The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-27 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.
CHARGE OF FELONY.

At the Potty Sessions, on Tuesday last, before Edward
Moore, Erg , and Major Lea Smith, Thomas Williams
Mon char by Edward Gem, E nj., with stealia4 too
linen shirts, one gold watch, and various other articles
from Bellevue House, his property.
The p,secutor, on being sworn, said he I It his house
OR the Bth of August last, when he saw the grdet witch
safe. Previous to his leaving borne he lit orders for
his house to be painted and papered during hie absence
by Mr. Stokes, of Birmingham. Ile left in charge his
coachman, Thomas Gee, Mary Ann Vale, and another
servant. On his return home, in &insentience of his
being asked if he missed any proportv, he mrle a search,
and missed the property produced Insides :everas other
things. Ile accompanied Police-sergeant ler rtnedy to the
prisoner's lodgings, with a search-warrant, nod found the
shirt. produced in prisoner's box.

Mary Ann Vale, on being sworn, amid she wan parlour
maid to the prosecutor, and was living with him in Au-
gust last ad continued in his house till Lis return, mid
was still in his service. During the stisi nee of her
master the house was painted, itc., and the prisoner was
employed there, and Cu one occasion slept there, in the
spire bed room. After Inc hal completed the work lie
(prisoner) came to see her on different occasions, and
stayed until late in the evening. Prisounr wis is stranger
to her mall he Caine to work at the prosemcor'i.
Thomas eiee, the coachman, said he was left in elmrge
—with the last witness and another stiv.mt—of the
prosecutor's ionic; end that the prisoner was employed
there whilst the painting and papering were g.•i•lg on.
lie was lit aware that the prisoner ever slept in the
house. Ile knew the prisoner came to visit the last sit-
aces twice. One occasion was Sunday, the 9th Septem-
ber last ; the other on the 12th of the same month. He
sent to bed about ton o'clock, and left the prisoner
there.

On being crosaeianiined by the priseni r, he lieuied
saying to the girls on the 9th September. that as it was
raining hard he supposed they would find him a lodg-
ing.
Sarah Bromwich said she used in the Heath-rat,
Harborne, and the prisoner lodged with to r. In tho
month of September last, she took apparel for him to
Miss Iridurid, pawnbroker.
Emma Ireland. pawnbroker proved the receipt of *
whioli contained one of the shirts produced, on
the 21st September.
Mary AIM Wharton, pawnbroker, of Birmingham,
proved that prisoner pledged the watch at 11, shop, on
the Ist Septemher last, upon which she lent him:.
Align. Kennedy, Sergeant of Police, was the nest wit-
ness examined, and deposed that he accornp inied Mr.
Clem, as before stated and found the shirt prmlu..ed.
He went to the shop of Miss Ireland, pawnbroker, and
furind the other shirt produced. On the Bth inst he went
to tho shop of the last witness and found the watch pro.
&seed. Prisoner, whiht in custody. inforn,il Kennedy
that he had the watch and shists and said, " there woo
great temptation ,• the watch was left in a drawer, un-
locked. I don't believe if I was sober that I would base
done it." About two days afterwards prison, r made the
following statement to Kennedy: "I committed the rob-
bery before I spek, to Mary Aun Vale; the first wei k I
was there at work."

Prisoner declined to say anything in arswer to the
charge, and was contented to the next Ass.zes at Wor-
cester.

AMOLT.—At the Potty Sosssions, on Tuesday last,
before E. More and E. Gem, Esqrs., mel Major Isis
Smith, James Hodgkins charged John Bennett Siti, as-
saulting hits at the Rose and crown, Hasbury, on the 9tlo
Inst. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10, and
coats; Of 21 days.
ANOTHE it A3SAULT.—EdIVOI Parkes charged William
Burns with assaulting him on the '26th Atigl.t last, at
Oldbury. Defendant absconded tali. NOS n prdictided on
Monday lark He pleaded guilty, sod was tined Its and
costs ; or one month's hard labour.

T1:17.:b-PAIININII IN PURSUIT OF ClAME.—Th,,ntrts Thorne,
William Bissell. John Pegg, and John 11 iekton wore,
at the Public Mice, on Tuesday 1,14, I. fl, Messrs.
Moore and Gem—charged with trespasaing in permit of
gime on the Bth toot, on land lo Longing to Major 1.0.
Smith. Prisoners were found guilty, and Thorne and
Bisslll fined 13 each, or two months; and Pegg and
Iliokton, /2 each. _ _ . .

ASSAULTING THE POLiCIS..— Charles Ctinop, Josiah
Yates, George Flack, Thomas Bowen, and &untie! l'res•
ton were ell irged with assaulting Police-constable John
Cartwright, on the 21st inst, at Oldbury. lhe Bench
considered the case clearly proved. and lined Crump /3
and costs, and the other three prisoners 11 aud costs.
FELGNY.—Obedienco Harvey wan fielltc ileett tot-Idays'
imprisonment, and at the termination Vireo years to •
Reformatory, for stealing a pair of shoes awl a skirt ou
the 15th inst, at Oldbury, the property of hi r muter,
Stephen Snape.