The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1880-07-31 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

STABBING CASE AT STOCKTON. I CLEVELAND IRON MARKET. - A man named Tames Kniglas vats brought ' Minhtriesortou, Tuesday. before the Stockton Magistrates on The market was fairly well aitselded toTuesday on a charge of uul tally woitioi.g a wonmu nutria awday, and a healthy tone prevailed, there wirlism,. apk,hads fr,,„, .the evj being satisfaction with the present and rosy deuce that the prisoner is a ta!lor, belo..ging hopes cherished regarding the fature. It is true pfg iron prices were a shade weaker than to Manchester, and that the wo..i.au has been going aboat from town to town with him yesterday, when No. 3 was done at 448 6d, daring the past three or four mouths. About but little importance was attached to the • week they arrived at Stockton, but the prisoner failing to get employment, decided fact that not more than 44s could be obtained to-day, the slight reduction being looked to make his way towards Knaresborough. The woman, however, did not feel inclined to accompany him, an i she tIP°II as an unimportant fluctuation, told Lim so. Thereupon he became greatly originated by a slight fall at Glasgow. enraged. The woman left the lodging.house The rise or fall of Is a ton is not of much in Cherry-lane, and sent on Thistle Greed , moment, for if there be a good demand the prisoner followed, and tried to induce her . to go with him; but the woman, it seems, On must keep at a remunerative figure, and was determined not to accompany him any as the demand swells so the price will confarther. A man named Thomas Simpson, tinue to go up, though there may who was standing on Thistle Green about be occasional temporary checks. En. five o'clock on Monday afternocn, saw the man and woman talking, and short'y after. quiries for iron have been numerous of wards observed the prisoner run after the late, and makers are well-supplied woman and stab her in the back with a with orders, though, as a rule, not many pocket knife. A cry of "Murder" and "Police" months ahead, they deeming it unwise to was at once reified, and Police Constable sell too largely forward in the presence Davison, who was on duty near the spot, came up and apprehended the prisoner. On of a rising market. Buyers were being asked to deliver up the knife which he offering 43s 6d for No. 3, but we did not hear had used, the prisoner said, "I haven't got of any business being done at that figure. any knife," but while he was being taken along the street he tried to get rid 01 the Messrs Connal's warrants were quoted at knife by dropping it on the road. In the 448 6d. Their stock of iron has decreased meantime the assistance of Dr. Foss had 150 tons since Tuesday last, being now been called for the injured woman. The 92,0/0 tons. The shipments continue doctor now told the Magistrates that 011 examining the woman's back he found a out Hood, and this month's total is ex. about an inch deep near her shoulder blade. pected to be as high as that The wound was such a one of last month. Finished iron makers are as might have been inflicted by also taking large quantities of pig iron. the smaller blade of the knife which the police now produced iu Court. He did not The finished iron trade all round think, however, that the wound was of a is in a satisfactory condition. Plates are serious nature. Under these circumstances, quoted at £6 15s; bars, £6 178 6,1 to £6; s the Bench thought it would be better to deal and angles, £6 2 6d. Engineers and w founders are only moderately well employed, inisttheadt h e se ocfa ,as o f e unlawfullyo'' "aggravated assault" wounding." .ts —The prisoner—who had nothing to say in expla- and prices are sluggish. The shipping busination or defence—was then sent to gaol nese, which has been dull of late, is improvfor three months' hard labour. He was also ing-. Coal and coke are firmer. ordered to pay £1 be 10d,the costs of bringing Lim before the Court, or in default of payment to be kept in prison for a farther term of one month. STOCKTON RURAL SANITARY