The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

Xocal an pistrict 116)5.

MISSIONARY SERVICES.—On Sunday last, sermons were
preached in the Methodist New Connexion Chapel, in
this town, by the Rev. White, Superintendent Minister,
and the Rev. W hite, of Newport. On Wednesday even.
ing, the missionary meeting was held, when J. Pearson,
Jon., Esq., was called to the chair. Addresses were
delivered by the Rev. J. Thomas, (Wesleyan), who exhi.
bited some heathen deities, and a club, which he brought
from the Friendly Islands; the Rev. I. White, Rev. J.
White, Bev. M. Shaw, and Messrs. Kirby and Lowe.
The collections were in advance of the previous yi or.
Meetings have :tiro been held at Lye, Cradley Forge, and
Colley Gate.
Selling AND INtiVEST. —(in Friday morning last,
Thomas Cornelius Haven, id/es "Tommy Diddle," hung
himself in the privy at the back of the house where lie
resided, in Mamble•loptare. Deceased was employed at
the coal wharf of Mr. Caswell, but owing to his miscon-
duct he DM under notice to leave. Thisappears to have
preyed upon his mind to such a degree that he committed
suicide. An inquest IVRY held on Monday afternoon last,
at Mrs. Troth's, Somerset House Inn, bid ire It. Docker,
Esq., Coroner, full nartienlars of which will be found
detailed below.—Frances Flavell, wife of the deceased,
said : I live at :Ramble-sip:ire. My hnsband was litt
years of age. and a boatman by trade. lie was in good
health up to the time of his death. I last saw hint alive
on Friday morning. He got op about six o'clock, and
left me in bid : aud returned about a quarter to seven
o'cl.tek. Ile knocked at the door and I let hint in, and
went upstairs to bed. At half-past seven I got up again.
His breakfast was on the table, and other things. Some
flute lifter I saw my husband at the privy door. I did
not go to him : but a little time after I went to Mr.
Young, my son-in.lair, and told hint I thought my hits.
band was ill. One of my sons went to the privy to him,
and :mother son ddloweil. I went after with my though.
ter. and found that a cord was round his neck. which was
fastened to a hole in the privy. I cut him down. .'sly
son and daughter carried him home, and Mr. Wilson,
surgeon, was sent for. I did not know there was any-
thing on his mind. I was on good terms with my bus.
band. There has been no misunderstanding between us.
—By a juryman : I do not know that there was anything
wrong about a barrow of coal.—By the foreman : My
husband told Ille that Mr. Levi had given him notice, but :
I don't know wlmt for—fly the Coroner : My husband
gave me I:ts per week. Ido not know what he got. He
repotted mete go to Mr. Levi and ask him why he gave
Min notice, but I refused to go.—John Levi deposed: I
SRI an agent at a coal wharf. The deceased worked for
me. I gave him notice to leave through hie own miscon-
duct in disobeying orders. Thst 5ee...4 to prey on his
mind. He :said to rue, " Master, only one other week."
He appeered very depressed in his mind.— Henry Wilson,
surgeon, deposed : I now the deceased about a quarter
past nine. OR Friday morning. The body wan dead. and
tel been so for two hours. It was getting mild. I en.
! amined it and found a mark all round the throat—an in.
! dentation—nnire so on the right side ; as there was the
mark of a knot. There were no other marks on the
body. There ROM the usual intlicatbms of hanging.—
The jot y, after a short deliberation, returned PI verdict
that "the deceased hung himself while in a state of tin.
sound mind."—Mr. Ellie. one of the jurymen, stated that
he was informed that a man wanted the rope that deceased
hung himself with for the purpose if making an exhiht•
thin of it, and he hoped the coroner would nut allow it.
—Joseph Field : I ant that man. Ido not want it for an
exhibition, but to put it in my museums—The Coroner:
I have no power to prevent him from having the rope ; it
1 is in the hands of the ofAcer.—The snbject then dropped
and the jury were discharged.
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LARCENY CAPII,—At the Petty Sessione. on Tuesday
last, before B. Littlewood and J. Hunt, I,lsqra , Eflaaril
Berry was charged with obtaining a rat cage on the I2th
of September last, ender false pretences, the property of
Frederick Heath, farmer, of Churchill. Mr. Burbury
defunded.—Frederick Heath deposed. I am a farmer, '
reaiding at Churchill. I lent a rat tray to a man of the
name of Pace, at the litter end of July last, for the par.
pulse of taking some live rots to Birmingham. The trap
produced is the one I lent. I have had it for ten years.
It is worth about :Is. I have never lent the prisoner a
Tilt trap: neither was he employed by me to kill rats on
my Jai-in.—William Pace said: I am a higgler, and reside
near Birmingham. At the end of July Mr. Heath lent
me a rat trap to pat some rats in to take to Birming-
ham. In a few weeks after I brought it back to Mr.
