The Warwickshire Herald. — 1888-05-24 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ORDER.  Thomas Henry Richards, who was apprehended on a warrant, was summoned for neglecting to comply with a magistrate& order made upon him in April last to contribute LI a week towards the maintenance of his wife. Defendant was described as clerk to his brother, a book maker, and he resides at 42, Lee Bank Road, Birmingham.— Mr. Hibbert appeared for defendant, and said that his client was unable to pay so much. If the case were re-heard he would be able to prove that defendant was not earning so much as was stated. He had written to Mrs. Richards on behalf of his client, offering her a home, but she had not accepted the offer. - Mrs. Richards stated that defendant had quite sufficient means 'o pay til a week, as he spent more than that in drink weekly. —Mr. Baldwin expressed his intention to remand' the case till Friday, and refusing bail, but defendant's brother, who was preterit, offered to pay all the arrears up to date, which he did, and defendant was discharged. The sum amounted to O. Is. lid.  ASSAULTIN(: A Ci iNSTABLE.  William and Cornelius Neal, father and soli, were charged with being drunk and disorderly at Withal on Bank Holiday, and also with assaulting Police.constable Speek. Alfred Butler mad John Boswell were charged with assaulting the policeman whilst in the execution of his duty.—Policeconstable Speek stated that he FAM the prisoners Neal at the Packhorse Inn. They were very drunk and using bad language. They struck several men who passed them. When he was trying to get the men home, the other prisoners came up, and he was knocked down and kicked all over the body.-- -Superintendent Tyler said that he apprehended the Neal. at Solihull at one o'clock on Tuesday morning ; the other men were apprehended at Barnt ;reel). -The ease was remanded till Friday.  XII'ENI MD IN FANTicinr, AND smIDE, Mary Ann Atkins, wife of a labourer, residing at Mill Pool•hill, Was charged with attempting to. commit suicide at 9.30 that morning.—Police. constable Speek stated that he heard a woman had jumped into the canal at NI ill Pool-hill with her child. and on going to the spot he saw the woman and child in the water. The child was about IS months old. He assisted in getting them out of the water. Prisoner told him that she would do it again, and he had great dittiettlry in preventing her front jumping into the canal a secondtime.—Prisoner husband said that his wife suffered from epileptic fits, but she had never tried to commit suicide before. His wife kept telling him a lot of tales during the night, but he. could make out nothing of what she said.- --During the proceedings prisoner kept making remarks entirely irrelevent to the case, and it was evident that her mind is deranged. —The ease was remanded till Friday, when the poor woman will be handed over to the parish authorities, previous to being sent to an asylum.  seconA-4  LI ST OF PATENTS  Of local interest for Which provisional protection has been granted, emaributed by Messrs. Payne and Talbot, of 7, Cherry-street, Birmingham :  .1. Vale and T. Vale, of Birmingham, for intprovementq iti or adilitions to pendants, brooches, and belt clasp.. . . . .  .1. W. Half, of Birmingham, for improvements in or connected with sortable machinery for chipping or cutting metal and other substances. .1. R. Gould, of Birmingham, for an improvement in ruleA.  H. Shaw, of Birminghatn, for an automatically disengaging lever for starting gas, steam, or other engines.  E.Nlarlow, of Birminclunn, for a combituxi photographic enlarging camera and laugh. lantern. .1. lionithee, of liirmitighatn, for improvements in velociite,le saddles. . . .  Sliinner, of Birmingham, for improvein or ,:onneeted ith velocipede pedals. FlooNvood and .1. L. Heimooil, of Birmingham. for improvements in moulding tot it) Into separate charges, loads, quids, or plugs, anti in bows or eases for the smut,.  W. S. fieeley,ot Birmingham, far improvements ii vorksereas 01 cork drawers. -  F. E. .looe-. of !limit',haw, for It rein holder. .1• \Valls( r, Otani, for reame J. T. me.iii,Att, Itittniii:tharn, t.w improvement.. in Kirrel. or .1 her •lar .1. Forre.t, of lifoudoghato, foi an improved II:oil:Igo (lip. W. , tit li,iniui.iulu, fOr uuiilllprOVell tiOlildc U i.h i ta-t lint .  ChildeelC+ LoA 311.1 Mailtlps, In .1, . ttie.t.!,•,.;:m4. ft, Ss. MI. --.1 p‘,,, ,t,ct