The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-16 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.

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THE LATE FRAUDS BY A. SCHOOLMASTER

AT KIDDERMINSTER.

At the Stourbridg,e County Court, on Tuesday,
before Sir Rupert Kettle, an adjourned case of
Flint v. Fulwood was called on, in which plaintiff
sought to recover £49 Os. 5d., for deposit of £25
under an agreement with defendant on his ap-
pointment as an insurance agent, and sThry and
expenses incurred.
Mr. Beauchamp (Worcester) appeared for plain-
tiff, and Mr. J. J. Corbett for defendant.
Most of our readers are aware of the. frauds
committed by a schoolma,ter named Harwood at
Kidderminster, and for which he was last week
sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. One of his
victims was Mr. Fulwood, the present defendant,
whoxt he induced to make a deposit with him upon
, giving him a bogus appointment. After this he
made use of Fulwood to secure a deposit of 25
from the present plaintiff on pretence of an
I appointment given to him, similar to that Fulwood
I himself received. Plaintiff, at the last court, could
not carry his Case further, owing to a stamp on a
document on which he relied not being legally
cancelled, but the penalty of £lO had meantime
been paid to cure this defect. The money Mr.
Fulwood received, it was stated, he handed to
Harwood.
His Honour held that defendant was responsible
in respect to part of the claim, there not having
been a disclosure at the time that liarwood was his
principal.
Ultimately a verdict was! entered by counsel for
£3O, payable by monthly instalments of

ALLSOPS TIitSTEE I). FINCH AND DOWER.—An
action was brought by the trustee to the estate of
James Alsop, jun., to recover .pictures and other
property from the firm of Me-,srs. Finch and Dower,
picture and art dealers' of Worcester. Mr. Allred
Young (instructed by Mr. C. Herbert Colli,) ap-
pcared for the trustee, and Mr. Plumtree (instructed
by Mr. Whitehouse, Dudley) for the defendants.—
The qr.;stion at issue resolved itself shortly into
the point whether the pictures and other articles
releved to were supplied on Sale or return, or
whether there was an absolute sale After the
depositions taken before the negistrar had been
fully argued, his Honour held there was an absolute
r•itle, and made an order for the defendants to
deliver the goods to the trustee.

CLARKE'S COMPLETE NEWSPAPER LIST —Adver-
tisers will find this an excellent guide to the news-
papers of the United Kingdom. The lists are
arranged alphabetically, according to the counties
and towns in which the various newspapers are
published, so as to be convenient for immediate
rsfererce, thus saving considerable time in the
hurry of business. Messrs. Clarke, Son, and Platt,
of Graceehurch-street, are extensive advertising
agents, and their opinion—based upon an ex-
perience of 30 years—may be safely relied upon.
THE PRICE OF MARKED BARS. The New•
British Iron Company, of Corn,,,o.reaves, Cradley,
have issued a circa-far stating that they decline to
follow the other list houses in the drop of lOs off
marked bars. They allege that some of the firms
who have reduced their prices are only now doing
openly what they have done throughout tie past
quarter, otherwise the averaeo nett selling puce of
bars recently declared would have been higher. On
Tuesday morning the customers of Messrs. John
Bradley and Co., Stourbralge, received copies of the
following circuar:—
• S.tourbridge Ironworks, April 11, 1881. ,
Dear Sir,—We beg to inform you that we have
not made any alteration in our prices of iron, which
remain the same as last quarter. Soliciting the
favour of your commands,
We are, sir, yours obediently,
JOHN BRADLEY AND Co.
ELECTION OP GUARDIANS —The result of the
polling. for this election was declared on Tuesday,
by Mr. T. Wall, the returning officer, as follows,
tn., se elected being marked with an asteridc:—
Ainblecote : P. Pargeter, *780; W. Mullett, 27. '
lrodsley ; J. Crump , *5OB ; R.
Brierley R.. B. Guest, *774; R. Thompson, •
*g. B. Browning, *5BO. M. Rollinson, 516; G.
Bank J. Billingham, *626;
W. ffimtuhisie
t5t0,97.4. Qu
V'irYr
Plant, *454:
J. nsdinth,
E. Guest, 309; E. R. Hale, 234. The
*598; G. Rhodes, *498 ; B.
29; W. Mullett, 2. "Stour-
-14. 05Lmeier , .
bridge: H. hillingharn, 735;*
F. J. Ilaekew, *1.;49;
E. Stringer, *557; C. E. Firmstone, 355 ; W.
Mullett, 55.
ENTERTAINMENT.—On Monday evening an entt
taint:Dent was given in the Corn Exchange, in
c,ninection with he Associated Institute. The
chair was occupied by Mr. W. J. Turney. The
programme was a well selected one, but unfortun-
ately, as is too often the case lately, was much
deviated from, several gentlemen who had con-
sented to take parts in the proceedings being
conspicuous by their absence for some eauE'e or
other. In other cases gentlemen had to sing
different songs from those set down on the pro-
gramme, which rendered the duties of chairman
somewhat difficult.. The singing of Messrs. P.
Walker and W. Pagett was well rece:ved, alto the
readings by Miss Barlow, " The Bri4e of Sighs,"
and Mr. Nash, " Belthorne Charity," the latter
bringing the house down. The violin solo of Mr.
Budd was well rendered. Mrs. Collins' pianoforte
solo was brilliantly executed, and received a well
deserved encore. Mr. J. E. Bottoniley was the
accompanist. 't here was a large attendance.
DRUNKENNESS —At the Police Court, on Mon-
day, before Mr. R. L. Freer, Benjamin Forrest,
anvil maker, of the Lye, and Lazarus Fisher,
private in tee 29th Regiracnt (on furlow) were
charged, with being drunk and disorderly at llagley,
on Sunday the 10th inst. Police-constable Wallace
proved the case and defendants,twere each fined
6s. and costs. _ . _

WILFUL DAMAGE.—At the Thlice Court, on Thursday
btfore Colonel Fletcher and Mr. R. L. Freer,
ham Williams. of Higley, was charged with wilfully
damaging a hat and coneer.tma, the property of
Alfred Evans, on the 6th April, to the amount of
15s.—Complainant was gou,g down the Hagley
Road aid met the defendant NVIIO began to abuse
him and also pushed him into a brook, spoiling
his hat and coneertina.—DefemLnt was fined 76'.
and costs.

DRUNKENNESB.—JoIIn Hunt, anvil maker, Lye,
was fined 2s 6d. and costs for being urunk and
disorderly at the Lye on the 10th inst.—Thomas
Knowles was charged with a similar offence on
the 10:h inst. Pclice-sergeant Payne proved the
case and defendaNt was fined 2s. Gd. and costs.—
Simeon Hamlet. was also fined 2s. 6d. and costs
for b,-ing• drunk and disorderly in the ihighway at
the Lye, itt 1..15 cal the morning of the 10th inst.—
Squire Knowles was also fined 28 6d and costs for
a similar offence
NEGLECTING TO OBTAIN A LICENSE. John

Forrest, drover, of Cradley, was suuntioned—i;
driving 18 pigs through Craclley, on the 11th inst,
without having a removal license. Defendunt said
he brought the pigs from Worcester and was told
that a brass was not required. The case was