The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-25 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

We are pleased to announce that Kr. S. T. D. Weston,
son of S. T. Weston, Peacoat, Halesowen, has success-
fully passed the recent preliminary examination of the
Royal College of Surgeons, at the University of London.
Mr. Weston is a pupil ape. Moore, Peterifield, Hants,
and was a pupil of the Rev. Richardson, late master of
the Grammar School.
ClAaall or Tarr.—At the Petty Sessions, held on
Tuesday, before Messrs. R. Moore, and J. Watson,
Nathaniel Bollard of Romaley, was charged with steal-
jpg a key on 16th inst., the property of Owen Clewee.
From the evidence of prosecutor's wife, it appeared that
prisoner came to their house. the Manchester Inn, and
at night went up stairs to bed. Daring the night she
was disturbed by hearing • noise, went down stairs and
found the doors all open. Went up stairs and found the
prisoner was not there ; one of the boxes in the room
was ransacked, and two watches formerly kept there
had been removed. Did not miss anything except
ahoy of the bar-door, which was on the box. After other
evidence Waß given the Bench diamissed the ease; as
there was no proof that prisoner had stolen anything.
CHARON OF STIALING oczsc. Samuel White,
Joseph Morris, and James Allen, were brought up on
remand charged with stealing four tame geese, on the
Ito, the propertv of Benjamin Gibbon', of the Leas.
owes. William iloekley, gardener to prosecutor, said
the geese produced belonged to Mr. Gibbons, be last saw
them on the Priory pool on the 3rd inst. When they
were lost he gave Information to the police. Pound one
of the birds at the house of a person named Robinson.
Three of them he found at the house of Morris. The
geese are worth 10s. each. George Robinson, butcher,
of Halesowen, said that he bought one of the geese of
Adams on the 4th last, and gave him Si. 9d. for it.
pche,aer edeg 4v. for it. Witness thought it was • wild
bird. Did not think it was • goose. Charlie H. Bloc-
but, surgeon, said that about three o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, he wu coming down the Manor Lane. and
Saw two MIA Coming from the direction of the 11111101.
ground. One of the men was carrying a goose. He
they had what they had there. One replied, " • bird
hey h caught." Asked them if they would sen it
They said,' yes," and asked 2s. 6d. for it. He did not
buy it, but went to Mr. Mansell's house, who is the
manager of the pita, and told him of it, and he said
that the bird was cheap. The reason he did not buy the
bird was, because he thought it was from Mr. Gibbons's
pool. Could not identify either of the prisoners as the
men he spoke to, P.S. Kennedy proved apprehending
prisoner. White said that he ought one of the birds on
the pit bank Manor, and sold it for 3s. and a pint of ale.
Allen said he aught one bird in the valley bank by the
river side, and that on the following Sunday he caught
another by the river side. Told Morris there was another
bird missing when be said, " I may as well out with it,
and tell.you the truth." Another collier named James
had the other bird killed, and ate it for Sunday dinner.
This being the case, Mr. Jackson addressed the Bench
for the defence, and untended that the men were cot
gouty of say blooms intent. Mr. Bloxhara had mid
Sat he saw two mac with a bad, sambas it ovally, sad