Darlington & Richmond Herald. — 1874-07-18 (Darlington, Durham, England)

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER NE.%!:,  HETTON-LE-HOLE  On Tuesday, at the Houghton-le-Spring Pal:co Court, William Lisgoe, a miner, appeared to, answer a charge of committing an aggravated assault upon his wife, Jane Lisgoe, at Moorsley, on the 29th ult.—Mr J. J. Bentham, of Sunderland, appeared for the defence, and on behalf of Ilia client pleaded guilty to a common assault, whieh was accepted.—The proseentrix was sworn, bat gave her evidence very reluctantly stating that on the Saturday prior to the outrage taking place sha left her home, and did not return until the Monday morning following, when she found her btu,band absent. In the evening he returned in a state of intoxication, and commenced to her. After he had struck her three times so was insensible, and did not rec3ver conscionsnesa until the following morning, when she found herself in bed, where she laylor the period of a week, and was attended. by Dr Bastin. She refrained from describing the wounds that had been inflicted upon her.—Sergeant Hill said that from information lie received he procoeded to the residence of the prisoner,:and found the prosecatrix in an unconscious condition- laying upon the floor and bleeding from wounds on her head. The floor was covered with blood. He get Dr. Bustin of Hetton-le-Hole, who gave it as his opinion that prosecatrix would not recover. Ho took the prisoner (who was lying on the floor drunk) into custody, and upon charging him the following morning and telling him that his wit, it was feared, would not recover, he replied. "Serves her right. I wish I had done it before.", —Mr Bentham, for the defence, said that the prisoner had had great- provocation, from the fact that the - prosecatrix had left him without any cause and had been drinking, and under those circumstances he hoped the magistrates would deal leniently with him.—The Chairman said he had been already convicted twenty-four times, and ten lout of those were for aggravated assaults. It was fortunate for him that his wife had recovered. Had she died, no recommendation in the world would have saved him from being hung. Ho was sentenced to six months' hard labour, and was also sentenced to a further thirty days' hard labour for assaulting Sergt. Hill when taking him into custody.  BREAKING A MAN'S ARM AT BYERS GREEN, NEAR" BISHOP AUCKLANDaI  A man named Daniel Cartledge was on Monday brought uto at the_Bishop Auckland Police Court, charged with violently assaulting -Richard Kendall, at Byers Green, on the 28th ult. From the evidence of prosecutor, it appeared that be was a, stranger in the district, and was working at Byers Green Colliery. Prisoner, who lodged with him, -also worked at the colliery. On the Saturday night in question they had gone to Bishop Auckland, and whilst there, fell in with some acquaintances- from Leasingthorne Oolliery. Kendall went home first, and was in bed about half-past eleven o'clock. When Cartledge went home he picked a, quarrel with him. In the course of a straggle prisoner seized prosecutor by the hand, and was biting it severely, when Kendall's wife took up the poker to make prisoner release her husband's hands; Cartledge let go his hold, and, seizing the poker, was about to deal a heavy blow. Prosecutor put his arm to stop it, and the poker came down with such force as to fracture the arm.—The above was corroborated by prosecutor's wife, and other two witnesses.—P.C. Crassby, who had taken prisoner in custody, also stated that lie had been bound over to peace by the Rev. J. W. Hick, for a breach of the peace daring the same affray.—Prisoner, in defence, said that he bad taken a parcel of groceries home for prosecutor, and on the road it came to pieces, and he had to put theni in his jacket. When he got to his lodgings, the prosecutor and his wife began to abuse him. -Prosecutor struck him with the poker. They were both struggling, on the ground together, and on getting up prosecutor said his arm was broken. He denied ever striking the prosecutor with the poker.—The Bench were of opinion that some slight provocation might have been given by prosecutor, but not such as to warrant such a brutal assault. He was then sentenced to imprisonment for two calendar months, and in default of paying cost*, amounting to V. 59, including an allowance of it. 103 to prosecutor an additional month.  TURKISH BA THS, VALLEY STREET, DARLINGTON, Will be opened to the public on SATURDAY, JULY 11,1874, at the following hours and charges: