Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1889-04-06 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON  DARLINGTON POLICE.  On Monday at the Darlington Police Court, before Mr J. 11. Bowman and Mr F. 'l'. Steavonsou, John Mcßride. a villainous-looking fellow, end Ellen Vasey were brought rip on remand, charged with assaulting P.C. Gibson on Sunday, the 24th Mt. On the Saturday night at ithotit twelve o'clock the police were oalled to Soollick's-yard. P.C. Smnrthwaite and P.C. Gibson wont into the yard. and proceeded into a house from which there were cries of " Murder." P.C. Smurtbwaite stated that when he went in he found the two prisoners and another man and his wife all fighting, and P.C. Thompson endeavouring to quieten them. Mcßride at once struck him (Smurthwitite)in the chest, and knocked him under the bed, and the woman tossed a pint pot at Gitisou. Mcßride and the woman were taken downstairs by Thompson and Gibson, and when they arrived at the foot he heard a frightful blow, and someone shout '• 0, dear."—P.C. Gibson, who is a Sue young fellow of about 22, appeared in Court in a very weak and nervous condition, and bad to be accommodated with a seat whilst he delivered his evidence. Ile said that whilst-he was in the room he was first attack on the head with a pot, and afterwards in the chest by M•Bride. He took M'Bride to the bottom of the stairs, when ha received a heavy blow over the temple, but could not say what with. He, however, kept his bold on the prisoner until he reached Pember, ton's-corner, near the Post Office, where he was struck, kicked, and knocked over, and ne knew no more.—P.C. Thompson corroborated, and the prisoners were also further charged with assaulting that officer—Dr. Frazer stated that he saw Gibson on the 24th ult., and found him suffering from a contusion of the right temple, and bleeding from the nostrils. He was insensible, but it took two policemen to hold him down on account of muscular twitchings. Ha.remained unoonecious until alorit eleven o'clock in the morning, and hal since had fits and relapses. It was a most dangerous wound, and it would be fully another month before he was out of danger.—Mcßride. on being asked if he had nnything to say, rep!lted that it was not much use. Smurthwaite bit him, and he was also strnck over the heal with the others.—Ellen Vasey said the policemen were drunk, and then again that they were not all drunk. She had never been in a Court before, and they were two innocent persons.—Mcßride was committed to gaol for air months with hard labour, and Vasey a month for the russanit on Gibson, and another for the earatilt on Thoinpson. On receiving her sentence she fainted.  A MAN WHO ALWAYS DRISB3IID AS A WOMAN, —There has just died in 'ravistook Workhouse an old person, 85 years of age, who was known to the authorities as Mary Mudge, and who until some few years ago kept a small dairy in that town. On the body being prepared for tho funeral it yes discovered to be that of a man. although previously no suspicion hal been enter Seined as to the sex. Miss Mudge, as deceased haa long beam called had at the outward egipearance of a woman, and no clause bad been assigned forth. disguise, IftB 8. A. Ailaire Wanes Ea* Rs