The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-29 00:00:00

WORDSLEy.

STEALING HAY.—At the Police Court, 00 Monday last,
before H. Smith and L. Freer, Arthur Nash was charged
on remand with stealing a quantity of hay and corn, the
property of Mr. Samuel Bowen, of the Platts films
Works, on the 10th of April. Mr. Perry appeared rot
the prosecution, and Mr. Addison for the defence:.
James Davis was called, but as we have already given hie
evidence there is no necessity for repeating iL—Mr.
Samuel Bowen (prosecutor) said he carried on the Mlle
Works. Os the morning of the 10th of April, in conse-
quence of something said to him by last witness, he 'nut
' into prisoner's stable. Prisoner was there, and witness
saw a truss of hay and a bag of corn. The cora consis-
ted of chaff, bran, aud oats. Witness was standing at
the office door and saw witness come from the direction
of the hovel. Ile asked prisoner how he came by the
Icorn, and he said it was corn that was left in the hovel
on the Saturday before the mare. Ile said it was only
, chuff and bran, lie said he had the hay from Emmett's,
and afterwards said he bought Baron) a boatman on the
Saturday afternoon. The %slue oi the hay would he
about )111fhocrown. Crow examined ; (tot the hay tr.in
a man named Irish. Have never asked Irish to coma
and swear t, the hey. I know good hay from bad. when
I see it. DO not know that Irish has sold lily to Brown
at the bottom of the town, and to Beard at Gm Holly
Bush. Ido not know his business. I have had • cons
venation with Davis, the watchman, and have not told
him that it Tian not nay horse corn. I have not said BO
to Davis, the foreman. Have not had complaints about
prisoner losing some bags.—Joseph Davis, the foreman,
bald OD the above date, between sin and seven o'clock al
night, he saw Mr. Bowen and prisoner together In the
house. Mr. Bowen asked him to make a clean breast of
it. —Police-countable Taylor, stationed at Wurdsley, said
he took prisoner into custody on the 10th, and charged
him with stealing a truss of hay, the property of Mr.
Bowen, on the 10th. Ile said he had not stolen it but
had booght it of a boatman at the canal side. He
bought it from Mr. Danka's carriers, and the boat was Na.
Is. Ile gave him 3s 61 for it. He said he put it in tho
hovel on the Saturday night, and took it away on the
Monday morning. Croseexamined: Mr. Bowen said 110
thought Whatmore bad something to do with it.—Mr.
Addison, in defence, called George Biddle, who said he
had known prisoner four years. Had worked for pri..o.
I tier, and alsays found him an honest and well-conducted
man.—The Bench said they had welleousidered the
case, and thought prisoner guilty, and sentenced him to
two months' hard labour.

DRUNK AND INCAPAISLE.—Edward SWAMI 1111 d Edward
Ball were charged with being drunk end incapable at
Pensnett. Police constable Storer proved the case. De.
fondants were fined Ss each.

ASSAULT CAM—Elizabeth White was charged with
assaulting EMIIILL Jones, on the 17th inst. Mr. Addison
for complainant, Cod Mr. Clulow for the defence. After
hearing the evidence the Bench considered they were
equally to blame, and the Ilench decided t. bind both
parties to keep the peace for six months in one surety of
£5 each.