Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1869-09-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ASSAVLTS. —Mary Mullen was charged with assaulting a little girl named Mary Ann Kelly, on the lith September. Defendant admitted the offence. Complainant said she had been calling defendant's father " King of Beggars," and that the defendant then called her father names, and said that her mother would tear her b liver out. Complainant admitted calling defendant a murderer, and that her sister called her a "dirty dab." Mrs Mullen admitted her children had never been to school. The Bench said they must hear the language at himie or they woold not be able to use filthy language so glibly. To pay 12s, or fourteen davit to prison, and defendant cautioned that she hair used bad langnage and must be careful.—Esau Joseph Lancaster was charged with assaulting Emma Clifford, his sister, on the 9th inst. Complainant said that her brother lent her money to buy a bell, which she had not been :dole to repay him. On the day named he went and asked for the money, ant then said he would have the bed. She declined to let him have it, and when he went out of doors he challenged her out to fight, and s+ruck her. Defendant said he had bought complainant the bed on condition that she paid him the money batik at a shilling a week. This was three months ago, and as she hail never paid him he offered to hike the bed back. Subsequently her husband sahl that he was to have the bed, and when he fetched it down stairs she attacked him, and he returned the compliment. To pay lOs Gil. George Barrit was charged with it.smulting Ann Bagley, on the 9th September. Complainant said that the defendant met her double listed about half-past nine o'clock at night, and used her very badly, and hail not her brother interfered he would have done worse. Thomas Bagley, a boy, son of complainant, said he was in the house when defendant struck his mother. Defendant did not live in the house. Mary Ann Bagley said she distinctly heard foul words from Mr Barrit's mouth.—Defendant, in answer to the case, said that the affair was malice. Abont a month in consequence of attending Mrs Bagley too often, people began to talk. He hail been to teas, suppers, and midnight slippers, and because he had given over, Mrs Bagley said she would be revenged. To pay 21s, or twenty-one days to prison.—Andrew Hennessey did not answer to a summons for assaulting his wife. The complainant attended and said she wished to withdraw the charge.—Mary Ann McMahon and Catherine McMahon charged Mary Ryan with assaulting them on the 9th September, and also with using foul and disgusting language. Mary Ann Mahon said she was staniiini, at the door on Thursday afternoon when the defendant struck her on the month. Later on in the aftenmon she threw the large stone produced, which struck her 011 the head, and nearly knocked her down.— Catherine McMahon deposed that the foul language was used to her on the I Ith instant. The cases were dismissed.—Hannah Sherwood was charged with using foul and disgusting language to Sarah Metcalf, on the 9th instant. Complainant said that there was a hole in the wall between her's and de:emilant's yard. When aliout to clean her yard, • she stopped the hole up to keep pigeon dirt out. The defendant then opened the hole out and threw a bucket of water througli,eand called her foul names. Sergeant Sample gave corroborative evidence. To pay 12s ; in default, fourteen days to prison.