The Sun. — 1856-11-04 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET. Ludwig Theis, a young Hungarian, who had been recently discharged from the German Legion, was charged with cutting and wounding police constable Warner, LI 23, and Henry Aloules, a porter in Spitalfields-market, whereby their lives had been seriously endangered. _  Sarah Brjant, residing with her father in Vine-court, Spitalfields, said—Shortly before 12 o'clock on Saturday night, I was standing at the corner of Commercialstreet, Whitechapel,sin conversation with Henry Mottles, when the prisoner came up and asked us, in broken English, to get him some water. On telling him that he would be able to get it himself at the public-hou,e close by, the prisoner euddenly seized me by the arm and tried to throw me down, but was prevented by Mo-ules, who dragged him away from me. In the course of the struggle that took place between them, the prisoner made a snatch at the waistcoat-pocket of Monies, as if he meant to rob him of his watch, and at the same moment pulled out a long-pointed knife, resembling a dagger, with which he attempted to stab him. I immediately called out " Murder !" but was so terrified at the violent conduct of the prisoner, that I ran away, and saw not Ling of what afterwards took place.  Thomas Elarris, a journeyman shoemaker, said—l was passing through Commercial-etreet at the time in question, when I saw a crowd of persons surrounding the prisoner, who was brandishing a knife over his head and threatening to stab any one who ventured to- come near him. Almost immediately afterwards the policeman Warner made his way through the crowd and seized hold of the prisoner, who instantly drovo the knife into his breast, and afterwards stabbed him twice in the upper part of his thigh. On receiving the latter wounds, the policeman fell to the ground, on observing which I ran forward, and, after an unsuccessful effort to wrest the knife from the prisoner, I forcibly threw him down, and snapped off the blade against the pavement. I kept hold of the prisoner until the arrival of another policeman, who succeeded in securing him, after a desperate resistance, and ultimately conveyed him to the stationhouse.  Police-constable Floyd, H 114, stated that on reaching the spot, he found the officer Warner attempting to grapple with the prisoner, but be was evidently in a state of extreme exhaustion, and exclaimed, "Oh, what shall I do, the viliian has stabbed me, and my beet is full of blood." Witness immediately seized hold of the prisoner, who commenced a violent resistance, and " jobbed " at him several times with the handle of a knife, the blade of which had been broken off ; but he was ultimately overpowered and taken into custody. Mr. Robert Debenham, house surgeon of the London Hospital, stated that both of the prosecutors were very seriously injured. Hopes were entertained of the policeman's recovery, Uut Moules was in a highly dangerous condition. The prisoner, who denied the charge, through an interpreter, was remanded. John Ward, a ropemaker, of herculean build, was charged before Mr. D'Eync-mrt with violently assaulting police-officer Tolman, 371 N. The constable stated that on Sunday, during divine service in the morning, he saw the defendant lying in High-street, Hoxton, cursing and swearing at the top of his voice. On desiring him to desist and leave the spot, defendant rose from the pavement as though with the intention of obeying, but suddenly turned and sprang upon him, first dealing three sticessive blows with his fists on the head, which knocked him down, and then kicking him on the knee severely. Finally he threw himself upon him, and, endeavouring to bite a piece from his arm, actually took a piece of the thick overcoat out with his teeth. He was sober. _ .  The priwner said be had taken a little drop to drink, and at such times was subject to fits. He remembered nothing of it. Another officr proved that defendant had been some time back charged, with his brother, at this court, with a simikr assault on the police, and was then punished. Mr. D'Eyncourt observered that the polio? would he protected by him in the execution of theic duty, and fined the defendant 204 , or 21 days' imprigonmeat, together with the costs of damage to the coat.  , •married --