The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1902-12-06 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

CLERGYMAN CHARGED WITH DRUNKENNESS  PECULIAR CASE AT TIIL FOLIC'  COURT.  A PLEA OF MELANCIIOLLI.  more mews. Meadows Frost sad j, Morris, at the Borough Police Court oa Wit nasday, a clergyman named William ta. drew Parsons, who stated he had a am, at Bolton, was charged with harms bei drunk is Cheoter-street.  P.C. Bryan stated that on Tue.ilay hot he saw the prisoner in Charter-Areot ia very drunken state. He said he sailed th go to Chester. 'With assialtanee witaeo, took him u to the bridewsill. He said he ve., 6 clergyman, and that be was going trom at.. Aidaa's College to Chester. The Magistrates' Clerk. Do you know kegi he got drunk P—No. Prisoner was asked if he had anything le say to the magistracies. In defence prisoner said he had had a glue, and that produced neelaneboluk which he was subject. lie took the drial unconsciously. He had a curacy at Bolus, and if he could go back there he then* he would be all right. He hoped the buck would let him go back. The Magistrates' Clerk : Tcu say you haw curacocv Prisoner: Yes; in Bolton. Lanceshire.unk a clergyman I have known all my life. If I egiuld_go straight bock I would be al right. This has been a teiribls punishmen, to me. _ _  What brought you bere?—l GYM to We St. Aidsn's College, when I was educated. I had only jure gone to the curacy at Beta from Canterbury, and was travelling ail night teitkeort having anything. I was bora injhriceakeeed, and my father died here. The Magistrates' Clerk Bow long .o yea say you have suffered from nuilaacholis,— Ever since I have been in trouble. ky father died by him own hand, and tail et. tack was brought on through losing mend very dear to rae--tdee beet friend I lied ii the werld, and one who had named us through an illness. How long has this attack bees os?—lt has only just come on; it doss not lest Where did you get the driuk ?—At mid* house. _  I--When did you come away from Boltoal— To day before yesterday (Monday). Ton ban an friends hem?—No not Isers. If I (multi just go to the station I weak bs all right. Did you go to the College?—Tes; I we there for • little time. Where did you stay for the nightl--t didn't stay anywhere; I walked about Dial is what upset me. Capt. Laker, of the Church Army LaMar Home, in Bridge-street, was called. Be stated that when he went in on Nene night it a quarter to ten he found tni prisoner in the kitchen waiting to see bin he was so drunk that witness could all 111'1. MN/ him star there, so he took banish the street. H. we. afraid to leen ha alone in that state, sad the oimers' stns. tion was drawn to him. Prisoner had ben brottgllt 10 nil:nein b,y two students fits St. Atlas's College. He bed eridestly hen there asking for assistance Sr somata* of that sort, and they had sent him on to tie Labour MOM& Witness would bars dins something for him if he could, but he INS so wretchedly drunk. At this stage the ease was adjourned is order that Capt. Leiter might commensal' with the gentlemen who brought prism from St. Aides'. College. Bhortly afterwards Capt. Lell4 dated that he had been up to St. Alden" Cale. where he was told they knew little sliest prisoner. Be was at the College in 1811. when his certificate was withdrawn for sons reason. In 1889 he was ordained, and had since that held three eateries with leg periods between each, lie last one bent e Cambridge, where he was very troublesome and obliged to leave, and it was thought be had atteraptech to commit suicide. Mel knew Lething further about him beyond tie fact that he went to the college OD Twain night eery drunk, and was taken to tlss Church Army Home. The Chairman said it was a most pnelfhl ease te see • man in prisoner's poqUes ewxhaemrep leh o " to have set iss . o f ndinr w bed example himself. They could not ds lees than fine him Ss. and 1034.. or eel him to prison for seven days. ,