Widnes Examiner. — 1898-12-09 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TRYING TO AVOID A SUMMONS.—Mary Broderick was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Hallam-la:tie on November 27th.—Defendant pleated not guilty.--iergeant Evans said about 12.15 on Sunday morning the 27th of last month he saw the defendan: In Dallam-lane making use of bad laignage. She went Into the house to avoid them. He knocked at the door and she put her head out of the bedroom window aid shouted and cursed at the top of her voice. She upset the whole neighbourhood.—.G'3. Corbett and Newey corroberated.—Defendant denied she had ever been been out of the house. —Mrs. Whiitle a neighbour gave evidence —Thomas Broderick, son of de'endant said the p dicemen came to the door and kicked the bolt off the door. He got up and awakened his mother who had never been out of the house.—The Chief Constaale said defendant had been before the court 12 times fir duff 'rent offences. It was the custom in that neighbourhood for people to run into their houses after creating a disturbance, thinking they would avoid being summoned—Defendant was fined 55 including costs. OnecteNE Limirraun.—Ann Jones was charged with making use of obscene language in Chrimes yard on the 28th November.—Defendant pleaded guilty.—Evidenice was given and defendant fined 5s and costa or seven days.  TUESDAY —Before Mr John Pate (in the chair), Messra. T. Birchall and H. Garnett.  A WIFE BEATER HEAVILY FlNED.—Arthur Charles Warburton, residing in Pierpoint-street, was summoned for assaulting and beating his wife. Sarah Ellen Warburton, on the 3rd Deeember. He pleaded guilty.—Compliinant stated that her husband on the day in question, picket up a shoemaker's knife (produced), and would have cut her throat and , probably killed her If she had not had a stroug weapon in , her hand to protect herself. He nearly strangled one of her children on Sunday night. Witness stated that there was no cause whatever for his bad conduct. Defendant told bar Ito fetch his boots from upstairs, and because she refused he thrashed her. She went upstairs, and defendant said he would " stick "he- with the knife when she came down again. When she came down he " w -nt for her," but she h-id the presence of mind to trip him up for escape. Ile was , in a semi-drunken condition.—Mr. Garnett said that if he I had the law in his own hands he would give defendant the cat,'"—The Chairman said the magistrates considrred it a serious offence. Defendant's conduet had been very despicable for a considerable time. He might have committed murder. Defendant; would be fined 20s and costs, or one months' imprisonment. ANOTHER SHOP' Doon Tarr.—Mary Malloy, who curie from Southpert, was charged with stealing a pair of boots, value 6s 11d, on Monday night, from the shop of Messrs. Brown and Co., boot and shoe manufacturers. Horsemarketstreet.—The Chief Constable said a number of boots were hanging at Messrs. Brown's door between 5.39 p.m. and six p.m. It was the custom of the shoksman to frequently examine the stock, and Mr. John Weeks, the manager, missed the boots produced. lie afterwards identified tiers boots, which were with the police. The prisoner went to Mr. I Houghton's pawnshop on Monday evenirg and offered them for is 6cl.—Several witnesses corroborated the statement of I the Chief Constable, and prisoner not being able to satisfactorily account for the possession of the boots was seat to, gaol for 14 days.