The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1890-01-04 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

CHARGE OF MALICIOUSLY WOUNDING.—Henry Ara°ld, labourer, 270., 5h., Much Park-street, was charged ,on remand,with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Abraham Turner, watchmaker, 7, Hertford-place, Butts, by striking him on the head with a pair of scales on the 90th November, 1889. —Mr. Masser prosecuted, and stated that after the assault complainant was in such a critical condition that there was some fear that a very much more serious charge would have to be preferred.— Prosecutor, whose head was bandaged and who was in a very weak condition, stated he was in High-street about nine o'clock in the evening of the 30th November last, when he passed a man with a pair of scales in his hand and the scoop under his arm; he did not know the man. He heard the scoop fall to the ground, and stooped to pick it up. He handed it to the man, and directly afterwards he felt a blow under the left ear. He was treated at the Hospital, and was still under the care of Dr. Hewlett. His left ear was nearly severed.—Mrs. Parsons, 27, Spon-street, stated she was with the last witness at the time in question, and while walking along High-street, her daughter said "Mother, that man (meaning prisoner) has struck Mr. Turner." Witness called prisoner a murderous villain," and he threatened to serve her the same, raising the scales in his hand. Her daughter afterwards followed prisoner and she took prosecutor to Mr. Wingrave, who advised his , removal to the Hospital. Florence Parsons, daughter of the last witness, deposed to seeing prisoner strike Turner with the scoop of the scales, and to following prisoner to the Park after he committed the assault.—John Wale, painter, 20c. lh. Much Park-street, said he lent prisoner the scales produced on Saturday, 30th Nov. On the 2nd Dec. prisoner told him he had had a mishap with the scales and had sent them to be repaired. On the 18th December he saw prisoner At the County-hall, and on asking him as to the scales, prisoner said they were at Mr. Pritchard's, Much Park-street. Witness proceeded to the house, and found the scales buried in a soot heap.—William Veasey, labourer, 4c., lh., St. John-street, said he was with prisoner on Saturday night, 30th Nov., and between eight and nine o'clock he left to go home ; he took the scales with him. Next morning witness saw him in Spon-street, and prisoner said he had had an accident with the scales and got them broken. In answer to further enquiries as to who broke the scales, prisoner said he did not know,but he gave the fellow a clout and left him. He was not sober on the Saturday evening.—Dr. Hewlett, house surgeon at the hospital, described the extent of prosecutor's injuries. He was suffering from a wound on the scalp, about two inches in length, behind the ear, extending to the bone; the ear also was cut. The wound was such as might be caused by the scoop of the scales, but was not dangerous in itself.—lnspector Golby deposed to the finding of the scales under the soot on the 13th Dec. On the previous day he apprehended prisoner at the police office, and read the warrant to him.—Prisoner, who had nothing to say, was committed to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions upon a charge of unlawfully wounding.