The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-04-12 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DULL KY,

ALLEGED MALICIOUS INJUIIIC.—At the WorceAter
Sessions on 'Tuesday, Joseph Hancux (28), innkeeper
was indicted for unlawlully and maliciously pill ns.
down part of a dwelling house, the property of Ear.
Dudley. Mr. Smith prosecut d; Mr. Selfe de-
ieuded.—Prisoner was the landlor d of th,. Co, tip oi
Content pubiic-house, Dudley, but his ten incy ex-
piring at Lady-day last year, and he not giving up
possession, proceedings were taken against him in
e County Cour+, and an order was made. for him
to give up possession in May last. Still pr goner did
,ut give up possession, an I a second order was oh-
tined. The pri-oner, however, wEe§ allowed to re-
main for another month, as he had Hines... in his
fiunily. At length, as he could not go out, an fject.
meta order was obtained and served upon ladn
January 25th It was then discovered that he had
U.Avil away almose alt the wood about tee relic ;
also, that lie had damaged some stone steps and
broken a wall.—Mr Seire expressed regret tat the
yase had been brought into that court instead of
civil one. The prisoner had removed the things,
out his honest opinion was that he was entitled in
them, The house had been occupied by the pri-nner
and his ancestors for at least 120 years, and in re-
moving from a house wnich had been built by his
,amily, he was entitled to the utmost stretch of the
law.—The jury acquitted the prisoner.
STEAUNG A SHIRT —At the WOTer'Ster Sessions,on
Wednesday, Hannan Wiison(22),nailer, was charged
with stealing a snirt, the property of Francis Gollo-
way, on Mann 5, was found guilty, and sentenced
to seven years' poiice supervision. Mr. Smith pro-
fzieuted.

FOWL STEALING.-at the Worcester Sessioti a, on
Wednesday, David Herth (43), cha;nmaker ; Neat,
Dunn (on bail), and Thomas Green (21), miner
were indicted for stealing twenty tame fowls and
one tame duck, on the 2nd March, the property ot
Felix Coley. Lir. Streeten appeared for the prose-
cution; prisoners were undefended Prosecutor,
a main manufacturer., kept about fifty fowls and
some eucks 'n a stable, which was secured on the
Ist March. On the following morning; and later
the same day Heath re. urned to his lodgings with a
number of fowls in their feathers, and some of them
headless, and these were identified as p att. of those
itolen. When arrested Heat h made a statement ad-
mitting his own guilt and implicating his confed-
erates. Upon the clothes of Duni and Green were
found spots of blood, and in their house was found
a quantity td feathers. Toey were found guilty.
Heath ;who had been formerly convicted, was
sentenced to nine mootlis' hard labour and three
years potice supervision; the other two to six
months each.

STEALING MONEY. —At the Worcester Sessions on
Wednesday. Albert Wheeler was charged With
stealing 195 in money, on the loth February, the
property of Issacher A'lfot and others, and On the
same day stealing Ll Os 2d., the money of Issdcher
Aldot. Mr. Streeten prosecuted. Mr. Selte Defended.
In November, 1878. the men of the New British Iron
Company, Oid Hill, were out of work, and the mem-
bers of the Miners' Union of the Old Hill districts
de,ermined to rai-e ajund for assisting them by sub-
scriptions. A meet:ng was held at the Pear Tree
public house, Old 11111, winch was kept by Mr. John
Pearson, who b. Ono tiestasrer of Ale fund. Per-ons
were ap.:,ointed o dia,ie:it collieries in the
districts and receive subscriptions. The prisoner,
who was one of the men om of work. received a
collecting book on the fifth February, and he visited
several pits where he received the money
i he was n9w
charged with stealing, he not having pat(' t over to
the committee or anyone &se. --Mr. Selfe, for the
prisoner, contended th it there w .5 no c..nse to go to the
jury i! they t ok it i
ll the terms of toe indictment.—
The Chairman said that edib zzl-ment could be Nub.
stitutd tor larceny. A big legal argum nt ensued 11.
to whether pri,onix was a servant in the employ of th:
Promoter. Mr. golf oeutoudiug ho was not, but ;

SToCK SALE.—The first periodical sale wit held at Jv
Dog Inn on Wednesday last. the eutries comprised
3011 sheep, 45 bead of cattle, and onto runs csives au)
pigs. Mr. Wo4lri.ige, iii co,otnencing the sale, observe .
tot simile of his friends had expressed surprise that he
bad not beiore held sales at elo ce.,trat and convenient :-
p:ace as Hari thury, He had not dodo so bedause
iid hot whin to lute-dere with ilagley. which was 1. 1.
-lowever, it appeared to be tie fashion now to hold stock
,sles at 'other p .ices than the toil centres, and he ws
tolling into that groove and hoped to make Elartlebury
•sly s.'cudd ti dag,ey. There was a very large attedu-
Linea the sheep wer, of average 10,sd quality and made
market iates. ranging fro, 70s it h doma srds. 1.11,-,
fat beasts were a very grind iot end undo high rate .
• anging from £3t a head downwerdm t elves cud
.17 re soid weal. Uows cud cave s £235, Od dowowards
['he next same will be held on ;:uestiay, tie 13th of YEAy