The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—CaIeb Ashman, a young journeyman
smith, attended before Sir JOHN PERRINO yesterday, to
complain of being ill-treated by his wife. He had obtained
a summons against her on Monday, and another on Tues-
day, both of which she had treated with contempt. He.
kept a green grocery shop in Harp-alley, Fleet.,market, but
lodged in Shoe-lane, and whenever he went, to the shop,
his wife made an uproar that brought 100 people about the
door. . On Monday night. she broke open the green shop
after he had closed it, at ten o'clock, and regaled
lthherself
with tea and toast until midnight, after which, aough
she had the keys of the front door and of his bedroom in
her pocket, she thundered at the door till she had awakened
every soul in the house,- and forced him to get up anti let
her in. He was enlarging on. the violence of his wife's
temper, when a keen-looking, smart, middle-aged female,
who had softly followed him aerose the floor, and was
standing behind him unnoticed, slapped him upon the
shoulder, and cried " Take care, young Plan, what you
are saying." He started as soon as her voice caught his
ear,andt,haut this womanpeanrecover wasing from
iliwisir.rprise, told the Al-
derman
" Well, then," said Sir Jorar4, " we can now proceed
with the case." " All I want,'.' said Caleb, " is, that she
shall be bound not to annoy me."
Sir Joni PEAKING understood his object, hut thought,
as they seemed determined to separate, they might retire
and make an amicable arrangement without his inter- -
ference.
whom
lived
Caleb's mother said lie had been trepanned into this
marriage while he was an apprentice by Mrs. Ashman,
h with fo
who had thenr buriedi syears ; ai
yea former
trs. husband,
Ashman beingam so she
muchh
older than her son, was jealous of every woman who spoke
to him, even if she was as old as deponent (about 80.)
(A laugh.) She was sure murder would be committed if
they-continued to live together.
'Somealiscussinn then took place as to the terms of se-
paration, and as .there seemed little probability of an ar-
rangement, Sir JOHN dismissed the case, and advised his
wife to apply to the parish.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.— Yesterday a rather
good-looking young woman, named Mary Press, was
brought before Mr. DYER, the sitting Magistrate, under
a warrant, charged with the following assault :..--
Ann Hickman, a female of respectable appearance, and
very modest demeanour, stated, that on Monday evening
last, she• was walking with a gentleman of her ac-
quaintance, named Burden, when, happening to meet the
prisoner, the latter commenced a volley of the most gross
abuse against Mr. Burden, and pursued them in that man-
ner along the streets, until they were compelled to take
shelter in a shop, and when the complainant remonstrated
with the prisoner on the impropriety of her conduct, the
latter turned her rage against her, and repeatedly clinching
her fist in her face, swore she would some time or other
have her life. The complainant felt so alarmed: from the
threats used by the prisoner, and the chance of meeting
her again in the street, that she thought it prudent to take
out a warrant against her.
The prisoner did 'not deny the statement of the com-
plainant.
Mr. DYER said, that he had nothing to do but with the
assault and threat complained of by Miss Hickman, and
for• that the prisoner must put in Pail.
The prisoner not being prepared With bail, was lacked
up in default.