The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-04 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

AssAuvr CASE.—At the Police Court, on Wednesday,
before Messrs. N. Ringley and W. Bassano, John
Chaloner was charged with assaulting Warwi2k Plant.
on the 24th ult.—Complainant said on the evening of
the above date he was returning from a Good Temp Firs
meeting at Cradley Heath, and when near Mr. Whit•
more's defendant met him and " pitched into him."—
Defendant said he fought with complainant and he was
so badly injured that he had not been able to work
since.—Warwick Plant was charged with assaulting
Alfred Citaloner, brother of defendant in the above
case.—Complainant said defendant jumped out of his
cart and struck him several times.—The Bench bound
over Plant and the two Chaloner's to ireep the peace for
six months.
NEGLECT OF Won.—Thomas Stoneleigh was sum-
moned by John Willetts for non-payment of £2, money
alleged to be due for iron delivered to defendant.—Mr.
Homfray defendi.d.—Defendant was ordered to pay the
amount claimed and costs.
STEALING A SOVEREIGN.—Henry Taylor, a }sung
man about 17, was charged with stealing a sovereign,
the property of Charles Stevens, on the 23rd ult.—Mr.
W. Hayes appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Addison de-
fended.—Prost e 'tor said he worked at Messrs. Doulton
and Co's' at Rowley, and prisoner also worked there.
On the above date, it being prosecutor's birthday, he
sent prisoner to Mr. Johnson's, Hall Street, Dudley, for
a half gallon of sherry, to pay for which he gave him a
sovereign. Prosecutor called two witnesses to see him
give prisoner the sovereign. Witness did not see any
more of prisoner until the following Friday about half.
past six. Witness then asked himif he was going to pay
him the sovereign and he said he had not got any money
and he was not going to pay it. He afterwards said he
had lost it. Witness asked him where he had been in
the meantime and prisoner said he had been to Walsall.
He had a new cap and a new stone breaking hammer
in his possession, for which he said he paid 2s
Prisoner had no money when he left Doulton's to go
to Dudley for the sherry.—Rich trd Edwards said he
worked at Mr. Doulton's. On the above date he saw
prosecutor give prisoner a sovereign to go to Dudley
to fetch a half gallon of sherry. Prisoner had no
money of his own at the time as he asked witness to pay
to his club fund for him. Witness saw prisoner on the
Friday following and he had on a new hat.—ln answer
to the charge prisoner pleaded not guilty.—Mr. Addison,
in defence, said his client had lost the sovereign and
that his parents had offered to repay prosecutor.—
Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next
Stafford Sessions.
A PROMISING Youm.—John Kendrick, 9 years of
age, was charged with stealing £2 108, the property of
James Mason, butcher, Cradley Reath, on the 26th nit
—Proeecutor said he was a butcher at Cradley Heath.
On Thursday the 26th tilt, about eleven o'clock in the
morning there was about £4 in the money drawer which
was unlocked. He left the shop for about ten minutes
and when he came back he found the drawer on the floor
and about 50s of the money gone. The same night he
went to prisoner's house and asked him for the money
be had taken and prisoner said he had not taken any.
Witness took prisoner to the house of some people
called Boxer, because prisoner said he had given
Boxer's lads the money. This was denied by the lads.
Prisoner afterwards said he would show prosecutor where
he had placed the money and he took him to Samuel
Homer's warehouse and under a basket there he found
£1 7s 6d. Witness afterwards ascertained that prisoner
had spent a lot of money at Quarry Bank .—Police-
constable Cooper proved apprehending prisoner about
eleven o'clock on Thursday night the 26th tilt, and on the
road to the station prisoner said he had spent 64 of the
money at Quarry Bank and that a boy bigger than him-
self had taken the rest of the money from him. He
also added that no one except himself had stolen the
money.—Prisoner was sentenced to one month's hard
labour and three years in a reformatory.