The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1888-06-23 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

WEDNESDAY.  (Before pir-7 Preston.) Ditang Aro Asestixrnici elrE Pox r:ie.—James Walton, a young man of bad character, Was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Old Chester-road and with assaulting Police-constables Reynolds and Swainson while in the execution of their duty. On Tuesday prisoner went to a cattle sale in Old Chester-road, and because he could not get employment he became disorderly, and threatened the drover who was attending to the cattle. Prisoner was put out of the premises, and in the street he mated a disturbanoe. Polioe-oonstable Reynolds took him into custody, when prisoner butted him on the fede with his head and kicked him. With the assistanoe of Police-constable Swainson prisoner was tied on tea handcart, and in that way taken to the bridewell. Prisoner was sent to gaol for three months with hard labour. ArnuerraD Berms —A young man named John Eaton, a ship's carpenter, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by wallowing a quantity of carbolic acid. It appeared that for some time prisoner had suffered from nervousness. On Thursday evening lan he went into the house of his brother-in law and stated that he had taken carbolic acid. • doctor was sent for, and prisoner was at once removed to the Borough Hospital, where restoratives were applied. Dr. Sudden, senior house surgeon at the heepital, stated that prisoner appeared to have taken a large dose of the acid, and er risers did set think he would have had any chimes of recovery had it not been for the promptitude with which he was taken to the hospital and the stomach-pump used. In reply to toe magistrate, prisoner said he had been drinking for some time, and got very low-spirited. Be was sorry for what he had lone, and did not know what he wasih M when he drank the uff. Prisoner was discharged on his father promising to look after him. DRUNK roa Fivx Waxes.—Anne Laden Williams, a married woman, was charged with being drunk in Oxton•road and threatening her husband, a man of respectable appranoe. The husband stated that his wife came out of gaol five weeks ago, and since that time she had not been an hour sober. She was now ordered to find two sureties to keep the peat*, or, In default, two months' Imprisonment Asettmrs. Hannah Rogers, of 35, Greenfield. street, summoned Samuel Vaughan, 31. Greenfield. street for assault. Defendant was fined 10s, and costs.—Edward Albert Greer, 9, Park-street was summoned by Ellen Lovett, 19, Cleveland avenue for having on the 14th ult, unlawfully assaulted and beaten her. Pined ss. and 55. 61. costs.--Charles Smith, 300, Laird-street, was also summoned for assaulting William George Wcden, and was fined 20s and costa, or fourteen days Reimers° ro timirrant xxi Wirs.—• man named David Davies appeared in answer to a summons for refusing to maintain his wife Margaret Davis,, who now Used la Munster-street. It was stated that in addition to herself isomplainant haS four children to support, and aa order was made for te. per week to be paid by defendant. DISOILDZILY Bzetvrocra.—biagdalen Harold, who lives at 59, Bldonstreet, was summoned by Annie Hunter for disorderly behaviour Le Conwey-plitoe on Wednesday the 13th ult.—Fined Is. 6d, and costa.