The Potteries Examiner : — 1876-04-15 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

CURIOUS DUSBAND.—Thomas Bailey, a man recently on the parish on account of nine paralytic strokes, was charged with threatening his wif., Alice Bailey, On the 4th inst.—Mr. Lees prosecuted, and Mr. Julian was for the defence—From the evidence of the complainant, it appeared that ilefendant was of eccen. trio habits. Niue months ago he had threatened her in bed with her first husband's carving knife, and dug a grave for her in tie garden.—To Mr. Jelian : She had only beaten defendant once in bed with a bayonet sheath. She dock him to the Workhouse. Her son never beat him. She had never taken any money out of the bank in his name sinless defendant had been with her. Complainant hal been bound over once. It was not her fault. Mr. Thistletliwaite had told her it was because she belonged the family. (Laughter.) Her son had been before the court, but she would not say what for. Further evidence was given by the witness in a very remarkable manner.—Mr. Len thought that these qdestions had nothin: to do with the case. Defendant had sold her furniture, and she was left destitute.—Mr. Julian cont-mled that the complainant had treated her husband very cruelly, and that she bad a malicious intention towards him.—Mr. Lees: Defendant dug a grave for her. (Laughter.)—Mr. Julian, No; he dug it for himself. (Laughter.)-I),•fendant was then bound over in £lO in his own recoguizances for the next twelve months. THE DANGER OF Denvu.—John Alcock, butcher, Norton, appeared in answer to a charge of having attempted to commit suicide on the Ist inst., by cutting his throat at his own house—Mr. D. S. Sutton said that Mr. Edge would recollect that on the 2,id inst. , the defendant wan remanded in custody on the charge, in answer to which be now appeared. Since his first appearance in court defendant had been to the infirmary. The charge against him was that he had attempted to commit suicide. At the time that the occurrence took place, defendant was in a state of delirium, caused by excesses. Had it not been for this he would never have attempted such an act. The treatment he had been under at the infirmary had been productive of great good .o him. Mr. Edge, at tne previous hearing of the case, seemed to think that if the defendant's friends would be responsible for his safe custody he might be taken away. His friends hesitated to become b mud because the defendant was not quite recovered from his delirium. They were now, however, satisfied that he had returned to his proper statmof mind, and were content to be bound over for his future good behaviour.—Mr. Edge, I am told that when he takes any drink he crams to be responsible for his own acts. When he was before aeon the previous occasion, he hesitated to promise that he would abstain altogether from drinking.—Mr. Sutton He said he would does as fes an he ,nula —yefeodapt was then ordered to find two sureties of 10 each, and to be bound over himself in £4O for his future good behaviour.  A Cuitions Donsit.—ilobert Auckland and Patrick Divine were charged with being drunk in the neighbourhood of Bourne's Bank, Burslem.—Mr. Iluluse appeared for Dirine.—P.S. Mcllwaine said that on Monday night he cause access the defendants, both of whom were dius.k. Auckland accused Divine of stealing his watch, and produced a watch chain. Divine then charged Auckland with stealing his watch,, and produced another match chain. The probability, however, is that the watches bad been taken by some females in the neighbourhood.—Auckland was fined 55., and the other prisoner, who is respectably connected, was discharged. ,