POLICE COURTS Albert E. CARSON formerly Great George St summoned for selling a bottle of Scotch whiskey labelled, 'Pure Malt Scotch Still', when sampled was 26.7 degrees under proof - fined 20s and costs. James DAWSON, Vine St, summoned for selling adulterated milk with 10 parts water, fined 60s and costs. William ANDERSON, Epworth St, summoned for selling machine skimmed milk with 7 parts water, fined 40s and costs Court of Passage jury awarded £30 damages to Eliza Ethel COOKE, single woman aged 25 who sued Liverpool Butcher George Henry JONES of Radforth, age 24 for breach of promise of marriage. The couple who were engaged quarrelled while in the I.O.M. At Birkenhead quarter sessions James Albert RILEY farm labouer and George CAMPBELL a clerk were sentenced to 6mths hard labour for uttering counterfeit coins. William CASEY an inmate at Brownlowbhill workhouse was charged with stealing £7-10s, he was sent by Miss Margaret STEWART Superintendant to cash a postal order for that amount, he went off to Oldham and Manchester and returned penniless, 6wks hard labour. At Warrington a respectable man a stranger to the town Robert SINGLETON was arrested for being drunk and disorderly, on his person was £39-4s-4d, he was locked up for his own safety, owing to his wealth was ordered to pay 5s for his trouble. At Wigan quarter sessions held before Mr Lancelot SANDERSON. K.C, Thomas LAVIN pleaded guilty to breaking a plate glass window in Wallgate on christmas day, Insp WILLS stated that prisoner had 26 convictions, gaol 7mths. Widnes inguest held on Samuel KNIGHT of Peasley Cross lane, during shunting operations was knocked down by a wagon and killed, accidental death recorded. John RIMMER Landlord of the Clarence Arms, St Helens died suddenly aged 64, he was a member of Prescot Board of Guardians. Death occured on Saturday of Mr Henry LINAKER, Superintendant of Manchester district of the London and North West Railway at his residence Edenhurst, Heaton Chapel, he was 58 yrs old and formerly from Carlisle. At Lark Lane police station on tuesday Ex Police Sergeant James REID was presented with a marble timepiece and a pipe by his ex-comrades of F Division. He retired on pension recently and had previously been awarded a good conduct medal for 25yrs unblemished service. Supt STOWELL, Insp PRICE, Sergt F. CAHILL, Constables, F. ORMEROD and F. CORFE spoke highly of his character and personality. Jane