The Sun. — 1864-07-06 (London, England)

THAMES.  SAVAGE ASSAULT.—John Lovell, better known as the Gipsy, a morose looking fellow, who called himself a boiler maker, cf 2, Dunstan's-place, Ratcliff, was brought betore Mr Partridge charged with violently assaulting Mr John Hall, the landlord of the Silver Trumpet, ale and wine hou,e, at the corner of Stepney Causeway, Commercialroad Rateliff.  Mr Stoddart, solicitor, conducted the prosecution. The prisoner has given much trouble to the complainant, who is an influential man in the beer trade, and is the landlord of two respectable houses. The prisoner was turned out of the Sliver Trumpet three years ago, in consequence of his violent and bad conduct. Since then he had often disturbed Mr Hall, and was held to bail to keep the peace towards him. Last night the prisoner came t, the Silver Trumpet again, and Mr Hall said he did not want his company, and turned him out, The prisoner came again a few minutes afterwards and grossly insulted Mr Hall. He was turned out a second time, and as he was leaving he turned round on the complainant and struck him several times on the face with his flat.. The cowardly fellow then ran away. He was pursued and overtaken. Mr Ilall's face was marked and his eye contused,  Mr Partridge said the prisoner had committed a vary brutal assault, and sentenced hip to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one month.  Determined Suicide of a Detective PoliceSergeant.  CORONER'S INQUEST (THIS DAY).  This morning at 11 o'clock Mr Lingham, dopu •y •coronor for the city of Westminster, held en inquest, at the Portman Arms, Millbank-street. Westminster, touching the death of Mr Creasy Robinson, for many years one of the most active and effective constables belonging to the chief Detective Force, Scotland-yard, who committed a most determined suicide by cutting his throat, on Monday morning, shortly before 10 o'clock, at his residence, No. 6], Millbanksti eet.  The jury having bean sworn, and viewed the body, Mr R. Gi)wing, b 7, Mitlbank-street, builder, identified the body ot the deceased, who was 42 years ot age, and said about 12 months back the deceased had a very severe atte.ClE of rheumatic gout, and latterly he bad become very much depressed in spirits from an an apprehension of a return of the complaint. He had a wife and two c ildren living with him. On Monday morning about half. past nine, Mrs Robinson called to witness in a state of great excitement and said there was something the matter with her hust,and, and asked him to break open the door of the back parlour, which he did, and then found the deceased lying on his bed with his head to the partition. Mrs Robinson called out, " Oh, he has cut his head, whatever shall I do." They turned his head over and called in two police-constables, and sent for Dr Whitney, of Collegestreet, who promptly attended. The deceased was partly dressed, and appeared to have been in the act of shaving previous to committing the rash act. The deceased had locked himself into the room.  Police•constable Stenson, 227 13, proved being called in and finding the deceased lying on the bed with his throat cut. He ran for Dr Whitney, who.returned with him, but his servicee ware of no avail. On the drawers he found the rezor produced, which was covered with blood. Mr Richard Tanner, Inspector of the Detective Force, deposed that the deceased had been in the Police Force 20 years. He was acting sergeant of the detectives. The last time he saw him was on Sunday night, in Westminster Abbey. Witness asked him why ho was there, as the place was so draughty. He replied that he had such pains in his limbs and all over his body that he could not stop at home. In 1863 the deceased had a very severe attack of rheumatic fever, sad was absent from illness 133 days. The deceased had latterly been unfit for service, and only last week Mr Inspector Williamson, his brother officer, had laid the matter before Sir Richard Mayne, and he tans to have gone before the chief surgeon of the force with a view to his being superannuated, as he was found to be from continuous illness unfit for the service, as his memory failed him. Before his illness in 1863, which was not continuous. he was a strong hearty man. Dr. Whitney, of 38, College. street, M.R.C. S., stated that when he was called in he found the deceased in the act of expiring. There was a huge incised wound separating all the main arteries and vessels of the throat, causing death, ,tie wound having been inflicted by the right hand. The disease under which the deceased laboured might have preyed on his mini. The Coroner having summed tip, The Jury returned a verdict that the deceased destroyed himself while in a state of temporary insanity,