The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1906-10-13 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

DUTY.  Before Messrs. T. L. Dodds and C. Newhouse, at the Borough Police Court on Toesday, Ellen Davies. who keeps a fancy shop in Cleveland-street, was summoned for disorderly behaviour in that thoroughfare. Mr. G. J. Lynskey was for the defence.  Inspector Montgomery said that at twenty minutes to eight p.m. on the first of this month, in consequence of a complaint made by two ladies, he went to Cleveland-street and saw the defendant standing at the door. She was shouting "You are two rogues,' and some window blinds were lying on the parapet. Witness went to defendant and repeated the complaint he had received, and she asked him what had he to do with it, and told him to go away. When he remonstrated with her, shc spat at him. (At this point defendant exclaimed "Ohl") Witness told her he would summon her. _ .  In reply to Mr. Lynskey. witness said the complaint the ladies made had reference to some window blinds which they had from the defendant, and which were not what they wanted. _ .  asked witness by what right or authority he interfered in a matter of that kind. What had the complaint to do with him as a policeman?—Witness replied that it was because of defendant's disorderly conduct that he interfered. She was standing at the door shouting. In it not a fact that you went there for the purpose of collecting a civil debt'f—Certhinly not. Is it not a fact that you have some enmity to Mrs. Davies—Certainly not; I have known the woman for 15 or 20 years. He denied that he had asked defendant to change the blinds. Ile repeated the conipin which had been made to him and referred the ladies to the county court. Defendant did net order him out of the shop. Witness admitted that she said she would report it to the Chief Constable, and that winess had no right to interfere. Mr. Lynskey She was perfectly right; she knew the law evidently. Several witnesses were called, including the defendant, who amongst other things, denied that she had spat at the policeman. ni would never lower myself to do such a thing," she said; "It is manufactured by him. Mr. Lynskey contended that Inspector Montgomery exceeded his duty and he was bound to come there to justify hi conduct by reason of the complaint that was made to the clerk and afterwards to the Head Constable. It was no part of a policeman's duty to go to a house or shop for the purpose of collecting other people's debts or for the purpose of settling other people's disputes. He maintained that the Inspector was exaggerating and exaggerating for the purpose of justifying his own conduct. Why should Mrs. Davies, a respectable woman, who had carried on business afennummbethre of food character in years, try to tießiprakreanteheadherfsoif she had hitherto, except that she received great provocation? 'The provocation was the fact that the policeman came up and tried to interfere in that in which he had no right to interfere. Mr. Lynakey then went on to contsnd that there was no disorder, for admittedly not a single creature gathered there. He thought the most the bench could do was to tell defendant that she ought to restrain her temper, for as they would have seen, she was an excitable woman. Detective Inspector Eakins (to the bench) Inspector Montgomery laid the information on the Ist October. Mr. Lynskey (to Detective Inspector Eakins). What right have you to interfere? One policeman will support another, no matter what he does. The Chairman said the Bench had no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that I defendant was in the wrong. I Defendant was ordered to pay the costa.  Mrs. Maurice. Unger, the wife of a wealthy estate agent, committed suicide on maaday (says the New York correspondent of the "Daily Express") by inhading gas in her bedroom. She left a note Ealing. "Good-bye; I'm tired, and want rest. In the house were large quantities of unwashed dishes and clothing which had accumulated during the past fortnight in consequence of Mrs. llnger's inability to secure a servant, despite the offer of light , work and .21 a week..