The Cumberland Pacquet January 30th 1902 Police Court - Cleator Moor

Police Court - Cleator Moor

The Cumberland Pacquet - January 30th 1902

**********                             LOCAL POLICE COURTS.                              ____                      Cleator Moor                              ____                 FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. Before T. DIXON (in the chair), J. J. WILSON,     W. BURNYEAT, and W. GAYTHWAITE, Esqs.                               **********           OBSCENE LANGUAGE AT CLEATOR                              MOOR.       Daniel COWAN, 23, labourer, Whitehaven, was charged with using obscene language at Cleator Moor, at 10:40 p.m., on the 4th inst.     Defendant's sister said he was at work and wanted the case adjourned.     The Bench agreed to adjourn the case to this day fortnight.                               **********         A COSTLY SNOWBALL AT ARLECDON.       Joseph FLETCHER, 20, quarryman, Arlecdon, was charged with willful damage to a window at Arlecdon, on the 24th inst.,     Mr. ATTER prosecuted.     William IRVING said he lived at Arlecdon Road, Arlecdon.  On Christmas eve witness and his wife were sitting in the parlour and when they were making ready to go to bed a large snowball came through the window and knocked the blind down. Shortly afterwards another snowball came through another pane of glass and knocked a paraffin lamp out, which was on the table.  The lamp was just turned down when the snowballs came through the windows.  On the 8th inst., defendant went to witness's house and said that it was he that did it, but he only admitted throwing one.  Witness then asked defendant who threw the other, and he said he did not know who threw it. On the 10th inst., witness again saw defendant, and defendant asked him to settle it.  Witness told defendant that as he (defendant) had told so many lies about it he would take it through the court.  The damage done was 6s and to put the windows in it would cost 8s, but he would say nothing about the lamp.  He told the mag- istrates that he wanted to press the case.     Defendant said it was just an accident.     Complainant, who was recalled, said that there was no disturbance outside his house.  When the snowballs came through the window he ran out, but he could see no one: he only heard some voices. If the lamp had been turned full up it would have set fire.  He afterwards gave information to the police.     P.O. VEITCH said he saw defendant running up KEY'S field, and charged him with breaking the windows.  Defendant said he was in bed by eleven o'clock, and if he broke the windows he would pay for it.     The Chairman said it was a very serious matter, and the Bench fined defendant 40s, or one month's imprisonment.                               **********

 

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