The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-12-10 00:00:00

CHARGE OF STEALING BEEF, BUTTER AND CHEESE.
—Emma Grove was charged with st?aling a
quantity of beef, butter and eheese, on the 3rd
insti, the property of Arthur Groves —Mr. Waldnn
defended —Mary Groves, wife of prosecntor, said
she bought some beet, butter and cheese and put it
in the pantry. She left the house at half-past eight
and locked up the doors. On going home again at
10.30 she found that the house had been opened
and the articles named in the charge had been
stolen. She next saw the beef and butter in the
charge of Police-sergeant Jones. By Mr. Waldron:
One of the pieces of the beef was fonnd in an oven
to which seven lots of people had access, and
another piece was found in the prisoner's pantry.—
Arthur Groves stated that he found the piece of
beef in the oven and handed it to Police-sergeant
Jones. Coley Aston, butcher, identified the beef
produced as being the same that he sold to Mrs.
Groves on Saturday afternoon last.—Polioe-sergeant
Jones proved finding one part of the beef in the
prisoner's pantry and that he received a piece from
Arthur Gr)ves. On being charged with stealing
the beef, butter and cheese, she said that she had
bought the beef from Mr. Gough and the butter
and cheese from a shop near the clock. By Mr.
Waldron: He only found that one piece of beef in
the pantry. Mr. Waldron addressed the Bench
for the defence and called Mr. Gough, butcher.
who said the beef produced was not what he sold
to the prisoner. Sarah Hill said she was with the
prisoner when she bought a piece of beef, but
could not swear what kiwi of beef it was. Mr
Henry Edwards gave t le prisoner- a very good
character for honesty. The Bench considered the
case proved and fined prisoner 40s; in default one
month.

REFUSING TO QUlT.—,Toseph Clewes was fined
2s 6d and cots, for refusing to quit the Windmill
t:nd Inn, Lye, on the sth big.
WILFUL DAMAGE.—Michael Garraty, for wilfully
damaging a window belonging to Alfred Walker,
was finedlOs and costs, and 106 for the damage,
with the alternative of one month's imprisonmenz.
—Mr, llerbert Collis pr)secuted.—Defendant also
pleaded guilty to assaulting Mary Gibbons and was
fined 5s and costs.

TREFT.—William Simms (15), David Simms (13)
and Hugh Foxhall (13) were brought up on remand
charged with stealing a quantity of glassy:miler's
tools, on the 28th ult.. the property of Noah Comp-
son.—William was fined ss; David was ordered to
have 12 strokes with the birch rod, and Foxhall 6
strokes.

TRESPASSING IN SEARCH' OF GlAmz.—Herbert Tay-
lor and Thomas Sparrow were chaiged with tres—
passing on land, at Pedmore, on the sth inst, in the
occupation of Mr. H. Smith. Charles Wellsbury,
gamekeeper to Mujor Williams, proved the offence.
and that one of the defendants shot two pigeons,
Pleaded guilty to trespassing. Fined 5s and costs
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each,

STEELING A SHILLING. - Henry Griffiths was
charged with stealing a shilling, on the 3rd inst.
the pr,perty of William Worrell. There was a
doubt in the case and the Bench gave th,,, defend-
ant the benefit of that doubt, discharging him with
a caution.

DRUNKENNESS —Charles Harris was fined 58.
and costs for being drunk on the sth inst.—Charles
Parkes, for being drunk at the Lye, on the sth
inst., was fined 10s. and costs.—John O'Boyle was
charged with being drunk. Police-sergeant Herman
proved the case. Fined 55. and costs, or 14 days.—
Benjamin Harrison was fined 2s. 6d. and costs for
being drunk at Cradley on the sth inst.
Mary O'Donald was fined 20s and costs for being
drunk and refusing to quit the Nag's Head Inn,
On the 6th inst. She was alse fined. 20s and costs
for using obscene language —John Stevens was
fined ]Os and costs for being drunk on the sth inst.
and also fined 20s and costs for ft similar offence
no the 6th ult.