The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-02-13 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

Coot STEALING.—At the Petty Sessions, held on
Weine:day last, before the Rev. F. if. Clarke, and F. W.
G. Barra, Esq., Mary Holland was charged With stealing
a quantity of coal, on the Nth ultimo, the property of
Messrs. Whitehouse, of Tividale. The Cool was proved,
it id prisoner sentenced to seven days.
.graopurd A jertier, —Wilbany MOTs
.wss charged
nibrtalocesf,eisoindioausraly
George Southal,, Prosecutor proved that be worked at
the Co: n ;reeves Works. Prisoner was als ) lalonfrer
tah en.2°9lettin nit, ilhke"; property pPearitry
there. On the 29th ult he left the articles in question in
muffler,
ng
the sheet mill, in the usual place. Prisoner went into
the sheet mill, and took the articles away. NVitncss then
gave information to the police. Police-constable Crad-
dock proved apprehending the prisoner. The dance
was that he took the jacket in mistake. Was in the
habit of banging hie jocket and but in the same pane,
and did not find out the mistake till he got home. Mr.
Boylston gave prisoner an excellent character. Prooe-
eutor said he wished to press the case. Sentenced to
seven days.
STEALING IRON.— William Rollinson, labourer, was
charged with stealing an iron slipper, on the 19t1, of Ds'
camber, the property of William Dawes. Thomae Low-
ellyn rroved that the slipper produced was made by their
own blackimith, and was the property of William Dawes,
and worth 3s. Joseph Haden. of Gorey Hill, marine
store dealer. said that on the 19th of December he pur-
chased of the prisoner the slipper produced, with other
articles, and give sjil per score pounds. He said be
had bought it of Isaac Healey. Knew that prisoner had
just come out of prison. Prisoner said that Haden woo
in the habit of buying iron of lads. ani iyiny. half the
I value for it. Helen was rep:intended by th Bench,
and the prisoner was sentenced to six weeks' impriaou-
I ment.

CHARGE AGAINST A PCHLIC N.—Jabez Tromans, land-
lord of the Iloar Inn, tiorsty Hill. was chargiol by Su-
periut,ileut 31ills with keeping his house op-n for the
•ale of beer Inrili4 prohibited hours on the lilst
Police-constable Taylor prsoied visiting th, house et 3.18,
and found a bo dinan in the Iloilo, with a pint of ale be-
fore hint. ll,fendAnt offered Lim a glass of brandy.
Ordered to pay nEds.
C GAUGE CV II WE

—Thomas Thompon, of DOloy.

,:s7:l-I::;.d.w.i.tilatturaring to roinua'it a.iapp,on M:jy

STo-ore i;,.1 10 yearA aald 4-iiiopths), on the Ist
Mr. ',01,11, ,sp-are appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Stokes
to dot. it tne prisoner. The latter gentleman applied
for a rear Lod on the ground tout the prisoner had not
tat tin.; t•i g. 4 up the defence. 'The eliare WOOL impt
scrimp: mal. waien he no donbt slpoild be able to pr,ve
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was unfwuude.l. Mr. Shakespeare, on behalf of the pro-
secution, oppo,ed the rernaml, 011 the ground that the
prisoner litd plenty of time to get up hi, defeue,, a: the
warrant wai token out, and the defendant Wal informed
of it on S.0.111,C1), last. client was a poor man, and
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could not afford t, pay him again. He was ready to go
on with the ease, and hid several witnesses present.
The ease uar ultimate:y adjxurned, the defeinlaot Imre e-
ing to pay ill 1,044 lif the &xi; and WA then lisand over
in one surety of X.OU, and himself in £5O, to appear
next Wednesday.

NeCLECT op Won!: —Seltlltlel MOClllttlra Me charged
by William Smith with neglecting his work, whereby he
had au.tained a boss of lips. Doh:rid:int admitted the
otfonce, cud was otderesi to pay the amount and costs,
El 10. . .

INQUEST.—An inquest was held on Thursday, 4th Mat,
at William Siveter's, Blackheath, on the body of Charles
Nebbitts. aged 7 months. From the evidence it appears
that the deceased Child Was pal to bed on the Monday
morning previous, and was found in bed about eleven
o'clock, nearly suffocated, from lying on its face, the
child dying shortly after. The Jury returned a verdict
that the deceased died from suffocation.
OPENING Olt THE NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL. On
Sunday last three sermons were preached in the new
chapel by the Rev. Dr. Osborn, of London, and ht,. T.
B. J. fines, of Dodley. The place was well tilled on each
occasion, and the collections amounted to 1:55 lh lid.