The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-02-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

POLICE COURT.  3141NIIAY—BeforePra. W. Cook and _  The Attempted Suicide  The old man Cornelius Flecknol. of Cliftqn Road, Aston, wa,, again brought up on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by drowning. It will be remembered that the man we:4 found lying on Ms back in the canal. apparently dead, and when turned OA er he looked at Me rescuer, in a manner which somewhat startled that individual. Ile A% RS, however, taken out and after stimulants had been given and his clothing dried, he was taken home—the landlady now said she would do what she could for the poor fellow, who WM liberated on promiAing not to repeat the offence.  An Old Slan's Language. John Jennings, an inmate of the Aston Workhouse, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Aston, on the 7th inst , where he was found by Police-constable Russell, creating a disturbance, and using beastly language " for an old man. —Dettedant said he had a day off from the W: rkhou.e, and he got a little drink which seemed to take hold of him all at onge.—Auperintendent Walker said he saw the prisoner at the station, who was kicking and fighting like a maniac, and his language was most filthy—Mr. Rowlands: would you prefer to go back to the Workhouse, or go to Winson Green for a week ? Prisoner: I should rather go back to the workhouse. Tie was discharged.  An Impudent Beggar. Jame. 4 Williams of no fixed residence, was charged with begging, at Erdington, the officer in charge of the case remarking that when he took prisoner back to one of the houses, it was stated he became very impudent when he was refused alms.—Mr. Rowland, lie is a very impudent beggar Then.—Fourteen days._  Suppressed Gout. rolice-constable lionehain charged George Brown of 4 court 1 house Wharf Street, with being drunk in Lichfield Road on rtsturday.—Defendant said he had had a drop of beer, but he was troubled with rheumatic, gout and brouchitus for tine or six years.—Mr. Rowlands: You think having suppressed gout, getting drunk does you good (Laughter).—Fined ss. A Disciple of Jane Cakebread. Mary Tongue, of no fixed residence wan charged with begging from house to house in Lichfield Road She was also drunk Dolice-constable Titmus proved the case The woman went into the Britannia and tumbled on the thaor.—Defendant denied being drunk, and said she had got gout in her leg.—Superintendent Walker SR id that was her 28th appearance.—,Fined 10s. 6d. _ . .  A Result of Bad Trade. James Davis. of 15 noun, Stainforth Street, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the Bth inst.. in Thomas Street, Aston. Policeconstable Prince proving the case.—Defendant said he was not drunk, but trade had fallen off and he gut a little. Ile attributed the bruises on his face to a fall through " giddiness." It might have been the beer: it was not the oil which he was selling—Pined 2s. 6d., and Sc. costs. Living on Tenpence a Day. John Skidmore, of no fixed abode. was charged with wandering about without any means of subsistence. Police-omstable Smith who took the prisoner into custody, said Skidmore told him be had no where to go. and had not slept in a bed for thirteen years, but in hay-lofts and stables.— Defendant told the Bench he worked for a butcher in Birmingham, and got about tenpence a day. which was all he had to keep himself with. When he was arrested he had a penny which wee the remains of his previous days earnings. The reason he came here was because he had been locked out of his loft Ile promised the magistrates he would get in earlier in future, and he was discharged. A Bad Boy. -  William Delves, 17 court. Lupin Street. a boy ten years of age. was dharged with begging in Whitehead Road. When Police-constable Buren found the lad was in a filthy state. The mother of the boy said he would not go to school. and she could not get him to wash himself. The Bench decided that both should be done and ordered the .lad to be sent to an industrial school until he was 16 years of age.  A DeAorter.  Albert Rockingtim, ailor. was brought up on a charge of deserting from Her Maje.ty Ship 118,110, now stationed at Holyhead. The charge was admitted and prisoner who had nothing to say was ordered to be sent bark to the vessel.