The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-03-21 00:00:00

TTIE STOURTMTDCrE OBSERVER.

the pence tor twelve months, on his own rocog-
nizanees of 12200.

Defendant pleaded guilty. Sentenced to seven days'
herd labour.

A late report says that Mr. Murphy has been
successful in obtaining a site upon which to erect
his "tent." Mr. Dicken, dentist, who took
great interest in Messrs. Houston and Mackay,
has p.-rmitted Mr. Murphy the use of a plot of
land belonging to him in Milkstone Road. Mr.
Murphy's men were busy on Wednesday night
in the erection, and a great number of persons
were watching the proceed in g14.-A t n a pro-
cession took place of men and boys numbering
upwards of 3,000, armed with sticks, bars of iron,
broken shovels, hammers, and other weapons.
The procession walked down Drake-street, up
Yorkshire-street, stopping near the Police Sta-
tion, when they began to groan. They next
halted in front of Mr. Dickens and gave him
several rounds of hearty cheering andleft peace-
ably singing" Rule Britannia " and the proces-
sion broke up.
Mr. Murphy was uncaused to lecture on
Thursday night.

CHAROR Or Fsa.nay.—William Shields WAR charged
with feloniously stealing a brass bottle-jack and wheel on
the 9th instant, the property of Sergeant Witton. Mr.
Maltby appeared to prosecute, wad said in this cam he
appeared for Mr. Sarjent Witton, who is an auctioneer,
at Stourbridge. In this case the facts were very simple.
Last Monday Mr. Wilton had a sale by auction, and in
the course of the sale there was a bottle-jack and wheel
put up for competition, and Mr. Witten, wanting such
an article, knocked it down to himself for is 3,1. After

flue sale was over, Mr. 'Video gave the jack and wheel to
a ba.llll, named Culler, to take it home for him. Priso-
ner WAS there at the time, and ho asked Cutler to let him
take it to his house for him. He (Mr. Maltby) should
show the Bench that Cutkr gore the article to Shield*
to take it home for him; but instead of the prisoner
taking it home he went to a public-house at Wordstley,
called the " Cat," and there sold it, telling the person lie
sold it to that he had bought it at a sale, and gave es hid
for it, and that prieoner afterwards sold it for es. Mr.
Wilton, in e few days, applied to Cutler for it, who said
that he gave it to the prisoner to bring home. From
farther enquiries it was found that the prisoner had sold
it. If he proved this, he shoe'," ask the Bench to com-
mit him.—Sarjent Wilton deposed : I ant an auctioneer
at Steurbridge. On Monday last I had a sale at Mount
Pleasant, Kingswinford. On thet date I put down to my-
self the bottle-jack and wheel produced for 5a ed. I
Rave it to a man named Cutler, and directed him to take
it to my office at Stourbridge. Prisoner was present at
the time, and asked Cutler if he should take it to Stour-
bride°. Cutler said, "Yea." A strap was put round it.
and prisoner bad charge of it. It did not come to my
office. I went to Cutler about it, and after to the priso-
ner, who said that he would bring it at five o'clock. I
told bile that I must have it, and he said that he woeld
bring it in an hour. I afterwards went to the "Cat," at
Wordeley. and from what I learned there gave him into
emit...lT—George Cutler deposed : I sin a bailiff, resid-
ing at Steurbridge. I attended the sale at Mount lees-
sant, on Monday last. I saw the bottle.jack put up for
sale, which is the one produced. I have the key to :t.
At the end of the sale I told Mr. Witten I would carry
it. Prisoner was by and said, " Shall I carry that for
you ?" I told him be could. Did not any where it WAN
tube delivered, but expected it delivered at my home or
Mr. Witten's. I put a strap round it. Have often cm-
ployiel prisoner to carry things home for me. Prisoner
cried the sale for me, and I gave him one shilling. Did
not pay hitu for carrying the bottle jack, because he did
not bring it ; had lie have done as I should have paid
him and charged it to Mr. Witten. If I had carried it
home myself I should not have charged for it —Joseph
Thomas, miner, deposed: I was at the " Cat," Wordeley,
on the above date. Prisoner Caine in, rind offered the
bottle.jack and wheel for sale. He said that he gave Is
It.ll for it, ant I offered biro fts Cl for it. Prisoner
offered it several times. My seu•iu.law bought it, and
gave tam prisoner 9s for it. who afterwards left the house.
The article was afterwards taken to say house.—Joseph
Husselbes deposed : I am a bundler, mid reside at }Cue-
swinford. On Mouday last r was at the " Cat," at Words.
Icy, and aaw the prisoner there. He had a bottle-jack
and wheel with him. It was offered for sale. I paid 3s
for it for my father.iielaw. Prisoner asked for some
paper to give a receipt, but I had none. The jack was
taken home, and afterwards given up to Pollee.sergeant
Hadann,—William Hudson deposed I urn a Sergeant of
Police, stationed at Wordsley. From information re-
ceive,' I went to Husselbee and had the battle-jack, and
afterwards went to Stourbridge and charged the prisoner
with stealing it on the 9th Mutant. Prisoner replied. "I
did not steal it; it wee given to me." This being the
evidence, prisoner, in defence, said that lie did not steal
it ; but that it was given to him by Cutler to Garry home.
He admitted selling it to Husselbee.—Prisoner was then
charged, that he being the bailee of a bottle-jack and
wheel the property of Serjent Witten did unlawfully con-
vert the same to his OWII use. Prisoner admitted the
offence. The Bench, in consideration of his age, sen-
tenced him to 21 days' hard labour,— ['the prisoner is
the one who figured no conspicuously in our lest impres-
sion at the trial in Birmingham, where Mary Ann Shaw,
of Stamber Mill, was charged with marrying a man who
had personated James Brittam.l
Tug LATE CASE or UNLAWFULLY WOUNDINCL—At
the Staffordehire Assizes (Sidi Pries Court) on Monday
taut, before the Lord Chief Baron, James Haseelbee (en
bail) was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding
Tholll4l Moore, with intent to do Mai grievous bodily
harm, on the 14th of January, at the parish of King-
swiuford. A second count charged the prisoner with
unlawfully wounding. Full particulars of this case have
previously appeared in our columns. On the above date
the prosecutor with the prisoner and others were at the
Turk's Head public-house together, the prisoner having
a dog with him at the time. Prisoner, having occasion
to leave the house for a time, left his dog behind
On Lie return the prisoner was informed that during his
absence the prosecutor had been Biasing his dog. Ile
(prisoner) upon that said to prosecutor "If you do that
again, I'll give yen this "—alluding to a knife he had in
his hand. The dog caine up at the time, and the prose.
calor attempted to lay bold of him, when the premier
stabbed him in the arm. The wound inflicted was about
an inch long and three quarters of en inch deep but was
not of a very serious character. The jury bound the
prisoner guilty upon the second count in the indictment
of unlawfully wounding, and he was sentenced to two
mouths' imprisonment.

