The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1887-11-12 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

CUSTODY. 'Take it where you like, and have done with it,' The usual crowd of men assembled at noon on retorted the tormented man impatiently. •'I don't Tuesday in Trafalgar-square, and awaited the arrival know what you mean. It is nothing to me.' of their le4ders. Nothing of consequence occurred 'lt is everything to you. A hangman's rope with a until soon after twelve, when a rush was made by the noose at the end of it, maybe. It's a suit of clothes, major portion of those assembled to the tooth side of that very nearly got a guiltless man banged for the the square, where a man had suddenly appeared die.murder he was as innocent of as any baby—the clothes playing a large red handkerchief, and walking briskly you wore when I took you for Barney Grubb, in the towards Nortlaumberland-avenue. Noticing the exwood yonder—and very nearly swore his life away.' citement which his behaviour was causing, a police. There was no answer now, and Horace Gayford's inspector tore the red emblem from the man and : face was hidden; and Donovan went on mercilessly, directed his arrest, and he was conveyed temporarily ' There was someone else in the wood that night— to Scotland-yard, being afterwards removed, when someone who saw and heard as much as I did, and the crowd had returned to the square, to King-street more, may be. And whoever it was will speak in police-station. Shortly before one o'clock George, good time, I daresay. I'm not the only man that can accompanied by other speakers, mounted the plinth wear that a man in a ferryman's dress, exactly the of the monument and proceeded to deliver speeches, same as Barney, Grubb's, was about the wood that There was an extra body of police on duty, and night. But there's no man living, except one, can tell shortly after two o'clock the police called upon the how that man slipped his skin and came out a gentle- speakers to desist, and set about clearing the square. man in broadclothr-a good man, sorr swful for the loss Some altercation arose, and three persons were of the poor young fellow his own hands had made arrested and taken to lung-street station amid FOlllO away with.' excitement. . 'Have you done? gasped the miserable man' lift- The three defendants were subsequently brought ing his head for e. moment from his supporting hand. up at Bow-street police court. They were described ' Very nearly. I watched, and waited, and searched, as Albert Foukes Winkes, aged 46, of Sand meretill I haddound out what I sought. You showed me road, Brixton, a Isev,paper advertisement canvasser ; yourself Where you had hidden' the things. You Joseph Knight, of Musiab-road, Carlton-road, Battercould not keep away from the place; but you were sea, a painter; and Bennett Burleigh, aged 45, of always too frightened to attempt to :get the bag out Orlando-road, Brixton, a journalist. They were of the water. When I lead seen you half-a-dozen charged with being "loose, idle, and disorderly pertimes or so at the same spot, crouching and listening, sons, and disturbing the public peace with intent to I said to myseff, "It's there," and I made up lII' commit a felony." Winkes and Burleigh were inopportunity, and further charged with obstructing and resisting the last you had police while in the execution of their duty in Tradhitgehthaitve came,it. l nwotal a temdin foru te my soon, If been half an hour earlier you would have caught me, falgar-square. Owing to the pressure of business the and murdered me, I daresay,' he added, catching the hearing of the charges was postponed, and the deexpression in Horace Gayford's eyes as he spoke?' m fendants were released on bail. . ' I•think I should,' was the quiet answer. y.en say , much?' 0 len a:ne wee you want money. How_,. All, Illy menses, 681C1 a good Irish priest to some of 'All you can get for me. I t ' b I'm going o e your his people who had been mixed up in a fight haven't a helfponny to bless your, , you pensioner till you ha should have more toleration.—Yin your riverence, reon you afterwards self with, and have revenge plied the ringleader; we looked for some, but there for Scotland 'n ni re will be enough left, of you . a t was nonena be found, and so we used stones. othenena. . eo, eneneeen 14 en) s.- • - V 3, .0481.1,0 L i Cili4 ',,,,, tii,p):;.; 6414 i.t., ...i•_. r: ~.•::.i  fleti4i  ri  The,'