The Sun. — 1841-09-01 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN-SQUARE. Charlotte England, a middle-aged woman, who, from her language and manner; had evidently seen better days, was yesterday placed at the bar, charged with having assaulted Colonel Charles Wyndham, and created a disturbance at the house of his brother, No. 4, Grosvenorplace. •  - Colonel Wyndham stated, that between 20 and 30 years ago he had formed a casual acquaintance with the defendant, which in a short time terminated ; but she had at various times since annoyed him. Thecomplaint he had now to make against her was for annoyance and insult of the grossest description on that morning. ,He was, with his wife and family, at present on a visit with his brother, at No. 4, Grosvenor-place, and on that morning a servant informed him that a woman named England wanted to speak to him. He replied that he knew no such person, and did not wish to see her. In the meantime the defendant made her way into the house, and created the greatest disturbance amongst the servants, insisting that she would not go until she had seen him. She was at length put out ; but, as she continued her violence and repeatedly rang the bell, he sent for a policeman, and, on his arrival, being determined to bring the matter to an issue, he himself went into the street. The moment he made his appearance, the defendant came up and assailed him with the coarsest and most violent abuse, applying the epithets villain, scoundrel, ruffian, &c., and swearing she would murder him. He at length gave her in custody to a policeman, and accompanied them to the station-house, and on their way there she seized him by the pocket of his coat, and, had it not been for the exertions of the policeman, would have torn it from his back.  William Field, police constable 101 B, proved finding defendant ringing the bell at No. 4, Grosvenor-place. She swore she would not go until she saw Colonel Wyndham, and she would murder him the moment he came out, even though she should be hanged for it. In the station-house her conduct was equally violent, and she swore she would break every window in Colonel Wyndham's house directly she was liberated. The woman, in her defence, said that she had never received any relief, although she had written to him in the most humble and submissive manner. She had been married to a respetable stonemason, who worked fir Government, but he died six years since, and she had been reduced to the greatest distress. She wrote to complainant for relief when on a sick bed and in a dying state, but he neglected her application. She was at length reduced to the rags in which she then stood, and being nearly without shoes, was unable to visit the different shops in search of needle-work, as she had been in the habit of doing. So far from having annoyed the complainant, she had nut even seen him for the last twenty years, and when she saw Captain Wyndham that morning he appeared so much altered for the worse that she hardly knew him.  Coinplainant begged it to be distinctly understood that he was Colonel Charles Wyndham. Mr. GREGORIE said, Colonel Wyndham must be protected, and defendant must therefore find bail to keep the peace for three months.  Defendant said she had no bail to offer, and must be; therefore, she supposed, sent to prison. She was removed in custody.  •