The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-12-22 00:00:00

THE ALLEGED MURDER AT KEN-

NINGTON-

In London, on Monday, Mr. Carter held an inquiry
at Kennington, into the circumstances attending the
death of George Hoare, aged 49, labourer, who was
found at his residence, No. 73, Smith-street, on Thurs-
day morning, the 13th mat., with his throat cut.
A man named George Baldwin, a fellow workman
of the deceased, has already been charged on his own
confession with causing the death of the deceased, and
stands remanded from the police-court.

Inspector Williams, of the P Division, watched the
case.

Emma Hoare identified the body of the deceased
as that of her husband. Shortly before eight o'clock
on Wednesday evening, the 12th inst., he returned
home the worse for drink, and about half an hour
afterwards George Baldwin, with whom he was on the
beat of terms, came to the house with another man
named Walter Franks. Baldwin said to the deceased,
"You are wanted, George : " and they all three
went into the "Duke of York " public-house in
the Camberwell New-road, where they were joined
by witness and a fellow.lodger named Mrs.
Dartnell. There they had beer and rum and shrub.
They afterwards proceeded to the "Skinners' Arms,"
in the Vassall-road, where they had more drink.
Franks left at about eleven o'clock, and the party,
consisting of the witnes.i, deceased, Mrs. Dartnell, and
Baldwin, soon afterwards went home. There they
had three pinta of ale, two or three songs were sung,
and at twenty minutes past tw °lye the deceased went
upstairs to bed, leaving the witness and Baldwin in a
room below. After a few reinutes the deceased called
out, "Emma, come to bed." The witness was fol-
lowed upstairs by Baldwin, who, after wishing the
deceased good night, accompanied her downstairs..
Baldwin seemed disinclined to leave the house,
and the witness endeavoured to persuade him to
go. Baldwin said that before leaving he would
again go and " wish George good night," and he
then went to the dewsed's room. Shortly after his
return downstairs he said, " I have done for the old
- now." Witness paid no attention to those words,
but Dartnell, who was present, observed that Baldwin
had a clasp knife in his hand, and he went upstairs
and discovered that the deceased had had his throat
cut. The police and a doctor were then sent for.
The deceased died at about two o'clock.

William Arthur Dartnell, a chairmaker, deposed
that both the deceased and Baldwin were the worse
for drink on the night in question. He saw the
accused coining downstairs with a clasp knife in his
right hand, and he raised an alarm upon finding the
condition the deceased was in,

Mrs. Dartnell, wife of the last witness, gave con-
firmatory evidence.

Inspector Williams and Police•constable Philip
Green, 478 P. deposed that the accused admitted
having killed tile deceased. Upon being asked for the
knife with which he committed the deed, be denied
having one in his possession, but he was searched, and
in his right hand trousers pocket were found two clasp
knives, one of shich was covered with blood. When
this knife was found, Balcisiu exclaimed, "That's the
one I did it with."

The evidence of Dr. Henry Morris Simmonds,
divis.ional surgeon, showed that death was due to a
wound in the throat, which had been inflicted_ with
great vi,4ence.

The jury returned a verditt of " Wilful murder "
against George Baldwin. • , • .

NOT TO BE HAD.— ( " The domestic guinea pig is the
latest stugestion as an article of cheap food."—
Society paper.)—Waiter : Roast guinea cig, sir. Very
nice, sir.—Farmer: A. guinea pig I i bauft a-going
to px a guinea. Look here, young man: bring me
a 8 raticlt as you can for five Ail/filo I—Funny Fab.

THE LONDON CHRISTMAS CATTLE
MARKET.

The annual market for the sale of fat stock for
Christmas consumption was held on Monday at
Islington. Regarded as a whole the show was a good
level affair. Of course, some inferior animals were
Included in the large supply offered, but these were
excepiional to the general excellence of quality and
condition. That there should be a good Christmas
market should not be a subject for surpriae, but rather
looked upon as a matter of course, considering the per-
fection to which cattle breeding has been brought in
this country. The great feature of the exhibition as
usual on a Christmas market was the beast supplies,
which at every pint of entrance came first and
most imposingly in view, and with which many
of the alleys were literally crowded. Through the
whole length of two of the alleys, in unbroken lines on
either side, was a splendid collection of 750 heads.
about 650 being from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, and
Ross.shire, and 100 from Norfolk and other parts. In
another alley was an array of specialties of similar
proportions, in which the contributors of Aberdeen.
shire and Ross-shire were greatly distinguished.
Hereford cattle made excellent show, and the De goes
were also a very fine exhibition. In regard to numbers
the Scotch cattle were beyond any of the other
breeds, and never was there a more even and primer
gathering. Hereford% Demme, Runts, and Shorthorns,
though not so numerous, were not behind in point of
merit. The entries in the aggregate were short of
some previous years, but there was a great weight of
prime meat. The supplies altogether were fully
adequate to the demand, and the senders left con-
sumers nothing to complain of, either as regards the
quality or extent of their Christmas contributions. The
sheep supplies were for a Christmas market moderate
as to number, but the selection was very good as to
quality, though consisting for the most part of heavy
weights. The Christmas character of the collection was
very distinctly marked by the prominence of the pure,.
Down breeds. The trade in both the beast and sheep
markets opened dull and disappointing to the sellers.
In the former sales made very slow progress, and at a
well advanced hour but little impression was made on
the supply. For beasts of the Christmas type 6s. to
6s. 4d. were the top rates of Scots, Devon% and Here.
fords; se. Bd. to 6% for shorthorns, The few middling
cattle were hardly quotable. The sheep pens also
cleared very slowly; prime Down of the heavier
weights, 63. 10d. to 7e. 2d.; small sheep, 7s. 4d. to
Vs. 6d. Of calvee and pigs there were few offered.

The total supplies were :—Beasts, 5,940; sheep,
9,570; calves, 150; pigs, 20.
The assortment of cattle comprised 2,500 Scotch
700 Irish, 500 Norfolk, 1,650 Midland Counties, and
570 West Country,
At the Central Meat Market, on Monday, the sup-
plies were not heavy, but the attendance of buyers
was small and the trade dull, at previous rates.