Weekly News. — 1889-08-24 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE FURRIERS' STRIKE.  Mark Hecht, 18, describing himself as a tailor, of Spits Melds, was charged, at the Worship-street Police-court, on Tuesday, with assaulting Nathan Littlestone and a Police-constable in Commercialstreet, Spitalfields.—Mr. Ogle, for the prosecution, explained that the premises of Mr. Koenigsberg, furrier, were " picketted " by men who tried to prevent persons going to work for Koenigsberg, on whose premises there was • strike. The man who now charged the prisoner with assault, had worked for Koenigsberg, and the other aftermain sought work there. Laing observedtogo in on Tuesday morning, be was attacked by the "pickets" among whom was the prisoner. The latter, said ' Mr. Ogle, had never worked for Koenigsberg, and therefore he was simply • paid agitator. —The prosecutor gave evidefice that when he was about to enter the premises the prisoner sect to him, "You shall not go to work there." and prosecutor replied, "I have got no food." The prisoner then said he would murder him if be went there, and, taking hold of him, bit him over the head with the umbrella produced. They had s struggle, and a constable came up at the moment of the assault and took the prisoner in charge. The prisoner cross-examined him as to the blow, which was denied but a lad named Simon Josephs corroborated, and a police-constable said he caw It given with the umbrella. He, tile constable, had been sent on special duty to the spot in consequence of the riots and disorderly. conduct around the premises during the strike. Ile took the prisoner into custody at the moment of the assault, and then the prisoner kicked him shout the legs, which were badly bruised, and would not walk. There , was • mob of *TOWS around, some of WIIOIII jumped on the wituess's back to get the inimemr away. The prisoner addressed the magistrate and said he had committed no assault. He spoke to the prosecutor, who said that he received 103. a week, and could not throw up his work. Prisoner said he thought it was a shame that 1 he would not "scab "the shop.—Henry N0W711311, of Canonbury, who said he was an agent in the boot trade, then came forward for the defence. He said , he was outside the premises that morning,. and taw ' the prisoner speaking to Littlestone. Witness told the prisoner to have nothing to Kay to the 11111.11. They walked away together. 'Witness saw no blow given. Ile saw the prisoner in custody, but did not 908 him kick the policeman. —Mr. Saunders (the magistrate) remarked that it was worthless evidence, for the Aviteess had seen nothing.—Mr. Ogle crossexamined the witness, who admitted that he was not in the fur trade but he was chairman of the Fur Workers' Society.— Mr. Saunders said that it was one of the worst cases of the kind he had heard. The prisoner had assaulted a man to prevent him doing his work, and when he was properly in custody he abuJed and assaulted the constable. It was al: offense that must be put down, and he sentenced the pr:soner to three mouths' hard labour.  Mr. Edward Fitzgerald, the master of the dun. mult Foxhounds, has met with a serious accident. Whilst riding to a funeral his horse shied and threw the rider, whose foot caught in the stirrup. The horse reared and kicked Mr. Fitzgerald, fracturing the lower jaw, and inflicting severe injuries to the head  Telegraphing from Sophia on Tuesday the Times correspondent states that the latest despatches from Crete report that the inhabitants of 15 disturbed villages had proposed to submit to the authorities on the sole condition that liberty, life, and twoPert7 woald be protected. Shakir Pasha had replied with the full required assurance of a mmnplete amnesty, and the populations have returned to their usual avooationa.  - • A Central News telegram has been received from iitv York, stating that John L. Sullivan has been found guilty of taking part in the recent prise-fight. Sentence was deferred. The Belgian Government will grant to the Belgian National Exhibition to be opened in London in April next a subsidy of 500,000 E, and the free transport by land and water of all exhibits. Gold in conaiderable quantities has been found in the Danube, near Preasburg,where borings are being practised for the construction of a new bridge. The precious metal is secreted in a kind of clay about a ini3tres below the bed of the river.