The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-11-12 00:00:00

paper? (producing it). Witness : I did. Mr.
Stokes then read the paper which was to the effect
that he (complainant) would receive £2 43 in
settlement of the sick claim.—Mr. Stokes, resuming

his cross-examination : Have you from that time
to the present ever presented yourself to the lodge
at all? Witness : Yes sir. Mr. St.)kes : When ?
Witness: In September and o.:tober of this year.
Mr. Stokes : From that date until the 29th July you
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bad never presented yourself to the lodge? -Wit-
ness :No sir. Mr, Stokes: You know when a sick
member is "on the box" he should pay his expen-
se:, ? Witness : Yes.—Mr. Waldron (interposing)
He asked first of all to be reinstated so that he was

entitled to sick pay during the period he was
illegally expelled,—Mr. Stokes (continuing) : Did
you, after the 24th of April. Fay any contributions
to the lodge ? Witness: No, I could not do so.
Mr. Stokes : After th;s 24th of &pill did you en-
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gage yourself to deliver newspapers on a Sa! urday ?
Witness . I did, and before that date. Mr. Stokes:
Before you were injured was that a part of your
employment? Witness :It was. Mr. Stokes .
You have continued to- do that, and do it at the

present time I Fuppose. Witness : Yes. Mr.
Stokes: Did you continue to work by taking iu
nails to the warehouse after the 24th of April ?
Witness: Sometimes I did when I could. Mr.

Stokes : Will you be kind enough to give me tho
occasions when you took in nails? Wit:less : I
could not. Mr. Stokes: You had hoguu to work on
the 24th April, when the paper was signed, Wit-
ness: I had. Mr. Stokes: After having b''e.,,au to
work did you ever declare yourself on the funds
Witness: I did not. Mr. stokes : You cannot tell

how soon after the 24th April you. became ill.
Witness: I could not ttll you. Mr. Stokes: Did

you ever present yourself to any of the members
when you were ill? Wiatess : I did not. Mr.
Stokes: Did you ever go tl the doctor? Witness:
I did. Mr. Stokes : How many times did you pre-
sent yourself to the doctor? Witness : I coull not
tell you.—Mr. Cochraue : Was it above five, ten,
fifteen or twenty times. Witness : Above twenty
times. Mr. Stokes: What did he do to you ?
Witness: Nothing; he only gave me some Medi-
cine. Mr Stokt s: I thought not. Mr. Stokes;
Have you any entries of when you went to the
doctor ? itness : No. Mr. Stokes :Do you not
know that it was your duty, before you could re-
ceive sick pay, to take a note to the secretary?
Witness : I do. Mr. Stokes: Did you take a note
to the secretary ? Witness : I did not. Mr.
Stokes : Did you tell the secretary you wera sick ?
Witness: No.—Mr. Cochrane :We are of opinion
that he could not perform those acts whilst he was
expelled like he was.—Mr. Waldron : When that
note was signed were you an expelled member of
this lodge ? Witness ; Yes. Mr. Waldron : Did
you present an appeal to tt e ational Division?
Witness: [did, after that note was signed. Mr.
Waldron : When did you present it? Witness :
In March, this year. Mr. Waldron: What was the
result? Mr. S:.okes : I object to the question. Mr.
King (magistrates' clerk) : The appeal has net.laing
to do with it. Mr. Waldron :I am quite satisfied.
Mr. Waldron : What was the reason that you did
not present yourself to the lodge during the time
you were ill atter April? Witness: I had no right
to do so. Mr, Waldron: Why did you not go to
the lodge after pril ? Witness: Because they
had expelled ree. Mr. Waldron: Who is the
doctor? Witness; Mr. Thompson, Mr Waldron :
During any part of those 40 weeks, for which you
claim sick pay, did you present yourself to Mr.
Thompson. Witness: I did sir. Mr. Waldron:
He is the medical man for this lodge. Witness:
Yes sir. Mr. Waldron :Did you ask him for a
note? Witness : I asked hitn for a note for sick
pay. Mr. Waldron : Did he make any reply?
Witness :He did. Mr. Waldron: What was the
arrangement between you. Witness : I was to re-
ceive Cs per week instead of 12s, because of going
round with may papers, and because the doctor said
I ought to exercise my hand. Mr. Waldrou : How
long before you made the agreement were you told
that ? Witness : Four weeks. Mr. Waldron :
Who arranged that with you? Witness: 1 could
not swear who was present. Mr. Waldron: Was
Parkes there? Witness . Yes. Mr, Waldron:
After that arrangement did Parkes, of his own
knowledge, know that you received this 6s per
week. Witness: He did no know. Mr. Waldron:
During that time that you took that nibs of nails
did you receive sick pay ? Witness 1 received
6s. per week. Mr. Waldron; Did you make the
nails? Witness: No sir. Mr. Waldron: Did you
receive any benefit or interest from those nails?
Witness: No sir. Mr. Waldron: Why did you
take the nails? Witness : I wanted to exercise ray
hand. Mr. Waldron: Was it part of yout employ-
ment? 'Witless : It was no part of my employment.
Witness: No sr. Mr. Waldron : Did you cause a
lotter to be sent to the society, through me?
Witness : I did. Mr. 'Waldron read the letter
which asked for the payment of the sick pay and
also for the complainant to be reinstated, other-
wise he should take legal proceedings. Mr
Waldron : You heard nothing from the society and
you took these proceedings to ask the Court to
reinstate you. Witness: Quite so.—Mr. Cochrane:
We shall not regard the trifling carriage of news-
papers as an interference with his claim.—Dr.
Wesley Thompson was then called. Mr. Waldron:
You are the surgeon of this club? Witness: I am.
Mr. Waldron: You know the complainant. Witness:
I know him very well. Mr. Waldron : Do you
recollect the dispute.? Witness : I recollect the
dispute perfectly well. He came to me before his
expulsion with his hand, and after the expulsion
he c lled several times to ask about his hand, and
it was very bad. Mr. Stokes: Was he fit to follow
any employment after the 24th of April? Witness :
I should say so. Mr Stokes: Was there any par-
ticular period that he wa-, totally Triable after the
24th of April? Witness; I have no leasou to say
that he was coraple!ely unable.—ln answer to the
Bench Mr. Thompson said he advised him to use
his hand a little.—Mr. Cochrane :At the time he
said that you knew of his expulsion and he com-
plained about his hand, was his hand in that con-
dition that you would have given him a vote for
sick pay. Witness : No. Mr. Cochrane: Of your
own experience in the nail making districts, was
his hand in a state fit to make nails. Witness :He
was not fit to nail.—Mr. Cochrane at this point
suggested that it would be better if the selititors
could agree together and settle it as it would save a
great deal of time and trouble.—After consulting
together Mr. Waldron said that they had arranged
that they should take an order for the complainant
to be reinstated as a member of this society ; that
his client should forego his claim of the £l2 and
his friend had consented to pay the costs of the
Court.—Mr. Cochrane thanked the solicitors for
having come to that agreement and remarked that
they bad met the matter as fully as could be.