The Sun. — 1848-01-14 (London, England)

ERKEN WELL.  Patrick Fey, William Dwgins, and John Prendergast, were charged with having committed a wanton and violent outrage on Mr. Peter Cowell, of the Bricklayers' Arms, W hitecross• street, St. Luke's; and also upon several police officers of the G division. The case excited much interest, and the court was crowded to excess.  Joseph Wyman, 147 G, whose head was severely wounded and hound up with adhesive plasters, and who was in such a weakly state that he was allowed to be seated during the examination, deposed that, on the evening of the 27th of December, about eight o'clock, he saw a large mob of low Irishmen in Chiswell-street. They proceeded to the house of Mr. Cowell, when they rushed in and behaved most violently. Witness heard screams and cries of " Murder," when Mr. Cowell came out covered with bruises and blook and entreated the police to enter and render assistance, or murder would take place. Constable, 81, Peate, 147, and Hall, 190 G, and witness, entered the house and endeavoured to prevail upon the parties to leave and go home peaceably: Foy :bawled out, "We are a match for you,' my boys," and this seemed to have been the signal for a general attack. He acted as the ringleader, and with his companions fought and beat and kicked the police. Witness took out his staff to keep off the crowd, and prevent a prisoner being rescued, when he was knocked down and beaten about the head with his staff and kicked on the body until he was insensible, and left for dead. Ile was taken to a surgeon's, and he had ever since been confined to his bed in a dangerous state until that day. Ile identified the prisoners as having been active and violent on the occasion.  William Saunders, butcher, of Gunberwell-grove, deposed that he saw Wyman knocked down by a blow from a staff on the head, and whilst he was on the ground the person kicked him on the face and head. He bled profusely, and witness thought he was killed. Witness assisted to take the constabie to u doctor's shop. Hall, 190, Nicholas, 82, Constable, 81, Elston, 246, Wells 16, and other officers of the G division, all of whom exhibited severe marks of violence, and who had also been in danger, but sufficiently recovered to attend the court, gave confirmatory testimony. Mr. Peter Cowell, of the Bricklayers' Arms, Whitecross-street, siid that the prisoners and their gang entered his house and made an attack upon him, used him brutally, and literally tore his clothes frrm his person, and he felt satisfied they would have murdered him had it not been for the arrival and interference of the police officers. Sergeants Brannan and Brown, G, proved the apprehension- of the prisoners. Mr. Mather, surgeon, described the injuries received by the officers, and added that Peate, 147 G, was so seriously injured that his life was still in great danger, and it was impossible for him to attend to give evidence. his injuries were all internal, from kicks and blows.  Wyman's truncheon was produced, which was broken through the violence of the blow upon the head.  111 r. COMBE asked the pr:soners if they withed to say anything in their detcnee ?  -4-ft4 .4-410i>Pla 'Zitt`4