Griflitlis, at Illakedown, and left it there inc Mr. Heath.
I can't swear the one produced is the same—it was a
whole one, now it is in two parts—but the one Mr. Heath
lent Inc was the name that I left at Grifliths's.—Richard
Uriditha deposel: I am ii publican, residing at the Swan,
Blakedown. Some time in June or July there wa.s a rat
trap left at my lunke by Mr. Pace, for Mr. Heath. I put
it in the brewhouse, fuld it was there about two mouths.
About the 12th of August the prisoner came to my
house, and went into the brewhouse. He said, "I have
called round for iny cage." I went and fetched the cage
Pace had I, it, and gave it to the prisoner. I had forgot-
ten at the time that it had been left for Mr. Heath.
There was a cage left at my house previous to the one
Mr. Pace hail left for Mr. Heath. It was six months
I previous to leavifig the 'mitotic, and it was much smaller.
I can't say the one produemi is the same cage: but the
, one left by Pace I gave to the prisoner.—Themits Jones,
rateatcher, said that he received the trap of the prisoner
ab rut three weeks previa.ia to his being tabor,. He asked
witness to alter it. He did no, and gave it up to Police.
constable Jones —Poliee•coustablo Jones said that he
received the trap produced of the last witnesa. Ile
charged the prisoner with receiving it slider false pro-
tenees.—M r. Burbury wad after the evi,leace produced
he would not address the Bench. The Itoneli rennarkml
that as there was a doubt about it they should give the
prisoner the benefit, and discharge him.
INDECEXT AOSAULT.—At the Petty Sessions, on Tan's.
day last, Michael Cane, a returned convict, was charged
by Mary O'Doinild with indecently assaulting her on the
tbith ult. Complainant said Ale was sister-ire-law to Bo
defendant. tin Satarday night heat defendant's wife was
I nikeil up in the Police cell, and he went to her about it.
IMetidatit's wife is complainant's sister. When the com-
plainant git to the lonise, about twelve o'clock at night.
defeudaut locked the door and took indecent liberties with
her. She resisted and sereamed out, and broke the win-
dow. Defendant d -tied the charge, but the Bench .4.
sidered the case proved, amid treated it as a common
'Ault. and hued the di•finulant 20s and cast.; in default
one month's hard labour.
SU DUN Di: till OF Ma. CURRIES PRICK. -- Another
'nuance of the uncertainty of human life, took place im
Wodnesday night last, in the sadden death of Me.
Charles Pi ic of the Horse and Groom. Ins. happier.
that ileceaacil was about his orilieary linsiness, till ill/ORI
a quarter to eight o'clock at night. He v Lit into the
stable for some purpoae, and had not left the bar for more
line three ininutes when Miss NVagst.aff, his housekeeper,
wanted hits. She went is search of hint i•I the vied.
Not tinting hini there, she went into the sable with a
candle, and f iuti,l Die deceased lyilig on his back rite
dead. She serearnel out 111 once, awl as ktance was id,
mcdiate vat ii ord. Mr. Freer, aurgeon, pasai.ig he at the
time, was calle I in, q•lickly followed by Me. to flaw nil
Mr. Italov, One. JJJ ill ing the ilereased. Mei f 1111 Ia 41111
q it, coward was it a idower, and fortunately
left DO ly. Appopll-Xy was the canoe of death.
Time ANINIIITIRS 11V THE NI:10111.1,0111t110,1).--Ull
day mi Meg, the Rev. lt. Bird delivered a lecture in the
Banbury Hill &hoot Room, before a nu:emus [valiance,
on the above subject. Ile first defended the atidy 14
antiquities against objectors, and then went on to dis-
course of the antiquities of tick particular neighbour-
hood, grouping them under the heals of social, military,
and ecclesiastical. The lectnre was interestiaA as %%II ILA
im.lqaariau, which venues always he said whet, the lineal
aatiq tities 1.11-ebroaglit an ler r.-view, aa,l it. le 4 iise
is that it gave evident pleasure to the audience. A Marty
vote of thanks was given to Mr. Bird at the close of the
lectare
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TUE LATE INCUMBENT OF AMBLEC ms.—During the
last few days. the grave of the late Rev. J. W. Oiler, in
Aniblecote churchyard, has been covered with a stone
tomb, subscribed for by members of the congregation,
and a few other friends. It bearathe simple inacription,
"In memory of the late Rev. J. W. liner, first incumbent
of Amblecote, who died and lenly, on Sunday, January it.
1666, in the 56th year of his age," and two Scripture
texts. "To die is gain," and " Remember them . . .
who have spoken unto you the word of Gad, whose faith
follow." A marble tablet has been placed in the church,
also at the expense of the congregation. The cost of
both the tomb and* tablet la upward, of one hundred
guineas