The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1884-11-29 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE COOK AND THE DAUGHTER.  AT the Wallasey Police Court, on Wednesday, before Major Chambres and Mr. W. B. Marshall, a young lady named Miss Maria Williamson, residing with her mother and brother at &afield House, Egremont, appeared to answer a summons taken out against her for an alleged assault on Mary Derbyshire, of Liverpool, but who was up to a recent date in the employment of the defendant's mother as cook. A cross-summons had also been issued by Miss Williamson against the complainant in the first case also for an assault. Mr. W. Danger appeared on behalf of Miss Williamson. The complainant (Darbyehire) stated that on Wednesday evening, the 19th November, she was in the kitchen as usual, when Miss Williamson entered for some reason or other. She (the complainant) at once requested the young lady to leave the room, as she had no business there. She believed Miss Williamson came into the kitchen because she had had some cross words with her mother. She took some clothes off the table and said— Mr. Danger objected to the complainant giving evidence of what took place on the Wednesday evening, as Miss Williamson in the summons was charged with an assault on Thursday, the 20th. The Chairman requested the complainant to confine her statement to what transpired on the Thursday morning. Continuing, the complainant stated that the following (Thursday) morning in consequence of what took place on the preceding night, she went up to Mrs. Williamson's room to ascertain whether she knew where a couple of her handkerchiefs had been placed, as she wanted to pack them up together with her other things. Miss Williamson happened to come out of her bedroom door at the time, and evidently seeing that she (the complainant) was about to leave, refused to let her go out of the house, pushed her against a door,. and struck her with her fist. The complainant afterwards went to the drawing.room window to endeavour to effect her escape by jotting through, but she was again prevented by Miss Williamson. She screamed out " Murder " at the top of her voice. Miss Williamson next took a jug filled with cold water and emptied the contents over the complainant. By Mr. Danger: She did not look upon the kitchen as her own domain, but, at the same time, she liked to have it herself. In her opinion Miss Williamson ought to have left the kitchen immediately she was requested. Miss Williamson had no business in the kitchen beyond the business she made herself. She should have left the place on Thursday morning in the ordinary course of events. The Chairman: I think we have heard enough of this case, Mr. Danger. The hearing of the croas-summor— took place. The complainant (Miss Williamson) stated that there was a disturbance between the defendant and herself on the Wednesday evening. She went into the kitchen with the intention of making a pudding, but she was prevented from carrying her intention into effect by the conduct of the defendant. The Chairman: I do not think we ought to go into that case. Continuing, the complainant said that the defendant's conduct was so outrageous on Wednesday night that she had threatened to send for a policeman and have her locked up. She attempted to leave the house on the following morning without any orders from her mistress, and all that she (the complainant) did was to shut the front door in order to prevent the defendant leaving the house until she had seen her mother. The defendant thereupon became very violent and dashed the complainant with great violence against the door of the vestibule. She also seized hold of her arms with such violence as to cause them to be quite black. The Chairman said they were very sorry to find such a miserable chapter in domestic life in that district. Under the circumstances, however, the Bench had decided to dismiss both cases.  then  Rani:Tx/aux.—Every sufferer should take Woodcock's Rheumatic Mixture, which soon , eradicates all traces of disease from the blood and bones. Many rheumatic patients have been restored after years of suffering. Get the right—Woodcock Rheumatic Mixture. Grange-lane. 53