The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-07-27 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

HAL ESo WEN AND HAOLEY FLOWER SUOW.—The annual
exhibition of this society is fixed, as announced in our
advertising columns, for Tuesday next, and should the
weather be favorsble we have no doubt a large number of
visitory still be preaent in that truly picturesque locality
so well known as the " Lessowes," or " Shenstone's
Walks." We hear several of the prize-holders at the late
Royal Horticultural Show, at Aston, intend exhibiting.
We have every reason to believe this very successful
society will maintaiu its high character.
N.untaw Situirlity Mat two boys named
Cutler were bathing in the canal near Haywood Bridge,
when one of them aged twelve was observed to sink. A
man named Woodward, is labourer, who happened to be
near the piece, 'hanged in with his clothes on, and after
the cubist strenuous exertuus succeeded in bringing the
lad to the top of the water. Woodward, however, was
stuck in the mud, and Nome time elapsed before sonic
more men, with the aid of ropes and planks, could rescue
him from his perilous situation, liestoratives were ap-
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piled to the Ira Cutler, and alter sometime he recovered.
Had not Woodward so nobly plunged in, the boy tonal
certribiy have been droweed.
STEALINai TOoLS. —At the Felice
Court, on Tuesday last, before Messrs. E. Moore and E..
Gem, Edward Harris was charged with stealing two
augurs, the property of Witilam (Hach, on the 15th inst.
adr. Hayes delended.—Proseeutur said prisoner woo
fOrlaCtly iii his employ, and whilst he was there he missed
several tools, amongst think the augurs produced, which
were worth Is. On the 15th the augurs were handed t
him by Police-constable linoales, and he identified then.
as his pi operty. Cross-examined :My werkshop adjoins
die n,iil. nun is sometimes left open all tight. 1 have
io.ver seen the prisoner in sanyilling dishonest. I told
him about the touis as mow as they were wished, soil he
said he had ih.ver seen tlicia.—Peace•coLstable Huou lee
cud he was statioaed at it utiuingtou. From information
received Ham last Witness in, the 1515 Inlet he west to the
personal', 6,M. at Lieut., MAI made enquires. Prisoner
fetched the augurs produced from his Whip at fluty Cross.
Plusicutur i wolfi. the ALIMII6 produced aS his property.
(du Lime witness went with a searen-narollii, Lull
took the plisouer into cusardy. liefoie searching pruso-
ner's mother•in•law handed witness the other augurs pro-
duced.—rhe ease was aojourned for 1-1 days for Police-
constable Hall, of Cleut, to appear to give eviden.i.e.
STEALING A JACRET.—Ueurge Griffiths was charged
with stealing a jacket, the property of Humphrey Har-
per, draper and clothier, Oldbury, on the 20th instant.—
lieurge Harper, son of prosecutor, said on the above date
a jacket W. hung at the dour, anti he missed it about 20
minutes to twelve at night. He went to the dour and
saw tile prisoner standing a little way from the door. He
had soinethiug under his jacket. He caught hold of him,
and asked him what he had got there. lie said he had
not got anything. Witness tried to take it off him, and
he turew him on the ground and kept him there until the
police•otliccr came. Police-constable Smith said on the
date, between eleven and twelve, prisoner was given into
custody by time last witness. He charged him with steal-
ing the jacket, and he said that he took it. Prisoner
pleaded ;;aility, and said he was very sorry.—He Was Sell.
lanced to olio niCilith's hard labour.
A BAD lir:AL.—Ann Raker ;12), was charged with
stealing 0., the property of her master, Thomas Perry,
fruiterer, at Oldbury, on the 15th inst. Mr. W. Hayes
appeared fox prisoner's family. Prosecutor said he lived
at Oldbury, and prisoner had been in his employ. On
the 15th last he missed the live shillings. It was a fire-
shilling-pleie, which he placed in the till himself, kie
went out, and when he came back the money war gone.
He accused prisoner of taking it and she admitted the
offence, and told him she had spent the ss, 2s of it in
cuffs and cullers, and the rest In sweets. Mr. Hayes said
prisoner was a very bad character. She lied robbed her
father, and if the Bench seat her to a Reformatory the
, father wad willing to pay tor her maintenance there.—
Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 3 month.'
iMprisOuinent, and 3 years in a Reformatory.
ASSOLIieT OF WORK.—lleojanlin Campbell was sum-
moned by Messrs. Homes and Hickton, nail mandate-
turere, for neglecting to work in certain iron, whereby
they had sustained loss to the amount of £1 16r 3d, Mr.
Wright, clerk to complainant, proved that defendant had
bad 2151 cwt, of iron out, and he had only worked jail
lbs. Defendant wt.a ordered to work the iron in in 14
days ; in default one mouth.