The Sun. — 1841-02-04 (London, England)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that was all he required and the prisoners were then removed.  Robert Langston, aged 19, John Edwards, aged 18, and Edward Hopkins, aged 22, were indicted for feloniously assaulting and wounding James Michael Wood, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. In another count the intent was laid to be to rcsi.tt the lawful apprehension of the prisoner Edwards upon a charge of felony. Mr. Phillips appeared for Hopkins. The prosecutor, who had his bead bandaged,and who appeared to be very wetlk and ill, deposed, that on the 20th January he was passing down Duke-street,Waterloo-road, where he saw Edwards, who had a bundle under his arm, and another man with him, come out of the house of a person named White. He suspected something was wrong, and he followed the parties, and stopped them and asked them to go back with hin to Mrs. White's, and they did so, and when he got there, he found that she had been robbed of a cloak, and he advised her to send for an officer, and just as he said the words, a number of persons, among whom were the prisoners Langston and Hopkins, rushed into the house, and Langston struck him a violent blow on the head with some instrument which cut completely through his hat, and inflicted a severe wound on his head. Witness held Edwards, and a struggle ensued, and he was dragged into the street, and again kicked and beaten. It appeared by the testimony of other witnesses that a number of picklock keys were found near the spot, and also a " life preserver," with which the injury had been inflicted. The prisoner Langston was the only one identified as having struck the prosecn!or.  The Yury fcund Latigt,t4ti  The same prisoners were then indicted for stealing a cloak, the property of Jane White.  EVENING EDITION•  _—...--.--_ The same facts were again deposed to, and the fur! convicted Edwards and Langston, and acquitted Hopkips: The COURT sentenced Langston to be transportel for fifteen years, and Edwards to be imprisoned sad kept to hard labour for one year. Michael Shaughnessy, aged 25, and John Sha4ll nessy, 30, were indicted for feloniously cutting 10. wounding George Mayhew, with intent to do bts 0111° grievous bodily harm. Messrs. Phillips and Ballantine appeared for the prisoners. It appeared from the evidence, that On the 2d d f , January the prosecutor was walking in the Orr°ll— ha met the prisoners, who were total streege7 to him, and one of them exclaimed, a Englishman," and John Shaughnessy kOck,,e, bier, on 1.1,.' him down, and Michael commenced kicking head and the left side of his body, and broke tsvo of kil ribs. He called .‘ Murder," and John Shaughaessi Om his brother to kick him in the mouth, and Michael jo,mediately attempted to do so, but his foot fortunateel. struck against a door-scraper and the blow vial aver„ttoe " Here eel In addition to the injuries above stated, the prasec— had his left eyelid cut open, and „s otbert; then red wise severely injured. The prisoners sway, and the prosecutor went after them, °Pi John knocked him down a second time, 8:, they both kicked him while he was op to, vocation v,foirtntchseseosutwrae ground. The prosecutor, it appeared, gave 13.°1,Pi the prosecutor's statement, and a medical gentled it described his injuries to have been very severe, D. 151 appeared that he had been three weeks gree thexatamwiansedco, committed upoe in consequence. The prisoners received a good character. dr The Jury found them guilty, but with a recomele° tionT to mercy on account of their good character: 30 The prisoners were again indicted for a simb,a offence. upon Joseph Peet, the constable, w, mel assisted in their apprehension, and they were '°guilty of a commcn assault. labour ICnijrLtwaTo The ' • ei a corroboratethe bospi; syeenatresn.ced the prisoners to be kept tob:a The Recorder sat in the evening, but the eases a posed of were of no public interest!'