Widnes Examiner. — 1887-07-23 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

LIVELY DOMESTIC RELATIONS AT RUNCORN. _  Thomas Robinson, a middle aged arm, was enmity-in-el before Captain liaz'eburet and Mr. A. Thomas at &worse Petty Sessions. on Monday, to answer a charge of assaulting Martha Robinson his wife.—Defendant weeded "guilty una der great provocation after being thumped about for fista minutes."—The complainant said she lived at the George Inn, Pool-lane. Mr. &Minion had deserted the house only coming blundering "in at night or just on the point of Closing time. About half past ten on the night of the 20th he came in the parlow and Called for a glass of beer, which was not served ti him. He then went upstairs and fetched a pair of trouser and a vest. if. had removed all his things' but these and she had refused in let him have them becauea she had paid for them. The defendant then said be would have the rings off bet Hagers. and he seized hold of her and struggled with her for nearly an hour until she was obliged to scream out "murder." Bar fingers were swollen vary much and were very painful. If he had asked her for the rings quietly she would have given them to bitn. The house was in her name and the license was in her hneband's When her husband had come in the house be had generally forced his way through one of the bedroom windows or got through a grid. He bad never 61100 in her house in the day time since Whitsuntide. He washer second husband. She hid occupied the house for 15 years before he married her. Defendant: On the IlthJuna did not you stand with a knife in your hand and say "I Will rip you open if you don't go out of the house and never come any mure."--Cume plainant: Me! man what are you talking about —Mr. Ashton (Magistrates clerk): Did you say that —Complaining: Never.—Defendant: Rave I ever been master in the house.— Complainant: That is your own fault if you have not been. Defendant :Not where von are —ln answer to further questions complainant slid.defendant's watch was not stolen from the house. Re took it out to the watchmakers.—Annie Dotw ton, daughter to the complainant, deposed that the defend.. ant struck her mother three times in the face and made Ler nose and mouth bleed.—Berttra Griffiths, about 15 years of ' age, corroborated. She stated that at three o'clock one , morning they found the defendant in the bar smoking a cigar.—P.S.Woolley said he was called to the house and found the defendant there. He was like a maniac. The house was completely upset. There was no doubt he was a dangerous fellow from what he saw that night.—The Dee fend ant : The grievance is that there is a grown up family, and I have no right in the house.—The defendant made a long statement in which be alleged that he had been robbed of hie watch and other tit nge in the house and his wife had threatened him with a knife. He had, he said, been threat. erred many times that way. He went away to his daughters to live, but had slept at the George Inn occasionally since, but never in bed. The licence was in his HAMA and consequently he went to the house occasionally to look ethic teings. He bad had to work hard enough for his living On the night in question she accused him of never having given her anything and he said "You have got rings an your fingers." She replied" I will not wear anything belonging to a like you. I have got an honest man's ring on my finger and I will not wear anything to you, I will paws diem," She then pulled them off and put them in her picket. Sho struck him in the face and thumped bin.—P.S. Woolley recalled said the defendant was not to oall drunk but he oppeered to be recovering from the effects of drink,—The Bench considered the case proved and impoeed a tine of .£1 • and nests Ils 61. or in default 14 days hard labour.— Mr. Laithewaite of Wilder-pool Brewery said the defendant hod had notice to quit the house once but they would have to give him notice again. This kind of thirg bad gone on before.—The Defeadant : You need not give him notice ; a will not go into the home again.—Mrs. Robinson applied for a judicial .eepararion but the Bench decided that this was , beyond their jurisdiction.