The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-07-13 00:00:00

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Tue, NiilW SUPERINTENDENT OF POLlCE.—Colonel
Carmichael (the chief constable of the county)
on the occasion of his official visit to the Dudley
Police Station, appointed (on the recommendation
of Mr. Chief Superintendent Burton) Inspector
Wheeler to the rank of superihtendent, to suc-
ceed Superintendent Freeman, who has retired
from service. The conduct of Mr. Wheeler has
long had the approbation of the Chief Constable
of the county, the Chief Superintendent of Dudley,
and the members of the Watch Committee, all
of whom bear ample testimony to the officer's
efficiency and his competency for the office to
which he is appointed.
CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH AT UPPER SWINPORD.
—At the Worcestershire Midsummer Assizes, in
the Crown Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Baron
Pollock, Emma Hill, a young woman, on
bail, was indicted for having in February
last endeavoured to conceal the dead body
of her illegitimate child.—Mr. R. H. Amphlett
prosecuted: prisoner was undefended. —On
the 15th March the decomposed body of
a female child was found by prisoner's brother in
a cistern at the back of the house of his father.
Prisoner lived with her father, aud around the
body was some shirting, marked "J. H.'" Some
of prisoner's clothing, found in her bedroom, had
stains upon hem, and there were others on tha
bed linen, howing that prisoner had been con-
fined.—Mr. R. L. Bayley, surgeon, examined the
body of the child, and thought it had been born
ten or fifteen days before it was found. He also
examined the prisoner, and found she had be,ll
recently sonfined—within a month.—She was
found guilty, and sentenced to three months' im-
prisonment with hard labour.
BOARD OF GUAR s.—The weekly meeting of
this board was held y :sterday Mr. H. Billiughan
in the chair. There were also present Al esArs.
Raybould, Haskew, Pargeter, Hingley, Thompson,
Griffiths, Rollinson, Wood, Giles, Mills, Baker,
Fiddian, Lavender, Kelley, Guest, and Brooks. Ad-
mitted 25; discharged 20; born 2; dead 2; rem ain-
ing, 411; corresponding week last year 386. Out-
door relief King,swinford diAriet £25 16s. 2d;
Stourbridge district .217 178 6d; lialesowen Ais-
trict £l5 15s 3d; non-resident 98 4d ; total £6B
188 3-1,1, against .255 2s 4d last year.—The Sani-
tary officer's reports were read for Staffordshire
and Worcesters,iire. The former county showed
a death rate to be 1G per 1000; the latter 31 per
1000. An application was made by the Vestry of
Upper Swinford for the Board to light the lamps
in that district, which was acceded to. The Board
decided to light all the other lainps iu the outlying
districts formerly lighted by the Turnpike Trust.

HIGHWAY OFFENCE. At the PO-lice Court,
yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher, Messrs. R. L.
Freer and J. Holcroft, .irancis Perry, residing at
the Lye, was summoned for riding on the shafts
without reins, on the sth just, at Cradley.—Dr.
Bloxham, of Halesowen, proved the case and de-
fendant was fined 5s and costs.—James Hingley,
butcher and farmer, was charged with allowing
four horses and one cow to stray on the highway,
at Belbroughton, on the 6th inst.—Police-con-
stable Payne proved the case and defendant was
fined lOs and costs.

STEALING APPLES.—George Merchant, a boy,
was charged with stealing a quantity of apples,
on the 6th just, the property or Henry Thornlow.
—Defendant pleaded guilty.—Prosecutor's wife
proved the case and defendant was fined 5s anti
costs; in default 7 days.
APPLICArION FOR A BEER LICENSE.—Mr. Wal-
dron m d.) an application on behalf or Elijah
Pea son tor a beer license.—The usual notice was
proved by Policr--iergeant REa an 1 the annual
value by Mr. Fiddian, surveyor.—The application
was granted.
TRANSFERS. The following transfers were
made: The Crown Inn, Oldswinford, from
°jell:lrd We bb to George Dark, jun.; the Cottage
,-
Spring, ‘N °Huston, from l'homas Butterworth, to
Francis Waltorz ; the Royal Oak, Lye, from R.
Rhodes to John Crudgington ; the Castle Inn,
Lye, from Alfred aolaing to John Hill; the
Unicorn Intn:,. Wollaston. from Joseph Whiston to
James G. Whitehouse.
STEALING MoNnY.—Josepla Emery, (13) Kidder-
minster street, was charged with stealing on the
Bth, a half-crown, the property of Sylvia Clark.
Prosecutrix said that she gave to a boy named
James fliggi.7.6 one envelope containing 2 half-
crown* florins, and a shilling,making los to payMr
Cook. The boy came back crying to her. James
Higgins (6), 8 id that he received the money of the
last witness, and as he was going along the road
met the prisoner who asked him to carry a basket
auci he would give him an apple. While he w;.i.s
carrying the basket he missed the money, and told
prisoner he had lost it, and began to cry. Prisoner
said he had found it:amd gave it to him, there was a
half-crown short. B. A. Cook, pi oved that Higgins
brought to him one half-crown, two florins, and
one shilling; a half-crown was missing. Police-
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fendant pleaded guilty aa. :as ,entAiced to re-
ceive 12 strokes with the -birch req.
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