The Potteries Examiner : — 1876-09-02 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

TANSLEY.—CieeIy Tansley, wife of a fish. monger in Market-lane, was charged with being drunk on the 21st ult., also on Saturday, end with assaulting P.C. Hayward and P.C. Owens while in the execution of their duty, and George Thompson and Tames Our. ham, two men who assisted the officers.—Mr. Welch defendei.—On &sturdily she was drunk while in charge of her stall in the mark •t. She was cursing and swears ing and creating If disturbance. P.C. Haywood Caine on the seeue, and while arresting the offend it. he IN. wined from her a bloe in the mouth, which fetched the Mood. She also snapped at one of his fingers, biting a eace out. The two men—Thompson and Durham— who were standing by were called to the assistance of the 'filers-. They were both kicked awl other,, ire roughly treated. P.C. Owens Caine no, and whilo rn. dering aid to the other officer, he was kieked in the shins by Mrs. 'Ansley, who tried to bite everyone who came tear her. After some trouble she wa ; got into a cab, and eonveyed to the police office, where she again kicked Thompson.—Mr. Welch contended that his client was exasperated at being taken into custody, and in the excitement she did things for which she was afterwards sorry.—For being drunk on the 21st ult. she was fined 10s. • for being drank on Saturday a similar fine was infliCted. She wee fined 10s. for the assault Upon each of the men, who assisted the offieers, sari for assaulting P.C. Owens; and for assaulting P.C. Hays woad she was sect to gaol for fourteen days. • TEMPLARS SAFER THAN DRINKERS ThOlnaS Pickin, potter, awl who has lately been a Good Templar, was charged on remand with the attempted murder of Sarah Floyd, Normacottsroad.—Mr. Welch defended—The circumstances of the case were that on Wednesday, the 23rd ult., the prisocer went to the house of the complaisant, who is his motherin.law, and accused her of haying some clothes belonging to hiss. She told hi ut that she had uothing of his, and that he could search the house if he chose. He told her that he would " do her bit" for her, aml showed a razor. He was about getting over the counter Mien a person came in who threw him down, took the razor from him to bold him until the police officer arriyed.—Elizabeth Hassell, who was present at the time, and protected the Complainant by holding the prisoner, said prisoner said he would " do his owe bit- after he had done Mrs. Floyd 's. While getting tire razor from the prisoner wiMms received a gash, in her hand.—Complainant said she was not desirous of pressing the coon—Mr. Welch, on behalf of the prisoner, said it took but a small quantity of drink to drive the defendant delirious, and on the day charged he had been troubled about SOme domestic matter, and as on many previous OCEIL11E2 l'el°rWa t° drink. It was while in that state  • that he went to the house of bin mother-in-law. He I was now sorry for the threat he used, and he hail pro. mined henceforth to abstain from intoxicants.—Prisoner was tined 20s. and ordered to find two sureties in the sum of £2O each, and be bound in his own recognisauces ' in a like amount for six mouths.