The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-11 00:00:00

HAM AI E SAIIIT EL

Mrs. Rosina Daley, a respectably-dressed female, was
brought up from Isleworth before Mr. T. Paynter, the sitting
magistrate, in the custody of Moore, one of the warrant officers
of the Court, on a charge of having threatened the life of Mr.
Michael Merigan.
Mr. Merigan stated that he lived at No. 16, Moore-terrace,
Peckham, Surrey. Witness had eleven houses in South-street,
Isleworth. On the evening of Saturday last, while witness
was having some furniture moved into one of the houses for the
purpose of occupying himself, the defendant, who keeps posses-
sion of one of the houses against witness's will, put her head
out of window and threatened that if witness attempted to put
a foot into her house she would split his head open. Defendant
was a most violent woman, and had before attacked him with a
bill-hook.
William Taylor deposed that he was a broker, at Isleworth.
On Saturday last he was empowered by the last witness to take
possession of two houses belonging to him in South-street,
Isleworth. While doing so he heard the defendant threaten
to split Mr. Merigan's head open. She had before attacked
witness with a chopper.
Police-sergeant Pool, T 12, said the case ought not to have
been brought to that Court at all, as the dispute between the
parties had been very fully gone into by the Bench of Magis-
trates at Brentford, who had, on Saturday last, held Mr. Me-
rigan to bait, and had said that she had been most improperly
turned out of her house.
Mr. Pat LATER. said it was easy to see why the case had been
brought to that Court. Mr. Merigan, if he laid claim to the
property must obtain possession of it in a legal manner. lie
should order the defendant to enter into her own recognisance
of 10/. to keep the peace, and Mr. Merigan must pay the
cost of the warrant.

The defendant having entered into her own recognisance was
discharged.

WANDSWORTH.

Jane llawhins, cook in the service of Mrs. Amelia Tritton,
sen., of Plough-lane, Bath rsca, was charged with being con-
cerned, with two other persons, who stand remandvd, in plun-
dering that lady of a large amount of property.
Mr. Gilham attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Games
for the defence. _ _

After hearing witnesses, the prisoner was remanded until
Saturday next, when she will be brought up with the other pri-
soners,
Mr. PAirtirrEa. refused to take bail in any amount.
John Tannoch, engineer, at the College of Civil Engineers,
Putney, was finally examined upon a charge of committing an
assault upon Anne Tanaoch, his wife.
The assault of which the wife now complained, took place
on Monday night week. The prisoner came home drunk,
accused his wife of infidelity, and then with his iron fists struck
her on the head and face until she was a mass of blood, and it is
extremely probable that the prisoner wou!d have ended his
brutal attack by murdering his victim, but for the interference
of a Mrs. Chance, who rushed into the hou.e, and found the
poor creature pleading for mercy. The surgeon who dressed
the wounds described one on the head as being an incised
wound made by some sharp instrument, and consequently the
prisoner was remanded for the attendance of a medical man.
The complainant and Mrs. C::ance both said the prisoner used
no instrument. _

The prisoner, in an insolent tone, said he hat! nothing to
saj—be wts sorry for it. It was done, and couldn't be helped.
111 r. PAYNTER described the assault as the most brutal he
had ever had to adjudicate upon. It ought to have gone for
trial, but the wife was ev:dently reluctant to prosecute, and,
therefore, he should order the prisoner to pay 5/., or in default
to be committed for two months with hard labour.
Committed in default.