The Sun. — 1844-04-10 (London, England)

OUTIUGEOUS CONDUCT.—SIX labourers in Mr. Barlow's brick-fields, White Conduit-flelds, five of them named White, and a sixth named Pearson, were charged with assaults of a very aggravated character, on Mr. William Dennis, and on Mr. J. Price, builders, residing at Twyford Villa, Caledonian-road, Islington. Mr. Price's face was bruised in a shocking manner; one of his eyes was quite closed up, his head was bandaged in consequence of the wounds which .had been inflicted on it by his brutal assailants. It appeared from the evidence, which was very voluminous, that on the previous day a little boy, in crossing the brick-fields, disturbed some of the sand 'which had been prepared by the prisoners. One of them; John White, followed the lad, and because he refused to return with them beat him cruelly, dashing him against the ground with all his strength. Mr. Dennis, seeing that the poor. lad was' fainting from the ill-treatment, told White to desist, but White immediately struck Mr. Dennis .on the, breast, and knocked him down. Mr. Price ran to the assistance of Mr. Dennis, but the other prisoners, and several other of their fellow-labourers, nut in custody, came running across the field in a body. They immediately attacked the prosecutors. Mr. Dennis received a blow on the head which rendered him senseless, and three or four other very severe hlows.on the chest. On recovering somewhat he ran into his own house, whicl-4 was hard by, but had no sooner reached it than his wife cried out " Oh, for God's sake go back, they are murdering poor Price." He returned with a stick, and saw five or six men beating Mr. Price, who was lying on the ground bleeding profusely from several wounds on the head. John White was crying out " Give it to the b—," and " Give me a knife and Twill soon knife him." A police sergeant came up; and Mr: Price was removed into his house, in a state of insensibility. Mr. GREENWOOD expressed his determination to send the prisoners for trial, and depositions were accordingly taken down. The case was, however, remanded for the attendance of the boy, who it is hoped will come forward. Two dissipated looking young men, named Henry and William Garden, were charged with the folloWing rageous conduct. . A decent-looking poor woman and her husband, residing in' Milfield-place, Stoke Newington, were returning hoine about twelve o'clock last night along the Lower-road. The wife caught hold of her husband's arm .to lean upon it. He in sport shook her off, telling her she had walked by herself all day, and must do so -then. At this moment the prisoners came up and made use of the grossest and most offensive language towards the couple.: The complainant desired them to go away, but they struckthem knocked the woman down, and kicked ber on the breast., The husband came to her assistance, and him too the prisoners felled to the ground, and treated him very roughly. Walker, 88 N, and several civilians came up, and the prisoners were with much 'difficulty secured. Two gentlemen named Laing and Grontage, who'sVit.nessed the occurrence, came forward and described the prisoners' conduct as very brutal. The complainant, when asked if he could account for the conduct of the prisoners, said the only reason he could assign was that they entertained. an old grudge against him on account of his resisting them in an attempt to rescue a prisoner from the police twelve months ugo. The defence set up by the prisoners was that the male complainant struck their father; but. on investigating this allegation Mr. CONBE said that he believed it to be altogether a .fictNNiit.mieorpuens,sseoannntmednecntethda jut totibitt, patiyggo, arnsay. afieuteoefdoflie 21 offence. each, rTheParimsPonnetrhs's (e-rection.