The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-13 00:00:00

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THE REV. GEORGE COLLINS, OF DRAY.
TON, CHARGED WITH THREATENING
TO SHOOT ,JOHN HARWARD, ESQ.,
SOLICITOR.

At the Police Court, on Wednesday last, be-
fore B. Littlewood and J. Hunt, Fisqrs., the
Rev. George Collins, of Drayton, was sauna, n
by Mr. John Harward, for that you did, on or
about the nth day of February last, at Drayton,
and on the With day ol February lust, at Stour-
bride, and on or about the 7th day of March,
at Drayton, unlawfully use divers threats to-
war4s the said John ILtrward, whereby he fear.;
that you will do him some bodily Huey, sod
therefore do pray that you ho required to find
sureties to keep the peace and to be of good be.
haviour towards him. Mr. Perry appeared for
the complainant, and Mr. Warman for the de-
Lonlent. . • •

...
Mr. Perry said he was very sorry to appear in
the case, but was engaged by the complainant,
and should ask the Bench on his behalf to give
him protection from the defendant. Mr. John
Hirward, as they knew, was a solicitor, of this
town, and Mr. Collins is a clergyman, residing
at Dra:, ton. Ile should say that the wife of the
defendant was formerly a Miss Emmett, daugh-
ter of the late Captain Emmett, and Mr. Hay-
ward has acted for the family in his professional
, capacity, and is trustee to Mrs. Collins; and it
was necessary that he shonld Bee Mrs. Collins
from time to time in domestic matters of busi.
neas. Whether this 114.1 been humful to the
defeudant'i f.!ohng9, or not, he could not say;
but he would come to a 14ter that had been
written by the defendant, and ahoull krove that
it WWI his handwriting :

"Drayton Grove, Jan. 2, 180.
"Sir—Your allusion to me in your letter received by
Mrs Collins this day, is extremely distasteful to me, and
I or.i.t beg of you not to recent it. I neither desire iinr
for your rein-nibrline, ,i 040/ ',My /..hlth et,. It
pc ns me to Llilikthat nu, ono professing rel,gion .110;111
Wive acted (a ion, certeulty, butidet's sou, we might h•teo
"P"tod Qne to hare instrueted the polievinau'a wife

SCHOOL SERMONS.-011 Sunday last two ser-
mons were preached in the Wesleyan Chapel,
Kidderminster-street, by the Rev. William Hurt,
of Birmingham, iu aid of the Day Schools. At
the close of each service collections were made
to defray the expenses, and the sum of was
collected.
THE LATE CHARGE OF RAPE HY A FATHER.
—At the Worcester Lent Assizes, on Saturday
last, before Mr. Justice Keating, Joseph May
i. 37), French polisher, was indicted for felonl.
ouily and violently assaulting Jane May, 'his
daughter, and ravishing her, on the 24th of De-
°ember last. Mr. Selte prosecuted.—Jane May
deposed th it the prisoner was her father; she
-sac 13 years of age. On the night in question
she wmit to bed about twelve, and her father
went with her in the same bed. After they had
been in boil some time hoc father asked her to

IsL.
Lane) to wage a gentleman's house to report—th it A
professor /man! hare. gene from house to lin,e in 11.4- out, and eher h told h to be
pkliuss—relssin7shircie:egairl here desetibekl what took
broughton to gather scandal—that he shoubl, in a word, quiet.
have herb wed like the lowest, vilest acoundrel.
•• 1 menet hardly trust myself to state the tile con•
aim i/ y ittr wife In dreegiug Atm Collins away from .
herself, and went to Mrs. Hill's, where she re.
and
She
her told him
i Smh tehgaott I‘utier so. 11 in
1 i Ipi a‘‘;talsy cutting,d;es dressed
Drays ke Hoak++ Pei:trips you will allow me to say that
I trust Mrs. Harsrard will not introde on my premims You told Mrs. at you did not hart me.
