The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-10-20 00:00:00

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1889.

Robins "Young Phillips," was very good ; and a
song by Mr. Gorden, had go:d effect; a recitation
by Mr, F. Higgins "Boy and Flower" ; with a part
song by some members of the class was ex-
celkncy rewarded; song by Mr. Chance, c ,nclud-
ing with a very touching reading by Mr. J. Newton
"William Tell." A vote of thanks to the chair-
man and the ladies concluded a very pleasant
evening. The organ was very ably presided over
by Mr. W. M. Rr)bbins.

BRIERLEY HILL
DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court on Monday,
before 11. 0. Firmstone and L. Freer, Esqrs.
Francis Barnsley was charged with being drunk, on
the 7th inst. P.C. Hulme proved the case Find
2s 6d and costs ; in default 7 days.—George Broad-
head was charged with being drunk, on the oth
inst, at Kingswinford. P.C. McDermott proved the
case. Fined 2s 6el and costs ;in default 14 days.
—Wiliam Cox was charged with being drunk, on
the 9th inst. at -Wordsley. P.C. Adams proved the
case. Fined 2s 6d and costs; in default 7 days,
DISTURBING THE BLUE RIBB.)N
Davis, Round Oak, was charged with disturbing
the services of the Blue Ribbon Gossel Army, on
the 7th inst.—Mejor Huntley said he wished the
case t) be withdrawn as the defendant had since
apologised. The case was therefore di,missecl.
STEALING TURNIPS--llaniel Oakley (12) and
William Baynes (10) were charged with steaiing
quantity of growing turnips, the property of Joshua
Mark Mantle, Pensnett,—Alfred Malpass proved
the case and said be saw the defendants coming out
of the turnip field with some turnips. Defendants
were each fined 2s 6d insluding costs,
DAMAGING A WALL.—Thomas Guise was charged
with damaging a wail at Kingswinford, the pro
perty of Henry Webb, doing damage to the amount
of la—Prosecutor stated that he saw the defend-
ant throwing at some broken glass that he had ha d
put on the top of the wall. There was about 3
yards knocked off. Defeedatat was fined is and Is
damage and costs; in default 7 days.
THE MARRIED WOMENS' PROPERTY Acv.—
Elizabeth Paulin and Elizabeth Westwood were
charged under the Married Womens' Property Act
with stealing a quantity of household furniture con-
sisting of a centre table, couch and other articlest
the property of George Thomas Pantin, accoutan
clerk, Brettell Lane, on the Ist October. Mr. W.
Waldron was for the prosecution and Mr. Higgs
for the prisonels.—Prosecutor stated that on the
20th September his wife locked the dcor and turned
him out. He left all his furniture in the house to
the value of about £2O. When he heard the goods
had been taken away he visited the house and found
they had gone. He then went to the Police Station
and got a warrant. He ceased to live with his wife
on the 28th of August —Cross-examined by Mr.
Higgs : The first disagreement took place between
them about 3 years ago. He never came home
drunk orb rat his wife. He was charged with as •
saulting his wife on the 28th of August. He has
since been living with his mother at Brettell Lane.
He has visited the house when his wife was not
there He had an interview with his wife's brother
absut a separation order. He agreed to give his
wife .Z 1 per week and for her to haveall the furniture
except a few articles which belonged to his mother.
It was about the end of June when he gave the in •
structions to Mr. Clulow and he was to have gone
on the following Friday to sign the agreement.
The things which belonged to his mother he had
fetcned away. He left the things he was to have
given his wife. The separalon order was not
made out because she had acted se shamefully
ft oin the Monday till Friday. He told his wife he
was going to leave her, but did not intend to desert
her. By Mr. Waldron : It was because of her
drunkenness that he stopped negotiations with her.
—Superintendent Woollaston said he went to the
house of Mrs. Westwood at Brockmoor, on Tuesday
last. He read the warrant over to the prisoners,
Mrs. Pantin said "My husband gave the things to
me at Mr. Clulow's office and entered on the
agreement: but the agreement was never signed."
He searched the house and found the following
articles, one centre table, couch, square table, cast-
iron fender, another fender, 2 dustpans, fireirons,
fireguard, six crown-backed chairs, 4 eane-seated
chairs, 5 oleographs, presentation certificate, 2
carpets, dressing table, cheat of drawers and a
number of other articles. By Mr. Higgs Mrs.
Pantin said she had to sell two barrels to buy food
for the children.—James Jackson, carter, Brock-
moor, stated that on the 29th September Mrs.
Pantin came to his house and asked him if he
eeuld go and fetch a sewing machine and a bundle
of clothes. He saw Mrs. Pantin and her mother.
