The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1874-08-22 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

OOO. At times he was very filthy sod dirty in his habits. Cross-examined: Chance bail charged witness with neceiviug mosey and not accounting for it. . •  -o Re-examined Thrie was no truth whatever in the agegatious as to his appropriating Chance's money. He (oitue.m) courted an investigation of the hooky Hannah Chance said that she was the atife of Peter Chance, and that she was married to him in the year 1033. She had not lived with him since 1869. Just before last September she had received 4s. a week from hi u. but nothing since that date. Witness had not had anything from the estate since he has been there. She hat not in say way conspired against her husband. At times he had been very violent toward. her.  '2ross-examined : She had been suli-jec-te—d. to ill-usage. Her husband had wished her to go and live with him again, but had she done so she considered that she should have been a murdered woman. In March lest she saw Dr. Ponds in Birmingham, and asked him to see her husband. That was the only occasion on which she ol done anything with a view to get him confined in an asylum. tieorge Chance, brother otthe alleged lunatic, deposed to seeing his brother Peter in Birmingham, and staying with him for a night. His habits were peculiar, and he was remarkably restless. On meeting him in the street lie became very violent, and said that he (witness) was attempting to deprive him of his Itierty. He had not done so at that time.  ,;.Cross.ezamined : Had not heard that Chance had been insulted in the street by boys. James Chance, gaid that his brother came to see him in March, and brought a woman with him. She was not his wife. He behaved violently, and sail that he clul I bieak a jaw with a single blow. He showed him some pipes and said that he could make I:20 per week oit of them.—Cross.easmined : His brother had once a very good position in Stonrbridge, but he had lost respect throngs his conduct with bad women. He had no idea as to how much mosey his broth, r had. Daniel Bird, basket maker. Stonrbridge. brother of Mrs. ChAace, deposed to seeing :Peter Chance, about a fortnight before he came to the Asylum. He was very di ty, end had false:blackbeardon. His manners wire very strange. . _ _  ismen aa,rett, relieving officer, Stoorbridge said that Peter Chance was at one time greatly respected and is a good position there, being a Commissioner and a member of the Board of Guardians. Ile used to be a modest man, but of late was moat indelicate and offensive in his language, especially toward his wife. On appearing bet 're the magistrates, Chance told them that he was a poet, and produced some speciments. He was very violent and made varivas statements respecting Dr. Campbell at the time of his examination previous to being aertified. Chance was "a Good Tempter." and he believed a consistent nine—Mr. Barrett, before leaving tin room sabi that he was a must unwilling witness. He had always entertained great respect for Mr. Chance; and was very sorry for him. . . . .  Cross.emmined: He never said that Chance was sine, Hugh Mackenzie, chief attendant at the asylum, had seen Chance daily. His conduct had been v,ir,d, and at times be got very excieted, and wanted to fight. One night he became very violent (about the :13rd July) and had to be removed into the refractory ward. At other times ho wanted to make love to the nurses.  After a brit interval the following witnesses ward es• amined on behalf of Mr. Chnoce:—  Mr. J.emph Norris, photographer, Union Passage, Birmingham, said he had known lir. Chance between twelve and eighteen months, Its had looked upon him as eccentric, bat as exhibiting no tendency to inaatilty. lie seemed to know whether, picture was valuable or not. Some of the pictures he bad IWO valuable, others were not.