The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-02-19 00:00:00

TUE STOCRBRIDGE QBSERVILIR.

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that a preliminary Commission is requisite
to get at the rights of the matter. The
Government is for the masters, contending .
that the rum are ini,-;taken. However, the
o:).-ratives may rcgl i'd this rebuff, we trust
that they will have the acuteness and cora•
mon-sense to support the Government in it;
efforts to right the wrong, and lay befon
Parliament the bulk of the evidence which
.they argue a Commission would elicit. It
is a serious business that the once brilliant
reputation—to quote a rclpresentative case—
of Sheffield for matchless cutlery is being
bedimmed by the wholesale importation of
cheap and .„inasty knives from Continental
Europe. A "Sheffield blade" will soon come
to be regarded as a contemptuous by-word
instead of having the ring of the genuine
metal about it.

THE singular accident at Werrington
Junction this week, whereby it large number'
of passengers per :express were subjected to
a sudden shock,and many of them seriously
hurt, might have been averred if there had
Leen a signal code capable of indicating to
guard or driver the nature of a discovered
danger. A signalman waved a red flag,
simply showing something was wrong; the
driver, in alarm appiied the brake, and an
acci lentally detached carriage, still being
impelled forward with great velocity, dashed
, into the slowing train, and hence the dam-
acre done. If due care had been exercised
to inspect the coupling before the start the
accident could hardly have occurred either.
Somebody has blundered, whom, inquiry
must show,

mid atw Cm earl playing. Sho di I not Joe any
(1 ULk p iJ f,r t at was lost playing at `• tip it
,inix..tr to the B qich witness said she ree...ired

mey for drink prier te trilf-pest etev,m, and gave
it ti 1,1 r., Smith. Willi en Brooks, ant Ser th
iu gave evi lence.—Sergeaut Cope slid at:out
10.3) he saw several men in the kitchen, aid two
we e playing at a game called "tip it," They all
soemed coatusect and stople_al pin) in. - The 'and-
el. ly's damehter was present. On going into another
room he foiled the landlady, and asked her if she
allowed gamblieg. She said she did not know they
were eetatelieg. The daughter, who followed iu,
sai i they were not gambliiig. He listened under
the window and ireare sOmeone say " 1-11 swear w,
Were not gameling." lie then heard the daughter
say, "I kicked your leg when ',Ltee pollee were com-
ing, but you took ne notice." He did not send
word to Smith teat he could sell till the party with
the inierim authority catne.— P,C. Stone gave core
rai_n:ative evidence —Mr. Waldron said his instruo
tione were a total deui lof the card playing. II
admitted there was a game of "tip it played, but
that was not an offence against the law if money or
monies worth was not played for, Another point
they would have to settle was who had control of
the house when the offence took place. Eliza
Parkes said she went to the hone about eleven oe
hall-past. Smith was not there till between 12 and
one o'clock. She did not see any card playing or
"tip it" playieg She was in the kitchen between
twelve and one, and teere was no card playing then.
—Thomas For, esz said he was playing at cads with
George with on the day in question. He also had
a game at" tip it" with some men. They did not
pay fo; moeey or in u:es worth. Charles Brad-
mere, Eilen Parkes, Cuarles B.is'eford, Ellen Bash-
ford, Williain Yareood, Thomas Davis, Mary Flem•
leg, and May Ann Taylor were also called and gave
celeohoraliye evidence.—The Bench rstited to con-
sider their verdict, and on returnieg into Court
Colonel Fletcher said they considered the case
against the defendant proved, and fined her 20s and
costs, in all £4 it Od.
BROUGHT UP To THE TRUMPET.—The case of
Arthur Simmonds, street musician, who was re-
madecl last week on a charge of being found in the
unitortn of one of her Majesty's soldiers, came on for
hearing. Defendant stated last week that he had
the uniform frem a shop in Birmingham. Mr
iting (tnegistrates' clerk), informed the Bench that
inquiries had been ma ie, and the result of the in-
v,stigatioa bore out the defendant's statement.
—rids charge fell through, but "out of the trying
dm s a
niti madre mr
in
the
action,
i 01 sn.
pan into the fire." Another charge was lodged
against him .ior g
iinsg traanl
pretence of linvieig(t)lesterh •
Edward Lin hey, Mount Street, said he was an old
al
army mau. On the 11th inst. his attention was
called to the defendant who was blowiag military
calls on a bugle. Other people were attracted by
seunds, and when collected round he painted out in
a speech the miseries and privations a soldier had
to endure. He told the crowd that he had lost his
ri.ett hand and arm serving the Queen and coantry.
Ile hal some tracts, and he said he had to get his
livine by selling ti.em. He ewitness) knew this
was false, because if he had lost his hand and arm
in anion he would have been allowed a pension.
The people were sympathising with the defendant
and snying what a shame it was.—P.C. Pitt said Ile
had been a non-commissione:lefficer in the artillery,
ant saw defendant at Wollaston. He was blowing
bugle, and after get.itie the people round i lin he
beeen to read the pamphlet produced. He said lie
lost his hand throwee dis....ased hone after he left
the army ile• had reed the pamphlet, and in his
opinion it was a false repor . Witness held the
r.nk ot qaartertha-t-r-sergeant iii he army —De-
fendant said he was b ought up from at infant to
blow the trumpet .11e had been locked up aw ek
on the charge, and if they would give him a chance
he word I t y and be better for the luture. The
Beach to.:k into consideration hg incarceration for
awe -k and sliseha gel him o'i proluisi,tg to leave
the utighbourhool and not distribute any more
pauplilets.
OB3CZNITY.—DAnieI Sankey was fined 5s ad
costs for using obscene longuage.—P.C. Davis pro •
ved the case.

CJNiUXIPTIO Invo a past va rem3,ly fo: the
shove disease ; r.y its wie tUr.pau.l% uf cis-;3 t!le w3rst
k-u,l (4 hug storldi ng h...ve be m eurel. I•i(Led so
strong is my faili 'a its elficley, Ltv I will ser-I T
B9T.CLES Fit, tog ,th ;r ....qtr.. an EN Cllt ~LY NEW
AN t.) VALLI .I'lS' on h.s Dis.3a:e t) say
sufferer. Give Address in full. Dr, T. A.
5, trona Tne Coln, F.rringlon Streq, 11,9n13a.