The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1880-01-03 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

TROUBLE.—Ann Dutton, of Back Portland-street, was brought up to be dealt with as a drunk and disorderly prostitute, and it having been proved that she was found the r revions night drank and making a disturbance, she was sent to gaol for a month with hard labour. AiteSULTING THIS PoLlCS.—Edward Parsonage, of 21, Queen's-buildings, Trsnmere, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Leicester.street, and making a disturbance. The constable prevented him from getting beer in the Priory Hotel and he again made a disturbance and would not go away. The officer then apprehended him and on the way to the bridewell he tripp d him up and he fell, sovere:y injuring one of his hands, which was now much swollen. Dffentlant was ordered to pay a fine of 40e. and costs—A man named William Lawson was charged with being drunk and disorderly and with assaulting Police-officer 44. On Friday night the prisoner and another man were making a disturbance in Clayton-street, and on being requested to go away the former assaulted the offioer. Fined 20e. and costs or in default to be imprisoned 11 days. ALExcien THEFT By A SOLDlER.—Frederick All. croft, described as a private in the 75th regiment of foot, was brought up charged with stealing a silver watch and chain, the property of Edward Charles Graham, a young man who lives with his father and !nether in Brook-street. The prisoner, in March last, lodged with the prosecutor's parents, and on the 17th March he went upstairs for a short time whilst the kitchen was being cleaned ; he afterwards left the house and never returned. During the day it was found that a box in the prose outor's bedroom had been forced open and a watch and chain stolen. The prisoner subsequently enlisted, and was not taken into custody until a day or two ago, when he was found at Shaw, in Lancashire. In answer to the magistrate, the prisoner said he had nothing to say in his defence. He was on furlough, and he should join his regiment on New Year's Day to go to India.—The accused, who was dressed m the uniform of his regiment, was committed for trial. CAROL SlNGlNG.—Patriolc Sullivan, aged 13, VMS charged with being drunk and disorderly in Chester. street on Chriatmas Eve, under cireumstances already reported in the Birkenhead News on Saturday last. The father of the prisoner said he oould do no good with his Son, who was in the habit of going to a baker's shop and getting bread on his father's account, and then making away with it.—ln answer to Mr. Preston, the boy said the drink was given to him whilst he was out singing carols —Superintendent Clarke stated that a young woman gave the prisoner the drink.—Mr. Preston remarked that it was a very shocking case, and then gave the prisoner up to the oars of his father. ALLEGED Itars.—A respectably-dressed man who gave the name of Owen Smith, but whose proper name was said to be Finigan, was charged with committing a rape on the person of a young woman named Ellen Kinsley. The prosecutrix, who resides with an aunt at Runcorn, stated that on the pre. viola night, about twelve o'clock, she was near the Duke-street bridge at the Great Float looking for her sister, who belonged to s fiat lying in one of the docks. The prisoner followed her, and he wanted her to go with him to his lodgings, but she told him to go away. He persisted in following her, and ultimately knocked her down, tore her olothes, and effected his object. She screamed loudly, and a police officer came to her assistance. The prisoner, she added, appeared to have had some drink.—Police-officer 104 said te heard screams el " Murder," and cm reaching the place found the prisoner assaulting the prosecutrix. Witness did not notice that the prisoner was in drink.—ln reply to the bench, the prisoner said he had been to a funeral, and got some drink, and he was partly out of his reason. The prosecutrix followed him, and he went with her, but he denied having committed the offence complained of, lie added that he had lived a long time in 13irkenheatl and no one ever saw him in drink before.—As the alleged offence was committed on the Seacombe side of the docks, the prisoner was handed over to the cleanly police to be dealt with.