Stretford and Urmston Examiner. — 1879-11-15 (Stretford, Greater Manchester, England)

OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT ON AN ALTRINCHAM MINISTER. —George Orrell, a cabman in the employ of Mr. Sidebottom, was charged at the Altrineham Petty Sessions on Monday with being drunk on the previous night whilst in charge of his horse and cab.—lt transpired that he had assaulted the Rev. C. Aylard, the minister of the Congregational Church, Altrincham.—Mr. Aylard stated that he had engaged the defendant to drive him, his wife and sister-in-law home. They first went to his sister-in-law's house near Stockportroad, and then drove to his house in Oldfield-road. On arriving at his house he gave the defendant eighteenpence, the regular fare. The defendant, who was the worse for drink, said that he wanted "more." He asked him what he considered' his just fare, as he did not want any difference with him. The defendant only remarked that he wanted "more," whereupon Mr. Aylard asked him who he worked for, and said that he would, arrange any difference with his master. This seemed to have aroused the defendant, who began to use offensive language--catled Mr. Aylard foul names, and struck him in the face,and followed witness and his wife into the garden and threatened to murder them both, and was-in the act of attempting to strike Mrs. Aylard, when her screams aroused the neighbours, who came to their assistance.—The defendant said that he was very sorry he was drunk, and he did not remember anything of it. He had beerra cabdriver 2O years, and had never been charged before.—The Chairman (Mr. Joynson) said that it was a very serious charge, and. he would. see what were the consequences of his drunken condition. How he had come to the state of mind to assault Mr. Aylard he could not conceive. He would be fined 20s. and costs or a month's imprisonment.  ROBBING AN ALTRINCITAM AccouNTA3rr.--Samuel Wilson Johnson, a young man of respectable appearance, was charged at the Altrincham Petty Sessions, on Monday, with stealing us. id., the monies of David. Morrison, his master, at Altrincham, on the 4th Novembeir.. The prosecutor, an accountant, of the Downs, Altrincham, in whose employ the the prisoner had been since April as collector of money, said that he usually kept the money in the office, and occasionally left the drawer unlocked. On the night of the 4th of November he missed a sovereign, ara on the following morning he said to the prisoner " Pm a sovereign short, do you know anything about it ?" He said, "No." He paid the prisoner 12s. a week. He told the prisoner he felt sure he.lmd taken some money from the office, and he then admitted that he had taken us. Id. from the drawer on the 4th inst. Prosecutor told him he had: better make a "clean breast of it," and he then said that he had taken I7s. 6d. and other sums from the drawer, and he had spent it in cigars and other matters. He did not wish to press the case severely. He had been a victim to.this sort of thing before to a considerable•extent. It was painful to take those proceedings, and he asked the Bench to inflict the smallest penalty upon him, but be felt boundi ta bring the case before the court.—Sergeant Stanley deposed to receiving the prisoner in charge, when in reply he said, "Yes, I'm guilty of all."—The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said, " I hope you will be as lenient as possibly with me; I'm very sorry I have done it."—The Chairman said they meant to give due weight to the suggestion of the prosecutor—pass as lenient a. sentence as they possible could, but the offence was committed again and again from what he confesed to the prosecutor. He had been in a place of trust and fidelity, and that aggravated the offence, and the least sentence they could pass upon him—notwithstanding the recommendation of Mr. Morrison—was that he be sent to Knutsford gaol for one caleruklr month, there to be kept to hard labour.