The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-23 00:00:00

BRIERLBY HILL.

Trig LATE CHARGE OF HOME STEALING. —At the
Staffordshire Quarter Sessions. on 'Tuesday last. before
Mr. T. F. Twetnlow, Chairman, Joseph Bate (56). lab-
ourer. *WM convicted of stealing a mare, the prooerty cit
William Smith. at King-ovinford. in August last. Shortly
after live in the morning the psis/flier was seen by the
prosecutor to go into a field and lead the mare away;
but the defence was that, availing timself of a cnstoin
prevalent in the neighie iurhood, the accused had simply
borrowed the horse. The Jury founds verdict of guilty,
and the Court pronounced sentence of twelve months'
imprisonment. Mr. Fulford prosecuted ; and Mr. Pigott
defended.
STEALING a the same Court, Joseph Tolley.
about 21 years of age, was indicted that, on the 25t). if
Soptember, he stole a ham. the property of Daniel Plant,
at Kingswinford, The troseemor, a butcher at BrierleY I
Hill, missed the ham from his shop, and subsequently it '
WWI found by thi police at the prisoner's house. The
prisoner's answer to the charge was that he found the
ham by the railway. The Jury convicted, and the Court
pronounced sentence of three calendar months' impri-
, aonment. The Hon. A. D. Ryder proaconted.
TessaFkrie —At the Pollee Court. on Monday, before
H. Smith and L Freer, ENGIN., IM 1011MTOg transfers
I took place :—The Horse Shoe, Kingswinford, from Ann
Idebbronk to Thames Plant ; the Swan Inn, Eisner.
from Benjamin Whittaker to William lin:hard& ; the Red
Lion Inn. Itimiswittfotoi. from John in Isaac Mountford;
the Stag Inn. Kit) v,r, from William Holloway to iitiorge
Bunker: the Union It.n, Kingswinford, from George
Loverrick to George Mantle; the New Inn. Kingswin•
ford, from James Itillingham to Amos Dunn ; the King's
Head, Kingswinford, from William Hughes to James
Baker ; the Holly Bush, King-iwinford, front William
Moreton to John Evers. The following persona had
beerhoase certificates granted in them .—Hannah Cole,
Mount Pleasant l.iliau Jones, Quarry Bank, and Abra-
ham Crew. Brierley Hill.
Womns's QUARGELI.—Hannah Evans was charged
with assaulting Mary Diggs. at Bobbingtnn. The case
was of a very trivial nature, and the Bench dismissed

it.
STF. MING COAL—Ann Sharratt and Charles Pountford
were chaaged with stealing a quantity of coal, the pro-
perty of Messrs .1. and W. Pearson, on the 11th instant.
William Henry Wood, manager, proved the case against
Sharratt. who was fined Is and Costa; in default 14 days.
P.)antford wits dismissed. .

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TIRE LATE ROBBERY OF ',AI:BEL—It the Stafford
Sessions, on Wednesday last, before Mr. Rupert Kettle,
James Nicholls (35), labourer, and George Wilkes (14),
beerhouse-keener, were indicted for stealing, on the 27th
of August, at Kingswinford, eig,hty-seven yards of stair-
carpeting, the property of the Great Western Railway
Company. Mr. Young prosecuted, and Mr. Mottcram
defended Wilkes. The carpet was consigned by Mass.s.
Smith and Son, Kidderminster, to Messrs. Baimbridge,
Newcastle-on-Tyne. In was stolen in transitn, cud after-
wards it was found in a pig-stye adjoining the premises
of Wilkes, the Britannia Inn. Wilkes said he had it
from Nicholls. who was hereupon taken into custody.
Both prisoners were proved to have offered the carpet for
sale. They were found guilty; Wilkes who has been pre.
viously convicted, was sentenced to ten years' penal servi-
tutl, end Nicholls was sentenced to twelve months' im-
prisonment.