The Sun. — 1851-08-22 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. soUTHIVARK.  Thomas insell, a barber, residing in Norfolk-street, Southwark-bridge-road, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett charged with cutting and wounding William Coggitis, police constable 336 M, with a rash, and striking him several times on the head with a poker with intent to commit murder. Complainant, whose head was bandaged and his left hand in a sling, stated that about a quarter to one o'clock on Tuesday morning he was on duty in the Southwark-bridge-road, when ho saw the prisoner and his wife creating a disturbance in the street. He went up to them and told them to go away and not make so much noise. The prisoner said he should make as much noise as he liked, at the same time exclaiming that he would give him something for his interference. The prisoner then ran round the corner and fetched a poker, with which he struck witness twice on the head and made his escape. He, however, followed him to his house in Norfolk-street, and pushed the door open to apprehend him, when he tcok up a razor and tried to cut his throat with it. In the struggle the prisoner nearly cut all the fingers off his left hand. Another constable fortunately came up at the time and prevented the prisoner from murdering him. Prisoner stated that the witness broke open the door, and struck him with his staff. He had no right to break open his door. The complainant said that he did not break the door open. He pushed it gently, when it flew open. Witness did not use his staff until he was attacked wits the raz)r.  Police-constable 285 AI said he was on duty in Union-street at the time in question, when he heard screams of murder proceed front Norfolk street. He instantly hastened to the house, where he saw the complainant bkeding profusely from the head and left hand. The prisoner had the razor produced in his hand, and was flinging it about with great force. Witness struck him on the hand with his staff, and made him drop the razor, when a sergeant entered the house and secured him.  Sergeant Golding, 7 NI, sail tb.t when he arrived on the spot he saw Goggins bleeding from the head and hand. He we.s in such a state that he could not stand. The prisoner had the razor in his right hand, flinging it about, but last witness made him drop it and secured him. The complainant was then conveyed to a surgeon's, when hi 4 wounds were dressed, and he was afterwards carried to his lodging. Police-constable 53 M said he picked up a poker in the street near the prisoner's house. It wascovered with hair and blood on the sharp edge. Mr. Oiling, surgeon of the division, said he was called in to see tho complainant, whom be found in an exhausted state. He had a wound on the right side of his head an inch and a half long, and two of the fingers on hit left, hand were nearly cut cif. The wound on the bead ha believed to have been inflicted with the poker produced. Mr. A'BECKETT asked whether there was any dancer ?  Witness replied in the negative. The fingers were injurild to an extent that would require some time to heal th wounds.  In answer to the charge the prisoner sail he hod been to Camberwell fair, and drank rather too much, and he should not have touched the constable if he had not broken into his house.  Mr. A 'BECKETT said it wrs a very serious offence, and it was fortunate for him that ho had not committed murder. lie had cut and beaten the constable in a very ferocious manner ; consequently he should commit him to the Old Bailey for cutting and wounding.