Weekly News. — 1892-09-29 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE ALLEGED LONG FIRM FRAUDS. Samuel Nightingale, a grocer, carrying on business in East Dulwich, was charged, at Lambeth Police-court,on Thursday, with having in his possession, suspnted to have been unlawfully obtained, 120 bottles of sauce and pickles and pots of ham and beef. The charge arose out of the alleged long firm frauds, in connection with which 12 men are now in custody on remand.—Detective-sergeant Brockwe l I stated that on Wednesday, in company ith Detective-sergeant Williamson, he went to the shop of the prisoner. Ile asked the prisoner if his name was Nightingale and the proprietor of the shop, and he said that was so. Witness then told him that they were police officers, that they had 12 men in cut dy, and that they had reason to believe that ' he hau received goods from Jackson and Borrows, alias Stone, and others, which had been unlawfully obtained. The prisoner said, "I bought some goods seine time ago from Jackson. A man named Vincent afterwards told me the goods were stolen, and I sent the goods back to Jackson." The prisoner afterwards said that was all the dealing he had with Jackson. and declared that he had never bought anything from Borrows, but that he had sold him goods. Witness and Williamson then proceeded to search the premises, at the same time asking the prisoner if he had invoices for the goods in the place, and he said he had. Williamson saw 120 bottles of sauce and pickles having on the label, "Melton Sauce and Pickle Company, Melton Mowbray." The prisoner said he believed he bought the goods at a sale. When asked for the invoice he produced one, but it related to 2cwt. of soap bought of Harland and Co., and another in. voice for 10 cases of eggs, purchased of Jackson. Witness had reason to believe the goods had been unlawfully obtained. Witness also found letters from Jackson and cards of Borrows and Harland and Co. The goods were seized and conveyed to the station.—Upon this evidence a remand was granted and an application for bail refused.  Miss Philbrick is, it is stated, still in a dangerous condition. Her father states that it would be months before she will be able to leave her room, and that it is doubtful if ever she will get about as before. The injury to the base of the skull is very se ious. The sufferer has said nothing about the outrage, but has asked how she became ill.  The young man who was found drowned our Matlock Bath with his hands and feet tied was identified, on Thursday, as John Taylor, of 19, Varley-street, Manchester. It is supposed now that It is a case of suicide, and that Taylor, after tying hie feet together, managed to tie his hands together by the aid of hie teeth before jumping into the weer.  A tramp applied to a lady tor work, and was given some carpets to beat. Hedid the job so well that she commended him for it. "You must have beaten carpets frequently to be such an expert," she said. " Never beat a carpet before in my life, lady. I've been a school teacher," he answered promptly. A young married lady had gone to the market to lo•oy a goose. She was a long time in making up her mind which to choose, for none of the birds seemed to suit her At last the saleswoman lost all her patience. "Excuse me, ma'am," she said angrily : "but your husband can't have been half so long in choosing you!"