The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-08-07 00:00:00

WORDSLEY.

Tiftlft ICTAIT PACPERA.—%t the Petty Sessions, en
Monday last, before B. St. John Matthews and if. Hall,
E-qrs., Benjamin Wharton was charged with tearing his
&Aber, whilst en inmate of the Stourbridge Union. Mt.
Meightley, superintendent of labour, proved the ease. and
defeurinnt, who pleaded guilty, was sommllted fag a
month'e hard labour,—Thouise Parkes was °tiered with
negleuting to do his work, and committed 21 days' hard
labour.

DAMAGING A 'ILAN WAG° -Of.—Joseph Hazledine was
charged with wllfally damaging a clay waggon. 00th. 1.1
of July, the property of Messrs. Harris and Peerson.
Andrew Miles said iis saw the defendant help to throw,
waggon down the hank, and break • whesl. Told Hr.
Awn about it. This once had been beard before, and
adjourned for seven days to allow the defendant to pay
waits. and he not having done so was again brought up
and fined Oil damage, and coats: 1 in default
Citsno• tit 'l' .—James Beddard.de%lo Wispy,
wits charged with trespaseing on loud belonging to Mr.
Foley, on the Pith ult. Henry Hancocks said he sty the
defendant on the lend, OLIO to a trap wisll a *Lit in It.
Parlettionnstahle Harihnry said the defendant but been
to Fhaff,r4 shoot ocuuty times. The Bench fined the
I defendant WI and postal In default One intinth'il hard
' litho
CIAIIGN or ITRALING HONEY, kc Hubert Smith
charged with steeling three Lidforivereigne. and sees
er il oilier articles. the propene of Thomas Oakey, on
. the 111th ult. Prosecutor tibia he lived at Pound Green,
1 in the parish of Upper Atli.. On the &buy,' dote ass
1 driekino at Horgan'a puldiclemse. About eleven o'clock
went Into the privy. Hal nip money with me. Looked
I at it about nine o'cliek. on I there Was ab tt XI 17s.
' There were three half-sovereigns utid two half-crowns,
1 but do not know what coln the other was in. Had a
• knife an.l a key of aby in my pocket. Missed ths
money altrint quarts r post one i the morning. Fel
•sleen In the privy. The knife produced is mine. Hail
seen the prisoner in the hrinse.—ReeseJohnson said he
I dived at Arley, and kept the Nelson In•. Saturday,
the 31st alt. the p. boner went to his house about a quer-
' ter to seven, and asked for • quart of ale. He tenitnred
a two-ehilling piece. He then &eked for HOMO porter. and
' give 11.1(4i-sovereign —Poliee•eonstuble Farmer sand he
was stationed at Arley. From information he rreeived
he apprehend, a the prisoner at Morgsn's house, and
charged him with iitealing about £2 in money, • knife.
a her, and purse, the property of Thomas Whey. 11..
' said '• I have not," Swindled him, Olld COMM two half-
cov.•reigus. 7. eid in silver, lid in eopper, and the knife
au-thy. Ile said he had the !piney from Sir. James,
a fortnight ego, Iw I he afterworas sant he picked it up
bv the privy door, but the k life was his .in. Samuel
Price si..l lie livid at Arley. Identified the knife pro-
duced. as belonging to the proseentor.—Ptisoner said lie
picked the money and the knife up outeid,i the privy
door. Ti,. Bent. remanded the Cane fin a week in order
for the prisoner to pay back the motley to the pniseeutor
Cu there wan is doubt as to whether he had picked the

money up or ROL
CAUTIONti OWNERS or WANiloNS.—William Ritilin
son, timber merchant, Brierley Hill, was charged with
allowing his timber Waygoo to be on the high road with.
out having any same Rolm it, on the 24th ult. Police-
conitablea Clarke and Freeman said they saw the waag
at BreVell Dine, without having any Dame upon it. Mr.
RolUnion itil there was a mane on th 2 waugoti. but it
wit, worn away a little. The Beheh lined defendant 2a 6.1
Wit! Costs.

STEALtgo A PIGS:CIL—Edward Wall WWI charged with
stealing a pigeon, the property of Richard Pearson. on .
the 1:1t1. ult. Mr. Addison defended. Promewtor mid
he herd Tio Kliptllollllo pigeons. ()lithe Ithb
lilt bought a. ale Memo' from Perk.. Ott the Tureday
following Lie wife let the pivons oat. Priam., siltuit•
ted that the iiigeons belonged to prosecutor. Offered to
pay the usual demand for osteliiug the pigeon*. hut the
refu-eil. Prisoner 041110 Ilto t 0 11111 1100tPle later
in the evening, and offend to let hien have the pigeons
for 14. en...examined : Have *eked the prisoner to
make it up without coining into Court. if he would pay
the ro.ds.—George P,rks mid ell the 17th ult the prose
odor bought the pigeom of him. Went with him to
Wall's, and saw the biril he sold to prosecutor. Croes•
ermined : Will swear to the pigeon. Prisoner went up
to witness's house, and told hut, that be had caught it
r. Adilivin, in defence, said tliP prisoner was at work
on the above Jute. Prosecutor %vent to Wall's boom, land
said his pigeon was a blsek-hadged ono. They produced
pig .on, and he refused to take it Saying it oat Wit hi,
If it wit proved that the pig •on was the pr loneutor'A
property, hia ellen/ RAS willing 1.1 give it up.—Edward
Comm mid he wit+ a miner. tin the 13th ilia pi oseentor
SAM(' op end asked 1.1. John Wall, and said lie had lost •
pigeon. Wall produced the pigeon he caught, mut the
proseenlca: sald It cam not hit bird. there Rill earn,.
borated last witness. John Wall veld 1.14 brother on i
not there when the pigeon was tutus/lit. A man named
Morris caught the bird. Defendant wm tined ls 6d the
value of the pigeon. 10s, and cite, ia default 14 days.
STSALINJ APPLES.— James Summere wan charged
with steeling a quantity Of apples. the property of Mary
Arn Bunn, op the eat tilt. dottu Ituon said on the
:shore data he saw the prisoner in an apple tree, patting
dm apples intoi.ia podsell- 1 Its Value t the fruit Mil
21 Pi limner pleaded guilty. Was ordered to be Licked
up for VI Miura.
lioaAvta Ctatt...—Joeeple Balks WAS eharged with at.
limiting Alive Jones on the 271 h Ultimo. nt Ruekpool.
Complainant asid she was going for her bruther, when
the defendant went op to her and struck her on the face,
linorked her on the ground, and kicked her on tier hip
Lavinia Pitt eorroborated complainant. Defendant said
complainant beat his sister. He remonstrated with tier.
and pmlied her assay. Filled la and casts ; in default
seven days.