The Sun. — 1868-07-24 (London, England)

THAMES.  DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.--James Daglish, aged 45 years, Fanny Daglish, his wife, 43, and William Beattie, 49, were brought before Mr. Benson, on warrants, charged With violently assaulting and wounding Edwin Thomas Blackburn. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, conducted the prosecution; Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended James Daglish only. Mr. Stoddart, in stating the case for the prosecution, said he had t:) complain of a murderous outrage committed by James Daglish, with the aid and connivance of the other prisoners. The complainant was foreman painter to Messrs. Dudgeon and Co., shipbuilders, Isle of Dogs, Poplar. James Daglish had been in the employ of the same firm, and had lodged in the house of the complainant. The job on which Daglish had been employed >was finished on Saturday night, and there was no further occasion for his services. A few weeks ago a robbery was committed on board a Portuguese corvette in Messrs. Dudgeon's shipbuilding yard. Some ladies' shawls were stolen out of a cabin where Daglish and two others were employed painting. An inquiry was instituted by an inspector of police, and the complainant brought forward Daglish before the inspector as one of the men who had been in the cabin. Daglish was very spiteful after this, annoyed Blackburn, and threatened to serve him out before he and his wife sailed for Canada, which was to have taken place on Wednesday. On Tuesday 'night, soon after eight o'clock, the corn.plainant left off work, and went into the Builders Arms' public-house, Stebondale_etreet, Cubitt-town, Poplar, and was standing in front of the bar when the prisoners came in, and some words passed • between the complainant and James Daglish, and Blackburn certainly told the prisciner lie was a shabby fellow. Daglish made some reply, and then commenced a murderous attack on Thackburn, whom he beat in a terrible manner over the head, face, eyes, and body, got him down, trode upon him, and jumped on his body. Mr. Daglish hit the complainant on the corner of the eye with a key, and Beattie held him down while James Daglish was pummelling him. The complainant was most dreadfully maltreated, both eyes were blackened and swollen, his mouth cut, his head bruised, and his body covered with contusions. The complainant had been under medical treatment ever since he had been so dreadfully beaten, and he could not reach the court in time on Wednesday morning to prefer the charge against the defendant, who, upon a representation to Mr. Young that there had only been a fair fight between them, the parties were liberated on bail. He (Mr. Stoddart) afterwards applied for warrants against the three prisoners, and the magistrate granted them.  The complainant, who was tolerably punished, and several other witnesses, made out the case as stated by Mr. Stoddart.  Mr. Carline, the landlord of the Builders' Arms, who wituessed the assault, said that he interfered and dragged the complainant into the bar, or he would have been murdered. Daglish held the complainant by the hair of the head while he struck him.  Mr. Charles Young, in defence, and after a long cross-examination of the witness, said that Blackburn gave the first offence, and fought with James Daglish, and although he was not engaged for the other prisoners, it did appear to him that all they did was to endeavour to separate the combatants. Blackburn found James Daglish too heavy for him, and kid so when the -fight was over; complained