Hill that 3 .
niamed the rest of the night.—By prisoner :
on any pc tence whatever ; and. farther, that all You said you only rolled over we.—fly the
year communisetioe ito Mrs. Collins will be confined to Judge: I called out that Mrs. Hill was coming
(strictly) matters of budnees, and no blackgeerd Higgs
for a so, eetecen. because I wanted to get away.—Mrs. Ann Hill
~ I regeet meet le'neerely that I ever had anything to do said the last witness came to her house on Christ-
wit h g.n in any n,ay rho, ever,
" 11sy Ord hinder toe from panning veer lteedlong Witness, slie went to prisoner's
~, .
meg eve, and from a statement made to
and
he
mores to the lowest Hell—the Hell of Die hypocrite—?,, lot'pr
ivetod,
whither you and yosnr wife are fast hastening. lain, what
dewnhave stairs.yo a Sdonehe staoi dt
the
eo
"1 denim net to harrow vont feelings by any deserip-to
Con of your impending doom, but I would warn you of ner replied, "Nothing;
t f l'
the everlasting Hell to which you are fast hastening. get out obed." he child replied, " Yes,
elhiirld,
I only rolled her over
Conscience with you both is seared as with a hot iron. father, yon
oney you will got, honestly it may be, If you can, bat men Witness+ took the child away, and kept
get it you will; and that money will be an everlasting have ; you have been inipudent with
M
load round your necks, dragging you lower and lower ,
down the fathomless abyss of eternal torments, there to n Prisoner
home. . •
was very drunk. Mr. R. L.
her for several nights till her mother eettirned
bewail to all eternity your conduct in this world. Bayley, surgeon; said he examined the child and
'1 reqnest you will not trouble me with any of your Yoaud that the offence had been committed.- .
letters; they will be burnt unopened. Two people, ss
Police-sergeant John Wigley deposed to appre-
yourself and wife. so lost to all sense of propriety, I - CRADLEY ligkrEt.
never met with. Unl help yon before you open your bending prisoner in Birmingham on the 31st of
eyes on everlasting llamas. He may SIM, you both. I December last.
He charged him with ravishing ANNUAL BUTPER.—On Thursday evening a number of
which p risonet replieds " I did the relatives and friends of Mr. Id Hinglev, now of
dot& it. Heil! II •11l Hell! for you both prepare for it." his (turf/liter, to
It is a most painfal letter for me to read, andat the Heath Tavern, and partook of a Oret•rale
laot do so. i had had a drop of drink, and rolled Rinaley Iloilo, Wollaston, but late of this piece, met
over ter."—By the Court: There is but one bed gether
mast be paiefal for you to hear. It does not After the removal of the cloth, Mr. Barzillai
in prisoner's house, and but one room upstairs. cellist.y. acme., was rated to the chair, and Mr. Alfred
contain a threat ageinst Mr. Harward. It par-
ports to have been written either with a reit- —Prisoner made n,o defence.r-In summing pp Tatirlr. a Fr, to the viev-elmir., Congo, toots, Am., were
freely, ana trier mums: clfenti Istlrgfre lis Aw11,,1:,
glans fanaticism, or by some petsott who most
have entertained feelings of tho most painful peculiarly horrible nature, and poiuted out the
the ease the learned Judge s rid it war; one oi a ietheeno m
feat. k Tirewit healtheieei of the
en! nee: td.
dMety. H
responded tc3i..; and
tendency. Mr. Perry then referred to another In
' ' • ' - -as sites wards spent. .
