The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-01-12 00:00:00

BRUTAL MURDER AT OLD HILL.

OLD HILL.
CHARGE OF STEALING HORSE CORN. —At the Police
Court, on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Bassano and
B. Hinr.,,ley, Samuel Bastable was charged' with stealing
a quantity of corn, on the Nth ult, the property of
Benjamin Bird, of Blackheath.—Mr. Addison appeared
to prosecute, and Mr. Hayes defended.—Prosecutor, who
is a nailmaker, said that he kept a pony and had often
missed corn. On the day in question he missed a
bucket of corn and had forgiven defendant on a previous
occasion for stealing corn. On cross-examination wit-
ness said he lived next door to the defendant's father
who also keeps a pony and was not on friendly terms
with him.—George Smith said on the morning in ques-
tion he saw a light in the stable and he went to see
who was there and found the prisoner who had a bucket
full of horse corn. He asked him what he was doing
and prisoner said that young Ben told him he could
have some corn. He saw the prisoner take the corn
away into his father's Louse. Cross-examieed : lam
not in the habit of borrowing and lending corn. De-
fendant did not bring the corn back.—Benjamin Bird,
son of prosecutor, s,iid that he did not give the prisoner
permission to have the corn, nor did he ever borrow
any corn from the prisoner.—Police-serAeant Cooper
proved apprehending the prisoner the same day. He
charged him with stealing the corn and he replied that
he had been in the habit of burrowing and lending corn
and should have taken it back again.—Mr. Hayes
addressed the Bench for the defence and the
Berei sentenced the prisoner to 14 days' hard
labour.
A ssAuLT CASK.—John Siviter, sexton at Rowley
Church, was charged with assaulting J.,hn West. on the
24th ult.—Mr. Hayes appeated for the complainant, and
Mr. Addison defended.--Complainant, who is a clock.
maker, said he was under a contract with the church-
warden at Rowley Church to wind the clock up. A
short time ago the lock of the case containing the
clock had been injured and he made complaints.
When going to wind up the clock he saw the defendant
in the church and he came up to him, used bad
languaye, and struck , him. A marriage ceremony was
going on at the time. He went up stairs to attend
to the clock and defendant followed him up the
belfry and struck him several times. Defendant then
tried to throw him through a window.—A witness gave
corroborative evidence as to the assault which was
denied by the defendant.—Fined 2s 61 and costs ;in
default 7 days.
Rrirusmo TO QUlT.—Edward Tromans and Joyce
Hackett were charged, with refusing to quit the &sit
Shovel Inn, at Rowley, on the 26th ult, when requested.
—Mr. Hayes appeared for the complainant.—Tsmar
Morris said tLe de'endants came into her house and
called for ale. She refused t 4.; till them any ale sid
they made a great noise. She ordered them out and
they ref „Ise(' to go and she sent f.)r the police. They
still refused to go and they had to be put out.—Samui
Taylor said that Tromans was in the Brittanuia Inn and
be said he should go to Morris' and kick up a row.—
Stephen Payne, brother of complainant, gave corrobora-
tive evidence and Police-constable Stiles.—Edward
Tromons was further charged with assaulting Police.
constable Stiles, on the 26th ult, while in the execution
of his duty.—Complainant said he was called in to
order the above defendants out of the house when
Trornans struck him several times, knocked him down,

On Tuesday morning the dead body of an old man
named Samuel Bowater, aged 67, a watchman in the
employ of the New British Iron Company, was found in
a hovel at the Black Wagon Colliery, Old Hill, shock-
ingly mutilated and in such a condition that clearly
showed a most horrible and brutal murder had been
cosamitted clearly for the sake of a small sum of
motley which the unfortunate man was known to have
in his possession, and as his watch and money were
not found on the body when it was discovered. His
skull was completely battered in and a blood-stained
shovel and poker found by the body showed that it was
with these weapons the poor old man met with such an
untimely end.
An inquest was opened on the body at the Beech Tree
Inn, Gotsty Bill, Blackheath, on Thursday morning,
before Mr. E. Hooper, coroner. Mr. Edward Lowe was
foreman of the jury.
The only witness called was James Walter who de-
posed : I live at the house where deceased lies at 31,
'rump Road, Blackheath, in the parish of Rowley Regis,
and I am sonsin-law to deceased. It is his dead body
the jury have just viewed. He was watchman and em-
ployed under the New British Iron Company. The
last time I saw him was on Sunday. He was found
dead on Tuesday morning. The reason I did not see
him on Monday was because I was away at work. He
was 68 years of age as near as I can say.
' The Coroner said it was not his intention to proceed
further that morning. There were circumstances con-
necte'l with that inquiry which it would not be wise for
luca to enter into, and that rendered an adjournment
desirable. The ends of ju.tice would be better served if
they at once adjourned for a few days. He would sug-
gest 'Tuesday next, and if the police were not then pre-
pared, they would have a further adjournment. As yet
there were certain reasons why they should not proceed
with the inquest. He thought there was not the
slightest doubt, from the appearance of the body, that
a very foul murder had been committed, and the police
would, of course, have to continua their inquiries.
Before Tuesday it would be well for the jury to see the
place where the old man was found, but he might tell
them he should be prepared with a plan of the place.
During the inquiry, however, a question might arise
which would make it necessary fur them to have seen the
spot.
The foreman of the jury suggested the advisability of
at once visiting the scene of the murder and to this the
jury acquiesced.
The police were thought to have a clue to the
murderer in the arrest of a men at Wolverhampton, who
haa a watch upon him with the initials "S. B."
engraved on the article ; but from information obtained
on Wednesday afternoon there does not appear to be
much in the coincidence, the relatives of the deceased
failing to recognise the watch as that of Bowater's. This
'min was apprehended on another charge. An affecting
incident, snowing the fidelity of the nog to his master.
is connected with the case. Bowater had a cross-bred
terrier, about 201 b. weight, and this dog was found
lying beside the dead body in the hovel it was toiled
impossible to drive the animal home, and after the body
was placed in a cart to be taken to Ciorsty Hill the
faithful animal made many fruitless attempts to jail*
.nto the vehicle.

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