The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-06 00:00:00

THE STOUEBBIDGE OBSFRVER.

began to curse and swear, and became very abu-
sive, Defendant struck witness on the eye. He
also struck at Mr. Phillips, station-master, and
several others. Defendant was put out of the
station yard, and still continued to be abusive,
and had to be conveyed to the Police Station.
Mr. Phillips said he did not wish to press the
case against the defendant, but would leave it in
the bands of the Bench. Defendant pleaded
guilty, and said he was very sorry. He had been
•,t with few friends and taken too much to

ST. JOHN'S VICARAGE.—WO understand that
the Bishop of Worcester has given a donation
of £25 towards the above object.
APPOINTMENT OF OVERSEERS AND CONSTABLES.
—At the Public Office, yesterday, before Major
Fletcher, Messrs. B. Hittlewood, J. B. Cochrane,
R. L. Freer, and the Hon. C. 0. Lyttelton, the
following overseers and constables were appoin-
ted for the ensuing year :-ot.o.seees—Wolles.
cote: George Newnara, Thomas Pardee; Old-
swinford : G. J. Eveson, and Horace Pearce;
The Lye: Samuel Mobberley and Joseph Hir-
rin ; Wollaston: Joseph Hammond and John
Collis; Pelbroughton: Francis Deakin and
John Lacy; Churchill: William Trow and James
Whittaker ; Pedmore : Thomas Taylor and Wil-
liam Travis; Broom: John Fox and Walter
Hickman; Clout: Henry Martin and William
Wood; Hagley : Albertus William Fennell and
Thomas Morris; Lutley Thomas White and
Thomas NUM= Cradley : William Oliver and
William Tate; Stourbridge : William Perry and
George Klosz. ()wallabies Belbronghton
Charles Goodyear, Joseph Wilding, Joseph
Smith, Matthew Preece, Solomon Rutter, and
John Tilly; Cradley : James Leonard, John
Stevens, Edward Brettle, William Bowen, James
Bridgwater, and John Bloomer, jun. ; Lutley
Joseph Willetts ; Hagley : Charles Taylor and
Samuel Meredith ; Clent: William Davenport
and David Higley; Churchill; Frederick Parr
Death; Pedmore : William Shelley and Job
Evans; Broom: Thomas Westwood and Ed-
weed Instone ; The Lye: Joseph Newhall, John
Robins, Edward Woodhall, Robert Chance,
George Smith, Renban Hatton, James Phillips,
and John Pearson; Upper Swinford : James
Hoperoft, Francis Davie, William Moore, Rich-
ard Morgan, Henry Gould, sea., and James Hill;
Stourbridge : George North. George Taylor,
William Green, Charles Hicklin, William Henry
Jones, and Robert Dudley; Wollescote : Wil-
liam Field, Samuel Perks, Jeremiah Perks, Jer-
emiah Pardee, and Henry Griffiths; Wollaston:
William Haelock Pearce, Benjamin Rider, and
George Nicklin.
OBSTRUCTING RAILWAY TRAFFIC. At the
Petty Sessions, yesterday, before the Hon. C.
G. Lyttelton, Major Fletcher, Messrs. B. Little-
wood, R. L. Freer, C. P. Noel, and C. B. Coch-
rane, John Careless, a commercial traveller, of
Stourbridge, was charged by James Hume Phil-
lips, statiommaster, with being drunk and using
obscene language, and obstructing the traffic, at
the Stourbridge Railway Station, on the 3rd
inst. Alfred Kench porter, said that defendant
was very abusive, and annoying the passengers
from Droitwich to Stourbridge Station. He
was so violent that he had to be locked up in
the carriage. Three females had to get out at
Churchill Station through the defendant's con-
duct. Thomas Butler proved that defendant
was very violent and abusive, and kicked him on
the leg. His conduct was so bad that they had
to give him in charge. The defendant pleaded
guilty, and said nothing in defence. For the
first offence, being drunk, defendant was fined
Ss and costs; for assaulting the porter 20s and
Costs.
ILLEGALLY TAKING RABBlTS.—William Guest
Was charged with stealing two rabbits on the
25th ult, the property of Charles Perrot Noel,
of Belbroughton. Mr. Perry appeared to pro-
secute, and said that under the present form of
summons if the case was proved there was no
alternative but to send the defendant to prison;
but he was willing to alter the summons to make
it one of trespass, with the defendant's consent,
then he would be liable to a fine. He men.
tioned this in the interest of the defendant.
