The Sun. — 1849-09-14 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBORO UGH-STRE ET. Edwin Malcolm, of No. I,William's-place, Brompon, was summoned before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having assaulted Miss Elizabeth Mann, of No. 2, Pall-mall. Mr. Roberts attended for the complainant ; Mr. Child for the defendant. Miss Mann, on being placed in the witness•box, went into a fainting fit, and after having received proper attention she was accommodated with a seat, and during her evidence was well supplied with water, salts, and finally a glass of brandy and water. She said she was a single woman, and the proprietor of Verrey's café, No. 3, Pall-mall. On the 7th of September, being unwell, she went to bed about eight o clock, locking her room door. About an hour afterwards she heard a noise at the door, and the defendant, whose voice she recognised, called out—" Any one who comes out of this door I'll murder them." The door was burst open, and the defendant and six or seven other persons entered the room. One of them bore a light, the others were provided with sticks and with candlesticks reversed, which they flourished about menacingly. By the help of the light she was enabled to see that some of these persotio had their faces blackened like coalheavers. The defendant came to the bed and desired her to get up, saying " Here is the devil R e want." The defendant seized her forcibly, and dragged her out of bed in her nightdress. She went on her knees, and begged to be permitted to remain on the floor, and that , a doctor might be sent for. The defendant replied, "No, you have used me and Wilson bad enough, and I'll do for you and Lindon" (meaning the managing man). The defendant then told the persons in the room to carry her out, and complainant- was accordingly forced down stairs into the coffee.room, and ultimately into the street. Cross examined by Mr. Child—No one was in the bed-room but herself when the door was broken open. Complainant was only in her nightdress when dragged out of bed, but afterwards the defendant put her morning wrapper round her. In the coffee-room were 20 more persons, at least, who had been brought into the house by the defendant. Had not in the tours,' of the day been required to deliver up possession of the premises. Catherine Donovan, servant to Miss Mann, said she  1849.  heard the bed-room door broken open, and she saw a number of persons, among whom was the defendant, in her mistress's bed-room. She did not see any violence committed, as she got out of the way by going to the top of the house.  Thomas Lindon, the manager of the cafe, said just before the occurrence he was informed that two rough fellows had entered the - cAree-rootn. He went to them and spoke a few words, upon which one of the men went to the door and whistled. Immediately afterwards the defendant and upwards of a dozen ruffianly-looking fellows rushed into the house, and some of them forced their way upstairs. Witness attempted to collect the waiters and some persons who were in the house to protect it, for the purpose of opposing these person.% but he could not do anything effectual. His mistress was ultimately pushed out into the street. Tue waiter Jules gave similar evidence. It was admitted by one of the witnesses that some proceedings had previously occurred, in which the complainant and her party-had been overpowered and turned out of the house.  Mr. Child said, as he gathered from what had fallen from the Bench that it was intended to send the case to a jury, he should not enter into any explanation of the extraordinary circumstances which had led to the hostile proceedings between the parties. As far, however, as the assault was concerned, he would say that no assault was committed, as the complainant stood in the position of an intruder in the premises, with no lawful right to be there, and that what was done was merely to use reasonable force to remove her from the house.  The defendant i'as held to bail, and a cross summons against the complainant for an assault on the defendant's wife, was arranged to stand over for the present.