The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-17 00:00:00

HEAVY GALE IN THE IRISH CHANNEL'

Throughout the whole of Tuesday a tremendous
gale was blowing off Holyhead, accompanied by heavy
seas and dense storms of rain and hail—hence a
number of vessels run into the harbour to escape the
fury of the storm. Early in the day the three-
masted schooner Emerald, of Liverpool, was seen
making the harbour; her sails had been blown
away, and the seas were sweeping her decks. She
hoisted signals of distress, and with commendable
promptitude the Holyhead lifeboat crew launched
their boat, and the tug-boat Challoner also went to
the Emerald's assistance. After a severe battle
with the wind and waves they successfully brought
her into harbour. Immediately afterwards another
vessel was signalled in great danger in Carnarvon
Bay, and the Challoner again put to sea. When this
message was dispatched the Challoner had not re-
turned, but there was every prospect that the
powerful tug would be successful in again saving life
and valuable property. The conduct of the lifeboat
crew in going out in the teeth of a such a terrible gale
has been spoken of at Holyhead in terms of the
highest praise. The Ann, schooner, of Liverpool, had
to be assisted into the harbour with all her sails
blown away. The crew reported the weather outside
as awful. Some of the Irish mail passengers pre-
ferred to break the journey at Holyhead to facing the
terrors of the Channel. Those arriving at Holyhead
from Dublin said that the waves swept the upper
decks.

At Sheffield the other nights gardener's wife. named
Emma Hadfield, aged 50 years, coramitted suicide in
an extraordinary manner. Grieved at a friend goiug
Into the workhouse, she purchased a large quantity of
carbolic acid; and, as her husband was retiring to rest,
called out, " Good - bye, sweetheart, good - bye,"
swallowed the poison, and died almost immediately
after informing her husband. She had taken enough
poison to kill six people.

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A New York gentleman named Welles whilst staym
lug at a London hotel was robbed of twelve hundred
pounds' worth of jewellery, and an action was brought
to recover its value from the hotel-keepers. Mr.
justice Field ordered the plaintiff's evidence to be
taken on commission in America, and an appeal from
this decision was heard on Saturday by Justices Wines
and Grantham, who held that it was unnecessary for
him to come to England to be exas.ll:ncdt.

THE TRAFALUAR SQUARE RIOT,
TWELVE MONTLE& HiRD LaBDUR.

dohn Coleman, a tall young man, about 30 years et
age, who surrendered to his bail, was indicted at the
Middlesex Sessions for assaulting the police in the
execution of their duty on Nov. 13 last. He pleaded
not guilty. Mr. Forrest Fulton, on behalf of the
Treasury, appeared for the prosecution: Mr. W.
Thompson defended (Mr. B. E. Boyne with him).
On the Sunday in question the prisoner was one of
a large and disorderly mob who, while on their way
to Trafalgar-square were stopped by the police at
the corner of Adelaide-street, Strand. The defend-
ant, who was armed with two sticks, one of which
had nails, struck Constable Greenwood, 99 E, with
one of the sticks, which, however, was taken away
from him, and then Police-constable Tait, 224 Y,
came up, and the defendant aimed a blow at
his face. He turned round to avoid it, and was
struck on the back of the helmet, the nails in
the stick penetrating the ornament on it. The
prisoner had both the sticks taken away from him.
He became very violent indeed, and was with diffi-
culty taken to Bow-street Police-station, a large crowd
following. Stones and other missiles were thrown at
the officers, one of which struck the prisoner, and he
appeared before the magistrate the following day with
two black eyes. One of the constables was knocked
down and kicked in a very cruel way. Police-con-
stables Greenwood, Potter, and Goodwin gave evi-
dence. A number of witnesses called for the defence
denied the assault, and alleged violent conduct on the
part of the police. The jury retired to consider their
verdict. After about 20 minutes' absence they found
the prisoner guilty. A former conviction and sentence
of six months for assaulting the police in 882 was
proved against him. The Assistant-Ju.dge ordered
him to undergo 12 months' hard labotr.