Runcorn and Widnes Examiner. — 1873-01-11 (Runcorn, Cheshire, England)

SIIICID.B;. AT ALTRIN,CH.AX,..— -Robert WoOlnough, a shabbibt "dressed young man, 23 years of age; was charged with attamptia-g to- commit suicide at Altriucham,* Aa_tutd,as 4tenaoont last., alt ..tike day-named the prisoner was seis.o .o go . down .the line some little distance from the(-Altrihehani etation and lay himself Across, the oix-foot, his. head being on the rail. At the time there was d'intin. approaching, which was ~ not more than 400 lardadistant. A boy who was on the station seeing theprisoner gave .an alarm, =ld he ' was dragged from his perilous position when the train was about 40 yards from where he 14.-7 The- prisoner ' was formerlyaeoldier; but was, discharged some two years ago, and he had been working as a stableman in the employ of the Manchester carriag_e Company. He was liberated from Kuutsforcl gaol on Saturday morning last, after serving a termlor sit' Months' imprisonment i for felony.-- The prisoner, in reply to the. magi ' etrates said he had no friends, money, or prospects. He was discharged. Mr. Superintendent Steen kindly gave the poor -fellow his fare to - Mau'theater, whither he went the same day. . , ' Fikunt,Scullannas A.T aNIITSFORD.—SiIvia; Bradley land Sarah Brundreth, of Walsall and Wolverhampton, summoned Mallard 'Heyford Bate, draper, King-street, •Knuteferd, for assault:4 cohineitted on the 27th DeCem. her. tlt appeared that on the day, named the two complainants, who are sisters-in-law of defendant, were-at the funeral of the defendant's motliiii-in-law, when they. were assaulted by the defendant.—Silvia .Bradley stated that the defendant married her deter two ' ears ago, and her mother lived with tne defendant asd his wife up toLthe time of her death. ,Bate did t seud.word that her mother was dead, and she eird of it froinnfridnd. Witness's mother was ied-to a Tocsin by the defendant for -a year and eoliths'. -- On the 27th December, at about seven 1r in- the evening, witness went to the assistancesister (the other complainant), who was being . by the 'defendant, and she found her lying on elind senseless. He said he would serve witness ime, and struck her in the eye on the head, and breast.—Mary Bentley corroborated the state- , of the-last witness with regard to the ill-usage.— t Brundreth stated that she said to the defendant, i will please get my china ready to-night," uponi he struck her in the eye and on the breast, and :ed her down .and -kicked her in the side whilst. ty on the f100r... On screaming out, her, ester to her assistance. What her sister had stated [uite true.—Samuel Bracegirdle, brother to the lainants, stated that he saw the defendant illMrs. Brundreth, and said "he was pitching into. le same as if she was a man."—Martha Bond, for 3fence, stated that she heard Bate ask the two ;n. to go out of his shop. Witness asked them to the shop, and not to say anything at the death sir mother.—Maria Hill said she saw one of the lainants trying to burst open the door of the dent's shop. The police had to guard the funeral. put the complainants out of his shop,- and she l them say they would kill -him if tbsy could get n.-4.0. Whalley said he was called to the do' ait's shop at about seven o'clock, when he found oor Closed, the customers being inside, and the dant said ha 'dared not let them out. He asked m if he Would stay about, or he would have to ,'his shop. He saw Mrs. Bate take haudfulls of from her,, head, which he was told had been ;ed out by the complainants.—The defendant was 10s., and, costs 12s. 6d., for each assault!,; Itlx.. low appeared for the complainants. --' - iiiirrir wrra A STONE:—Hugh Harrep wits charged sosaultingAlfred Stephens on the 26th December. complainant, whose father keeps the Dun Cow a-touse' at 011erton, stated that on the day named , was a disturbance in his father's house two men' to fight. He got-hold of one by the collar and Jailing him out, when the defendant. who was le, threw a stone at him, which knocked out three top teeth, and broke three of the bottom ones, leo cut his lip. • A police constable stated that the , idant bore a bad character for such acts two be previously_ he struck a man with a sword on tead, and made the matter up by paying him a I.—He was fined £2 and costs, or a months' tivement: T*SP •  tASSING IN