
The deceased was soon after attacked with violent spit-
ting of blood, and complained of pain in the head and in
the side. Medical aid was obtained, but she died on the
following Wednesday.
Mr. Wm. Bennett, a surgeon, residing in the infirmary
of the St. Giles's workhouse, deposed that he attended
the deceased during her illness, and made a post mortem
examination of her body after her death. She had a
contused wound on the forehead, which would have ne-
cessarily produced a feverish action. The cause of her
death was inflammation of the stomach, but the wound
on her head might have, in a minute degree, accelerated
her death.

The prisoner, when asked for his defence, said, " I
will reserve it for a higher tribunal."
lle was fully committed for trial.
Anne Mitchell was brought up on remand, charged
with having stabbed John Dyihmock with a knife.
The facts of the case have already appeared in detail.
The prosecutor attended in Court, but in so weakly a
condition that he could scarcely articulate.
The prisoner was remanded for the evidence of the
surgeon at Bartholomew's Hospital, who refused to come
without a fee. Mr. Greenwood issued a summons to
compel his attendance.
Charles Ford, servant in the employment of Mr.
Quelch, an hotel-keeper in Fleet street, was charged
with having two gallons of whiskey without a permit.
The prisoner met Morris, an Excise-officer, in Church-
street, Lower-road, Islington, on Saturday evening,
when on his way to a customer of his master's with the
liquor, and asked him the shortest way to the street in
which the customer resided. Morris answered by
taking him into custody, findiug that he had no permit.
The prisoner admitted his guilt, and was fined 25/., or
three months' imprisonment.
Mr. Quelch paid the fine at once.
William James Birdseye, a cab-driver, badge 3,319, was
charged with furious driving.
It. appeared from the evidence that on Saturday evening
last the prisoner was driving so furiously down Exmouth-
street, that foot passengers and truck-drawers were obliged
to leave the road and crowd upon the pavement. One
I of the waggons of Messrs. Pickford, the eminent carriers,
was coming down the street, and the driver of it hadjust
time to draw in by the footway, so that the shaft of the
prisoner's cab nearly grazed the breast of Messrs. Pickford's
horse. The cab, however, came in collision with the cart,
and with such violence that two of the springs of the cart
' were broken, damage being done to the amount of 11.
The prisoner was remanded.
A seaman, named Thomas Moran, was charged with being
drunk and assaulting police-constable 262 N.
In three weeks the prisoner contrived to spend the sum of
151., which he earned in a voyage to and from the East
Indies. Last night he was fighting with some Irishmen,
when the officer interfered. The prisoner struck him on
the face.—He was fined 55., or three days' imprisonment.
MARYLEBONE.

Mary Croney, an old and very irascible lady, from the
sister island, who oscillates between this Court and the
House of Correction, was again placed at the bar before Mr.
Rawlinson, on the following charge :
Mr. William Burney, tea-dealer, Upper Marylebone-street,
said that about half-past eleven on Saturday evening the pri-
soner came into his place and threw herself into a chair. She
took a leisurely survey of his customers, and then " opened
upon them." ' Having exhausted her spleen a little she left,
but soon returned and threw a large stone through one of his
squares of glass. He fortunately caught her arm as she was
about to send a second through, and then gave her in charge
to a policeman.
Mr. RAwurrsmr—What was her motive for all this vio-
lence? Mr. Burney could not inform him, but Mary herself
said it was " rivinge." On being questioned as to what par-
ticular offence the complainant had given her, it ap-
peared that she had determined on war to the knife with the
whole human family.
111 r. RAWLINSON said it was a pity that some workhouse
did not take the lost unfortunate within its walls. The
worthy Magistrate then ordered her to pay the amount of
damage, 55., or go back to her old quarters for another month.
Mary Clark, a wretched looking woman, was charged with
begging.
Police-constable 33 D said, that at half-past nine on Sun-
day morning he was on duty at the Spanish Chapel, Man-
chester-square, and when the worshippers were dismissed he
observed the, prisoner run over and commence begging.
When his Excellency the Spanish Ambassador came out, she
planted herself right before him, and he was obliged to stop
He (witness) took her into custody. She carried a broom on
pretence of sweeping a crossing, but she in reality never did so.
The poor creature, who appeared scarcely able to stand,
said that she had earned a livelihood by sweeping crossings,
and attending at the Spanish Chapel, for the last four years,
as she Was so badly in health that she could not do any •
thing else.
Mr. RAWLINSON said that as she did not look well, he
would not send her to prison. He therefore cautioned and
discharged her.
Richard Smith, a simple-looking fellow, servant to Mr.
Garrett, at present living at 227, Regent-street, was placed
at the bar charged with stealing a watch-key, value 2s. 6d.,
from the shop of Jacobo Vego, 12, Oxford-street.
The evidence was given at great length, but Mr. RAWLIN.
SON thought, as some doubt rested on the case, and as the
prisoner's master, who was present in Court, gave him a most
excellent character for a three years' servitude, he would dis-
charge Wail ; and hoped the narrow escape he had of not
being sent before a jury, would act as a caution to him in
future transactions.
The prisoner, whose disgraceful position seemed greatly to
affect him, then left the Court.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

Ann White, a prostitute, who for some years past has spent
nine months out of the twelve in the House of Correction,
was charged with insisting upon coming into the station-
house at ten o'clock yesterday morning. She was repeatedly
told to go away, but would not do so, and made use of the
most obscene language, and spat in the faces of the police.
She was drunk, and was ultimately locked up.
The defendant, who has been a fine looking young woman,
said she had been drinking hard, and came to see a friend
who was incarcerated in one of the cells of the office.
The MAGISTRATE said he had wasted a great many words
of caution on her which had had no effect. She must pay a
fine of 10s. or be committed for twenty-one days. The fine
not being forthcoming she was locked up.
A woman about thirty-five years of age, dressed in a clean
calico gown, and who gave the name of Sophia Harris, was
charged with being found asleep in a doorway in Market-
street, last night.
The poor creature said she was born in Worcestershire, but
came to London when she was eight years old, and had been
brought up by an old lady (her parents had died when she
was very young). The old lady died many years ago.
She had been'married, having lost her husband about three
years ago. He was a plumber and glazier. After his death
she rented a house in a court running out of the Strand, and
endeavoured to support herself by carrying on a small chand-
ler's shop, but in this she was unsuccessful, and was obliged
to sell her furniture and everything she possessed. She
added that she could scarcely tell how she hail supported
herself for the last twelve months. She had pledged all her
clothes except those she wore, and afterwards sold the du•
plicates. Six weeks ago she occupied lodgings in Chelsea, but
had walked about for the last three days, and slept in the
streets at night.
Mr. Boxn asked her if she bad any objection to go to the
workhouse? The woman, bursting into tears, said she would
rather go there than wander about the streets.
Mr. BOND directed an officer to take her to the workhouse.