The sun., 1881-06-26

Tho Extraordinary Midnight Row Between
Lord Cahir and his Landlord.

Lord Cahir preferred charge OF assault
ct ct W9owich Police Court, on June II; against
Mr.. Henry JOhnstOne. School Board visitor. OF
The Grove Nottingham. who appeared before
Mr.. Mnrshnm Oh q summons.
His lordship. who is advanced In years. said
that no Ior some time pas, lived in apartments
mt the Defendants house in Nottingham. On
tho afternoon OF Thursday week he went to Sid.
cup leaving word mt his lodging that he should
be home late as he was going to sup with
friend. AT Il quarter to III tho morning he
returned, and shocked nj the door several times
Tor spncc OF twenty minutes. lle tried 10 open
tho window OI the parlor with his pocket knife,
but could not succeed. and. being convinced
night he broke u pane OF glass lust above tho
cniGH OF me window ophned II. ana climbed IN;
down stairs. unlocked the door with IL duplicate
key and burst into the room,
Witness said, 1t is me-" but defendant nd-
Nnnccd INTO tho room, armed with a heavy
stick. and struck at him with II. In defence
witness took up the poker. and ordered defend.
ant out OF tho room. Upon this deendan,
SAID GiVo mo that poker" and. not wishing
70 do any violence, he gave 1t NJ. whereupon
cowarIIy manner. either with the bludgeen or
the poker, and they struggled together until
stlmnie over chair upset the driendanrs
others OF the household arrived on the scene.
Aiterward. when quiet was apparently restored.
the defendant rushed ut him again and struck
him violent blow on the face making his nose
bleed. His hat he produced, battered ont OF all
shape, and he would call two police ilrcTs who
would prove that he was covered with blood.
Police Sergeant Locke said he was called to tho
house by defeuGants son. and saw defendant
bleeding from u slight wound on the tomple.
when he snid had been Inflicted by Lord Cahir
with poker. His lordshlp Was sitlng III an
easy chair armed v it'll bread knife aud thora
was n ittlo blood upon his hat AMI cont and tho
table cl-th. the hat WAS not SO much damaged
as It was now. His ordship was murh excited.
and used somo strong language tuwnrd Mrs.
Johnstone, whereupun wtn"sS advised him to
80 I? bod. which NJ length ho did.
Police Constable Partridge corrohoratnd. His
!"rdShlp cut piece oil, cAEH ana ate H., IN order
60 explain why ho had tho bread knife IN Lis
hand.
Defendant called hiz son, Robert Johnstone,
who said that he was nwokc by tho smashing OF
glass. ana called his father. Ihey went down
nothing Lord Cahir, who wHs in the paror ut
the time, keeping worry quiet. Then they saw
the window broken, aud unlocked tho paror
door, when hls lurI5Hlu was seen sitting there
III silence. witness retired to the kitchen. but
presently heard u noise. and found his inthcr
Gown III ono corner OF room. with Lord Cahir
kicking hun. lio held the pokor. and witness
took il away from him.
unllt twenty minutes past H. and had been in
LGd an hour or more when the SMASHING. OF
dow. ana ad!ei, II viii smash toU, Ii.' to"" m,n"
at tho same time attacking him with poker,
Ia the struggle winch ensued ho i!eiondnntj
bled from passion. and whose hat was smashed
by his sitting upon It himself. On tho follow
was smut against him, and he used threatening
lHpeuFgc. PIT went away and iept the keys.
i'pIl NUHlI. .SNlu mo uelthluHl threatened TO
thrash him If he did not surrender tho Lrys.
and III answer 70 the threat he took out lis pcn.
knife and sad, " II you attack me, wIli slit
your IuGular' lLhnEhterI llewns shut out OF
the house in tho middle OF hs breakfast and
had ielt MS property behind him.
Mr. Marsham said tho police sergeant would
90 with him to get his property His opinion OF
the case was tAHt lie defendant. hearing tho
noise of tho broken window. had iancird tnero
wero burglars in tho house. and that Lord
thhir waB annoyed by his entering tho room
liolh were nngry and excited. aud struggle
tool place, but. fortunately. there was not much
harm done. He was not satisfied that the
dismiss the case