The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1889-02-23 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

AGAIN.—A well-known character, named Maria Killips, living Is thiverstreet, was charged with being drunk and disorderly.—P.C. 14 (Wright) said the prisoner carne running into Clearing-cross at L3O that morning screeming " Murder " and "Police'. He asked her what was the matter and told her to go home. She then began to use filthy language, and kicked and fought all the way so the bridewell.—Prisoner made • rambling statement ahnit her husband abusing her. eh° came into the street and shouted " ship, ahoy, officer i" The oonetabie would not go to the house, bet looked her up—Mr. Preston : Yon were here five times last year. You mast now pay • penal': of 20a. and costs with toe alternative of 14 days' imprisonment, wish herd labour. In default. TIM ALUMS* STABBING on TIM CITY or &MB.A disreputable looking men of middle age, giving the earns of James hdward Carroll. of Pleaders-at., Liverpool, was charged with unlawfffily wounding John Edward Carroll, Newport-street Llverpcol, by cutting hl ,o with a knife. Also with assaulting the said John Edward Carroll. The prisoner, though of the same naineds not related to the prosecutor, who said or ~over remembered having previously seen prisoiter.—Prosecutor stated that he wan a con trimmer, and eat WOrkillg on beard she City of Rome, lying in the Alfred Dock. He was &dug aboard about 140 on Siondey afternoon when the prisoner who was standing on the gangway, ' remarked '• you eon of a —l'll make you pay for the lot." Prisoner had been rowilig " with some moon. deck prior to that. After speaking prisoner took a knife out of the sheath and slashed lino on the temple. He than threw the knife and Werth over the side of the ship Into the dock and ran away. Prueeeittor had not had any row with any one and was not • union man. Prisoner Didn't you lick me out,ide the pnblictionse at &mu tune? Ha-Prisoner Es kicked me so  "i*  I the ear and Ilp.—Prosecntor: I did not tench him. I was not to say very sober, baring had two and a half plot, or ale.—Dr. Suede., senior home surgeon at the Borough Hospital, deposed to seeing the prosecutor at the Hospital about ten minutes to three the previous day. He had a clean out wound on the left side of his forehead, an Mali and • quarter in length and to the bone, which had been caused by • sharp Instrument. One stitch WWI Dot In the woond. Prosecutor was drunk—Prisoner' He fell against a box. He kinked me round the ship and 'kicked Me last night at my own door. People saw him. At the request of Superintendent Clarke, the case waa remanded anti I Th unday, when the evidence of prosecutor's foreman was given He said he was with the prisoner and prosecutor at a nubile-house during the dinner hour on the day In question. When on board witness quarrelled with the prisoner and the latter drew a knife to strike him, but witness snatched It and threw it, along with She sheaf, over the side of the steamer. He then went below deck and about a quarter-Of-an. hoar afterwards was °ailed or, deck to take prosecutor (who was his mate) to the hospital. He found him bleeding and on the opposite side of the ship to where the prisoner was—P.C. 33 (Rogers) said he received the prisoner from the Liverpool Police about 11 o'clock on Monday night and charged him. He answered I threw my sheaf-knife overboard previously, and the prosecutor got his injury by falling on the carpenter's box.—Dr. Bogdan, recalled, said the wound might be caused through fading on something, hut it was his firm opinion that it was caused with a sharp instrnment.—Mr. Preston said that he did not think a jury would convict, and, therefore, discharged the prisoner