The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-07 00:00:00

WORCESTERS HIRE SESSIONS.

DESTROYING Fun AT HALES3WEN. At the
'Worcestershire Sessions on Wednesday, George
Bennett (28), miner, and James Hodgkiss (51),
miner, were indicted for throwing a quantity of
lime into a stream at the Manor Abbey, Halesowen,
on the 3rd June, with intent to destroy the fish
therein. Mr. Godson prosecuted; Mr. Griffiths
defended Hodgkiss. On the day in question Mr.
Green, of the Manor Farm, saw four men at the
brookside. He went to the spot, and the men made
off. He, however, overtook one of them, who was
convicted at the last Session's. At the brookside
was a basket containing chloride of lime and some
trout. The trout had apparently been poisoned.
The other men absconded. Bennett was arrested
at BarrowsinsFurness, and when in custody he said,
"Is Jim Hodgkiss caught! He was the one that
got all us young chaps into it." Hodgkiss was
arrested at Leeds. Evidence was also given of
prisoner having purchased chloride of lime from a
chemist; but the defence cmtsnded that this was
for use in mining. For the defence Henry Hill,
previously convicted of the offence, was called, and
he denied that either Hodgkiss or himself put any-
' tning into the water. He however admitted that
some of the party did, and they were with them at
the time. Pri,4oners were found guilty, and sen-
tenced to six months hard labour each.
THEFT AT LYE.—Jame Kendrick (17), nailer,
was indicted for stealing a hammer and trowel, on
the 18th January, the property of Henry Taylor.
Mr. J. Amphlett prosecuted ; Mr. Gresham Wells
defended.—The tools were placed by the prosecutor
(a bricklayer) in a shed from which they were
taken. Next day prisoner pledged them at Stour.
bridge, he giving a false name and address.—
Prisoner, in defence, said the tools were given him
by a man named Wooldridge, and evidence was
called to show that prisoner and Wooldridge were
tegether on the the night in question.--The jury
found the prisoner guilty of receiving the tools,
and as he had been previously convicted, he was
sentencA to nine months' hard labour.
FowL STEALING AT BELBROUGHTON.—Josoph
Walters (26), nailer, and Philip Wooten (on bail)
were indicted for stealin -, and also for receiving,
four Lets, the property of William Shilvock , at
Belbrouehton, on the 29th January. Mr. Powell
was for the prosecution ; Mr_ Gresham Wells was
for the prisoner Wooten -Walters was undefended
by counsel. The prosecutor keeps an inn at Bel-
broughton. and the fowls were stolen from his
premises. Several wit nesses gave evilence indirectly
implicating the prisoners. The Jury, after some
deliberation, found the prisoner Walters guilty, but
acquitted Wooten. Walters was seneenced to
six months' imprisonment with hard labour.

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