The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1883-03-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

COMPLICITED CASE AT GUISBOROUGII. On Tuesday morning, at the Gnisborough Police Court, before Admiral Chaloner, C.B. (in the chair). Dr. Merry weather, and Mr A. B. Pease, William Watten, senr., charged Christopher Appleby with assaulting him on the road at Pinchingthorpe on the 17th inst., and Cbristoplaer Appleby charged P.C. Thorpe, Win. Walton (the younger), and WmAleary Bolton with assaulting hhn at the same time and place, and a third summons was taken out by P.C. Thorpe againet Christopher Appleby for assaulting him, also at Pinchingthorpe on the same date. Mr Skidmore, instructed by Mr Wm. Robinson, appeared for Appleby, and Mr A. Buchanan, Guisborongh, appeared for Mr Walton.—Mr Skidmore, in opening thecase, said he proposed, with the consent of the .Bench and Mr Buchanan, to take the oases together, and try them on their merits. There -were three summonses, and a warrant had been taken out against his client, who was bailiff for a lady named Thomas, and I had been so engaged for twelve or thirteen years. His client (Appleby) was the owner of a fast-trotting mare, and on the day in question ' he was coming on the road from Stokesley when he overtook Wm. Walton, who was in charge of an entire horse named Shibboleth and a pony. " Chaffing" commenced, and Walton offered to trot Appleby with the entire horse, the winner to take the horse in either case, Appleby won the race. When they arrived at Newton a halt was made. and it appeared theta somewhat angry altercation took place. Walton ultimately struck Appleby with a stick, and knocked him down. At this point Appleby seized the horse, and took it home to Mrs Thomas's farm, where the animal was put up for the night. After they had all retired to rest P.C. Thorpe, Walton the younger, and someone else came to Mrs Thomas's house, broke a window, and demanded the horse or Appleby's body. P.C. Temp seized Appleby by the throat, and held him until he was black in the face, and also knelt upon his chest. On Monday Appleby came to Guisborongh to take proceedings witu a view of settling the dispute. He went to the PolicaStation, and told this officer in charge that he wanted summonses. lie was told that Mr Trevor had not come yet, he had better call again. Shortly after, however, Mr Seperintendent Clarkson went into a public-house where Appleby was, and told him he wanted him, as he had a summons and a warrant against him. i Mr A. Buchanau's version of the case WWI that on the day in question Appleby passed Walton on the road going at the rate of eight or nine miles an hour. The entire horse, which was being led by _Walton, commenced to rear. When they arrived at Newton, Appleby stated that be won the entire horse at a raffle at Stokesley, and he took the horse froniWalton by main force, and knocked him down. • Walton i shouted "Murder.' Appleby was drunk at the , time. be evidence of the wttnesses was of a very conflicting character. Appleby, was , fined 103 and costs. The charge preferred by Appleby against P.C. Thorpe, 'Wm. Walton the younger, and W. H. Bolton was dismissed, as was also the charge against Walton. The case lasted over three hours.  At Richmond Parsn Church special services are conducted daily during the week. A number of poor people have appealed to the Richmond Justices to be let off paying their rates. The applications were granted, the Magistrates, however, telling some of them to live in smaller houses.  A license to perform stage plays in St. Hall, Whitby, was granted to Mr Thomas AeaOrnan, landlord of the Talbot, by the Whitby Magiltrates on Saturday. WHITBY PoUCE Casits.—On Saturday at the Whitby Police Court a youth nanizd Ernest Richardson was ordered to pay 54 for throwing snowballs at peoplo in the streets.— Robert 'darker, carrier, wits ordered to pay 10s far laavino hia hon. and (tart on thw hisrhwaa