The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-12-05 00:00:00

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found that he hat a fowl under h a arm dead, but quite
warm. Witness aski.d him where he had got it
Prismer made no nn,w, r. Warless then apprehended
him, and rhorgel Itni wall stealing a fowl. Remanded
to Wordsley, on If entity m•xt.
CHAROII or HIGHWAY ROBll)3llY.—Elifts Griffiths, an
old offender, was charged with robbing Jemes Case, on
the 26th alt. Mr. Holberton defended. Prosecutor said
he lived at Wordsley. and met the prisoner on Thursday
night, after nine o'clock. He went te have something
to drink with the prisoner, at a person's house named
Rogers, and stayed there with him tiU eleven o'clo:k.
Shortly after that time witness left to go hom. and the
prisoner followed him out, and asked him whetabout
driving the pony. At the same time another Mall came
up dressed in dark clothes. and said something to the
prisoner, and walked away towards the common, where
lie said his son was fighting. Prisoner did not go away,
but caught hold of Inc by the neck. and tried to strangle
me. The other man then came hark, and assisted the
prisoner. They got me down, and I became exhausted.
Prisoner kept pressing on my throat, and the other man
put his hand into my pocket and pulled out two sine.
reigns, and about five shillings, and a packet. Prisoner
then west a short distance away, and the other men
came to kick me, when the prisoner said "D-- that,
don't kick the b--r, he is dead enough." I lay on the
ground about five minutes. 1 after got np, and went Is
the police station. lam still suffering from the injuries
I received.—William Rogers, publican, residing at
Wordsley, said prosecutor and the prisoner came to his
house about eleven o'clock at night. Prisoner had a
glass of gin mid water, and the prosecutor a glass of sae.
They boils appeared as if they had been haying driuk,
but knew what they were about. They stayed about halt
an hour, When Case left, and prisoner followed directly
after. I after Susie them tenth talking together, about 30
yard. from my homer, iii the direction of Case's home.—
Samuel Thompson said he was coachman at Mr. Coch-
' cane's, at Wordsley. On Thursday night last about 25
minutes to twelve, he heard a scuttle in the road. Could
not tell what was said. Next morning the prosecutor
came to him, and his clothes were covered with dirt.
—Police•sergeant Hudson proved apprehending the pri-
soner on Friday morning from information he had re-
ceived of the robbery, and charged him with robbing
Joiner Case of £.2 and some silver, and assaulting him
on the highway, on the night previous. Prisoner said
he hal nothing t i say.—ln answer to Mr. Holberton, the
I Bench said they considered there was a prima facie case
—"dont the prisoner, and Mr. Holberton said he should
, „ StaffordiN. oo o tass _ izesu.luia.
his defence. Prisoner was then committed to
uikreserveeh the nesti. tries . ,
Banks
FRACOULENTLS. its.. 'iv removing a quantity of
was charged with fraudalen... ^t to defraud John
goods on the 9th ultimo, witli Inns.. ' was due for
Adams. Complainant proved that 9. au . 'o the
rent, and that defendant had removed his goods b.. •
amount of £2. Ordered to pay double the amount, and

camas.
COAL STEAM'S:G.—Hannah Thomae, Melinda Milward.
and Ann Tierney were charged with stealing a quantity
of coal on the 26th ultimo, the property of Earl Dudley.
Additional poliee.coustable Moore proved the offence.
Ordered to pay 8s each, the costs.—Mary Ann Guest and
Hannah Stauyard were also charged with stealing coal
on the 25th ult, the property of the Earl of Dudley.
Puliee•constatils Moore proved the offence, and said that
Stanyard had been live times previously convicted.
Guest was ordered to pay di costa, and Stauyard Wan
committed to Stafford for 14 &In. hard labour.—Selina
Woodward and Sarah Ann William HD, were charged
with stealing coal on the 27th ult, the property of Earl
Dadley. Police-eonatable Moore proved the offence.
Fined 5s each; in default seven days.—Kate Wood il(tf,
Ann Allcoek, Pluelm Morgan rl), Harriet Evans (1O),
Elizabeth Parkes, eine Eliza Bagley (8), were charged
with stealing coal oil the 2711. tilt, the property of Earl
Dudley. Evans, Bagley, Woad, and Morgan were dis-
charged ; Parkes and Alleock were ordered to be locked
up fur 21 huure.