father, mother, and tinnily a must "Pl."' `',7"•"... "I- , , , i,„ ,
drsn
letter that Ilea been sent to complainant, which thing to find that the
law affecting the caae. It Was a lamentable
rRESENTATION.—va Tuesasy etening a oulnuer Mane
should be huddled together in one bed. In' he
' was couched hi the most ineuiting terms. It parishioners attending St. Luke's Church, met in the
present state of civilisation the case and the facts coregreaves School-room, and presented their esteemed
was directed to ‘• Harwell! end Co., Lawyers, or surrounding it were most horrible. Bat such citrate, the Rev. G. Lakemau, with • beautiful and ele-
Taekeroo and Co." However he would pass was the case that they were in the habit of Put drawing-room crock, and various silver-plated goods,
over that, which was a vulgar thing to do. on the occasion of his resigning the curacy of the above
sleeping together, and they must take the facts
Mr. Pearamn said there was no threat con- church. N. Ringlet, Esq., of Cradley Park, presided,
as they were. The evidence of the child seemed
tabled in that, and objected to its being read. and made the presentation inn brief speech. Mr. Lake-
'to be given straightforwardly, but at her age and man scknowledged the gift in suitable terms. A vote of
Mr. Perry: No, there was no threat, but the uuder the circumstanses she would not be likely thanks to the Chairman was propOsed by Dr. IffeV i4ne.eand
way in which it was expressed showed a strong to estimate correctly the injury done to her.— r
feeling agkiinst Mr. Har ward. Mr. Collins Vial- , TN c".l'adndnynfrearitiploerobayisola'irdrteed the nueetiug, altar
fhe jury found the prisoner guilty, and the
ted Mr. John Pearnian's house at Drayton, and which the company separated.
Judge, in passing sentence, said prisoner had
there made use of threats ; and although it WAR ~............,-----
been found. guilty of the most fearful crime.
done under Mr. Pearinan's own roof he felt it I
, Although he was mu liquor, it was no excuse, and
his duty to put Mr. Hayward upon his guard, 1
, the assault was so repulsive and loathsome, that
afraid of a hostile meeting. He must say that ihe must pass a severe sentence. Prisoner would
he was very sorry to have sainenoned Mr. Pears be kept in penal servitude for ten years.
man. to give evidence ag duet the defendant, as
LAW:EXT.—At the Police Court, on Satur-
it tenet he very painful, but he felt it his duty to day last, Edward Quick, pudler, was charged
his client to do so ; and however painful it may with stealing +fibs. of pork on the 7th of Nov.be to Mr. Peurotan, he was quite SUM that he I ember, the property of Joseph Parkes, butcher,
would not flinch front speaking the truth. If I New Street. He hail been prieviously con-
he proved that the defendant had threatened victed, and, in consequence, wild sent for trial at
Mr. llarward, he should ask the Bench t• call 1 the sessions.
noon the defend tilt to find good and substantial BOARD uF GCARDIANS.—The weekly meeting
bail that he would not threaten Mr. Harward of this Board was held yeeterday, Mr. Grainger
again. in the chair. Thera were also present : Messrs.
Susan Wylde deposed : I ara servant to the Brooks, Bird, Rhodes, Roberts, Griffin, Ray-
defendant, and have been for five ruenths. Was bould, Powell, and ltollinson. Admitted into
at his house on Sunday laet. Defendant ordered the house during the week, 27 ; dieduarged,
me to go to the stable awl seddle the mare, for 33; reinaiMinr, 449. Corre.spanding week last
him to rile into the ml Lite of Chaddesloy year 460. On"tedoor relief, Kingswinford dis-
Church, to out Mr. 11.u:ward's b—.---.y heart out •
f ti-let., 145 28 90; Stourbridge district, /27 28
end said he would borrow a pistol to go and W.d ; Halesewen district, 121 16s 2}d; total,
shoot hint. That was nbout half-past eleven ke
le4 1s 91d, ag dast /115 15s 0(1 last year.
o'clock. Defeielant wee very much excited. , n
, A.IIEATRE ROYAL—Oa Wednesday last, Mr.
Have heard him say four woeks since, that he 1 -eintthews, benefit took place at the above
would cut Mn-. Hai-ward's heart out, +laid that Ike Theatre, as prieviously anumneed, and on
would du for him. I received it SRUIIIIOII6 last which occasion he was rewarded with to crowded
night to attend lucre. My 'meter aeettsed me i.miae. Mr. Matthews is well known and res.
of having received a letter front Mr. Harward.
potted in this neighbourhood, and his friends
1 told him I had. He then said " You have had • '•
rallied round Into, The piece selected was A 11-
a summons." I told him I had. Ram Tell, the brave hero of Switzerland. Mr.
