The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-22 00:00:00

WORCESTERSHIRE ,;SESSIONS.

At these Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. G.
W. Hastings, M. P., the following cltses were heard.
STEALING HURDLES AT UPPER SWINFORD.
Joseph Cookson (58), charged with stealing two
iron hurd es on tie 7th May, the property of Messrs.
HQlcrOft and Matthews, was found guilty and sen-
tenced to twelve months' hard labour, and three
years' police supervision. Mr. J. Amphlett prose-
cuted.

STEALING A SHAWL AT HALESOWEN. - William
Williams (34), collier, pleaded guilty to stealing a
shawl on the 3001 August, belonging to Josiah
Itolia,son; also tu a previous conviction. Twelve
mouths' hard labour, and three years police super-
vision.

HOUSEBREAKING AT THE LYE.—George Pearson
(18), pleaded guilty to breaking into the dwelling
of Joseph Hyrons on the 13th Bepttmber, and steal-
ing a pair of boots, and having been previously con-
vietee he was sentenced to nine months hard
laboui.

.EMBEZZLEMENT AT STotiumunGE.—Edward James
13rett1e 03), engineer and cashier, was charged
with embezzling £lOOlO3 6d, the moncys of his em.
ployc•rs, Mess's. Kellett and Co. Mr. R. 11. Amph-
lett prosecuted. Tile evidence in this case has
already appeared. Prisoner was found guilty, and
senteuted to six in, 11,11S' hard labour.

ROWLEY LOCAL BOARD.
Tile usual monthly meeting of this body was held
in he Board Roo., Old hill, on Monday last, Mr.
Barker in thc absence of Mr. BassanJ) presiding.
The other nit:tubers present were Messrs. Connop
Plant, Crrceu, Penn, itobert,ion, Taylor, Bennett and
Williams.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed.

1 FINANCE COMAIITTEE.—This Committee reported
that the expenditure un the Highway Account for
wages duting the past, month was Xlll us 6d, and
that there was a balance iu hand of £l7 413 4d. It
also reported that the surveyor required £125 to
defray the current month's expenses on the same
;: ccount.

EsrspEcroa's REPoltr. The inspector's report Court, on Monday, before Messrs. H. Hall and L.
showed that the wages 'spent on the night.soil no. Freer, David Thompson, puddler, of Quarry Bank,
count during the past month was £22 4,2 d, and was summoned to show cause why he should not
that he had a balance in hand et. £3 14,, 7d. He. contribute towards the maintenance of his son, who
also reported that the sum of £3O was required to was in the Reformatory. He was ordered to pay
defray the current month's expenses. He further Is. per week towards his son's maintenance.
reported that the cash collected for ashpits amounted COAL STEALING.—Thomas Pane (13), ani Jane
to £5 15 6d, and that during the past month 64 Allen, a married woman, wow staumoned for steal-
ashpits, attAch,(.l to 83 closets, had been emptied at I ing coal tl.e property of Mr. Ifickman.—John
a cost of nearly 12s Id per ashpit. 'hs Booth, banksman at Mr, Hickman's pits at the
The clerk presented the collector's weekly sheets, Delph, said, that on Wed,iesday the 12th inst.
Lxowtieptenaber 27th to (Maher lithe WhiCh filmed he saw the two wisonera taking coal from tile pit 4,

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