The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-01-12 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

COMMITTAL OF HOUSEBREAKERS.  At the Highgate Police-court, on Monday, Harry Newman, 20, of Tottenham, James Fitzsimmons, 18. of Kilburn, James Barrett, 17, of Holloway, and Frederick Corbett, 17, of the same address, all described as labourers, were charged on remand before Messrs. Bodkin, Reynolds, and T bbs, with being concerned together in breaking and entering a house known as Hazledene, Avenue-road, Crouch End,and stealing therefrom a chandelier, a telescope, gas pendant, five gas brackets, and a brass tap, the whole valued at 22 10s., the property of Mr. A. J. Brook, of Essex House, Hornsey-lane, Highgate.— Prosecutor deposed that on Monday afternoon, the 2nd inst.. be received information from the police that Hazledene, at present unoccupiod, had been broken into. He went to the house and found that the greater portion of the gas fittings had been taken down and a great deal of damage done to the walls and ceilings.—Police-constable Byworth deposed that, from information received, lie, in company with Police - constable Caudle, went to liazeldene just before 4 oclock in the afternoon. Caud'e went to the front dcor and witness to the side door. He heard voices inside, and also sounds like the breaking up of metal, and presently someone called out "Here's a copper." A rich was made for the side door, which was unbolted from the inside and opened. Corbett attempted to get out, but witness forced him back,and the other four then rushed upstairs. Assistance was sent for and the house searched. Corbett was taken into custody by witness, and the others were discovered concealed in an attic. On the k hen table th re was a canvas bag containing the fittings mentioned in the charge. The side door had been forced open, and the box of the lock broken off.—Police-Constable Caudle corroborated —Walter Ebboye, a builder, of Clerkenwell, proved that the property was safe on the afternoon of the 31st ult.—Detective-Sergeant Masey and other officers proved previous convictions against all the prisoners.—The prisoners said that if the Bench would be lenient they would all get work, and keep out of mischief. —The Bench fully committed the prisoners for trial.  Of 800 children attending the Plashet-lane Board School at Upton Park. Essex, 100 are suffering from measles, and one of the mistresses has taken the infection home. The schools are closed and the iurniture will probably have to be thoroughly disinfected. . _  • A woman named Stet, of florwich, near Bolton, has committed suicide in preference to going to prison. She had been convicted of assaulting her husband, and, failing to obtain sureties to keep the peace, was to have been taken to prison on Sunday. She, however, took a fatal dose of laudanum before she could be prevented. A shocking occurrence is reported from Framwellgate Moor, a colliery village near Durham. A miner, named Knox, went home drunk on Saturday night and quarrelled with his wife, who left the house, taking her children with her. Flames were soon after seen issuing from the Lout^ ami the fire could not be put out until all the furnoure had been destroyed. On a search Mine: mule Knox was found lying dead behind the pantry door.  The railway goods station at Gillingham. D rAet. bui:ding 100 ft. lone by Nit. wide, was &I:fro, el by fl-re on Sunday night. The flames, whinn ii.rst (*sorrel men after 10 o'clo k, si,read s.ich rapidity that within an 111111 r th- pl.c w s gteteo, and a quantity of corn aid ci. tr.r • merchandise destroyed. The ea Ho of 5.1.• • milt:own. On the arrival of I. 1 c.• London at 10 o'cluck no! hi .s w n n Pie riatinn-mas,er, btV 10 m e. I f a+ 111.0,7111.: s.'ru• inilitw y • eirt end of the station