The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-09-14 00:00:00

BBIERLEY

LeCAL ANVARDs AT the Pears I.xursiTios.-11essrs.
ad nmith, of the Bricrley hiil irtinworlts, have
receive,l tvu meilati fur their exhibits—a silver oue fur
the or' amental gates and railings so well known to
Tisiturs as forming the entrance to the exhibition from
Lae railway station, and (2) a bronze medal for
general collection of iron fencing hurdles, wire netting,
&c.

A. MEETING OF COLLIER3.—A. meeting Of miners
was heal irs tue se:mot liotin, Mour Lam, Brierley Hill,
on the 6th iust. Mr. Cordei was in the chair. Alter some
discussion, a reso.ution wai passed to the effect that a
better orgaaisatiou amo,,g the men was necessary,
because tu,t, was the only safe and legitimate insaus by
which the condition of the colliers could be improved.—
Mr. Crething and Mr. Watts (agents) having addressed
the meeting, the question of joining an association Was
deferred.
..suitious CHARGE OF UYLAWNULLY WOUNDING
.kt the Pollee Court, on Monday, before Messrs. H. Hall
and H. Smith, William Underhill, of No. 11,
Tackeroo, Moor Lane, Brierley Hill, was charged
that he did unlawfully and maliciously wound one
Christiana Underhill and did inflict upon her certain
grievous bodily harm with a certain weapon called a
knife contrary to the statute in such ease made and
provided.—Christi Ana Uuderhill said she was the wife of
the prisoner and lived at No. 11, Tackeroo, Moor Lane,
Efrierley Hill. On Friday mornibg, the 6th September,
prosecutrix and prisoner were coming up Moor Lane.
When near Mr. Drinkwater Cole's house prisoner said
•• VI here are we ? " Prisoner WAS blind. He caught
aold of pro,eoutrix round the neck and threw her on he
ground. she saw a knife in his hand. He tried to stick
it in her. He pcarred her face. Ho held the blade
down hill towards her face. Prosecutrix tried to get the
knite from him and in dOilig so her hand was cut. The
knife produced was the one prisoner used. She called
out " Murder." Someone came to her assistance.—
William Male, coal dealer, Wordsley, said on Friday last
the 6th of September he was coming up Moor Lane.
When near Mr. Cole's house he heard a woman crying
Murder." Witness saw the prosecutria down on the
ground and the prisoner on her. Witness said " Are
you going to kill the woman? " He got up. She ran to
witness arid sail " Where am I to go, what am I to
?" There was blood upon her hand and face. Wit-
uess did not see a knife —Joseph Male son of the last
witness, Baia on Friday last the 6th of September lie was
with his father in Moor Lane. Witness saw Christiana
Underhill and the prisoner on the ground. 'J'he pri-
soner was uppermost. He had a knife in his hand. It
was open.—John Perry, coachman to Mr. Cole, said on
the 6th of September witness heard " Murder " shouted
in Moor Lane near Mr. Cole's house. Witness saW
Christiana Underhill and prisoner. The woman's face
and hand were bleeding. She said in the hearing of the
prisoner " My husband has been trying to cat my throat
in the road." In coming up the road prisoner said
• be the death of yon."--Police-constable Hollins,
Aationed at Brierley dill, said from information re-
ceived he apprehended prisoner on the 6th September,
Witness charged him with attempting to murder his
wife in Moor Lane with a knife. Prisoner said " Very
well, I hope I have not hurt her, I love her too well to
hurt her." Prisoner's hands were covered with blood.
Triers was a cut on prosecutrix's face from the neck
across the cheek. The right hand was cut between the
thumb and finger —Police-sergeant Smith, stationed at
!frierley Hill, said on th, 6th of September he searched
the ground near Mr. col' 's house for a knife. Witness
aoticed where a struggle had taken place in the road.
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