The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-18 00:00:00

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CRICRET.—Tt will be seen on reference to our
advertising columns, that a match will be played
on the Stourbridge Ground between the Stour-
bridge Club and the Bromsgrove School, this
day (Saturday). Should the weather I,rove flue
no doubt some excellent cricket will be dis-
played.
THE HOP PICKING SEASON.—During the last
week, vast numbers of hop pickers from the
naibmaking districts and other parts of the
Black Country have paseed through this town
on their way to ihe hop yards of Herefordshire
and Woreesterehire. These who go by road
generally go by night time, and their singing
and noise of passitee is anything but agreeable
to those persons who live on the route they pass,
Hundreds have travelled in this way, lint some
prefer the rail. About 500 or 600 left Stour-
bridge Station, on Monday morning, and, one
day last week, 400 others were booked, while
some have gone in smaller bodies.
MELANCROLF DEATTS,—On Monday morning
last, Mr. Samuel Green, landlord of the Sara-
eon's Head Public-house, Lower High•street,
died suddenly. An inquest was held on the
body at the above public-house on Wednesday
afternoon, before R. Docker, Egg., Coroner.
Mr. T. Well, solicitor, attended on behalf of the
deeeased'e family.—The first witness called was
a youth named John Haywood, who deposed I
live in Mill-street, with my parents. Knew the
deceased. Saw him last on Monday in the yard
at the back of his house. Was at work for 'him.
He °ailed me to him about twelve o'clock in the
privy. He was leaning with his head against
the door. He asked me to hold him up, as he
felt very ill. / asko him if I should fetch his
wife, and be said "Yes.' 1 loft him standing
up againat the door. Saw Mee. Green in the
bar, and told her about him. She went up to
him. I went up again and saw him lying on the
ground, on his back. He was alive. A man
named Guest same up just after Mrs. Green,
and he, with the assistance of two other men,
got deceased into the house. Had seen him
about ten minutes before he went into the privy.
We were preparing to brew. By a juryman
His head was on the ground, and hie feet on the
first step of the privy.—John Guest said he re-
sided at Coalbournbrook. Was at the Seraren's
Head on the above date, about ten minutes to
twelve o'clock. Wits in company with deceased
in the bar, and was talking to him for about ten
minutes. He had an attack of diarrliwa De-
ceased went out of the room with a paper in his
emud. From a communication made to me be
last witness, I went up in company of Mrs.
Green to the privy, and there saw deceased lying
on his back, his head on the ground, and his
legs on the steps of the privy. From the posi-
tion in which he use lying, it looked to me as
though he had stninbled head first out of the
privy, on to the cistern, which was about 4 feet
above the surface of the ground, mid about 3
feet from the door, and then rolled on to his back
His hat and one slipper were several feet from
where he lay, and his hat was crushed. He was
alive, and sensible. By a juryman He said
when I asked him what was the matter with him
that he was suffocated. Sent at once for Dr.
Campbell, who came immediately. Deceased
was 39 years of age. He lived about live minutes after Dr. Campbell arrived.—Dr. It. L.
Campbell said: lam a surgeon. A little before
twelve o'clock I was called in to deceased, and
found him gasping for breath, his skin having a
bluish appearance. He spoke and said " I can't
breathe ; I am suffocated." He lived two or
three minutes after I was called in. There were
no marks of any external violence anywhere. It
is my opinion that deceased died a natural death
from heart disease. By Mr. Wall: Deceased
had not complained to me of heart disease. I
have attended him during the last eight months.
It is my opinion that deceased died from heart
disease.—The jury returned a verdict that the
deceased died from the "Visitation of God."—
Yesterday, the remains of the deceased were
terred in the Oldswinford churchyard: A nutn•
ber of deceased's intimate friends were the
hearers, and as deceased was a Forester and an
Odd Fellow, 12 of the members from the Odd
Fellows' Lodge, and 12 from the Foresters'
Court (who wore the emblems of the order),
walked in procession. Deceased was also an ac-
tive member of the Licensed Victualleas' So-
ciety, and to show the respect in which he was
held among them, about 20 members followed
behind the hearse.
