The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-31 00:00:00

TH'E STOURERIDGE OBSERVER.

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rustic lanes into crowded streets; the neees- !to judginz from the meagre attendances at this ,
sities of modern life have destroyed the place cf amusement (luring the p:.: t few weeks.
sylvan solitudes. A few beautv-spAs remain Ta,t attraction at the C..rn Excliange has pet laps
d '
, b en the cause ot. poor imilsei to N‘i. q nie Mr. Fr mit
un isturbed. Nature ' s inimitable growth,
Fuller aid his ca-ital. com ' )ariY tin, in-,:tais 1,4.‘ :IL
unsullied by the hand of man. Dartmoor ',.s ' Again, the weather: has been vel'y unprotiolie,;a,.l
among the most ruggedly grand of the re- t ds, in a great measure, acc. un's I r the a oor
liques of pristine times; and it is pleasin„a to a idiences. We hope flaw al lovers of 111,,,a,tri,11.1.
notC ti-at the men of Devon. are roused to .Di iya will flock to Lis theatte to niglit (Saturd:ty),
wrath at the attempt to break up their mal n w
mg- A program Tie is laid outfor pelformattce,
wtialeae tgoe e
l sure they wlll see some tpit L:1 acting,
mficent tableland. All power to those who an spend an enjoyable evenig,
would preserve the bits of Old England
ROYAL ACADNL
which have survived through centuries of lOY or mu-lc.—The syllabus of tile
ion with the Royal
next examinatitm in connect
z:, Academy of Mtvie (both 1 cal and metropolitan)
town-making and nature-marring. may be obtained of Mr. W. C. Box, St, John's,

Worcester, the local representative of the Academy.
A. local olcanainhtion will be held in Worcester early
in the spring of 1886. Candidates' names must be
received by December 12th.
TRAGIC SHOOTING CASE AT THE SUGAR
LOAF FARA.

A shocking affair occurred at the Sugar Loaf
Farm, near this town, on Mcnday evening. The
farm is in the occupation of Mr. Averill, and his
daughter (Miss Averill) had invited a friend, Miss
Etfie Elizabeth Davis, to tea with her on that day.
Miss Davis is between thirteen and fourteen years
of age, and is the only child of Mr. William Henry
Davis, wheelwright, of the Heath. In the course
of the evening Miss Davis was singing, and Miss
Averill was accompanying her on the piano, when
a sadden noise was heard, and the room was filled
with smoke. Miss Averill almost immediately dis-
covered that Miss Davis had been shot. She was
lying stretched on her back on the floor, bl,eding
from wounds on the right side of the face and neck.
The injury she received was sufficient to cause her
death almost instantaneously. So far as Miss
Averill remembers she did not speak at all after
the infliction of the wounds. The injuries Miss
Davis had rEceived were from gunshots, and tl'e
music bef,ire Miss Averill and the piano itself were
struck by a number of shofs, Miss Averill's personal
escape from injury being most remarkable. One of
the window-panes was blown in, and it was evident
the shots that had caused Miss Davis's death came

into the room through the glass. Soon after the
occurrence, Miss Averill's brother, Nathaniel
Averill, a young man 20 years old, rode off to in-
form Miss Davis's parents, and he also proceeded to
Dr. Bayley's, and to the Stourbridge Police Station.
At the station he said that a girl had been shot
through a window at Sugar Loaf Farm, and the
police were wanted up there at once. The Sugar
Loaf Farm is in Staffordshire, out of the limits of
the Stourbridge police; but Superintendent Wheeler
thought it a case in which it was advisable to send
officers up, and he despatched Sergeant Oakey and
Police-constable Biggs, and he followed himself
afterwards. Sergeant Oakey found tke deceased
lying in the drawing room at Mr. Averill's, and
there was a pool of blood near her, from the wounds
she had received. She was about four yards from
Vie shattered window-pane, and Miss Averill said
that she was sideways to the window when she was
shot. Miss Averill said she heard a very loud re-
port. and when she looked round deceased was on
the floor, bleedirg, and apparently dead. She said
the report sounded as it two barrels of a gun had
been shot off, and the room was filled with smoke
afterwards. The sergeant enquired as to any per-
-4011 who coul I have p ssibly borne to the
deceased or Miss Averill, but there was no one to
whom any su-picion attached in any way. As it
appeared, however, thatyoung Mr. Averiil had been
ow, with a gun, Sergeant Oakey said he should have
to take him in custody on suspicion of causing th,
d( ath of Miss Davis. He did not speak at first, but
at last said be did it; that he was going down !he
garden with fir' gun on his arm, when some bushes
caught it and it went off. The police took posses-
sion of tile gun, and bound that both barrels were
The accui-ed was removed to Stourbridge
mally remanded by ‘,.Li.r.Poesday morning was for
over to the custody of the Staffoidsuirc poll-handed
Young Averill was taken to Brierley Hill Police
Court on Wednesday afternocm, and formally re-
manded, The prisoner slept well, and appeared to
be rather unconcerned about the affair. He was
said to be very reticent, and did not allude to it in
any way.
The inquest was opened at the Crown Inn Iver-
ley, yesterday morning, and after hearing a number
of witnesses, the inquiry was adjourned until eleven
o'clock this (Saturday) morning.

