The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-22 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STI?RET.

A young man wiled Clwries Gibson, described as a
lawyer, was placed at the bar, bdore Mr. B, o ighton, on
the charge of stabbing a man named Moses Isaacs, and
also with cutting and wounding the police-consthble who
mid taken him into custody.
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Police-constable Davis,:U aa, whose upper lip wa:
covered with adhesive plaster, stated that while on duty
in litiate-street, Spitaltields, at one o'clock that morning.
he say the prisoner engaged in a violent struggle with
the min Isaacs, who called loudly fee aasistance, an.;
exclaimed that he had he--n stabbed wick some shut.,
Aistrurneet. Witness instantly hastened to the spot, an-
baerving a stream of blood gushing from cht 14,4 e
[slats, he attempted to seize thp prisoner, when th
latter made a blow at hiders which disabled him in
inament, and he found that the back of his hand has
hien laid open to the bone. Witness then attempted to
secure him with the other hanl, when the prisoner Ins it
a sudden blow at his Nee, and he felt his upp-r hp co;n-
pi,.te4 eat ihrough with some sharp weapon, which •
stru •it violently against his teeth, acid fjilp t his int'Aith
with blood Fnidin.r that be was unable, frorn the
injuries he had tiiceked, to retain his hold a,f tier
the c Triplaintott Isaacs took the rattle from le-
ho ant; sprung it, hug, beforT• any assi-tance could b.
or-,cured, the prisoner had sriecee ied rn etf-cting h-
-soar. • Sergeant Barker tied other offiwos ow; tt,,
,-rwa.reli catw, up, and, after tin si•-t.ve pursuit, tia:
is 11(17 was at lcplrit to a euifou•bonsc
.i,erat,ri-fo;gate, and taken into custody, but no kriife or
iastriaincr,t was ihen f,und in hts p,issession.
• A certificate was handed to the Bench from Mr.
Meeres, the divisional police surgeon, which sta ed that
the officer had received a wound through the upper lip,
penetrating into the mouth, which had evidently beet
i,,fl,cted with *raw cutting instrument, and tutu he ha:i
also sus!aneil a second wound upon the hand, infl etei
appart ntly with the same weapon.
Sergeant Barker stated that, on reaching the station
house that morning, the man I,aracti was blewhig. pro
lute-h- from a terrible gash on the !ewer part of the no
so be immediately sent for a poiica, surgeon, a ho, up
dressing the wound, pronounoed that -the cartilage ha
been completely divided. The complainant the,
directed to attend in Court that morning, and prosecute
the charge, but he he,,cl not yut made his appearance. ;
and az, it was' known that he aas on intimate terms
with the prisoner, there could be no doubt that he had
voluntarily kept out of the way to avoid giving evidence
against him.
In answer chaege, the prisoner said that a
q;ran.el having arisen between him and his friend
Isaacs, the' roheenran laud most uniaeccss interfered,
and af bough he admitted having struck him several
times with his fist, he positively denied having made use
of a knife or any other weapon of that description.
Mr. BROUGHTON said that ho 'should commit tti.i
prison. r fair cutting and wounding the paiceurian,
intent to di him seine grieveus bodil3' harm, and should
issue a sumingns• to compel too attendacce ot the man
Isaacs, on whoa:, appearance the depositions would be
taken for his final committal to Newgate upon both
charges.
Edward Putland, recently t mployed as town-traveller„
in the service of Messrs. Lewis, Parke, and Ce.,
mtisttn-
manufacturers, in Cheapside, Lrnaght up for further
examination op thp charge of embezzling various sums
of money, tie property of his emplo ers.
Me. Wilkins, the barrister, who conducted tho prose-
cut)ott, brit fly stated the iirets of the case, and called
Mr. James Chapman. a linendraper at North Brixton,
who proved having paid to the prisoner a sum of 11/. 6s.
6d. on.behalf of his employers, on the 26th August, and
Pro fanged his receipt fir the amount.
Tao of her cases of a similar description havius beep
established,

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kir. 4. .124oug',“ii, ina►;agieg clerk of the prosecutors,
prove,l that fieither o 7 the sums ittqueston had been se-
,,,uat,•4l f.r.

.Vilki:.s th T 1 •id that a most stninis ufation
made by ttie prisoner at Vie previutis /OVA..
nation. ilainst the hat witue§.§3.to the "eittot thac,