Widnes Examiner. — 1884-11-15 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A WIDNES POSTMAN. At Widnes Petty Sessions, on Wednesday, before Mr. W. elinkhorn, Roger Cusick, a youth living at Milton-road, was summoned for having on or about the 27th August unlawfully and wilfully detained a letter to Inspector Wood, and divers other post letters the property of Her Majesty's Postmaster General.—Mr. J. W. Knowles prosecuted on behalf of the post-office authorities, and stated that if he proved the offence mentioned in the summons his Worship woulA have no alternative but to commit the defendant to the Assizes for trial. It appeared that the defendant was employed at the post-office as a telegraph messenger. On the 24th August the regular postman was away on his holidays, and the defendant was put on duty as a temporary postman. On the 27th August the defendant was, handed several bundles of letters to be delivered by him. There were about 200 letters, and amongst them was one addressed to "Mr. Inspector Wood, Police Station, Widnes," and another to Mr. William 'Parton, Vine-street, Widnes, near Warrington." These letters were not, however, delivered, and they were not seen again until the 25th October. About six o'clock on the morning of that day a man named Golding was coining from his work at the Widnes Alkali Company with a torch in his hand, when he perceived in a manhole under the tunnel of the London and NorthWestern Railway Company &bundle of letters. Gelding is unable to read or write, and he took them home. His wife at once saw that they were post letters addressed to various people in the town, and she conveyed them to P.C. Almond, who banded them over to Inspector Wood at the police station. The constable then went to the place where the letters had been found and after a search he discovered ' hidden in several manholes in the tunnel a number of other letters, which were also headed over to Inspector Wood. The letters, numbering in all 120, were taken to the postoffice and given to Mr. William Dandett, the postmaster. The Same day the letters were specially delivered to the proper addresses by Postman Case, who obtained.the envelopes after the varioas persons had taken out the contents. The envelopes were placed in the possession of Mr. Dannett.—Three weeks afterwards the defendant was discharged from his.position.—Mr. Dannett, the postrnaste7,l William Golding, of Milifield-road ; Appleton, labourer at the Widnes Alkali Works; Phoebe Golding; William Turton, , foreman plumber at Messrs. Muspratt's works; Inspeator Wood, and PC: Almond gave evidence bearing out the ; above facteond the defendant was committed, to Liverpool . Assizes for trial. He was admitted to bail in two sureties of L2O each.  CHILD' MlGill)Bll.—At the Norwich Assiaes, on Wednesday, before Mx. Justice Maniety, Edna Carter, 21, servant, was convicted of the murder of her illegitimate child,. aged two rears. whose body was found in a pond. The jury added a recommendation to mercy. Sentence of Joath 'MS  passed. . Ma. CGAMBERLLIN ON Tortvism.---Mr. Chamberlain,. writing, on the proposal to establish a Junior Liberal Club at Hereford, says the future is with the young. Liberalism Is the doctrine of progress and the trae religiez of humanity. Conservatism represents the instinct of self-preservation, old age a season of timidity, and youth one of generous 1 impulse. When an old man bscomes a Tory he follows natural instinct, but a junior Coaservative sins against the light, and prematurely accepts the creed of decrepitude and decay. AN