The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1888-05-12 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ANOTHER SERIOUS AFFRAY AT THE NORTH END.  kt the Borough P .lice Court, on Wednesky, before Mr. Preston, John and Mary Lguire, of 94, Watson-street, were charged sith aseaulting and unlawfully wounding lobo and Mary Daven, of 90, Watson-street, le Monday night last.—Mary Daven, a girl 15yeara old, living with her father, deposed that she was in the kitchen on Tuesday night, about 11 o'clock, when the two prisoners Intered, the front door being open. The male pisoner asked in an authoritative manner for her father, and thinking there might be a row the said he wee not in, although her father Wes upstairs in Mr.. Remsey's room. Prisoners Olen called her foul names and struck her in the side. Mrs Maguire said to her husband finish her,' whereon witness screamed Ltd beard Mrs. Ramsey tell her father she getting " leathered. ' Her father came lows and tried to put the prisoners out, when Mr. Maguire got hold of him by the neck and threw him down, striking km with his fiat whilst lying on the floor, the female prisoner at the same time. Pauroping witnees. Mrs. Maguire asked her iluthand for his knife,but he said he could not fa it, and witness sent her little luotho. out for the police. Mr. Maguire tuck her father on the forehead with the taker, witness being afterwards struck with Ole lame weapon by Mrs. Magnire. They netepted to escape from the police, but the arrived in time to arrest them as they all_laa ring the house. In answer to the Ure et question, she said her father did llgaitist the fender and cut his heed IN uutet struggling with Maguire. A youth ;0d Jarvia did not strike the prisoner. 0, Daven, described as a labourer, said Fae:l: iu Mrs. Ramsey's room drinking on Iltheztid night, whto his attention was by screaming downstairs Mrs. tett.l44s said to him, "Oh I your daughter's we murdered." He went down and was 744th,,b! the man Maguire, who struck hint ittt e and knocked him down. He then likg 1109 Michael for a policeman. He theZ t,dtagjaed into the lobby and ht with the lobi, • wltness did not call Maguire into Thoi led thrash him. rvis, who is employed in a coaletriet.'t4 that he also lived at 40, Watson He house was let off in apartments. spoe-4be,m2.i4 to bed on Tuesday night but tud too:•`the the row proceeded downstairs ebe Poker from Mrs. Maguire just iio about to strike the girl Daven. ette,e4"B were taken into custody as they itheia.firtan%tbe house.—PC 5 (Harris) said aievenlont,rance about twenty minutes ltamstre uesday night and on going to tbet f"ud where the row was. He aitte spriamier and in reply to the !;tieß,..l7,"f7,elaguire said "I did not do any. r.c/th Were n!rhusband said "It is wrong.' mkedVerydrunk.—Superintendent ‘llaeiie Worship to adjourn thecaee Okpri,,o_4r"ouluice of the hcspital doctor, and l'resee4, were remanded until to day.— Mlpeared in court with their 44 a and the female prisoner  Jalonteh w Port of theLßveYr"e B ND Or }TOPE I:et°fionii4 Anrri 37Dethe,8:fenirenc°rneZetrok 4.,hdy Min fifereer's nam.,e-41 BiOg 74_,ongr?at vivacity an etch d. 1,110 ' Come bny my floe ere," il44oeulat krartf ,70nred the audience with P'7llPnift.-1-NV tbd _tt h. oodcick. Sam Datills, putts th This )oiown %47 • ‘4 e blood, strengthen. the