Conisbro’ Butcher and His “Domestic Life.”

A woman, name Agnes Powell, of Conisbro’, was summoned at the West Riding Court, on Saturday. for stealing linen etc. and with doing wilful damage.

Frank Fullwood, butcher, said Powell had been at his house about year. On the Sunday previous he left home and went to Tickhill, leaving the young woman in charge. He returned home the same night. He then found some aprons, sheets and co damage; they were cut to pieces.

The Prisoner was not in house when he returned. He did not see her until the following Monday night. On Sundav he missed two sheets; he also missed a quilt and some flannelette – about 3s worth. The sheets, quilt, and flannelette he valued at from 10s. to 12s. The sheets had been pawned, the quilt she took back to the house,. but carried away another. The damage done to the closing was about £l.

The young woman said she had told Fullwood that she wanted for the babe (which she had in her arms). He ran after her with a knife, and she had to be carried home. They bought the flannelette at Barnsley ; it was for the child. He tore up her clothing and gave her black eye. He refused her the fare to go home with. She had to telephone her mother for clothing. The jacket and waistcoat which she tore had given Fullwood. He had often thrashed her, and then begged her to stay when she wished to leave him.

The Chairman (Mr Yarborough). Have you thrashed and abused her?—

Fullwood: Yes last Wednesday night; a week since.

The defendant said Fullwood had not provided her with sufficient food, and a woman had keep her until she was able to go home. She had sent the things two the pawnbroker’s shop in order to get some money to go home with. During the twelve months she had been with him he had not given her a penny.

The complainant in answer the Chairman, said had not got the pawnbroker as a witness.

P.c. Evans said the young woman told him the flannelette bad been bought for the child, also that complainant bad bought the other things for her. They have lived together but had often changed lodgings; they could not agree.

The pawnbroker had advanced nothing on the things.

The defendant said the child was aged two months.

The case was dismissed