Widnes Examiner. — 1898-05-13 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

OSSAYIIID ASSAULT ON A WWII AT WARRINGTON.  At the Warrington Borritigh Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr.flobert Garnett(in the chair)and other !navatrate, William Salt, 32, Cartwright-street, was charged witlocrommitting on aggravated assault upon his wife Maria Salt on Monday Afternoon. Toe prisoner was ' formerly landlord ef the Shakespeare Inn, Dolman's-lane. —Maria Salt, his wife, said, before going out yesterday she told him she was going to complain of his cooduct to the police. He had been drinking and his cooduct had been very bad to her lately. She had heen supporting him since January. After coming back he asked bee if sue had complained to the police. She said abs had done so. He then struck her twice at the hack of the head. She then picked up a glass to throw at him. but he struck her before she could throw it at him. He said he would bang for her. In going from his further violence she fell upon her knees. Prisoner had not worked since Clstrnas.--Elizabeth Salt, a daughter, about fourteen years of age, corroberated her mother's evidenee. She was in the house at the time her mother came back after telling the police of her father's conduct, She saw her father strike her mother.—Sergeant Bell said in consequence of a reoort being brought to the police 'natio° th-t the man William Salt had been attempting to murder his wife, he went to Cartwright-street. The house looked as if a struggle had taken place in it. It was upset and there was a lot of broken crockery a''out. Mn. Salt as brought to the Police Station in a cab. She had a bandage on her bead.He took:the man William Solt into custody. The prisoner was under the influence of drink. He said " Take me away and give me twelve months "—The prisoner when asked to make his statement said "I have had no peace with the woman ever since I came out of work." Be admitted he had had drink. He said be naked her if she had told the police as she had threatened to have him turned out of house. That was how it began. She had broken elegises on his head Life had been a hell with her this lest few weeks.—The Bench lined him 406. and costs for in default, one menth's imprieonment. The wife then applied for a separation order with the custody of the I children. The Beech made the order out for her husband to pay her 102. per week, and granted her the custody of the children. A YIOLB/IT Walton. At the Warriogton Borough Police Court en Tuesday, before Mr. Robert Garnett in the chair and other magistratee, Mary Mulksarns, 16 Platt-West, was charred with being drunk and disorder'y and with sessulting Catherine Robinson 11, Platt-street, on Monday night. She pleaded not euilty to toth charees.—P.C. Corbett gave evioence to the effect that he took the woman into custody. He saw her striking Mrs. Robinson with a poker.. The poker (produced), was Quite bent with the force of the blowa.—P.C. Lewis said he went te the house to quell a disturbance there. When he got inside, differentthe people in the house were using Corbett veryut iy--(7 atherine Robinson said the woman Mkeagrns bad knocked her about dreadfully and struck her with the poker. Her arm was black with the blows.— The Bench sentenced the prisoner to a months' hard labour. Buovee