The Potteries Examiner : — 1879-04-19 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

BAD MEAT CASE: HEAVY PENALTY.  At the Newcastle County Police Court on Monpay before I'. F. Twemlow, and Taylor Ashworth, ' Nags., William Cooper, timber dealer, of Middle Madeley, was summoned on the charge that the carca.seof a cow belonging to him had been seized in a state of preparation for sale, and intended for , human food, whereas it was diseased and unwholesome. The information was laid by Mr. John Blood, sanitary inspector. Mr. George James was for the defence.—Evidence was given to the effect that on the 27th ult. two local policemen discovered the carcace of a cow on some premises at Madeley. The animal was hung up and was being dressed as for sale. The previous day Police-sergeant Blakeley, one of the officers referred to, was told that he could have some of the carcase at 4d. a pound.—George Lindop said some of the meat was offered to him at Id. per pound.— It was shown that on the 20th defendant bought the cow, then alive, from a Mr. Kent at a public. house at Madeley for Is. Those who had been asked to buy the meat were told that Mr. Cooper gave .216 for the animal.—For the defence it was sought to be shown that defendant intended to give the meat away, having sold the hide for 7s. 61—Dr. Warburton certified that the meat was unfit for human food; and Mr. Blood stated that it was condemned by Mr. Twemlow, and by his order was destroyed.—Mr. Twemlow said the magistrates considered the charge proved, and it was as bad a case as could possibly be. The people who usually suffered in such cases were poor people who ought to be protected.—Defend' ant was then fined .220 and costs, altogether £23 120.; in default of payment, three months' imprisonment.  A WELSH OHQST STORY: 1 A strange ghoet story (says the Biresiwyksal Cassell) comas from the Principality. There in a friendly society at Pontardowe, in the Swansea Valley, &nogg( whose rule. is one that the funeral allowance cacao. I count of a deceased member shall not be paid in cases I of suicide. One of the members recently died by his I own hand, and the club accordingly refused to pay Us. death money. For this reasonable and just re- ! fusel the members are now complaining that they re I subjected to serious persecution from an unseen hand, ! presumably, a ghost .sent. 'rise manifestations began on a recent Sunday, when one of the oilers, returning hence over a lonely road. MKS simailad. and scoots, by the spirit of the late member, who, failing to obtain a eatinfactory reply to his demand for the money in a somewhat unspiritliks manner assailed the unfortunede man, and actually "tors him clothes I to ribbons." Such, at least, was the'account he gave I I in tones of horror, at the first public-hoose he came I I to after this terrible encounter. But the ghost does j not appear to have been eatisfied with this demonstration. On the following Tuesday evening, whilst the membere were assembled in the lodgeroom, the umal knocks were heard at the door as of a brothar seeking admittance. The door was opened, but no one was to be seen. The members, however, are all very curtain that they Merl the voice of the deceased utter the words "Pay my widow my funeral money and then I shall beat rent." Themecting precipitately broke sip, and the members see now puzzled to know I whatto do with owl a determined deresseed brother.  1 A THIEF ANH Iris