The Press. — 1855-09-29 (London, England)

III4ISM. L. M. GoDDARD, Surgeati. Herbert added that he heard cries of " murder," and on proceeding to the house No. 7, Hayward place, he found Mrs. Wellard bleeding profusely from a wound on her head. He sent for Mr. Goddard, who attended, and he said she was in danger. She said he had used the poker and tongs to her. The prisoner said she fell over a tub and cut her head. Mr. Corrie: I shall remand you for a week, and your wife shall be properly attended to. The prisoner was then locked up. Mr. Corrie directed Sergeant Herbert to make some in. quirie•s about the wife, &c. The sergeant in course of the day communicated that he had made inquiries, and ascertained that she was a quiet, industrious, deserving woman. She was perfectly friendless, and received scarcely anything from the prisoner. Mr. Corrie said she must be attended to, and ordered 10s. to be handed to her out of the poor•box.  James M'Cann, 28, was charged on Thursday, at Won. ship•su•eet, with the following outrage : Elizabeth Clarke, a decently-dressed young woman of pleasing features, but whose eyes were both shockingly contused, and her nose so injured that she was obliged to hold it with a handkerchief while giving her evidence, stated that she was acquainted with a young man named Green, residing in Paternoster-row, Spitaltields, on whom she called on the preceding evening, and between whom and herself a sort of lover's quarrel ensued. This, however, was made up, and had been over about five minutes, when the prisoner, who lived in the same house, but of whom she knew nothing, suddenly rushed into the room, and, with an oath swearing he would pitch her down the stairs, grasped her round the waist, dragged her out of the room, and tried to fling her over the banisters. She clung with desperation to the jamb of the door, and the prisoner, on finding that he could not wrench her away with all his efforts, dealt het• such a heavy blow in the face as to bruise her eyes in the manner they now appeared. A violent struggle ensued between them, in which the prisoner again tried to fling her down the stairs, and, again not succeeding, he seized her by the shoulders. dragged her back into the room, and dashed her to the ground, her face downwards, with such violence that her head came in contact with the leg of a bedstead,and she became nearly senselesa. In this condition the prisoner again seized her, and endeavoured to fling her down the staircase, but she clung with tenacity to some of the furniture, and, her screams bringing in one of the neighbours, a constable was procured, an.l she was rescued from further violence. In answer to the magistrate, the complainant added that at one time she was completely stunned by the prisoner's blows ; the bridge of her nose was broken, so that she was now under the care of a surgeon, and she bled so dreadfully that the sacking of the bedstead to which she cluing was saturated with blood, which was also all over the room—in fact, the room was smothered with it. Mr. Hammill sentenced the prisoner to be cnmin;tted to the House of Correction for six months, and kept to hard labour.  John Penningheacl, a powerful labourer, was cha-gel at the same court with unprovoked assaults. Elizabeth Fieldwick, a seamstress, living in Prince'sstreet, Haggerstone, stated that while s!tting at work with her sister and cousin on the previous evening the door was suddenly buret open by the prisoner, who lodged in the same house, and who staggered into the room ill a state of intoxication, and, after assailing them with the most gross and disgusting epithets, told them he " was ready to fight the whole lot of them." They were very much