The Sun. — 1852-09-07 (London, England)

ERK EN W ELL.  Yesterday George Cohen, a re;pectably-dressed young man, who described himself as a leather bag maker, residing at 1, Union-terrace, Islington, was put at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged by Miss Mary Smith, governess, of Highbury, with having assaulted her under the following aggravated circumstances :  Mr. Charles Da Silva, of Highbury-park, deposed that yesterday forenoon he was walking with his son in a field at the back of his residence, when they were attracted by the loud screams of a woman, and on locking towards the spot they saw the prisoner and the prosecutrix struggling together, flnd the former had h.s clothes loose about him. 'Witness and his son immediately repaired to_the spat and gave the prisoner into custody.  . .. Prisoner—Will you swear that you saw me struggling with the young lady ? M. Da Silva—l will ; and my son can also. shoulder, Prisoner—l never so much as touched the lady. _Mr. Da Silva, jun., confirmed his father's evidence. Muss Mary Smith said she was a daily governess at atinidghvbiouireya.t _She was walking alone in Highbury. lane, when she saw the prisoner standing near seine Palings. He came up to her and touched her on the e , sadconducteds(Lnevlonienneruyt lss_a himself (violently)—ls sisher.all false.in a Theym o s t indecent have perthe prisonerl recently. jured complaints had beePuerfetlY Philip Itly"s' nnrnd, 421 N division, said when he took rhi iaodn enro't ay:to:tic:study he said, "It is all through saber made et ot Ifi e time. similar drink." upon ladiliese the slightest shadow attacks ti 0 f ,Ilidr.ouCbotaaßslEtsoaitdhehep thoroughfare. /4 some spot. It is a public doubting as to whether he should send He was only by a jury, or deal with the case summarily biro to be tried only thing he had to regret was, that Iml ,-nhaar ii l y . The 1 forwd he held a reipeetable situation ; but he should treat him :s a rogue and vagabond, and send himsho IL 1 the 'House of Correction, with hard labour, for threeto months. The prisoner, hearing the on . sentence, burst into tears, and was conve37-eldLt4oll.;;Erisson in the police van.; Yesterday Robert Cuthbert, a printer, xins brought up on remand b:-fore Mr. Yardley, charged with stabbing Mary Lawson, his half-sister, and attempting to murder her. ainful case were full The particulars of this very py detailed in our impression of Tuesday last. Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner at the last examination, in order that his state of mind should be inquired into by those who were competent to do so. Yesterday, on the prisoner being put to the bar, it was announced that his mother and sister would not appear against him. 1  Mr. YARDLEY said he was not at all surprised at that, after the very kind feeling which both mother and sister bad exhibited towards the prisoner. Their whole behaviour towards him was marked with kindness and forbearance, and if the prisoner had one spark of generosity in his soul he would show it by leading a different life, and lamenting what he had done. He should now discharge him ; but if he was ever brought before him again for a similar offence he would compel his mother and sister to appear against