The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-10-27 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

STNALING A TIMPIECE.—At the Police Court on
Monday, before H. Walker and G. King Harrison,
Esqrs., Jabez Brown (13), was charged with steal-
ing a timepiece, on the 13th inst, from a limo kiln,
belonging to Carder and Co.—Caleb Carder was
called and said he saw the timepiece at half-past
one and defendant was standing underneath it. He
then went to see to the fires and when he came
back it was gone.—P.O. Lafford said he arrested
the defendant on the 13th inst and on the way to
the police station he said he would show him where
it Defendant then took him to an empty
house where he found it. Defendant pleaded
guilty and as he received a good character he was
ordered to receive 12 strokes of the birch rod.

DRUNBENNESS.—John Homer was charged with
being drunk on the public highway on the 16th
inst. P.C. Hollins proved the case and defendant
was fined 5s and costs; in default 14 days.—Henry
Thomas was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly on the 14th inst, at Brockmoor. P.C.
Lafford proved the case and said defendant was
drunk and using bad language. Fined 58 and costs;
in default 14 days.—Wm. Jones was charged with
being drunk on the 20th inst. P.C. Daffey proved
the case and defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs;
in default 7 days.
STEALING CO AL.—M ary Ann Morgan and Esther
Robinson were charged with wealing coal from No.
26 bank, the property of the Earl of Dudley. on the
17th inst.—Mr. Taylor proved the and said he saw
the defendants on their knees picking out the coal
and when the saw him they ran away. Fined 5s
and costs; in default 7 days.—Jeremiah Cox (12)
and Thomas Bent (11) were charged with stealing
a quantity of coal from No 26 bank the property
of the Earl of Dudley. Robert Nation proved the
case and defendants' were ordered to receive 6
strokes of the birch rod.—Sarah Parkes and Pheebe
Cole were charged with stealing a quantity of coal,
the property of the Earl of Dudley, on the 10th
inst.—Robert Nation proved the cases and defend-
ants' were fined 5s and costs.—Mary Hadley was
charged with stealing a quantity of coal on the 12th
Inst,lthe property of Messrs. Harrison and Pearson.
The case was dismissed.—Elias (44) gipsy, was
fined 20s in default one month for stealing a
quantity of coal on the Bth March last, the property
of John Bradley.
DAMAGING A HA.T. —William Henry Trueman
and Isaac Hunt were charged with wilfully damag-
ing a hat the property of Mary Good on the 13th
inst.—Mary Good was called and said she met the
defendants' in high-street Brierley Hill, when
Trueman snatched the hat off her head and threw
it on the ground. Hunt picked the hat up. After
hearing witnesses on both sides, Trueman, who has
been convicted 6 times previously convicted, was
fined 2s 6d and costs, and 6d damage. The charge
against Hunt was dismissed.
Acsauvr.—Martha Coshrane was charged with
assaulting Ellen Didlock at the Wonder Inn,
Brockmoor, on the Bth inst.—Complainant stated
that she was in the above place oa the day in ques•
tion when the defendant came in and was angry
becausa her young man had not come. Complain-
ant went to go out and as she got by the door she
heard her name mentioned, and on turning back
the defendant said she would blind her. Defendaat
then caught hold of her by the hair of the head and
began to punch her. Fined is.
STEALING LINEN.—Mary Green was charged
with stealing a quanti'y of linen the property of
Mary Hin icy, Lawneswood Raw, Wordsley, on
-the 19th inst.—Annie Williams, assistant in Mr.
John Whit. house's pawnbroker shop said that the
defendant came to the shop and offered some linen
for pledg,. She asked the defendant where she
had it from and she said from Mrs. Cooper's. She
gave the defendant is 6.1 for them. Remanded
for 7 days.