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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHIVAI?I.  Thomas lnsell, a barber, residing in Norfolk-street, Southwark-bridge-road, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett charged with cutting and wounding William Coggins, police constable 336 M, with a ras,r, 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 he 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 privner 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 took 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 murder. ing 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 flaw open, Witness did not use his staff until he was attacked with the razor.  Police-constable 285 M said he was on duty in Union-street at the time in question, when he heard screams of murder proceed from Norfolk 'street. He instantly hastened to the house, where he saw the complainant bleeding 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 th• house and secured him.  Sergeant Golding, 7 M, said that when he arrived on the spot he saw Coggins bleeding from the head and hand. He was in such a state that be 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. 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 was covered with hair and blood on the sharp edge. Mr. Odling, surgeon of the division, said he was called in to see the complainant, whom he 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 his left hand were nearly cut off. The wound on the head he believed to have been inflicted with the poker produced. Mr. ATECKETT abked whether there was any danger ? Witness •replied in the negative. The fingers were injured to an extent that would require some time to heal the wounds. _ _ _  In answer to the charge the prisoner said he hd 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'BECLETT said it was a very serious offence, and it was fortunate for him that he had not committed murder. He bad cut and beaten the constable in a very ferocious manner ; consequently he should commit him to the Old Bailey for cutting and wounding.  Bussell retired with his clients, who expressed an earnest hope that the proceedings would be made public as a caution to others.