The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-04-12 00:00:00

SECONj COURT.

BEFORE MR. R, WOODWARD.

SIIOP ROBBZRY AT KIDDERMINSTER. Henry
Breeze Ward (21), shoprnan and Edward Ernest
Ward (17).carpenter, brothers, were charged with
stealing is 6d, the money of Thomas Gill, on the
21st March.—They were found guilty, and having
been previously convicted of a similar robbery, the
elder prisoner was sentenced to nine months' hard
labour 'aid the younger one to three months.—
Another charge of a like nature against the pri-
soners was not gone into.

THEFT AT itIDDERMINSTER. - William Henry
Lloyd (18), labourer, was convicted of stealing 81b
of bread ani other articles, the property of Richard
Hooper, on the 10th February. Having been pre
viously convicted, he was Eentenced to twelve
months' hard labour, Mr. P. S. Hickey prose-
c ated.

ALLEGED ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON. -- Mary
Pritchard (46), nailer, was charged with stealing
120 9d from the person of Jeremi-h Rollason, on the
23rd February, at Dudley She was acquitted.
Mr. Gresham Wells prosecuted.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AT DUDLEY. -- Joseph
Gillies, a respectable-looking man, charged with
embezzling 3s the money of MO James Murdock, his
master, drap.r, was acquitt d.—Mr. R. H, Anaphlett
prosecuted.
WEDNESDAY,
BEFORE MR, R. WOODWARD.

WATCH STEALING AT STGURBRIDGE. George
Saunders (21), znaltster, was charged with stealing
two watches, the property of Edward Cane, in
August last. Mr. J, Aznphlett prosecuted. Pri
sonar called at the proseautors's house, and said her
husband had told him to call for the two watches
to repair. She gave them t 9 him, and he pledged
guilty,i‘n I sentenced to six
ANT. William Parker was
thnich:Aannlrgt.hl;:sillsh:wa:Nidt:hlsdaTBbsicuEaluirfind' g a pint of stout, and three
pecks of oats and beans, the property of John Broad
Wilson, on the 30th March, at Bromsgrove.—Pri
soner had been in Mr. Wilson's employ for twenty
years. On the day in question the articles men
tioned were found concealed in the malthouse, ready
to he taken away. The prisoner was convicted,
and sentenced to ote month's haz d labour.
SMASHING AT STOURBRIDGE. Henry ETarfield
(20). polisher, and William Land (18), tabourer,
were convicted of uttering counterfeit coin on the
9th January. Prisoners, who were said to bekng
to a gang of young thrives fro n Birmingham,
passed a number of had shillings in Stourbringe on
the day named. They were sentenced to niu.,
months' hard labour (ach.

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EMBEZZLEMENT AT DUDLEY. —Gorge Whit more,
convicted of embezzling 2s 6d, the money of Wil-
liam Wiarnoze, his employer, was sentenced to six
months' hard labour.

STEALING A MARE AT DTJDLICY —William Payne
34), carter, was charged with stealing a mare, the
nroperiy ,:f James Disis, on the 10th July. Mr.
Gresham Wells pro-ccutEd Prisoner took the
her, f,om a fiell where it was grazing, an sold it
ft 2i 12s 61 t)
.a. limn named J, sepia Baugh, re-
marking !hat his master had sent him to sell the
animal. -He was convicted, and sentenced to nine
months' hard labour.

ACQUITTE•a. - J-sepli Darby and ILnry Blower,
charged with stealing 10ib of coal, the property of
the Dudley Gasligh Coinpany, on th. 14th January,
were acquitt, d.
This concluded the business of the Sessions,