The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1879-08-23 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

EXCITING SCENE IN ELGIN  STREET.  STRANGE HALLUCINATION OP A WoMiN.  Asotrr four o'clock on Thursday morning an mius! scene was witnessed in Elgin-street. A week or nn ago s lady of fine build and prepossessing appear," took up lodgings with a Mrs. Clarke, who lira a 28, Elgin-street, they having been procured tor he by Mr. Moore, solicitor, who has been legally aa oerned in a difference which has stinted for sea time between herself and her husband, to shonn culminate, we understand, in the Divorce Card The woman has given herself up to drink, and iee her husband, who is a gentleman in goal position residing at Rook Ferry; and about two months gr she was before the magistrates for drunkenness. Si was then sent to an asylum for inebriates ha ni objected to on account of her bad conduct. Sisa taking up her lodgings in Elgin•street she has drilta into her old ways again, and on Thursday moor placed herself in a terribly perilous position fro which she only marvellously escaped with her it About four o'clock as Detective Nelson and P. f Gunning were passing by the house they heard noise and saw the bedroom window go on. is house is a four storey one, and the windy belonging to the room where the coati slept is on the thild storey, and has a balcony attached to it, underneath whin is tit I area surrounded by iron ; pailings. Toe wets came out on the balcony in her night dress, al: attempted to get over it, shouting that there ter three men coming who were going to mvrder te She eventually got over and hang by her hand a the iron railings. P.C. Gan nig at Ones rushed no the house, and, bursting open the bedroom doe went out on the balcony and lifted the woman up hif the arm pion—not en easy task, as she was very bar!. She was then looked up 68 being a person of unseat mind, and brought before Mr. Preston, at the Tor Hall, on Thursday, when she made a long raohtl statement. Mr. Clarke said if she was allowed tat at large she would get more drink and do hera some injury, and Mr. Moore took the same opmg He said the woman had very much microdot , herself, he was sorry to say, in more ways then 00 Her statement about being drugged to go to eirsk and people threatening to murder her, was a hat. cination, and it was evident that her mind • affected by drink. By being kept away I=llo and taken care of she would get round again: ir Pugh said there was a difficulty what to do with It She had been put into very good lodgings, WI to be turned away for her misconduct, and to would have her. Mr. Preston said it was exceort.: foolish for a person like the prisoner to drink r into such a condition. He would send her to lt ' workhouse for • week to see how sloe got on.  %pall anb DI-1;le.-0nTha reday, at the County rekes' Court, Benjamin Thomas, was charged withduness and furious driving at West and was fined 68. for being drank, and 10a. ske cos• tor furious driving. Eissuttoars Blenasiow.— On Tuesday evening, and eleven following evenings, Mamas. &Pt° „uhen's splendid diorama of Belgium, Austria, ryp us, Russia, the Zola War, az will be eshllaied in the Queen's Hall. It will be found well oetk eeeing. e. SIEPHENS, chairman of the Wallesav Local Busrd, desires us to stale that photogeapn.va booths snd hese-. iding ale DOI to be abolisec-d a e- this lesson, but that licensee to photog:aohers, eerie'skeepers, and others will be issoed by the Boa: d and not be fhe pollee. Neon,