"The Anglo Celt" Cavan; Thursday, May 1, 1856 BELTURBET PETTY SESSIONS Saturday, 26th April. Magistrates present - John GUINLEY, J. P.; Thomas F. KNIPE; W. HUMPHREYS, J.P., D.O.; Captain CLIFFORD, J.P., Captain PHILIPS, J.P., and W. M. HICKSON, R.M., Esqrs. David M. HALE v. Alexander M'CLEAN. A charge of assaulting complainant, a policeman, in the execution of his duty. The complainant stated that on the 21st the defendant gave him a box and caught him by the neck. He had previously seen young M'CLEAN knock down one PRUNTY, and ran to separate them. Witness when he came down got hold of young M'Clean and Prunty, when the defendant came up and gave the blow. He subsequently made at complainant with a loaded butt and threatened "to regulate him," which he was prevented from doing by the presence of a second policeman alone. Cross-examined by Mr. J. ARMSTRONG - (?) seventeen months in Belturbet; did not see Printy strike oung M'Clean; did not see the old man go forward to save his son, but saw him go forward to kick Prunty, and to attack him with what appeared to be a loaded butt; the butt was taken away from the defendant before witness could get hold of it. The butt was a whip butt; defendant gave Prunty one "lick of it;" witness has not Prunty summoned because he did not think it necessary, the parties having summonses between themselves; has one policeman here to give evidence in the case, and a second if required. John DAREY (?), Sub-Constable, corroborated this witness. He, too, saw young M'Clean knocked down twice; old M'Clean then came up and kicked Printy n the belly or thigh, and also got hold of M'Hale by the neck. Maclean had also a loaded butt in his hand. Cross-examined by Mr. Armstrong, M'Clean said M'Hale had something is against him, and only for the law he would regulate him; told M'Hale to take the defendant easy, but he was not using him with unnecessary violence; saw no assault made by Prunty on your M'Clean; the defendant was neither dragged nor pushed. In answer to Mr. M'Kinstry, S.I., M'Hale said that defendant exclaimed he would allow the "papist puppy" of a policeman against him, and if the matter was left between . (rest of sentence is illegible.)