Darlington & Richmond Herald. — 1873-07-12 (Darlington, Durham, England)

TUEDAY, JULY 12, 1573.  THE RECENT MURDEROUS OUTRAGE AT STOCKTON.  On Monday, at the Stockton Borough Police Court, John Nichol and John Convey, under remand, were charged with having, ou the 28th ult., assaulted the police, rescued a prisoner from custody, and committed grievous bodily harm upon Thomas Carlow.—Police-constable Crabb stated that on Saturday night, the 28th ult., about half-past ten o'clock, at the end of Florencestreet, he found a man very drunk making a disturbance, and this man having been pointed out as the person who had kicked another man, witness took Wm into custody. Both he and his prisoner fell to the ground, and whilst a struggle was going on between them, the prisoner Nichol name out of a house, and, after brandishing a poker, knocked witness's hat off with it, and afterwards struck him across the shoulders with the same Weapon. The man Whom witness had in custody seized his Iteitness's) legs, and the prisoner Convey coming up, struck witness on the back of the head with his fist. Nichol was about to repeat the blow with the poker, when witness draw his truncheon, and, knocking him down, succeeded in handcuffing him. Convey again struck witness with his fist, and the man who was first taken into custody succeeded in getting away, but he shortly afterwards came out of a house carrying a pair of tongs, and tried to strike witness with them. After a struggle, during which a number of stones were thrown, some more constables arrived, and Nichol and Convey were removed to the station.—Lindsay Pox spoke to bearing the disturbance and of seeing Nichol strike the policeman over the head With the poker. This witness waited until a man left the house with a prir of tongs and then he left the scene _rather hurriedly.-2Sergt. Hardcastle proved seeing Convey struggling with erabb, and trying to prevent him taking Nichol to the station.—The Bench sentenced prisoners, Who denied the assault. to two months' hard labour each, and ordered them to pay costs, or undergo fourteen days' additional imprisonment. The charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Carlow was then gone into.—The complainant, whose eyes appeared sadly bruised, stated that whilst walking along Florence-street on the night of the 28th' ult., he was suddenly knocked down, and kicked in the face until he became Perfectly blind and in-ensible. When he came to himself he found some persons carrying him, and beard a voice say, "Throw the b— on to railway," He was thrown over some p ilinas, and after lying on the ground some time, heard some ,one approach. He thought "it was all up with nitn, and they had gone to finish him off," but Was happy to find himself in the hands of the Police, who took him away.—Mrs. Margaret Miller said she saw Convey knock the complainant down, and after.vards, with another man, carry him to some rulings and throw him over into a brick-yard.—Alrs. Fox said Nichol was not one of the men who threw the complainant into the brick-yard.—Police-constahle Crabb spoke to finding Carlow lying in the biicic•yard. ile at first thought he was de id, and when the unfortunate man became soncible, it was found he was quite blind from bruises. He also complained very much of his ribs. He Las, however, since recovered his sight.—The case against Nichol was dismissed, but Convey was sentenced to two months' hard labour, to follow the first sentence, and ordered to ply costs, or seven days' further imprisonment.  John Nutney and Thos. M'Cormack, two young' men, friends of the priconer, charged with behaving in an unseemly manner in court, were each fined 2s. GI and costs, or seven days' hard labour.