The annual meeting of the Licensed Victuallers'
and Beer Retailers' Protection and Benevolent
Society was held at the Foster's Arms, Stonrbridge,
on Wednrsthiy evening :last, the president occupy-
jug the chair. There was a fair attendance of
members and seven new ones were added to their
number. After the routine business the election
of officers for the coming year took:place,
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. H. Billingham pre-
sided at the weekly meeting of this Board yester-
day. Admitted into the house during the week 16
discharged 7, remaining 559, against 565 in the cor-
responding week last year. Out-door relief, King-
swinford £43 16s 4d, Steurbridge £29 12s 51d,
Halesowen £25 Os 10d, non-resident paupers ..t2 18
2d, total .1.00 103 9id, against 98 Is 6d last year.
—Mr. Bryce proyoFed and Mr. Hingley seconded
that the meetings of the Guardians take place fort.
.iightly- instead t•f woekly. After some discussion,
Mr. Bryce, with the c-msent of his sec ,nder, with-
drew his motion, but intimated that he should bring
the question on at some future date.—A letter was
twei, ed from the Local 0 ,vernment Board, intimat-
ing that t nencp:iry would he neld by two impectore
-t the Temper ,ace Hall, Lye, on the 13th Novem-
ber, to con- i ler the advi-ability of the Sanitar3
Authority removing night-soil in the patishes of
Ciadley, Italesowen, Lye, and Wollegcote. Mr.
Thorns Yardlei- was anpointA a member of the
Drainage Board in the place of Mr. H. 0. Firmstone,
who has resigned.
DRUNKENNE£39.—At the Police Court yesterday,
haute Colonel Fletcher, Major Cochrane, Captain
Noel and Mr. T. D. Thomas, John Owen was charged
~tith being drunk and disorderly at the Lye on the
25th inst. P.C. Jones proved the case, and defend-
ant was fined 2s 6d and costs.—Thomas Bullock
was charged with being drunk whilst in charge of
a horse and trap on the 25th inst. P.C. Cartwright
proved the case. Fined 2s 6d and costs,—Charles
Morris was charged with being drunk and disor& rly
at Hagley on the 22nd inst. P.C. Day proved the
case. Fined 2s 6d and costs.

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.--John M tchell was Charged
with using obscene language on the 24th inst in
Enville Street. PVC. Cartwright proved the case.
After hearing a witness for the defence, the Bench
fined the defendant 2s 6d and costs.

DAMAGE.—EmiIy-C- rochett, Charlotte Hughes,
and Ann Wood were charged witk damaging a
fence at Cross Coppice, Bellbroughton. on the 21st
inst, the property of Mr. C. P. Noel. Mr. Noel
saw the defendants break through a fence on the
day in question. He did not want to press the
charge. he only wished to caution them as the of.
fence was a regular nuisuice. He did not press for
the costs, and defendants were allowed to go.
THREATS.—AIfred Smith was charged with using
threats towards.Emtna Rachael Davenport on the
12th inst, There was a another charge of assault-
ing E,ther Davenbort on the 24th inst, and a
further charge of threatening Esther Davenport on
the same date at Belbroughton. Mr. Perry ap-
peared for the complainant. The complainant said
the defendant was a bailiff and on the night in
question she got home about 10 o'clock. The de-
fendant came down tairs and pushed her brother
upstairs. He then came after and followed her
upstairs, and she had to force herself into the bed-
room. She told him she should strike him if he
came in. Defendant persisted and he threatened to
murder her and she then struck hiw, and he struck
her. In consequence pf his violence she had to
take refuge in a neighbow's house. Job livenport
said he had heard defendant say he would murder
his sister if ever he set eyes on her. Esther Daven-
port said on the 24th inst the defendant came home
tipsy, and asked if the supper was ready. After-
wards he came upstairs and said "come out of it
and g'o where you have been," She had been some-
where else for 2or 3 nights. Defendant then struck
her on the head and threatened her. She was afraid
of him and wished for him to be bound over. The
Bench fined defendant 40s and costs for the assault
or !one month's imprisonment. Defendant was
bound over in his own recognisances of £2O and
one of £lO to keep the peace, or pay costs ; in de-
fault on month's imprisonment, the terms to be
consecutive. The money was paid.
AssAuLT.—Ernest Riley was ce areed with as-
saulting Elizabeth Owen on the 24th inst, at Wcl-
laston, Case withdrawn on payment of costs, 6s6d

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