The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-02-26 00:00:00

The Rev. T. Williams addressed those pre-
sent.

The following programme was then gone
through, with the exception of one song by Miss
Fisher, " Rirtle Red," that lady unfortunately
being taken ill :—Pianoforte solo—" Duasck's
Consolation," Mrs. W. Hodgson; song—" Over
Hill, over Dale," Miss Fisher; flute solo—" Por-
tugues Air,' Mr. James Mathews; reading_
Mr. A. Freer; vocal duet—" When the Wind
Blows in Dom the Sea," Rev. 0. M. Holden and
Mrs. Holden; song—' The Schoolmaster," Mr.
Bennett; pianoforte duet, "La Oirsza Ladra,"
Rev. W. Hodgson and Mrs. Hodgson; song,
with flute obligato—Mrs. Holden and Mr. Janice
Mathews; reading " Dora's Housekeeping,"
Rev. B. S. Malden; song—" The Bells," Rev.
0. M. Holden; song—" Hartle Red," Miss

Fisher; flute solo—" Marie Stuart," Mr. James
Mathews; song—" Thady O'Flinn," Mrs. Hol-
den; song--" Our dear old Church of England;'
Mr. Bennett ;" "God Save the Queen.'
The pianoforte solo by Mrs. W. Hodgson, was
very well performed; as was also a pianoforte
duet by the Rev. W. Hodgson and Mrs. Hodg-
son. Our respected townsman, Mr. James
Mathews, played two brilliant solos on his mag-
nificent gold flute, which elicited tremendous
applause. The singing of Miss Fisher, Mrs.
Holden, the Rev. 0. M. Holden, and Mrs. Hol-
den and Mr. Bennett, also received its share of
applause; especially the singing of Miss Fisher
and Mrs. Holden. The reading of Mr. A.
Freer and the Rev. B. S. Malden, caused much
merriment, and the whole was a great success.
At the close of the proceedings the Rev. T.
Williams proposed, and the Rev. J. S. Boldero
seconded, a vote of thanks to those ladies and
gentlemen who had honoured them with their
presence that evening.

CHILD SUFFOCATED.-00 Tuesday evening,
the 15th just, an inquest was held at the Plough
and Harrow Inn, The Heath, before 11. Docker,
Esq., Coroner, on the body of the infant of
Hall, glassmaker, of the Heath, aged 7 weeks.
Ann Hall, mother of deceased, stated that she
went to bed with the child upon her arm in its
usual health on the evening of the 10th instant.
She woke up about seven on the next morning,
and found the child dead upon her arm. She
alarmed her husband, who immediately ran off
for Mr. R. L. Bayley, surgeon.—Mr. Bayley said
that he was called the deceased on the morning
of the 11th, and found it lying upon the bed
quite dead. It had evidently been dead some
hours, and the appearances were consistent with
death by suffocation.--Verdict accordingly.

A WHOLESALE TRIEF.—At the Petty Sessions
on Monday last, before the Hon. C. G. Lyttel-
ton, Emma Ford, a domestic servant, late in the
employ of Thomas Hand, of Duncan-street,
Wollaston, was charged with feloniously stealing
on the 17th inst, a gold watch, a purse contain-
ing £1 1145, a dress, bonnet, waterproof cape,
cloak, pair of boots, a mutt; pair of drawers, a
flannel petticoat, and other articles, the property
of Thomas Hand. Mr. T. Wall prosecuted.—
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner
lived as servant with the prosecutor, and on the
above date he left her in charge of his children
about six o'clock. On returning about eight he
found the prisoner had gone away, having left
the ahildren to themselves, and taken the above.
named articles. Information was at once given
to Superintendent Freeman, who, from informa-
tion received, found she had gone to Sheffield,
and at once communicated with the Superinten-
tendeut there. The case was put into the hands
of Detective-sergeant Stanfield, who went to
Rotherham and met the prisoner coming out of
a pawnbroker's shop. He at once took her back
to the shop, and found she had just pledged the
watch. He at once apprehended her. After
hearing the above facts, prisoner was committed
to take her trial at the Adjourned Sessions, at
Worcester, where she was brought up on Thurs-
day, before Sir Henry Lambert, and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment._

CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
—At the Public Office, on Monday, before the
Hon. C. G. Lyttelton and J. C. A. Scott, Esqrs.,
Anthony Kileoyne, a well-known character, was
charged with assaulting Thomas Thorne on the
15th November lust, and stealing from his per-
son Is Gd in silver, a pocket-knife, and a silk
pocket handkerchief, his property. Prosecutor
said : On the above date I was lodging at Peter
Still's, in Mill-lane. Had been to Brierley Hill,
and was retnrning Lome between eleven and
twelve o'clock. When near the Pack Horse,
Coventry-street, on the footpath, prisoner came
up to ine from the other side of the street, struck
and knocked me down with his list. Whilst
down, prisoner took my stick off me and began
to beat we with it, and kicked me until I became
insensible. At that time I had 18 tid in silver,
a knife, and silk handkerchief. The money was
in toy breast jacket pocket. When I came to
myself I missed them. I at once gave infer.
:nation to the pollee—Eli Timmins, spade
wielder, said ; On the night in question I Was
in bed when I heard " Murder" hooting. I
got up to the window, and saw the prisoner take
. hold of prosecutor's stick, and knock hint down
with it. Saw him strike prosecutor several
times, and kick him. Heard hint say, " You old
b--r, I will kill you." I afterwards saw the
prisoner run up the Pack Horse yard, and in a;
few minutes saw hint come back and run down
the Cliff. Have not seen him since until to-day.
Sergeant Jones proved that Le apprehended the
prisoner on a warrant on Saturday night last, at
a public-house at Holloway End.—Prisoner said
nothing.—The Bench did not think there was
sufficient evidence to convict for the highway
robbery, and he was then charged with assault-
tug the complainant. Prisoner denied that he
struck him, and called Catharine Kilcoyne, who
said that on the above date about two o'clock in
the morning, complainant came to her by the
Pack Horse, and offered hers shilling. At that
time she was assisting to carry some goods of
the prisoner's, to a house on the Cliff. Site told
him if he did not go away she would knock him
down. He refused to go. She then took the
stick off him, and gave him a good " crack "
with it. Complainant was quite drunk at the
time. Mary Ann Overton said she saw the pri-
soner and the lust witness taking some furniture
towards the Cliff, when the complainant followed
witness. She told the prisolv.r about it. Did
not see any blows struck. Superintendent Free-
man said the prisoner was committed on the 1411 t
December, lStit, for a violent assault upon a
woman, and sentenced to three months' hard
labour; and had been charged several times
with being drunk. Sentenced to two months'
hard labour.

CHARGE OF STEALING CORN.—At the Police
Court, on Tuesday, before J. C. A. Scott,Esq.,
George Hill was charged with stealing a quantity
of corn belonging to Francis Tongue Rufford,
on the 21st just, at Hungary Hill. Mr. Maltby
defended. Police•constable Rea said from infor-
mation received, he watched the premises of the
prosecutor on the above date, and about twenty
minutes past one he saw the prisoner bring a
cart, and back it up to the loading place. On
returning he stopped prisoner, and asked him
what he had in his cart. He said " Nothin par-
ticular." He put his hand in one of the bags,
and found it contained corn. He then charged
prisoner with stealing the corn, the property of
Mr. Rufford. He said, " I did not steal it; a
man gave it to me to take to Mr. Jones's Mill"
die was going in an opposite direction to Jones's
Mill. There was no one on the premises but
prisoner at the time. Cross.examined : I asked
him if he could give me a description of the man
who told him to take it to Jones's, and ho said
he could not. —John Comley said: I am a clerk
at Mr. Rufford's works. I buy all the corn for
the horses. We split the wheat and beans at
the works. The corn is only used for our own
purposes. No person is allowed to have any
corn or bran from the works. No labourer or
workman is allowed to have corn from the stores.
Have examined the sample produced from the
stores, and that taken from the prisoner, and in
my opinion they are from the same bulk.—Wil-
liam Eagle said: I live at Portobello, and am
store•keeper to prosecutor. I also see to the
splitting of the corn. No one is allowed to take
the corn except for the horses. It is given out
by me. Did not give permission for any corn
or bran to be moved on the 21st inst. Never
send any to Jones's Mill. The corn produced
is similar to that I keep at the stores.—Rea
cross-examined : From the time I saw prisoner
back his horse to the loading place until he went
off the premises, would be about seven minutes.
—Mr. Maltby said he should reserve his defence.

—Prisoner a.r.as committed to take his trial ;t
the Adjourned Sessions at Worcester, bail being
accepted in two sureties of £lO each, and him.
self in £2o.—Prisoner underwent his trial at
the above Sessions, on Thursd,iy last, before Sir
Henry Lambert, Bart. Mr. Selfe prosecuted,
and Mr. Godson defended. After having heard
the evidence, as detailed above, the jury found
the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to six
months' hard labour.
CHARGE OF BELLOWS' CUTTING.— Marlborough
Pearman, a little boy was charged with cutting a
pair of bellows, the property of William Robins,
at the Lye Waste, on the 20th inst. Mr. Perry
appeared for the defence. Charlotte Robins,
wife of William Robins, residing at the Lye
Waste, said : My husband is a nailer. On the
above date we had a pair of bellows safe at
three o'clock in the afternoon. Went into Cart.
wriglit's, and remained there for an hour. When
I came out I saw prisoner coming out of our
shop witb a knife in his hand. He shut it up
when I got to him, and put it in his pocket.
Prisoner said, " Your bellows hay been cut, and
Sam Ford cut them." Went into the shop, and
he followed roe, end said " They are cut fatal."