Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1903-06-19 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

BKOKH MS SON'S WICKETS. A WHIT-MONDAY FRACAS AT CARNFORTH.  Thomas Ileggarth, roller, of 6, West View, Carnforth, wee charged with being drunk and disorderly and aesaulting P.C. Gathezeole in the execution of his duty on Whit-Monday. Mr. T. P. Tilly appeared for the defendant, who pleaded net entity. P.C. (lathery.°le deposes' that at 114t9 p.m. I Whit-Monday defendant came up to him in IVarton.road. Carnforth, shouting and making nee of bad language. He said to witness. "You have bren telling Hoyle about my son playing erekst in hie field," and defendant -aid "He hail a good mind to punch hut guts oat." Defendant struck the constable in the fare, causing his 111.0., to bleed. They bath fell; defendant permit.' to go quietly, and when he got a abort distance deliberately kicked witness on the left knee, tripped him, and kicked him revere! timeq en the lee, and struck him on the body. Witness tttruggled with the defendant till Hillyer and Summerfiedd came up. Defendant. tethered like a mwirnen all the way to the police station. Dr. Jarkeon ordtred the with.« off duty. Cess-examined: Witness admitted that he had not been pr. vented walking about since the affair. He broke one of the defendant's son'a wickets on the gate thinking it would stop them playing cricket, hot be did not break more than one wicket, and the bat was already broken. Mr. Tilly, My evdence is that you broke three witketa and the hat. , P.C.'s Summerfield, Hillyerr, P.S. Dove, and Herbert K. rnsissorth, clerk, gay; evidence in 'Support of the proneretion. Mr. Tilly, for the defence, .id the defendant I wan not intoxicated in the leant. lbstrndant had been 14 years in Carnforth, and bad no. thing whatever against hut character. Ile had been employed at the Cornforth irontowlei tall recently a furnace wan stopped down. Since then he had ben worktng for Mr. Thonipoon at the Queen's Hotel, iernforth, and pteviounly for Ii years I,ll‘ in the eniploy of the Earl of Beeline at Underley. The breaking of elefens slant's eon's wicket wail tie work of a orhool bully. It was a silly thing of Hoggarth to commence a wrangle with the police in forth forth after 11 o'clock. Mr. Till, went on to my that though the defendant Was not honk 0.111,,i114, knelt on his rh.t. nut hia handl over hie mouth to prevent him railing for help, and held him by the throat, at the Lime time Dathereole'n dog wan worrying deferdant—a d•Mreroue dog he wan told, and o filename to the neighboarhocd. lie aubmitterl thin wad a trumped up r-ise, and in wax commonly said it uris not sefe for people to be abroad in Corn. forth after 11 &clerk at night. lOrendant exhibited inert, on hr wriat which the doctor said was a dog bite, The sinews of his wrist were •Iso sprained by the police twisting his hand up his back. Phodss Cox, Itrange View, Cornforth, deposed to seeing Datherrole's dog wish Hoggarth's rap in ire month. She was about to tabs the rap when warned not to. Hozgarth •alked to get up, and (Pithereolc. mid, "We have got you now, and will keen you." Defendant wee -hooting fir help, and Gatherrole put his hand over his mouth, and seise' him hi- the throat. Two policemen come rip. Tbe defer,. stunt was quite sober. and walked away quite straight. She did not see defendant strike Hatherro,et after getting up. Ailed Iftcydork, In. Mary tenser, earriforth, deposed so to flatherrole bin on ifoggarth's child and holdine him by the throat. Howarth was a decent, Mead,- men, and he thought the treatment of 111111 IiTIRWIPfiII. Mr. Th,s. Jan. Thom peon, livery etable keeper. spoke as to the defendant's condition on leaving work. Ifs hesitated in nsa question, and the Chairm•n told him to stand down. William Newby, farm labourer, John Addieon, the Shovel Inn, Carnforth, and Ms% Hannah Procter gave erldence as to the des fendanre sobriety and general eteedines.t. The Bench. after • 'hod t retirement, fined I Hograrth les. aod rests or 14 daya for being I drunk and diaorderfy. and for asaaulting the eam.tafile fined him ilk, and rods. Diming the leering of the ease a spode or lat the rear of the court fell heavily on sumo atone steps in a faint, and cut his teed badly.  Samuel rte.:artt, of no Axed abo.is Was Fenton...fel to 14 Jo3a bard labour for ob-epan oat. WAS IT AN AccunNr?  Isaac Jackson, ltheater. of (Hasson Pork, was charged wills attempted suicide at Thuintam on June Sth Mr. 11. D. Wilma slava,' to deletei and pleaded not guilty. ONborne Miller, labourer, residing at 011186011 Dock. d,posill That about 7-30 , thc mot of the bth inst., he was walking along the south side of Hoek, when lie it arid rooror ' on the dock aide and splice Witt .ne 1 wife came and spoke to ;aim, and he turio4l round and caw J t km.. in the water. %%line's lan back and got him out, lie was in , In inches ue watt', and wan shoving Mineral towards the aide. After witness had pulled Lisa out he falit "drink make, me mad." He was under tie intim:nee of liquor. By Mr. Wilson: It was high tide at the time. The side of the dock sloped dawn. Noah t% on, wile of the last witness, mid she passed prianner tin the night in question. Ho scented n if he were going to it down. She turned round and almost itninediatelv heard a splash. She then saw defendant in the water. By Mr. Willem: She thought the man intended to sit dawn, and slipped and rolled into the dock. He hail had drink. By Supt. Barnett: A boat was renting in at the time, and she thought the it,.,, natant to watch it.  The Chairman said he had remanded the man nn the P.,iou. Monday. as he thonght it was a stispiriona vase. They had now sin or lIPI,PII eases in jail of attempted 'suicide, and they mod stop it somehow. Still in this rase it seemed to hare been en strident, and defendant would be discharged.  Michael Brannon, of no fixed abode. who was drunk and disorderly at 3 ifel,ork on Friday afternoon. in Cancaster-rosd. Caton, was fined Ins, and costs or 14 days "haril."—P.C. Julie ion statod that the man Wal. most violent. John Murray, pipo tracker, was sent to the Castle for 14 days' halal labour for sleeping out I in a stable at Priest Hutton at 11-15 on Friday