The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1877-05-11 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

EXTRAORDINARY ADVI.NTURE OE A, LEEDS OAS ACCOUNT COLLECTOR.  Last week, at the Leeds Town Hall, before Aid. Imccock sad Mr. A. Lawson, Margaret Wllkineon, it, Beek Park street, I.eeds, was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain from douses Mortimer Lancaster, liedon place, Woodhouse, collector to the Leroy Corporation Gae Company. Mr. A. Watson prosecuted. The prosecutor said 'hat on the 20th April, at half-past five in the evening, he was receiving is ens aocotint at the shop of Mr. Hurtley, butcher, West street. The prisoner was there, and, following him into the next shop, she said clue owed a gas aCCOUU for 111 house in Saville street, but that she cold not pay It then. He went into the bash( Arms, andlered a glass of beer, ad the priednor foupesng, ci for a ease of gin. At her requescproiteutor too ed in his book for an account in the-name of Hobson or Rolston. Ste then left toe public-house, saying she would go to the residence of her sister, in Back Park street, and get the money for the account. He left the house shortly afterwards. The prisoner roes hnu in the street, and as she pressed him ,ts go with her to hack Park street to settie the account, be went. She asked him to have "a drop of beer," whith was already poured into a cup, and, after refusing 'twice, he drank about two table spoonefin. Almost immediately he became unconscious. He wee aroused by receiving a kick in the stomach, and when he partially regained his Aeneas he found that he had been almost completely stripped. He shouted "Murder"- up-in which the prisoner struck Min upon the head with a pitcher, and a man, who had come into the room since he went there, kicked his ear, causing blood to iluw freely. In his undercoat, which was the only article of clothing besides his shirt which he cou-d find, was xtr; which he had when he entered the house, but his watch and guard were gone. He escaped from the house whilst partially unconscious, and was provided with trousers by the crowd which had gathered outside the house. The police soon afierwards apprehended the prisoner, but the man who kicked him had got away. The prisoner said she was very drunk when the prosecutor first spoke to her in the butcher's shop, and that she recollected nothing more until a policeman took her. Detectire-Inepect.r Nortoilfle and other oificers said that when the woman was received at the police cells she was sober. Mary Ann Walmeley said the prisoner occupied the room above hers, and lived with a man known as "Cockney." The prosecutor on the evening named brought the prisoner into her apartment, said she was his niece, and sent witness for beer. (In returning she found the prosecutorpartly undressed. Ile drunk of the beer, and asked her to drink. She (witness) then went into the cellar kitchen. Soon afterwards "Cockney" came in and went up stairs. Five minutes later the chamber windows were broken, and then "Cockney" came down, putting a watch and guard in his pocket, and, saying he would fetch a policeman, went away and did not return. The prosecutor afterwards came dewn, and went into the street. He was bleeding from a wound upon the ear. In reply to Mr. Watsen, witnees said she had been in gaol four or five times—once for stealing beef, and also for fighting. She came from Hull nine weeks 940. When the prosecutor came into the house with the prisoner he had some steak in his hand, which she afterwards saw him frying upstairs. Witness had not had a conversation with the prisoner about the prosecutor before the latter Caine in. She did not get the gin which she brought back with the beer at a druggist's shop. The man " Cockney " and the prisoner had been living together as husband and wile, The prisoner was committed to the Leeds borough session° for trial.  C( (LONEL EY R E AN fi TH -NOTTS YOLTIN VP, AN ,111 fdT itE, tieutenant.Colouel h)re, eommanding the Notts An. Batt. 11. V.. has issued a re,mest nr the men who have -served in the volunteers, litA who have retired fr,..m the various eompanies, that 'hoer who are willing to join stain in two of 'urgent necessity will at once send in thee names to the sergeant-major of the battalion. Durir eeventeen years no lee than 1705 men have passed the ,uelf. !he ranks of tWs tiattalion, irrevpective of these who now make up its present strength of 580 efficient men. It is believed that the response will bell 1•141 abet t  . , PE PROPOSER FRENCH TREATY OF COKMERCE__WITIT