The Bench then amended the summons to one
of trespass. Albert Tee, under-keeper, said
that the defendant worked for Mr. Noel. He
saw the defendant enter the plantation where
game Is preserved. He and his brother had a
dead rabbit and one live one. Defendant was
Sued 5s and costs.
STEALING IRON. Walter Perks (13), was
charged by William Henry Jones, of Portobello,
with feloniously stealing 401bs of iron, on the
23rd ult. Mr. Perry appeared to prosecute, and
Mr. Addison defended. Prosecutor said from
information received he looked inside the dye
house. There were two bats of iron, and other
iron. He afterwards saw the bars in the posses-
sion of a marine store dealer, named Williams.
The iron is worth is. John Davies said he saw
the defendant carrying something by his side.
He had previously seen him by the prosecutor's
dye house, and he saw the defendant take the
iron and carry it to his father's house. Henry
Walters, also gave evidence. Mr. Addison ad-
mitted the iron was taken by the defendant, but
alleged that prosecutor had forgiven him on con.
dition that the defendant's father would flog
him. The father had flogged him, and he con-
sidered that punishment was sufficient. Fined
2s 64.
CHARGE OF STEALING A BARREL. Joseph
Howles, a cooper, residing in Church-street,
was placed in the dock on a charge of feloni-
ously stealing a barrel, on the let instant, the
property of Henry Rowcliffe, of the Chequers
Inn. Police-constable Bladen said from infor-
mation received he went to the prisoner's house
and found the barrel produced. Superintendent
Freeman asked for a remand, as he had to
got several witnesses. Prisoner was remanded
and brought up yesterday before the Hon. C. G.
Lyttelton, Major EFletchet, Captain Noel, Cap-
tain Cochrane, and Mr. R. L. Freer. The first
witne4s called was Henry Roweliffo, who said
from information received he went after the pH.
soner, and saw him rolling a cask up the street
towards prisoner's house, and he got it into the
house before he (witness) got up. The barrel
was marked 52824, J.W., and Was ssorth 17s.
Ellen Herbage said she saw a man and woman
go through the yard just after eleven o'clock.
Saw tho prisoner roll a barrel out of the yard
Prisoner's wife was waiting at the top of the
entry. Prisoner bowled it tip Kidderminster
street. She then went to Mr. Rowcliffe, and
asked if he had missed a barrel, as Howles had
taken one. Rowcliffe then went after the priso-
ner. Prisoner, in defence, said he was very
sorry he did it, but he was drunk at the time.
It was proved that prisoner had been convicted
at the Midsummer Sessions in 1844, for house-
breaking, and he was then sentenced to 6 weeks'
imprisonment, and to be whipped. He was also
convicted at the Midsummer Sessions, 1847, for
stealing timber, and was sentenced to 12 months.
At the 'Midsummer Sessions, 1851, he was con-
victed for stealing brass tubing, and was sen-
tenced to seven years' transportation. The Bench
remarked that defendant bad done well in plead-
ing guilty. Had he not he would have been
committed and probably have been sentenced to
a long term. As the offences he had been con-
victed of were committed more than 20 years ago
they would only give him a light sentence. He
was then sentenced to one month's imprison-
ment.
INQUEST.—An inquest was held at the Talbot
Hotel, on Saturday last, before R. Docker, Esq.,
Coroner, touching the death of Winifred Sal-
mons, whose death we reported in our last week's
issue. —The first witness called was Sarah
Clarke, who said she lived with Timothy Sal-
mons. Knew the deceased. Last saw her alive
at four o'clock in the morning of the 29th. At
about twelve o'clock at night deceased called for
a cup of tea. She made a cup and took it up
stairs. Deceased complained of being tired, and
said she had a pain in her side. I told her she
should not have walked to Dudley. At 6 o'clock
my master called me again to go and see how
she was. I found her behind the bedroom door
on her knees, and dead. I then called for Mr.
Salmons, who went upstairs and picked her up,
and put her on the bed. Mr. Freeman was sent
for. He cams; but no surgeon was sent for.—
Timothy Salmons, marine store dealer, said that
deceased was his mother, and was well in health
until she walked to Dudley. She walked to
Dudley and rode back. She complained of being
unwell. Be helped her up stairs and told the
last witness to make her some tea. She did so,
and the girl went up again, and saw his mother
was dead. He at once sent for Mr. Freeman.—
Mr. R. L. Freer, surgeon, said that he had seen
the body. It had the appearance of a well nou-
rished and well formed body. She was a total
abstainer, and drank a good deal of milk. There
were no marks of violence on the body, and he
should say she died a natural death. She had
not the appearance of suffering from any organic
disease. If she walked to Dudley and did not
have much to eat, the fatigue she had undergone
would tend to beaten her death.—The jury found
that deceased died from " Natural causes."
