The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-30 00:00:00

IN RE THOMAS EVANS.

The insolvent had carried on an extensive business as a
cowkeeper and dairyman ; he was opposed by Mr. Cooke on
the ground of having made away with property; of having
failed to account for a certain reversionary interest to
which he became entitled after the death of his mother,
and, also, with having vexatiously defended an action
brought to recover the amount of an accommodation bill.
Mr. NicuoLLs, after hearing very lengthened evi-
dence, ordered the case to be adjourned to compel the
insolvent to amend his schedule and file more correct
accounts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
BOW-STREET.

Yesterday, a young man named John Joyce, described
on the police sheet as a clerk, residing at 2, Watling-
street, City, was brought before Mr. Hall, charged with
endeavouring to extort money from Mr. Frederick
Randall, at his chambers, No. 10, Leicester-place, Wa-
terloo•bridge, under a threat that he wanted to take
indecent liberties with him.

Mr. Gwynne, solicitor of Chancery-lane, appeared for
the defendant.

The complainant stated, that he had been in the ser-
vice of a solicitor as a clerk ; but, in consequence of the
bankruptcy of his employer, he had been a short time
without any particular engagement. He had also been
lately in ill health, and was about to enter into the wine
trade with another gentleman. Some few weeks back,
being in the Lyceum Theatre, he met a friend, with whom
the defendant-was in company, and with whom he en-
tered into a short conversation, but in which the defen-
dant did not join. In a few days after he again met him
Graeechurch-street, when the defendant accosted him,
reminding him that they had met at the theatre with
a mutual friend, and, after some conversation, they par-
took of some stout at a tavern ; but, as they walked
down Fish-street-hill, having met some acquaintances,
he parted with the defendant, without appointing to
meet him at any future time. On Tuesday last as he
was about to enter the Lyceum Theatre he saw the de-
fendant near the door, and, on asking him if he would
accompany him, he replied he could not as he had some
business westward, and they parted, the defendant say-
ing he might call in if he had time during the evening ;
witness saw nothing more of him until Sunday evening,
about half-past seven o'clock, when he was waiting for a
friend at a wharf near London-bridge, whom he expected
to arrive by one of the steamers from Gravesend, when
the defendant joined him, and, after a short conversation,
witness said he was in ill-health for some time, and, as
he disliked being out late, he would go home to tea, and
the defendant might come and partake of it unless he
was particularly engaged : he agreed, and they went on
board a steamer by which they were conveyed to
Waterloo-bridge. On entering the chambers they found
the tea-things set, and, some gin and water being on the
table, the defendanrproposed partaking of it with a
cigar. They then entered into conversation upon various
topics, and, upon his informing witness that he had
lately been at the Italian Opera-house, where he met his
brother, with whom he was not on terms, he expostulated
with him, as his means could not be sufficient to meet
the expenses attendant on such amusements. In the
course of conversation witness found he had known the
defendant's father and other members of his family, and
at ten o'clock he proposed that the defendant should
proceed home, witness offering to accompany him part
of the way, for which purpose he went up stairs to get
his cloak, and on his return the defendant said, " I shall
not leave the place, as I am determined to accuse you
before the servant of having taken improper liberties
with me ; for which you shall pay before I leave the
room," upon which witness became very indignant, say-
ing, " I have been disappointed in the account you have
given me of yourself, and unless you instantly quit the
place I shall give you in charge to a constable, as no man
can be safe in the company of such a wretch as you
are." He then went into the street, leaving the defend-
ant in the room, and, having called in a constable, he
was taken to the station• house.