Me. Pearmati here objected for witness to Matthews perforated the arduous character of
state wird, was done. William Tell, with all that energy, decision, and
O:Q4e-examine : My maiter ordered me to purity of conception, for which he is so famous,
leave the holiee Let night. My clothes are still and the audience repeatedly manifesting the
Altgro, and have net received illy wages. He did highest apprecietiou of his acts+ by rounds of ap-
use the wards mm b-- heart." He was a good p!ause, his elecutionary powers bring heterd to
deal eecite.l. 'dive not been for my wages yet. great advantage. The other characters were
I have been deouiesed for making a stetsenent, well sustainel. At the close of the perfor-
but Mrs. Collins etioeged me again. mance, there was singing by Mr. Burton, and
Harriet Wylde, o'f Drayton, mother of the d "'lcing by Miss Julia 'Patch. The evenings en-
last witness, said she had heard the defendant tertaiiiinent was concluded with the farce en-
make use of threats about 3lr. Harward, four titled " A Revisit Diamond "in which Mrs. Mat-
weeks since. He begiiii to curse, and said if Inc thews took Mar Ilt;i and tv..11 sustafued it.
had got a pistol the day Mr. Harward come down
CRICKET CLULL The annual meeting of this
us my homes, he would have blown his brains
lub was held at the Bell Hotel, on Tuesday last.
out. Ile walked up end down the kitchen and c
' There tritS a good attendance. Mr. W. G. Webb
amid he would cut Mr. llerward's b--y heart
occu ied the chitin Mr. G. Harward read the
out, and that he shtrlld like to throw him down
__poi.p.,
t which showe I that there were 14 hono-
mil trample upon hen ; and he put his clenched "
ad. on the table, and Boil that he would shoot ary, end 51 ordinary. members. Th i balance-
him, trample) his g --ii out with hobnail shoes, and 1 . . . „
beat him. I told Mr. Collins that Mr airway' it £35 15s 61, leaving a balance of .P 2
).„- pi) lIIL, , . .
. ' . Os • arrears of subscriptions, lir 9e. The greater
would be sure to hear of it. He said he di I not ,
care, and if Mn'. Hayward was present, and he part of the latter item lets since been paid, which
had a pistol, In would shoot him. shows the club to be in a very good position.
The fellowing gentlemen were appointed as olii-
Cross-examined : Defendant did make use of
the worde T have sail I have %toiled for the cers for the ensuing year : President, the Earl
defendant, but do not now. of Stumford and Warrington; Vice-Pre.sident,
W. G. Webb, Esq. ' • Secretary, Mr. John Parkes;
John Pearnian deposed : I live at Drayton, and Treasurer, Mr. F. Firinstone. The following is
came in obedience to a summons. Oa Sunday the Committee: Messrs. W. Pearson. J. J. Kin.,
last I saw the defendant, who was lunch excited, Captain Walker, W. H. Moore, W. Webb, anti
and said he should like to trine i Mr. Harward, C. W. Oates. A vote of thanks to the Cheirmau
and jump upon him, and that within 21 heure closed the proceedings.
ho would kill Mr. Harward. I sun very sorry to Cows AT CALVING. —This being a most anx-
have to say so. ions time to owners of cattle, we would beg to
Edwin Stringer, jun., deposed: I have been draw their attention to the advertieement in our
summoned to-day, and know Mr. Collins, who is front page, of a Treatise on the diseases of cows,
a customer of our:. Defendant asked me on with directions for their treatment and cure, by
Saturday lest if I should like to see him horse- Mr. Harvey, veterinary surgeon, Derby.
