The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1882-11-18 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DEW—Edward Jones, horsenail maker, of Islington, Halesowen, was charged with assaulting his wife Ellen Jones. wi;h intent to murder.---:Mr. Waldron defended.—Ellen Jones stated that she was the wife of the defendant and had been living with him at Islington. About 10.15 on the morning of the 25th vet, she was in the nailshop with defendant and her son. Whilst she was at work she was struck by sour-Ailing which rendered hr insensible. She had to keep her bed for five days from the effects of the blow. Cross-exam.ued by Mr. Waldron : Her husband had been queer for above two years. Just before last Cdristma.s he was a bit queer, and off and on up to the present time he had been queer. It was a fact of public notoriety and she had been cautioned several times by her neighbours about him. He had an uncle who jumped down a well. That was 20 yea s.a.eo. lie also ha,•l a cousin, who hanged himself. that bad been since she was married to him. On the morning that the occurrence took place she noiced that he was strange in his manners, and related some of his actions.—Edward Jones, son of the defendant, said that he saw defendant take a "scoven" from the hearth in the shop and -triles his mother with it twice on her head. He rushed to the defendant and took the ascoven" from him. There had been no quarrel between his father and mother th,t morning before he struck her.—Edward Rudge, a nailataker, living next door to the defendant's house, said that about 10.30 on the morning of the 23rd ult, he heard a scream and went into the defendaet's nailshon. Edwatd Jones was then holding defendant. He took the "ecoven" from defendant. Defendant was then loosed and wentliato the house. After witness had been describing some of defendant's queer actions and sayings, defendant said "It is all lies what he is saying."—Dr. H. rt e r deposed to haviog examined the woman. He found her bleeding very profusely from a large scalp wounl, three inches long, dividing the caranium. There was also a groove corresponding with the wound, onetenth of an inch deep, and a li.tle over an inch long in the scull bone. There were also other injuries which might have been caused by the woma i falling, but the wound above descabed would be produced by an instrument like the one 'reduced, meaning the "scoven." The woman's Ii e was in danger ler tao or three days, but she was now completely out of danger—P.C. Hinde and P.S. Raybould, who took the defendant into custody, said that when defendant was oearged with the offence he said "I did it through jealousy''. They admitted that when in theacell defendant was very ferange, so 'strange that he was watched up till 8 o'clock the following morning.—Several witnesses were called by Mr. Waldron to detail acts of insanity on the part of the defendant.—The defendant was committed to t tke his trial at the-Assizes,  FALSE PRETENCEB,—TiIOIII3,4 Patson Morgan, surgeon's assistant, of Londen, late an assistant to Dr. Phillips, of Halesowen, was brought up in custody charged with obtaining certain wearing appirel from Alfred Lewis, tailor, of Halesowen, under false pretences.—Prosecutor stated that in August, 1881, the defendant called at his place of business and asked him (prosecutor).to wait upon him at Mr. Phllps. He waited upon him on the 21th of August. Prisoner looked at skme patterns .of cloth and selected one. Detendant said that he was ass'stant to Mr. Phillips, and was entering into negociations with the view of b,coming a partner wan him, and askad Lim how nitic!i credit he (prosecutor) would give him. On the representations made by the defendant he let him have a coat, vest, and two pairs of triusars. giving him two months' credir. Before the time had expired defendant left Mr. Phillips. He had not had any money at all for the clothes.—Hr. Phillips, surgeon said that the defendant was his assistant from the boginuing of Apia, 1881, until the second w2ek in September. He never enter. d into any negociations with the defendant about him entering into partnersh p.—P.C. Hinkle proved that he received the defendant into custody from the London police, ox the 9th inst;---Defendant was committed to take his trial at the next Sessions.