The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1889-12-07 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

BIEUT•L YEANMERI.—John Mooney, who did not appear and whose address was given as 12, Pittstreet, was summoned for an assault on the polies on the 23rd Nov.—P.C. 87 (Lees) stated that defendant was one of the men who were in the crowd the night he was assaulted by McNamee and others in New Chester-road. Defendant struck him twirls, and he had to be threatened on the way to the bridewell at Rook Ferry. He ran at him in a threatening attitude.—P.C. 83 (Dean) corroborated, and Supt. Clarke said defendant had been up once before.— Fined 40e. and costs, with the alternative of one month's hard labour. Tits WEIEHLT BLACK Ltsx.—Fines varying from 2e. sd. and 2s. 63. costa up to 10s, and costs were imposed on the following for being drunk, disorderly or drunk and disorderly :—Catherine Rabin, 1, Orderly-view ; John Roberts, 11, Taylor's-buildings ; Danl. Hughes, 104, Brougham-street ; Fredk. Ensot, 139, Oliver-street; John Williams, 4, Nelson-street ; Thos. Minshall, 17, YillOaDl-lIIITIat I Anne Williams, .17, Fox-street; Henry Kelly, 1, Egerton-street, and William Henry Preston, 48, Bentinek-street. CRUELTT BE a DRlFlL—ltichard Davies, a man living at 59, Oliver-street, was charged in custody with working a mare in an unlit state.—lnspector Osborne, of the R.S.P.C.A., stated that at one o'clock that day he saw prisoner and another man driving the animal attached to a brewer's cart, along Argyle-greet. He discovered the animal was suffering from lameness, and was only fit for the knickers yard. He would take proceedings against the other man by summons. He had ascertained that Griffiths had hired it from a man named Ashley.—P.C. 14 (Wright) saw the mare working in Oxton-road, on Monday.—Prisoner was fined ss. and costs, or seven days in default. at  that three weeks ago the prisoner thumped her over the face, gave her • black eye, end hit her behind the ear. When she ran out of the house be followed her and knocked her down in the street. —ln defence the prisoner said that Mrs. Davies and he were quarrelling when she attempted to hit him with kettle. He struck her in self-defence, and she then ran out into the street screaming murder and looking for • atone to throw at him.—Prosecutrix said that she was looking for a stone to throw at him but before she could find one be knocked her down. —Fined Os. and costs. SCHOOL Ceszs--Fines were imposed OD the following parents for not sending their children to school regularlarly, viz. : Thorns. Murdock, 11, , Wilbraham-street, 11th time; Edward Collis, 4, Walton street, 16th time; James Sherridan, 81, Egerton-street; John Gray, 80, Jackson-street, 9th time; Matthew Keevey, 8, Walter's-court, 31st time; Louis Roberts, 16, Sea Bank-cottages, 16th time; James Robinson, 5, Walter's-court, 20th time; Elizabeth Titherington, 1, Eaton-place, 24th time; Henry Webber, 5, Hughes'.-buildings, 19th time; William Lewis, 23, Cambridge place, 9th time; William Challoner, 37, Cottage-street, 11th time ; Bridget Langan, 31, Bank St. Anneatreet, 13th time; Prank Cavanagh, 3, Stoke-street, 13th time; Thomas Dillon, 141, Cathcart-etreet ; Mary Dooley, 10, Frederick-street ; Mrs. Evans, 22, Film-road; Ellen Gilfoyle, 123, Wood-street, 20th time; Edward Hughes, 268, Beckwith-street; Margaret Jones, 841, Price-street, Bth time; Matthew Kelly, 61, Back Beckwith-street, 14th time; Owen Lacey, 70, Dukestreet, 12th time: Samuel Perry, 71, Wood-street, 81st time; John Pickering, 15, Oaktield-view, 22ud time; Thomas Ryan, 10, Tranmere-vale, 14th time ; Andrew Walters, 15, C Block, Queen's-buildings; Patrick Woods; 365, Cleveland-street; William Saddler, 5, Cumberland-place.