The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-06-08 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

MONDAY.—Before Messrs. Edmund Taylor and Edward Williams. Drunk and Eisolderly.--Chargad with having been drunk and disorderly in the places named, and an the dates stated, the following _prisoners mere dealt with as indicatecE—Abee Creighton, of 14, Los therstreet, in Havelock-street, at ten minutes to one on Saturday afternoon, 10s and costs (or 14 days); Jane Griffiths, of 44, Roslynstreet. in Walker-place, on Saturday evening, 10s and costs (or 14 cla)o); and Thomas Oldham, of 48, Back St. Anne-street, in Back St. Anne-street, at mine o'clock, on Saturday evening. 5s (or 7 days).—Oldh.am said ihe wee setting ou his own do:estop omok' ing his pipe when the two officers came up to him and asked him to stand up. As soon as he did so they got bald of him and walked him away. Committed to an Asylum.—Thoinas Maddocks, of 63. Eldon-street, was charged on remand with having attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a pocketknife on the 11th May; also with having been a lunatic not under proper control. He was committed to Chester Asylum. A Difficulty.—Thomas iSatchwell, of 63, St. Anneatreet, was charged with having stolen a shillings of the moneys of Solomon Landau, of Sussex-street. Manchester, on the 21st May.—Chief-Detective-Inspector Parker stated that prisoner had been tried for the offence on Saturday, and had been committed to a reformatory school. Since then, however, his mother had produced his birth certificate, which showed him to have turned 16 years of age, and to be too old to ba sent to the school.—Prisoner had expresseda desire to go into the Navy, and the aan said the police would see his wish carried out. An Exchange.—Jamee Jackson, of no .stated addres3. was charged with having stolen a Erik handkerchief, the property of John Owen Griffiths, and a shirt, the pro. party of Jahn Janes, of 10, Walton-street, on the 11th May.—Mary Griffiths, wife of John Owen Griffith.% of 10. Walton-street, said prisoner was a lodger in the house. Witness left the silk handkerchief in the kitelven on Tuesday, the 10th May, and did not think of it again until Friday night, when her husband asked about it. b%.6 asked prisoner whether he had seen it, and he said he had not. On inquiries at the pawnshop the handkerchief was found. It was worth is 6d.—Eric Dixon, pawnbroker, of Chesterstreet, stated that prisoner pledged the handkerchief on the 11th May. He said it was his own handkerchief. Detective Mountfield gave evidence as to the arrest on Saturday. Prisoner said he only took the handkerchief for fun. He intended to send Griffiths lOs this week—ln the other case the landlady gave evidence as to prisoner's theft'of the shirt of another lodger named John Jones.—Prieoner began to cry, and said the landlady had pawned his shirt several times, and he had never given her permission. She had often taken his shirt, ADC he thought this he would be doing no harm to take the nof is one for a day or two. Be left is own, a much better one, bakind.—Prisoner was fined 26 6d in bath  —jatitioned.—Charged with having been drunk in 'rose-street, about twenty minutes rust ton on Saturday night, John Donegan, of Silverdale-avenue, Seacombs, was dienharged with a caution. A Tranefer.—Mr. W. H. Mathison applied for the license of the beerhonse at 3fil, Pricestreet, from the executors of the late Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Boffey (Messrs. W. B. Holley and W. H. Read), to Mr. Amer.— Amer had no previous experience in the trade it woe stated, but had carried on the business of a butcher in the neighbourhood for the past six or seven years.—The transfer was granted. Ago—William Benson McDonald, allasllia Wi innS ring, and Donaldson, was charged with having stolen a bottle of scent end a hat pin, the property of James Ozzard, from the saloon of the BA. Arabia, lying in the East Float. on Sunday; also with having been in possession of a gold and silver watch, I and with not having satisfactorily accounted I for his possession of them.—Mr. Copeland (magistrates" olerk), to prisoner: Your name is McDonald, is it?—Yee, sir.—What have you been using these other names for ?_For certain reasons, air.--James Ozsard (chief steward op the as. Arabia, of the Anchor Line). stated that about eleven o'clock on Saturday evening on hoard the ship, with a lighted candle. He was searching in the lockers, and when he saw witness escaped through the skylight. IVitnees caught him on deok, and he said he had been trying to stow away. Witness got a police-constable and gave prisoner in charge. The bottle of scent belonged to witnees.—Detective-Inspector Parker asked for a remand, so that the police might find Cue owners of the watches. —Prisoner was remanded until Thursday.— The Chairman: How old is he—Mr. Copeland (magistrates' cierk): He says be is 18. —Prisoner. I was born in 1888, on the Bth October.—Mr. Copeland: Then you are only It Haw did you make yourself 18 ? Prisoner: I don't know, sir; I never made myself 18.