Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1869-12-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT STOCKTON. At the Stockton Borough Police Court on Monday, before the Mayor and It. Ord, Esq., James Loydon was again brought up on remand charged that he, the said James Loydon, on the eleventh day of December, 1869, at the borough of Stockton, feloniously did assault and beat the said James Garvey, with intent, in so doing, and thereby feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought attempt to itill and murder the said James Garvey. Mr Clemniett conducted the prosecution, and Mr Fawcett, jun., appeared for the prisoner. Prosecutor not being yet able to appear, his depositions, taken before the Mayor, were read as follOWA 7 .  James Garvey, on his oath, saith :—I am a puddler, and live in Portmck-street, in Stockton. I ant suffering from injuries on the head and neck inflicted on me on the eleventh day of December instant. On Saturday night last, about half-past eleven o'clock, I was sitting in Flannaghan's kitchen having a glass of wine, when Peter Kiulon, Peter Grant, James Loydon, Edward Nugent, and another man they called Mooney, and others I did not know, came into the house. I got rather frightened. Another man named Peter Garvey was also in. He had some angry words with Peter Killion, and the prisoner (James Loydon) told Garvey if he valued his life to go out, and Garvey went out. The prisoner then commenced arguing with me, and said he had had it in for me a long time and would have it out of me. Nugent then commenced to talk to me, and he asked me to go out with him. He had his hand upon my collar. I thought he wanted to save me. When we got to the corner he gave me a shove, and I got struck by that mau there. I mean the pri,oner Jas. Loydon. He struck me with something hard on the side of the head. The blow knocked me down. I received several blows after that, and I then became insensible. The other injuries to my head and neck I believe to have been done by kicks or blows after I became insensible. There is a large cut on my left temple. . I believe it was the first blow that caused this. It was then that I fell. I have another wound on the back of the head, a bruise on my chin, and a bruise on my neck, as-though it had been done by a kick or something blunt. —Cross-examined by prisoner : You were outside the door before I got out. Mary Ann Collins, singlewoman, said : I was assisting to wait in Thomas Flannaghan's publichouse on Saturday night. During the evening I saw Jauaes Garvey there, in company with three or four others. thirvey came iu. during the afternoon and remained all the evening. He was drinking port wine. He was there all the .time up to half. past eleven, and apparently sober. About this time, a company of men came in. I knew Peter Garvey, Edward Nugent, l'eter Kiulon, James Loydou, the prisoner, a man named Grant, another minted Mooney, and others that I did not know. They first went into the parlour and then into the kitchen. Prosecutor was in the kitchen at the time this party entered. After Loydon awl company came .in, they started to argue with Garvey and others, in a quarrelsome manner. I heard Loydon say to Garvey, " I have it in for you, and I will have it out of you ; it is not with pots or jugs we break men's heads ; we go the right way about it." After that James Garvey, Nugent, and the prisoner went out. Nugent asked the prosecutor to go out and have some talk with him. As they went out, Nugent had his hand upon. prosecutor's collar. Before they weut out Loyden was wearing a low hat. Nugent was wearing a cloth cap tied in front. Five minutes afterwards Loydon, Nugent, Mooney, and hinlow came hack into the house. They went into the parlour with others that came in with them. At this time Loydon and Nugent changed hats. The prosecutor did not return into the house again. Loydon and the company stayed a few minutes, and then went away all tagethor. Three or Jour minutes after this a woman named Ellen md illoughby came into the house. I did not see Garvey again until Sunday night. He was then very ball in bed, having been severely beaten.—By Mr Fawcett: I have not waited at Flannaghan's for some months before the Ilth December. • I know Garvey and Loydon very well by sight. I did not hear prosecutor say anything offensive to prisoner. I never heard the word Orangeman mentioned. I