The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-01 00:00:00

'*ocal ant) pistrict Pins.

STOURBRIDOE PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL. On
Sunday last, collections were made at the above
Chanel (Rev. D. Maginnia's) in aid of the funds
of the Guest Hospital. The anal collected
tim,,anted to _gl.o 4s 4d.
Tilts Tant.E.—We may remind our readers that
to-day, being the first Saturday in the month, there
will, as usual, be presented gratis to every purchaser
of the Obs- rver a sheet Time Table for the ensuing
month.
Ton BRITISH AN POB.EION BIBLE SOCIETY.
A meeting in aid of this society was held in the
Union Hall, on Thursday evening last. Mr. W.
Roberts, occupied the chair ; and there were also
present on the platform the Rev. J. P. Dunne (the
deputation from the parent society), Revs. H. Sher-
rand, 'l'. Williams, and W. J. J. Welch. There was
very poor attendance. The Rev. T. Williams read
the report of what had been done by the branch of
the aociety in this district ; and at the close ex-
pressed his regret that there were so few present,
and stated that such a paucity of numbers at that
meeting were nnprecedeuted in his experience. The
J. P. Dome detailed the work that was being
done by the society, and stated that there were at
the present time no fewer than four copies of the
IlibM per minute passing through the press con-
tinually. Dnring the 59 years in which the society
ba4 been in existence they had distributed no leas
than 70,000,000 copies of the Bible. These were
not all that were being distributed ; for the different
Nonconforinist Missionary Societies were also very
activa in disseminating the word of God ; notably so,
the Weeleyans, who had diAtibuted no less than
50,000,000 copies but, notwithstanding this there
were now no lean than 40,000,0t53 of souls without
God's word. Ho pointed out that there was no
society in the world besides the British and Foreign
Bible Society, who conld send a single copy of the
Bible to India. He FIRM the Bible was not only the
best • book that was printed; but, thanks to that
society, it was the eheape,t, as a whole copy of the
Bill e maid he obtained tor sixpence, and the New
Testament for ad. He also detailed the great results
which were Mug achieved by the Society in Russia,
Spain, and Italy, and stated that the two latter
countries which had lien so long denied the oppor-
tunity ui;salvesCod's Word,'
wer, now r, i -• ,upplied with it ;and the

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dresses were deli vel ed ; width =lli' votes of thanke
*ought the meeting toe elope.

A Dammam PROSTITUTE. ---. It the Public post mortem examination of the body; and, also
Office, on Monday, hefore Mr. W. C. Firmstone, for the production of the persons who were in the
Ellen Palmer, a nymph of the pave, was charged trap, and the diver of the same, in order to hear
with being drunk and riotous on Sunday night, at the evidence of the former, and to give the Litter
Portobello. The evidence went to show that de- •an opportunity of making a statement as to how
fondant was drunk and quarrelled with a man. the affair happened. Ni. W. H. Phillips, deputy
Fined Is and costs, coroner, again conducted the inquiry, and the lirst
DRUNK AND REFINING TO QUIT—Ann Clark, witness called Was
a tramp, was charged with being drunk and re- John Rock, who said he was a cooper and
fusing to quit the house of William Maybary, of furniture dealer, residing at 182, High-street,
Blakedown, when requested. The ease was Stonrbridge. He engaged Mr. Kindon, to take a
proved by Police-constable Jakeman, who said de- cask for him to Commoneide, last Atonally week,
few-butt's language was very bail. Fined is and and he (witness) accompanied him. He went and
cots; in default 7 days'.
also returned with Kindon. There was a man
Excise PROSECUTION.—At the Petty Sessions, named Walter Short with him. He could not say
yesterday, before Messrs. B. Littlewood and C. hew the accident occurred, as he was not aware
Cochrane, George Garbett, of Dudley, wag eummoned there was anything wrong until after they had
by John F. Otter, Supervisor of Inland Revenue, gone over the man. They all three sat on one
with letting out a horse and carriaee for hire, on the seat in the vehicle. It was about nine o'clock at
' 18th autmet, not being duly licensed. Mr. Otter night when the affair happened. Alter they had
proved that dufendaut was carrying pass. engem to gone over the man he saw something white, and
Pedmore, on the above date. He had no license to gave an alarm to Kindon, and said something was
carry passengers. Defendanl was running up and the matter. 'Chaim stopped the horse instantly.
