The Nuneaton Times. — 1875-12-18 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)

WOUNDING AT RGWINGTON.—WiIIiam Line (33), labourer, was indicted for having unlawfully and maliciously Wow fled Charles Bunn, at frtowington, on the (6th of August, with intent to do lahn grievous bodily harm Mr. Dugdale prosecuted. On the day in question prisoner was uuder the influence of liquor, and was fighting with a man named Palmer. Another man named Barnett picked him up, and prosecutor, who arrived on the spot at the same time, was leading him away from his antagonist, when he suddenly turned round on him, threw him down, bit a piece out of his lip„ and kicked him. Prisoner, who was undefended, deaied, but did not disprove the charge, and was accordingly found guilty. Be had been previously convicted, and was sentenced to cce year's imprisonment, with hard labour. HIOBWAY ROBBERY sap Potuawmern..-LGeoree Hall (40, a labourer, and William Barclay (46), stoker, were indicted for assanhieg and robbing Sarah Millerchip, on the 22nd of November, near Tamworth. Mr. Dugdale procecuted, and .Mr. Lloyd appeared for Barclay.—Between 4 and 6 o'clock on the afternoon of the 22nd of November, the prosecutrix, a married woman, was reterning from Tamworth to Poles worth, wheeling perambulator containing two children and some bundles. She was accosted by two men, one of whom seized her by the hair, kuocked her down, and kicked her, tho other man taken 3s. in money from her pocket. They were threatening to murder the two children if prosecutrix flia not hand over all the money she had, when a baker's cart was seen approaching. The men thereupon ran, through an opening in gm hedge mad escaped. Prosecutrix went to the nearest house and complained. She also gave information to the police, and the two prisoners were arrested by police-constable Poultney, the next day, in the tramp ward of the Chilvere Coton Workhouse, near Nuneaton. and were afterwards identified by the prosecutrix from among a number of others. The question was one of identity.—The prosecutrix swore positively that the prisoners were the men who robbed her, they were traced by the police as having been in the neighbourhood whece the outrage took plane on the day in question.-The jury found the prisoners guilty.—Sentence deferred UNLAWFULLY WOUNDING' —Claarles Peach (39), labourer, Was indicted for having at Claverdon, on the 29th of June, unlawfully assaulted William Hemming with intent to do him grevious bodily harm.-61r. Dugdale prosecuted, and Mr. Llyod appeared for the prisoner. On the day ie question the prosecutor, prisoner, and another man were mowing clover in a field at Claverdun when a dispute arose as to whether the prloner was mowing the prober width. Prosecutor took the scythe from the prisoner's hand and showed him how to do the work. Some high words were exchanged, and a few minute,' afterwards prisoner iuddeuly struck prosecutor on the head with the pole end of his soyth-, causing him to fail. It was alleged that hs wen amerwarde kioked, and it was found that two of his ribs were broken. The question for the jury was whether the offence was one of unlawfully wounding, or wounding with intent to do grievous toddy harm. The jury found the pisoner guilty of the minor offence. Sentence was deterred that witnesees might., be milled as to the prisoner's character.