The Sun. — 1859-01-25 (London, England)

MARYLEBONE.—STABBING WITH INTENT TO MURDER.—Richard Frowley was brought before Mr. Broughton on the serious charge of having stabbed and wounded a labourer, named John Bourke, with jntent to murder him. Mr. eene'attended for the prisoner. Charles Baldwin sworn—l was at the White Lion,Edgware-road, on Saturday night, about eight o'clock, and was there with Bourke. We were drinking together, and I had just entered the 7th Dragoon Guards, I bad some colours hanging from my cap. The prisoner and another man came in, and he (prisoner) said to me, " Will you enlist me and give me a shilling ?" He (prisoner) shoved me, and. wanted to fight me and Bourke. Some words took place, in the course of which Bourke struck the prisoner two or three times. The potman came in and turned the prisoner out. Mr. Broughton---Were you all the worse for drink? Witness—Yes, sir, or nearly so. The prisoner came in again to the front of the bar, and said to Bourke, " Will you fight me now ?" Bourke then hit him on his nose, and he bled from the effects of the blow. ,Prisoner then pulled a knife from his pocket, and with it struck Bourke on the head and side. He bled profusely, and exclaimed to some one who was near him, " Dick, I am knifed." I did not know it was a knifetill I saw him bleeding. When he received the injuries a man caught him in his arms. By Mr. Keene—Bourke had not in my hearing threatened to knock the prisoner's brains out. He did not push me against the prisoner. There was a scuffle, but rot a fight. Bourke hit the prisoner on his nose before he took the knife out. He bled from the blow which Bourke had given him. William Collins—l saw Bourke strike the prisoner in the face, and I saw the prisoner strike at him (Bourke) in the side. By Mr. Keene—Bourke said he would fight the prisoner outside. The prisoner was struck by another party in the hOuse. I saw Bourke strike him at the bar. I did not, see 'any one strike him before he had stabbed Bourke- The prisoner and Bourke were both the worse for liquor. Mr. Jas. Morrison, surgeon, 120, Edgware-road. The man Bourke was brought to me. I examined him, and found him bleeding profusely from a wound on the hip. He was also bleeding from the head. I saw that the injuries were so serious that I considered it advisable to have him removed to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. After I had attended to the wounds he was put in a cab, and I accompanied him in it to the above institution. By Mr. Keene—The wound had not penetrated into the cavity of the abdomen. He would very soon have died of exhaustion from loss of blood if he had not been properly attended to. Mr. Cruikshank, resident surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital, said,—l found three wounds upon the man Bourke, one upon the hip, another behind the ear, and a third upon the chest. He was bleeding very much when brought in. Mr. Broughton—Do you consider that the injuries he has received are of a dangerous character ? Witness—Yes; the wound on the hip is four inches deep, and it has penetrated to the bone. It passed in an oblique direction. It was such a wound as would be inflicted by a knife. Mr. Broughton—ln what condition is the man now? Witness—He is in a very precarious state. By Mr. Keene—l considered him to be under the effect of drink when brought into the hospital.l Frodham, 272 D—l took the prisoner into custody. On his way to the station, he said " I did not do it." Inspector Mackerel produced two clasp knives, ono of them, which was found upon the prisoner, had marks of blood upon it. The other was taken from the pocket of Bourke when at the hospital. The prisoner was remanded.•