The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-04-10 00:00:00

WORCESTERSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS.

he Court reassembled on Tuesday morning be-
Mr. G. W. Hustings _

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ARSON AT STOIIRBRIDGE.—The bill against James
Yarn°ld, 18, con.rged with setting fire to a box WU-
tAitling wearing ~pparel, in the house of Charles
Yainold, on th, 30th December, was ignored.
PLEADED GLlLTY.—Widialll Wheeler, 60, nailer,
to s ealing 10,bs, of iron w,re, the property of John
Watson an I 'other., on the Bth of February, at
dales Owen. He had b -en repeatedly convicted,
a:al eas now sew (need to ten years' penal
tude, and seven years' police sup, r vision.
STEALING FOWLS AT kIALIIS OWEN. James
Cooper, 61, nailor, was convicted of stealing seven
t tine, f,,wls from the warehouse of David Wilk:mau.
and was sent need to nine meiths' h ard labour.
Mr. Godson pi ose'.uted.
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SI:EALING NAILS AT BROMSGROVE.—JOLIII a ugn,
20. nailer, was indicted for having on the 27th
January, stolen 151 b. of nails, the property of H.
W. Lewis, his mast-T. Mr. Godson
prosecuted.—
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I.l.isoner was employed at the prosecutor's uail fac
tory, and on the day in question iron w,.s served out
to him to make nails. Although it was a rule not
to tatze iron or tails out of the factory. prisoner
seld some of the nails be had to make up to a man
named -Wardie, wtio gave him 38 for them, tit.,
pi isoner observing that he might want then back
a.J.aAn on Saturday, but he did not ;etch them.
W1,1,u3s adult. ied that several naileis were in the
itabit of pled,ing nails wita him, and r_deeming
them on ballir VS. Prisoner was acquitted.—
f
Samuel .L'ugh, 41, nailer,ather of the above-named
wS then charged with stealing 111 b.
anaes eugh,
of nails. the property of the same prosecutor. The
lads of the case' wete identical with those of- the
pi u,i
-us care. P,i,oner was fvund guilty, and, hay-
lig he. n DevioUAY COM lilted, was sentebcod to six
months' liird laeour, and three years' police super.
EMBEZZLEMENT AT KIDDERMINSTER. Arthur
Andrew Broadianv, comraorcill traveller, on bail,
was chaiged with emeezzling three several sums of
money, the property of his mast( ra, Messrs, Stallacd
and Sons, wine merchants, Src., Worcester. Mr. 0.
Smith, prosecuted; and Mr. Cooke, defended.—
Prisoner received the sum of Ll from Mrs. Strange,
the Coaoh and Horses, Wribbeuhall, 18s from
Mr-% Crump, Bewdley, and i7s from Mrs. Delaney,
_Rock. He gave reoeip son paper unauthorised by
tae firms instead of on the pri.lted form supplied
him in a book. Prisoner had failed to account for
these and other items, the total defalcations amount-
ing to £2o.—For the defence it was contended that
there was no case, inasmuch as he v,,,s an agent, and
n, .t a servant within the statue. It was, however,
explained that the word' agent 'had been inadver-
tientty written on some invoices ssnt to the prisner,
but it was denied that he was in any respect an
asent.—,rhe Court ruled that there Was a case
for the jury.—The jury found the prisoner guilty,
and he was recommended to mercy by the prosecu•
tors —He was sentenced to fur mouth's' hard
labour
STEALING AN IRON FURNACE AT DUDLEY.—Johrt
poe:e, 11, dealer, was convicted of stealing an iron
furnace, on the 20;h March, the property of Michael
Carter, and was sentenced to eix months hard
labour.

IiousEEREAKING AX DUDLEY. George Oliver,
46, IL outer, eonvict,:d of breaking into the dwell-
ing house of John Taylor, on the 17th January, and
stealing several articles, was sAiteuced to ten years'
pent t servitude, and seven years' police supervision,
he having been many times previously convicted.—
Ar. It. K. At-IThlett, prcsecuted.
STEALING A SAW AT DllDLEy.—Samuel Stokes,
23, pleaded guilty to stealing a saw aud other arti-
cks, the property of Major Smith and Francis
Bradley, and was sentenced to six mon,hs'
bar
labour.
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PIGEON-STEALING AT DCDLEY. FrauCiS P, rks
and John Troman, charged with stealing two tame
pigeons, the property of Cain Homer, were found
iimity, and sentenced to one mouths' hard labour
each.--Mr. Griffiths prosecuted.
STEALING A WATCH AND CHRIS AT KIDDERMINS-
TER —John Dixon pleaded guilty to two indict-
ments, (.1 stesling a gold watch and chain, the
Property of Joseph MAttLiew,; an I a towel, the
to
Prverty of Iticuird Vaux was stntenced
seven month's hard laber•

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