The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1875-02-06 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.  Cocrxrr HALL, COVENTRY, Friday, Feb. s.—Present : A. H. Pseas, Esq. (chairman), J. atamuoroa, and J. GIILSON, Tux Pours MA.NO Woax.—Samnel Davis and J. Rollick were charged, on the information of Supt. Palmer, with riding a velocipede on the footpath at Stivichall on January 27th.—They were discharged on payment of expenses, Bs. 6d. each. Charles Beauchamp, watchmaker, was charged, on the information of Superintendent Palmer, with firing a gun on the Stivichall.ros.cl, within 50 feet of the carriage road, on January 22nd.—Mr. Homer appeared for defendant, and the case, after being heard, was dismissed.  Tuaownto &masa—Thomas Grimley, Geo. Wilcox, Benjamin Lowe, and Walter Quinney, boye, were charged by hdfred Harrizon with committing damage by throwing Mono° on to tin roof of a house °wooled by Thomas Ford, on January 18th.—Promieing not to offend again, the complainant withdrew the charge. _ _ _  Daus& —George Starkey, of Bedworth, miner, was charged, on the information of Superintendent Oliver, with being drank at Bedworth on January 30th.— Defendant pleaded not guilty—P.C. Borton proved the charge, and the defendant was fined 55., and 16e. costs.  CIHBTING A Gum.—John Shears Wag charged, on the information of the Inland Revenue authorities, with carrying a gun without a license.—Defendant did not appear.—lt was proved that he was shooting in a field on November 19th, and that he took out a license on the 28th of the same month.—The penalty for such offence is £lO, one fourth of which, £2 10s., was inflicted.  Puasurr or Gssix.—William Ford, of Bedworth, miner, was charged by Thomas Wood with trespass.ing in pursuit of game, on January 7th, 1873, on land in the occupation of Thomas Orton, between Bulk,ington and Marston.—Defendant, though summoned, did not appear at the time; but had now to the warrant which had been issued for his apprehension. He was fined Is., and 19e. expenses, or in default 14 days. John Harris, of Bedworth, miner, was charged by Thomas Wood with being in pursuit of game on January 17th.—Mr. S. R. Masser appeared for the comnlainant, and Mr. Homer for defendants—Wood, who is gamekeeper to Captain Henniker, said he was on the road between Bulkington and Bedworth, on 17th January, and saw defendant and nine others with four dogs, waving them on. The dogs put up a hare and ran it. When he was seen the men made off towards Bedworth.—The Bench, however, die. missed the ease.  - CHMIOE OF Asastrur.—Chssles Thompson, of Foleshill, was charged by Emma, wife of William Rollason, shoe maker, of Foleshill, with assaulting her on the 26th Jannary.—Mr. Homer appeared for defendant. —Emma Rollason said defendant went to her house on the day named while she was up-stairs. He called her down, and on her refusing to come he went with a young woman who accompanied him upstairs to the room where she was, and there committed the assault complained of. He struck her with a brick on the back of the head, and endeavoured to throw her down stairs. The black eye she then had was one result of the assault, and her legs were black and blue all over. By Mr. Homer; On the same morn ing her husband and herself had quarrelled, but not fought. She was married to Itollason six years ago. Her former husband was still alive, but had left her 14 years, and was himself again married. In the struggle her husband pulled her about, and she scratched his hoe, but they did not light. Her stepson was hurt by them, knocking him down during the struggle. For the defense, Mr. Homer called Fanny Hammer&ley, who said in the morning of the 26th ult. she heard screams ef murder, and saw the complainant turn out of the house her little stepson, who was bleeding at the nose and mouth. She took him to his sister.—Sarah Davenport, stepdaughter of complainant, who lived with difendant as his wife, said she went on the 26th ult. with defendant to oomplanant's house, to see why she had so ill-treated her little brother. Complainant took up a foot-clencher to her, when defendant : went in to prevent her striking ; and, as he endeavoured to take it out of her hand, she fell down. They neither of them either went up stairs, struck complainant with a brick, or kicked her.—Mrs. Hammersley, recalled, said she saw defendant go in and out Of the house. He was not in more than two or three minutes—The case was here adjourned for further evidence.