Melancholy Catastrophe

We mentioned in our last, the distressing accident which occasioned the death of Mrs Scardefield of Badsey, in this county, on the 26th ultimate.  We lament to announce now, that her husband has fallen by his own hand; he put a period to his existence, but cutting his throat with a razor.  The afflicting accident which deprived him of his wife, deeply affected his mind; and there is too much reason to fear that some infamous reports propagated by the tongue of slander reached his ear and added a pang to his already wounded spirit.

THE GLADSTONIAN ROWDYISM AT BADSEY

At the Evesham County Petty Sessions on Monday before Alderman Averill (chairman) and Messrs F C Holland, R F Tomes, J Ashwin and T Adkins, Walter William Blake (24), gardener, Badsey, was summoned by Charles Jones, gardener, recently of Badsey, for assaulting and beating him on July 4th.  A cross-summons charged Jones with assaulting Blake.  Mr G L Eades appeared for Jones, and Mr W Tree (Worcester) for Blake.

ELECTION JOTTINGS – MR IMPEY AND THE VILLAGERS

LIBERAL MEETING AT BADSEY
MR IMPEY DRAWN THROUGH THE VILLAGE – DISTURBERS EJECTED

Mr F Impey, after addressing a meeting at Bretforton on Monday evening, drove to Badsey.  On arriving at the top of the village, he was met by a number of persons, who then cheered him and took the horse from the conveyance and dragged the candidate in triumph to the bottom where the meeting was held.

POLITICS AND VIOLENCE AT BADSEY

William Walter Blake*, gardener, Badsey, was charged with assaulting Charles Jones, gardener, of the same place, on July 4.  Mr G L Eades prosecuted and Mr Warren Tree defended.  There was also a cross-summons.

Mr Eades, in his opening remarks, described the assault as murderous and asked for severe punishment.