The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-06 00:00:00

LOCAL CASES AT :THE WORCESTERSHIRE
SESSIONi.

On Wednesday the following cases were heard at
Worcestershire Quarter Sessions
:
ALLEGED IVALICIOUS WOUNDING AT DUDLEY.—
John Jevons, on bail, was charged with unlawfully
wounding Phcebe Sylvestre, on the 3rd October.
Mr. K. H. Amphlett prosecuted ; Mr. Marshall
Todd defended, Prosecutrix and her husband
were drinking together in a publi'-house. Prisoner
was also there, and someone pinned a piece of paper
to his coat and set it on fire. After some joking
a row ensued, and subeqttently the prosecutrix and
her husband left. They were fol!owed by the
p:isoner, and
.ano her squabble ensued in an entry
near, and during the row the proseeutrix alleged
that prisoner stabbed her in the shoulder. She
denied that the stab was given by her husband
during a :ow at her house. A knife was found
next morning near the scene, with blood upon it
but this knife could not,be traced to the prisoner's
possession. The jury acquittc'd the prisoner.
ROBBERIES AT DUDLEY. -Jane Belton (47),
labourer, was inelict ed for stealing a wooden cask,
the property of Henry Loveridge, at Dudley, on the
17th December. Mr. A. Powell appeared for the
prosecution. She was sentenced to twelve months'
hard.labour.and seven years' police supervision.—
Ann tiri,rley (55), charwoman, pleaded guilty, to
stealing a fowl, on December 2, the property of
William Taylor. She Wns an old offender, and was
sentenced to six months' hard labour and five years'
police supervision.
THE CHAB.GE AG4INST A HALESOWEN SunGEoN.
—Thomas Patters in Morgan (26), t.urgeon, was
indicted for obtaining a snit of clothes from Alfrcd
Lewis, on the 2lth August, by false pretences.
Mr. It H. Amplilett prosecuted; Mr. Godson de-
fended. Defendant, who was an assistant to Mr.
Phillips, a surgeon, at Halesowen, called on prose-
cutor on the day named, and ordered a suit of
clothes. Defendant asked for two months' credit,
and said prosecutor need not be afraid, as he was
.hout to negotiate a partnership with Mr. Philips.
On that representation prosecutor gare the tw )
months'
.credit. but before the time had ex-
pired defendant left. Halesowen.—The Chairman
stopped the case, and said it was one in which the
prosecutor must seek to recover in the County
Court.—Defendant was then discharged. • •

EMBEZZ GEMENT AT STOURRRID-aE.—EU3 uel
Cornhill (41), was convicted of embezzling .28 18s.
9(1., the property of Job Cook.—Mr. Godson prose-
cuted —The money was given to the prisoner to pay
certain accounts, but he appropriated the sum
named.—The defenee. was he intended to pay the
money, but was arrested before he hid time to do
so —lle was sentenced to eight months' hind
labour.

STEALING PORK. AT STOURBRIDGE.—PatriCk Kil-
coyne (33), labourrfr. convicted of stealing 4,2113.
lloz. of pork, on the 28th December, the property
of George Thaler, was sentenled to eight mouths'
bard labour.—Mr. F. IL Foley prosecuted.
Younirim HougEßßEAxEns.—Clara Baker (15),
and Sarah Jane Carlwright (16), servants, pleaded
.Juilty to btesking and entering the shop of Joseph
Henry Lovett, at Oldbury, on October 19, and
stealing 7s and an umbrella.—They w:re each
scn:enced to two months' hard hbour.

ACQUITTED.—Sarah Such (51), 1 iboucer, charmed
with pocket picking at Kidderminster, was acquitted.
BAD COIN AT KIDEERMINSTER.---ThOmas Chamber- •
lain (40), printer, and Rose Phelps (28), needle-
woman, were indicted for unlawfully uttering four
florins and one shaling, on the 20th December, and
rtlo with having a quantity of co anterfeit coin ia
their possession, at Kidderminster. —A.t several
shops the female prisoner tendered counterfeit coin
for articles she purchased, and subsequently she and 1
the male prit4oner were apprehended in company,
anti on the way to the police station the male
,prisoner threw a bag of counterfeit coin away. This
bag was afterwards found, and contained £4 125. 6d.
in bad money.—The jury returned a verdict of
guilty.—Chamberlain was sentenced to fifteen i
=Atha' harklabour, sad Fholps to twsbre months.'