The Sun. — 1847-02-16 (London, England)

CLERKENIVELL.  Edward and Ellen Bourke, brother and sister, were charged before Mr. Greenwood with the following murderous assault!, when the court was much crowded with persons resident in Holloway, owing to its being rumoured that a police-constable had died in consequence of the irjuries he had received from the male prisoner. It appeared that, on Saturday night last, a numerous body of Irish labourers entered the Castle Tavern, Holloway-road, when their conduct was so riotous and disorderly, that the landlord, Mr. Francis, refused to serve them, and several left in consequence, but the prisoners remained and insisted on being served. Finding that they would not leave, Mr. Francis turned off the gas, when Edward Burke stooped his head, rushed at him, and butted him in the face, by which he broke his nose. He then knocked him down, and kicked him several times, and Mr. Francis's son coming to his assistance received such severe injuries from the prisoner, as to compel him to keep his bed, and be placed under surgical treatment, and he was now unable to attend to give his evidence. The prisoner was at length ejected, and the door shut, 'but they broke it in, attacked Mr. Francis again, fractured one of his fingers, bit, and otherwise injured him. Several policemen having heard cries of murder, hastened to the spot, when it required no less than ten of them to remove the prisoners to the station-house, and on the way there Edward Burke seized Constable 291 N, and knocked him down, and upon his getting up gave him a tremendous kick in the lower part of the abdomen. The policeman immediately exclaimed, " Oh dear, I am a murdered man !" and fell quite senseless to the ground, when he was removed to Guy's Hospital, where he lies in a very dangerous state. The female prisoner, OR her way to the station-house, threw off her bonnet and cloak and fought like a fury, spitting, scratching, and biting at every one who came within her reach.  Mr. GRIENWOOD committed the prisoners to Newgate for trial at the Old Bailey, but ordering them to be again brought up on Saturday next, when, it was hoped, the constable and Mr. Francis, jun., would be so far recovered as to enable them to attend to give their evidence.  WORSiiIP-STREE7'. Charei Lewis Sauchey was charged with obtaining the sum of 31. Is. of William Arnold, an ex-waiter, and a pair of boots of George Arnold, brother to the latter, so long ago as July of the year 1843, under the following circumstances : William Arnold stated that at the above time he was a waiter at the White Lion. Whitechapel-road. The defendant, who stated that he was head engineer to Mr. Stevenson, used the he se at the time, and was in the habit of displaying some very unique tools, which Le said he used in his business. The prisoner's hands had the appearance of those more of a lady, and the small instruments he produced induced the belief that he hod been accustomed to the more scientific part of engineering than what is called hard work. The prisoner subsequently, under the promise of procuring prosecutor a situation as stoker on one of the railways, obtained of the latter, in the course of four weeks, the amount of 31. is., besides eatables and drinkables which prosecutor had himself paid for. The prosecutor was also induced by the prisoner to leave his place at the White Lion, as there was a situation ready for hint at the Camden-town Station to enter upon immediately, but on going to that station he discovered that no such person as the prisoner was known upon the line, and he never afterwards saw the prisoner until Saturday last, when in company with his brother, and he was given into custody. George Arnold, who said that he was a boot and shoemaker, stated that the prisoner called upon him at the above time, and represented that he had interested himself on behalf of his brother William, and he believed had succeeded