The Sun. — 1859-02-05 (London, England)

THAMES.  THE THREE FURIES.—MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—SUEME. Hitchcock, aged 47, and Julia Barry, 40, the wives of Irish labourers, and Honsrah Barry, 27, a widow, were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with violently assaulting and wounding William Mackay, a greengrocer, carrying on business in the East India-road. The prisoners kept up a.continual clamour dining the investigation, and sometimes abused the witnesses, or gave utterance to exclamations which Irish women know so well how to affect.  The prosecutor Mackay, who has been under medical treatment all the week, and who has received many contusions and wounds about the head, face, and body, was in a very weakly condition from loss of blood and the ill-treatment he received. He stated that on Tuesday morning last he was drivingu horse and cart along a narrow street called White Hart-place, Poplar, chiefly inhabited by Irish people, when the breast of his horse came in contact with a clothes' line drawn across the street. It was quite an accident, but he, notwithstanding, offered to pay for the line. The women standing by commenced abusing him, made use of the most horrible language and threats, and said they would serve him out on his return. The prisoners were all conspicuous in the affair, and roared and howled like furies. He retnrned by the same route about 15 minutes afterwards, and the prisoners recommenced their abuse and  threats, and Honorah Barry began to throw bricks, mud, and stones at him. One of the bricks struck him on the back of the head and inflicted a deep wound. The other prisoners also threw bricks at him ; one struck him on the nose, another on the wrist, and a third on his face, which caused him to stagger. Ho made an attempt. to get into his cart, but was unable to do so, and amidst cries from  the Irish of " Kill him, kill him," " Serve him out," the two Barrys held him down and trampled upon him, while Hitchcock beat him about the head and face with a brick. He became insensible, and the Irishwomen believing he was dead (as ho was afterwards informed) left him weltering in his blood on the ground. He remained in a state of insensibility for six hours, and when he came to a state of consciousness he found his wounds had been dressed by a doctor. He had not been able to do any work since.  Mrs. Buckley, a respectable married woman, who was in the cart when Mackay drove through White Hart-placet confirmed his statement in every particular. George Sibley, No. 264 K, said he had much trouble in apprehending the prisoners, and the Barrys, whom he found concealed in a cupboard, said, " If we had known you had been coming for us you should not have had us." White Hart-place was a public thoroughfare, but a cart nills",. return the same way as it went in.  Mr. Yardley said the prisoners were perfect savages. 11 most brutal assault had been committed upon an unoffending man, and he should commit the prisoners for trial. Mr. Gomm, from the office of Mr. Charles Young, ea' citor, offered bail for the prisoners, which was accepted; and a beershop-keeper tendered sureties to the amount of £l5O for the prisoners being forthcoming at the sessions•