Runcorn and Widnes Examiner. — 1874-08-29 (Runcorn, Cheshire, England)

ASSAULT CASES.  Catherine Kilroy was charged with assaulting Margaret Farrell, on the 13th of August. The complainant had summoned two witnesses but as they did not put in an appearance the Bench at once issued warrants for their apprehension, and in a short time afterwards the police brought them into the court. Complainant said she went to take her child to the Roman Catholic Schools in Hutchinson-street, and while she was talking to a woman there the defendant came out of her house, i called her foul names, spit n her face, hit her three times in her face, told her to put down her baby and she would make of her a Joh for the coroner, and she then seized her by the hair of her head, as did also her daughter, and they dragged her to the defendant's door. The two witnesses which she had summoned having given corroborative evidence, Mr. Tyres, who appeared for the defendant, said the complainant was equally as bad as she was both in using bad language and fighting, and if the defendant was fined or bound over the complainant ought to be treated in the same manner. The Bench ordered the defendant to pay a flue of 103. and 245. costs, and in default to be imprisoned for a month.—John Rice was charged with assaulting Owen Walsh, on the 24th of August. It appeared that the complainant and the defendant had ben drinking together in a private house, and a quarrel ensued in which the alleged assault wascommitted. The Bench considered that the complainant and the defendant were one as bad as the other, and dismissed the case.---Thomas Leyland was charged with assaulting John Corbett, on the 21st inst. He did not appear, and the case was heard in his absence. Complainant said he and the defendant were employed at the copper works and worked close to each other. On Friday night last the defendant came to him at the works, accused him of working with his tools, struck him, and tore his shirt off his back. The Bench made an order on the defendant for the payment of a fine of 10. s. and 7s. 6d. costs, and in defauld to be imprisoned for 14 days.—Thomas Walsh was charged with assaulting Thomas Ankers, on the 22nd inst. Complainant said the defendant came to his house on Saturday night, and asked him what he had been making a row about the previous night. He said he had not made any row, and the defendant then challenged him out to fight, but he refused. The defendant then seized him by the legs, and he (complainant), to prevent himself from falling, caught hold of some props which were near to the door, and one of them fell on the defendant's head. He (complainant) then ran into the house and fastened the door, which the defendant tried to burst open, and while he was doing so he went _upstairs, opened the window, and threw a chamber utensil and its contents on his bead. The defendant then burst open the door, ran upstairs, and three times over declared that he would murder him. He and his wife had great difficulty in keeping the room door closed, and the defendant after a time went out, and soon afterwards a brick was thrown through the room window. Defendant said the complainant accused his wife of having taken one of his (complainant's) wife's clothes props, and when he spoke to him about it on Saturday night, he hit him on the. head with a clothes prop, and afterwards threw a piece of earthenware and what it contained on him, .which quite " dazed " him, and he went away. Three witnesses on each side having given evidence which was conflicting, the Bench ordered the defendant to pay fine of 10s. and 18s. 6d. costs, and in default to be imprisoned for a month. A