The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-04-12 00:00:00

IMPORTANT CORONER'S INQUEST AT
DUDLEY,

An inquest was held on Tuesday at the Letapard
High Street, Kate's Hill, Dudley, before Mr.
E. I' Jobon, deputy-coroner, upon the body of
Mary Glover (33) a married woman, who died
uzaler suspicious circumstances on Thursday last,.
Chief-superintendent Button apperved for the
police. The Crovec said the funeial of the de-
ceased had been stopped on Sunday last, and an
inquiry ordered for the satisfaction of the public.
Mary Sanders, 27, Brewery Street, said the d,-ceased
was confined last Saturday week, and died on the
following Thursday. S.)e knew that deceased had
been ill treated by her husband. About three
weeks ago deceased showed witness that her side

was disCeloured, and said that her husband had
A fortnightly meeting of the above Board was done it. Witness advised her to complain to the
held on Monday afternoon. Mr. H. M. Wain- police, but she did not do so. She never saw the
wright presided. and there were also present Messrs deceased beaten, but had heard her scream. She
Alderman ITowat, John Finch, W. E. Walker, H. said at one time that when she died they would
0. Brettle, B. N. Hull, and the Revs. George Mac- have it to say that her husband had been the cause
Michael and S. J. Marriott A return was read of her death. The husband had hen at home
showing that the average attendance at the various during the confinement, and had behaved in a very
schools in the borough duling the past two m-diths i unseemly manner. DA Joseph Bellingham said he
was as follows :—Board schools, 2,878'3 ; undenotni- i had made a post-mortem examination of the bocy
national scho&s, 3,4q4 ; charity schools, 40121 ;!. in company with Dr, Price. He found no external
adventure sehols, '500; total, 7,435. The Chair- f. marks of violence, those spoken of by the last
man said that he had received a letter respecting ! witness having disappeared. There were no internal
th.: Rev. Dr. Cosens and his recent sermon on the , marks of violence, but lie found the bowels very
t:etion of the Scho I Board, on the sunject of re- ! much inflamed, this being a frequent occurrence
li,tious teaching. However, as the doctor was not f after confinements. There was also Bright's disease
present, he di i not think it would be worth his !in the kidney. Death, he considered had been the
chile troubling them with the letter, Mr. Ger. ! result of natural causes, and had not been caused
, many, who was the writer of the letter, and be (the : by violence. John Dudley Price, surgeon, corrobor-
. speaker) were the persons referred to by the doctor; : ated, adding that he was not called in till after the
lett so far as he was concerned he left tlri doctor at : confinement, but afterwards attended till death
, I:erfect liberty to say anything he liked respecting i ensued. He found no indication of violence at all
him, at the same time warning the doctor that if be . but violence might have been used »ithout any
, liked to communicate in writing anything tint ; mark being left. A verdict in accordance with the
would bring him within the pale of the law, le , medical evidence was returned.
would take steps to protcect himself by any I.n)-
ceedings he thought fit. Ten tenders were received 4
for the work of extending the schools at Nethe: ton. 'The Treasures of Art brouht w ithln lime reach at
The tender of Mr. Harvey. of Netherton, at XlB4,
5 cry Cultivated Home."
was accepted, A committee was appointed to eon- ~ „-
A Wonc:cri-ul Shilling's-worth." r
sider the -desirability of enlarging Wolverhampton l
Street and Stafford Street sehcols. Mr. Howat : Ty/
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r The MAGAZINT, of Ail
moved that a bonus of .210 be paid to Mr. JordAn, .
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an assistant-master, who carried on the work of the :, MONTHLY, is.
Stafford Street school in the interim between the !:
.. "A %:ery Aorehouse of Art. Every year TM:
death of Mr. J. Hale, the headmaster, and his - M.keivierE OF ART more surely justifies it" name.),
successor, Mr. John Finch seconded, and the
motion was carried. -it " Its exquisite beauty should carry it into every
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,'I full of value."—Satztrday A'eview.
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THE LOCAL BOARD ELECTION: RESULT OF THE i Cassell & Co/lawny. Limittd ; arsd at all Booksolle4
POLL,—On Tuesday evening Mr. Wright, the re-