DRUNK AND RIOTOUS.—At the Public Office,
on Tuesday, before Messrs. W. C. Firmstone,
R. L. Freer, and C. P. Noel, Frederick Flavell
was charged with being drank and riotous at Vie
railway station, and creating a disturbance.
John Cook, watchman at the station, said that
the defendant went in the morning with an ex-
cursion train. On returning to Stoarbridge the
defendant asked if it was Stonrbridge stlition.
On being told that it was, defendant got out and

Open the door ana
ordered defendant out and he refused to go, and was put
out. Elizabeth Morgan, the , landlady, said defendant
made an attack on ner, and beat her on the breast until
she became insensible. For the first offence defendant
was fined 101 and costa, for the damage fined 10s., 6s
damage and costs, and for the assault 20s:and costs
ASSAULTINO THE POLICE.—ThOMSS Fletcher was
fined 2s 6d for assaulting P.C. Payne, on the Slat ult.
ASSAULT CAM—Henry Smith was fined 10s and costs,
for assaulting William Perks, on the 2nd inst.
Fxciss PROSECOTION.—George Dayis, Belbroughton,
was fined £15., £5 for each count for selling horses
on three different occasions, without a license.
We beg to call attention to the meeting announced to
be held in the Corn Exchange, on Monday evening next,
to promote the extension of the Parliamentary Suffrage
to women possessing the necessary property qualification.
, The lecture and speeches will no doubt be able and elo-
quent. Mrs. McLaren is sister of John Bright.

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drink. Mr. Firmstone remarked that defendant chased by sc. , boys,
was liable to a penalty of £5, but as the case was injured. He called Thomas Taylor, veterinary bur.
goon, who said he examined the donkey about a week
was not pressed they should only fine him 10s after. There was a slight wound on the one foot, but it
and costs. was nearly healed. The fetter produced was not 'too
AN INCORRIGIBLE DRUNKARD. Mary Crane small for the animal's foot. He had known defendant a
was again brought up upon a charge of being long time, and he never knew him ill-use any of his
drunk and disorderly, on the let inst. Police- animals. The Bench dismissed the care.
APPOINTMENT OF OVERSEER/ AND SMIVIYOIII.—Over-
constable Bladen said that on Monday night he
seers—Halesowen : Edward Thomson, Walter Summer.;
Was on duty in Coventry-street. There was a Haabory : William Bayey, Richard Whythers; Hill:
great noise. He went to see what was the mat- John Clay. Giles Bloomer; Hawne: George Granger,
ter. He found the defendant drunk and creating Joseph Robinson; Hunnington : James H. Howe,,
a great disturbance, and a great number of per. William Osborne; Romney : Joseph Potter, Charles
Tandy; Illey : Joseph Smith, Edward Guest : Lapel:
sons were congregated round her. She refused George Wood, Richard Farmer; Ridgacre : John
to go home, and he had to lock her up. Super. Cheshire, John McDonald; Cakeruore : William Robin-
intendent Freeman said that defendant was a son, Edward Harrold; Warley Baby. William Downing,
notorious drunkard. She had been many time* Samuel Edwsrds; Oldbury : John Chambers, Ezra Had-
fined for a similar offence, and had been in gaol icy; Warle Wigoin : Mark Barker, Waiter Showell;
& dozen times. Defendant was fined 20s and
Frankley : Major Rose, James Porter. Surveyors-
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CRADLEY HEATH. Halesowen: W. J. Moore, William Round, Hasbury : T.
costs; in default one month. 1 Coley, B. Harris; Hill: Joseph Menus ; Hawes : Joseph
VESTRY MEETINGS.-011 Tuesday morning a Gwen AMATEUR CONCEnT.—On Tuesday evening a Bate, S. Wood ; Hunnington :W. Derby ; Romaley :J.
