The Sun. — 1846-08-12 (London, England)

LATE MURDEROUS ATTACK AT MAIDEND EAD.On Mon lay morning Anthony Thomas ityves, a police-sergeant in the service of the Great Western Railway Company, at the Maldenhettu station, who was remanded by the Eton bench of magistrates 011 Wednesday last, upon a charge of having inflicted a serious wound with a knife upon the body of Mr. Henry Plumb, an articled clerk to Mr, Ward, solicitor, of Maidenhead, n-as brought up for reexamina. ion bet Ore the magistrates of Burnham, by Mr. Larkin, the superintendent constable of the Burnham and Stoke district. The ;nagistrates present were—Mr. Caledon George Dupre, M.P., Mr Rice Richard Clayton, M.P , Major Bent, and the Rev. Thome, tarter, Mr. J. J. Williams, barrister-at-law, and Mr. W. R. Ward, solicitor, appeared on the part of the Crown. Mr. Williams stated that he had to apply for a further adjournment of the case, in consequence of Mr. Plumb being unable to be present, from the nature of the severe injuries he had received, to attend to give his evidence. Ile handed to the bench the following certificate from his medical attendant:— " I am of opinion that Mr. henry Plumb is ton weak to attend the magistrates to-day. Ile is, however, going on favourably. .‘ B. BELLIS, Surgeon.  _ " Maidenhead, Monday morning, August 10." Mr. Ward said, in reply to a question from the bench, that, from what Mr. Bell:5 had stated to him before he left Mabienhead for Burnham, he ex; ected Mr. Plumb would be able to appear against the prisoner in the course of three or four days. Rev. Mr. Carter thought it would be advisable that the remand should be for as short a time as possible, taking into consideration the state of the prosecutor. Mr. Ward observed that he was not able at present to cave his bed. The magistrates having consulted together for a few minutes, the Chairman informed the prisoner that in consequence of Mr. Plumb being still in too weak a state to attend the inquiry, they tad come to the determination of again remanding him until Friday next. The prisoner, who made no re nark, respectfully bowed to the magistrates, and wa,taken away in custody of the constable, and conveyed to Beaconsfield Summonses, upon the application .if M . Williams, were then issued fur the attendance of the witnesses on that day. Ditzsrana, ACCIDENT IN T/1R Towza.—On Monday morning, /about stven oalocit, a most distressing oc urrence took place in the Tower to a man named Joseph Heffernin, aged thirtyfive, a bricklayer, residing at No. 7, White-street, Spitalfields, which, it is feared, will end fatally. It seems that the unfortunate man had been employed for some time past at the new building in the Tower, which is intended for the soldiers' barracks. He proceeded to his work, and on reaching the third tier of planks en the upper part of the scaffolding, one of the putlocks, or cross beams, gave way, whereby he was precipitated a depth of sixty feet to the basement, where he fell on a girder. Ile was extricated with much difficulty, and was found to have received the most fearful injuries, the bones of the right leg were broken, protruding through time flesh; the left thigh and hip were severely injured, and various parts of his body had sustained several contusions and bruises. He was seen by a surgeon in the Tower, but he ordered his removal to the accident ward of St. Thomas's Hospital, where, upon examination, it was found that the only means of saving his life was the amputation of the right leg, which the poor fellow at first refused to accede to, but when seen by a clergyman he consented. The operation was forthwith performed by Mr. Le Gros Clarke, one of the assistant surgeons, who was attended by Mr. Travers and Mr. Sully.