He then took the sewing machine, a bundle of
clothes, and a clock to Mrs. Westwood's house at
Brockmoor. Mrs. Westwood assisted him to get
the things in the house. On the following Mon-
day he went and fetched the remainder of the
furniture. He took the things from Wordsley to
Brockmoor. Mr. Higgs addressed the Bench for
the defence.—Joseph Westwond said he recollected
going with the prosecutor to Mr Clulovv's office
about three months ago. Prosecutor said he would
allow his wife LI per week and all the
furniture except a few things which belonged to his
mother. He also sail he would have the things carted
away for her. He heard him tell Mr. Clulow that
he would allow her Xi per week, The Bench re-
tired to consider their verdict and on returning
into Court said they had given the case their most
careful consideration and had come to the con-
clusion that there was a prima
,facie case made out
against the wife. She knew that her husband had
withdrawn from the agreement. They could not
give her benefit of the doubt, but the mother they
did not think was guilty and dismissed the case
against her.—Mrs. Westwood was then put in the
witness box and stated that she never saw her
daughter drunk. The prosecutor has since asked
her *if she would take hr daughter in. He would
graciously give her the goods and glad to get shut
of her. That was since the agreement had been
drawn up. Pris ,ner was then committed to the
Stafford Assizes, bail being allowed in a surety of
, £lO.
ASSAULTS.—AIbert Holt was charged with as-
saulting Eli Langford on the 28th of August. De-
fendant was also charged with assaulting Samuel
Langford on the same day.—Mr. -Waldron defended.
—Eli Langford stated that on the day in question
he was coming with his brother up Mill street with
a barrow of saw-dust. They vveat on the footpath
to avoid three carts that were passing. The de-
fendant was coming down the street and the bar-
row caught his legs. He then set about Samuel
Langford and ate itk him. Eli then went to his
brother's assistance and he also got struck and
knocked down, and his ankle was broken.--Samuel
Langford gave corroborative evidence.—Caeo:ine
Bedford stated that on the 28th August she saw
the defendant put his fist into Eli Laugford's face
and then strike Samuel Lanford. Eli Langford
and deferdaut began to fight.— Mary Trewallen
sa'd she sew the defendant strike Samuel Langford
M the face and knock him down. Holt struck the
first blows—Mr. Waldron addressed the Bench for
the defeuce. After hearing witnesses on both sides
the Bench dismissed the case. •
ASSAULTING A SCROOLMISTRESS.—Fanny Little
was charged with assaulting Harriet Herrington on
the 14th ult.—Mr. Holberton prosecuted.—Com-
plainant stated that she was assistant-schoolmis-
tress under the Kingswinford School Board. She
kept the defendant's son in for half an hour. A
sister then came and fetched the boy away and
said she would fetch her mother. Her mother then
came and assaulted her and pulled her hair.—
Edith Lang'ston gave sorroborative evidence.—
Defendant stated that the boy was exhausted from
a beating he had received. The marks of complain-
ant's fingers were on the side of his face.—Fanny
Little stated that she went to the school to fetch
her brother when she saw the mistress beat her
brother and send him home. The Bench said they
thought the case was proved and fined her 2s 6cl and
costs; in default 7 days.
ATTEMPTING co STEALING MONEY.—George Jones
was charged with attempting to steal money from
William Hale, White Hart Inn, Wordsley.—
William Hale, junr. stated that about 8 o'clock on
the day in question the defendant came to his
father's house and had three of whiskey. He locked
the till and gave the key to his sister. The pri-
soeer was sitting about 2 yards from the counter.
In about 5 minutes he returned to the bar. His
sister was standing by the counter and was accusing
the defendant of trying to rob the till. He went
to the till and found a strange key in the lock.
He said to the prisoner "How much money have
you took." Defendant replied "None, so help my
God." There was no one else in the bar when tie
locked the till but the prisoner.--Mary Ann Spear
stated that on the day in question she had the key
from her brother. About three or four minutes
after she went to the till for some change. She
saw the defendant leaning over the counter and his
one hand fumbling about. When he saw that she
was noticing him he drew back. She found a
strange key in the lock and she asked the defend-
ant what brought it there. Defendant said "I
don't know, I was jest going." P.C. Adams said
that when he arrested the prisoner he said he never
saw the key till he saw it in Hales hand. De-
fendant was committed for trial at the Stafford
Assizes. - -

