The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-10-10 00:00:00

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ST•IIIRBRIDGE CONSTILUTIONAT. Ass,VIATIOT.—As will
be n .en in our advertising columns, the Inaugural Soiree
of the Association will be held in the Corn Exchange,
on M lay evening next. A very large attendance of
the geotry of the district is expected, and an early ITO-
extion for tickets of admission should be made, as the
number issued is necessarily obliged to be limited.
citation or I:IIIO:ZZLEXF:NT.—At the l'etty Sessions,
yesterday, before B. Littlewood, J. A. C. Scott, Elm's.,
and Major Fletcher, Eli Chaplll3ll was charged with em-
bezzling el 10s, the property of the True Briton Friendly
Society. of Oldsoinford, an the 2nd of June, and divers
other days. Mr. Perry appeared to prosecute, and Mr.
Poston defended.—Mr Perry said the prosecutors were
the trustees of the above society—Solomon Hart, John
Wooldridge, and Edward Corns. Mr. Perry opened the
MP. at some length, the particulars of which will be
found detailed bdow.—Jaines Perry, of liable io Green,
said lie owed the True Briton Friendly So.•iety a mort-
gage debt of 2:1 it). Had the money in 1860. The in-
terest was paid in on the 6th Augast. 1835, rind paid
£3 lilo on the 19th 1:1, to the prisoner, and produce the
receipts. On the 21t1a August. 1867, f paid the prisoner
£3 and produce receipt. On the Phi February, 1363,
another half.sear'n interest was due, anal I paid £3 Ids
on the 15th February. The book produced is the cash
book of the prisoner. and audited the book in ending
December Mat, 1863. Did not discover when the audit
was made that the interest was not paid of 1866 and 1863.
Did not discom r there was no nary of payment 190 h
August, 1863. I lit not knew that :my interest was paid
to Joseph Taylor. Have not received any money NMI by
Taylor to Chapin in... Interco:. I was auditor in De-
cember, 1367. After goMg through the eccounte, did
not say that Chapman'a account was not correct. Cross-
emunined : I was at the meeting on tue 31st. Recollect
the prisouer's maifession being taken down. Knowles
was there. John Wooldridge, one of the trustees, was
present. Did not hear any promise made to the priso-
ner.—Mr. Perry put in the rules of the society—George
Winslow, a member of the club, said the prisoner had
been paid secretary for nearly 15 years. Saw Chapman
sign the papers produced, which wns his confession.
There is also • cash seeretary who sits at the same desk.
The money is paid to the cash secretary, and he enters
ilia Ws book. The money is then placed in the box.
It is the duty of the paid secretary to enter it in his
book. If any interest is paid to the secretary, it is his
duty to bandit to thu cash secretary, sad to enter it in

hie own honk. Flee examined the nrienner's trielihn4.
('Perot 2'l err entey of money roil by Ismer4 Perry ir
Augnet. 1866, nor in kismet, 1007. tier in Fehrnervce
Ma. There is im entry of element. by Thom. Tay.
lor in dime. 1860. Deeeteher. 1867. end lone. 18e.8 or
by Benjamin Hill in April, 1866. In April, 1868, then
is an entry of prisoner receiving district funeral men,
arnee th nting to £l2. and on e some date nf a bill of
Is 8d being paid by prisoner. I was auditor for e 6
the lest
half year. Croon-examined : I sow Chenman's
%ion being taken down. Ben i Knewlee Arlon prisoner to
tell the truth. Po tint reeollect John Wooldridge tether
the prisoner to tell the teoth, end he stionld tint be pro
spirited. ISo promise was made to him. Did tint gob
prisoner's bonne. Solomon Hart and Nimrod Norris
went for the prisoner.—Thomas Teelor raid lie lived al
the Lye Waste, and sold shoes. He owed the lodge £6O
and the tntareet In rine on the Intl of dune, and the 2nd
of December. The first interest due he mild to the pri
goner in July, 1867. £2 Ile. I had £llO I borrowed
it in two sum of £6O and £5O. On the 2111 t December.
1887, I paid the same amount, and also on the 4th July.
1868. I paid a like sum t 3 the prisoner Taylor
of Waste Bank. said he owed to the club £4O on meet.
gage, and paid the interest on the 231 h February, and 7th
of Almost. He paid the money to the prisoner. and be
(Prisoner) gave him the roceint produced for 20, and
give him ca back.—Benjamin Pill, of the wee.. Bank.
mid he owed the club Mon mrirtgaee. and nsid interest
money £2. On the 25th of April last he paid the priero.
I ner the interest due. Prisoner was then committed to
' bike his trial RI the neat Worcester Seminns, bail being
allowed.—Mark Thom,sn wan thee ehareed with embez.
zling the Agin of 10R. tbe preeerty of the members of
the True Briton Lodge. Mt. Perry prosecuted and Mr.
Stokes defended. From the evidence it appears that £l2
was de for the funeral of a person of the mime of
Welch, and it is the stile ef the dielriet the' tie-h. lodge
ehould pay its (pinta. £5 74 81 was paid by the Tree
Briton Lodge to the district. Ediverd Hendee preyed
Mit he gave £6 12s 92 to the prisoner. Solomon Hart
sßid that he homed the Prisoner admit thet he had re-
. eeived las Pd, and had given it to Chßpmen.—Eli
Chapman ran Called and Raid anti! recentry he was the
paid secretary. On the 6th of April he went with the
primmer to Hendee, who paid him £6 12s 91. Thomao
said there won an error of 104. Me said the bill woe £5
17s 11 instead nf £5 7,1 31. Prisoner gave me Is of the
10a in the Institute yard. Pe did net nun what lie
should 4. astir the other se. Mr. Stok.is asked the tench
if they thought he should address them. He thought it
wan a waste of time, no there was no case before them.
The Bench then dismiseed the esse.—Jameß Perry was
then charged with aiding and abetting Eli Chanmen
In ethbezeling three ants, o money, the property of the
trustees of the True Briton to Ige. Mr. Perry preseen-
ted. and Mr. Maltby defended. Prosecur said that he
received £1 Xis of the prisoner, but gave him a receipt
fir £3 10s. Prisoner was to have El 12e for himself.
He give prisonez the receipt produced, which was for the
lialeyear's interest. When the secerel interest wee due,
prisoner gave me tl IBs, and kept Li 1.84 for himself.
The reason be gave for it was that a pound or two would
, in him good in his new undertaking. On the 6th of
Febriary laßt another half-year's interest wan due. On
the loth February the prisoner gave me Li 13461. I
. gave him a receipt for the £9 10s. Prisoner said he
ehould keep the other part for himself —Mr. Maltby ad.
dressed the Bench for the defence, and said there was
no embezzlement proved. Prisoner had never given the
money up. it was rather an ingenious proceeding on the
part of Mr. Perry, hut certainly no jury could ever believe
that prienner had embezzled any money. He Afield take
three objections. The first is the fact. There'd lathe
embezzlement. The next, is the witness's evidence ad-
minable. The Bench dismissed the case.—Jameß Perry
and Samuel Taylor were then charged with aiding and
abetting Eli Chapman to defratel the above elali of three
snms of money—the first on the 22:11 of July. 1067. tig
in,; the second on the 21st Decernbar, 1867. and the
third on the Ith July. 1868. of the sante arnonnt. Mr.
Perry proeeented. and 'Sr. Sfeltiiir defended. Eli Chap-
man proved that when Thom. Taylor paid his interest
money. the le isoners claimed 12. 6.1 eaelt as their share.
On the 21.0 I) .eetriber, 1057, Thomas Taylor paid the
interest ue instalments d'he two 'prisoners clime to
him together, stn.] said they insist hive thoir share. They
ha 1114 ea3ll. The other money was paid to MO in July
11408, and they were each paid 94. Taylor and Perry said
that wis not notlien,nt. Mr. Mithy said the evidence
Woo Inn Iniissilde, a: it t 0,,, a j .int °lnnen. The Iteneli
retired for a short time. On rctorning they dininissed
the charge agail.t the nrimni ,rs. There wer, two tither
(hare, -tine against imuel Taylor and the other
ay .inns Mark Thomas but they vo,re withdrawn.
It t.ra,,og ,plort. of Emilie, was
nuninnond t s!p.rw e3llOO wily I.e stead not support the
child of 11.,ril DaVis, of whom she elite-zed
he WO3 taller. Mr. Ponton defended. After hi icing
the evidenee, the Bench made an order for the defendant
to pay ls 9 I per week.