whip Mr. Harward. I laughed at him. He has Blt
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L.AUTION TO orKeueliits.— A doring robbery was
snarls nse of the same words before. committed on Thursday last, at No. 11, Highoitreet,
John Mupp, groom at the Talbot Hotel, said about 12 o'clock at noon. Miss Cooper. having left her
kiefendaut occasionally puts hie horse up there, shop for a few minutes, on hearing the bell ring, she ree
Defeadant said lkiwyer Herward was a great turned Innannelialtlryld. tinidoinfetrhemdaotorworppezd, L
scamp, and Viet he should like to give him aI lee, ,i
1„; , ij•nuiciladtnartosome one hail advantage of her absence,
geed beating if he could bring
hint clown to "'8 1 and walked off with three pairs of gentleman's elastic
weight. ; boots, four pairs of lacemp, two pairs of boys' boots, sod
John Harward said he was a solicitor, and I one pair of ladies' cloth boots. The police were hem--
complainant in this ease. Had known defeitd- finitely informed either Itroebberey.o er?
tehoeteuelltl4tpheiesft
ant for meny years, but more so for the last five win stet e Iniilite. tong,. atsa
ttit:
shoppi i
in HigMstreet that has
years, Defendant married the daughter of an !.
oßeliniZsbed within the last three weeks.
old friend of mine, named Miss Emmett. I hail Mn. J. 111. BELLEW AT TUE CORE Esettason.—Thia
professional duties with him, and have been splendid reader gave, on Wednesday last, an Intmeellectusal
consulted by Mr's. Cellists oa domestic biteine s. treat Los4lehleectdt,detradp
ersciAievreeeateued7cte,,eaptrtelpeeambeio
em.
I know defendant's handwritiug. The lets r rooms.ulimofh slightly altered in consequence of the books
produced Is the defenilant'a handwriting. tel
cinnaihing the two first pieces being left in London,
have no doubt that defendant premeditated me afforded ample scope for the display of Mr. Bellew's ver-
some bodily harm and apply for substantial utility, gal remarkable powers of elocution. Ring
suteties for him to 'keep the peace. Robert, of Sisily, a poem by Longfethoc, was selected by
Croes-examined : I have been engaged in do- e' lat poet as being specially suited to Mr. Bellew, and
during the reading of the latter portion of the poem the
mestic matters. Did not consult the defendant, audience seemed rapt in breathless attention ; while
but with his brother, who replied. I first be. Agfoures " Execution of Montrose," was a masterpiece
lieved myself in danger on Saturday, but be- of elocution. His rendering of Mr. Puff, in t Richard
hovel Revel myself in positive danger on Sunday, Brieeiev sul+eLieiewe':: P,lr I,l"_:rh_! ?,Vetiweis"okSipd ‘,11.,0ye in-
when I received a message from Mr. Pearman. nang1r0".y.„1fruc....“.;,,',71r,t.." a.
ef: It was most grievous to
I first received the message from Mr. Pearman's see so small an amount of support given to one who
coachman, and am very sorry to have to call ranks as (and certainly is) the finest and most finished
upon 3lr. Pearl-min to be present to-day, elocutionist of the day. Amongst the company present
Re-examined : I was advised to make it pub- we noticed Mr. and ( t rton) Sir. M.
GlirianzeiblriocokkunanndSthnenMisses Graze-
lie, and it was only on your telling I ought to reizelor,ook,.Mr. W. w 1 .
brook, Captain and Mrs. o nge, Mr. George Mills, Mr.
have done it for my sake and family. and Mrs. Bowen (The )'latte), Mr. C. Webb, Mr. C.
Mr. Peas-amen then addressed the Bench for Evers, Am.
the defence. He was sorry that Mr. Harward BASTAHDE.—At the Petty Sessions, yesterday, before
I had brought the case into Court; but he was Major Fletcher, B. Littlewood, suit R. Is. Freer, Lsqrs.,
I not here to say that Mr. Collins did not make Edward Hatton was summoned to show cause why he
use of certain words, but they were made use of hildnot support her illegitimate child, of whom she
, :trg a bewas „e father. Ordered to pay Co MI per
1 while in an excited state, as the defendant was we ',l:, and costs.
angered at something Mr. Harward had done. cos.!. STEALINO.—EIIen Gallagher, Rebecca Mannill,
But Inc was quite sure the Bench would not be- Eliza Bentley, and Alice Bloomer were charged with
aye the words said by Mrs. Wylde and her stealing a quantity of coal, the property of Messrs.
daughter. Neither would time nd
Bench believe that II and Co.
e
I .
