The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23 00:00:00

KIDDERMINSTER.

THE ACCIDENT ON THE NEW LINE.—Mr. 11. Docker,
coroner, held an inquest at the Cape of G Hope
Inn, on Saturday, on the body of John Pritchard,
navvy, who was killed by a slip of earth on the Kidder-
minster and Bewdley Railway on the 16th inst. Mr. J.
J. Corbet was present on behalf of the contractors,
Messrs. Dickinson and Crockett. Evidence was given
by William Stratton, a foreman on the line, showing
how the accident occurred, and the jury being satisfied
is to the cause, a verdict of " Accidental death " was
returned.—William Cooke, a man who was working with
Pritchard is more seriously injured than at first sup-
posed. He has sustained a fracture of the base of the
skull, and lies at the Infirmary in a critical state.
INQUESTS.—Mr. R. Docker held inquests on Saturday,
on the bodies of William Harman, who was killed by
Mr. J. Chadwick's runaway horse, on Wednesday; and
of John Waldron, who was suffocated while emptying a
cesspool, on Wednesday night. It appears that Harman
was deaf, and this prevented his noticing, the approach
of Mr. Chadwick's horse. The rider tried to turn his
horse aside, but was unabla to do so. A. verdict of
Accidental death" was returned in both cases,—The
inquest on Waldron was held in a tiny room, at the
Crown and Anchor, and the Coroner requested the police
to avoid having any more inquests at that house. It
would be well if arrangements could in future be made
for holding inquests at the new municipal buildings,
where, at all events the Coroner and others attending
would run no risk of suffocation.
COUNTY COURT.—On Wednesday the monthly court
was held by Mr. Ruoert Kettle. The only case of im-
portance was that of Godfray v. Boycott, in which
plaintiff sought to compel defendant to appoint a new
trustee of some property for which defendant was
formerly trustee. The case had been tried before Mr.
Spooner at Birmingham, in April last, and no order
was made for the payment of £235, for which Mr.
Boycott gave a cheque, and Mr. Henry Saunders, jun ,
on his behalf, gave an undertaking to deliver up certain
deeds, and also make one appointing a new trustee.
This latter had not been done, althoagh a draft had been
sent to Mr. Boycott for his signature. Mr. Losdale
Warren now appeared, and asked that defend int be
ordered to execute the appointment of a hew trustee, or
in default be committed to Worcester Gaol. Mr. Henry
Saunders argued that the trust was at an end. Mr.
Boycott was ordered to pay a certain sum and had done
so, and there was then no mention of a new trustee nor
of any now deed. Mr. Boycott uplained why he declined
to take the course demanded by Mr. Warren, but his
Honour held that Mr. Boycott should have signed the
deed, and ordered him to do so within saran days, and
pay the costs.—Re j. B. P.dge, a bankrupt: J. B. Edge
came before his honour for his final discharge, which
was granted, there being no opposition.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—We have to record another
accident which occurred in the tunnel on the loop line
between Bewdley and Kidderminster. The engines
were engaged as usual in removing the soil, rock, Ste ,
from the line, when by some mischance a man named
Philip Stanley, stoker to one ofj the engines, got caught
between that and a truck, receiving serious internal
injuries. He was removed to the Infirmary, whore he
lies.