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

WOOL TVICH.

Robert Green was brought up in custody of Police-con-
stable Tester, 89 R, charged with maliciously destroying a fir-
tree, in the plantation of Lord Saye and Seale, at Bostleheath,
parish of Erith.
Mr. William Smith, being sworn, deposed that on Wed-
nesday, about eleven o'clock, he saw the prisoner in the planta-
tion attached to Belmont, the residence of his Lordship, get
up a tree, and, when at the top, in the most wanton and mali-
cious manner he snapped off the head of it. He immediately
laid hold of the prisoner, who refused to give either his name
or address, and he took him along the road, till he met Police-
constable Tester, 89 R, into whose custody he gave him, when
he told him both his name and address. He is gamekeeper to
his Lordship, and has frequently cautioned the prisoner to keep
out of the woods and plantations, but to no purpose, for he would
come to set snares for game. The injury done amounted to
105., and it is so often repeated by dissolute idle characters,
that he now felt compelled to request the magistrate to make
an example of the prisoner as a caution to others. He might
have constant employment in the brick field, but he would not
work, though he could earn 12s. per week easily.
Police-constable Tester, 89 R, said he knew the prisoner to
be a bad character, and one who prowled ahout at night. His
brother had offered him a good home but he would net go to it.
Mr. GROVE said it was a most wanton and malicious act to
damage young trees in that manner, as it took years to replace
them again. As the prisoner could get work but would not do
it, he thought him a most fit person to make a severe example
of, and should therefore commit him for one month and hard
labour, to Maidstone gaol. If ever he came there again he
should go for three months.—Committed.
HAMMERSMITH.
Mrs. Rosina Daley, a respectably-dressed female, was
brought up from Isleworth before Mr. T. Poynter, 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 PO 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 bail, and had said that she had been most improperly
turned out of her house.
Mr. PAYNTIM said it was easy to see why the case bad been
brought to that Court. Mr. Merigan, if ,he laid claim to the
property must obtain possession of it in a legal manner. He
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.