The Warwickshire Herald. — 1894-11-15 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ASTON POLICE COURT.  FRlDAY.—Before Mr. A. Hill (in the chair), Dr. Griffiths, Mr. A. R. Dean, and Mr. R. P. Yates.  Shooting at a Wife.  George Lewis, 138, Phillips Street. Aston, was charged with shooting at his wife Mary Anne Lewis with a pistol with intent to do her grerious bodily 'Arm on Wednesday week. She was brought up at Birmingham on Monday charged with attempting to commit suicide, and in consequence of what transpired the prisoner was arrested. The allegation was that he discharged close to her face a pistol (produced) loaded with powder, with the result that she was rendered nearly blind of one of her eyes. As she was still in custody in Birmingham the prisoner was remanded till Wednesday, so that she might attend.  nwnbrokers and Stolen Property.—A boy na.med John Gough (11), of Clarendon Road, Aston, was °barged at the Birmingham Police Court on Thursday, on remand, before the Stipendiary, with stealing a vratoh. The article was stolen from • honse in Asylum Road on the 29tb ult., and the boy immediately disposed of it to a. pawnbroker in Aston. Mr. Colmore commented severely on the conduct of the pawnbroker taking a watob from so young a child,' and recommended the Asrton police to take the matter up. The boy was discharged.  IA large and fashionable congregation assembled at the Erdingtcn Parish Church, which had been nicely decorated, on Wednesday last week to witness the pretty marriage of Miss Winifrid Maud Yates, elder daughter of Mr. R. P. Yates, .1 P., , and C.C., Lyndhurst, Gravelly Hill, to Mr. George Edmund Gilbey, late of London. The service was I fully choral, and as the wedding party assembled ; Mr. H. E. Platt played an offertorie in G by ! 'Wely, and Andante in Gby Batiste. Among the ' first to arrive at the church was the bridegroom, accompanied by his best man, Mr. Ralph Yates, brother of the bride, quickly followed by hire. Yates (the bride's mother), who looked very pleasing in a ' blue grey silk and velvet costume, trimmed with lain , and fur, and bonnet to correspond. She carried a I nicely-arranged bouquet of autumn foliage. The lother members of the party who assembled were Messrs. Wilfrid, Arthur, and Iteginald Yates, and Masters Clarence and Victor Yates (brothers of the bride), Mr. J. W. and Mrs. Yates. Messrs. Howard. Frederick and Hartley Yates, the Misses Jessie and Beatrice Yates, Mr. H. E. and Mrs. Yates, Miss Florence and Maulers. James and Frank Yates, Mr. and Mrs. Kirby (London), Mr. F. C. and Mrs. Thompson (London), Mr. and Mrs. Batson, Mr. and Mrs. Conchal., Mrs. and Mies Tom . .n, Mrs. C. H. and Miss Cooper, Mrs. Potts, T. and Mrs. Bullock, Mr. J. and Miss Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. P. Yates, Mr. E. Caddick. Mr. E. W. and the I Misses Caddick, Sir Hugh Gilzean, and Lady Reid, Sir Benjamin and Lady Stone, Miss Stone, Mr. Oscar Stone, Mr. H. H. and Mrs. Horsfall, Captain Grice-Hutchinson. M.P., Mrs. Grice-Hutchinson, Mrs. Swindell, Mrs. Bleibec, Mrs. J. Riddell (Edgbaston), Mr. W. P. Ryland, Mr. and Mrs. J. Peareon. Messrs. Wiseman, and Harry Clark, Mrs Bryan, Mr. Proudman, Mr. and Mrs. R. Davenport, Colonel and Mrs. Ash, Mr. H. Rollason, Mr. and Mrs. I Stevens, Miss Ada and Mr. R. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. P. Ash, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ludlow, Mr. Leslie Thompson, Miss Kendrick, Mr. Arthur Kendrick, Mr. and Mrs. R. Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ansell, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ansell, Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. F. Atkinson, Dr. Evans (Erdington). Dr. and Mrs. Featherstone, Messrs. James and Frank Rollason, Mr. B. Rollason, the Misses and Mr. R. Clive. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Thomas, Mr. W. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Handley, Miss Treadwell, Miss Peyton, Mr. and Mrs. Essex, Mr. and Mrs. H. Pearson, Mr. Fawcett, etc. A little later the bride entered the church—the approach to which was lined with people, showing the respect in which the bride's family and friends were held by the re- , sidents of the town and distriot—leaning on the arm of her father, who gave her away, and as they walked up the church a bridal march from "Lohengrin," by Wagner, pealed forth. She wore a dress of ivory white satin duchesse,trimmed with point lace, and orange blossoms, and veil, with wreath of orange blossoms, fastened with a diamond orescent. She also carried a shower bouquet of choice white flowers, and looked charming. Her bridesmaids were six in number—viz., the Misses Emmeline, lons, and Isabel Yates (sisters of the wide), the Mines May and Geraldine Batson (cousins), and Miss Caddick. They were handsomely attired in dresses of ivory white serge de Lyon silk, trimmed with lace and pale green satin ribbon, and wore black velvet _picture hats with green plumes. Their shower bouquet* were of yellow chrysanthemums, and maidenhair fern, and their ornaments were gold bracelets, the gift of the bridegroom. The officia. ting clergymen were the Rev. Canon Knox, MA., vicar of Aston (Bishop designate of Coventry); Rev. F. S. Swindell, MA.. vicar of Erdington ; and the Rev. W. Bleiben, M.A., curate. and the hymns sung during the service were "The voice I that breathed o'er Eden" and "How welcome was ' the call." At the close of the ceremony Mr. Platt played a march by Tannhauser. and as the wedding party left the church Mendelssolin's "Wedding March" pealed forth from the organ, followed by an offertorie in E Batiste. The bells also rang merrily. The wedding party afterwards returned to Lyndhurst. where Mrs. Yates held a reception from 1.30 to 4 o'clock. and those above-named and others were present, the company numbering about 100. About three o'clock Mr. G. E. and Mrs. Gilbey left amid the best wishes of their numerous friends for London, en route to the South Coast and from thence to Paris to spend their honeymoon. The bride's travelling dress was of brown oloth trimmed with fur and cream yoke embroidered with gold and brown velvet hat to match. The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of upwards of 100 presents of a useful and costly character. The dresses, which were much admired, were made by Jay's, New Street, Birmingham.