The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-06-25 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THIIRSDAY.—Before Messrs. P. MeMa.hoti and and James Morris. An Attempted Stricide.—Elisabetb _ port, of Back St. Anneetreet, was charged on remand with having attempted to commit suicide, also to having been a lunatic not under proper control.—P.C. 6 B (Lewis) Stated that at 9 pm. on the 20th Mat. he was on duty in Beckwith-ratter when a woman told him that a person in Back St. Annestreet had taken poison. Witness proceeded to Lumber 5 in this street, where he found prisoner in the kitchen. Seeing ter condition, be took her to the Borough Hospital, where she received medical attention, and afterwards to the workhoose. On the way to that Institution prisoner bald him that she and her husband had been drinking, and she had taken the poon to frighten her husband with whom she had boon having a few words.—Prisoner was now discharged on her husband and henailf promising to take the pledge. Bad or Stupid P—A boy named William Mcßride, of Brook-street, was charged with having stolen a gold watch, the property of Thomas Rollo Walker, of Borough-road, on the g2nd inst.—Martha Walker stated that the watch was mimed from a teacaddy in her sitting-room on the 23rd inst. On the previous day the paperhangers had been at wort in the house, prisoner being employed with them in the re-decoration of the rooms. —Margaret Ellis, pawnbroker's aesistant, stated that _prisoner came to the shop of Mr. John Ellie in Chester-etreet at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday and told witness that be wanted to pawn the watch produced, adding that it belonged to his father, and that be required 4s. on it. Her suspicions being aroused, however, she refused to take the watch, detained prisoner, and he was afterwards banded over to the police.—P.C. 21 E (Birch) deposed to having arrested prisoner, who in answer to the charge said that he had stolen die watch in Orton-road.— , Chief-detective-inspector Parker said that prisoner woe either a very bad boy or very; stupid. When questioned about the theft I he gave six names and arldrese.es, and six different explanation.s.—Prisoner, who in 'answer to the charge said "It cannot be I helped," was bound own under the First Offenders Act to come up for judgment in six months.  New No Case.—Thonia; Grieve, of Lorilatreet, and John Cumming, of Breck-road, Poulton, *ore charged on remand with having stolen a wooden wagon bed the property of John Ernest Robinson, of Pool-street, on or about the 15th May last. Thomas Grieve was also charged with having received same.—Mr. Cecil Holden prosecuted, and Mr. Rigby Swift appeared for priemtens.—Mr. Holden said that prosecutor Waa a cart owner in Birkenhead, and prisoner bud occupied a portion of his bard oarrying on business as a wheelwright. Lnat year he sent a wagon to Cummings in order to have a new wagon bed put in. The sehicle wssddly sent back with the new bed but prisoner retained the old one, which was the subject of the prosecutioa. On the 14th of the present month the old bed was found in the possession of Grieve, who was employed by a firm in a similar Way Of business, lie was communirated with, but objected to giving infermaHon as to how it came into his possession, afterwards, however, stating that he had bought it from Cummings. He refused to return it when requested to cio so. Prosecutor carrobccaced.—Queetioned by Mr. Swift: Although he had had several wagon beds repaired and renewed, he had never received the old ones baok.—P.C. 21E (Birch) deposed to baying -arrested Grieve on the 15tii inst. He made no reply in answer to the first charge, but in answer to the second, said he was not aware that the wagon had been stolen. Witness subquently arrested Cummings, who in answer to the charge said The thing is riaticulous."—ln defence, Mr. Swift oeptended that if there was a case at all against prisoner it was a county court cats, also contending that it was net a case of felony, and no jury would convict on such a charge.—After a brief discussion, the bench said they did not think they had a case, and would., therefore, dismiss the prisoners.  Betrayed by him Gait. A young man named Harry Whits, of no settled abode, was charged with having deserted from H.M.S. Nilson on the 3rd September, 1903.—P.C. 30 A (Allen), who proved the case, stated he suspected prisoner partly from his gait.-11d was remanded to