The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1894-05-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THORNABY. The Attempted Suicide at Thornaby.—At Thornaby Polite Court on Wednesday Charles Thomas Mason' of Middlesbrough, who was remanded on Thursday week, was again before the Magistrates on a charge of having been, found drunk and incapable in Mondale-road on the Bth inst. It will be remembered that when found the man had an empty laudanum bottle in his pocket, and also a bottle containing whisky, and that when first brought before the Magistrates he admitted having attempted to commit suraide ',iv taking the laudanum—lie was fined 10a 6d, including ousts, or in default 14 days' imprisonment, the Magistrates strongly cautioning him against again attempting his life. Serious Thefts by Eagiescliffe Youths. —At Thomaby Police Court on Saturday two boys aged 13 years, and belonging to Eagitecliffe, were charged with stealing a tin of corned beef from the shop of Mr Reed, grocer, Yarn, on the 2nd inst., and also with stealing several tins of tobacco and packets of cigarettes, altegether value Bs, the property of Mr Holt, tobacconist and chemist, Yarn, on the 3rd inst. They were further charged with stealing several pipes and a quantity of tobacco, value 4s, the property of Mr Gamble, tobacconist, Yarn, on the sth inst. and also with stealing a quantity of tobacco, cigarettes, and two pipes, also belonging to Mr Gamble, on the 9th inst. The boyshad entered the shops, and when the assistants were engaged in another part they took the articles.—The prosecutors said they did not wish to press the charges—Mr Wright(Superintendent of Police) said one of the hieVe had Mon  by the police and by the Smut 's flsiector. Last Saturday night Savant Claskeon visited the home about midnight. The defendants were both drunk and guarrellmg. They had four rooms, but there was not a particle of furninue in the house except an old rotten bed. The children bad hardly any'clothing on, and they were in an. abominably filthy condition. There was absoIlutely no food in the house whatever—Both InOfford and Sergeant Clarkson corroborated rt3tr tatement, the latter saying that the defendante were perfect eleven to drink, and somewere quite incapable for two and thren tr......ahtrther. The Magistrates were onof the opinion that the child. "Idillilmr been shamefully neglected. The gee Veit • Very bad one, and the defendants • araild. sae have to go to gaol for three months, With an additional imprisonment of 14 days in default of paymg the colas.— Margaret Jones, of Cherry - lane, V/18 also charged with neglecting her children between March let and May tith. Mr Parkin I stated that defendant had five children, and she had been repeatedly warned for neglecting them Inspector Off ord gave evidence of having visited the house on ten oecestone. Every time he vicited the place , the woman was drunk. There was very little ! 1 food in the house, which was in an abominably 1 filthy state. The children all slept in a small oup-1 board. Defendant's husband was earning about 34s per week as a foreman puddler, but the woman drank it nearly all. The magistrates considered this ease almost as bad as the previous one. The woman would have to go to gaol for two months, with An additional imprisonment of 14 days in default of paying the mete.  threg.i.Tuch