LARCENY.—Jabez Brown (13), was charged with
stealing a time piece. The case was adjourned for
7 days to matte further inquities of another robbery
of which he is suspected.

such being the trade-mark of Messrs.Hird, Da,wson
and Ha-dy. Mr. A. Young and Mr. Neville prose-
cuted- Mr Harris snd Mr. Kettle were for the
defence.—Learned counsel, in opening the case,
said the prosecutors were iron- masters, of Brad-
ford, carrying on business under the title of the
"Lowmoor Iron Co." This firm had a special
quality of iron from which boiler rivets and plates
were made, which was stamped with the word
"Lowmoor," the same being registered as a trade-
mark. Prisoner was a rivet maker at Halesowen.
On the 9th of May last, prisoner's son received an
order from Messrs. Moody, Carney, and Co., of New-
port, Mon., for a quantity of rivets, which were to
be made of eLowmeor" iron and to be stamped on
the head. On the 11th of the same month prisoner
went to a person named Potter, a rivet-maker, and
told him to make a quantity or rivets, prisoner
supplying the iron and providing the stamp "Low-
moor" to put on them. This was an infaingement
of the trade-mark, and was penishable as a mis-
demeanour.—The following witnesses were then
called :—Thomas Jones, secretary to Messrs. Moody,
Carney, and C.). said his firm began to deal with
prisoner about january last. In May they wanted
some rivets of the "Lowmoor" quality, and applied
to prisonsr for a quotation. Afterwards prisoner's
son call !(I on witness, and was told that the rivets
were to be made ofe‘Lowmoor" iron and marked
"Lo wmoor." —The rivets were delivered as requested
and had been paid for.—Examined by Mr. Harris,
witness said he did not know the word "Lowmoor"
on the rivets was a patent, but thought it was
simply the name of them. He could not say,
whether the rivets had been made of "Lowmoor'
iron.—Frederick R. R Sutcliffe, engineer to the
Lowmoor Iron Company, deposed to the registra-
tion of the trade mark, and said that all the iron
that went out of their works of this class was
stamped, and no one was allowed to use their stamp
fee. rivets. -Thomas Potter, rivet maker, of Black-
heath, said that prisoner asked him to make the
rivets of Lowmoor iron, which prisoner was to
supply to him. Witness believed the iron supplied
was "Lowmoor,' but did not notice the stamp on
it. Prisoner supplied the stamp with which wit-
ness marked the irou.—For the defence Mr. Harrie
contended teat the iron of which the rivets had
been made was Lowmoor iron sent out from the
Lowmoor Works, and prisoner had ordered the
stamp to be put on it with no other idea than
that he was putting the name on it.—A large
number of witnesses bore testimony to the high
position held by prisoner at Halesowen, and to his
character as an honourable and upright man.--Mr.
A. Lowndee, iron merchant, of Birmingham, gave
evidence that he sold a quantity of Lowmoor irou
to prisoner, the invoices for which corresponded
'with the iron delivered to the sevet-maker.—The
jury found prisoner guilty.—The Chairman ordered
prisoner to pay the costs of the prosecution and
nter into his own recognisances to come up for
ju dg .meat if called upon.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF SCARLET FEVER.— PRO-
