The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02 00:00:00

WORDSLEY.

SCRS Lzsxs.—At the Petty Sessions, on Monday laid,
before H. Smith and L. Freer, Esqrs., the jury lists were
passed for the following townshipi:—Ainbleeote, Bob-
bington, Upper Arley, Kiwille, Kinver, Trysail, Wow-
bourne. and flimley.

ALLowriti Cows To STRAY—Caroline Farmer was
summoned for allowing nix cows to stray on the highnay
at Iverley Hill, on the 21st ultimo. Mr. Perry defended.
Police•constable Mock said on the above date he was on
duty it Iverley Hill, about throe o'clock, when he sate
the defendant's six cows grazing on the side of the road.
Defendant was a long way behind them. Mr. Perry con•
tended that defendant was taking the cows from the field
to water, and called Willitun Corbett, who said he lived
in a cottage in the Kidderminster-road. On the above
date, between two and three o'clock, he saw defendant
take the cows to water, as she always did. The Bench
c insidered the cue proved, and fined defendant ed for
e oh cow, and Costs.
ItnntAcToßY PAuProtts.—James Robson and James
Robinson, two young men, were charged with tearing up
their clothes whilst inmates of the Union, on the 24th
ulthno. William Keightley, Superintendent of Labour
at the Unice', a .id the defendants applied for a night's
lodging on the night of the 23rd ult, and on the follow-
ing morning he found they had torn up their trousers.
Defendants pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to one
month's imprisonment, with hard labour.
STF. LING TURNIP3.—George Clarke (12), and Samuel
Moseley (11), were charged with stealing a quantity of
t r lip', the property of James Yardley, of Stapenhill,
on the 11th ultimo. Police-constable Acock proved the
case, and defendants, who pleaded guilty, were ordered
pay the costs, 3s Cl, in 14 days.
Svesmeo A Thu.—James Tolley was charged with
stealing a ham, the property of Daniel Plant, on the 25th
ult. at Brierley Hill. Mr. Maltby defended. Thonias
Smith said he WAN an aaiistant to prosecutor, who is a
butcher, residing in Brierley Hill. Will swear to the
ham, by several marks on it. Saw it sate on the above
date about ten minutes past six. The ham is worth about
Crosieezamined, we bad only the ham in question,
with the knucklebone sawn through. Missed it because
the " (.1 iverner " sent me to fetch it. Do not know that
prisoner's wife brought back the ham, and asked master
to make it up. Police-constable Fairbanks said he went
to the prisoner's house on the above date, and found the
ham produced on the table, and a piece cut out, which
was found in the pantry. Charged him with stealing a
ham, the property of Daniel Pima, butcher, of BrierleV
Ill!. He said, "All right; all right. I found it on the
railroad. If I had known you had been coming on to
me so soon, I shoold have cut it through and had it
belled. Mr. Maltby, in defence, said he was instructed
that prisoner bad been to prosecutor's house that day
drinking, and got so drunk that lie did not know what he
was doing, and whilst in that state he took the ham out
of the place, and went and fell asleep on the railway, with
the ham under him; and called Elizabeth Payne, who
said she went with prisoner's wife to fetch him home,
arid found him asleep on the side of the railway, with the
barn close to him. He was helplessly drunk. Prisoner
pleaded not guilty, and was committed to take his trial
at the nest Stafford Sessions, bail being allowed in two
sureties of £lO each.

C ARON OF STEALING A PONT. William Partridge,
of Blackheath, was charged with feloniously stealing •
pony in Janoary Mit, from a field at the Level. Brierley
Hill. Prisoner was remanded for a week, bail being ac-
cepted.

STE ALIN° A JArEET.—Caleb Skidmore was illegally
charged with ideating a jacket on tho 20th ult. and illeg-
ally pledging a I. peooorty of l.ni•l Boddal. From
the evidence prude,' it appears !mot pri•mner and prose•
cuter wore on a bowling alley, when the jacket was
missed, ao I after traced to Mr. Somata, pownbroker,
where prisoner bad pledged it for 6a 7d. The jacket wee

worth Ms. Prisoner was fined 20i and costs. and ordsssd
to pay Ms, the value ; in default two months' hard
I dinar.

CII.4IIGF nF Te RAP ASIS. —Joseph Virwitmle wae
by Richard Potehev. emmekornor tr. thr. F 4,7.1 nI
xith 1..0t 15.111,,..t..f..t.1 Ow oltiron
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xna another, it appears that defendant had a won
in his hand. and was on trespass. Defendant was fined
20Y and Costs.

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CFRAGN 'CNTAR THE METAL ACT. A Ten named
John Pritchard was charged nod, the Metal Act with
haying a goantity of stolen iron in hi. possession. The
case was adjourned for seven diva.
RALIWO Inair.—Marta Diektna RC. and Mary Ann
Taylor (14), were charged with stealing a nusntity of iron
on the 14th ultimo. the property of the Pori of Divilry
Two witnesses (James Lamb and Phinbe (tsinnettl were
called to prove the ease, and they deposed to seeing the
prisoners pick up pieces of scrap iron by the canal, and
take it away. Roth prisoners were sentenced to WO
months' hard labour.