Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1898-07-15 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

ALLEGE,' DRUNK ENNESS 015 LICENSED PREMISE. Villiata Illeasdale, a young man residng at Galgate, was charged with being drunk on licensed premises at Galgate on the 2nd inst.—P.C. Wedge stated that on the night et the 2nd inst. , ha saw the defendant go iuto the Eagle and Child at (litigate. Defendant was drunk, and witness followed him in, and drew the attention if the landlord to the man. The landlord said: "He's ' not had anything here. and I am not going to serve him. He's not drunk. but he's had sulticient.” Cross-examined by Mr. E. G. Clark, who defended: He was quite nure the landlord said the man had hail enough. He did not get the man's name and aildrees at the time, but asked him later on 'di the road. He saw defendant later on when lie WEIS with the sergeant, but did , not sneak to him.—P.S. Halliday said that he saw the defendant at a quarter past ten o'clock. He was drunk and staggering about.—Mr. Clark I said the defendant denied being drunk. He was !• scorer and referee in a quoiting match from three o'clock until after eight, and during the whole ef the day had only three glassee of beer. I He thoeght that when the noliePinan saw thel man he should have warned him to go quietly i home, if he was in the state he Raid he 1 was. awl not have let him enter the pnblie-house. —Mrs. Pox, who lives at Galgate, stated that she new the defendant coming from the public-brass. He seek, to her and was quite sober.—James Mverseongh, who was with the defendant, and left the noose with him, also said deferdant was sebee—dames Hirst. landlord of the Eagle Find Child, said the officer said the man was drunk. Witness said he had net been served .because he hail net asked far anything. He dewed that he told the const-ibls he weetd not serve defendant.; or thet defendant hod had enoegh.—Mr. Clark 1 was sheet to call the defendant. whsn the Beech: stormed him, and dismissed the rase.  Defendant had lived a great many years in the tewn.—Darbara Kendal, married woman, a neightour, Mary Ann Atkinson. complainant's sister, and a Mrs. (hover all spoke to bearing the words complained of used.—Mr. Clark for the defendant. denied making use of the laudanum eomplained of, but said the bother was a confirmonce of what had °craned on the Sunday, when defendant hml been grossly nook by the coinplmnant's sister and friends.—The Mayor said it • wui a ease of sin of one anal half-a-dozen of the other. The ease would he dismisaed.  Fanny Hoyle. prostitute. brought in under a warrant, was charged with indecency, and said she was very sorry.—P.C. Ireland proved the case, and prisoner was committed to the Castle for fourteen days. ALLEDED ATTEMPTED PrICIDE. Edward Housfield, labourer, Aldeliffe,street, stun Charged on reniMiMi. With attempting to commit suicide on tho sth met.—Chief Constable Ward stated that the prisoner had been lodging I with a Mrs. Waterhouse, of Al&liffe.street, and had been there for the past two years. On the ' morning in question he got up about two o'clock in the morning and Went out of the house, and wao found in the street by a police officer, who cock him to the police station, and afterwards he was taken home again. About four o'clock he got up again and left the house, and soon alter Mr. R. C. Harker was aroused by hearing someone in the canal. He looked out, and seeing a mon there, went and got a rope. which he threw to him. Prisoner refused to take it. and he had to [URA° him before he could be got out. He was handed over to the police, and again taken to the r.olice station, where he was waisted in blankets, and Dr. Darling was somrnoned. When the ! Bench had heard the evidence, the only way of dealing with him would be to commit the man for trial—Evidence wail given by the prisoner's' landlady, who sad she heard the prisoner praying in a loud voice before he left the house.— P.C. Ireland said that to him prisoner appeared to have 'ti-liritim tremens.—Mr. R. C. Harker gave evidence as to his rescuing the prisoner front the water, :Ind was complimented by thr for his action—Dr. Darling stated that the'inan was miffering from delusions at the time, but was now all right again. and P.C. Thanes^. , spoke of the arrest of the defendant.—The Bench eommittisl Bousfiald for trial at the Sessions. Prisoner was allowed bail, himself in £lO and i one surety of .glO. He asked the miuriotrates to ,Id him go, and said he was sorry for what he had done. If they would give lint a. chance he would go lark to work and give up drink.