The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-26 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

THE FATAL ACCIDENr AT NETHERTON, On
Mond my, ut. the Police Cou.-t, before the Mayor
(Adder:min Howatt), and Mr. John Aston, William
Dues c 3.3), carter, (Mali Street, Nethertin, wag
charged wili c musing tme death of Annie Sophia
Moron, aged 7, of the nuns place. Chief-superin-
tendent Burton said the inquest 'was to be hild in
the afternoon, and he 'Bigot add that he did not ex-
pect incriminatory evidence against Les. The
inottio of the chil.l hid b en most unfortunate,
3he hal lost. two husbands hy colliery accidents,
an a week or two ago one of her ehil iren died from
an ii.feetiJu I iti,mease. Time Bench. remanded Vie
Jeieui.int on bait until after time Co..oner's etiqui-y
—mn. I.e atteru on Mr, E. P. Job on in!id immi in-
miUm.i6L aL tee CAS hi Ina, Neal rtomi, on he body of
%ut gni Murton. 'rue evi:kuLt..• b I e out the in count
~tro 6:y oir.u, and tn: jury rot 'rued a verdict of
•41...cm,n-te,mtal death."

I OUTHFUL lIIGH Moeday,
at th..; Culla Edi i. m li (7) was
chargea wi:h stealing it. fr tu tut) pers ni of Jos !ph
1:110a1JA, af--,1,:d 7 T:loiii il..y sV,LA tit •p; (vet ty
of itear.! M.L; [Jo NH. Wiwi:: wife gent the little boy
Ihuums oa an etrand. It was alleged th it the pri-
soner took th asey by vi denee from the ether
boy. U;iief superinteadent Burtou said the. boy
ting.t have been hung a low years ago on a charge
of iiighway zobtnery with violen. The child's
parcuts having agreed to ropay the memey, the
d the ea,e for it furtaisht, to see if
this was eattie iiut.

"InalfwAYs DeunesToN.—Th's branuh of the
Sout Stalfordshire an Bi:tuia4,lann District Steam
Tra.nw ,ya was opened on Mon lay.
l'on[cd Couacr.--.11 this Court on 'Lairs lay,
h,:tore Aldermaa Bagott and Mr. John Iht.inan
(wagi.strates), Mr. 1V dli on Whttmor,., fru' ter, Hall
stre t was 5u.3.1 by Gr, ore Whitmore, cat ter, for
three days wages. Mr. Whitmore stated th it 11,!
was engage 1 day by nay, an 1 he had to ‘‘p!ay"
wa.:u ver th master did not want him. Me. Whit-
more samd ha engaged the coaylainant by th 3
week aal that he It ml a :Jorie it ean I trait Nnitod
itt tie Christmas week in cous.gti-nce of the carter
only m ',king three days insttad of a wedc. The
declsion of the Bondi was th it ah cairn should
fobtas Bees:, engin er, Jo!ln Hampt n
u.;,,egell ,on.. William;iiia-ey, ant Tnontas ParktT
fender makers. were charge! at th iis•al.ce of
irrs an I Crawford, Red ILII, with neg.
Leot, of ,A-urk. Mr. Barra statAl that BJese wnt
away .tod lt-ft the engine going. The othtr de-
fendants followed, aad work w,d3 left unfinished.
The Bench considered the the conduct ef
very reprJhensib e, and ordoral him to py 10s.
uttalas am 1 toe eoiti is Mr. a,ia ti not 1,1,-!ss
tot damag-es the othof J: nla its w J eat lii dls
and costs.

FATAL Fir ACCIDEN V.—On Tuesday an inqu-3,t
was net before Mr. E. P. Jobs.in. at the Giles,
if.spitat, ou the holy of George Cowell (3l). late
o Griffin Street, Netherton. Mr. Richard Latham
mine inspector. and Mr. Pickering, deputy inspec-
tor, were preseut.—Peceased worked at Warrens
Llatu Coliiery, belonging to Lord Du.liey. On the
16th of November he was trying to get some coal off
iii the "open" when a "bump" occurre3, followed by
a full of bluff, which struck Cowell. He was so in-
jured that li dial in the Guest Hospital on Sunday
La-t.---A verdict cf "Accidental death" was re-
turn4d..