Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1874-12-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

BBILUUNO • PLATS GLASS WINDOW.--JSMI3II Morrison, a blast furnace labourer, was charged with wilfully breaking a plate glass window at the Globe Inn and doing damage to the extent ef £4 15. Mr Charlton, landlord of the Inn, -tated that the- pri• Boner went into his bar on Saturday, and wanted something to drink. He was refused, and had a bottle of ginger beer. Witness told him to go out, and prisoner used abusive language. He was afterwards put out. He then gave two kicks at the door and in about a quarter of an hour a tremendous crash of glass was haid, aid on going out prisoner was walking quietly down the street, as though nothing had happened. Witness would not have to loose anything as he was insured in the Plate Glass Company, but be was &mired to press the ease. The magistrates fined prisoner 40a including costs, or one month 's imprisonment. I A INTWE BEArEit.—Patrick Belly was charged with assaulting ;his wife, also wRh assaulting Rachel Watson, and also with assaulting Mary Watson. The wife, a woman apparently about 28 years old, was sadly disfi_mre t. and looked as though she did not receive half suffieittnt food. In a pitiablti tone she beseeched the magistrates not to hurt the brute, her husband, and she had eventmilly to be removed hour the court. Inipector Bellamy stated that on Saturday night It ichtl and Mary Watson came to the pdice station, and said that prisoner was ill-using his wife. He went t the house, _ _ _ _ _ .  and found Mrs Kelly lying on the floor, bleeding from the nose and mouth. She said that she had been kicked on the body, and was unable to get up. Rachel Watson stated that :on Saturday night:Mrs Kelly asked her to go to the market with her, and she went, but it was so coil that she came back. She afterwards went out for some tea, and when she came back she was met by her mother, who said that there was murder going on. \Yip n she went in, prisoner had hold of his wife by the hair, and was striking and kicking her. He also struck witness, and kicked her, knocking her from the ton of the stairs to the bottom. Mary Watson gave corroborative evidence, and showed a large bruise behind her left ear, which had been caused by a kick from the pri,oner, when she was trying to rescue her daughter. The magistrates committed prisoner to Northallerton for four months for the assault upon his wife, and for one month in each of the other two cases.  STEALING Boors.—Joseph MeNicholl was charged with stealing a pair of boots from the shoo of Imeson and Sons.—Mr William Imeson stated that the boots produced belonged to his firm, and were worth 6s 91. —Sergeant Metcalfe stated that on Monday night, about half-past five, he was on duty in Sussexstreet. He satv prisoner near Mr Imeson'a shop, and his suspicions being aroused, he watched him. He observed him take the pair of boots produced from the door of Mr Imeson's shop, and walk down the street. He followed, and just as he put his hand on his shoulder, prisoner was looking back over his shoulder ;,tvel placing the boots under his coat. Witness asked him what he was going to do with the boots, and he replied that he was going to buy them. He took him into custody, and, on searching him, found only 51 in copper. Prison r was wearing a pair of new boots at the time. He pleaded guilty to the charge.—Another char •,e of stealing a cap from Mr Barritt's shop was then gone into. The cap, which was produced, was identified by one of Mr Barritt's shopmen —William Miles, a stoker, said that he saw Sergeant Metcalfe take the prisoner to the police station, and immediately after they had passed, he noqced a cap lying on the flags. He picked it up, and took it to the police sLation. The cap was not 1 jag on the flags before they passed. Strgeant Metcalfe said be had apprehended the prisoner on another eh :rge.—Prisoner pleade I not guilty to this charge. In the first case, prisoner was committal for six weeks, and in the second case for a fortnight.