retesed to go away. Pleaded gnilty. Ordered to ply
code.
CTIARDE CNDER TTTE MASTr.II3 AND SERVANTS' ACT.
—Samuel Robins was charged by Thomas Parto.tcr Jones
with refusing to wnrk ey a rrowity of iron according to
contract. Mr. Addison defended. John Green. mana-
ger, proved that the defendant hail out of the warehouse
on the 17th of October 25 curt. of iron to work up. Ho
had not done so, and they had in consennenee sustained
a loos of f 5 120 Rd. Defendant had only worked an
cwt. Di TI a., and he had been trading on the iron. The
amount sued for was the lo,s of the balance of the iron.
Mr. Addison, for the defence, complained that the de-
fendant had been persecuted by the complainant, when
if time had been allowed defendant would have worked
up the iron. The Bench ordered the defendant to pay
the money in one_month.

Crtanne OP FeWL STPALING.-- William Taylor aria
George Kite were eharee 1 with stealing seven fowla, the
property of Caroline Farmer. Complainent nerd Goff
she reside.' st the Gig Mill. On the night of the Gth
hist she leeted up in the pen sixteen fowls. At Aix the
next morning also went to the pen and fonnd the lock
broken, and seven fowls missing. The seven fowls pro.
Armed were her property. She conld swear to them as
she reared them. Thomas Norwood said that echo wag
going to work on the morning of the 7th last, shoot five
o'clock, lie met the two prisoners along the side of the
canal, coming towards Wordsley. Kite hail a bag scenes
Iris shoulder, with something in at both ends. Taylor
had a frail across his beck, similar to the one produced
There was something in it. Witness did not spook to
them. —Alfred Weston, agent to the Stmarbridge Cenral
Company, said he lived at the top of the Sixteen Locks.
He saw the prisoner, on the morning of the 6th instant,
about seven o'clock. First saw Taylor, who went down
in the Dingle hy an old engine, which is mar his place.
Taylor bad a frail with him. Witness then gave infor-
mation to Parish-constable Hanbury. who went in search
and found the frail and a bag, which contained fowls.
Hanbury took hold of Taylor, and witness took bold of
tut that he apprehended Tay-
QUARRY BANK.
lor on auspicion of stealing the fowls. and neked the last
witness to take hold of Kite. He gave information to a BAD MEAT.—At the Bromegrove Petty Seseions, held
polierman, and aceompanied him to an old engine.house. on Tuesday last, before F. Watt. Esq., and Captain
Police-constable Hughes went into the engine.house, and Bourne, John Moore, butcher, of (marry Bonk, was
brought out a bag containing three fowls and an egg.— i charged on the information of Mr. R. H. Nowell, inspec-
Police-constable Hughes said that when lie charged Tea, tor of nuisances, with having, on the I.oth inst, exposed
lor with stealing the fowls, he replied that he had bought for sale some veal unfit for food, in the Golden Lion.
four of a man he did net know. Witness then charged yard. Bromsgrove.—Mr. Nowell said that on the 10th
Kite, who paid he knew nothing ahoet the fowls. Wit- inst his attention was cattail to some meat being exposed
Dees searched his pockets, and found the three eggs for sale in the Golden Lion-yard. He visited the place
prodneed.—Police.constable Dug,ard, stationed at Welling- and saw several jointo of veal which looked unfit for
ton, proved finding the lock broken open, and a spanner. food. He fetched two butchers and a veterinary inspec.
—Both prisoners pleaded guilty, and the Bench sentenced to, to examine it, and they said it was bad. The veal
them to the fulleet penalty they could—Six months' hard was of a greenish colour. It was taken to tho7police•
labour, station and ordered to be destroyed by a Magistrate.—
STEALING know—Mary Ann Taylor and Jane Pewee John Personage, butcher, of Bromsgrove, examined the
were charged with stealing a quantity of iron on the 14th veal. Had been a butcher over 50 years, and was sure
Instant, the property of the Earl of Dudley. Joseph the Meat was not fit for human food, and did not think
Fisher deposed : On the 14th inat I saw the two priso the calf had ever sucked.—Mr. Addison, of Brierley
nem on tae Level New Bank, about twelve o'clock. I 1 appeared for Moore, and said there was • great difference
