The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-29 00:00:00

BBIERLEY HILL

POLICE COURT.—At this Court, on Thursday.
before Mr. Net ille (Stipendiary), Samuel Oliver.
miner, Pensnett, was sent to gaol for twenty- one
days for violently assaulting a woman named Anne
Ganderten. The offence was committed on the sth
of February. and since that date defendant Lad been
away from the district.'"

THE DERBY.
ORMONDE 1
THE BARD 2
ST. MIRIN 3
Time by Bewon's Chronograph 2 min 45 three.
fifths see.

The medical profession are now ordering CiDBI7IIVII
C oCoa. Essurfcm M thousands of oases, because it contains
more nutritious and flesh-forming elements than any other
beverage, and it is preferable to the thick starchy Cocca
ordinarily sold. When you ask for Cadbury's Cocoa
Essence be sure that you get it, as shopkeepers often push
Imitations for the sake of extra profits. Makers to the
Queen. Ruiz Depot, 90, Fauborough t. HOUgre.

WORCESTER ASSIZES.

OFFENC ES UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY Ac r AT
STOURBRIDGE.—At these Assizes on Monday, before

Mr. Justice Stephen, John Sfillward (41), spade
maker, pleaded guilty to not delivering up to the
trustee 3 n his bankruptcy certain parts of his es-
tate. to coneealln, some of his property wiAh intent
to defraud his creditors, and also to making omis-
sions from his E titement of affairs with intent to

defraud! at
_Stourbridge.—Mr. Cranstouu. whq ap-

peared for the prisoner, stated that the bankrup,ey
petition was presented on the 2nd of January last.
and he was a,djadicated bankrupt on the 25th f
the same month The trustee was appointed on
the Bth of February. Up to December last the
prisoner had carried on an honest trade, and in
every respect had acted as a straightforward trades-
man. 'lhree years ago his wife came into X 225
and with that he bought the Swan Pool Spade
Works, near Stourbridge. The works had been
vacant, and were then in the market. The works
were mortgaged for £3OO, and £2OO was borrowed
for the purpose of making additions to the works.
Thus at the very commencement the prisoner found
himself in considerable difficulties. Until the

middle of last year he carried on business on the
whole successfully. _ Unfortunately he was laid up
_ _

thirteen weeks with serious illneis. He was an
uneducated man. When he got better a man
named Ganner, who was a man of education, was
taken into the business, and brought £3OO into it.
The stock-in trade was worth .2420, and there was
£2OO cash in the bank. In December his creditors
began to press for payment. No doubt Ganner
had a great deal to do with the concealment of the
property, but the magistrates decided not to com-
mit him for trial. The property that was concealed
rsaised £165, the whole of the assets being £4BO.
The liabilities were over £l,OOO. No doubt others
were concerned in the matter.—Mr. R. H. Anaph-
lett, who with Mr. Fitzroy Cowper appeared for
the prosecution, said the prosecution had no reason
to suppose that anybody else with the exception of
the prisoner was concerned in the concealment.—
Mr. F. Simpson, manufacturer of iron goods, Old-
bury, Mr. W. Dowding, and Mr. Jesse Southall gave
evidence as to prisoner's character—The Judge
said that the prisoner seemed more or less to have
been brought into this by other persons. He had
been already two months in gaol. Prisoner was
was sentenced to two months' hard labour.
ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT NEAR STOURBRIDGE.
--Alexander Collins (21), Upper High Street, Lye,
m as charged with indecently assaulting Eliza Little
on May 9, at Pedmore, near Stourbridge. Mr.
Kettle prosecuted, and Mr. Cranstoun defended.—
Prosecutrix stated that she was 19 years of age,
and lived at the Lye. She first spoke to the prisoner
oe Easter Monday. On the Tuesday he asked her
to accompany him for a walk, and on the 9th she
went with him to Clent Hills, and on the way home
the prisoner knocked her down and behaved in'
decently. She struggled and fainted, and prisoner
afterwards left her. Prisoner some time later saw
her and asked her forgiveness, but she said she
would make him suffer for what he had done.
Prisoner made a statement denying the charge.—He
was acquitted.
1 STEALING A HAM AT KIDDERMINSTER......MiCh%eI
Connelly (23), labourer, was charged with stealing
a ham, the property of Walter Searle, of the Yew
Tree Inn, on April 26, at Kidderminster Foreign.
Mr. Gibbons prosecuted.— Prisoner was found guilty
and sentenced to six months' hard labour.
THEFT BY A SERVANT AT HAGLEY.—EIiza Corns
(26), servant, was charged with stealing £8 and a
shawl, the property of Thomas Henry Edwards, on
May 4. at Hagley. Mr. J. Amphlett prosecuted.—
The prisoner had been employed as servant to the
wife of prosecutor for eight years. Mrs. Edwards
missed a pair of scissors, and placed her hand in the
prisoner's pocket and found a purse containing £9
10s in gold and some silver. Mrs. Edwards then
mit•sed RS from vader a mattress where she had
placed it. Prisoner, when accused of the robbery,
left the house. She told the police the money was
her own, and she intended to return the shawl.—
The jury found her guilty, and she was sentenced
to four months' imprisonment with hard labour.
CFLARGE OF FOWL STEALING AT THE LTE.
Thomas Pardoe (35), labourer, and William Pardoe
(on bail), were charged with stealing a fowl, the
property of Samuel Collins, on April 20, at Wolles-
cote. Mr. J. Amphlott prosecuted, and Mr. Crans-
toun defended. Prosecutor's soi) said he saw
Thomas Paidoe take the fowl into his father's
stable, and it was found there dead under some
straw.—For the.defence it was shown that William
Pardo• was not at home at the time of the alleged
theft.—Prisoners were acquitted.
STEALING Fawns AT HALESOWEN s-John Knight
(30), Joseph liloole (26), and William Powell (33),
miners, were charged with stealing four fowls, the
property of James Hingley, on March 23, at Hales-
owen. Mr. Kettle prosecuted. Indian corn had
been placed by someone on prosecutor's fields, where
his fowls were, and on March 23 the prisoriers were
seen carrying four fowls in the street. Powell sold
the fowls for lOs Prisoners were found guilty,
and were each sentenced to six months' implisoa •
ment with hard labour.