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Preston, Lancashire, England

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NISI PRIUS COURT.—MONDAY, DECEMBER 9

... to some of the bills being taken up; the Inten, tion of taking up the bills when they became due was no; excuse, morally speaking, for It was well known that many-persons who committed offences under similar cir- cumstances were at one time executed, ...

CRUELTY TO A SERVANT

... beginning to fill out. On Thursday morning, a great change seemed to have taken place, for she became very feverish. I carnnot speak more minutely of her state during the whole time she has been in the hospital, ai she has not been uhder my immediate supe ...

PRESTON POLICE CASES

... glasses of ale, and could not be said to be drink;il, when he did get anything to drink it made him 7:7 high spoken. He was speaking to his brother respectin, some business which ho wanted him (the defendaL: tt transact with himn; and he was explaining to ...

KIRKHAM PETTY SESSIONS

... mere I shall throw up the case. oi- The Defendant: I wished liar to apeak the truth. ,he Tule Bench: Yon have no business to speak, sir, ex- re- capt through your advocate. Lile Mr. Ascroft. I will begin again. Ig- Examination resumed: It was in consequence ...

TRIAL OF THE SLOANES

... unnecessaryI -expense, and-partly because there are certain facts and certain statements in these depositions which seem to speak for themselves, and defy contradiction. It seems that this young person-almost a child-an orphan, with no natural protector ...

CIVIL SIDE.—TUESDAY

... Fleetwood, and engaged the plaintiffs to do. some work for him. Mr. Segar weas counsel' in the case, and called a witness to speak to the work having been done. The amount was £30 18s. 4d. The case was undefended. Verdict for the plaintiff.. OaRKOD V. COJLTHUEsT ...

LANCASTER SPRING ASSIZES

... for which the prisoner had ~obtiined the money, he (witness) had never demanded or received it.-Cross-examined: I do not speak from re- collection, but from my books. My books have never been charged with irregularity. I remember a dispute about £10 ...

PRESTON POLICE CASES

... offered to pay for the bacok, because she did not wish her name to be dragged into the case before a court ?? Rock wished to speak, as a serious imputation was cast upun hits wife; but the bench dismissed the case. JUVENILE TuiEvEs.-Two boys, respectively ...

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES

... deceased and Peggy Tavellin _ slet in the same bed in one room that night, and another cd woman,-anaIrishwoman, who could not speak English,- of slept in another room in the house. The prisoner and ry htss wife slept in a third room. Nothing occurred that ...

CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER

... them upon that Important fact, how can you believe them upon their other statements. If my client had been allowed by law to speak, he would have told you that on coming up Leo ming. street he found several men, among them being a person of the name of ...

PRESTON COUNTY COURT

... in question Pal the conduct which they generally pursued when required Gri to act. But it might so happen-and, generally speaking, stri from some motive perhaps undefined they did occasionally saic] find-that the police rather stepped beyond their proper ...

CHARGE AGAINST A SERGEANT OF POLICE

... door opened, and he'saw the two females holding Mr. Ratoliff. It was then half-past oue o'clock. Never heard the complainant speak of ParlarA ill-using her. ,Mr. Backhouse severely cross-questioned this witness, but without any effect. ' Betty Greenwood ...