WORKINGTON STAR, September 8, 1888 / WORKINGTON POLICE COURT

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WORKINGTON POLICE COURT

 

WEDNESDAY.

 

WILLIAM TINNION and JOHN NEEN, coalminers, Great Clifton, were summoned on a charge of assaulting DANIEL RIGG, coalminer, Great Clifton, at Winscales, on the 2nd inst. - MR. J. E. BIRKETT appeared to represent the defendants. - DANIEL RIGG said on Sunday night, about a quarter past eight o'clock, he was coming from BRUCE's public-house at Winscales when the defendants overtook him.  They were accompanied by ROBERT GRAHAM.  NEEN came up behind him, and struck him with a stone on the temple, which he believed he held in his hand.  The blow made him tumble, after which NEEN struck him in the face five times.  Witness said, "ROBERT GRAHAM, will you see a man killed?"

He said, "No." 

 

GRAHAM was coming to his assistance when TINNION came up and struck him in the face three times.  Witness never struck either of them. - By MR. BIRKETT:  He wrestled with the men in a field before the row commenced, but never struck them.  He had taken on Sunday night, three or four glasses of whiskey. - ROBERT GRAHAM, Pica, said he saw NEEN knock the defendant down.  Whe he went to RIGG's assistance, TINNION struck him.  RIGG never struck the defendants in the public-house.  He was not aware that RIGG was refused drink by MR. BRUCE.  Witness was, however. - MR. BIRKETT submitted that RIGG was the aggressor, and that NEEN and TINNION did nothing until they had been assaulted by RIGG, and then they simply acted in self-defence.  He called JOHN NEENS, who stated that RIGG on Sunday night met them, and offered him a drink of whiskey, which he had in a bottle.  When they went to BRUCE's, the landlord refused to give RIGG any more drink.  RIGG struck him, when BRUCE turned him out.  RIGG tapped at the window, and told them to come out, and he would give them a hiding.  After he came out, witness was assaulted by RIGG. - TINNION gave similar evidence. - By the Bench:  RIGG felled NEEN twice in the field.  He (RIGG) had no drink afterwards in the public-house.  RIGG was put out for striking witness. - MR. BRUCE was called, and said RIGG struck at NEEN when he was sitting on the chair.  He put him out for that cause.  RIGG had a little drink, but he was not drunk.   The case was dismissed.

 

 

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WORKINGTON POLICE COURT

 

WEDNESDAY.

 

At the Police-court, on Wednesday, before T. S. DOUGLAS, Esq., (in the chair), and T. H. DALZELL, Esq.  -  WILLIAM BELL and CATHERINE BELL, fish hawkers, Whitehaven, were charged with assaulting JAMES CAHILL, grocer, Portland-street, on the 19th ult.  MR. PAISLEY appeared to prosecute.  He said MR. CAHILL was the collector of tolls for the Workington Market Company.  In accordance with his usual duty, he was collecting stallage rent from the defendants, when an altercation took place, the result of which was that some further words ensued, when the female BELL struck him, knocking him down.  The defendant then struck CAHILL.  He had only to remind the Bench that his client was carrying out a public duty, and that it was necessary order should be observed in a public market, and that he should be protected when he was endeavouring to discharge his duty.  MR. CAHILL said MRS. BELL struck him straight in the face.  The male defendant collared him in North Watt Street.  MRS. BELL called him a thief before the assault occurred, when he told her he would make her prove it. - JAMES SMITH and WILLIAM FISHER, gave evidence.  The latter, in reply to the Bench said CATHERINE was too big for JIMMY. (Laughter).  They were each fined £2, including costs, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment.

 

EMILY RICHARDSON, single woman, was charged with having been a disorderly prostitute at Workington, on the 4th inst. - P.C. WILSON proved the case, which occurred in Church Street.  the woman, he said, was drunk at the time.  She was sentenced to two month's imprisonment.

 

JOHN JOHNSTONE, ironworker, was charged with refusing to contribute to his son's support in the reformatory school. - The defendant, who it appeared had gone to sea, was represented by his mother.  She said her son was the lad's stepfather, and he refused to pay a farthing. - The case was adjourned for a fortnight.

 

BERNARD MONTAGUE, labourer, was charged with assaulting his wife, MARY MONTAGUE, at Workington, on the 27th ult. - She said he struck her on Monday whilst she was baking some bread at her mother's house.  He was a passionate man, and frequently assaulted her.  She applied for a separation order. - The defendant alleged that his wife took his money, got drunk, and did not cook his victuals.  She had been away as much as nine weeks at a time, spending the time and his money at her mother's.  Thecase was dismissed, the Bench advising them to go home and live in peace.

 

The following cases of drunk and disorderly conduct were disposed of:

 

THOMAS CASSIDY, offence committed on the 16th ult. near the railway station.  The defendant said he "never changed lips to any man breathing".  Fined 12s.

