A FARMER AND HIS MILKMAN

Dishonesty Not Proven.

NEW INQUIRIES

BYRD. – If Walter Byrd, who was born at Muntz-street, Small Heath, Birmingham, son of Samuel Byrd, a native of Bretforton, Worcestershire, will communicate with George Pethard, Sandy’s Arms, Wickhamford, near Evesham, Worcestershire, he will hear something to his advantage.

STEALING TURNIPS. – At the County Petty Sessions, before Alderman Averill, Messrs. T.F. Shekell, R.F. Tomes, and W.H. Ashwin, Job Winnett, labourer, Wickhamford, pleaded guilty to stealing 12 turnips, value 3d., belonging to his master, Mr. C. Bird, at Wickhamford, on 11^th inst. Prosecutor asked that the man might be dealt with leniently. He was fined 5s., 12s. costs, and 3d. damage, Ald. Averill remarking that thefts of employers’ produce were getting very common, and must be stopped.

EVESHAM.

A BAD CASE OF THEFT. – the County Police Court, on Monday, before Messrs. I. Averill and W.H. Ashwin, Frederick Wingfield, tramp, was sent to prison for six week’s hard labour, for stealing a driving rein, the property of Mr. Pope, farmer, Wickhamford, on March 14^th. It appeared a friend of the prisoner called for some cider, which Mr. Pope gave him, and prisoner took advantage of the opportunity to steal the rein.

The Volunteers.

The second competition between members of the D (Evesham) Company of Volunteers took place at the Wickhamford range on Saturday last. The weather, although dry, was bad from a “shootist’s point of view, the wind and light being very changeable, and at times the mirage was most troublesome. The scores were very low, the following being the best:

AN UNSUSTAINED CHARGE. – Walter Butler, Vine-street, and Decimus Agg, Wickhamford, both of whom are privates in the Grenadier Guards, were summoned by Thos. Callow, landlord of the Old Angel Inn, Bengeworth, for wilfully breaking a window, and also assaulting him on the 21^st November.

[The men had accidentally broken a window, paid for the damage and forced their way out when Callow tried to prevent them leaving. The Bench decided the case should be dismissed.]

EVESHAM
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS. – MONDAY
Before Rev. M. Amphlett, Messrs R.F. Tomes, T.S. Shekell, W.H. Ashwin,
and I. Averill.

CHARGES OF ASSAULT. – Walter Keyte, plasterer, of Broadway, and Adam Badger, hawker, of Banbury, were summoned for assaulting Frederick Pethard, of the Sandys Arms Inn, Wickhamford, on the 8^th inst. Keyte was also charged with assaulting Mr. George Pethard, father of Frederick on the same date.

EVESHAM
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS. – MONDAY.
Before the Rev. A.H.W. Ingram (chairman), Rev. M. Amphlett,
and Messrs. T.L. Shekell, I. Averill. And W.H. Ashwin.

DRUNKENNESS. - John Smith, Wickhamford, miller, was summoned by P.C. Samuel Holmes, for being drunk at Badsey, on the 6^th inst. Mr G.L. Eades appeared for the defendant, and produced medical certificates that the defendant was ill and unable to attend, and pleaded guilty on the defendant’s behalf. Fined 10s., and 12s. 6d. costs.

EVESHAM

SACRILEGE. – Some time between Sunday, the 26^th March, and Sunday, April 2^nd, the parish chest in Wickhamford Church was broken open and £1. 6s. 6d. stolen. The robbery must have been committed by some person who had access to the church, as there is no sign of the building having been broken into. The police are making enquiries.

DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF
CHLORODYNE

Mr. Rea, coroner, held an inquest on Friday at Guildford concerning the death of Mr. William Wallington Pope, farmer, of Wickhamford, near Evesham, who was found dead in bed at the Reindeer Hotel of Tuesday morning.

[A description of the body as examined at the scene by Mr H.J. Brown, surgeon, follows in the report.]

Witness was shewn a tumbler glass on the dressing table, and an ounce bottle empty with the label upon it “Collis Browne’s Chlorodyne.”