The Sun. — 1857-09-05 (London, England)

STREET. CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—EIIen M'Oartine, John Wynn, Michael Leonard, Dennis Healy, Wm. Hunt, and John Kent, were brought before Mr. Beadoo, charged with violently assaulting Mary Ann D;oks, and John Abraham., an attorney's clerk.  Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, prosecuted ; and Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, defended the prisoners. Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, stated that his client, Mrs. Dicks, occupied the premises N 0.22, Panton-street, where ehe carried on the business of a tobacconist. The prisoner M'Cartine was the landlady of that house, and Mrs;Dicks paid her 8/. a week rent, which was regularly and up to the present time not a single farthing was due. On Friday night, about eight o'clock, the woman M'Cartine, accompanied by the prisoner Wynn, entered her house and demanded a fortnight's rent. His client told them there was no rent due, when the two above-named prisoners 'called in the other pri' soners, and they then com.nenced a series of atrocities which were only excelled by those recently committed in India. Mrs. Dicks, to escape their violence, ran up stairs, followed by the whole of the prisoners, who seized hold of her, and attempted to throw her over the balustrade, and no doubt they would have sue' ceeded, had not the police made their appearance, and took them into custody. Ile (kir. Lewis) would noW call Mrs. Dicks to corroborate his statement, and then request that the case might be sent to the sessions. Airs. Dicks, on being sworn, deposed that she had occupied the house No. 22, Panton-street, for some months, under an agreement to •pay 8/. a week. The prisoner McOertine was her landlady. On the previous evening about h'oclock, the prisoner MeCartine, accompanied by the man Wynn, entered her house, and, leaning over the counter, demanded a fortnight's rent. She told them there was no rent due. They then called in toe four ocher prisoners, and two men not in custody, and proceeded to turn her out, and take foicihle possession. Mr. Abrahams was there on business, and they took hold of him and tried to throw him into the street. She then rushed upstairs, and all the prisoners followed her, and threatened to throw her over the balustrade. She begged of them not to do so, when Wynn said to them—" You are paid to do your duty, and you must do it." She was then seized by the hair of her head, and they pulled her down stairs; she screamed out, and the police broke open the door and rescued her from the clutches of the prisoner?. She had no notice to quit, and had paid her rent 111. advance.  Sergeant Oliver, 294 A, stated that about half-past, eight last night the prisoner Wynn came to him and said he should want his assistance as he was going to distrain for rent, and having engaged several roughs he was fearful of a row. Witness told him he could not interfere, and went away. Shortly after ha heard orieg of " Murder" and went back, and saw Mr. Abrahanig thrown out. He also saw the affair just as described by the prosecutrix.  At this stage of the procceedings Mr. Lewis, for the prisoners, requested to have the further hearing of the case postponed, as he had an important engagement tu attend to in the City. Alter some discussion Mr. Beadon remanded the case fk.r a week, and consented to take bail for the .appear ante of the whole of the prisoners on that day.