The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-04-12 00:00:00

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TiiE WEAVERS' STRIKE AT KIDDER-
MINSTER.

TERMINATION OF THE DISPUTE.

During Wednesday night a fresh attack was
made on the house of Mr. Robert Gardiner, Messrs.
Dixon's mana4er, and several panes of glass were
broken betire the crowd were dispersed by the
police. The police took the prisoners up to the
railway station at Eix o'clock on Thursday morning,
and by this means evrided the crowd that would
have been present had the removal taken place
later in the day. Only a few of the friends of the
prisoners were present. Tbe Mayor (Mr. D. W.
Goodwin) bas issued e notice of which the follow—
ing is a copy : 'The Mayor earnestly requests that
all well.dispo.ed inhabitants will abstain fiom
loitering in the streets during the present unsettled
attiteof the town." Matters are now comparAtively
quiet.

- A conference took place at Messrs. Brintoi.'s
offices early on Thursday evening, with a view of
arriving at an amicable settkment of the strike,
There were present Messrs. Brinton, H. Toye
Woodward, Henry D xon, and Charles Dixon,
wnilit in a other room were Messrs, Grove (presi-
dent), Coates (secretary), and Rowe (treasurer), of
the Weavers' AsEociation. It was resolved to offer
tenni for the accepiauee of the weavers which were
much 'll,re favourable than any lin viously offered.
These were laid before a mass niceting of the weavers
in the Town Hall later in the evening. They were to
eff,.ct that four youths should be employed on the
al. ered tapestry loom.' and four females on the new
plush looms, and it was agreed to keep the youths
on the tapestry looms for six months, or in the
event of the tapestry looms h ing r. quired for
tancstry purposes the youths who have been work-
ing 0., them wiii be put on zew plush be ms
Ale3sis Dixon also consent to employ youths or
women in equ 0 num'ers in any future evension
on the condition that essiciation on their pa,t
n,.dertake not to interfere turthcr in the ninter ;
that the forty-five min be fo:thwilh re-etncloy, d
by Messrs. Dixon, and in about ten d Lys they vill
taloi on an aditition 1 fifteen men ; whi'e
inarinf.aciuren Will do their ntino:t t , find etnpl y-
merit for the renaincler. Theo c aCiti.n we
trinuou-ly accepted I.y the weavers, so that th.
strike is now practically at an end. The wlavers
&Tided to allow 28s per wo.k to Mrs. *Wheeler, wife
of one of tte un,,n seat o prison on Wednesday, so
long as tl,e man remains in p:ison, and also
tendered thanks to the officers of the Weaves'
Associati,in for the strenuous efforts they hid made
to tertniLat,, the strike.

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WORCESTERSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS.

The Court resumed business on Tuesday morning,
before Mr. G. W. Hastings, M.P._

A RETREAT FOR DRUNiARDS.-Mr. Godson made
an application for a licence for carrying on a home
under the Habital Drunkards Act, 1879, the appli-
cants being Mr. Kerr, surgeon, and Dr de Deane
and Mrs. Pratt, of Halrsowen. The object was to
open a retreat at Halesuwen for the receptiem of 34
females, being habitual drunkards, to be detained
and tret.ttd ther,in ; the retreat to be under the '
personal attention and management of Mrs. Pratt.—
The Court granted the license, the Chairman observ-
ing thw the retreat would be an excellent institu-
tion, if it cculd be made successful; and nothing
was more wanting in this county.
lions!, BREAKING AT KIDDERMINSTER. - Robert
Dodson (15), labourer, and Kelita Bruce (17),
pleaded guiity to breaking into the dwelling-house
of Thomas Turley, and stealing several at ticles of
wearing apparel, on January 20.—1 t was stated that
Bi uce was very respectably connected, and had
taken thitty prizes at the Art School. He had,
however, lately got into bad compony. Dodson
was sentenced to six months' hard labour, and three
years' police.supervition ; and Bruce to one month's
hard labour.

FOWL-STEALING AT KIDDERMINSTER - Thomas
Ellis (28), labon:er, pleaded guilty to stealing four
fowls, the property of Charles Bannister, on Feb-
ruary 2. He was sentenced to six months' hard
ldbour.

STEALING JEWELLEEY AT STOURBRIDGE. Wm.
Mitchell (18), carpenter, pleadt d guilty to stealing
jewel:ery, in December last, and was sentenced to
six months' hard labour.

FRAUDULENT BAILEE. - George Jenkins (32),
clerk, pleaded guilty to fraudulently converting to ,
his own use clotninq of which he was the billee, at
Kidderminster, in November last. He was sen-
tenced to eight months' hard laLour.
SENDING A THREATENING LE7 TER AT DUDLEY
Arthur Smith (53), was charged with maliciously
sending to Mr. E lward Fisher Smith a letter
threatening to kill and murder William Jeffries,
on the 20 h February. Mr. Godson and Mr. 0.
Smith appeared for the prosecwion ; prisoner was
undefended. Prisoner had been employed at the
Earl of Dudley's colliery, but left. For some years
he had devoted his time to writing annoying letters
to the prosJiutor, Mr. Jeffries, a gentleman well
known in the Blac.k Country. On the 20fh Febru-
ary he sent to Mr. Fisher Smith a letter, with
another from Mr. Jeffrle,, and when the prisoner's
house was searched a copy of that letter, word for
work the same as the one sent to Mr. Smith, was
found. A letter had previously been sent to Mr.
Jeffaies and returned, and therefore the conclusion
arrived at was that that letter was the one con-
tained in the envelope addressed to Mr Jeffries on
the tinit occasion. Mr. Smith forwarded the letter
to Mr. Jeffries, who was assistant genet al manager
at the colliery bel nging,to Earl Dudley. Prisoner
had not ben connected with the works under Mr.
Jeffries's superinteritence.—Mr. Jeffries, in his evi-
dence si he had never cherished any to
the prisoner. He had, however, received a large
number of threatening letters from the prisoner.
He received the letter in question on the 21st Feb.
ruary. That letter describr:d him as a "cruel and
treacherous viper," and the writer threatened to
shoot him. It further said, "Prepare t t die, you
demon; you are a cowardly and unfeeling brute, an
T abominable liar, and a deceitful scamp." here
were also many other abusive epithets offered to the
prosecutor. On one occision he riceived a letter
from the prisoner ebalb.nging him to a duel. So
far fro o doing the pri,xmer any harm, he had in-
terested himself in his behalf. Prisoner made a
long and incoherent statement, but practically no
defence.—The jury found him: guilty, but added
that they had grave doubts as to his sanity, The
, Chairman said he wa3 afraid that whatever mental
disorder the plisoner had it was that of malice more
than anything else. He then sentenved the pi.
soner to three months' imprisonment, and ordered
that at the end of that period he must enter into
recognisances with two sureties to keep the peace
for an-ther three tniOnt-is, and failing that he
would be detained until the end of the six months.

STEALING A HoRSE AT KIDDERMINSTER. Joseph
Hodgkiss (20), hawker, and John White (25),
hawker, were indieited for stealing a horse, the
property of Henry Vines, marine store dealer, Kid-
derrninter, on February 24. Mr. Godson prose-
cuted,—White pleaded guilty.—The jury acquitted
HodgkisB, and Whi.e Was seatenCed to on mOlv
hard labour.