The Sun. — 1851-01-16 (London, England)

LAMBETH. Charles Wood, one of the two men who made a most murderous attack with " life-preservers" on Mr. Thomas Carter Wigg, tea-dealer, of No. 2, Lorimer-terrace, Walworth, on Sunday morning last, was placed before Mr. Elliott for final examination. • Mr. Games attended as the prisoner's solicitor. The prosecutor, who seemed to be still suffering from the effects of serious injuries inflicted upon him by the prisoner and his companion, said—On Sunday morning last, between the hours of one and two o'clock, I was going home down West-street, and heard the footsteps of two men walking fast behind me. I crossed the road at Canterbury-place, and then I found the two men close behind me. I turned round, and heard them whisper to each other, and im• mediately I received a blow at the back part of me head with a bludgeon or " life-preserver. 1 turned upon them, and instantly received another blow on the head, and that I believe was given by the other man, not the one who struck me first, because it followed so rapidly. I defended myself as well es I could with my umbrella, and the men seemed anxious to close upon me. I backed from them into the middle of the road, where they followed me, and I received a third blow on the head from I think a life-preserver. I have very little doubt that the prisoner is the person who gave me that, as well as the first blow. I called out " murder," and ray little boy, who was with me, also called out, and ran away, and one of the men left me. I think the pri soner is the one who remained behind with me, and I had a scu,' e with him, during which I received several severe blows on the shoulder from him. I tried to get the men under the light that I might see their faces, but they kept in the shade as much as they could. When they left me, they ran towards the Beehive public-house, but the prisoner returned and ran past me towards Canterbury-place. lie passed a lamp-post, and the light falling on his face, I saw him by that means, and I am sure he is the man. I swear to it. lam not sure of it, but I believe the other one ran down Cottage-grove, which is opposite to Canterbury-place. I was smothered with blood from the wounds in my head where I had been struck by these men. A constable came up, and led me home, and a surgeon carne and dressed my wounds. The prisoner was soon after brought to my house by the police, and I knew him immediately to be one of the men. I was very much stunned with the first blow, but recovered a little after the second. They tried to close upon me, but I managed to keep them off. He positively identified the prisoner. Mr. Fairbrother, a surgeon, said on Sunday morning I was sent for, and on going to the house of the prosecutor I found him suffering from the effects of the loss of blood from two severe wounds on the head, one on the right temple, and one on the upper left side of the head. There was also a severe contusion on the back part of the bead, and several severe bruises about the shoulders. The wound on the temple was a cut through the skin and part of the muscle, and the other was a jagged wound, cut through to the bone. These wounds had evidently been inflicted by some blunt instrument, and I believe by a " lifepreserver," or a " bludgeon." The wound on the left side of the head had been inflicted by a blunt instrument, which had a rough surface, a knobbed surface. The wounds were of so dangerous a character, that I had to remain with the prosecutor until six o'clock in the morning. I had to wait until reaction took place, and had then to bleed him. It is my opinion that the wounds might have been made by the lifepreserver produced. The contusion behind, and the wound on the temple might certainly have been produced by it, and the wound on the left side might possibly have been also produced by it. Mr.