The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-18 00:00:00

BRIERLE Y HILL.

MAGISTEEIAL—At the Police Court, on Monday,
before Messrs. H, 0. Firmstone and H. Hall,
George Bach (19) baker, High Street, A.st.n, was
charged with stealing a silk muffler and 10s. worth
of coppers belonging to F, Miller, baker, High
Street, Brierley Hill. Both BA and Miller
were in the employ of Mr. Field, who has a
bakery. SOllle money having been missed Police-
constable Eden went to prisoner's lodgings, and in
his possession found the muffler ani part of the
money, the remainder of the coppers being found
in his cat pocket at the bakehouse. He was fined
1:5 55., or in default two months' imprisonment.—
Fourteen men, colliers and ironworkers, resident in
the neighbourhood of Pensnett, were charged with
cominitiing a breach of the peace by fighting cn
Whit-Tuesday. There was a pigeon match, at
which defendants were present, and during the race
a dispute occurred, which let to a fight. It was
said that those present took sides some on behalf
of the i'ensnett men, and the others for the Com-
mon Side district. Sticks, line-props, staves, and
other missiles were use and scene was described
as a regular riot. It caused a crowd of over 200
people to assemble. All of the defendants except
one, were ordered to pay coste, and bound over to
keep the peace.
COAL STEALERS SENT TO GAOL—At the Police
Court, on Thursday, before W. F. F. Boughey, Esq.,
Stipendiary Magistrate), Joseph Tedlett, miner, of
Peusnett, was charged with stealing about 561bs,
weight of coal, Vie property a the Earl of Dudley,
from some trucks, at the Old Park Colliery, on the
evening of the 9th inst.—A watchman proved the
theft, and stated that when the prisoner was
detected he struck witness on the ear, and walked
away with one lump of coal —George Taylor, an
additional constable under the Earl, said the defend-
ant was In the lacter's employ, and was allowed a
ton of coals month, Only on Saturday he had a
load of coal delivered to him, which he sold.—The
Stipendiary characterised the theft as the most
barefaced larceny he had ever heard of, and sent
the defendant to gaol for 14 days, with hard labour
—Lucy Cartwright, Mary Grosvenor, Ann Homer,
and Maria Shaw, married women, all of Quarry
Bank, were charged with stealing about 4icwt. of
ecial, belonging to Lord Dudley.—Early on Thure -
day !limning the defendants were seen by some
poliee-constables who were watching the Wallows
Colliery to take the coal from a stack heap adjoining
the wharf. Defendants have all previously been
before the Court, and Tayler, the additional con-
stable stated that Cartwright and Grosvenor gainect
their livelihood by coal stealing, and brought their
children up to-it. Defendants were each sentenced
to seven days' bard labour.
THEFT OF a HALF SovEßlEGN.—:George Stokes
(55), carter, Coalbournbrook, was brought up and
charged with stealing half a soveregn, belonging
to the Earl of Dudley. The theft took place on
Thursday morning. Piisoner went to No. 36 pit at
the Wallows Co liery for a load of cid. tendered
half a ,overeign in payment, and received the
change. After he had left the office the machine
clerk mis,ed the half-sovereign, and prisoner being
suspected, Additional-constable Taylor went in
pursuit ot him, and feuad the missing coin in his
boot.—The Stipendiary fined him les and costs; or
in d' fault 14 days' imprisonment.