The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-27 00:00:00

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CAUTION TO CARTERI.—At the Petty &undone, on
Monday last, before F. Evora and H. Hall, Escrso
Jeffrey Ward, carter, residing at the ljelcer, near B roms-
grove, was charged by Superintendett Mille with using a
cart on the 12th Mat, without having the owner's name
upon it. Police-constable Freeman proved the case.
Ordered to pay the costs, 14s.
Lanes:sr Cone—William North was charged with fe-
loniously stealing a box, the property of the Great Wes-
tern Railway Company. George 'Harris said he was
night watchman on the above railway, at Brettell Lane.
On the IRth inst he went in company with Police-con-
'table Fairbanks to search the prisoner's house, and
found the box produced, which he cculd swear to from
the marks he put on it in February last. He missed it
at the end of February last. As witness was leaving the
house, prisoner said he woold stick a knife through his
b--y heart Police-constable Fairbanks proved that
on the 18th inst he went to the prisoner's house with a
search.warrant, in company with Harris, who pointed
out the box to him as belonging to the Great Western
Railway Company. Prisoner said that he had bought it
from the name of Adamson, with some sheet glass in.
Police.constable Brittain proved that he was present
when the search-warrant was being execnted, and found
the box produced. Prisoner said he could produce sere-
rd witwasss, who help al to pa-ls the gla.a into the box,
and the case was adjourned for a week, prisoner being
bound over to appear.
ASSAULTING VIC POLle E.—Geargi! Mink, was charged
by Police-constable Fairbanks with assaulting him on
the 2lst inst. Complainant said that he found the de-
fendant drunk, lying down its the street, at Itrierley Hill.
Witness got him on, when the defendant begaag 111.11
1 5s sn.l cost, ; in default seven days.
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Complain-
Taylor wit', a,slulting hien on the Imo
ant gold he wag timekeeper at Mr. it. Robinsons. The
defendant etninds hi, fattier is a brieklayer. His elld•
plover ordered him to fetch a pulley. fle went to fetch
it when the defendant claimed it as his property, and re-
fused to It him have. Defendant also came info the
warehouse and struck him several times, and Made his
nose bleed. In answer to the charge, defendant said he
went into the warehouse for some nails, when he saw
their pulley, and wanted to tale it away, but the cora-
' plainant would not let him, and cau,glit him by the throat,
and they both fell down together. The Bench consid-
creel the case proved. At the same time, however. they
thought complainant might have used a little more vio-
lence than was necessary to Fa the defendant out, and
if the defendant would pay costs the ease Wreall be with-
drawn. Defendant agreed to pay 12s 61, the cosi.,
Wihrur. Hughes and John Young
were charged with wilfully damaging a tree, on the Bth
instant, the property of the Earl of Dudley. Joseph
Hickman, engineer. said that he saw the two defendants
breaking down some elm trees. He wished to press the
case against llnghes. as he had been to prison before for
a similar offence. The damage done was ft. Hughes
was ordered to pay 103 and costs. Young was fined Is,
61 damage, and costs ; in default seven days imprison-
ment.
Cameos: OF COAL STIZAU:SG.—Maria Brown, Isabella
Dunn, Mary Ann Jones, Julia Bloomer, k:liz thrth West-
wood, Mary Ann Cartwright, and Sarah Ann Homer were
charged with feloniously stealing a quantity of coal on
the 10th instant, the property of the Eark of Dudley.
Poliee-constsble Edward (of the Dudley Force) proved
that he ROW all the prisoners taking c•al from the Robin
Hood Colliery, Salt Wells. Joseph Oakes, watchman,
cearroboreted the officer, and said prisoners had about
5611,s each. They were all comtnitted to prison for seven
days.