down several times, carry ieg from seven to ten The something white turned out Lobe the deceased.
persons each time. Mr. Taylor, excise officer, prima He did not hear any one speak, or call out to
that defendant bad no license on the 18th August, them at the time, but just as they came out of
and that he had been previously cautioned ; and de- 13rierley Hill Kindon gave the mare a cut with
fendaut did not take out a license until the 4th of the whip, and she started into a gallop, and
Ottueer, Mr. Otter said that there were two stumbled slightly. The mare is nearly uthorough-
ohargee against the defendant, one for using a horse bred animal; and when she stumbled lie (witness)
and the other for using a carriage, and defendant hail cautioned Kiudon to be as careful as he could,
rendered himsell liable to a penalty of £2O, iti each and the latter pulled the horse into a trot in 10 or
case. He could out withdraw the case as defen- 12 yards. He (witness) could not remember hear-
dant had beau cautioned, but if the Bench cousidered ing a police officer calling out to him to go
the ease proved, they had the power to reduce the steadily. He did not hear anything of an officer
penalty to one-fourth, and, as the defendant was until after the accident happened. He neither
in poor circumstances, he should he willing to send heard nor saw anything of police officer before
up any recommendation the Bench might think it then. At the time when the horse was galloping
for a further redaction. Defendant WSB tined .215 it was going at the rate of seven or eight miles
in each case : remarking that they should recommend an hour. It was a dark night. It was between
the Board to reduce it to £1 in each case. Mr. two lamps where the accident occurred. The
Otter said that would be very small, and he would horse was a very showy one, and held up its head
send the recommendatiou to the Boavd, but the in such a manner that they could see nothing
defendant's was an aggravated ease, as he denied the within 20 yards of them. He could see nothing
ownership of the horse, or carriage. Had he corn-
of deceased in the road. He (witness) considered
plied with the request of the officer, who asked him Kindon was only driving at a fair speed at the tonic
to take ont the license, the case would not have been
the affair happened. The showy action of the
brought before the Bench. The Bench remarked
horse would be very likely to deceive any one a
that defendant probably was not aware he had to
to the rate at which they were going. Ile did not
take out a license. have occasion to caution Kindon as to the way in
WARES CASE.—James Cutler was summoned. by
which he was driving. In answer to the Coroner
Thomas Rogers, for refasine to pay him 10s, wages
witness said that at the time of the accident the
alleged to be due for two and a half days' work, at
t ' The defence WAS that defendent had
-s; per day. , horse was not going at a gallop. Kindel" was
Only as per due, but he promised to give him hs per sober. They did not start front Stourbridge until
day if he could do the work ; but complainant could six o'clock, when they hail one pint between them,
not do the work, and he only made two days and and they had two quarts at the house they took
spoilt the work. Adjouruel for a week, for further the barrel to, and as they wore going through
evidence. 13rierley Hill they called at Mc. Griffiths's, at the
DRUNW AND RIOTOUS.--loseph Hughes, of the Bell, and had a glass of whiskey each. Kindon
Lye, was charged with being drune and tiotous on was sober ;in fact, witness never saw him drunk
Satnrlay night last. Polite-constable ffairisou in his WU, though he had known him fur some
proved the ease. Fined 2s Mend costs. . time.
ENTERTAINMENT IN THE UNION HALL. -- A The Coroner here called the attention of the
Literary and Musical Entertaiameut was given in witness to the etatetuent of another witness to the
the Union Hall, under the auspices of the Church effect that the horse MTGE galloping at the time of
of England Association, on Monday everiug last, the accident, when Mr. Rock said that the witness
The attendance, although uot so numerona as could who had made that statement would not be in a
have been wished, was very select, the front seats position to give a correct opinion unless he was
being well filled, the vacant places being mincipally very close to the horse, on account of the action of
at the back. The following programme was gone the animal being such that it appeared to go much
through :—Trio Piano, violin, and violoncello; faster than it really did.
song—" When we are Old and Gray,' Miss Edith Walter Short, the other person who was in the
Fisher; son—" The Message," Mr. William Elwell trap at the time of the accident, corroborated last
' Fisher; reading—. Mark Antony's Oration" Dr. witness.
