Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-07-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SUCCESSFUL GORTON ATHLETE—The 140 yards 10 foot handicap, promote.' by M. George Williams, of Stockport, wan brought to a conclusion at the Ash Inn Grounos, Stockport, on Saturday afternoon in the presence of about 300 spectators. Of the twelve men left in from the previous i...atur. day only two failed to compete. After some good racing, premier honours. amounting to £B. were cleverly secure?. by tbat persevering pedestrian, Williamson. of Gorton. All particulars of the roe. ing will be found appended :—Heat 1 :1 G. Pear. son, Oldham, 24 ; 2 A. Bradley, Ilyde, 30; 31'. Ingham, Ilyde, 28. Won by I ft. Heat 2: lE. Wilson, Stockport, 324; 2 J. Crook, Manchester, 33 ; 30. Fillineham. Coarbill, 251. Won by fyd. Heat 3 : 1 D. Williamson, Gorton, 3d; IT. Davies Stockport, 22; G. Whittaker. Stockport, 30. Won by lyd. Final Lest: 1 Williamson. 2 Pearson, 3 Wilson. Betting 2 to I on Williamson, 5 to 2 against Pearson, and 4to 1 Wileon. Won by lyd. ly.i. dividing tbe second and third. Mr. J. New. ton acted as referee, and Mr,Jonty Potts was pistol firer.  Arraurran Smerne.—At the Gorton Petty Se‘sions on Wednesday, Hannah Daglish, a respectable looking married woman, living in 45, Chancery-lane, Ardwick, was charged with attempting to commit suicide, by drowning at Gorton, on July IPth.—Sergeant Lynn stated that the woman was heard moaning in a brook on the previous night at about 940. There was very little water in the brook. but from a letter which he handed to the magistrate, ha thought they would see that she had made up her mind to commit suicide, and that she had got very much into debt and wanted to make away with herself. She had come from Salford, and the letter had been found by her husband at home. The woman was an entire stranger to Gorton, and the police had never seen her there before.— Mr. Rodger Kellett, manager of the Tanyard, Gorton, depc.ed to finding the woman in the brook. He did not know whether elle intended to commit suicide, but he thought she might have slipped and rolled down the bank. He called for assistance and had her removed. He could not detect any signs of drink about her. In two or three minutes after he found her she would have been dead.—The woman's husband appeared in the witness boo, and on being asked whether he thought the things she charged herself with in the letter were true, replied no he did not. —The case was remanded until Saturday.  A FUHNIDHING Company's METHOD OF SECOEIHO Psrmssr.—At. the Gorton Petty Sessions, en Wednesday, William McArthur was charged by Agnee Clarke, for assault, and wilful damage at Gorton, on the 11th imt. —Complainants story, briefly, was to the effect that the defendant went to her house and got a clock (value Bs.) belonging to lee. She tried to get it from him, and he "shoved" her, and she and the clock fell. —Defendant said, he took the clock with the woman's sanction for arrears of payment, for hiring furniture from the Hyde-road. Furnishing Company, Ard wick, but when outside, the neighbours "egged" her on to take it from him, and he fell over a child and she fell over him,— Several witnesses were called, including the manager who said the woman gave leave to take the Mock Thomas Brough, a porter in the employ of the Corn. pany, said the defendant neither pushed nor struck the woman. The glass of the deck got broken, but he thought such a clock could be bought for 9s. 6d —Defendant denied the offence—The clock was produced, and after looking at it, Mr. Leresche said the whole thing was as improper and enormous as oould well be. It was rather a formidable thing, when three gentlemen tools the law into their own hands, la order to transfer property there must be • deed. In future defendants employers had batter take care to have deed in writing before attempting to take possession of property. He order 2s. 6d, to be paid as the damage to the clock, and for the assault upon the woman, defendant would be fined lOs. and costs  A GORTON PAWNBROSIR IN TitOrate—At the Gorton Petty Sessions on IVedne,day, k charge was preferred against Samuel Bate. Taylor, by Mr. Marsh excise supervisor, with having dealt in silver without • license. Mr. Marsh called upon Sergeant Lynn, to produce the pawnticket.—The Sergeant said, on the 23rd of April last, a man named Ryan, whose wife was in custody, went to him with a large number of pawn tickets, complaining about hie wife pawning his goods. Ryan gave him the tickets to look through, and amongst them he observed the word "medals." He asked Ryan what the medals were and he said they were large silver medals, and said he took them to Mrs. Taylor and was allowed 4s. 6d. OR them. Witness reported it to the super. intendant, and the latter to the Excise Authorities.— Michael Ryan (a pensioner) said within the last six month, he had pledged the silver medsls with Mrs. Taylor, Ile left his clothes, with the medals, with Mrs. Taylor, for safety, and got 44.31 He remarked t. 3 her that his medals were sewn to the red.—Defendant was represented by Mr. C. H. Simpson, solicitor, who elicited in examination of the defendant that the date he pledged the clothe, was the day after a bank holiday. He mentioned the medals before the tickets were made out.— Mr. Simpson said, excepting the hearsay evidence of the Sergeant there was nothing to prove that the medals were composed "wholly or in part of gold or silver." The explanation of the matter was that Ryan called upon the defondant's pawnshop, which was managed by his wife and stated that he wanted some money upon a suit of clothes. Mrs. Taylor asked how much he wanted upon it and he said nothing, he only wanted them in WM, from hie wife, sod after examining them the  said 4s. U. on the troopers and vest, and 44,6 d. upon the coat. The boy made out the tickets, and she paid him the nine shillings the boy offering him the tickets. The man then said, "Will you write medals on thin ticket so that I can distinguish them. Nothing was said about the medals suit • fortnight afterwards , when ho went for his clothes. lie had not ciao ticket, and Mrs. Taylor would not let him have them because it was Sunday. When he went next day he said Sergeant Lynn had seen tl e tickets, and said she could not deal in medals.—The shop-boy, named Edward Williams, gave evidence in support of the defence.—Mr. Lerest he said, there had evidently been a breach of the law but as it was the defendant's first offence, they would only fine him 50ii. and coats. An the Gorton Petty Sessions, on Wednesday, Emma Gordon, summoned Sarah Ann Hamm ad, for assaulting her at Longsight, and defendazt was ordered to pay the cone,