The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1876-12-16 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

WARWICK.  SAD Stacmx.—On Monday morning, a barber, named Henry Neale, living in Friars Street, Warwick, committed suicide by hanging himself to a post of his bedstead. Deceased had been much addicted to drink, and was some time ago convicted of an attempt upon his life. An inquest was held in the afternoon, at which evidence was given that deceased had threatened to do away with himself.—The jury found that he committed suicide whilst in a state of iasanity, brought on by excessive drinking. TOWN Con:rm.—A monthly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday morning at the Court House, the Mayor (Alderman Dale) presiding.—Health Statistics: The Medical Officer of Health reported that during the past quarter there had been 85 births, consisting of 45 males and 40 females, in the borough. During the same period the deaths numbered 47, and consisted of 25 males and 22 females. This number represented a death-rate of 17 per 1,000, but after deducting six deaths which occured in the Workhouse the correct death-rate would be only 15.6 per 1,000. Fifteen deaths occured amongst children under one year of age, and 13 amongst persons aged sixty and upwards. One death was attributable to measles, three to diphtheria, and one to whooping trough, end two to diarrhea. In other respects the health of the town continued satisfactory—The New Waterworks; A letter was received from Mr. G. F. Smith, the contractor for these works, asking for a further sum of £5OO, which he alleged had been promised him beyond his contract price. He had been a great loser by the transaction, and should have abandoned the work but for this promise. The member., of the Council received the letter with the expressions of surprise, and none of those present remembered such a promise as that spoken of being given. The letter was referred to the Waterworks Committee for examination.—The members of the Burgesses' Association wrote to the Council pointing out that Mr. Councillor Clarke had compounded with his creditors, and had not sat in the Council for a considerable period. The association asked the Council to declare his seat vacant, but the , Mayor thought they should not take the initiative.  A JUDGE ON POLICEMEN'S EVIDENCE At the Warwick Assizes, on Wednesday, and at the conclusion of a case, Baron Huddleston asked to have oue of the officers of the Birmingham police force before him, and Inspector Noon came to the front. The learned Judge said that he did not suppose that the policemen who had given evidence in the two last cases had come there to state what was untrue, but the Court must really have a correct statement of what was said by prisoners when apprehended. P.C. Price said, in the first in. stance, that the prisoner Goodwin said that she had I been " convicted " twice previously of uttering I counterfeit coin; while it turned out that he said I before the magistrates that she had been "in ' custody" twice—which was a very different thing— and Price admitted that that was the true version. P.C. McGiff, who apprehended Lowe, said that Lowe exclaimed, "Let go; I kr ow what I have done; I will walk." But on turning to the depositions, he found that, before the magistrates, McGiff's evidence was that prisoner said; "Let go; I know what you want me for; I will walk." These were important differences, and showed the necessity of caution being exercised by officers in making statements of this kind to the Court. The necessity of being strictly amarate ought to be impressed upon these men, as by their inaccuracies they tended to bring the force into contempt. His lordship re- ' quested Inspector Noon to communicate with the proper superior officers of the force—which he had always found to be a good one--and he hoped strict orders would be given to the men upon the matter. Inspector Noon promised to communicate with his superiors.