The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1887-05-14 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

PERSONAL EXPLANATION. girl's father, in reply to the magistrate, gave both his Mr. Molloy, as a matter of personal explanation, daughters a very bad character, and said he could do stated that in consequence of the course taken by the nothing with them. The little girl admitted the Government with respect to the scandalous accusations offence, and explained that she spent the half-sovereign against the Irish members recently published in the in sweets, cakes, and finery. The case was adjourned, " Times "he had resigned his seat on the Royal Cornand Mr. Burcher, an industrial - school officer, sion on Education. was requested to make inquiry into the case and THE CRIMES RILL, to find a school for the accused. Mr. Burcher re- The House having gone into committee on the ported to the magistrate that he had discovered that Criminal Law Amendment (Ireland) Bill, the consideration of 01au9e 1 was resumed. To the second subthe mother committed suicide in the Regent's Canal some time ago, and that their father, who was a section—which renders liable to punishment for conlabouring man, had no control over the prisoner or tempt anyt y person who rhefludsesby to attetpdce in prto give her sister, both of whom were leading a life which, evidence a oencewithatnhe inquiryoomi commission of whEiciausniopersonains unless at once stopped, would very soon culminate in char. d Mge r. T. Healy moved an amendment providth_eir irretrievable ruin. Both the children had been ing that a person so committed for contempt should itted into the Paddington Infirmary, and an be treated as a first-class misdemeanant. After con-19, was in the same establishment. siderable discussion this was ne,atived by 195 to 144. Alfred 17, a baker, of Kilburn Park-road, was A further emendment moved by Mr. Healy, limiting now charged with assaulting the girls Elizabeth and the punishment of a person so committed to seven Sarah Piper, aged 11 and 13 respectively, The father, days' imprisonment, was negatived by 138 to 111. on being examined by the magistrate, said he did not A number of other amendments having been diespeak to the prisoner about his conduct to the girls,'F cussed and negatived by large majorities, progress was for he knew nothing about it. Pressed as to whether eventually reported, and the House adjourned at 25 the younger girl did not make a complaint to the minutes past one._ witness', the latter replied that he did not know. He added, "She might have told me, but when you are busy you can't think of everything." Mr. Cooke: Do you mean to say you don't remember a matter of this sort, which certainly should have impressed you? The witness: No, I don't. Mr. Cooke : It is very extraordinary. At the suggestion of Detective-inspector Morgan the witness was further questioned by the magistrate, and he admitted that the prisoner Cox bad behaved improperly towards an insane daughter of his, aged eighteen, and he had to send him away, also that Cox had made improper suggestions to the younger children. Having heard medical evidence, Mr. Cooke ordered a remand, as Inspector Morgan said he should probably have to nrefer another charge against Cos..