The Sun. — 1858-11-16 (London, England)

THAMES.—Thomas Brown,. an. American seaman, aged 23, and Margaret Harrington, 21, a woman of the town, and one of the most disorderly and desperate persons of her class, were brought up, the sailor charged with breaking and destroying a quantity of furniture, crockery, and other property belonging to an old woman named Elizabeth Horsey, and also with feloniously cutting and wounding William Roebuck, a police-constahle, No. 446  K ; and the woman with aiding and abetting the other prisoner, and also assaulting the policeman. It appeared from the evidence that on Saturday night the prisoners engaged a room in a house, No. 25, Angel-gardens, Shadwell, in the occupation of the prosecutrix, Horsey, and they had not been there long before a quarrel took place, and Brown commenced destroying everything within his reach. The old woman Horsey, who had previously left the house, was sent for, and asked Brown why he was breaking her things. He gave utterance to the most horrible oaths and imprecations, and said he came there to have a clearande of the place. Roebuck, a policeman, was called, and entered the room in which the prisoners were for the purpose of quelling the ,disturbance and taking the prisoners into custody.. He was immediately assailed by both prisoners, and a fierce conflict ensued, which was soon followed by cries of " Murder ! he has stabbed me," from Roebuck, who sprang his rattle. The noise brought another police-constable named Pearce, 382 K, to the spot, and he entered the room, where he found Roebuck lyingun the floor weltering in his blood, which proceeded from two wounds inflicted upon him by Brown with a sheath-knife. Roebuck said, " I hav'e been stabbed; the man who has done it is on the top of the house." Brown, who had removed the window of the attic and got upon the top of the house, was pursued by Pearce over the roofs of several houses and eventually secured. Inspector Allison, Qf the K division, on hearing of the affray, ordered the woman. Harrington to be taken into custody, and she was found in the room where the occurrence took place. The apartment was in a state of great confusion, covered with blood, and all the furniture broken to pieces. The knife belonging to the prisoner Brown was found on the top of a house. The blade .was stained with blood. Mr. John Brown Ross, surgeon, of High-street, Shadwell, stated, that he was called upon to attend the wounded constable Roebuck on Saturday night in the station-house, and discovered that he had received two severe incised wounds. The first was a triangular wound on the left leg, an inch and ahalf in depth, and about an inch in width each way. The second wound was on the inside of the right thigh, about 21 inches in depth and half an inch in length. The Wounded man lost a good deal of blood, 'iintl.cannet be removed at present.  Mr. Selfe—Where is he? Mr. P.pss—Jle is confined to his bed in his own room. _ _ _ _  Mr. £46lfes;L.:-I am sorry to hear this. I know Roebuck is a very good officer. Inspector Allison—One of the best.constables in our division.  Brown, who treated the matter with great indifference, said,—l was drunk when this happened. I know nothing about it. Mr. Selfe remanded both prisoners until Tuesday next.