JAMES MURPHY, offence committed on the 23rd ult. in High Church Street. Fined 12s.

CHARLES HEENAN, on the 26th. near the railway station. - SERGEANT REID said he was in the company of CASSIDY. Fined 12s. including costs.

 

JOHN STEWART, bricklayer, was charged with assaulting his wife, JUDITH STEWART on the 27th ult., at Workington. - MR. CECIL THOMPSON represented the complainant.  The defendant did not appear. - SERGEANT ARMSTRONG said there had been some difficulty in serving the summons.  He believed he had tried to evade service.  The case was adjourned for a week.

 

FREDERICK APPLEYARD, steelworker, was charged with keeping a ferocious dog at Workington, on the 22nd ult. - MR. CECIL THOMPSON appeared on behalf of the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. - G. D. BEDLINGTON, joiner, deposed that MR. APPLEYARDS dog had bitten him on the leg while he was going to his work, through Vulcan's Lane. - By MR. THOMPSON - He was going by the back way to his work and walking along the middle of the road.  The dog flew out of the yard at him.  MR. PEARSON did not laugh at witness, and say that the bite amounted to nothing.  The dog was of a retriever breed.  It only made one snap at him. - JAMES M'GLASSON, residing in Washington Street, said the dog had jumped out at the back door at him.  He saw it jump at another man.  The dog might not be dangerous, but it certainly wasn't safe. (Laughter)  It was a private road for anyone that went that way (laughter).  It couldn't be very  private when horses and carts went down the lane (laughter). - INSPECTOR LANCASTER deposed that owing to the complaint of BEDLINGTON, he saw the defendant, who promised to put the dog down.  He said it was a quiet dog, but that it would not let anyone pass the yard.  The lane was public. - MR. THOMPSON submitted that the dog was under proper control, and that it would not have been worth its meat if it had not taken care of its master's property.  The men had no business to pass through the back lane.  He called MR. PEARSON, builder, who said the dog merely nipped BEDLINGTON on the thigh.  He was more frightened than hurt.  The dog never bothered him. - By SUPERINTENDENT THORNBURROW:  There were eight or nine back doors leading into the lane. - MR. APPLEYARD said he had kept the dog three years and had received no complaint up to now. - The Bench said the defendant must keep the dog on the premises.  It must be kept chained up in the back yard.  They would let him off on the payment of costs.

 

A number of boys were summoned b y MR. HERBERT LEES, gas manager to the Workington Local Board, on a charge of wilful damage to a street lamp at Workington on the 16th ult.  The names of the lads were THOMAS LENNON,  THOMAS PORTER,  WILLIAM TINKLER,  JOHN KIRKWOOD,  JOHN MITCHELL,  and  WILLIAM CAIN. - MR. JOHN WARWICK (clerk to the Local Board) appeared to prosecute. - The lads pleaded guilty. - MR. WARWICK said on the date in question, the boys were engaged at Salter Beck in throwing stones, and they broke a lamp.  It cost the Board £60 per annum to repair the breakages of the different lamps in their district.  He asked for a penalty to be imposed. - P. C. GRAHAM gave evidence, which was corroborated by SERGEANT CARRUTHERS, of Harrington.  - The boys said it was KIRKWOOD who had made the best shot, which broke the lamp.  - They were fined 1s. each and 10s. costs.

 

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WORKINGTON POLICE COURT

 

WEDNESDAY.

 

The following persons were summoned by MR. G. B. .MACKAY, the Workington School Board attendance officer, for failing to educate their children.

 

ISAAC RELPH's case had been five times before this Court.  This was the second time  he had disobeyed the order.  The parents, who lived in Cavendish-street, only laughed at him when he called at the house, and refused to send the boy to school.  He applied that the boy be sent to the Industrial School. - The order was granted.

 

In the case of PATRICK MADDEN, labourer, the children had made, since June, ten out of a possible 100 attendances. - Fined 5s.

 

HENRY JACKSON, labourer said his child had been sent from school and told not to come back until it brought an exercise book. - MR. MACKAY said she had only made eight attendances during the last six weeks. - Fined 5s.

 

JAMES MILLIGAN, ironworker, was represented by his wife.  She had kept the child at home because she (her mother) was ill. - Fined 5s.

 

ROBERT MILWARD, ironworker, said he could not make the boy go to school ; the girl was troubled with lumps in her throat, and was not fit to go to school.  MR. MACKAY, in reply to the Bench, said the boy was in the fourth standard. - The father:  I don't think he has passed one standard (laughter). - The case was adjourned for a month, and in the event that he failed to attend school, he would be sent to the Industrial School.

 

JOHN KERTIN (two children) did not appear.  One had made six attendances out of sixty, and the other twenty-two out of sixty. - Fined 5s.