The Sun. — 1856-12-22 (London, England)

BOW-STREET.  ATTEMPTED MURDER.—This morning Began, the man who attempted to murder a policeman during a row in Lincoln-court, on Saturday morning, was this morning placed at the bar charged with the offence. The prisoner was also further charged with violently assaulting John Anderson, a servant in the employ of a person named Bell, who keeps a fish-shop at the corner of the said court.  From the evidence it appeared that the constable was sent for by a person named Bell, who keeps a fish-shop at the corner of Lincoln-court, to protect his journeyman, a diminutive, feeble-looking person, from the violence of Regan, who, havingassaulted him on a previous night with impunity, was now boasting of it, and threatening to "have his life." When the policeman came up he was strutting about, brandishing a large clasp-knife in one band and a bludgeon in the other, and swearing that he " would have the life of the - before night." The policeman went in search of assistance, and presently returned with another constable. Just as they came up, Regan struck the fishmonger's roan with the stick, and then, catching sight of the approaching constables, cried out, " Where is tl:e constable can take me ?" 75 replied, " I will take you," and at once closed with him, when Regan made a stab at his chest, and the knife cut through both lappets of his doublebreasted coat, and a silk handkerchief (which he had thrust between them as in a pocket), and glanced against the metal button of his undercoat." The constables were now set upon by a party of Regan's friends, and the result was that, owing to the resistance of the prisoner and the obstruction offered to the police, Regan effected his escape. In doing so he was principally assisted by a woman named Horrigan, who is at present in custody and under remand for the offence. Some one said call out Mike, and the prisoner went to one of the houses, called out a large and ferocious dog, and set him upon the constables. Regan got away, ran into one of the houses, was seen after a while to get on the roof from a back window, and was then lost sight of, and was not captured until last night. John Anderson, the man assaulted by the fellow, gave a similar description of the affair. Police-constable Hodge, 124 F, stated that at a late hoar last night (Sunday), he was on duty in Wych• street, Strand, when Regan, who stabbed police-constable 75 F on Saturday in Lincoln-court, with a woman and others, his confederates, passed him. In a moment the prisoner was seized, and assistance being at hand the fellow calmly submitted. His companions, as usual with such characters, all of whom are known, left Regan to his fate, and soon made themselves scarce. Regan was one of a gang of about 50 that still infest Drury-lane and other places, and, although several constables had been on his track for all Saturday night and Sunday, nothing could be gleaned of him till he (witness) happened to recognise him.  The prisoner, it appears, is a notorious ruffian, and has before been in custody for stabbing. The Magistrate said it was a most serious offence, and he should therefore order the prisoner to be remanded until the day upon which Horrigan is to be brought up (Wednesday), when they would both be placed side by side at the bar to answer the charge.