The Sun. — 1856-12-18 (London, England)

STABBING BY A YOUNG GENTLEMAN.  At the Borough 13,nci yesterday (says the Brighton ' Gazette of this day)—present A. Bigge, Esq , and Lieut.Colonel Fawcetti—Charles Henrich, a young gentleman, 19 years of age, the son of Lady Henrich, who is now staying in Brighton, was charged with wilfully stabbing Julia 13iondell Paine, a young woman, who from -the nature of the wound she received was unable to attend the examination, a certificate to that effect having been sent from the hospital. Mr. Lamb appeared for the prisoner. Policeman Harley stated—This morning, about a quarter before one, I saw the prisoner come oat of the Volunteer public-house. He said to me, "Hallo, old boy, I think I know you ; I have seen you before ;" and I said, "Yes, I believe you have." He said directly, " I have been to the Casino to-night, and if I had Knight ,here, who keeps the Casino, I would stab him to the heart," and he then showed me a knife. It is a long-bladed clasp knife, opening with a spring back. I said, " You must be joking ; you cannot mean that ; give me the knife." I took the knife out of his hand, and closed it, and I gave it to him, and told him to put it into his pocket. As soot as I gave it to him he opened it again, and said, " carry this home in my hand open, and the first person that interrupts me I'il stab him." Julia Paine was standing close behind us at the time. She had come along the New-road by the Pavilion wall. He said, " Hallo, old girl, how are you getting on," making use of obscene language at the same time. She replied, "I don't know you, sir." The prisoner got the knife open in his hand, and he made a stab at her, and said, "How would you like this ?" It was an underhand stab. In a moment she said, "Oh, you have murdered me." She then put her hand inside of her dress, and when she took it out again it was covered with blood. Finding that she was seriously wounded in the grain, I told the prisoner I should take him into custody on the charge of wilfully stabbing the girl. He said nothing further than that he would go with me to the ball, when I said I should take him there. I brought him to the Town-hall, and a man and woman who were passing by came with the girl to the ball. Mr. Penfold, the surgeon, saw the girl at the ball, and she was afterwards taken to the hospital. I was dressed in policeman's clothes. When he threatened Knight I thought it an idle boast, otherwise I should not have given him back the knife, after I bad first taken it from him. I saw no enmity on his part. Be was not so drunk but what he could walk as well as I could. He stabbed the girl before I had a chance to take the knife from him again, otherwise I should have done so. He did not attempt to move after he had made this thrust. Colonel Fawcett—Was there any expression of regret after be had wounded the girl ? No, not in the least ; the more the other way, for he seemed to exult in it. Mr. Henry Penfold, surgeon to the police force, stated that he was called to the Town-hall about two o'clock this morning, and found the girl, Julia Blondell Paine, in apparent alarm and pain. He found a punctured wound situated a little above and to the outside of the centre of the left groin. The wound was a fresh one, but it was not then bleeding. He did not think it advisable to make any further examination, as it was highly dangerous in that situation. The wound was about threequarters of an inch in width. The wound was perpendicular. The clothes were saturated with clotted blood. Conceiving she was in danger, he took her in a cab to the hospital, and left her there in the care of the house surgeon. He thought a deep-seated artery might have been wounded, or that the covering of the bowels might have been injured. The Bench ultimately decided upon remanding the prisoner till Saturday. Mr. Lamb applied to have the prisoner admitted to bail, but the application was refused.