The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-08 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

children to school. Fines of 63 and 2s 6d were in-
flicted.
SrEAtrso SWEDVS.— William Sidaway Fletcher
(11), was charged with stealing 8 swedes, the
property of Mr. Jones, Wollescote, value 6d, on the
29th. Inspector Baker said he saw the boy with
the swedes and he asked him where he had had
them from. He said from a field, because he was
told to do so He detained the boy, and sent for a
police officer. Mr. Jones said he did not wish to
press the case but only to make an example of him.
Defendant was remanded for a week to see whether
he could be sent to a reformatory.
VAGRANCY.—JosephlWebb was charged with beg.
ging on the 6th inst. A woman stated that the de-
fendant came to her house and asked for 2d. He
said if she did not give him anything he would take
something. Defendant would be the worse for beer.
Sent to prison for one month, with hard labour,
Assaurr.—Sarah Waldron was charged with as-
saulting Kate Bloxsidge on the Ist inst. Mr.
Ward, of Dudley, prosecuted. It appears that the
complainant was engaged as a servant, and some
time ago her services were discontinued, and that
gave rise to some illfeelling. The complainant sent
her daughter on some errand, and went to the gate
to see whether her daughter was coming • when the
defendant flew out upon her, and struck her upon
the head with a blacking brush and tore the clothing
off her back. She did not strike her back. Case
withdrawn.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—John Steevns was
charged with drunkenness on the 6th inst.
P.C. Davis proved the case. P.S. Jones proved 21
previous convictions, and defendant was fined 40s
and costs; in default one month's hard labour.
DRUNK —Sarah Crane (55), was charged with
being drunk on the 15th ult. P.C. Moore proved
the case. P.S. Jones proved several previous con-
victions and defendant was fined 20s and co-ts; in
default one month's imprisonment.—Mary Davis
was charged with being drunk on the 15th ult, in
Love Lane. P.S. Oakey proved the case. Fined
6il and costs; in default 7 days.
STEALING SHIRTS. Caroline Westwood was
charged with stealing two cotton shirts at the Lye,
the property of Mary Alobberley. Mary alobberley
was called and said she was washing in the brew-
house on the 19th ult. Prisoner came to the do )r,
and she was drunk. She had five shirts on the
side of the boiler, Prisoner asked her for a piece of
soap to wash herself, While the prisoner was in the
brewhouse some.children came into the yard. She
went to drive them out and left the prisoner in the
brewhouse. Some time after she missed the shirts.
P.S. Cope said that the prisoner was brought to the
police station, drunk, on the 19th ult. She was
carrying two shirts which were quite wet. The
prisoner said she would leave Stourbridge if they
would discharge her. The Bench discharged her.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE. Joseph Williams was
charged with cruelly using a horse on the 23rd ult.
—Samuel Stinton said that on the day in question
he was working down a pit belonging to Messrs.
Hamer and Moore, when he was passing the de.
fend who was driving a horse. He put his pick
down by the defendant, and the defendant picked
it up and struck the horse with it. He did not
think the defendant meant to injure the horse at
all. Tne wounds were about one-inch deep. A
man named Wassell said the horse did not play at
all, and the wounds were all quite right now.
Fined 5s and costs 2: in default 14 days.
TRESPASSING IN SEARCH OP GAME —Harry Aseen
and Harry Cutler were charged with being in
search of game on the 30th ult. P.S. Oakey said
he was on duty at Gibbet Lane, on the day in ques-
tion. He heard the report of a gun. Cutler had a
gun under his arm, and he had a dog with him.
He followed them from the Gibbet Lane to the
Cemetery. He searched Cutler and found a hare
under his shirt by his bosom. Just before he came
up to them he heard Cutler remark "I knew si.e
had got it as soon as you shot." The hare was quite
warm when he SAW it. Cutler said the dog tied
caught the hare. Several previous convictions
were proved against Cutler by William Toy. Aston
was tined 20s and costs, and Cutler 30s and costs.
FALSE PESTENCES.—WiIIiam Wicks and Thomas
Hollis were charge I with obtaining money by false
pretences on the 20th ult, from John Wiesser. Mr.
Waldron defended. The first witness called was
John Wilcox, who said the two prisoners came into
his house about half past five on the day in question
Tney came in a gig. \Vies s came into the bas, and
the other stood at the bar window. His bar.naid
supplied them with a glass of beer each. Wicks
gave her a half-sovereign and she gave it to wit-
ness to take two glasses of ale out. He gave her
95 gd out, and he saw her give it to Wicks. Wicks
said "De ir me, did I give you a half-sovereign ? I
thought I gave you sixpence." He went out of the
house then, but was called back again, and said the
prisoner wanted the half-sovereign back as he had
