Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1883-11-30 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SAD DISCLOSURES OF DOMES.  TIC LIFE AT NORTON. Before the Stockton County Magistrates last Saturday morning, Robert Johnson, a marine engineer, who, it was stated, had lately lost his ship through drunkemaes, was charged with committing an aggravated assault upon his wife, Elizabeth Johnson, on the 23rd inst. —Mr R. H. Elliott defended the prisoner. Mrs Johnson, who gave her evidence with reluctanoe and was much affected, stated that prisoner was a good husband to her when sober, but in the habit of abusing her when drunk. Aboutiten o'clock on Thursday evening he came in and complained of the smell arising from some blankets which she had been washing, and had just taken in out of the garden. He took up the blankets to throw them into the garden. Fearing this would dirty them again she " clicked" them out of his hand. Upon that defendant became very violent, and threw her on to the sofa, saying that he would either murder or strangle her. She got up again and went upstairs to attend to her father, who was ill in bed, and she had to wait npon him. When she came down stairs defendant recommenced his violence, and, fearing that , he would do her some harm, she opened the front door to shout for assistance. Defendant seized hold of her and also of her daughter, a young girl, and pushed them both out into the street, and locked the door. PoliceSergeant Spirit was sent for, and got into the house. He induced prisoner to let his wife and daughter in, and prisoner promised to behave himeelf. Atter the sergeant had gone prisoner started abusing his wife again. The following morning, while complainant was lying on the sofa, where she slept during the night, he took up the pillow and placed it over her mouth as if to cho'ae her. He also struck her in the face and knocked her head against the wall. Police-Sergeant Spirit was knocked up about 5 o'clock on Friday morning to go to prisoner again, and took him into custody. He was in a very excit-d state, and shoutaa out that he wanted sonic whisky, whilst he was being taken to the station. —For the defence, Mr Elliott said the defendant wished to express his sorrow that this had occurred. he had, however, received great provocation, as his wife did not keep the house comfortable for him, and he often found it all upset when he returned from his work. His wife had also struck him, and he then had the marks of the blow on his face.—As the complainant said she did not wish to press the case, the Magistrates only imposed a penalty of £1 and is costs, or a month's imprisonment in default, but warned defendant that thoy had power to inflict a raw+ heavier penalty. The wife was advised to apply for him to "be bound over to keep the peace if her husband molested her again.  To MAKE A DALIOIOUR Plan! Csaz.—Take half a pound of butter and holt a pound of sifted sugar, beat these with the hand well together to a cream, add four eggs, one at a time and well beat each one with the,butter and sugar, lightly mix in one pound of flour previously railed with one teaspoonful of Berwick 's Gold Medal Baking Powder, then lightly mix with. the whole half a pound of sultanas, bake at once, thoroughly, in a quick oven. HOLLOWAY 'a l'lLLEL—Weakness and Debility.— Unless the blood be kept in a pure state, the strongest constitution will fail and disease super. Vane. These truly wonderful Pills possess the power of neutralizing and removing all rontam:n ationa of the blood. They quietly but certainly overcome all obstructions tending to produce ill-health, and inatitatte regular actions in organs that are faulty from derangement or debility. The dyspeptic, weak and nervous may rely on these Pills as their best friends and comforters. They improve the appetite and thoroughly invigorate the digestive apparatus. Holloway's Pills have long been known to be the surest preventives of liver complaints, dreadful dropsies, spasms, colic, constipation, and many other diseases always hovering round the feeble and infirm. "BtrainTPAIZA. '—A new, quick, coral:data awe for all urinary affections (smarting, frequent. or difficult) and kidney diseases. 4s6d. At Druggists, London Agency, No. 1, King Edwardaetreet. 2 KAY'S COMPOUND Essenceof Linseed, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, dm., with Chlorodyna Of all Chemists.