The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-22 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

PRESHNTATION TO A POLICE-SEW EANT.---On
Mondsy afternoon there was a special parade of ch
members of the Dudley borough polies to witness
the presentation to Sergeant Moore of a testimonials
on the occasion of his leaving Dudley for Balsall
Heath. The testimonial was in the form of a hand-
some time-piece, which had been subscribed for by
the members of the force as a token of their esteem
for a brother officer, and may be mentioned that
the wives of the married officers had subscribed and
purchased a gold keeper nag, which they presented
to Mrs. Moore, as a memento of her residence in
DOley extending over many years. 3he preeentae
tion to Sergeant Moore was made by Chief-super-
intendent Burton, who, in a few well-chosen sene
tences, expressed the regret he felt at losing an
officer who had done good work in Dudley, where
he had been since he first joined the force. Mr.
Burton also express,d r hope that Sergeant Moore
would be comfortable in a new station, and that
both he and his wife would enjoy long life and pros-
perity. Sergeant Moore, who was considerably af-
fected, expressed in suitable terms his thanks for
the testimonial.
ALLEGED ROBBERY FROM A DWELLING-ITOUSR;
At the Police Court, on Wednesday, before Alder-
man I3agott and Mr. Bateman, Joseph Edmund
Pagett (25), no settled abode, hawker, was charged
with stealing a coat, belonging to Frederick Brown,
and another coat, the property of Philip Brown, of
Castle Street.—lt was shown that the .plisoner
came to the police station, and complained that he
had been robbed of his watch. He left the station
with Police-sergeant Ruage to make enquiries in
Tower Street. Whilst away, Mrs. Brown, the mother
of the prosecutors, gave information to the police
that she had surprised a man in the house with her
sons' coats. The man escaped, but she fully de-
scribed him. This so tallied with that of the man
who had complained of being robbed of his watch
that he was waited for. During the enquiries
Pagett bolted, and was ultimately found in a lodg-
ing-house.—He was remanded on the application
of Chief-Superintendent Burton, who bad reason
to suspect that he had been engaged in other rob-
beries.

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BRIERLEY HILL.
A PIGEON FLYING DISPUTE.— At the Police
Court oniThursday, before W. F. F. Boughey, Esq.,
Stipendiary Magistrate, Thomas Ellerton (33),
miner, John Dennison (23), ironworker, and Wm.
Cooper (20), ironworker, all of BrockmGor, were
charged with stealing the sum of 20s from the per-
son of Elijah Green, Level Street, Brierley Hill.
Mr. Waldron defended. It appeared that on Mon-
day there was a pigeon-flying match, the birds be-
longing to a man named Wootton, and Ellerton, one
of the defendants, and the prosecutor, being
appointed to hold the stakes, which amounted to
£l. After the match there was a dispute between
the parties as to which bird bad won, and, in the
absence of an umpire, prosecutor refused to give up
the stakes. After being threatened he was ultt-
mately held by Dennibon, whilst, as was alleged,
Cooper took the money from his pocket. Wootton,
who was called, said he admitted that he had lost,
and he told the prosecutor to give up the money.
The Stipendiary dismissed the charge of theft, and
told the parties that it there was anything to settle
they must go to another court.