Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1877-02-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE HUNGERFORD MURDERS. I FAILURE OF A SEWING MACHINE !PRESENTATION OF A TESTIMONIAL I MANUFACTURER. TO T. G. ROBINSON, ESQ. TWO OP THE PRISONERS SENTENCED TO ( DEATH. At the Bankruptcy Court on Saturday, an appliThe jury in the Hungerford murder case retired cation was made to Mr Regiatrar Spring Rice, siton Tuesday evening at 7-30, and returned at 9.30 ting as Chief Judg3, for the appointment of a rewith a verdict of wilful murder of Shorter by Francis ceiver and manager to the eatate of Newton Wilson, and Henry Tidbury. Day was acquitted, and sewing machine nianufacturer. trading as Newton, William Tidbury was found guilty of being acces. Wilson, and Co.—Mr Shaeli (Sheen and Rosaow), sory after the fact, but this amounted to acquittal. who made the application, stated that the debtor Sentence of death was passed upon Francis George carried on business at seventeen different addresses and Houry Tidbury. in London, and several places in Yorkshire, NewWilliam Day and William Tidbury were charged castle, Leeds, Darlington, Plymouth, Bristol, and at Reading, on Wednesday morning, with the . also in Scotland and Ireland. The amount of the murder of Inspector Brewett, at Hungerford. The I liabilities was £30,000, and it was estimated that prosecuting counsel stated that the evidence was , the asr,ets, consisting of manufactured and unthe:same as given in Shorter's case, and he did not I manufactured stock at the different depots, would propose to call any witnesses. The Judge consented, , realise sufficient to pay the creditors 20s in the and remarking that there was no evidence against i pound. He applied for the appointment of a reWilliam Tidbury of being an accessory after the ceiver as well as manager, it being very expedient filet, discharged both prisoners. , to keep the business going, as sales were being made I daily. He also applied for an interim injunction 1 restraining the actions of seventeen creditors who were suing the debtor in various divisions of the High Court of Justice.—His Honour appointed Mr J. Andrews (Andrews and Mason), accountant, Ironmonger-lane, to the office, and restrained the creditors for a week.  On Saturday evening, T. G. Robinson, Esq.' late of Middlesbrough, was presented with a valuable testimonial at the Cleveland Club, where about 50 gentlemen dined together on the occasion. It will be remembered that Mr Robinson was for a considerable time the manager of the National and Provincial Bank at Middlesbrough, which position he ably filled, and that he filled with great satisfaction the office of Borough Treasurer. Upon his deciding to leave Middlesbrough to undertake the management of the National Provincial Bank at London, it was agreed to present him with a testimonial as a ecognition of his long and valuable servi-...es while connected with the town, and as a mark of the esteem and respect in which be was held by a large circle of friends. A subscription was opened, and very soon abi ut £4OO was obtained. The testimonial consisted of a purse containing £200; also two elegant silver vases, and a beautiful silver centrepiece for flowers; together with a richly-chased tea and coffee service for Mrs Robinson. The plate was obtained from the establishment of Messrs Dobson and Sons, silversmiths, Piccadilly, and bore suiLable inscriptions. H. Cochrane, Esq.; occupied the chair at the dinner on , Saturday evening and the vice-chair was occupiPd IbyW.R. I. Hopkins, Esq. Mr Cochrane presented the testimonial in an appropriate speech, Mr Robinson returning thanks on behalf of himself and Mrs ! Robinson.