The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-12-17 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

GARROTTERS UNDER THE LASH.  Last week eleven garrotters were thrashed by four warders, who took alternate turns in the infliction of the punishment, at Armley Gaol, Leeds. The first man who was attached to the halberds was Edward I I ivgins, convicted of a robbery with violence at Leeds, and who was ordered to undergo twelve months' imprisonment, and, further, to receive twenty strokes with the cat-Wolin« tails. He cried out on the reception of the third stroke, aml continued pleading for mercy until his sentenoe had teen administered. Patrick Ellis, eon. victed of a very bad case of assault and robbery at Huddersfield, and who was sentenced to seven years, underwent his punishment very badly, complaining as soon as the third stroke reached his shoulders. William Walker, who, along with a woman, had been convicted of robbing Mr. Coatenow with violence, and who was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and twenty lashes, appeared as if he was about to faint at the fourth stroke, but afterwards called out vigorously for mercy. His back was badly discoloured by the operation of the cat. Martin Hughes, sentenced to 18 months and 20 lashes, cried out ' Murder" at the second stroke of the cat and at every succeeding stroke. Thomas ',opium, sentenced to five years' penal servitnde and 20 lashes, also ap. peared to be heavily punished. There were alto several other convicts—the whole number being eleven—similarly treated, and if one could judge by their cries and appeals for mercy, and the weals upon their shoulders, their puniehment must have been a wholesome corrective of their predatory and murderous habits. One fellow struggled exceedingly to free himself from the triangle, and another seemed to faint away, and bad to be assisted to his cell. The governor and the surgeon of the prison, in addition to several public officials, were present during the flogging.  flllod  • , • 1 • •  starved, sad coveted With bites bestowed upon It by Its more fortunate followa I regret to have to add that It was killed immediately, so many valuable hounds having recently been deetrot ad In that pack by inadneu that the huntsmeo woe alrald to take It In. I rather 11th k that It was a black cock, not a hawk, that Rob Roy boastml of hl. son being able to Ming down with • single ball This oat has been surpassod Icy the present Lord Hunting(leld, who haa the reputation of blink the best shot In England. An eyewitnea. told me that he saw him bring sown a brace of black cock which rose together unexpectedly in a small cover, each with a s'ogle ball from a double-barrelled dear-stalking rifle.—! am, fie. A LoVER OF NATURAL HISToRT.  Ith rigpect to 3 our leading article upon Cord, pigeons, An. perhaps you way consider toe folio slog anecdotes eutliciently Interesting for a place in your columns. Same sears since a dog-fox was rim to ground on Withheldheath, near Milford. Kent. When dug out he wae found to have some remarkable white spots about him, therefore the Earl of Than& had him rent to his seat in Weetmoreland— Appleby Castle—a distance of 300 miles, and turned down. A fortnight et terward• the mune fox was killed near Heidifield—his native place. Not very long ago I raw a cow bought at a lam suction About ell o'clock In the evening she was sent ell home by the purchaser, and wae placed in to the yard, a distance of fifteen miles train her former home At eix o'clock the next morning she was found back In her nld shed. quietly chewing the cud and waiting to be usuaL  once ourcuased a brood of d neklings, about month old, without the hen that hatched them. I took them home and plied them, as I thought, safely In a plg.pound. to the morning I Ilona they were all gone, and l diacoverel them snugly huddl-d together at their old quarters, at the other end of the village, to the nest In which they were hatched. At shower told me he had met them in the street, homeward bound, at four o'clock am., as he was going to work. They had not been off the premium where they were bred before. —I am, dm., L I. J.