The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-22 00:00:00

Sou( nub gistrict 741et0.3

LORD LYTTELTox. Lord Lyttelton has been
appointed one of the Commissioners und, r the
Enclosure Acts. The appointment is, we believe,
for life, and is stated to be worth £1,500 a year.
TER REculsrr STORMS.—Stourbridge fortunately
eslHped the fury of the g4le on Tuesday, as the
town is well protected on all sides. But few accidents
are reported and one was the fall of a chimney in
Coventry Street, but fortunately no one was injured
although several people who were inthe street had
narrow eschpes. We are sorry to hear that Mr.
Balch, of Catherwell, slipped down whilst returning
home on Tue,day night, and broke his leg.
THE LATE ROBBERY AT THE WORKHOUSE —At

the Worcebtrr A on Thu.s-day,--073Tilingh7;
(18) was indie:ed for stealing a gold e':ain, a locket
a gold broo, h, a pair of silver bracelets, tr,d 3s lid
in money, the ptopetty of Sarah Rollini,o ), at
Steurhtidge, on the 3rd January. lir. a Alll-
- prO,t.Tllled.—Pros'ectitrix was the matron ot
6tourl)riag, Wer-hottse, am', the prisoner wa.4 her
.zorvant. t.,cycral articlus of jewellery were minsed

pros,catrix fr•Au her rooai: and a prtion was
f,,u,nl nu tho prii.n.-r, who itbsconded from the
(.V.tlibovse on tb. 3rd Janudry.—Yrisonir was
ad se _teneed deferred.,
. REFUSING To Qurr.---At the Police Coult." y
eforo nel Fletcher and Mr. F. Evers,
was summoned for refusing to quit
the Cross Inn. ONlswin.'ord, when requ,sted, n the
jab oast. G_org:: I.3.rrelis, the lancl!o;d, proved
th.t. ,!t.'cridant went into the Cr 013.1 on the above
dot, in a s ate of intoxicltion, and on be!ng re-
quested to 'cave he iefused to do so. A fine of 5s
wad costs-was inflict3d, wit 4 the alternative t. 14
days

b:!LT 'XENNESS —ThOrnas Hipkiss ws fined 2s ad
and costs for i:eing drulik on the highway at Ped-
more, on the 16th -t —.Hew Hampton, a gri Om,
was charged with being drunk aul disord..rly on the
highway ot thurda:ll, (n the 20th inst. He was
further charged with wilfully damaging a mindow
the propetty of Jane Lane, at Chun hill, on the
t.anie date. constAle Smith said that the
defent ant was drunk and using bad largnago ppo-
site Churchill Court. Jane Line proved that the
defendant broke the latch off her houso door and
al,o broke three panes 4,f her a indow. Defendant
pleaded guilty to both charges and said h.) would
take the pledge if the Bench would deal leniently
with him. Thu Bench ficcd him osi and cots in
each else, and farther ordered him to pay Ws the
damage done. Jo!:n Partridge (60) was charged
with being drunk and incapable on the 20th inst.
Police-constable Aladeley proved that the defendant
was lying in the road near the Viaduct, helplessly
drunk. l Defendant, who plvaded guilty, was fined
ss, including ccsts.
ALLEGED int:yr—rlizateth Cook and James

3arv, y. both of Stourbridge' we.e charged with
steeling £5, the property of John Kendrick. on the
39th inst.--John Kendrick, horsenail maker, of the
Lye, said that on the night in question he went to
the Lamp Inn, kept by Sarah Ann Hall, in Birm-
ingham Street, in company with Garvey. Cook
was in the room when he went in. He called for
several pints of ale and they were dunking to-
gether about an hour. He then went towards
home and when oh :ur. 200 yards from the house
missed his purse which contained £5 in gold. He
w(nt back to Mrs. ita:l and told her that he had
lost his purse and £5, and sh said that it was the
woman that had it. The purse produced was the
same that he had lost.—Sarah Ann Hall said that
*.he kept the Lamp Inn, and the prosecutor and
Garvey came into the house together. Kendtick
tilled for a quart of ale and he paid her for it.
"4 hey sat down on a bench together, Cook on his
), 'Land siOe• and Garvey on his righr-hand side.
Komi, ick asked Cook to drink. He ih-n called for
another quart of ale and she tok it to him and he
pulled out his purse from his pocket and asked her

to take it out d that. Witness replied that Fhe
lioiild not,handle his purse. Kendrick th n gave ;
her eixpeate for the ale. She saw Cook take the
plivise from Kendrick's hand and she said to her
"Gixe aim that puue again." She then left. the
room and did ta-t kn w whether prisoner gave
it to him or not; hi t as he was going out she

