The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1874-05-30 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

WEDDING.-At the Coleford petty sessions on Tuesday, Wm. Davis, of Bream, was charged having assaulted Belinda James of that place.—Mr. Jackson tor the complainant.—The complainant said she was a widow living at Bream's Eves, and was at home on the 9th of May, and was sent for to Richard James', respecting a lost fowl which had been killed by a dog.— Defendant abused her and then threatened to smash her mouth in. She went home and at half-past S the defendant came to her house and knocked her against the chair, a person named Rear who wits having his supper, told defendant he had better go, when he knocked him down also; defendant went out and returned again to the cottage, stripped and said "come out" fiat an and I will make a pan cake of thee in about 2 minutes."—Cross examined, on the 9th of May you had a daughter married, I did not come to your house. Did not say I shall not come unless flat an comes along. You were tipsey. Kear did not pitch into you. If your bones are broken it was from tumbling through the window of your cottage.— Hannah Holloway, wife of John Holloway, of Bream,was called, and stated that she saw the defendant on the night in question, very tipsy, go to the complainant's house. Heard a scuttle, and saw the defendant strike the complainant. Defendant then went out again, and he stripped and challenged to fight Kear. Some words ensueu, when the defendant went to his house, sod fetched out a cleaver and a poker, and said he would cut the first man's head open that interfered with him. She saw defendant pulled down three times from his window. —Thomas Jenkins, of Breams Eves, a collier, was present and saw Davies come into James's house, when words ensued. He heard Davis threaten to strike Mrs. James, and he (witness) prevented his doing so.—Crossexamined: I was in Richard James's house when you threatened the complainant in reference to a fowl. You were very tipsy. Ws. James did not threaten me with a poker until you had your fist up—Elizabeth Morgan, wife of Geo. Morgan. of Bream, remembered the day of the wedding. I had reason for it. Saw the defendant several times during the day. He was drunk. She (witness) was in her cottage, near complainant's house, and heard a noise. Also heard defendant call Hear out,— Edward Rear, a lodger at complainant's house, swore that he saw the defendant knock Mrs. James down. He (witness), put him out when subsequently the defendant came to the house and called him out, threatening to " knock him as eat as a pancake."—Henry Taylor, Edwin Rear. and Mary Ann James were then charged with beating William Davis, on the 9th of May, at Bream. —The complainant said on the 9th of May he was in his house when the defendant, Mrs. James, came to his house, and throw a great many stones against the door, breaking the hinge. She shouted "Come out, come out, you old b—, if you do not I will pull the b— house down." He opened the cottage window, and put his head out, when Mrs. James seized him by the hair of the head, and pulled him out "head foremost" saying to the two young men," Kill the old b—,' His grandson came up and asked them not to murder Chairman Were they some of the wedding guests p—The complainant: No, sir. It was ten o'clock at night. Had never any unpleasant words with either of the parties. His finger was broken and his side severely kicked. He believed they intended to murder film.—A witness named Hollaway said that Davies was inside his window, and was threatening to use a poker, which he flourished outside, when, overbalancing himself, be fell forwards. (A laugh)—After some further evidence. the Chairman said they had decided tonne the defendant Davies sa. and costs in the first case, and Taylor and Rear were fined in a similar penalty for the assault in the tiecond summons; the charge against Mrs. James being dismired.  e7121 pi