The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22 00:00:00

SINGULAR CASE OF THREATENING.

Mr. Miles Brown, a large farmer, of Houghton St.
Giles, Norfolk, and his brother, Mr. William Brown,
have been brought before the local magistrates on a
charge of 'exhibiting in the window of a cottage
situate in High.street, Little Walsingham, an ap-
paratus revolving before a light, and exhibiting in a
glass behind, an upright coffin, on the lid of which was
a photograph of the Rev. Septinius Henry Lee Warner,
such public exhibition being a threat or, the part of the
said Miles Brown and of the said NVPliaiu Brown to take
away the life of the said Septiorium Lee Warner." Mr.
Cooper appeared on behalf of the prosecution, and Mr.
Wilkin, of Lynn, for the defendants. The circnin.
stances of the case were proved by the police, who al .o
',slimed the apparatus referred to in the inflict meat.
This consin.,,i of a ea.:nolo/1 mirror above and in front of
which was onapended a lamp, reflecting its rays on the
glue. In the front of thin mirror revolved an inverted
T, from one end of which WWI I.u.pendell a doll figure
of • policeman and from the other a small coffin, in
the lid of which, Cr inserted Fist within it, was a carte
'ie viotn of the Rev. S. H. Werner. As the inverted
T alowy revolved, there apprar.d in the Wipe behind,
firat the one figure and then the other. The exhibi-
tion of this &operator, during the whole of a Saturday
evening in the mi.l.lle of the Highktreet of curie
created a great excitement in the town. Mr. Wilkin
endeavoured to prove that no threat had been given,
there being neither word nor gesture, hut the bench
were of a different opinion, and the Rev. S. H. Lee
Warner having deposed tldst he considered hie life in
danger the defendants were bound over in the sum 'of 1.64 v. (viz., 400/. each, and two enreties in the sum
of 200 f. each) to keep the peace for six months.
maiemeete
1 MISCONDUCT IN CHURCH.

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at Reading, were occul,i.4l a considershle tir.r in
hearing a charge preferred by the Rev. Itohert Finch,
rector of Paugboorne, against Mr. Ribert John Hop-
kins, a country masietrate. resirimg at Prialgiinurne,
for having on the 9.11 of December, in Panghourne
church, mole.,ted and dirotirhed the complaioarit
during the performance of Divine service :•••
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