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CH tI:6K Thomas Crinnpfon. William
crumpton. and Elwin IValli.•r. were chant,' with a,-
waling Walker on tlie3rd inst. Edwin Walker
waa further elwrged with damaging Wiilhon Walker's
I d!.t.A. Mr. Maltby defeini.ol. Complainant said he
g.:ing home tr.wards I.ight Greg•n. when he to. t Ed-
. .

• Walker. his brother. who began to push him about
o otlif•r Iwo ni, finelants came up at the time. ThomaA
• -inipton ink. 'I up a stone and threw it at him, and
i:initiked him down. Edwin Welker t•re his hat to
:mil the tail of hi, coat off, which wont I cost Int
to repaired. Menu Parlies. of era 11,iy, and John
Smitleill. corrolimat. ve evidence. Mr. MAIO)), al-
dre,,,al the 11,inch for the Co:fence, and said it wag
family imarrel, and that there wax a g,,m,•ral tight, anti
that comp'ninant got tho worst of it. awl his coat was
torn inn the row. The Bench linea Thomas Crompton
Oh and costs. The other twa defendant., were lined Is
each and co.ts, snil for the wilful damage Edwin Walker
a fine of LI, and 7,f damn,: done, and costs.
Cttanutn.: i.e sTe.ar.inro Mont:v.—Mary Ann WPONVOOIi
wag charge.l an! hi stealing two sovereigns, Ilk.. a pnree,
IVA a hill, front the person of Benjamin hVihtintnn n, on
the tnit in'). Mr. Maltby defended. Prosecutor said he
worked at the Talbot Motel. Almut one o'clock yesterday
morning, he was at the Pack Morse. Prisoner was there.
Wanes, went into the liquor shop of the Inn to have
something to drink. Prisoner asked hits to meet her,
and afterwords went out of the house with her up the
yard. I pulled the ..... ney out of my pocket. Had two
sovereigns. Cannot tell the amount of silver, but it
was ten or fifteen shillings, in a leather purse. Shortly
after prisoner left me I went into the house, when I
missed my money. On being eross.exami ned prosecutor
admitted that he had bad improper intimacy with her,
but said that lie only gave her twopence. Prisoner was
committed to take her trial at the next Worcester Sea-
a

CHARGE or Aagart.T.—A young man named Wag-
atufre. residing in Charclontreet. was brought up on a
warrant charged with assaulting James Horseley, on the
7th of September. Mr. Ponton &fended. Complain-
ant said that the defendant struck him nu the face as he
wan going home. without any provocation. There had
been a quarrel about a kite. Mr. Chappel corroborated.
Mr. Ponton. forth. defence, contended there hail been
no assault committed, and railed twa witnesses who said
they were standing Leir doleuticill. and did not See him
strike complainant. The Bench, after hearing their es-i.
knee, dismissed the case.