The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-30 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

SITICETTO AND FATAL AoczneNT.—A sad accident on
marred on Wedneada, morning last. at Mr. David Rose's
blast furnaces, Old Hill. It appears that some repairs
hare been iintie to the furnaces, which are being raised,
and a number of bricklayer. are engaged upon them.
Between nine and ten o'clock a man named :fames Slater,
errs Cocker (2S). was at work at the' lift "laying bricks.
and had Jnst remarked to one of his fellow workmen that
he had nnlv not eighteen inches high, when he suddenly
fell over the bricks he had jnst tail, and was precipitated
to the Imola,' a distance of GO feet. IN hen about forty
feet from the top, the unfortunate man fell across an
iron crane, and thence to the ground, inflicting a fright
ful gash in his head, and killing him on the spot. In
falling. one of the workmen seeing his perilous position,
seized hold of him by the shoe and held it no tight that
the shoe remained in hit hand. Medical assiatance won
at once called in. hut was of no avail. The poor fellow
was at once pat into a cart and conveyed to hie home at
Halesowen. Deceased leaves a wife and two children:
and the wife expects to be confined shortly with the third
child.

CHARaIi 01 ILLEOAL TaaaP.oll4. At the Petty Sea-
Blank held on Wednesday last, before F. W. G. Burs.
Esq., Henry Price and Emmanuel Parkes (15), WAS
brought op on a remand charged with illegally trespas.
sing on a certain enclosed land. on the 28th of Septem-
ber, belonging to William Jarvis floilizetts, at Rowley
in search of game. Mr. Addison defended, and objected
to the case being heard, as he had sumnivned a witness.
and he did not appear; but as he refused to pay the costs
the case was heard. Juiius Payne, Parish-constable. said
he saw the two defandanta hating a stubble field in tlii
oinmpation of William Mall-m. They afterwards gel
over on to some meadow ant.l and then over a gate int.
a field belonging to Mr. liod4etts. Saw Parkes put up
gun In s shooting attitude. Witness then went a fee
yards into the field, and drove up four nartridges. De
iendants then went away. Witness had been requested
by the complainant to look altar the game, and severe'
persona have been summoned for trespassing. Then
was game there to his own knowledge. This witness wa•
cron.examined at •ome length, to show that defendaut•
had leave logo awl alto it sparrows. Mr. Addison said
Stint he should ask for a remand on the ground that he
had summoned William Jarvis liodgetts to give evidimc,
for the il.•fenee. The witness wan WA present. Corn
plainant's son produced a medical certificate to the effeci
that he was snffering from paralysis. and-could not at
tend. Mr. Million said he should prove lb it tile vritne,
was walking about his farm that very morning. Coin
plainanes son nail tint was quite true ; he was walkinv
about, hot was not ill a posiiiim to come to the Court
Simon Blewitt and Mary Sileocka were then called I.
prove that defendants were only sheeting •parrows. and
that they were allowed to do so by Mr. Minton. Prini
wan fine,' -10 n and crats ; and Parkes, a boy, was di,
charged on p iyment of the costa. -

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Cii Dal' yitesnEFS.—Jits.
of Tividale. was eilaiged by Superintendent Mills wit!
nermittinv drunken's-, in his house on the l6li inrt
Poli-e•ernistaide th•hweil proved th it he visited defend
ant'. linnse at 9.30 s tn., em the above date, and fettle
four boys in the how.r. 810 stnekin,g He vieite.
the In ure ngain at 10 .15 ant feand four men in ti,
house drunk. Defendant denied the charge. The Bet
fiePd him 5s and cost,, and eud.irsed the license.

NEGLECT or WORK.—Edward Holt.of Cradley Heath
Was charged by 1V utlirtiti Homer, with neglerting It,
work and claimed 104 aa compensation. Defendant
agreed to pay the amount and costs, and return to hi,
work, and give the notal 11 days' nutter.
141.tsnrtitsi ANTI SITIIVANTTe C TIOT. Eli Stringer. n
Quart! Bank, was chanted by Thomas 131o,iner witl
neeleeting to w.trk, whereby be had swititined a loss of 11,
Mr. Homfray appeared for complainant. The case Wit
proved. and the defendant. who rtfused to return to
work, was committed for 14 days.