The Herald of Wales. — 1887-04-23 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE OUTRAGE ON A POLICEMAN. On Monday, at the Barnet petty sessions, J 0314 lota Cox, aged 23, described as • bricklayer, was charged with being concerned with another man not in custody in attempting to bnrglariously break into Woodside Grange, North Einchlay, in the occupation of Dr. James Tunis, and further with violently assaulting Police-constable James Barker.—Mr. Angus Lewis, from the Solicitors to the Treasury, who appeared to conduct the prosecution, said that the second charge would be altered to cite attempted murder. Detective-inspector Thomaa Bannister was recalled, and added to his evidence ; that Barker had some hesitation in oniriting the prisoner aut, but that WY due, he thought, to the ' officer not being well able to see him. At the police- I station be tried the hat that had been found on the prisoner, and it fitted him loosely. He did riot say that the hat belonged to the prisoner, but suggested I that it belonged to the other man, who had his bead cut open. He had not asked the prisoner ' whether he threw the old one away when he bought anew hat. —Janet Scrivener, a single woman residing at North Finchley, said that she had known the prisoner for about 13 months. About four weeks agoshe went to live with him as his wife, they sleeping in ; Mr. Cook's shed, which is near Finchley Cemetery. They slept there for about two weeks up to April Ist, and she was certain that the prisoner slept in the I shed all but one night, which was a Tuesday night— the next after she met him. On that Tuesday she ' eaw him lent between 3 and 4 o'clock, near the Green ; Man, Finchley, when he told her that he would not be gone long. She next saw him on the Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock. She had walked about all that night. The hat that the prisoner wore was not his old one, but was a new one. The prisoner did not tell her why he had bought the new hat. She, with the prisoner, Thomas Edis, and another woman, went to Croydon on the following Saturday; but why they went there she did not know. On the previous evening the wiener and Edis said that she was to get ready to start in the morning, the man Edis seating. that he had got sick of Finchley. The prisoner gave no reason for leaving Finchley. They walked to Croydon and there they stayed for a week, and when there he lent Thomas Edis his new hat, the prisoner wearing Edis's hat instead. At Croydon the prisoner did not do any work The prisoner brought her up from Croydon to Huston-road on Saturday the 9th and there left her, after which she walked on to Fincbley, he telling her that he should come hack to her, but she never saw him again. One day whilst the prisoner was taking her home they passed Dr. Turl• • holiest and the prisoner told her that he had a sister ar cousin living there. Asked why she walked about on the Tuesday, witness replied that she saw the prisoner in the Green Man Tavern with some men whom she did not know and knocked at the window,when he beckoned her to goaway. She was 17 years old last birthday, and her parents lived at Finchley.— Police-constable John James stated that about 1.30 a.m, on the 30th ult, he was cn duty at Woodaide • lane, North Finchley, when he heard groans coming from the direction of the Great Northern Railway, and on going towards the spot he found a cape and walking stick that the officer Barker used to carry. He found a hard felt hat and a policeman's helmet on the railway bridge lie afterwards went on to the railway and found Barker lying by the side of the down line clear of the metals. He was bleeding from the face. The truncheon was by his side and there was an iron jemmy lying underneath him. He found that Barker had lost one foot, which was lying some six or seven feet from him. He got assistance and took Barker to Dr. Turle's, the nearest house, after which he was removed to the hospital. The night was a very dark one, and the moon was not out—The magistrate then remanded the prisoner, and refused to allow him out on bail.