The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-15 00:00:00

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Mr. H. 0. Westwood, eon of E. Westwood, Esq.,
The Laurels, Oldswinford, on May 11th passed the
Anatomical and Physiological Examination of the
Royal College of Surgeons, London; also on April
21st the Primary Examination at the Royal College
of Physicians, Edinburgh.
INCE:4OI.4MM.! AT CRIDLItY. —At the Police
Court, on Wednesday last, before Mr. R. L. Freer,
Joseph Bache (20, a puddler, residing at Two
Gates, Cradley, was brought up on remand charged
with setting fire to two ricks of hay, the property
of Ambrose Pearson, his step-father, Who resides
at Two Gates, Cradley, on the night of the 11th
inst.—Prosecutor deposed: I am the owner of a
hay rick and part of another at Two Gates, Crad-
ley. They are in a field. There is not a public
road through the field. Prisoner came to my house
on Monday afternoon between half-past four and
five. He asked me to lend him some money. I
refused. He appeared excited. I received infor-
mation that my ricks were on fire between six and
seven in the same evening. Prisoner lived about
three-quarters of a mile from my house. It is
over one hundred yards from prisoner's house to
the ricks. The rick and part of the other rick
were partially destroyed by fire.—John Pateshall
said: lam a farmer at Two Gates, Cradley. My
premises are near the fleld in which Mr. Pearson's
ricks were. I saw the prisoner go to Mr. Pear-
son's field on Monday evening, about half-past six.
I saw prisoner get over some rails enclosing the
ricks. In about two minutes afterwards I saw a
volume of smoke come from the ricks. Immedi-
ately afterwards I saw prisoner walking up Pear-
son's field, in the direction of his house. I saw
no one near the ricks at that time. I called out
to a man to stop the prisoner. The prisoner was
110 yards from me when he was near the ricks. I
have known prisoner from a child.—James Pear-
son, a labourer living at Two Gates, Cradley, said
he saw Pearson's ricks on fire on Monday evening
last, and saw prisoner coming towards him. Wit-
ness heard Pateshall cry out, "Stop him." When
prisoner was getting over the gate of Pearson's
field he said, "You have no occasion to stop me;
I am not going to run away.—Police-constable Roe,
stationed at Cradley, said he apprehended priss-
ner on Monday evening last, about half-past seven.
On his way to the station prisoner said. "If they
had lent me some money on the house so that I
could have gone to America, I should not have
done it." Previously, and at the time witness took
him into custody, he told him that he should do so
for setting fire to two of Ambrose Pearson's ricks.
After he was at the station witness charged him
with setting fire to two ricks of hay. He said,
"All right."—Prisoner WAS then committed to take
his trial at the next Worcestershire Assizes.
STOCK SALE.—Mr. H. King's Sale of Stock took
place last Tuesday, and included 650 Sheep and
Lambs, 40 Head of Fat Cattle, a large quantity of
Fat Calves, and a number of Pigs. The first Prize
of £3 3s. Od., for Tegs, was taken by Mr. Joseph
Round, of the High House Farm, Stourbridge ; the
second of .£2 2s. Od. by Mr. Whittaker, of Church-
ill ; and the third of £1 Is. Od., by Mr. R. Thurston
Churhill. A prize of ..e2 28. Od. was obtained by a
Bullock fed by P. Wibiarns, Esq. Harbro Churchill;
A fine Cow fed by Mrs. Whitmore, Wollaston (which
was disqualified on account of age) realized .t4O Os,
Od. Mr. Jas. Lane, of Birmingham, obtained the
prize or ..t2 2s. Od. as the purchaser of the largest
amount, and Mr. Hipkiss, of Brierley Hill, the
second, of ..t1 is. Od, as the next largest purchaser.
The general quality of the Stock was excellent and
the attendance of Buyers more numerous than at
former