CHARGE OF ACISAULT.—At the Petty Sessions,
yesterday, before Major Fletcher and B. Little.
wood, Esq., E. Bird was charged by N. Butler
with assaulting her on the 11th. Complainant
paid he lived at Cradley. On the AhOVO date a
dispute arose between them, when the defendant
etruck her on the back with a hot lone and ,
burnt her dress. Defendant after etruck her on ,
the face, and pulled her hair. Adjourned for
three weeks for witnesees to appear.
STEALING Bowes,--Franolo Astley. a dimintt-
tie° leap. was charged with feloniously stealing
a pair of Loots from a dwelling-house, on the
11th instant, the property of George Baker.
Mama Baker, wife of George Baker, said Pilo
lived at the White Lion, and left a pair of boots
on the fender in the kitchen, about half-past
eight o'clock. She missed them about nine.
The boots produced belonged to her. Previous
to missing the boots, the prisoner was in the
kitchen. Alfred Adams, shoemaker, residing
in High-street, said the prisoner came to his
shop about nine o'clock on Saturday night, and
offered him a pair of boots for sale. He gave
prisoner 64 for them. Acting-sergeant Jones
proved apprehending the prisoner on Saturday
night, and charged him with stealing the boots.
Prisoner denied the charge, but after asked to
be forgiven. Prisoner said nothing in defence,
and was committed to Worcester for two
months.
APPEAL CASE.—This being the day of appeal
against the assessment of poor rates. Mr. G.
Perry appeared on behalf of William Jonadab
Turney, to appeal against the poor rate assess-
ment of his works. Mr. Perry said the appeal
was under the 27 and 28 Vic., ch. 39, sec. 1.
The appeal had been made to the Assessment
Committee, and felled. Major Fletcher said the
appeal should have been made at the first Special
Sessions. Mr. Perry said they diad been preven-
ted from bringing it on at the first Special Ses-
sions. The rate was made on the 30th of April,
1869. An appeal was made on the 24th of May,
1869, and Mr. Turney did not receive the deci-
sion of the Assessment Committee until a few
days before the 20th of July, so that he was
prevented coming to the Special Sessions, as it
was necessary to give 91 days' notice. Major
Fletcher said the answer was satisfactory. Mr.
Perry said the gross rental was £4OO, as he
should prove by professional evidence, and Mr.
Turney was rated at £3OO, the real rateable
value being £225. The 15th see. defined what
was the gross value should be, and what it would
be likely to be let for. He contended the rent
was high, and that it would not let for more
than £4OO. The factory consists of leather
dressing and parchment making, and part of it
was in the township of Stourbridge, and part in
Amblecote, the gross ratal being £4OO-4:230 for
Stourbridge, and £l7O for Ainblecote. Mr.
William Jonadab Turney eaid he carried on
business in Stourbridge as a leather dresser and
parchment maker, on the premises lately occu-
pied by Mr. Joseph Pitman; but as his business
was different to Mr. Pitman's, he had to take
down part of the premises, and rebuild them.
Mr. Pitman carried on the fellmonging business,
and as he (witness) did not carry on that busi-
ness the machinery was no use to him. The
rental value was £4OO from year to year. The
premises had been enlarged, but did not occupy
more ground than they did before, as Mr. Pit-
man's building was straggling—one part in one
corner, and another in another. The photograph
produced wa; a ilLotograph of witness's brother's
factory in Nottiugliain, in which is cari.:..d
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the same business, and though on larger premi-
ses is the same rent as the one he (Mr. Turney)
now occupied, namely, £4OO. Cross-examined
by Mr. Holloway: Paid Mr. Pitman £4,500 for
the worl:s. Had spent about £5,000 or £6,000
On the pi,•.eises, but could not tell toe thousand
or two. Might have lad out £lo,ooo.—ldr. B.