The Sun. — 1844-04-03 (London, England)

COMBE—Did your husband say he gave the prisoner any provocation ? Witness--I asked him that question, but he said he had not given him the least provocation. The poor woman, who seemed to be suffering great agony of mind, said the surgeon had informed her that he had no hopes of the recovery of her husband, and recommended his removal to the hospital. Police constable Treford, N 3, deposed that, on that morning, between twelve and one o'clock, Harriette Garden called upon him, and said her husband had been nearly murdered by Harper. He went to-her house, and there saw Garden lying on the ground, he was still bleeding profusely, one side of his head was a perfect mummy—his eye seemed to have been quite battered in. After fetching a surgeon he went to the prisoner's house and arrested him. Witness said to him that he apprehended hi.o for the attack on Garden. " On.llarry Garden, is it?" replied the prisoner. Witness said "Yes," and the prisoner said no more. Mr. COMBE asked him if he had been to the brickfield. Witness said he had, and saw a large pool of blood beside a heap of bricks there ; he found a brick beside it partly broken and stained with blood. Mr. COMBE, after administering the usual magisterial caution to the prisoner, asked him what he had to say to the charge. Prisoner-1 gave him a blow, bnt he struck me on the head (he pointed to his head on which there was the mark of a blow). The policeman added that when he arrested the prisoner, he had blood upon him. Witness had learned on that morning that the man's life was in great danger, and that he was delirious. He was about being conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Mr. COSIBE directed the officer to inform him if the wounded man recovered his consciousness so far as to be able to give evidence before five o'clock, that he might go to his residence, and have his evidence recorded. The officer promised compliance, and the prisoner was conveyed to the cells.  A young lad named Claire was charged with breaking a pane of glass in the Holborn Union Workhouse. Benjamin Barlow, the porter, deposed that he admitted the prisoner into the workhouse on the previous night, on his application as a destitute person. He told the prisoner that he was required by the Act of Parliament, in return for his bed and breakfast to work four hours, to which he made no other reply than that he must leave the workhouse early. This morning he refused to do the work assigned him, declining his breakfast which was offered him at the same time. He was told he must work, and half a pound of coir was presented to him, but instead of doing so he broke a pane of glass,  Mr. COMBE (to the boy)—Why don't you do the four hours' work 7  The prisoner replied that he had obtained.work from a tradesman at Bs. a week, and that he did not like to stop. Mr. Comm: told him the Act of Parliament required. the performance of the task. If he would go back to the workhouse he should have his breakfast and then let him pick the yarn. " • .  The boy promised compliance and the worthy magistrate discharged him.  A woman named Connor, one of the worst specimens of her sex, was charged with robbing a gentleman of 15s. She robbed the gentleman in Gray's Inn-lane on the previous night, and he gave her into custody. At the station-house the policeman saw her attempting to swallow something, and seized her by the throat; she struggled violently; two other officers seized her, and a fourth introducing a key between her teeth opened her mouth, and tools out three halfcrowns, which she had attempted to swallow:—The prosecutor declined to come forward, and she was discharged.