The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-04 00:00:00

TITE STOWtBRIDGE OBSEBNETZ.

that en the 29ti Jllll9 last, at abou% 7 o'clock in Cie
eveeing. he was staidiir-r talking to some men tier
th B u tall Inc. Quarry Bank. He was : tan ling
wah one foo on the foe path and ere lea on th.i
ea- •=tone. The (:eferrlant earn.- iig tid in hi,
teap and ale Wil“ 1 truck oa tie
lout end threw 1! 111 at to the grcerrel. The imp
Civil want over Lis aim, an I ha f-dntael. Ha Lad
has n getting Os a day when he was in full work,
and he was kept from ha werk fer a month. Charles
Cochrane, iron-plate worker, of the Lye, said he
recollected the 29th June last. Ile was standing
near the Blue Ball Inn, Quarry Bank. with plaintiff.
Whilst he was standing there a tap came reund
the corner and knocked Malkins in the gutter, and
went over him. Bate was driving the horse. He
did not hear any one shout "Hallo" to the plaintiff.
Cross-examieed by Mr. Ifomfray : He had been
with plaintiff to 13- ie,rley Hill. lie di•l not see the
trap till it was on the top of plaintiff. Plaintiff was
on the footpath. : Pla.nt'ff was sober
Joseph Fisher. galvaeizer, if Bremley Struet, Lye,
said oa the evening in quea ion he was talking to
plaintiff and others, near the Blue Bali Inn, Quarry
Bank He saw plaintiff knocked down by the trep that
defendant wns driving. Defendant was also thrown
out of the trap, He (witness) ran after the horse and
caught it, The plaintiff was sober. He did not
hear anyone shout "Hallo," Henry Albert Roe,
:len-Pate worker, of Orchard Lane, Lye, said he
wa, talking to the plaintiff on the day in question
when he was knocked down by the defendant's trap
The wheel first caught plaintiffs heel and knocked
him into the gutter, and the trap went over his arm.
He took defendant's name. Defendant was drunk.
He heard no cries of "Hallo." Michael Monigan,
-aid he saw the defendant after the accident had
happened and he was drunk. He saw the trap
knock plaintiff down into the gutter and than the
wive' went over his arm. Wesley Thompson, surgeon
or Cradley, said the plaintiff sent for him on the
30th June. He examined him and found an exten-
sive bruise over the right eye, extensive injuries on
the left arm, and bruises on tlie ritsht hip. Plain-
tiff was under hi, care a month. and tie bill was 3
guineas. Mr. Uomfray addcesaed the Jury at some
considerable length, and contended that the plaintiff
was standing in the horse road. Mr. Bate, the de-
fendant, was then sworn, and said he vvss a publican
and pig dealer, and on the day in qnestion he was
driving a trap, with Enoch Westwood, and 10 pigs
in it. had soil the piss to Westweod and was
taking th in to his Louse. He cm; driving a pony
about 1:4, liamis high. Woauw. on was a big man.
Ile Inas about 10 minutes going from his hens •to
-,vhere the accident happened. He was perfectly
;ober. When he was driving round the corner he
saw 4 or 5 wen standing together in the horse road.
When he was about 10 yards from them he shouted
"Hallo." Defendant tried to get out of the way,
but reeled back against the shafts of the trap and
was knocked down. He (defendant) was knocked
out of the trap by Westwood falling agahist him.
Cross-examined.. Ile was driving at the late of 7
or 8 miles an hour. He could not pull up 10 2,-arcts
from them. He had been at ona publie-heuse be-
sides his own, Enoch Westwood, fruiterer, of Old
Hill, said he had been at the cl-.fen.lant's and bought
some pigs of him and he was diving them te his
place. As he approached Qnarry Bank, near the
Blue Ball Inn, he saw men a anding near the
corner in the horse road. The defeedant shouted
Lo them, and plaintiff tried to get out of the road,
but reeh-d back against the shafts of the cart, and
was knocked down. The defendant also fell out ~f
the trap. Eli flialewood, horse-nail makers, said
he recollected the accident at the corner, near the
Blue Ball Inn. He saw t,e trip cone from the
direction of Brierley Hill. He was standing on the
opposite side of the road fraen where the lean was
to eked down. Four men were standing at the
corner on the foe. path, and defendant was standing
in the horse road. He heard someone shout "Aye
up," He did not se.-: plaintiff maka an attempt to
get out of the road The plain,iff w-.s knoctlied,inte
the getter. James Hubble raid he was standing
about 11 yards from the place where the accident-
to• k place. lie saw the defendant riding from the
direetion of Brierley Hid, The defendant was
standing about 4 feet on the road. Plaintiff was
knocked down by the trap, Defendant was doing
h's very best to stop the horse. Mr. Kettle in
addressing the jury pointed out the evidence of the
defendant which said that he saw the man on the
.horse road before him when he was about 'lO yards
from him, and he shouted "hallo," and they did
not try to get out of the road, and the pony went
on and knocked one of the men down. lie reeled.
against the shaft and was knocked down, and the
wheel went over his arm, and said if that was a
simple truth he was guilty of nT;ligence. because
he had time to turn the horse out of the way. He
told them it was the duty of the driver, seeing a
man in the road, talk;ng, to pull cut of the way,
and if he did not he was lialde, and also said there
Was no doubt that the plaintiff and the witnesses
were sober at the time. The Jury returned a ver-
dict for plaintiff for £lO and costs ou the higher
scale.

