The Sun. — 1829-07-01 (London, England)

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,  POLICE INTELLIGENCE.  BOW-S BEET.  was kept without provisions, cruelly beaten, and hove over the ship's side in a situation where he was continually in the sea-water. Witness—Yes, Sir ; he was once so exhausted that he lost his hold and went overboard, and would have been drowned, but I hauled him out of the water.  Yesterday Richard Breadcutt, a determinedlooking fellow, between 50 and 60 years of age, was charged with having desperately assaulted two Irish women, mother and daughter, both of whose heads exhibited dreadful cuts, which it appeared the prisoner had inflicted with a poker. The elder female, who said that her name was Mary Allison, and that she lived in Kentish-town, was obliged to be supported while giving her evidence, which she did in a voice scarcely audible. She stated that the prisoner came from his own house at Cain's-place, Kentish-town, that morning, to the house where she and her daughter were residing, which was about 100 yards distant, and without any reason whatever began to attack her (the witness) with a poker, with which he came armed. He struck her several severe blows upon the head, and when her daughter came to her assistance, the prisoner immediately fell upon her, and swore that he would murder them both. Bridget Hogan, daughter of the last witness, stated that she had lived in the service of the prisoner, but that his wife having brought her to a house of ill-fame, she (the witness) left the situation, and upon going to demand her wages, the prisoner's wife threw a pail of water upon her, in consequence of which they fought, and then the prisoner's wife went to Hatton-garden aid obtained an assault-warrant against witness. The Magistrate, however, upon hearing the case, decided that the complainant was the first aggressor, and dismissed the charge. Witness supposed it was in consequence of this defeat that the prisoner attacked her mother and herself. She then proceeded to state, that the prisoner having struck her mother upon the head with the poker until she was covered with blood and in a state of insensibility, began to attack her with the same weapon, expressing his determination to be the death of them both. Witness received several severe blows upon her head, and in a few seconds she was covered with blood. The prisoner struck her so hard and seemed so determined to put his threat into execution, that he broke the poker while hitting her upon the head. The witness here produced the knob of the poker, which he fairly broke off, and exhibited her wounded head to the Magistrate. The witness Bettie said, that before the assault took place, the prisoner was heard to declare that he would murder both mother and daughter. The person who heard him say so would have been present, but that he went in mistake to Hatton-gardenoffice, thinking that the charge would be investigated there. Mr. MINSHULL (to the prisoner)—lf either of these women should die,—and there is no knowing how their wounds may turn out,—you will have to stand your trial for murder. The prisoner (who appeared to treat the matter with the greatest indifference) replied—" I suppose I must take the consequence." Mr.