The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13 00:00:00

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DISCOVERY OF AN INFANT'S BODY IN OLD-
swINFuRD CHURCHYARD.-- INQL'EsT.—On Mon-
ody, as several boys were passing through the
endow/Ilford churchyard, they mime an unexpec-
ted discovery. Tney saw a piece of carpet
sticking up above the ground, and on exaurin-
mg the spot tumid tiiat a hole hart been roughly
scraped out, and that in it the body of is male
child had been placed, sewed up in a piece of
carpet. One of the boys gave information to
Mr. Orford, the sexton, of the occurrence, ano
ue Went to the spot and took charge of the body.
--An inquest was held on the body at the
Labour-iu- Vain Inn, Oldswinforil, on Thursday
norning, before B. Docker, Esq., Coroner. Vi.
J. OraLiu was foreman of the jury. Edward
.10witt was called, and said he lived at Oldsw In-
dira, and was one of the boys that found the
uody on Monday last. lie was crossing the
ceurchy ard at a quarter pied six o'clock iu the
evening, in company with William Skidmore,
Aarry Liadsby, Lie°Tne Alien and David oudiey,
,lieu they fauud the hotly the jurymen hail
• ievfed. It Was Du alnls by the sine of toe foot.
io be churchyard, and was sewed up in
of carpet. 'tidy enim die carpet, sus
to seeing what it aim, replaced it, and gave In-
turruin.uu to Mr. Orford, the sexton, silo he took
A to the Lanour-iu-Vain. By the Foreman:
diti not see a woman about. Mr. Docker saiu
tuey count not fttiih the enquiry that day, aim
A would only be delaying time to go ou NILS any
liars evidence. Tee inquiry was tutu mijourued
until ten o'clock on Saturday, the 20th instant.
tioARD OF IicARDIANs. I lie weekly Meeting
of tins Board was held yesterday, and a large
otheuer of Outirthans were present. fhe ques-
tion of boardiug out the chili:lntl Was again re-
sumed, and atter a long discussion, Mr. P. Par-
getei moved that the report read be received and
adopted. Mr. Plant seconded the motion. Mr.
Wood moved as an anieurtmenti that the report
read be received, but not adopted. Mr. Brooks
seconded the tonenchheut. un a division there
here 11 for the ameudnieut, and 10 for the nio-
wou. The amendment was thus carried by a
majority of one.
A.HARGE OF FoRGERY.—At the Petty SeSSiona.
ueld yesterday, before Major Fletcher, the Hon.
(71. Lytteitou, and C. P. Noel and W. C.
Firnistoue, Esqra., Michael Connolly, agent,
was charged by William Hogan, for that he did,
on the 7111 day of February, with intent to de.
iraud, feloniously demand certain money, to wit,
ad, the loonies of tile United Assurance Setae-
under, upon, and by eirtue of a certain forged
and altered nistrunreut, to wit, a contribution
card, well Kau wing Lou stout card could be torgeo
ont altered. Mr. Michael Mauer, of Binning-
ram, appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Collis
tended. —Mr. Mauer said the prisoner was
~,agna edit counuittiug Ia forge, y. Ile should
mote tinit prisoner lorgea the name oi i. Hard-
ing on a certain card; that he presented that
d.rii to the Assurance Office; anti oti tact signn-
,tre prisoner denial:Died £lO fraudulently. ii
de proved that printit
.firere case, he should ask
he Bench to send the case for trial.—Michael
•toche, of flinniugnam. Inspector for the above
i;iciety, said the &Madauit proseuttd the card
,iroduced to me, and demanded payment of £lO
me on the Data ul liisutother. As owing that
die s,gnature was genuine, and the coutningi,,,,,,
;aid, the Ciallil would have been paid. It ie
ao duty of the doctor or inspector to write the
one on the card. The signature implies that
tie wall is in good health at the time, and that
ie lied passed a meiriaal examination, and had
eon approved. Have examined the signature
in Cu card, and it is the handwriting of Con-
nolly. Did not pay the demand because I he.
level it was it forgery. Cross-examined : The
mother of Connoliy wits a member from 1866.
A man named Knight was secretary in 1860..
00 not know that Knight absconded with money 1
.f the society. Winn I got the card produced
~:night was discharged. Previous to 1866 we
iouriil a name of Bridget Hester iii the books,
jul treceil it,kack as fur as 1863. Could not
. race farther, as we had not the books. Have
not sent to the head office in Liverpool for the
books. The name of the society was up to
1869 registered " Sant Patrick's." In 1869 the
society changed the flame to " The United So-
ciety." The rules produced ere not identieel
with the rules of Saint Patrick's in force in
18.57. Have seen the prisoner write. Have
knoam the prisoner for five years. —William
I logau, agent to tin United Assurance Society,
Birmingham, said last witness handed him
the card produced. Prisoner demanded £lO las
for his ma' her on the card. It was on the card 1
that the prisoner dnuanded 4:10. The card on. I
.einally belonged ta the prisoner, who paid ld
I ver week to receive £8 at death. Witness no-
!!timid that the pew, had been altered into four.
feence, the figures Meg changed ill it. The
ibook produced is is prisoner's handwriting. The :
figures are ditlereat. and the ink tusking the
four. The name if Bridget Connolly is written I
ay the primner. ui cross•examination, witness
;Mutated that the society was formerly the no.
Saint Patrick's Society, of Liverpool,
and that he once went to see his fri,nel rhomu-
,an, a Fenian, at Liverpool; lmt did not con-
sider that had anythiug to do with the case.—