The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1880-09-25 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

TIV,I7I3I.EsomE WomAN.—Cecilia Johns, married woman, of Humphriss-street, was charged with threatening Sarah Vernon, a neighbour, on the 16th inst.—Mr. W. B. Sanderson appeared for the defendant, and pleaded not guilty.—John Vernon, husband of the prosecutrix, stated that the defendant went to his door and hammered it with all her might. Witness was dangerously ill, when defendant went to the door and threatened to pull his wife's head off her shoulders. —ln answer to Mr. Sanderson, witness said he had treated the defendant with very great kindness. He had given her money to buy food and other articles, till he heard that she had a very bad character. —John Vernon, sou of the last witness, said the defendant's language was disgraceful. Witness had too much respect for himself to go into the street to a woman like the defendant. Defendant threatened to smash the windows open if the prosecutrix did not come out. Witness did not hear the word " clodhopper " uaed, neither ilia be give defendant occasion for it.—Julia Ellis, a young girl, of Humphriss-street, spoke to having heard the defendant say "she would murder the complainant."—Mr. Sanderson said the Bench must first be satisfied that the threats were used, and then that the defendant intended to do the complainant some grievous bodily harm.—The defendant stated that she lived next door to the complainant, and returned home with her husband about eight o'clock. Whilst they were unlocking the door witness heard the complainant's husband say, "The clodhoppers are not come home yet, and they won't come home many more times." Defendant went to the door and told them not to backbite a woman but to say what they bad to say to her face. Defendant denied tliat she threatened to break the windows or used worse language than that given above.—Ellen Stanford, the wife of a labourer, of Humphrissstreet, was called for the defence, and spoke to having heard a quarrel in the street between the defendant and her husband, but did not hear the defendant quarrel with the complainant. She did tin-eaten to smash the windows of her own house because her husband refused to let her in.—Defendant was bound over to keep the peace for three months in two sureties of £5 each ; in default two months' imprisonment. Defendant was also Ordered to pay the costs, 15s. 6d. SoTil IN THE SAME BoAT.—Shadrack Hopkins, a stranger, was brought up in custody, charged , with having been drunk and disorderly in the Market-place, on Saturday.—Defendant pleaded guilty. —Police-constable Griffin stated that the defendant was drunk in Market-place, where he had been kicking his wife. But for the assistance of another constable the prisoner would have got away.—Fined lOs. 6,1., which was paid by a "friend "in Court.—Mary Hopkins, wife of the previous defendant, was brought up in custody, charged with assaulting Police-constable Griffin. in the Market-place, on Saturday.—Griffin was taking prisoner's husband into custody, when prisoner ran at him and kicked him in the stomach, and struck him on the ground.---Fined Li, including costs, or in default a month. —The money was paid.