C 0,1:{ t ay .o Garvey •‘ Yt,o. -see i;.at I put
it in his pocket again." 13oth the prisoners
then left the house together and left Kendrick
in the room. She went to the front door and
saw them talking together, close to where the
purse was found. She did not ask Kendrick if
4, bad ;'u. his purse. Ken,iriek wmt out and re-
turned in about tea micutes and complained of the
ifoo a big Fula—William John ilutohing. laud

krd of the Holly Be-It Inn, Coventry are- t, said
.b.:Kaat tn 0.4,0 k Oa ttw :1411t irk (111-Elt.Cti
C 3 :tad tJsv.v went •() i•:i tp-113,- askol r
o:zr-ey. .•4itif•Lyro,
mo-i• y to iv or A aL.i euld
3,110%y her 7J :L.l. I some
Lii (ia.r Cy ,U;)cj 0 be A: d S.)e
tok oi4 of his 1.00,:01; it tao.nilrng piece. IL
too7a ihe rooni..y for dii ate out orZ Ilia'. Co :k said
she had Oven Garvey Bs, but this he denied.—An-
t'iony kfclioty7lity sail he picked up the purse in
t • passage leading from the closA to the house at
riall's.—Frances Williams, wife ,if Police-constable
Wiliam', said she scarvhed the female prison,r on.
the 19th inst., and foand two reels of cotton, one
thimble,- a dive and 4d in coppers. Prisoner said.
`• I know what you are looking for, but I have Ip.t
git it. I know who has. I will not tell you ()-
night, but in the morning." Police-sergeant Jones
proved apprehending her and upon being charged
she replied" I did not steal the mon y. I saw the
purse." Garvey, on being charged, said he did not
know anything about the money.—The Bench were
of opini,n that ti ert) was not sufficient evidence to
send them for trial, and discharged tha priso..ev.
THY:Fir FROM THE PERSON.—Mary Ann Bryant,
prostitute, residing at the George Walk, w.is charged
was stealing from the person of David Dawes, the
sum of £5 15s en the 20th inst. David I)aws.
licensed victualler, Brockmoor, near Brierley Hill,
said that he was at Stourbridge in company with
three otter men, :ind went to the house ot Benjamin
Andrews, an uncle to one of the men. He sent for
half-a-gallon of ale for Andr.ws. Prisoner sat on
the left side and a man named Westwood n his
right side. There was money in the left hand
pocket. There was a-washleather bag contain ng
.£27. She got up stud walked out of the house, and
W(- stwood told him that he thought by the manner
in which she went Out, that she had had her hand
in his pocket. He (witness) said he would have her
searched. Westwood pulled her shoe off, and a
sov,,rkign and two half-crowns fell on the floor.
It was an open bag. James Wes:wood, Brockmoor,
said- that he went with prosecutor to the house, and
from a previous warning that he had received he
watched prisoner, She sat with her hand by his
left hand pocket. He saw lier go out and he fol-
lowed her and caugiit her about 30 yards from the
house. He went to her and told her that she hid
robbed Mr. Dawes. She replied "No, I have not,"
and gave him three penny pieces (which were pro-
duced) and said "Say nothing more about it.' She
went back into the house and he found a sovereign
and two half-crowns in her shoe. Prisoner was
eommi.ted to take her trial at the next Worcester
SeNsions.

BOARD OF. G UARDIANS.—Th2 meet:ng
this Board WaS held ye2terday. Mr. Billingh:nn
in tl4 chair. There were also present Nlessrs.
Hingley, Hower, Giles, Mills, Lav,-nder, Taylor
Haskow, Kelly, and Forrest. Aiwitted into
the house during the week 22 ; • born 1; dis•
charged 6 ; dead 2 ; remaining in the house
553 ; corresponding period last year 500. Out.
door relief, Kingswinford district, 37 13s lid ;
Stourbridge district £34 103 id ; 1141esovrea
district £l7 33 Od ; non-resident 4s. Total
•89 133 4d, against £75 2i 711..