FLOWER SIIOW AT ST. JOUN'3 SCHOOLS.—
On Mowlay last a Cottege 11: we how and Exhi-
bilion of Neellevrork was held a, Si. John's Scl cols,
S.ourbridg-e in connection with the Temperance
Society, of which Mr. A. Frecr is presiden
but owing to his absence from home,the Society
lost th,,, aid of his valuable services. After the show
there was a public tea and entertaiement in the
Infants SoLool Room; at which about 100 were
present, and 1.3.1-sed a very etijeyable evening. The
collection of fruit and. plants wa wit so numerous
as could have been desire..l, owing to the oteibition
being held ko late in the sea on ; but there w..is
good show of. vegetables. Mr. Go:llfrey acted Hy
judge of the garden produce, awl kindly lent a
number of very choice plants to adorn the room.
The following is a list el succcsful
exleibitors ; potatoes, round, Is. rize, W.
Bateman, 2nd. W. Woodhouse; pefutles, Whey,
J. Thebrielge; Onions, W. Bateman; kidney bunt,
Ist. prize, G. Hall, 2nd. W. Bateman ; hig,dy cim.
menied dwarf, G. hail and J. Th brigi incia;t
beaus, let. p,ize, Evets. 2rel. J ru.bridge ;
:3a,-iote, let. priz-, J. Evets, 2n.1. W. Woodlion-e ;
eabb ige, Ist. prize, J. Ek a's, 2nd. J. Thebridee ;
red cebbage, G. 14,1, ; peas, J. rlehrdi:e ; turnips,
C. Tium:.rge ; parsnip, let prize, W. Bateman,
211. J .J. Evers, 3rd. W. Woodhouse ;11.1hubaeb, Ist.
J. Thebridge, 2ud.. G. Hall; c....lleltion of vege-
tables, G. Hall ; entrants, J. Thebri,lize ; goose.
berriee, J Thebridge ; raepl erries, J. Thebrilge ;
wind. w hnt, C Humpae. In ay.) ii,e(ll-w4nk
ela,-8 the p. z s wk. re aTurl, dby Mrs. Bennet and
H. Winiame, The foil-ming is a Lt of the
Bueees..f.,l competitere patchwork counterpane,
Mrs. Her; pair of s:ockings, I,t, prize, Mrs. Wool.
hout:e, 2ed Niles G.'rhebridg.' ; best undergarment,
Ist. pr,ze, Miss J. Smith, 2nl. Miss F. Thebridge.
After tea t' e coair was taken by the Rev. L. B.
Peuley. wh3 expressed his des:re that a show might
be held next year, and that the opp)rtunity of el.-
hibiting should be extended to non-abstaieers,
reserving a division for members of the Temper-
ance Society. Th- I_::.a.t.nan then commen .ed ti
distribute the prz...ee ; after which the audinice
were eat !rtained by the Workmen's Free Hall Glee
Class, Miss S. Sheward, the Chairman, Messrs. L.
S. Penley, E. GroLoek, and (f Hali, A vate of
thanks was passed to the Chairman ant those who
kindly entertained the vieie)rs, and ate mee:.ine
broke up after i-ingingthe IV:Alone' Anthem,
SToURBRIDGE CoNSTivrriONAL AsFOCIA.TIO,7.—Mr.
D. BAhaan, secretary, his received a lett:-T from
the Kari of Stamford and Warrington, in which his
1 lordship has kindly consented to become President,
of this Association.

ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS, - The annual
election of three Commisolers for three wards
took pace on Thursd,..y. The poll at rli:! lii.tst Ward
c'oced boon after eleven, and the fo'low:ng geriJe-
nun were el: ete.l: Henry Turne;-, 58, John Ick, 55,
Edwin :-trirlgeL., Sen., 50. West Ward: F. J. Bland,
101, J. W. Woolley, 78, Henry Turney, 75. South
Ward : John Evans Chappell, 157, Lienry Hughes,
143, Benton Dawes, 143.
Srocalutrocac FOOTBALL CLUB.—The annual meet-
ingot the above Club was held a he T.iibot Hotel,
on Thursday evening, Mr. T. C1:1 ee being in ho
chair, The foil,Jwing officers wete appointed fir
the corning season :—Captain, 11. 11. Co;:h:ane ;
Vice-captain, T. Clulee ; Secretary, W. R. Penn;
Committee, 11, J. Bird, T. Brown, A. J. ()ter, G.
F. Sitnra, F. Webb, and I'. W. Wooldridge.
Several new member s were elected, and the tuna)
v..te of thanks to the officers for their servies
durkg the pit season, were passed. Some gool
nritch -s have been arranged, and everythirg
prorni-es for the coming s,,ason being es sucesjul,
if not ii.ore so, than the last.

D.auxr.,rbrEss.—At the P:dice Cow t, y, sterday,
before C .1. Fletcher, Lord Lyttellcn, and Mr. It. L.
Freer, Samuel Be:tch and W Ilitni Perks were
charged ili being drank on tie 29th ult. They
wi,re ordered to pny cests.—Charls Perks, of the
Lye, was fi, ed 5, and costs, for a similar offence on
the 22nd ult.—David Hill, of the Lye, was a!so
fined 5s and costs for being drunk; on the 23rd ult.
—sinauel Southall was summoned for beiqg drunk
on the 29th ult. Po!ic, -constatle Webb proved
the ea,e mad defendant was fined 5s and cosns.
DRUNK AND I)IB3RDERLY.—EIi Hart was ehargt d
drank and disord.rly at the Lye, on the
Police-sergeant Payne proved the case
Iw7itt
hh ti g
and a fine of 5s atid. cs was inflicted.—Joseph
Mi-reditti ws also fined 5s and cests for being
drunk and disofde_ly at the Lye, on. the 17th ult.
—John Johnson, of Cradley; was charged with
being drunk and disorderly on the 28th ult. Police
constable Clarke proved the ease. Fined 2s 6d and
co,ts, or 7 days.—Thomr.s Perks was charged With
being chunk and disor ;erly in Coventry Street, on
the 26th ult. Pollee cons able Williams proved
the case. Defendant was further charged with a
similar offence on the 29th ult. Police'-constablc
Web p,oved th cas,.. Fined ss_io each case.

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