The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1890-05-10 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

BOROUGH POLICE COURT.  SATURDAY. (Before Mr. Preston.)  Domenic Unnieptwase.—Joeeph Phillips, Hughes cottages, Oxton, was summoned for using violent threats towards his wife, Jane, on the let inst., whereby she apprehends danger of her life. Mn. Phillips stated that her husband bad taken to drink about three months ago, and on Thursday lest ke came home drunk, and commenced throwing the pots about, smashing the furniture, and using violent threats to her. He was all right when sober, but she was afraid of him when he was drunk.—Defendant was bound over in the sum of £5 to keep the peace towards his wife for six months. Qoanauzino.—Mary Ellen Watson, 16, Frederick. street, summoned John Dooley, pier., 10, Frederickstreet, for using obscene language to her on the 30th ult. Arising out of the same quarrel were two summonses issued at the instance of Mary Dooley against Sarah Watson and Sarah Watson the younger, respectively, for assaulting her.— After hearing several witnesses' evidence as to the quarrel, the defendants in each ease were lined 28. 6d. and costs. _  Arremyrin Smcme.—Mary Pamford, a young woman from Egerton-street, was charged in custody with attempting to commit suicide by jampiug into the Morpeth Dock, and also with being drunk; aud James Roesingrove, Pilgrim-street, was (Merged with being drunk and disorderly in Shore-road, and also with attempting to rescue the above-named prisoner from the custody of the police.—P.O. 121 (Montgomery) deposed that about quarter-past one that morning he beard shouting and screaming in Shore-road, and on going there ho saw the female prisoner standing against the wall drenched with water The male prisoner was also there, and the girl said to him, "Come out of the road, Jim; I'll get in again." She then went to get over the chains by the dock side, but witness prevented her from going to the water, when the male prisoner interfered, saying to the 'female, "Yes, go in, and I will save you; I saved you once, and I can again." There was a track of water from the edge of the dock to where they were standing. Witness kept hold of the girl, when Ressingrove put his arms round her neck to get her away from him, and followed them to the bridewell, pulling his coat, and wanting witness to fight him to see if he or witness should have ber.—Raseingrove said he was on the steps leading to the water, and Pumford, thinking he had fallen in, screamed out. Pumford also stated this, and in answer to the magistrate denied that she was in the dock at all.—The officer, in answer to Mr. Preston, said both prisoners were very drunk and drenched with water; the female had all her clothes off except her skirt. She was crying, saying that she could not lead the life she had been living any longer.—Superiutendent Clarke said that Pumford had been before the Court about two years ago, charged on suspicion with stealing a watch, and was then handed over to the county police. The police had had 110 trouble with her since. She was now a prostitute living in Egertonstreet. The male was frequently about the docks, rambling round at night, but had never been in trouble before.— Mr. Preston asked the female, if he tried to get her into a home would she go there.— Pumford : No, sir, I won't go home.—Mr. Preston: To get you into some place where you will be taken care of, and can lead a different sort of life.— Ptemford : Yes, but you must not send me away.— Mr. Preston: You say you are tired of the life you are leading. What made you so unhappy as to go and jump into the dock—Pumford I was not in the dock.—Mr. Preston: But you threatened to go in.— Pamford : I went down the steps and shouted, because I thought he had fallen in.—Rossingrove had nothing to say in answer to the charge of attempting to rescue the woman from the police, and was fined 2e. 6d. and 2e. 64. costs.—Pumford was remanded till Tuesday, to enable Superintendent Clarke to make enquiries with the view of —getting her into some institution.—On Tuesday Superintendent Clarke said a home had been found for prisoner in Ivy-street, and upon her promising to go there she was discharged.