The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-31 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.
AFFAIR OF " HoNoun."—A young man of gentle.
manly appearance, who gave his name as John Haig,
and stated that he was a farmer from the county of
Meath, in Ireland, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Twyford, charged with assaulting Mr. Ivimy, the soli-
citor of Chancery-lane.
The complainant stated that the defendant this morn-
ing came into his office, and, on being introduced to him,
said that he called on the part of Major Cartwright,
to require that complainant should retract certain
expressions which he had used in reference to the
major's conduct. Complainant asked the defendant if he
knew the circumstances of the case between him 'and
Major Cartwright? To which Mr. Haig replied, that
the circumstance were of no consequence whatever, - as
he only wanted an apology. Mr. Ivimy answered that
he would retract nothing until he was convinced that
what he had said was untrue ; upon which
the defendant told him to name a third
person. This, he refused, and defendant called
him a coward. Complainant being naturally irritated
struck him, when the defendant struck him several
blows upon the head with one of Major Cartwright's
patent whalebone walking-canes, which caused the blood
to flow.
The cane was produced, and Mr. Ivimy explained
that the whalebone was prepared in a very ingenious
manner, so as to form not only very handsome walking or
riding canes, but in fact very formidable
weapons, when used as that one was by the prisoner. It
was partly in connexion with this invention, a loan for
Major Cartwright was procured by the complainant from
one of his clients, on account of which he had thought it
necessary to speak of the Major in the terms which
he was required to retract. Two of Mr. Ivitny's
clerks interposed, and the prisoner was given into the
custody of the police.
Mr. TWYFORD, on examining the cane, said that the
invention was very ingenious, and one might almost wish
the inventor success, even though there might be some
cause of complaint on the part of Mr. Ivimy.
Complainant—l wish him success for the sake of my
client, but not in applying his invention in this way to
gentlemen's heads.
The defendant said that he did not call Mr. Ivimy
a coward, but only told him that Major Cartwright said
he was a coward.
The MAGISTRATE said that was much the same thing.
He would not say judicially that any other Englishman,
as well as Mr. Ivitny, would have instantly struck the
person who gave him such an insult in his own office,
but he thought it very natural that such should be the
case. He would not decide summarily upon so serious a
charge. but would hold the prisoner to bail to the ses-
sions, himself in 2001., and two sureties of 1001. each.
with notices of bail.
The defendant said he knew no responsible person ir.
London, brit Sir Felix Booth.
Mr. TWYFORD expressed his willingness to take that
gentleman's bail.
A warrant was subsequently granted to Mr. Ivimy
against Major Cartwright.
William Dunn was charged before Mr. Hall with
stealing a penknife and pencil-case, the property of
Samuel Ward, a shopkeeper, at No. 18, Lowther-arcade.
A boy who serves in the prosecutor's shop stated that
he was standing in the arcade, by his employer's door,
this morning, at eleven o'clock, when a lady, who had
been purchasing some articles of him, said that a man
had taker. a penknife away without paying for it, and she
pointed out the prisoner. He pursued and overtook
'him, and mentioned what the lady had said. Prisoner
produced a penknife and pencil case, and said he had
just bought them, and paid for them. Witness then
gave him in charge. On being taken to the station-
house several articles were found upon him, which wit-
ness identified as Mr. Ward's property. These might
have been purchased and paid for, but the pencil case
and penknife had not.
The lady who gave the informatioa corrabonted the
above evidence.
The prisoner, who described himself as a steward on
board an American steam -vessel, stid that he had pur-
chased the whole of the articles found on him, to the
value of 75., from Mr. Ward. lie had paid for the
pencil-case which was found upon him, but thinking it
was not a good one, and wishing to take a better one, he
took up another and examined it. Finding that both
were alike, he laid it down and went on. He had paid
'or the penknife.
Mr. lima. had no other course but to commit him for
rial.