Adjourned fermi week for enquiries to
a clergyman of the Church of England would .
..BSENTING HIMSELF Paoli nis Wort'.—David Gordon
make use of threatening words. He did not was summoned by Edward Foley for absenting himself
mean to attempt to justify the defendant in ma- from work. Complainant said the defendant i
ire an
ihadwepur
would
-
king use of threats, but thought some light mined to
time c
e I.ii.yeLsete a;adchoduraie
wu on payment of costs.
that Mr. Pearinan had been called upon to give ue his work,
surety would meet the case. He much regretted let,
ra
W lIEOLECT OF WOREL—Hdward Slllith was mamma, ad
for neglecting to work up 24ths of iron, belonging to
evidence against a neighbour, which must have Thoums Bloomer and Son, of Cradley. Thomas 1 It
been very painful to him. hams said he had given tha defendant orders to wor at,
The Bench said it was a very serious case, and up several
atimes. In extenuation, defendant said he h .
however painful it might he to them they bad a d able to work. In consequence of his
trite,: gilib'eennithntnhe Bench allowed him three weeks to
duty to perform, and should do it unflii c ingly ;
work' it up.
and ordered defendant to enter into his own re- ANOTHER Coax—Sarah Garby was summoned for i
cognizauces in £2OO for six months, and to find similar offence, by the complainant in the above case.
two sureties of £lOO each. Defendant said lie had been ill, and promised to work it
It'r. Pearman mked the Bench to take one up
_ienetpurg
(t.,teeeEks.
S Richard Sankey was charged by
sureta iti .2201). Defendant said that he had no Ge A
orge Richard Shirt with assaulting him on the 4th
time to get bondsmen, as he was only served the inet. Mr. Perry prosecuted, and Mr. Maltby defeeded.
night previous. In opening the case, Mr. Perry said on the above date
Mr. Perry objected, on behalf of his client, to the complainant and the two Sankeys and several boys.
take one bondsman, and thought the Bench very h fell out, and began throwing
ComplainantwateerneesPin;ing'nenttletryewone at Joseph Sankey, which
lenient.
was returned, and Sankey ran away. Complainant fol-
lowed him, and threw octane into the house. Defend-
sion. Bail not being forthcoming, defendant was ant then came out and took hold of the complainant, and
locked up, and conveyed to Worcester, on knocked him down, using him very brutally.—Complain-
Thursday, by the four o'clock train. annt said on the above date he was playing with the two
Sankeys and several other boys. when Sankey and him•
self quarrelled, and began throwing stones at one
another. Sankey threw one at him, and he followed
him, and threw a stone into the house. Defendant then
came out and run him up the yard, pulled him down by
the hair of his head, and kicked him. He then pulled
hiro on again by his hair. He was hurt very badly from
the kh-k, :mil had bees to a surgeon about it. William
Morgan said he saw she boys playing. and saw Sankey
knock complainant down and kick birn.—Two other wit-
nesses corroborated him.—The motter of complainant
said she had taken her son to Mr. Wall, surgeon, who
said if he had been kicked a little lower it would have
killed him.—ln defence, Mr. Maltby said it was • ease
that ought not to have been brought into Court—a boys'
quarrel. Complainant threw a atone into the house, and
broke several thing., which Irritated defendant, and be
did run out and catch hold of the boy and shake him,
whereupon the boy kicked him' then ho might have
polled him, but he was instructed to say that he did not
ki-•k ereneleioent, nor would he kick &little boy.—Cross-
-3,..,16 . W i TIT 1)(1111age .-0 eor ge Richard Shirt was
then elisrged try Richard Sankey with wilfully damaging
a number of things, value Si, by breaking them with a