The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-02 00:00:00

TAE SUN,___LONDON, MONDAY MO/tIING, SEPTEMBER 91_1844.,

the policeman then took him and the other prisoner to I
the station-house, where the complainants gave an ac-
count similar to that which they had given before the 1
magistrate. The policeman added that the other two 1
men escaped before he had time to get to the place
where the outrage was committed.
Bryan, although cautioned by the Magistrate as to
the statement he made in answer to the charge, said
that he had been out with his fellow-prisoner and
another man, and that as they were passing the
common they were met by the two complainants and
another gentleman; that one of the gentlemen shoved
up against him (Bryan), and, on asking what he did
it for, the answer was a blow, which he returned, and
this led to a scuffle, in which the parties on both
sides joined, and during which they (the prisoners)
were beaten very much, as their appearance now
testified. He added that neither he nor his com-
panions had any intention of robbing the com-
plainants, and that he earned his bread by hard
labour, that of a porter in Newgate Market.
Caffery gave a similar account of the transaction,
and, exhibiting his clothes to view, said that for taking
the part of Bryan when he was struck, he was
knocked into the ditch and nearly smothered in mud.
Mr. COTTINGRAM, said that as the charge was not
ripe for committal on that day, inasmuch as the other
two men engaged in the outrage were not in custody,
he should remand the prisoners until Wednesday.
Peter M' Walter, a fashionably-dressed young Irish-
man, was brought up on remand from Wednesday
last, charged with robbing public-houses and taverns
in this district, and also at the west end of the town.
The Court was thronged with parties who had been
plundered, as well as by a numerous auditory anxious
to hear the examination. The following additional,
evidence was adduced :
Mr. Thomas Dobson stated that he lodged at
Perry's Coffee-house, Seymour-street, Euston-square,
and that on last Tuesday week the prisoner came to
that house with a carpet bag in his hand, and stated
that he had just arrived by the train from Manchester.
He engaged a bed, and witness left home early next
morning, and when he returned at night he found his
room had been entered in his absence, that his trunk
had been forced open, and plundered of five sovereigns,
a silver watch, with a gold chain, a chesterfield coat,
and two silk handkerchiefs. Upon inquiry, it was
found the prisoner had decamped the same morning,
soon after the departure of witness from the house.
The witness here identified the coat worn by the pri-
soner as his property, and he was compelled to "doff'
it, which he was very unwilling to do, while at the
bar.
The head-waiter at the Gloucester Coffee-house, in
Piccadilly, stated that a well-dressed yuong man hired
a bed there, and when all the inmates had retired to
rest, he went into the rooms of several gentlemen who
were sleeping there, and succeeded in robbing them of
their purses, containing the sum of 141., a gold watch,
and other articles, with which he got clear off. The
witness added, that the prisoner resembled the thief,
but he would not undertake to swear positively to his
person
Cotterell stated, that information had rppeared in
the flue and Cry of six different robberies of public-
houses at Manchester by a man, answering the de-
scription of the prisoner, with a carpet bag.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said that he should commit the
prisoner on the three first charges, and that he should
be brought up again on Wednesday, and that probably
LAMBETH-STREET. when publicity was given of the examination in the
Ann Patten, residing at 15, Little Collingwood- newspapers, other parties who had been robbed would
street, Whitechapel, was on Friday brought before the attend.:
Hon. G. C. Norton, in the custody of police-constable The prisoner requested the return of a prayer-book
K 248, charged with cruelly ill-treating a little child found in his possession when he was taken into
of seven years of age, the son of a man of the name of custody.
Patten, with whom she cohabits. The application for its restoration was opposed by
Police-constable 248 K deposed, that in consequence the publican, who stated that since the prisoner was
of information which he received he proceeded to the taken into custody he had ascertained that several rob-
prisoner's residence in Little Collingwood-street, and beries had been committed in Dublin by a man an-
demanded to see the child. There was 'at the period swering the prisoner's description, and that he had
a crowd of 100 people round the door. The poor reason for believing that the prayer-book would be
little fellow was brought down from an up-stairs found to have been part of the produce of one of them.
room, and he presented so emaciated and dreadful The
,prisoner, who seemed very depressed in spirits,
an appearance, being entirely covered with bruises was then conveyed back to the county gaol.
from head to foot, besides being one mass of filth and Add to Lambeth - street.
rags, that the constable deemed it his duty to take the Saul Fitehell, a German Jew, charged with rob-
child to a surgeon to have him examined. The sur- bing his employer, Mr. Adolphus Lipman, outfitter,
geon gave a certificate, which stated that nearly every of Pearson-street, Ratcliff-highway, of nine watches,
part of the body presented dreadful marks of external was brought up for re-examination.
violence, great discolouration of the skin, and gross The police-officer stated he had been unable to dis-
neglect ; the child was besides in a very enfeebled cover any further facts towards the inculpation of the
state, apparently brought on by want of proper prisoner.
nourishment and food, Mr. Lipman, a young man of the same persuasion,
The poor child was here stripped by order of the and the most benevolent of his order, now solicited
magistrate. He seemed a perfect skeleton, and the the magistrate on his aggressor's behalf. He said
whole of his body presented marks of the most severe that though he had been very ungrateful to him, yet
