The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-27 00:00:00

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Me-srg. W. H. & H. Le May, Seed Factors, 68,
B)iou'lh High s'tseet, lon, report :—Very fair
etas (.17,sece on the seed market this day. The
tra foe winter tares, rye, and trifoi lane is a ery
quiat, and print s have a downward tendency; the
same may e said of mustard seeds, both brswn and
white.—September 24 h, 1884.
aP. t) OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. Raybould presnled
at the weekly meeting of this Beard yesterday, Ad.
milted 11, disshargedlS, born 1, dean 4, reinaininn
631., against 501 in the eorrespending week las•
year Oat-doer relief. Kingiwinfool district £4O
las 01, Storir'ariage £3O Os iii, Halesowert n 23 tis
01, non-residents sfs'l 17s 23, total .95 is 61, against
£95 16s 51d last ye ir The usual quarterly con-
tracts were entered into. There were four tenders
for connecting the private houses at Amblecote
with the main sewers, and that of Mr. Thomas
Vale, of Hatt!ebury, was accepted.
DRUNKENNESS,— At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher and Mr. A. Freer, Jnosph
Powell was charged with being drunk on the 17th
in-t, at the Lye. Fined 21 6J and costs.—Thomas
Smith was e'•arged with being drunk ori. the 21st
lust, at the Lye. P.C. Buzener proved the case.
Fined 5s and CO3:S.—John Smith was charged with
beina drunk on the 20dn inste at Stamber Mill.
P.C. Powell proved the case. Fined 25 ed ani
costs.—William Robins was fined 5s and costs for
being drunk at the Lye, on the 21st inst. P.O.
Jor.es proved the case.—Joseph Southall was lined
15 and costs fir being drunk and incapable on the
22nd last, in the Vauxhall Road. P.C. Day proved
the case.—Henry Aber neathy was tined 2s 61 and
costa for drunkenness on the 20. h ipste Harry
Kelly proved trio case.
i'FC noon 1.).0A RD CASES. A namber of persons
were summoned by Inspector Baker for neglectien
to send their children to school, and they were fined
in sums varying from is to 53.
JuRY Liseee—The jury lists were presented and
pissed, Charles Orford, of Foster Street, being
struck off the Stourbridge list on account of deaf-
! ness.
Catersoars—Edward Harris was charged with using
a gun without a license at Clout, on the 7th July.
Walter Henry Hickman said he saw deferaiant tire
a gun on his field and kill two rabbits. Fined 20s,
including costs.
ASSAULTS. George Burton was charged with
assaulting James Rogers on the 16th inst.. Mr.
Addison appeared for complainant and AlieWal.:ro
defended. Complainant said he wit to cle-end-
ant's house to look after his wife, He saw Mrs.
Burton, who told him she was re t there. Defend.
ilia crime oit with a pair of tongs, which he put
rount ais neck and tried to straasle him. He could
not swallo.v for three days. Defendant would have
strangled him if he had not been pulled off. There
; was a cross-summons. Burton said he kept the
Plough and Harrow. On the day in question Rogers
tame to Lit house and used filthy language towards
his wife. He told him that that sort of language
would not do in his house and ordered hint out.
As he refused to fr,o witivsi put the tongs round his
neck and said, "Come on, Jim." Rogers was
beastly drunk that day. Colonel Fletcher said there
was noideubt'ehere was an assault, and the man be-
ing chunk in the house he could turn him out. but
not u-e unnecessary violence. Each party was fined
5s and costs.
SERiOUS CHARGE.—Thomas Pardoe and William
Pardoe were chasged with stealing a quantity of
fie, horse nails, and rasps, the property of Isaac
Nash and Sens, between the middle of July and the
12th of September. James Taylor, of Kidderminster,
was charged with receiving the same well knowing
them to have been stolen.--Mr, Wheeler withdrew
the charge against William Pardoe in conseqaence
of a statement which he made and which he (Ur.
Wheels) found to be correct. —George F. Rossiter,
manager, said he had seen the prisoner at his
employers work frequently, between the middle a
July and the 12th September. He never sold any
horse nails or rasps to Thomas P,irdoe. On the 12' Ii
September he was watching the warehouse, and saw
the prisoner so into tse iren wirel.ouse, and then
entered the nailwarehouse. Ile called out"Chatlie.,"
but no one came for a sho:t time ; afte-warie a boy
came to the door with a basket. The prisoner took
the basket from the lad and went to the horse nails.
He (lid not see lint actually take the nails, but he
beeal the prisoner put the nails into the hesket,
e was no one else in that part of the ware-
house, and he was about three yards from prisoner.
Prisoner placed the basket near the doorway. Tee
basket was enipl when the boy br, ught it to rise
works. Prisoner afterwards went to the firegrate
and teok three singe files and afterwards two paekets
of flu s. Th re were a dozen files in the two packets.
