The Sun. — 1849-01-15 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET. A tall powerful fellow named William Orton, described as a sawyer, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with feloniously cutting and wounding a married woman named Maria Luff, residing in ISottingham-place, Kingsland. The prosecutrix, who had been confined to her bed from the effects of the injuries she had sustained, and was still in such a state of suffering and debility that she was allowed to be seated during her examination, was at one time in such danger that on the report of her medical attendant the magistrate and chief clerk were oblignd to go to her house and take her deposition. She now stated, that on the afternoon of the 29th ult. an angry altercation took place between her and the wife of the prisoner, arising from some unfair advantage the latter had taken of her, and that soon after it had terminated, as she thought, the prisoner himself made his appearance, and assailing her with the most foul-mouthed epithets struck her such a terrible blow over the eye that she was sent staggering backwards, and her face was covered with blood. Not satisfied with this, he immediately closed upon her, and exclaiming he would give her a Lancashire fling, flung her heavily upon the ground and commenced kicking her in the most brutal manner about the head and body, until she was rescued from further violence by the interposition of several neighbours, who assisted her into a chair and hastened off for a surgeon ; but they had scarcely left her when the prisoner burst into the room, and, advancing towards her with a clasp-knife in his hand, told her, with a horrible imprecation, that he had come on purpose to murder her, and extended the knife out to her throat, with the apparent intention of drawing the weapon across it ; but before he could accomplish his purposedsai he was al gned natl laer mm hastilyaend ran bsyo otunhpe tsaoof ;he nir sdwooa own afterwards so: pt Ras rtrret ipmy see arrived int s a. t nhAde me dressed her wounds, and had been in constant attendance upon her ever since. Mr. Finer, the surgeon alluded to, deposed that upon examining the prosecutrix he found that, inaddition to other injuries of a serious character, one of her ribs had been fractured, and an incised wound inflictel over her left eye of such a dangerous nature that he was for some time apprehensive it must inevitably result in a fatal termination. An attempt was made to show that the last injury referred to had been caused by the prosecutrix coming into contact with some clothes pegs it was alleged the prisoner had in his hand, and one of which was produced, but the testimony of the prosecutrix referring to the knife was corroborated by that of the constable who apprehended the prisoner, and who produced a knife of that description, which he had found in the prisoner's possession. Mr. Heritage, who appeared for the defence, said that he had several witnesses in attendance who would be able to give an entirely different complexion to the transaction if examined, and establish the fact that his client h been induced to act as described wider the !ittrongest feelings of provocation ; but as he presumed Magistrate'swastheofa j intention to send the case for the consideration to reserve his defury, he thought it most expedientnce. Mr. ARNOLD conbeen taken by Mr.Nrc u inr r ee ,d t, ha en de htiheef clerk, ttihoen sprhiasovninegr was fully committed to Newgate for trial. C ERKENWELL William Taylor,L a fellow having the appearance of a labourer, was placed at the bar before Mr.Ty hitt, charged with begging under the following- rawggravated circumstances : The prisoner, on Saturday, the 6th instant, entered the Court, and made a most pitiable statement to Mr. Nesbitt, one of the ushers of the Court, saying that