The Potteries Examiner : — 1874-01-03 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

OED 8.1010.8 ASSAM./.—Josoph Mountford and George Tomkinson, boatmen ; John Witten and Charles Riskin), eolliery, were °barged on remand with having assaulted Samuel Bennett, puddler, Milton, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.—Mr. Richardson: barrister, instructed by Mr. A. Stevenson, appeared for the defence Prosecutor stated that on the night of the 20th December he milled at the New Inn, at Milton, where he had two pints of ale, and 'remained an hour and half. A man pampa Steele was drinking there, and a quarrel, followed by a fight, took place between them. The prisoner Tomkinson cause into the room during the altercation, and gave prosecutor a Now on the hood. He then left the house, and Tomkinseu and Mountfool assaulted him in the road. Prosecutor's sistorin-law interfered, and was threatened by Monntford for so doing. Prosecutor got home as soon as he could, but, missing some money from Isis pocket, reit:Died to the public-house. All four prisoners were there. He told the he had lost his money, and Tomkinsou knocked him out of the hone°. The prisoners toll-owed hint into the road, where be was struck and kieted by each one of them. While on the vronnd Witton took hold of his hair, and Toinkinson kAcued LiM on the wick and he berates; insensible. When he recovered he found that Mr. Oldham was attending him, and he was confined to his bed until Christmas Day—Mr. S. Oldham, surgeon, deposed to having had his attention called to the prosecutor by his assistant at Ford Green, who had been attending to his injuries. Mn found the prosecutor badly bruised about the bead, fare, neck, left side, and right knee. the injuriesibeing apparently the result of kicks. He did not consiclias the man seriously injured.—Witness admitted to Mr. Richardson that the injuries were not no serer, as he should have expected to find, had the prosecutor been assaulted as he desernsid. He would be able to resume his work in a week.—Diunis Perry and Joseph Wilshall spoke, the former to seeMe Witten and Nickliti take running kicks at Bennett, and the latter to seeing Tomb:Moon kick him on the neck.— Other witnesses having been called to corroborate, the magi. struts* intimated their intention of aominitting the prisoners to Stafford lobe tned by a jury.—Mr. Hschardson mid in that CAse he should roserve his defence, and he applied that the prisoners might be admitted to bail. The application however was retimed.  —Tg• CH•110. or Mumma.—Sitrah Swat-J..lmm elm again brought up, charged with having mordered her infant child, by poisoning it, while an inmate of Chet] workhonee. Mr. Richardson, barrister, appeorril for the defense. The prie. °tier, who has been suffering from puerperal melancholia, and has had a nurse in attendance upon her while in custody, was lunch affected, and her cries and sobs were die' nosing in the extreme. The depositions already taken were read over, amongst them being those of Dr. Edwards, the workhonee =iffiest °Meer, who proved the anslysis of the child'. stomach, and totting therein red oxide of mercary, in the form of red precipitate powder. —William ilwettenhars, brother of the accused, stated that his sister' who was 92 years of ime, had suffered for rears from fits cod her friends had entertainel fears that she would minuet suicide, as she had suffered at intervals from depression of spirits. A brotherin-law of the prisooers gave similar teetimony. The prisoner was committed to take her trial at the swiims, on the charge of wilful murder. She woo conveyed from the court in a nernienlconAcions state. uttering tie mad paints' hysteric.' shrieks