I BAD them both take iron from the dueler bank. It Is 1 in the colour of meat, and the calf, as he was informed,
, milled pig-iron scrap. I watched them about an hour. hap never been bled, accounting for the bad colour ; and
They took the iron In lots and carried it on to a pit bank the carting from Stafford to Wolverhampton. at which
and put it together. The iron is worth ss. When the place the carcase was bought by the defendant, from
police came up, Taylor went to a marine store dealer thence to Quarry Bank, and then to Broinsgrove, and
with the iron, and I and the pollee followed her. The being exposed to the wind, would account for the meat
marine store dealer had not bought the iron.—Police- not looking as it otherwise should. He would call Henry
inflatable Hughes proved apprehending the prisoners. Purser, buteher, of Kidderminster, who would move that
who pleaded guilty, and said they picked the whole of the meat was not putrid, nor unfit for food.—Henry Par-
the Iron out of the cinder bank. Taylor, who has previ- ser maid he had been a butcher all his life, and occasion.
1 °ugly been convicted, was sentenced to one month's ill:, ally attended Bromsgrove Market. Saw the meat in
prieonment with hard labour, and Dawes to 14 days' ins- question, and told the inspector of nuisances that the
prisonment. meat was good, and they bad no business to touch it.
STEALING A FLANNEL SFlTRT.—Theephilas Sweeney
Witness told the owner to cut it through und show them
(131, Samuel Ilaneneks (14), and John Hooper (15), were that it was from the effects of the wied that the meat
charged with stealing a flannel shirt on the 11th instant, looked bad. It was not putrid, and Seas fit for the food
the property of Daniel Guttery. John Guttery prayed of man.—Mr. Watt said be ordered the meat to be des-
th at lie assisted in his father's shop. The shirt produced troyed as it was very bad, but they did not wish to fine
was his father's property. He only had two shirts of the defendant a very heavy peaulty as it w+lo his first
that pattern. There are none in Brierley Hill of the offence; but if such a case occurred again they shoold
Same pattern.—Ciatherine Roden said that she kept a deal with it very severely. Fined .til 10s, including the
atoll at Brierley Hill. About two o'clock she saw the c"ts.•
prisoner Sweeney go into Guttery's shop, and come out
with something under lila jacket. The wind blew his
jacket np, and she saw something red. She gave infor-
mation of it to Mr. (lottery. She efterwards saw lion.
cocks and Hooper with Sweeney.—Police•coostable Fair-
banks proved apprehending the three prironere. Hooper
!mid they earl, tosami who should boy the paper to wrap
the shirt in, and that helost and went to a tobacco Aim
in Miser-lone, 011,1 114/11011, the piper. lie also said that
Sweeney went intii Glittery's shop and took the shirt,
and they all three went to a pawnshop to pledge it.—
Haneneks was discharged with eaution.—The other two
prisoners were further charged eith stealing three ounces
of tobacco on the 26th of February, the property ofJohn
Smith. Catharine Smith said that she lived at the Round
Oak, 11,111 kept a tobacco shop. On the above date she
missed six half ounces of tobacco. William ITattou,
horse driver, said that on the above date, about a quarter
past twelve, lie maw Sweeney go round the counter and
put his hands in some tobacco and sonic money in a box.
He did not take anything then, but began to swear, and
said the MAD he wanted was never in. Ile gave his noise
as dolma, but witness told Um Smith that it was Swee-
ney. Hooper was outside the door, looking through the
window. Hooper was dismissed with a caution, and
Sweeney pleaded guilty to both ehargea, and was sen-
teueed to 14 days' hard labour in each ease, and at the
expiration to a Reformatory for three years.

NEGLECT OP WORK.—James Heath was smartened
for refusing to work up a quantity of iron into chain, the
property of Thomas Pargeter Jones. Samuel Green
proved that the defendant had S rwt. of Iron on the 28th
of November. lie had not worked it In and bad refused
to do no. nod in consequence prosecutor bad suqained a
loss of £2 7a 81. Ordered to pay the amount in two
mouths, and costa.