The Sun. — 1864-04-01 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.  COMMITTAL FOR THE FULL TERM FOR AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A W IRE.—Frederick George, a young man, was charged with an aggravated assault on his wife, Mary Ann George. Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution, which was instituted by the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, Dukestreet, St• James's. Mary Ann George said—l live at No. 6, Red Lion-court, Seven Dials, and the prisoner is my husband. I am 21 years of age, and have been married 18 months. On the 21st March, between 5 and 6 in the evening, my husband met me where we live, and told me to come upstairs. He asked me what I had been speaking to the landlord about, and I said, "About the rent." He then took hold of me by the ears and bumped my head against the wall, and kicked me and struck me in the face, blacking both my eyes. He said, "You shall not go out of the b— room alive. I will have your b— head off your shoulders." I asked him to let me go, for the sake of my child which I held in my arms. He told me to put the child down, and, having a knife in his hand, he said, " I'll have your life. Make up your mind not to go out of the room alive." As I would not put the child down, he threw it out of my arms, and on my stooping to pick it up he caught hold of my leg, and in so doing cut it. I screamed for assistance, and some persons came and burst the door open and liberated me, and then my husband tried to g, _t over the balusters after me. He has often beaten me before, and the things I get together to make a home he breaks up. Mr. Lewis—He has been in prison, has he not ? Complainant—Yes, sir ; once for an assault, and once for  thieving. Ellen Welsh, living is the same house, proved hearing cries of "murder" proceeding from the room occupied by the prisoner and his wife, Mr. Lewis—How long have you known the complainant, and what s ,rt of character does she bear ? Witness—l have known her nine years, and she is a steady, hardworking woman. Mr. Charles Dowd, of Poland-street, surgeon—l saw the complainant some days alter the 21st, and her face was much contused. She had bad black eyes. I saw a wound on her leg, an incised wound, but in consequence of its being nearly healed cannot say positively now it was caused. A knife like the one produced would cause such a wound. Prisoner—My wife mixes up with the people in " the Dials," and because I have brought some of them to justice she has an ill feeling towards me. 1 wish to call Sergeant Cole to speak to my character. Sergeant Cole was called, but his evidence was far from favourable to the prisoner, inasmuch as he said he knew the prisoner as a thief, and believed he had robbed him (the sergeant). Prisoner—My wife aggravates me and calls me a " cod." She was very violent. I did strike her, but it was because she dropped the child. The prisoner was committed for six months with hard labour, and ordered at the expiration of the sentence to find one bail in £2O for another six months to keep the peace towards his wife.  There is little doubt that, but for the exertions of the society's agent, Mr. C. Albert, the prisoner would not have been brought before the magistrate.