plen'y of change, Witness took the half-sovereign
back and placed it into Wicks' hands. The pri-
sioner put ten seillimes w rth of change into wit-
nesse's hands. Hollis then said "Do you keep
good cigars ?" Wicks then put a half-sovereigo
on the top of the change, and said" Do you mini
giving me a sovereign for this change ?". He took
the change. and the prisoners were outsile and 'eet
into the gig and rode away. Immediately afterh -
found he was 103 short. Before they came in he
had a sovereign and three half-sovereigns in his
purse. After they had gone be only had four half-
sovereigns, so that he was ten shillings short. He
then gave information to the police.—Mr, Wheeler
asked for a remand because he had four more
charges against them, and that two of the witnesses
were ill.—Emily Tranter Parrock was then called
and see said she was barmaid at the Crab Mill Inn,
Oldswinford. On the day in question the prisoners
Wicks and Hollis came into their house. Wicks
came into the bar and Hellies stool by the bar
window. Wicks asked for two glasses of ale for
payment of which he tendered a half sovereign,
which she gave to Nis. Srl ilcox, who went u )stairs
tied got the change.—P S. Oakey was called and
said that from inrormati.in received he arree ed the
prisoners about eleven o'clock at night, at Mr.
Morgan's, the Pear Tree Inn, Lye. He charged
them with stealing 10s, the property of Mr.
Thomas Wilcox, by means of ringing the changes.
Wicks said "What does he mean, I don't under-
stand him." Hollis said "He means you have re-
ceived 10s. too much in the change." He brought
the prisoners to the police-station and searched
them. He found £5 lOs 9d altogether on Mollies,
who was charged with stealing lOs the money of
'rnoinas Southatn, beer seller, Chester Road, Kid-
derminster, on the 28th ult. Thomas Southern
was called an I stated that Hollis and Wicks drove
up eshis house an t they stopped. Hollis askel for
a glass of ale and a bottle of ginger beer. Hollis
gave hies a half sovereign. He could not change
it himself, so he gave it to his wife, and she went
upstairs and g.it the change and she gave him
Os 84d. Witness stopped in the passage with
Hollis who asked him to have a glass of
beer and he had one. Prisoner also paid for half an
ounce of t•bacco. Wicks then said "as you have
treated the landlord, I will treat the missus," and
he treated her to a bottle of champagne cider.—
Charlotte Southam said that on the day in question
the two prisoueis came into their house. tier
husbanl gave her half a sovereign to take ea
a glass of ale and a bottle of ginger beer. She
'4rent upstaire to get to the change out of ivar purse.
There were lOsovereigns, four half sovereigns, and
twelve shillings in silver. She went into the
parlour and Wicks followed her and she gave
him Os 84d.—P.S. Oakey was called and said the
cSarged the prisoners on the 6th inst with obtains
in s lOs by rinsing the changes, of Thomas Southern,
Ki iderminster. Wicks said "How many charges
hive you against ue. I ton't remember ever going
to Kilderieinster.'"rhe prieoners were remanOed
till next Fri ay.
BOARD 01' GUARDIANS.--Mr. J, Raybonkl pre-
sided at the weekly meeting of the Board yester-
day.—Admitted 18 ; discharged 9 ; dead 2: remain-
ing 513 against 610. Relief, Kingswinford,
£4O 2s Od, Stourbridge, £27 Gs 3d, Balesowen,
£23 lis lid, non-residents, a 4s 2d, to:al
£96 lOs 411 against £9B 103 id.
Miss MORTIMER'S COMPANY—The week ending
Saturday, September Ist, brought to a close the
six performances given by Miss Lily Mortimer's
company of a very pleasing drama founded on "The
Huncliba k of Noire Dame," entitled " Esmeralda."
The pert* inners acquitted themselves satisfactorily
and were applauded again and again by a most
enthusiastic audience. We must, however, make
special mention of the Esmeralda of Miss Lily
Nlortimer, and the Phcebus of Mr. Leslie Norman.
Both performers showed that they had a true con-
ception of their respective parts, speaking the'r
lines so plainly that every listener thoroughly under-
stood the ideas the performers -wished to convey.
Mr. Leslie Norman's excellent rendering of Milton
\Veiling's "Golden Love" was energetically re
demanded each evening. The si.e.:l ris the happy
possessor of u rich tenor voice of which he is coin-
pl te master, always singing w.th perfect °nee
Mies Mot timer's singing met with the appreciation
it so well deserved.

TAROAT IRRITATION AND COUGR.--SOTODOEIS and dry-
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Jujubes. In contact with the glands at the moment
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Sold only in h,xes, tins Is lid„ labeliel "Jsmus
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Jisesse. 'rhey soften and clear the voice--Yours fa;th-
GORDoN HOLIES, M. 0., Senior Physician to the
nunieipal fhtoat and. Ear Infirmary." In Stourbridge
Aledictne3 are sold by Morris, 136, 11!gh Strect

Tonga ("Invaluable in r te;sl Nenralgia."—Defedi cal
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