chastisement and ill-usage. Such was the dreadful his poverty had not allowed him to withstand tempta-
appearance of the poor child, that it caused a shudder tion, and he himself freely forgave him, hoping that a
and exclamation of horror from every person in the Divine Providence would recompense him and turn
Court. The whole of the boy's flesh, from the neck the prisoner's heart. He was in a foreign land, and
and back downwards, was completely discoloured, his inability to procure work from this act would
being yellow, black, and blue, caused by the most more than punish him. " The poor man," continued
severe blows and bruises, while in other places the Mr. Lipman," came in poverty and rags to my house
bones were nearly protruding through the skin. for a refuge, and the temptation was too great for
Mr. NORTON asked the little fellow what his him"
mother beat him for, and whether he was hungry? He said further things in extenuation of his guilt,
The child replied, after regarding the prisoner with but the Magistrate said he regretted he could not at-
looks of terror, that he was not hungry now, for the tend to the benevolent dictates of the complainant,
policeman had filled his belly, and his mother beat
but must commit him for trial.
him for stealing the sugar and begging victuals. --- THAMES POLICE.
Several of the neighbours here stepped forward, , Christopher Pratt was on Friday charged with as-
and said that the prisoner was constantly in the habit saulting a lad named Thomas Kettle, potboy to Mr.
of stripping the child, and beating it in the most Ottway, landlord of.the Camden's Head public-house,
4eadful manner with a heavy strap, and knocking it Church-lane, Limehouse, under the following singu-
4e•w* with her fist. On Thursday last she knocked lar circumstances
•Iks.yri in the most brutal manner, and said she It appeared that on Sunday Mr. Ottway had a leg
him 41' Lim if he dared to cry. (The poor child of lamb for dinner, of which a considerable portion
would
,riz black-eye, and his head was also was left. He and his wife went for a walk, leaving
had a shock.. - the lad Kettle, in whom he placed the utmost confi-
severely cut.)
Sarah Reeves infon."'(4l. the magistrate that directly dence, in charge of the house. On his return in the
'
-,.Lod, of whom the child evening he proposed to have some of the lamb for
the prisoners back was tu.
; , the poor little supper, but on looking he perceived it -was reduced
appeared to be dreadfully -Id pick u.p the to the mere bone. Thinking Kettle had been at it,
fellow would run into the streets, 4;"-d, which he he said, "Thomas, I always told you to-ask me again
potato parings, or anything he emit: , The
er. if I did not help you sufficiently at dinner time, to
would eat in the most voracious m.
neighbours were constantly giving the p„.lm* little which the lad answered, though with an embarrassed
wol.:1d and conscious air, " Oh, Sir, you always give me
boy bread and butter to eat, which the woman , .
(if she knew it) take from him, and then beat liL:m 1 more than enough,
. th,,zg of the lamb. Next. day, however, seeing that
in the most violent and cruel manner. She had her-
self seen the prisoner beat the child till it gasped for :-‘i4 suspected him of taking the lamb, and
breath. •.• • might lead to the loss of his situation, he
Ert2st.er
team. foistowing curious
.statement :—lie said that
Mr. NORTON said he would not call upon the pri- made The who it seems, is a person in easy cir-
soner for any defence, for he fully intended to send the prisoner, the habit of frequentng the house,
Sunday her for trial. The worthy magistrate then asked cumstances and a..
and had some beer.
where the father of the.child was ? and on being in- came in the afternoon- °ll
. the back kitchen, and
formed that he was outside the Court, desired that he
fSohuonrdtlhyimaftpelroulgiheitntlge wawena-3,
-,41:Y at the leg of lamb.
might be brought forward. to. make so free
In answer to several questions put by the magis- He told the_ prisoner he had no rig.'i Pratt rose
trate, the fellow said he did not know the child was with Mr. Ottway's property, upon V. ° beaten, and as to victuals he had the same as his wife. up and struck him. Kettle threateneq. .
tlll h
at he
s
Mr. NORTON—Do you mean to say that you are master, which so provoked the prisoner, •-,
married to the prisoner? The father—No, Sir, I seized the boy by the neck and drew the k." 11%
live with her. which he had used in cutting the lamb several
The MAGISTRATE—You must be an unfeeling times across the lad's throat, at the same time
brute to see your own motherless child used in such uttering the most dreadful imprecations, mixed
a cruel manner, and squander away your money on with awful threats, that if Kettle ever uttered a word
a worthless woman, instead of clothing and feeding about the lamb, he'd certainly do for him. In draw-
the poor boy, who is in a dreadful state ; and tl. ing the knife across his throat Pratt inflicted two
only question in my mind is, whether I shall not slight wounds in the lad's throat. The effect pro-
order you to be included in the indictment. The duced upon the boy's mind was such, that through the
magistrate then ordered the officer to take the child treatment which he had already received, and the ap-
to the workhouse, to be placed under the care of a prehensions of ulterior consequences, he preferred
surgeon. lying under the imputation of having himself stolen
The prisoner was then remanded to complete the the lamb, rather than by disclosing the truth subject-
case, and ing himself to the emnity of the prisoner, nor should
Mr. NORTON said he would in the mean time con- he ever have disclosed the facts but for the fear of be-
sider whether the father should not also be prosecuted. ing discharged by a kind master. Mr. Ottway, on
As the officer was bringing the woman to the po- hearing this statement, not wishing :to prosecute the
lice-court, it was with great difficulty he could pro- prisoner for the felony, but at the same time desirous
tect her from the violence of the crowd. of protecting his servant, made him apply for an as-

