The Sun. — 1844-12-28 (London, England)

MARYLEBONE.  Thursday this Court was much crowded from an early hour, in consequence of a report that a number of Spaniards had murdered a man, and that they would be brought up for examination before the sitting magistrate, Mr. Long, upon the charge. The rumour with regard to the murder turned out to be untrue, but, as will be seen from the subjoined evidence, the sufferer, who has been severely wounded on the head by cuts from one or more razors, cannot, although he attended to make his statement, be considered free from-danger. His name is William Thermion, and he is a shoemaker, residing at No, 11, Ilarupton-court, OssulBton-street, Somers- town. His head was covered with bandages. The names of the prisoners were Manuel Santa, Vincent Peston, Philip Ascencion, and Dias Garcia. Mr. John Vials, landlord of the Victoria public-house, Chalton•street, Somers-town, deposed, that on the previous night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the prisoners entered his premises and called for drink. Theywere accompanied by ten or twelve others ; and as all of them were much intoxicated he refused to serve them. They then abused him ; and Santa struck at him with a stick, in addition to which he threw at him a number of quart and pint pots, some of which hit him. Another of the party also attempted to injure him with a bludgeon, William Therman, the poor man who was wounded, deposed that, as he was passing through Chalton-street he heard a great disturbance, and saw nearly a dozen Spaniards, amongst whom were the prisoners, armed with large sticks and bludgeons. Ile seized hold of one of the sticks, which was in the possession of a man not in custody, when he was immediately knocked down by two tremendous blows, and while lying upon the ground, Ascencion and Garcia being on the top of him, he received several severe wounds from a sharp instrument upon the head and ear, and the collar of his coat was cut completely through. He also received many very severe kicks upon his body. Mr. Parker, surgeon, Phcenix-street, Somers-town, stated, that he had examined the man Thermion, and found on the left side of the head a wound upwards of five inches long. The skull was laid bare about three inches, and the ear completely divided. On the right side of the head was a wound six inches and a half in length. Other evidence was gone into, from which it appeared that some of the prisoners assaulted r ith considerable violence two or three constable, ono of whom was bitten severely in the hand by Peston. Two razors were produced by the officers, both of which were picked up close to the spot where the man Therman was attacked ; one of them was covered with blood.  Thomsen said, he was quite positive that he must have been wounded either by Ascencion or Garcia. The surgeon, in reply to a question from Mr. LON6I paid, that from the nature of the wounds, sloughing might take place, and fatal consequences might probably ensue ; in tact, it was scarcely safe fur the sufferer to have quitted his home to give evidence in the ease, The apron which Therruan wore when the murderous attack was made upon him was exhibited to the magistrate ; it was completely saturated with blood. There was also a quantity of blood upon the prisoner Aseencion's shirt when he was taken in charge. The prisoners, through an interpreter, who bad explained to them the whole of the evidence, denied the truth of all that had been alleged against them. Santa and Peston were each committed to the House of Correction for a month, for assaulting the constables ; and Ascencion and Garcia were remanded till Thursday next.