The Blackpool Herald. — 1888-10-26 (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)

SZBIOOB ASSAULT CAM—Joseph Jackson, shipbroker, was charged with assaulting Mary Jane Peacock, on Wednesday, the 24th inst.—Mr. W. J. , Read defended the prisoner.—The prosecutrix said that ehe lived at 2. Charles-street, where the prisoner had been cohabiting with her. Between 9 and 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning they went t 3 the Station Hotel, and they remained there until about twelve. They returned, and left again about halfpast twelve. They went home, and when they got inside the prisoner dashed a plate, with some cold pork, on the top of her head, while she was attempting to poke the fire. The plate had been cracked several months, and it broke with the blow, cutting her head and making it bleed. She then ran into the parlour to get out of his way, and the prisoner threw a fruit plate in, which hit her left wrist while attempting to atop it going through the window. It cut her wrist. She sent for a doctor, and Dr. Daly came, but the prisoner ordered him out. After the doctor had gone, the prisoner knocked her down with his fiat in the front parlour, and kicked her whilst down several times on her ribs. He had hold of her by the throat while kicking her.—By Mr. Read: The prisoner was In drink, and had been drinking that day. She had lived with him about fifteen months. The prisoner had offered to marry her as Boon as he legally could do. He was steady, and they got on well together. She clld not sen,t for the police, nor did she give him in charge. She had had a little drink. She did not wish to press the charge, as she was not frightened he would repeat the assault. —The woman several times stopped during her evidence, and said she would not give evidence, but was induced to go on.—Dr. Daly said that he was fetched to the house on Wednesday afternoon, where he found the woman with her head bleeding and hand cut. He was going to attend to It, when the prisoner ordered him out. He went out and told the woman that she could come over the way and he would attend to her, but she did not come. The prisoner was under the influence of drink. About half-an-hour after a man came to his house and said the prisoner was murdering his wife. The police were fetched, and the inspector asked him to see the woman. He went, and found that she had got two wounds, one on the head, and one on the hand. The one on the head was one inch long, and oneeighth of an inch deep. The one on the hand was a quarter of an inch long, and divided a small vein. The wounds were doing welL There was danger of erysipelas, taking into consideration the state of the weather and the habits of the woman. She had lost blood, and there was blood about her person. The wound on the head was one such as might have been caused by the dish being broken on it. The wound on the wrist divided an unimportant vein, and it VMS healed up that morning. It had been caused from the blow of some sharp instrument. —By Mr. Read: He was not sure that the woman was free from the probability of erysipelas yet. The woman seemed excited lag. night. The time elapsing between him going to the house both times was about half-anhour.—The Chief Constable said a witneat who should have been there had gone away to Manchester, and he asked for an adjournment—Mr. Read said that it was only while prisoner was under the influence of drink, and had lost all control of himself, that he committed the offence. They had lived very happy and comfortablo before.—P.C. Milne deposed to apprehending the prisoner on Wednesday afternoon. lie charged the prisoner at the police station with assaulting her with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, and he replied that he did not intend to do her any harm. The man was very much advanced in drink.—The Bench said they had considered his case, and they must tell him that drink was no excuse whatever. He would be fined £lO and costs, or in default to go to prison for two months.  Mr. Lionel Brough, supported by a strong and capable company, is this week appearing at the I Winter Gardens in the highly successful comedy, "The Paper Chase," A much longer notice is crowded out.