The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-28 00:00:00

OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF A CAR OWNER.

Richard Fox, a car owner and driver, was brought
up by Leech, an officer at the Tithebarn-street Station,
on three charges—the first with having assaulted him,
the second with having broken his uniform hat, and the
third with having assaulted and abused Mr. Mellor, dis-
tiller, and demanding more than his fare. Leech said :
After five o'clock the previous evening I saw the prisoner
dragging Mr. Mellor along the platform, and using very
bad language to him. I requested him to desist, and if
he had anything to say to him he knew where to find
him. I got him as far as the door, when he gave me a
blow on the side of the face and knocked me down. He
then knocked my hat into pieces. He produced the
chapeau, and certainly such a shocking bad hat we have
hardly ever seen. Its exhibition caused much laughter.
Mr. Raffles : What's the value of the hat ? Ten and
sixpence, sir. Mr. Raffles : Was he drunk. He was.
Prisoner (violently) : No I was not dt:unk. The bride-
well keeper who took the charge said the prisoner was
mad drunk. Mr. Mellor said : I engaged this man to
drive me for an hour or a little more yesterday, and
when I got to the station (I was going by express
train) I found I had him twenty minutes ever the
hour, and I gave him 35., and he then said I must
give him 4s. I told him to call at the office as I was
in a hurry, and he knew me well enough. I was just
about getting► into a carriage, when he came behind and
seized me by the collar, and dragged me violently along
the platform, using very foul language. He was drunk
at the time, and I think his conduct very outrageous.
Mr. Raffles : I think so too ; what have you to say to
the charge ? Prisoner (excitedly) : I was not drunk.
Mr. Mellor only gave me 2s. Mr. Mellor : I gave you
over 3s. 6d. to get rid of you. Mr. Raffles : I fine you
10s. 6d. damage for the hat; 20s. for the assault; and
order you to be reported to the Car Committee for your
conduct.

WHAT MRS. STEPHENSON GOT FOR HER SYMPATHY

A respectable-looking elderly female, named Mrs.
Stephenson, charged a sailor, named James Riley, with
having assaulted her. She said—Last night, I was
going into a baker's shop in Park-lane, to order some
bread, when I saw the prisoner standing at the door,
bleeding from a cut in his forehead, and I said "oh,
poor lad, I am very sorry for you, who hurt you ?"
And then he drew from me, struck me a blow in the
mouth, and knocked out one of my teeth. Mr. Raffles :
Was he drunk ? Ile was sir. Bridewell-keeper Wil-
son said he was so drunk, that at the station- house he
commenced a furious attack on his own shadow on the
wall, and he had to be put in irons, to prevent him from
killing himself or some one else. lie was fined 40s. and
costs, or two months' imprisonment.'
(Before Mr. CASTELLAIN.)
CHARGE AGAINST AN ATTORNEY.

Mr. Charles Pemberton, the well-known attorney,
was summoned by Police-constable 64S with furious
driving. Mr. Bremner appeared for the defendant.
The officer stated that on the morning of the 6th instant
he saw the defendant drive his horse and gig furiously
down West Derby-street. He was going at the rate of
at least ten or twelve miles an hour. He called on him
to pull up, but he would not, and witness followed him
about 100 yards or so. Mr. Bremner said what might
be called furious driving in one place and under peculiar

circumstances, would not be so in another place. The
son if the defendant, who was in the gig with him at
the 0.04 vYmitd tell his Ntotsl4 that the pace was not
more than eight miles an and fire West
Id • d.
herby-street cou called furious drying There
was no olostruetio whateer t 6 st=ett: at th 6 time
there vjas o yellicldof any sort passingeptvia
cr tre rther were no legoe
_the street
whose lives could be eildaineereff—evqiythingiwas
and eight miles an hour was i=cy irlrions ()riv-
ing in that street ; although, perhaps, such
pace in Dale-street, or a great thoroughfare of that sort,
where unfortunately some accidents bad happened
recently, and which led to informations being laid by
the' polite for furious driving, might be taken as such.
an liork was a very rapid pace
fors lidise, and he (Mfr. nrerriner, thought but few
gendem'en in tiverimol posessed hofses abbe do' that
theY dvinei shoiild he very prodci of such en!
animat. The
,dffilcer lir.. nerdhertori was flogging the
bOrse ,as hard as Ne could` With tli6 Whilpa`e the time.
Air. Castellani nut had he fun control of the torse
1.)-es sir,' he had. Mr. Castellain Was there inY•oliStru&
• 4 I
tion in the street by vehicles; cars; or the like ? None,

sir. Mr. Castellain Wa's there aril perpon in the
street likely to be in danger ? N'orie that Isaw. Mr.
Pemberton's son, who was with him at the time, was
called by Mr. Bremner for the defence. He said the
pace was not more than eight or nine miles at most, and
that continued only for a short way down West Derby-
street, and when at the end, near Pembroke-place, he
pulled up and went very slow. There was no person in
the street, nor any vehicle to obstruct the gig. Mr.
bastellairt said I think the officer in the first instance,
Was perfeetlY right in lalirig the Information for furious
driving, for such is very dangerous in our streets.
However, as it appears there was no one put id dangef,
nor any vehicle in the street at the .time, I will not
inflict any penalty in this case, as no doubt it will prove
a caution in future. I dismiss the complaint.