The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1882-07-08 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE.—A case of determined in the same place, covered with rags. He (witness) the surveyor had expended for the past month £9 suicide took place in the Stewponey Canal, a few told Hill that they looked as if they were stolen, ! days ago. It appears that a man named Everard, and Hill replied that they were all right, they came balance of 19s 3d due to him. On the general aged 35 years, Lad teen on a visit at Mr. Flavel's from a sale a long way off. The third- and last time 19s 4d on the paving account, and that there was a account his expenditure had been £44 108 3d, of this town. He had been in business as a he purchased any of the brass was on Whit-Monday leaving a balance of .21 13s 4d due to him. The stationer, but had been unfortunate. . This seems last. He had the brasses about two months before committee recommended that a cheque of £6O ba to have preyed on his mind a good deal, and he he offered them for sale-. He then sold them to granted to the surveyor on the general account, and had become low spirited. On Friday morning, the Mr. Parsens, inearnaster, Pensnett.—Saurael Jessie one of £3O on the paving account. Accounts were 30th ult., he said to his friends that he would l'arsons. of the firm of David Parsons and Sons, recommended for payment as follows :—Paving have a rhea walk, and went in the direction of said that the brasses produced were bought from account .2194 68 2d; main roads account .236; Stewponey, where it is. supposed be jumped into the last witness. In consequence of seeing "J. B. street improvement account .23G 18s 0d; Estabthe canal .aud was drowned. His friends at home & Co." on them, he communicated with Mr.''Foster's lishment expenses £5 15s ed ; legal expenses .24 5s becoming very anxious, communicated with Super- manager. They gave him Gail per lb for all the 10d; fire appliances .215 us Gd. The collector nail intendant Wheeler, who advised that some bills 1:-.avy brass and 5d per lb for the light brass which paid to the treasurer £357 lie 3d on the general should be printed and circulated. Search was he broueht,—James Hill, son of the prisoner Hill, district rate, and £5 12s 8d on the district fund made and the body was got out of the canal, life stated that his father had had some dealings with aoiount. The balance in the trrasurers hands was being extinct, and conveyed to the Foley Arms the prisoner Pardoe. Pardo° gave him sotne brass £393 15s Od.—With the exception of .24 5s 10d for Hotel, where an inquest was held on the body, be- to weigh, and there were only himself and Pardoe legal expenses the report was adopted. fore Mr. Phillips and a jury. After hearing the present when the brass was weighed. The brass he Sr NITARY AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE -evidence the jury found an open verdict of "Found weighed was like that produced. Pardee brought The Committee reported that the county authorities Drowned.' The body was conveyed from the some of it in a flask basket. About a week after hed psst the main road account, and that the Ho el to the cemetery, where it was interred oa that Pardee came again with other brass in afl isk author ties had written stating that the cheque for Wednesday last, basket, for which his father Paid him 3d per lb.— £314 gs 5d had been ordered to be paid as a claim y By Mr. Stokes: He knew Pardoe to be a gen 3ral A recent writer in our local papers has wisely of the board up to the 25th Mares, 1881. A letter observed that one "one of the follies of the age is to dealer in metals, and he was known as a respectable from Mr. E. Fisher Smith on the subject of mines , buy dear Wines and Spirits." Another folly is to tradesmani Pardee was one of the leaders of the under the highways was referred to the board. The I suppose that buying from those who make the Salvation Army. He heard Pardoe say that he had committee reported that a writ had been issued by largest !eters' or auty is buying teem in the bought the brasses. In answer to Mr. Waldron: Mr. Pearsall against the board, to recover the cheapest market. The Merchant who ,pays duty The letters produced were in his fathers hand-writ- amount of the award and the costs, and they upon thousand of gallons, pays in exact propore infs. Pardoe bought some scrap iron off his father directed an appearance be entered to defend. tion to the retailer clearing a single cask. A great before he bought the brasses.—Thomas Hill, son of MEL 'car, Oeercen's