Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1872-07-27 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DRINK. —Sergeant McKeon charged Frederick Smith with being drunk aud indecentenear the Church Wall, on Saturday night. Fined ss, and 48 101 costs.— George Lee, charged by P.C. Kendrew with being drink and riotous on Saturday night, in Portracklane, was fined 10s, and fis 2d costs, or 14 days' hard labonr.—P.C. Ferguson charged Robert Hobson with drunkenness on Saturday night. Fined 5s and 58 10d costs, or 14 days' hard labour.—P.C. Lemoard charged Peter Callaghan with being drunk and incapable at the back of Oxford-street. Defendant said that he was a fifteen years' teetotaller, and had come from Carlton Ironworks. Fined -2s 6d and costs, or 7 days' hard labour--Martia Docherty, charged with being drank and incapable on the Quay-side, adMitted the eharge. Fined 2s 6d, &ad.& 10,1 costs, or seven days to Durhaso.—P.C. Stoner charged James Thu. brow with being drun and incapeble in Dovecote. street, on the 21st just. Prisoner had been thrown over the wall of the Friends' Meeting House garden, and could not get out again. Defendant said he had been at the Stork and Castle, and was badly used, finally being landed as described. Fined 2s 6d, and 58 2d cos ts, orwven days' lard labour.—Jas. Williams was brought up by P.C. lion for being drank and incapable in the Old Chnreh-yard at two o'clock this morning. The officer had-some trouble to find the defendant, who was running about among the tombstones. To pay 3s 4d costs. Tne irresteren Surutou.—Phoebe Gray, an unfor. tunas, as brought up under remand, charged with attempting to commit Riled , on the 19th July inst. —P.C. Stoner said: On Friday night, about half-past five o'olook, I was on duty on the Quayside, at Stockton. I was standing at the bottom of Black Bullyard. I saw -the prisoner come down and go out of _Black 113u11-yerd to the Ailey, as fast as she could walk. bhe (lid net speak, but 'clasped her hands together, and then jammed into the river, about eight feet from the shore. It was a half-ebb tide, and five feet of water. (I pulled my hat and belt off, to jump in after her. I saw'James Wall, the fisherman, get oat of his coble and walk along th save her. I remained upon the quay, and got a piece of rope and assisted him to get her out of the water, back to the qnay. I afterwards took her to the police station. She then asked for a handkerchief to put round her nook, -saying bimb,ebe would kill herself before morning. I eifterwszsds charged her with attempting to commit suicide, and she replied that she would kill herself.—Jancr: Wall, fisherman, living on the Quayside, said that on Friday afternoon, when busy pickbig mussels close to the water's edge, he heard a tremendous -splash into the water. He looked round and saw son:tethiag, which he could not distinguish tor eome little time, and then he saw a pair of feet. He immediatelyi jumped into his coble, which proved to be fast, and then got out of the Goble and into the water, and fetched the prisoner out. She was afterwards hoisted up to the quay, as previously ileeeribed. Could not say whether prisoner was sober; she smelt rather strong of oor. Had known -her before, and, so far as he knew, this was the first time prisoner had attempted to commit suicide. This -was the ease. Prisoner was then charged with attemptiog to kill and murder herself. She replied. " I have nothing to say." She (was committed(for trial at the Durham sessiOns.  AGOBANMIDD 'uttammr. —Margaret Lynch did not appear to prosenum a charge of aggravated assault against GeorgaLee. Prisoner was remanded. Aeseralr.-1110bert Hobson was charged with assaulting Tames Canavan, on the 20th instant. Prosecutor, who Jiad a bruised face, said that ke bad been to a lumber's shop in Francis-street, and had a clean -shave. When he clime out the prisoner nen& him in the face. :In answer to the charge, defendant said compinimant gave the first blow. Fined 10s, and 4s 6d costs, or 14 days' hard labour after a previous eentance -was- expired.  ASSAtIr /11