The Atherstone Times. — 1879-01-11 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

COVENTRY DOCTOR CHARGED WITH THREATENING HIS WIFE. At the City Police Court, on Saturday, before J. Marriott, and S. Vale, Esqrs., Mrs. Somerville Millerchip, wife of Dr. Thomas Millerchip. Bishop• at eet, appeared to make an application foe a summoos against her husband for having threatened "to murder her," on the 2nd Mat —While the application was being heard, Dr. Millerchip, came into Court, and from the state ments made by the wife the Bench caused a warrant to be issued, and Police sergeant Gregory took Millerchip into custody. He was immediately placed in the dock and the infotmation read over to him, by which he was charged with having on the 2nd January inst., threatened to murder his wife, who, from that and other threats used, was afraid that he would do her some grievous bodily harm, and she therefore craved sureties of the peace. —ln answer to the charge, prisoner said, "I am not guilty.—Mr. Norris, Chief Superintendent of Police, applied for a remand undl Monday.—The Prisoner : Allow me bail, if it is possible. I have got no counsel, nor anything. I, a medical man, to be placed in this position. I was never in such a position before.—Mr. Marriott : We cannot allow bail. You stand remanded until either Monday or Wednesday, whichever you like. We , mentioned Monday because we thought you would wish the ease to be disposed of as quickly as possible.—The prisoner repeated his application for bail several times, but Mr. Marriott said : You are remanded until Monday without bail. You are sot safe.—The primener : I am safe. Allow me bail on account of my wife. lam sorry for my poor wife.—Mr. Marriott : It is for the interests of your wife, and yourself, and the public generally, that you should be kept quietly for two or three days, so that you may get your mind and head into a proper state.—The prisoner : My mind and my head are all right.—Mr. Marriott: Locking at the facts of the case we think it best that you should be kept quiet, and consequently this step has been taken. It is as much for your interest as for that of your wife that you should te set aside for two or three days, so that you may get your intcllect clear, and take such steps as you may think fitting to defend yourself. It is a very serious chsrge indeed.—Thq prisoner : It is very serious indeed, the way it is put.—The Bench again refused to grant bail, and the prisoner was removed in custody.—On Monday the Magistrates present were the Mayor (H. Scarnpton, Esq ), J. Marriott, W. H. Hill, and H. S,,den, Eeqrs. The Court was crowded with spectators. Upon the case being called upon, the defendant was brought Into Court in the custody of :he police, but before reaching the dook he was seized with a fit, and had to be carried away by the police officers in ' attendance--Mr. Masser, who appeared for the defence, said that owing to what had occurred, it was evident that it would be impossible to have the case heard that day. Ho therefore proposed to ask that the case stand adjourned until such a day as the Court might think; wcll to fir, and that the defendant be let out on bail. That was the second fit he had had that morning, and he (Mr. Maser) thought it would 111 advisable that the defendant should hays proper medical attendance, in order to enable him to come before the Court again to answer the charge. He had no doubt but that sufficient bail could be procured. —Mr. Goate, who appeared for the wife, said he had not had any opportunity of conferring with his client, but from the affection she had manifested towards the defendant in Court, he had no doubt she would consent to the course proposed by Mr. Nasser. A conversation took place between the Magistrates and their Clerk as to the advisability of granting bail, and ultimately it was decided to remand the defendant for a week, and to allow bail, defendant in A5O, and two sureties in £24 each —A great crowd of people waited outside the Court to see the defendant and his wife as they left.