The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-28 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Thursday this Court was much crowded from an early
hour, in consequence of a report that a number of Spa-
niards had murdered a man, and that they would be
brought up for examination before the sitting magistrate,
Mr. Long, upon the charge.
The rumour with regard to the murder turned out to
be untrue, but, as will be seen from the subjoined evi-
dence, the sufferer, who has been severely wounded on
the head by cuts from one or more razors, cannot,
although he attended to make his statement, be con-
sidered free from-danger. His name is William Ther-
mion, and he is a shoemaker, residing at No, 11, Ilarup-
ton-court, OssulBton-street, Somers- town. His head was
covered with bandages.
The names of the prisoners were Manuel Santa, Vin-
cent Peston, Philip Ascencion, and Dias Garcia.
Mr. John Vials, landlord of the Victoria public-house,
Chalton•street, Somers-town, deposed, that on the pre-
vious night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the pri-
soners entered his premises and called for drink. They-
were accompanied by ten or twelve others ; and as all
of them were much intoxicated he refused to serve them.
They then abused him ; and Santa struck at him with a
stick, in addition to which he threw at him a number
of quart and pint pots, some of which hit him. Another
of the party also attempted to injure him with a
bludgeon,
William Therman, the poor man who was wounded,
deposed that, as he was passing through Chalton-street
he heard a great disturbance, and saw nearly a dozen
Spaniards, amongst whom were the prisoners, armed
with large sticks and bludgeons. Ile seized hold of one
of the sticks, which was in the possession of a man not
in custody, when he was immediately knocked down by
two tremendous blows, and while lying upon the ground,
Ascencion and Garcia being on the top of him, he re-
ceived several severe wounds from a sharp instrument
upon the head and ear, and the collar of his coat was cut
completely through. He also received many very se-
vere kicks upon his body.
Mr. Parker, surgeon, Phcenix-street, Somers-town,
stated, that he had examined the man Thermion, and
found on the left side of the head a wound upwards of
five inches long. The skull was laid bare about three
inches, and the ear completely divided. On the right
side of the head was a wound six inches and a half in
length.
Other evidence was gone into, from which it appeared
that some of the prisoners assaulted r ith considerable
violence two or three constable, ono of whom was bitten
severely in the hand by Peston.
Two razors were produced by the officers, both of
which were picked up close to the spot where the man
Therman was attacked ; one of them was covered with
blood.

Thomsen said, he was quite positive that he must have
been wounded either by Ascencion or Garcia.
The surgeon, in reply to a question from Mr. LON6I
paid, that from the nature of the wounds, sloughing
might take place, and fatal consequences might probably
ensue ; in tact, it was scarcely safe fur the sufferer to
have quitted his home to give evidence in the ease,
The apron which Therruan wore when the murderous
attack was made upon him was exhibited to the magis-
trate ; it was completely saturated with blood. There
was also a quantity of blood upon the prisoner Aseen-
cion's shirt when he was taken in charge.
The prisoners, through an interpreter, who bad ex-
plained to them the whole of the evidence, denied the
truth of all that had been alleged against them.
Santa and Peston were each committed to the House
of Correction for a month, for assaulting the constables ;
and Ascencion and Garcia were remanded till Thursday
next.