POSED INFECTIOUS HOSPITAL—The monthly meeting
of the Rowley Regis Local Board was held on Mon-
day evening, Mr. Walter Ba-ssano, J.P., presiding.
The Me -Heal Officer (Mr. Beasley) reported that
during the past month there had been 43 deaths,
the death-rate being 16.96 per thousand, being au
increase of 4.39 on the returns of the previeus
month. Eleven of the deaths were due to zymotie
diseases, viz. :—scarlet fever, 7 ; diarrhoea, 2; small-
pox, 1 ; and whooping-cough, 1. He had received
information of 45 cases of infectious diseases, vie.,
scarlet fever, 36; typhoid fever, 4; small-pox, 4 ;
and measles, 1. The typhoid fever cases had
occurred at Perry Lake, Club Buildings, and one in
Church Row, Rowley, The whole of the cases were
of a severe type, and in each instance there was
no water supply to the houses, As typhoid fever
had again broken out in the village of Rowley, he
must again impress upon the Board the necessity
of providing a supply:of pure and wholesome water.
—Mr. T. V. de Deune (assistant medical officer)
reported that during the past month there had been
in the Cradley Heath and Old Hill districts 26
deaths, the death-rate being 21:6 per thousand.
Since the last meeting 47 cases of scarlet fever had
been reported to him. The disease was mostly
prevalent in the Cradley Heath and Old Hill
districts.—The Chairman said the reports which
had been presented that evening were anything but
cheerful, Scarlet fever was, he regretted to say,
on the increase in the district, and the only way (di
preventing the further spread of the disease was to
enforce isolation. In the face of the repot ts which
had been presented that evening it would be
incumbent upon the Board to erect an infectious
diseases hospital, and the sooner they set about
finding a suitable site and erecting a hospital upon
it the better it would be for the parish. He there-
fore hoped that at the next meeting the members
would be prepared to recommend a site to be
purchased by the Board (hear, hear). The
Chairman said he had seen the officials of the
South Staffordshire Waterworks Company respect-
ing tee water supply of -Rowley Village, and they
declined to erect a stand-pipe as had been sug-
gested, on the ground that they had not teet
sufficient pumping power. It had been recolu-
mended that the Board purchase 450 yards a
steel piping, at a cost of £2O lOs , in order to cop-
vey water to the smallpox hospital, and he would
suggest that before the piping was laid down to the
small-pox hospital it.should be used for the purposo
ofascert,aining if it was possible to get the South
Staffordshire Waterworks Company's water to fiesy
over Rowley Hills. If the test was eatisfactory,
then the Board i'ould be in a position to call upon
the Waterworks Company to supply the district
with water.—On the motion of Mr. Lowe and
seconded by Mr. Green it was resolved to carry out 5
the suggestions of the Chairmain—lt was decided,
on the motion of Mr. Lowe and seconded by Idr' ,
W illiams, to accept the tene'er of Mr. J. Matthesca
to empty the ashpits and cleanse the streets for 0
tPeriod of seventeen months. The amount of the
end( r is £1,579.

OLD HILL.