The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial.
An application by his attorney for bail was refused.
MARYLEBOIVE.
On Friday Sarah Sims, cook to Mr. Satchell, 6,
Winsley-street, Oxford-street, was placed at the bar
for final examination, charged with having concealed
the birth of her male infant.
It appeared that in consequence of Mr. Satchell
suspecting that the prisoner had given birth to a child,
he sent to Mr. Jones, surgeon, Berners-street, who
questioned her (prisoner) respecting it, when she at
length admitted having been delivered, and said that
the infant was in her box in the kitchen. The said
box was opened, and the dead body of the infant was
found therein ; there were no marks of violence upon
it, and a coroner's jury had returned a verdict that it
had died from want of medical aid at its birth.
The prisoner, who cried and had nothing to say,
was committed for trial. _ _ _

UNION-HALL.
Owen Bryan and John Caffery, the former beaten
very much about the head and face, and the latter
with his clothes covered with mud, were brought be-
fore Mr. Cottingham charged with two other men,
not in custody, with a very daring attack on two
gentlemen named Joseph Clarkson and Benjamin
Palmer, and robbing the latter of a sovereign and
some silver, on Kennington-common.
From the joint statements of the complainants it
appeared that they resided at Camberwell, and that,
as they were returning home that morning about one
o'clock, when they arrived near the vitriol works on
Kennington-common, they saw the two prisoners and
two other men (not in custody) standing together
near the- stile which leads in the direction of Camber-
well. The moment the complainants arrived at the
stile they were attacked by the four men ; Mr. Clark-
son received a blow which knocked him into the ditch,
upon seeing which Mr. Palmer ran to his assistance, and
struck his assailant (Caffery), and he reeled into the
same ditch into which he had previously thrown Mr.
Clarkson, who, having recovered himself, in return
attacked the three other assailants, and he and his
friend Mr. Palmer fought them until nearly
the whole of their clothes were torn off their
backs, during which one of the ruffians called out,
" That - (meaning Mr. Palmer) has money in
his pocket," and at the same moment a snatch was
made at his pocket, and a sovereign and some silver
stolen. During the conflict two of the assailants ran
away, and policeman, 94 L, hearing shouts for help,
hastened to the spot and secured the two prisoners,
one of whom (Caffery) lay sprawling in a deep and
muddy ditch adjacent to the place where the affray
commenced, and it was with some difficulty he was
ichwere
extricated from the situation in which he was placed.
The complainantstorn produced rpoide uc ce es
to
their
show hats
the and
violence
which they were attacked; and they added that the
two prisoners were en d gage in t h
e attack upon them,
which they had no doubt was done for the purpose of
robbing them.
Policeman, 94 L, stated that, he • •
hearing cries for help,
he hastened to the spot, and found
they proceeded
from Caffery, who was lying in the ditch nearly
smothered in mud. The complainants were close to
the spot, as also Bryan, the other prisoner, and the
former related the manner in which they had been at-
tacked. Having extricated Caffery from the ditch,

sault warrant, which, upon a statement- Of the facts,
was instantly granted. This was on the Tuesday, and
on Wednesday evening, the prisoner having informa-
tion that the process was out against him, waited in
the tap-room of the Camden's Head until all the other
customers left, for the purpose of putting his threats
against the complainant into effect. Mr. Ottway
being at the bar about half-past nine o'clock on Wed-
nesday night, heard a violent scuffle in the tap-room,
and, on proceeding to the spot, saw the boy (Kettle)
on the ground, and the prisoner kneeling on his chest.
Kettle, who was utterly insensible, and continued so
for some time, was rescued from the prisoner's grasp,
and taken up stairs. On recovering he said, that after
the other parties left, Pratt tapped him on the shoulder
and said, " So you have taken out a warrant against
me ?" Kettle admitted that he had, upon which
Pratt struck him a violent blow upon the stomach,
which at the same time felled him and doubled him
up, so as nearly to deprive him of all sensation. Ex-
hausted as he was, he, however, remembered that
Pratt first jumped with his whole weight upon his
body, then knelt upon his chest, and seizing him
violently by the throat, endeavoured to strangle him.
The poor lad, who seemed to have suffered very
severely, gave his evidence with considerable difficulty.
Pratt was ordered to pay 41., which not being
forthcoming, he was locked up in default for one
month.