The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-29 00:00:00

A SAD OCCCRRENCE.

At the Southwark pollosuourt, In London, Eugene ld'Gann,
I wammousenum, was chargod with coning ihe dsa.b of
John Push by throwing him down in the "black Buil"
public-hones, Freeschoolotrort, Ilorelaydown.
Charles Rogers, manager to Mr. Winterbottom, the
proprietor of the public-house, said that he Lad known
the deceased and the prisoner three or four years. On
Tuesday night, the 18th, the deceased came in about •
quarter-past ten, called for drink, and took up a news.
paper. He was perfectly sober. A little alter eleven the
primer tame in and entered into conversation with the
decanted. They argued about the heart and the brain
until they got very excited. While witness wan reading
the ne paper he heard the prisoner my to the dammed,
"You're • fool." The deceased replied, "And so are
you • fool." Witness called nut, Come, there is no
oocmion for these high words," and he went to another
pert of the bar to serve • customer. While so engaged
he heard • heavy fall in the compartment he had
jmit left, and on hastening back saw both men on the
floor. The prisoner, who was uppermost, got up lin.
mediately and raised the deceased, saying, "I hope I
have not hurt you." The dammed made no answer,
but asked for a chair. Witness, believing thathe was
rot much hurt, advised him to go home, as it was twelve
o'clock, and he most close the house. The prisoner
and the deceased then left the house, the former saying
" Good night, Pugh."
In cromexamination witness said that the primmer
and the deceased were always on friendly terms, and
when they met seemed to be eager for argument on
lane tat& or other. They held • controversy about

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the brain and the heart. The decamed argued that
ofLons au schisms arose from the heart ; the primmer
7 are from 4
ard 0 a brewer', maid that at
e Wein : twelve en T the attired
she coma ent. The prisoner the deceased
• fool, and the decemeci said, "So are you." The
prim:ter exclaimed, if you say that again. I will pull
your nose." The deceased said, "People living In
glass honest ehould not throw stones." The
_prisoner
aaked him what he meant by that, and at the saute
time put his Km round the deceased's neck. They
both fell to the ground, the deceased underneath.
It appeared to be • heavy fall. The primoner, how
-
'ever, got teP Iserinedistely ana lifted the decessild on
his legs. ' Tbe 'lest *hetes -than came rip, ant the
prisoner, after bidding the dee:eased good bye, ig,f6,.the
hottoc. They' had not been drinking to Incest. *
In cromercarnination, witness said that they both
appear.' to slip off their loge at the sauce time.
Jeha filer:ey, bonne surgeon, Guy's Hospital, said
that between eleven and twelve on Wedneaday noon
the deceased wan brought to the surgery, and or exa-
mining him he found him coffering from internal in-
juries. He ordered him to be put to bed, and then lie'
I covered that he was in a very critical state. On Friday
j be rallied a little, but on Saturday morning became
, women, and hi the presence of his wife ea.d, "I shall
' not recover ; I shall not live an hour."
1 InspectociFo2 was there at the time, and questioned
biiii. At hie d.sire witoecs ttek down his answere. ,
Whin be wag about to read them over witness found 1
tt,a: he was dead., /A post mom-lent examination had
not yet been beld:' hut witneen believed death was
caused by iejnry to thelnladder. The deceaned knew
he was dying when he made the statement.
Inspector Fox said the deceased was in his proper
sense:: and knew he was near hie death. Withees
piesti, ned him as to the mince of the lejury, and he
made the following statement, which warn taken down
In writing
" I. John Pugh flrinly believe I am at the point of death.
I @hall not recover, and I do hereby state that last Tues.
day eight, ate quarter to twelve. lea, In the ' Black Bull"
publict ouse, Fro•SehOot-Itrtot. Ilonleydown, drinking with
Eusene litliann when a controversy arose between Os I
5 itd that the seat of lit, was in the heart He said is was
in the Ludo 11'Hystio sal I that if I repeated my ,'ate-
meet ayain he would throw me one". I rrpe.t.ed It, *1.2
ha osn,iht me round the neck, put tile loot behind me, and
threw me heavily on my back, falling on my stomach. I
felt very much hurt at the time. It Garin assisted ine In
rising, and l Left the house to go home, but when I got a few
peed. I was unable to walk •ny further. I nut two polies-
coostables, who t •ols we home ins cab. We were previously
kind friends and bore no 11l will to one another."
The priaoner was remanded, bail being secepted.