Prie.•ner then left by the door he entered, taking
die basket with him Lie returnel irmnediately in •o
the nail warehouse and pssse.d into the steel ware-
house, Witeess then fastened the door and Wit at for
assistance. He (witness) returned to the steel wree•
house and found prisoner concealed in a sank pit
and was kneeing; or lying on t'ne basket. Wi nese
took hold of him and told him to conic cut. Pri-
soner. said "What's the matter, sir " Mr. Eves-en
and P.C. Webb then came up and witness gave
prisoner into P.C. Webb's custoly. The nails and
riles vetre the property of Messrs. Nash.—William
Xvesr-n. traveller for Messrs. Nash and Son, gave
ovich ace confirming that given by last witness.--
n.C. Webb said that from information taceived
apprchended Thomas Pardoe on the 12th inst,
at Naati's works. On the 16th inst he went. to
Kidderminster to a shoeing forge belonging to Mrs.
fabberley, and received the 4 rasps produced from
tier. He also went to Richard Rogers, a shaeing
smith, ,nd received 3 bags of horse nails, 3 raspF,
and 5 flies. He also went to Thomas Salter, shosin a
-inlts, and receivel two bags of horse nails, rind
backbends, produce:l. IL- went to Crexton and
Brooks, coachbuilders, and received 4 files (pro-
duced). He received from Samuel nrace 6 horse.
rasps and a bag of horse nails. Tis us ruing,
(Friday) be siio wedprisoner the articles and charged
him with stealing them. Prisoner said "You'll
have to prove it." Prisoner wished to See the horse
nails and backhands which the officer had from
Salters. The nails were Benjamin Taylor's. Mr.
Eveson, recalled, said he had examined all the
rsaps, nails, and files produced by P,C. Webb. The
nails, to the best of his knowledge, were Messrs.
Nash's make. Some were marked and some were
net. The rasps and files were &miler to those in
M.essrs. Nash's stock. He would not swear to the
backhands. Thomas Salter, blacksmith, Kidermin-
stets, s iid he remembered prisoner coming to him
with two parcels, one of rasps and one or files. He
bought the rasps but not the tiles. Ile gave the
rasps to prisoner's father, about 3 or 4 weeks ago.
fl:e came again and brought about 2 dozen more
rasps, and he bought them off him, and afterwards
gave them to William Pardoe, Ho also bought
501 b oi horse nails. On the 13th inst V Psrdoe
came t. him aricl from what he said, ['ended him
b lek the files, horse nails, and also the raspsVi iiliagrr .
Pa.rdoe, coal dealer, Lye Waste, said he
was in Kidderminster on the 13th inst. Ho was
nstialadcianrgnewoituht.aTcaamretsneisiaryal(p)rublwicashouonsee when
ard ttwheo
a her was Gibbons. Taylor goes by the name of
"Big Jim, He said "Well dad, you Is ive got
some trouble have'nt you." He said "Well 1 have,
more s the pity." He said "I have been up home
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and shifted them things down the cellar." He
asked him if he would have a drink, and they both
went in and had a quart of ale. On last Saturday
week he received some rasps and files from Th. .e.as
Salter, and took them to a place they call "Big
Jere's" and left them there.—Joseph Brooks, coach
builder, Kidderminster, said he remembered prisoner
condi:lz to hie shop and he brought 6 three-squa
files, which he handed over to P.C. Wehb.—Samuel
Brace, blacksmith, Kidderminster, said the prisoner
came to his shop en the 14th August, with some
rasps, of which he bought 6. He also bought one
bag of horse nails on the 216 t. On the 4th inst. he
brought a bag of horse nails. He handed them over
to P.C. Webb.—After hearing further evidence
• prisoners were committed for trial, bail refused.—
Pardoe was frirtner charged with stealing threo
hammers the property of John Brooks within the
last three months. Ile was committed for trial on
this charge also.
• ADJOURNED LICENSING MEETING.—The adjourned
licensing day was held yesterday, when the follow-I
ing where granten :—The license of Richard Haden, I
Britannia, Wollaston; the Stourbridge Junction re-
freshment rooms; and Benjamin Sturmay Ray- ;
bould, Bridge Inn, Beauty Bank. Mr. Collis ap—
peared on behalf of Thomas Wyatt, of the Plough
an I Harrow, Heath, He said that the alterations
had been carried out to the satisfaction of thepolice.
Superintendent Wheeler said he was sa.tnfied with
the al'eratlons, but not with the character of some
men who visited the house.—P C. Pay nter said he ;
had visited the house on a number of occasions and
had found convicted poachers there. On being 't
cross-examined he said he did not know of his own
knowledge that they had been convicted. The
Bench, in granting the application, warned him
of having such men in his house. The license was
granted.

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