The Sun. — 1867-11-13 (London, England)

THAMES.  SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.— William Stanton, a broad-shouldered Irishman, with a red face and partially bald head, aged 35 years, of No. 30, Sophia-street, Poplar, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with committing a murderous and unprovoked assault on Catherine Briant, of .No. 14, Dolphin-lane, Poplar. The complainant, who was in a weakly condition from loss of blood, said she worked iu a ropeground. Last night she was talking to two other young girls opposite the prisoner's house, and he crossed the street, came to the place where they were standing, and made use of a very indecent observation respecting them 'all. She said to him, " Go away, you nasty blackguard ; I don't think you know who you are talking to." He then procured a brick, and struck her a tremendous blow on the nose with it. She fell as if shot, and became senseless. When she recovered she was in the care of a medical gentleman. Ellen Sullivan and Sarah Lanbury, two decent girls, corroborated the statement of the complainant. Mr. Matthew Brownfield, surgeon of the East India-road, Poplar, said the complainant was seriously injured. This was a compound fracture of the nasal bone, and she would be disfigured for life.  Mr. Paget—l perceive her nose is in a bad state. Is she permanently injured? 'Will the passage through the nose be stopped ?  Mr. Brownfield--No, sir. She will recover the use of the nasal organs in two or three weeks, but the disfigurement will be permanent. The prisoner first set up a &Acne,: that his skull had been fractured by a fall, and that when he took a little drink he was mad and be did not know what he did. his next defence was that the girls were low strumpets, and followed him through the streets yelling and hooting. Sutherland, a police constable, 421 K, said that all the girls were well conducted and respectable, and not the sort of characters represented by the prisoner. . .  _ The prisoner said he took up a piece of brick, and threw it among the girls, not intending to strike either.  Mr. Paget—Suppose you bad struck this girl by accident you would if you had been a humane man, or a man of well regulated mind, have taken her to the hospital and expressed regret. You did neither. You struck this girl with the brick and have caused a disfigurement for life. I shall convict you of an aggravated assault and sentence you to four months' imprisonment and bard labour.  SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A WlFE.—Coleman Bunwen, an Irish labourer, aged 40, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting his wife Margaret, and also assaulting William Folo, porter at the workhouse of St. George-in-the-East. The prisoner had been in the practice of beating his wife and neglecting her. On many occasions when he had earned a little money he would spend it on himself, instead of sharing his loaf and meat with his wife. They had fallen into distress, and the Board of Guardians of St. George-in-the-East relieved them, and found the husband employment in the stoneyard. She was at home all yesterday and starving, and in the afternoon went to the workhouse in Old Gravel-lane to look after her husband, and to share the ls. he had earned. lie caught sight of her in the lobby, and she asked him to buy her a bit of bread. The selfish brute said she should have nothing. Some words ensued, and he seized her by the hair of her head and beat her. In a scuffle both went down, and the prisoner kicked his wife in the sto:nach. Folo went to the assistance of the woman, and the prisoner struck him several times and tore his coat. Mr. Ralston and Mr. Allison, the relieving officers, collared the prisoner and gave him into custody. The pi isoner, iu a whining tone, libelled his wife and cried.  Mr. Bolston said the prisoner's wife was a respectable and industrious woman. Folo—Ycs, sir, she belongs to the well-conducted, hard-working class of such women. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment and hard labour for the assault on his wife, and one month's imprisonment and hard labour for the assault on Foln, the sentences to be consecutive.