Widnes Examiner. — 1891-02-28 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A  NAVVY. On Thursday the prisoner James White, Ship Canal labourer, was again brought up at the Warrington Borough Police Court charged with committing a murderous assault upon Thomas Kelly, Ship Canal labourer, on the night of the 7th inst. The complainant had now sufficiently recovered to be able to appear. The magistrates were Captain Ridgway (chairman), and Alderman Sutton. The evidence of the prosecutor and Joseph Starkey,Ship Canal labourer, of Frederick-st., Latchford, brought out the following circumstances. The two men had been havini a glass together at the Packet House, Bridge-St.. and, soon after ten o'clock, were on their way threugh the Old-road to the model lodginghouse in that road, where the complainant lodged, when the prisoner met them. He had had no disagreement with either of them, but he was not sober. He struck Starkey in the mouth and knocked him down, and on his asking what that was for, said, with an oath, he would serve the complainant the same. He knocked Kelly into the gutter with the buckle end of his belt, and then kicked him about the ribs two or three times. James Lynch, Ship Canal labourer,deposed to seeing the prisoner and Kelly in the Norton Arms, Latchford, about half-past nine on the night in question, and to White going out about ten o'clock, some ten minutes after Kelly. Witness left soon after, and then saw Kelly lying in the Old-road, across the road, and the prisoner standing on the other side with his back against the wall. Witness tried to lift Kelly up. and White came across and kicked Kelly twice on the back of the head, , and was going to do so a third time, when witness told him it was a shame; and he replied that he would give Lynch the same. There was no quarrel in the Norton Arms between theprisoner and Kelly. Catherine Knockton a widow, living in Old-road, said she heard a noise, and came out, and saw White kick Kelly twice. He was bleeding from the right ear, the hack of the head, and the mouth. The prisoner ran into the lodging-house when he saw a crowd coming. She went out and informed Mr. Cobley, the landlord of the lodging-house. Eunice Ashurst, of Old-road, gave corroborative evidence. The complainant was brought into her house. William Cobley, the lodging-house keeper, said he was informed by Mrs. Knockton of what had happened, and the prisoner was apprehended as he was going to bed. Police-Sergeant Taylor deposed to apprehending the prisoner about 5 minutes to 10, and to having 'Kelly carried into Mrs. Ashurst's house, and subsequently on the police ambulance to the Infirmary. At the police station whither the prisoner was conveyed by P.C. Ward, White said it was not he who committed the assault but a man just like him with a velvet coat on, who had come into the lodging house and told him that he had done for a man in the Old-road, and he (the prisoner) had placed him on a form, and was going to bed when he was arrested. Sergeant Taylor ascertained that there was no truth in this story. Dr. Smith, senior house surgeon at the Infirmary, testified as to Kelly's injuries, and said he remained unconscious till the Tuesday, after he was brought in, and then became partly conscious. The drum of the right ear had been ruptured, and that ear would be permanently deaf. He was fairly well now, but would have to be in the Infirmary a short time longer.—The prisoner, who said lie had nothing to say in answer to the charge, was committed for trial to the Liverpool Assizes.  CADBURY'S Cocoa is absoiutly pure.—The Public Ana 'vats • have submitted CADBURy's COCOA to close tests, and the result has always proved its great value as a sustain-1 lug and nourishing beverage. - Advt. "Jewellers Stationers" &c., emu-fencing See Prospectus (post free). 186, Euston-rd.; London. Established 1866—Advt. LINUM CATHARTICUM PILLS, agreeably aperient 9,11 130 2s. 9d. Of all Chemists.—Advt. DON'T buy water at the price of soap —" SUNLIGHT SOAP "Is guaranteed bure and genuine.—Advt. Fifteen thousand miners have struck work at Pittsburg, and are making an effort to induce others to come out. According to Buenos Ayres telegram, the municipal elections passed off quietly and resulted in a gain of several seats by the Union Civica. Admiral Hornby lies in a serious condition at Havant, having sustained concussion of the brain and serious ' internal injuries by being thrown from a dogcart. FLORILINE I Poll,