Nantwich, Sandbach & Crewe Star — 1891-09-11 ()

VERY DANGEROUS CHARACTER.  Job Walsh, a rough-looking fellow, was charged with having assaulted an old man named John Baker on the highway at Gresty, near Crewe, on Sunday night.—John Baker said that he lived at Wybunbury, and was employed by the Shropshire Union Canal Company at Chester. He usually came home at a week-end, and returned to Chester by the 9-15 train on a Sunday night. He eame to Wybunbuxy on Saturday, and as he was returning on Sunday evening, he was it casted by the prisoner in Gresty-road. He had just passed under the railway bridge when the prisoner laid hold of him by the arm, and threw him violently about the road. The prisoner appeared to be in drink, but he was not drunk.— P.C. Woodroe stated that from information received he went in search of tha prisoner. He ascertained that he had gone in the direction of Weston-road, and on going there witness :met two couples. Ile asked one of them if they had seen anything of a man with a bundle, and they replied that they had been stopped by a man who answered the description. Witness proceeded a little further down the road, but as he could not see anything of the prisoner he turned back again. Later in the evening he saw a man with a bundle on his shoulder in Station-street. He took him to the Police Station, where. he had been identified by Baker and Bailey as the man who accosted them in Grlsty-road.'? He charged the prisoner with assail! t in Baker, and he said " I know nothing about it." —lnspector Oldham said he ,would ask, in the  interests of. the public, that the Bench should deal Harshly with this case. • The prisoner not only assaulted Baker- in a shocking manner„ but he . stepped several fenaale.S., "and made use of obscene language towards them. Prisoner stated that he , was in drink at the time -and did not remember what took p1ace.......... The Chairman said it was a very serious case, aud the prisoner would be fined 20. s and costs, °rill default, .21 days' imprisonment with hard labour. The prisoner went to gaol. .  GLEANINGS: 4 , Earl Compton, M.P.,and Countess Compton bAve one to Scotland for a few weeks.  g Illness has prevented Mr. Arthur Bourchier Irate , joining the St. James's Company on tour. Miss Maud Jeffries, a former member of the Dai , Company, is now leading lady in Mr. Wilson Bac rett's company. , ' '  - _ The Rev. Neville Jones bas died ab Bolto% having been vicar of Sb. George's Church there fa forby-fomr Years. . r- .  Reports from a tafge number or districts 10 England speak favourably, as to the ingathering Df the harvest at the close of last week, although ,• 3onsiderable clatnage has been irretrievably dOllO to the crops, expecially barleY. ,  _ Mr. Apperly, of Lawn, Holybourne, Alten• Hants, committed suicide by blowing out his brainS with a double-barrelled gun-. The deceased, who was well known in the hinting-field, had been ip delicate health-for some 'time past.- In .response to an appeal mado on behalf of time widows and orphans of. Kaighen and Cannes. who were drowned at Douglas Bay regatta, the, Wm of over £3OO had been raised, visitors aua residents alike having contributed liberally.  A Saulte Sainte Marie (Michigan) telegram saYb:' A largo eagle attacked the babe of an Indian near this place. The mother Saw the attack, and beab the eagle with a stick. An exciting fight toolg • place, but the woman finally stunned the ferocious bird. ;  • If; is stated that, notwithstanding all the state. ments to the contrary, bhe Admiralty authorities have not yet 'come to a.definite decision as to the future of the training squadron. There is talk Of fitting out one vessel of a modern type as a sea" going training ship. Among the members of the-London School Board who have intimated their intention of nob seeking re-election are Mrs. Annie Bcsant, Mrs. Ashton Duke, the Rev. W. Cuff, Mr. H. Grover, Sir Phi Magnus, and Mr. Sho.rfi. The .retiremenb of Sic R. Temple is a matter of doubt. The annual collection of donations in aid of the funds of the Scarborough Hospital and Dispensari was made the other day. The gross amount OP lected, independently of an. aniount not to hand, is £273, being upwards of £3O in advance of AO amount collected last year.  The soldier who was attacked by three persol at Douai when on sentry duty, and killed one. his assailants by a bayonet thrust, has been On!: plimented by the colonel of his regiment on coolness and presence of mind, and promoted VI. the grade of first-class soldier. Yet another strange insurance scheme is to le tried in France. In anticipation of the approaor ing winter a plan is being arranged to instal against clan-nig° done by frost. It is calculatal that the annual loss during the inclement weatbef to agricultnro-and kindred industries amounts t 0 0,000,000, and for that reason the subject is Wog exhaustively discussed. Mr. Theodore Bent, telegraphing from 0,12 Zimbabye ruins, says, "Up to the present o', investigation of these ruins has proved very Babe. factory, the finds unmistakably indicating • form of worshipi the manner or decoration, O„ the system of gold smelting practised by ta: vanished people who inhabited them. lam visiting other rui-,.1.9." Mr. and Alm. Owen Bullock, of StreathamlDlll and family have been visiting Margate, and , other evening their daughter Grace, aged Bv,e' while playing on Fort .Green, ran against a, 6°,61 and received such injwcies to the abdomen PIBI she died within twenty7four hours. IntestiO obstruction was Sound by the Corone,r's jurY ti) have been the cause of death.  A determined attempt was Made the oilier evir: ing to upset the Bandon train, about three WIL,„'" from Cork. The evening train from Bandon Cork came into contact with a number of lilt stones cemented together by earth, and while : wheel guards forced them-off the rails, the for% of the collision bent them greatly. These °Wag: have been frequent of late on the Bandon Bal  way. The Drapers' Record is responsible for the St menb that in the dry-goods trade alone City es provincial houses have been during the lase PI months defrauded by bogus firms to the extenbeo £BO,