Bodington ; solo violin—Fautaisie, " William'Tell," Robert Lyons Campbell, surgeon and physician,
Mr. A. E. Fisher; duet—Miss Edith Fisher and Mr. stated that he made the post modem examination
W. E. Fisher; reading—" L'Allegro," Dr. Boiling. on Friday, the 24th inst. Externally, deceased
ton; song—" Phoke Dearest," Mr. W. E. Fisher; was a well formed man, and well fed. There was
song—. Aeross the Water," Miss Edith Fisher; a severe bruise on the left side of the head, and
trio—Piano, violin, aud violoncello.—lt will be seen the eye was very much bruised. There was no
from the above that the whole of the vocal and in- external fracture of the skull. The right hand
striunental portiou of the entertainment was eontri- was also bruised. There was also external evi-
bitted by Mise Fisher, and the Messrs. Fisher, arid deuce of a severe binise over the abdomen. On
we can only say that they acquitted themselves att. opening the skull he found the external plates of
mirably. :Most of the vocal pieces were encored. the skull fractured. The fracture extended over
The literary portion Was supplied by Dr. 13odington, the left orbit. lie was of opinion that the =-
who gave, in the first instance, Shakespeare's orate- mediate cause of death, was the shock which the
rical masterpiece—" Murk Autony's Oration." Mr. system had received. If medical attendance had
Bodingtou's enunciation is clear and distinct, and it been called in at once, deceased could not have
is free from the affected mannerisms which spoil the recovered from the injuries he had received.
eloontionaryeffor"sof somany atuatears;consequently The Coroner t"dil the jury lie asked the last
it is pleasant to listen to. Otherwise, his delivery of the question because there was an opinion amongst
speech which is supposed to have aroused the paseions some people to the effect that if deceased had
of the Roman populace to such a frenzy as to cause been taken at once to a medical man instead of to
them to barn down the house of their former favou-
rite—BMWS, Was sadly tacking in nervous energy the Police Station, he might have recovered. Dr.
Campbell's answer, would, however, set that
and declamatory power. In fact he failed to realise
the poets grand conception. His rendering, too, of question at rest ; and the only question for the
jury to consider now would be whether decealled's
the ineffably pathetic description of the death of death was the result of pure accident, or whether
Ciesar "at the base of Pompey's statue, which all any one was to blame in the matter. It was evi.
the while ran blood," was not so effeedve as it should dent that the weight of evidence was in favour of
have been; whilst he also failed to give sufficient the fact that Kin don's horse was only going at a
point and emphasis to the bitter scorn and contempt fair ordiaary trot whoa the occurrence too' place,
conveyed in the words, " Ingratitude more strong as there were three 't h deposed' this,
than traitors' arms, quite vanquiehed more
That whilst there was ont, One who o ke to
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Dr. Bodington failed in these respects, is not to be was galloping. It would be, however, for them to
wondered at. The piece in question is one of the
molt difficult that could have been selected, requir- say whether i was Ili accident or not; and if they
jug elocutionary ability of the highest order to considered it was not an accident they must guy
who was culpable.
adequately interpret it. Dr. Boilington is evidently T ll= after a short deliberation returned a
a reader of more than average ability, and his reu- verdicet.to-the effect that deceased's death was
'
dering of Milton's " L'Allegro," which is a lively
• piece—as its title indicates descriptive of mirth, the result of an accident.
was well appreciated. The entertaiumeut was, on The Coroner then cautioned Kind() n' h'rti said
the whole, a very enjoyable one, the verdict of the jury was in his favour this time,
but if it had beeu against him he should have
been 'obliged to commit him for manslaughter.
He hoped it would cause him to be very careful in
the future,