The Sun. — 1847-06-03 (London, England)

THAMES.  A tall and powerful man, Henry Jones Harrison, was charged with assaulting and wounding Anne Fox. The case was brought before the magistrate by Policesergeant Nicholas, No. 1, K, in consequence of a communication made to that officer by Mr. Cleland, a surgeon, residing in Ratcliff, that a patient of his was in a dying state from the effects of injuries she had received from her husband. Nicholas immediately took the prisoner into custody. Harrison is a labourer, and was formerly a police constable of the K division. Sarah Ince stated, that on Saturday fortnight the prisoner came home very tipsy, after the witness had been to market, and quarrelled with Anne Fox, a woman with whom he cohabited, and kicked her on the stairs. Fox immediately afterwards exclaimed, " Oh, Harrison, you have murdered me I" He then kicked her after she was down, and the woman had been ill ever since, and was now dying. Nicholas then put in the following certificate:—  "I hereby certify that Mrs. Fox, of Dunstan-place, has been under my care for the last fortnight, with an inflammatory affection of the bowels, the result, as she states, of violence offered to her by her husband, a kick on the stomach, and from which I believe her to be in imminent danger. " June 2. "A. CLELAND, jun., surgeon ,Rateliff." Mr. Cleland gave evidence in confirmation of his cer • tifieate. The woman was in the most imminent danger. Mr. BALLANTINE gave directions to Inspector Bilson, of the K division, to proceed to the house in Dunstan place, and take down in writing any statement which Anne Fox might have to make in the presence of the prisoner, and bring the case before him in the afternoon. Some hours afterwards the prisoner was again arraigned in the dock. He was in a very excited state, and was made fully aware of his perilous situation. Inspector Bilson said he found the woman very ill indeed, life was fast ebbing, and the doctor said he believed his patient was in a dying state. He took down the statement of Anne Fox in writing, in the presence of the prisoner, and she afterwards signed it. Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, read the statement, which was to the following effect:— " Anne Fox, residing at No. 6, Dunstan-alley, parish of Stepney, says—On last Saturday night fortnight the 15th day of :limy, 1847, between ten and eleven o'clock, the prisoner Henry Jones Harrison, withwhom I have been living about eighteen months as man and wife, came home very tipsy. He sent for some gin, part of which I drank, and part the prisoner drank, about eleven o'clock. No quarrel took place at that time, hut on my returning between eleven and twelve o'clock, having been to make!, the prisoner looked me out of my room. I kicked the panel of the door, which I pushed out, and, putting my hand inside, let myself into the room. The prisoner jumped up, and made use of the expression, I will scrag th.,, b--,' and kicked me in the stomach. I fell down by the room door, in con• sequence of the kick. After I was upon the fiaer, the prisoner again kicked roe in the side. I then called out • Police,' and I said, 'lam a murdered woman.' Sarah Ince came up stairs to my assistance, and I asked her to go for the police. She left for that purpose, and a police-constable came into the room in a few minutes. I did riot call on the constable to take the prisoner into custody. I firmly believe that the illness lam now labouring under, viz , pains in the stomach, is occasioned by the violence of the prisoner on the night in question, as I was previous to that in good health. Taken on the 2d of June, 1847. "