In answer to Mr. Gwynne, the complainant said he
had no conversation with the defendant when he met
him with his friend at the theatre, and when they met
in Gracechurch-street he claimed acquaintance merely
on the strength of having seen him with his friend ; but
he neither gu.Ne him his name or address before they
parted. When they met on Tuesday, it was merely
accidentally, as was the case when they again met at
the wharf. Witness took no portion of the gin and water,
but smoked a cigar. The defendant, in the course of con-
versation said he was not on terms with his brother, but,
being a ward in Chancery, he was allowed 100/. a year,
and ss. a week for incidental expenses He also men-
tioned something about a bill of exchange, which led
witness to say it was a swindling transaction, and he
would acquaint his friends about it. In the course of
the evening he did not exhibit any indecent prints. He
solemnly declared nothing of an indecent nature took
place between them, and he had since heard that it was
not the first time the defendant had accused persons of
a similar offence.
The defendant, by the advice of his solicitor, said he
would reserve his defence.
Mr. Gwynne said, that although the charge, which
was only a misdemeanour, was of a most extraordinary
nature, he hoped the Court would have no objection to
accept of bail for his client's future appearance.
Mr. HALL said—l commit the defendant under the
7th and Bth "of George IV., chap. 29, sec. 8, and it is
such a case that I cannot consent to accept of any bail.
The defendant was then removed from the bar.
CLERKEN WELL.
Mr. Thomas Rule, 9, Fisher-street, Red Lion square,
was charged with assaulting Mr. Henry Chester, an oil-
man in Blooinsbury Market ; also with assaulting po-
lice-constable Cattermole, 16 E.
The policeman deposed that on Saturday evening last,
at seven o'clock, being on duty in Red Lion-square, Mr.
Chester sent for him to expel the prisoner (who is his
brother-in-law), from the house. Witness entered the
house, and attempted to remove the prisoner, who im-
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also gave the prisoner in charge.
The prisoner denied the assault, and alleged the po-
liceman was drunk, but the charge was unfounded.—He
was fined 1/.
James Madden, a ferocious-looking young man, was
charged with stabbing Samuel Madden, his brother, re-
siding at Fletcher's-place, Islington ; also with stabbing
Henry Mackness, 10, Battle-street, Lower-road, Islington.
The prisoner was undefended.
It appeared from the evidence that, on Saturday night,
between eleven and twelve o'clock, the prisoner and the
complainants were standing near the Half-Moon public
house, Lower-road, Islington, when a quarrel ensued
between the prisoner and his brother. Mackness strove
to pacify them, but fruitlessly. The prisoner, finding
that his brother was more powerful than he was, rushed
into a house hard by, and, seizing a shoemaker's knife,
returned with it into the street. Samuel, seeing the
weapon, attempted to get away, but the prisoner stabbed
him in the side before he could escape. He pulled the
knife from the wound, which is not of a dangerous cha-
racter, and again brandished it. Mackness ran over, and
grasping him, strove to wrest it from him, but the pri-
soner drew it across the palm of his left hand, inflicting
a long and deep wound. Police-constable 56 N fortu-
nately came up and secured him. The knife was in his
hand when the constable arrived. All the parties were
sober.

Mr. COMBE—What have you to say to the charge ?
Prisoner (who did not evince the least regret)—Why,
they would not let me alone, so I took this knife.
There were five or six of them against me, and I wanted
to be a match for them with the knife.
In default of bailshe was:committed to the sessions.
IV OR SH 1P- S TR E E T.
Three men, named Thomas Pugh, James Day, and
Robert Fowler, and a woman named Mary Ann Swan,
were placed at the bar before Mr, Bingham, charged
with the following outrageous and unprovoked attack
upon the police
It appeared from the evidence that a mob of disorderly
prostitutes and men, having collected at the door of a
public-house, at half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday
night, Bryant, a policeman on duty there, desired them
to move on ; the women did so willingly, but one of the
men being intoxicated, for some time refused to do so,
and Bryant saw him part of the way towards his home,
and then left him, to return and look after the others.
The instant he turned, however, he was met by the pri-
soner Pugh, who, without tittering a word, struck him
a violent blow on the side of his head. He instantly
seized Pugh, but the latter fought so desperately that
he was obliged to call for assistance, and Kirshaw, an-
other constable, came up ; the moment he made his ap-
pearance, however, he was knocked down by Pugh, who
called upon the mob, which had collected to the num-
ber of several hundreds, to help him, and five
or six powerful fellows rushed upon the officers,
and beat and kicked them dreadfully as they lay upon
the ground. Bryant drew his staff to protect himself,
but that was seized by Pugh, who tried to wrench it
from him, and who also seized the hand of Mr. Addison,
a neighbour, who came to assist the officers, in his teeth,
and bit a piece of flesh clean out of it. The hooting,
yelling, and violence of the mob now became excessive,
and they exhibited such determination to rescue the pri-
soners, that several of the respectable inhabitants who
witnessed the peril the constables were in game volunta-
rily forward to render assistance, as also did two other
constables, Nos. 216 and 151 G, but both the latter of
whom were knocked down and kicked, 216 receiving a
violent kick on the side of his head. Pugh was at last
captured, however, and taken up Old-street towards the
station, to very nearly the door of which they were fol-
lowed by the rascals in the snob, who pelted them with
brickbats and stones ; one of the officers being seriously
wounded by a brickbat on the head) and another con.
tused on the arm by a Acne, which were seen

to be thrown by Day and Fowler, they were pursued,
and, after a desperate struggle on their part, taken, and
identified as two of the men who had kicked the con-
stables in such a violent and cowardly manner while
lying on the ground. The instant the two last-named
prisoners were taken, the woman Swan rushed forward,
and made such a furious attack upon the officers, that
they were obliged to take her into custody likewise, raid
the whole of them were then lodged in the station-house
together.
The prisoners, being called upon for their defence,
denied the whole of the violent conduct imputed to
them, and called two witnesses, who, so far from excul-
pating any of them, on the contrary, confirmed the
greater part of the preceding statement.
Mr. BINGHAM commented upon the prisoners' violence,
and sentenced the three male prisoners, Pugh, Fowler,
and Day, to a month's imprisonment and hard labour in
the House of Correction, but liberated the female pri-
soner Swan, as the least guilty and responsible of the
whole, upon the payment of a trifling fine.