Struck Lady Officer

Liverpool Echo 10th April 1917

STRUCK LADY OFFICER

Policewoman's adventure in Bold Street.

The adventure of a Birkenhead policewoman was told at the Liverpool City Police Court today, before Mr J. Kinghorn, Deputy Stipendiary Magistrate.

Nora Carberry, a well-spoken young woman, was charged with assaulting a Liverpool police constable and a Birkenhead policewoman.

From the evidence of the police-constable, Police-Sergeant Phyllis Lovell, and Police-constable Violet Carr Owen, it appeared that the prisoner was drunk and disorderly in Bold Street, just before ten o'clock on Monday night.

Police-sergeant Phyllis Lovell, who, with Police-constable Violet Carr Owen, was on her way home, spoke to her kindly, and desired to help her get home.

Carberry, who was reeling about the street, resented the officer, struck Police-constable Carr Owen and continued the assault in spite of warnings. The policeman to whom she was given in custody was also assaulted by prisoner on the way to Seel-street bridewell.

Carberry admitted the charge of drunkenness, but denied the assault on the police-woman. She was sorry if she had been disorderly.

She was bound over to be of good behaviour.