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DRUNK.ENNVS. —At the Polic3 Court on Wednq'
day, before W. Basa,no and H. Walke-, Esqrs.,
William Tromans was charged with being drunk,
on the Bth init. P.O. Winifield proved the case.
Fined 5i and costs; in default 14 days.—Benjunl9
Bitlingham was charge i with being drunk, (41 the
10th inst. Superintendent Woollaston proved the
case. Fined 5s including ccsts.
THREATS.—WiIIiam Gitttngs was charged with j
threatening Thomas Baker whereby he was afraid
he woul I do him some grevious bodily harm.—Cora-
plainant ,tated that the defendant's dog had bitten
his child on the leg. He remonstrated with 'lira
and wanted him to kid the dog. At night the de;
fendant came home druuk and said "You've killea
my dog and I'll kill you,"—Mrs. Baker gave co:—
roborative evidence.—The Bench said they did not
think there was sufficient eviden,e and dismissed
the case.
STEALING A TAME FOWL.—Sarah Hackett (18)
was charged with stealing a tame fowl, the pro-
perty of William Wellings, on the 9th iust.--.60,5*
Wellings stated that the fowl was safe at 5 o'clo:i';
She missed the fowlon the following morning ab),l
7 o'clock. The fowl produced was her property sw"
was worth 25.—Elizabeth Skitch stated that on the
10th inst she saw the defendant pass by her door.
She asked her where she was going and she said tc't
Mrs. Cutlers. Her mother went last night and g°,.
her to buy it. She then asked defendant why Ow
wanted to sell it for at that time of the year. She
then because the neighbours are so spiteful. Sir,
at length gave the defendant a shilling for it.
night she was told the fowl vras stolen and she tool
it to Mrs. Wellings.—P.C. lowlands said when 11
arrested till defendant and charged her, she 5310
"I took it, I was tempted to it."—Defendant %yea
sente„ced to one months' imprisonment with liar
labour.

FOOTBALL.

STOURBRIDGE V WOODSETTON,—The first Ina°
of the season was played on the ground of the Stour;
bridge, at Holloway End, on Saturday last, and aftl2B
a well-contested game resulted in a victory for
home team by two goals and three tries, to one go,
and one try. The local men are not yet up to the..,
work, and, if a little more passing was indulged
whilst practising, their play would show consider.;
able improvement. It would be quite as well Ps
more care is taken in future matches than W'
observed among some of the locals on Saturdai.:
when Davis, for instance, collared one of his es"„
side, who had got the ball in his possession, and
prevented him making a good run for the opponent;
goal. F. Simms made a long shot and 0,,
splendid goal, which was soon followed by aclealw
kicked goal by G. Dudley. Otter, Mills, rgirolie,:i
H. Hunston, T. Clulee R. Hunston and B.
played exceedingly well for the home team, vn,
for the visitors, E. Mason, W. Fester, Taft, Dig
and Burton distinguished themselves. The follow,
ing are the teams.—Woodsetton: Back, A. P. 1_,91'.
three-quarter-backs, S. Pugh, E. Mason! alit", 0.
Shaw; half-back, W. A. Foster (captain,) arl'„l3,
Palmer; forwards, B. H. Bartlett, H. Taft, Bur,
J. Taylor, W. Taylor, W. Mason, F. Whitehouta,
F. Whitehouse, F. Palmer. and Simcox : C.
C.
bridge; Back, F. Simms; three-quarter-baellf„D'
Evers, T. Clulee, G. Mills; half-back, R. ilutts,'"o.
G. H. Dudley; forwards, A. J. Otter (captain_l
P. Dudley, E. J. Wood, H. Hunston,
Davis, F. James, H. Clulee, H. Penley and
Parkes; umpire, F. Webb. To-day (Sature!ygs
cup tie match will be played between Stolo'll•ci-
and Stratford College, and a good game ja alatl
pated.
Frintel and Published by the hole Proprietor,„ur.
SIMEON li'Lk.Lll, at his Office, 92 High-street,,lC
bridge, in the wouty of Worcester, and to
all iaters and oth. r r,orinuouicatious uaust be add
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