The Sun. — 1853-10-05 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.  MANSION-HOUSE.—Henry Rogers was brought before the Lord Mayor charged with beating his wife. M ary Rogers said—Last night about eight o'clock I went home to Baker's-buildings, after my work as a laundress, and I saw the defendant at the door waiting for me. He wanted me to accompany him and a man and woman to a public-house to drink. I objected that I was ill, and that drinking did not agree with me. He then knocked me down, tore my bonnet to pieces, and knocked about my children. This morning at five o'clock, upon awaking, he took up a large wash-band basin, struck me on the eye, and threw a quantity of water over me in the bed, so that I was afraid one of the children would be smothered. We have been married nine years, and I have been accustomed to this sort of treatment. He is constantly in the habit of pawning the things for the purpose of getting drink, and he always beats and kicks me when he is drunk.  The defendant—l did not strike her my lord. The fact is she tumbled down in her passion, and then she alarmed the neighbourhood, and charged me. We shall agree very well if you look over this my lord. We never have any dispute except about the religion of the children, and she wants to have them brought up in one religion, and I want to have them brought up in another.  The Wife—There's not a word of truth in what he says. He doesn't care about the children. A Policeman—At five this morning I was called to the house by the landlord, and found the woman hallooing and screaming murder, and I was obliged to break open the door, as the man refused to open it. I then found the woman injured as you see her. I have frequenly been obliged to protect her. The Lord Mayor--The sentence of the court upon you Rogers is that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three months.  Defendant—Don't put in hard labour, my lord ; I'm not strong ; I'm delicate. _ _  The Lord Mayor—The labour and sobriety will give you strength. You shall be well worked, for your gross treatment of the poor women.  William Brewer, aged 51, a carman in the employ of Messrs. Schools, carriers, was placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Scott, one of the most active of the City detective police, charged with stealing from a truss of goods entrusted to him, as carrier, to convey from Wood-street to the Rose Inn, Old Bailey, for transmission by railway to the country, 11b. weight of cotton balls, value Is. 3d., the property of Messrs. Brettle and Co., warehousemen, 51, Woodstreet.  Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphries and Co., appeared for the proseoution. The evidence, which was of necessity somewhat voluminous, to trace the packing up of the particular goods in the truss, and their abstraction after it was placed in the custody of the prisoner, the tracing of the property to him, as also his apprehension, haying been read over, The prisoner, who said nothing in answer to the charge, was fully committed for trial, bail being refused. The prisoner, it was stated, had beeii 25 years in the employ of Mr. Schools, and during the last nine years had acted as the carman in conveying goods from Messrs. Brettle and Co., to be conveyed by the various railways, and in consequence of numerous complaints of goods being abstracted, suspicion fell upon the prisoner. Charles Burnham, a market porter, in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, who stands charged with forgery, in altering a freight note for the carrying of goods from 4,3001b5. three-quarters, to 4, 5001bs. three-quarters, and substituting the charge from 4/. 11s. 4d. to 4/. 14s. 4d., was again placed at the bar for further examination. The prisoner was again remanded.