The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-01-28 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

PRENTICE BOYS'" L A LAUGHABLE CASE. At the Barrow Police-court, on Monday, before . John Fell, Mr W. Park (Mayor), Mr J. W. Little and Mr H. Cook, Jas. Gallagher was charged on the prosecution of one Robert Agnew. that he did, on the fist December last, unlawfully pawn one drum, the I% property of the " Prentice Boys" Band. A second ael ieformation against the defendant was also laid leer e. waging him with having, on the 20th December, ear h given certain false information to Mr Roberts, pawn- through w sa broker, rewecting the ownership of a certain drum and as which he had taken to pawn Mr Bradshaw appearee was rename. ea the defendant-Mr Townsend, who appeared for the complainant, said the fifes and drums belonged THE SUIC to the "Prentice Boys" Baud, whose place of meeting I was the Hope and Anchor Inn, Ramaden-street. The funds of the band were obtained by subscriptions, and SFIOCRIN by the members paying Is. each as entrance fee. Some On Saturday the ine if the members of the band had been pawning the admiral Versturme was rit iustruments, and it was sought to put a stop to it.-Mr deceased, Arwenack Mame Bradshaee asked Mr Townsend if he represented the Yersturme, who was greatly . "Prentice Boys" Band.-Mr Townsend replied that evidence, deposed that she an he did. He was instructed by the secretary.-Mr together on Thursday evenitie Bradshaw : Well, they came to me, and instructed me happy, and the deceased was in g, to defend it.-1 he Chairman :I am afraid it i, rather dinner they went into the diningiifficult to make out the personality of the band. Are sore throat she asked her husband to t they incorporat, d ? Is it a limited liability company, ing to him as was her custom, and e, a what is it P-Mr Townsend replied that the band Vey the piano only. She went to the pt. was not got up for the purpose of profit, and therefore usband at the same time walked over to seed sot be registered under the Limited Liability I place and put the small brass poker into the Act-The Chairman said he considered that the infer- she supposed to make a blaze. Shortly atet matious were bad. In order to be correct they should as she was in the act of opening the piano, she . have said " Agnew and others."-Mr Bradshaw I a "stuttering" noise, which CA11.3.1 1.30 to look roe remarked that the informatioos merely mentioned I She thee saw that her husbawi had the red-hut pok Agnew, without reference to any band.-Mr Towusend in his hand. Something in his face alarmed her, aimt. thought this was a mere technical objection, and that she rushed across the room cud seized the poker. 11l the bench had power to amend.-The Chairman said I 1 the struggle which ensued for the possession of the , it did not appear clear from the informations to whom weapon she burnt her hands, and then she faiuted, hie these instruments belonged.-Mr Townsend said the I After that she remembered nothing more. she &its money to purchase them was raised by entrance fees I always lived on the beat of terms with her husband. and subscriptious of members.-The Chairman said deluse There were, however, some family troubles which had Mr he was rather struck by one remark made byequally i upset her husband lately; and at the diniug-tabie, Townsend as to the prosecution being really instituted ; 1 when she was trying to cheer him up, he remarked, French ss. because the members of the band were in the habit of ; "You are the most cheerful companion any man results bate pawning their instruments (laughter). That seemed ! could have." Witneaa added that hi the desperate the laughing to raise a difficulty, because the court could hardy , struggle for the poker her hush tad seemed bereft of ing secretary. be the medium of bringing the band to order. It his senses, and seized the lamp, the shovel, and, in the chief. We to. appeared a weak point in the case.--Mr Townsend I fact, anything he could hay his hands on. Ellen subject." Lordod. referred to the provisions of the Pawnbrokers' Act, Davis, the only servant in the house at the time of the of the situation. He , sad informed the bench that the members had brought tragedy, said she heard groans proceeding from the ta the worst case.-The Chairman said he did not think ' drawiug-room, and hurried thither. She found her to speak hear a dreadfm they could proceed on the informations laid. The mistress on the floor in front of the fire and uncoil- speak in. French to" Prentice Boys" Band conveyed no personality.-Mr -- echoes. A little distance from Mrs Versturuae lay her better than you; but t. Townsend contended that there was a perfectly leg al do it equally well. But ts master, with a poker in his hands, " struggling and partumehip, and that it was not established for the banging himself about.' She took the poker from purpose of profit necessitating iegistration.-Mr only you in all Berlin can du him, and threw it to the end of the room. Bradshaw stated he had a resolution passed by the lamp was also on the floor, and this her master lawte,ds a really fine English speech. are counting on the intellecturn Band condemning the action of Agnew as prosecutor "hugging" to him. She threw a rug over the lamp English spoken by its great living (laughter).-Mr Townsend said he had a written retainer to go on with the case.-The Bench dismissed in order to put it out. She could not bear her. ruis• disappoint them." Much impresse tress calling her, as the kitchen was too far away Lord Beaconsfield consented to chat.,. the case ou the ground of informalities in the infor- from the drawing-room.-Dr. Bullmore deposed that The Congress was duly addressed in m that ations, whereupon Mr Townsend intimated at on his arrival lie found the deceased on the it)or of fresh informations would be laid, the drawing-room in a perfect state of frenzy. He linguistic honour of Great Britain was su was, in fact, suffering from a paroxysm of suicide.