Vestry Meeting was held at the Parish Church, grand miscellaneous Amateur Concert was given in the Hadley ; Illey :E. Cooper ; Lapel. W. Wright, G. Wood;
P. Hunt, Esq. Ridgacre : W. Undertilll ; Cakonore : J. Hodgetts ;
Mr. B. Brooks was appointed Minister's Warden, Texheenosbijoenctor
tli.heebucorinacle t '
de . gun un s for the Warley Wigorn :S. Underhill, W. Demme ; Warley
groan in connection with St. SP ,op : H. Millward, J. Clew.; Frenkley :J. Potter W
Oldswmford ; the Rev. C. Craufurd in the chair. Coregreaves Schools, kindly lent .I.
and Mr. W. H. Jones the People's Warden.— t
1 Luke's Church, the whole of the reserved tickets were Cooper; Langley: Hannah Thomson, S. Parsons. . .
St. John's Church.—The Rev. T. Williams pre- . disposed O. f A
..; and the holders of them were present in 111114.7NEEAL WITH MILITARY Ho:geom.—On Friday last,
sided. Mr. James Mathews was appointed Min- , large numbers. Among the audience were many of the the tuner& of the late Private William B. Grove, of the
ister's Warden, and Mr. P. J. Brook % People's elite of the neighbourhood. The programme was ex-
ceedingly well arranged. and successfully carried out, place at the pa-ish church, which was literally thronged.
6th Company of Worcestershire Rise Volunteers, took
under the excellent condactorship of Mr. J. B. Heys. The burial sersice was read in a most impressive manner
S herrar The overture " Zampa," brilliantly played by Mrs. E. C. ' by the Rev. Lewis, of lialesowen, after which three
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, Barker and Miss Barker, was the opening performance; ' volleys were tired over the grave. It was upwards of 40
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den, awl Mr. C. Blunsom, People's Warden after which the choir of St. Luke's sang the glee, "The j years (with one exception) since a milithsy funeral took
CHRISTY MINSTRELS.—On Monday night the I Foresters," which was succeeded by Mr. Riilingham sing- I 'pinup. here.
"Life is a river." Miss Underwood then sane very
Stourbridgc Christy Minstrels gave au entertain- I lag
sweetly, " Her bright smile," and was followed by Mr.
meut in the Corn Exchange, to a very large and j young, who sang "The Anchor's Weighed," in his usual
thoroughly appreciative audience. All the old 1 excellent style, and receiving an encore, sang " The
favourites appeared, and the whole passed off Death of Nelson," which was specially admired and
very well. A ball was afterwards given, and loudly applauded, as was also "La Sonnambnla," a
pianoforte solo played Mr. E. C. Barker with exceeding
dancing kept up until an early hour. taate and chill. Mr. Standish, in his song of "Happy
Moments," was greatly admired, and received the merited
plaudits of those present. Miss Bateman, Also, was very
successful in her rendering of the song, "Beating of my
own heart," which she sang with sweetsess and expres-
sion. She was followed by Mr. Roberts, who sang "The
Desert," with his characteristic force and beauty of ex-
pression. and who having succeeded in gaining all encore
afterwards gave "The Sexton." A flute t. 01., " Coming
thro' the rye." by Mr. Frankland, was greatly apprecia-
ted, as was also the song, "Lower and the Bird, which
was admirably rendered by Miss Langridge. Miss Elsie
Nock, a child not quite four years old, sang "Fur away "
with such correctness and skill as to gain very loud ap-
plause. The Misses Barker played a pianoforte duet,
"Punch and Judy," with great precision and expression,
and were succeeded by the choir who sang the glee,
"May Day," very nicely. Miss Bateman gave a song,
"Joyous Life," with great taste, and Mr. Standish sang
"The Stirrup Cup "with exceeding skill. Miss Under-
wood, too, was highly appreciated in her song of "Should
ho upbraid." Mr. Frankland played his flute solo of
" Rinloch of Kinloch," with brilliancy, and Mr. Billing.
ham earned his laurels in his song, "Friend of the
Brave." The song, "Who's that tapping ?" was given by
Miss Elsie Neck with such childish sweetness, and yet
with such vivacity as to gain a hearty encore. The like
honour also attended Mr. Young, who sang " The White
Squall," in a splendid manner, and was rewarded with
thunders of applause ; as was also Mr. Roberts, who sang
"Simon. the Cellarer." Mrs. E. C. Barker played
"Spinning Wheel," with rapidity and ease, and Miss
Langridge sang " Esmeralda,' in a beautiful manner. A
vocal duet, "Flow, gentle Deco," beautifully rendered by
Messrs. Roberts and Young, was followed by the National
Anthem, which concluded the proceedings. Great praise
is due to the churchwardens, Messrs. C, IV. Barker and
F. G. Best, for their indefatigable efforts to promote the
success of the concert, and to Mr. Heys for providing
such an excellent array of musical talent.