The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-08 00:00:00

eOLD HILL.

\TAT. ACCIDENT IN A COAL Per—On Tuesday after•
noon. an inquest was hell by Mr. E. Hooper, Coroner,
on the body of a lad named Thomas Wasting( (Idi, who
met with his death on Saturday Let, by an accident at
the Black Wagon Pits. Old Hill, in the pariah of Rowley
Belgic The pit in question is the property of the New
British Iron Company. Mr. Meliliie, surveyor to the
company, attended the enquiry. It transpired in evi-
dence that the deceased was employed at the above work-
, hap in the •4ipacity of ',Selling and cleaning rails. A
Ind named James Skill, lioraedriver in the pit, deposed
that on Saturday morning last, when he came out of the
skip he heard some one groaning, and upon ditcovcring
the deceased, endeavoured to roll off a clod which had
fallen upon him, on his right aide. John Marsh, the
Jaggy of the pit, stated that he went down at six in the
morning—the first band-full, and ISAMDICii the road and
believed it to be secure. Upon cross-examination by the
Coroner, it trampiced that othern had gone down before
his examination took place, and • man named Jack.on
had received extra. pay for that purpose.—The Coroner
elated that he considered this • great breach a colliery
rules, and he should report the neglect to the Ooverii-
inept Inspector of Mine.. as well as inform the proprie-
tors of the pit. There was, however, no evidence to
crimlniCo any one, and, at the direction of the Coroner,
, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." At
the conclusion of the case, Mr. filcObie mod he wished
to make a few explanations. but the Coroner stated that
such observations could not be admitted after the termi-
nation of the evidence and the finding of the verdict.
CHAILis 011. IVILYUI. DAM ADE —At the Petty
on Wednesday last, before K. Moore and H. 0. Firm-
atomic, Emirs., Stephen Kirk was charged by Nanny Smith
with wilfuly cutting h r clothes'.line, on the 22th ult.
Complainant said that she limit/ her line out for the pur-
pose of drying her clothes. when the defendant came
out and said if she did not hike it down he would cut it
down, and her b head 441, with the axe. lie then
atruck at tier with the axe. She got ou one site, and it
cut the line through. Mary Mills corroborated the
above, and said the defendant cut the line throngh in
four different places. He had cut an old line through
previ only. Joseph Walters proved that ha raw the dc.
fendsnt cut the line through throe times, and said that if
complainant put the line on his post he would cut her
finger off. J eines Brown, Parish•eoustable, corroborated
the last with... In defence, Kirk stated that the plat
belonged to him. He wioltod the post to put a line On it
for his wife to dry upon- Oeniplainant refused to tak, it
off, and he cut it down. Ordered to (may is, the datualfe
dune, and a fine of 26 6d and coits.—Defendant was then
charged with rising threstening language to her at the
BAWD time and place, and bound over in a £lO surety to
keep the peace for six months.
Ten LATE SERIOUS ASSAULT.---AI the PAty Sessions,
on Wednesdny taut, SWIM Williams surrendered to bail,
on a charge of suisaniting Edward Bidesford by throwing
stonea at him on the '2oth October last. Mr. Stokes ap-
peared for the defendant, and and that ho had four wit-
ness.; to call for the defence. After tie had addresin d
the Bauch, Mr. Firmatone adjourned the case until next
week for the attendance of the Willlo4Be6.