The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-30 00:00:00

TWO MEN ARRESTED.

On Monday, Henry Lowe (39), and Andrew
Farrer (33), described as of Holly Cottage, Cleat,
were brought before Messrs. J. Holcroft and G.
King Harrison (magistrates), at Brierley Hill Police
Court.
There were several charges against them, but the
proceedinp being only for a remand, all that were
stated were committing the burglary at Enville Hall,
the seat of Earl Stamford; stealing a Bute dog.-
eart, value £2O, belonging to Mr. Beddows Moore,
Oldswinford ; and stewing some casks, the property
of Messrs. Bucknall, brewers. Mr. Tanner, Bir-
mingham appeared for the defence. The Magis-
trates' Clerk stated that the witnesses as to the
burglary were not present, and Mr. Moore, was
then called to speak as to the dog-cart. He said
that the prisoner Lowe came to him at the beginning
of October and hired a cart from him. Since the
arrest of Lowe and his companion he had been to
their residence at Cleat and could not find the
vehicle.
Cross-examined : Prisoner had had three carts
from him, and the one he charged him with stealing
was the one he hal last.
Mr. Tanner: And because it is not at Holly
Cottage you charge him with stealing it?

Yee-. -
Did you have one from him?

Yes.

'Where is that?
That is at my place now, to be done-up.
You allowed him •to have one whilst his was
being repaired?
Yes, on hire,
And because this cart you lent him is not at
Holly Cottage you charge him with stealing it?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Superintendent Wheeler, (Stourbridge), told
the Bench he thought he should be able to bring the
ease home to the men if they were remanded. He
had been to four different places and failed to find
the cart at any of them in the possession of the ac-
cused. He also believed he should be able to prove
the stealing of the casks.
Superintendent Woollaston, (Brierley Hill), stated
that he believed, if he had time, he should be able
to iniplicate the men in the burglary at Enville
Hal.

Mr. King (magistrates' clerk) : But at present,
you tell me, it would defeat the ends of justice if
you made any further communication.?
Mr. Woollaston : Yes.
The magistrates told the prisoners they would be
remanded to Birmingham until Friday, when they
would be brought up at Stourbridge
Superintendent Woollaston asked that they should
be sent to Stafford instead of Birmingham, that the
police there might have an opportunity of identify-
ing one of them who was "known" there.
Mr. Tanner objected, on the ground that Bir-
mingham would be much more convenient for him
to see the prisoners; but the magistrates eventually
ordered that they should be sent to Stafford.
The accused are stated to be both Birmingham
men and several matters in which the police have
tumid they have been engaged lead to the sus-
picion of long-firm transactions. Besides the charges
against them mentioned above, others are of obtain-
ing and misappropriation of a rug and set of harness
belonging to Mr. Cooper, saddler, Stourbridge;
some beef and mutton from Mr. Guest, Clent ; four
kilderkina of ale from Messrs. Chamberlain, Kidder-
minster; besides a quantity of bay and potatoes
from other persons.
On Saturday, an Irishman from whom they had
obtained 131 bags of potatoes and corn, came to the
police at Stourbridge in a very disconsolate frame of
mind. He told the authorities he thought it no use
"throwing good money after bad," and he should
not risk the expense of having to come over from
Ireland by becoming a prosecutor. It is not known
whether this charge will be proceeded with.
There is also an allegation against the men of
obtaining a horse from Mr, Dudley, of Black Heath,
but it is questionable whether fraud can be proved.
Fresh transactions of this nature are constantly
being heard of.
Some 300 tons of hay was recently advertised for
sale by a person at Leominster, and a letter, signed
"H. Lowe," is in the possession of the police re-
lating to the proposed purchase of it by the prisoner.
He stipulated that a sample truck should be sent on
to Stourbridge Station, but fortunately for the seller,
he wrote to a person in Stourbridge before 'sending
It, and obtained such information respecting Holly
Cottage, Clint, as induced him to break off the
bargain.
It appears that Lowe and Farrar have passed as
master and servant, and though Lowe appears to
have been in the habit of giving orders_, Ferrer
invariably wrote the necessary letters. About two
months ago Lowe applied to a solicitor as to taking
Holly Cottage at Cleat, a respectable house which
was then to let; and the tenancy being agreed upon
the men, with the wife of one of them, have since
occupied the place. Recently they also took a shop
at Round Oak, ostensibly as bay and corn and whole-
sale potato salesmen. The furniture, however, at
both places was of the most scanty description, and
it is stated that the whole of their real belongings
scarcely amounted to more than a crown in value.
In addition to other suspicious circumstances which
came to the knowledge of the police was the
that they had a Bute deg-cart corresponding to the

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