The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-11 00:00:00

WORDSLEY.

Fitlittrird Cost..—At the Patty Boasiona, on Monday
lest, bfur P. Evers and J. Bolcroft, Esqrs., Catherine
lb...Ws Rees was shelled with stealing a nnantity of
soal on ths Ind ins!, the property of the Great Western
Railway Coinpanv. Two witsose were called to prove
the our. Defendant denied the dingo, but tho Bench
eoasidered it proved, and aentwneed her to 14 days' hard
labour,

CHallog 'ma 0 Ma PIIITICTI”W ACT.—Jaalei
COI Was charged by Saperiatendent Hills with unlawfully
mei illegally hiving in his posaession 0 certain gas for
the ;wrens., of killing came on the Atli instant Police.
c.istable Former said be Wan on duty gin the tight of
the above date at Cot Lane, when ho saw the defendant
come from some fluids about twenty minutes to ten
o'clock. Knowing him, sod seeing something heavy In
his pocket, witness asked him what he had got in it.
Defendant refused to let him see, and tried to run away.
Wits... sought him; but defendant NWI rano It, ohow
him•elf to loa s-arehed antil he got to Sergeant Haddon,
at the station. Witness took him to the station and
found a flask w,th powder in if, a bag containing ohet.
• gnu and cons. Could not any whetter the gun lied
been recently fired. Eienard Petchcy, gamekeeper to
the Earl of Dudley, said he wait on duly and heart a gnu
fired. Tb fendant, is answer to Vic r/rogn said lie had
bought the con for 5. for the wpm, or kl:Mg spar-
rows. Thomas Brearley geld that lie the gun to
defendant for ss, and gave him the flask and powder
and aline shot, and two espy The Death sail in their
opinion the son had not been recently discharged, and
would give the defendant the benefit of the doubt, and
dbonisaed him with • caution.

Ronistxo ow EMPLOYER.—WiIIiam Jones (12), was
(+urged with at sling 10.1 cash belonging to Selena In-
eon, on the Slat tilt. Caroline tlatieneks said rhe lived
at Mr. Instill's. at Brierley Rill. Ou Tneeday last she
was in the kittimbroom when the prisoner mine in and
said he wanted seine twigs out of the cellar. Piiuooer
went down the cellar and brought the twigs up, and
walked town, the mantel.plece to put them down, and
realm 1 his +no upon the mantehpiece. Slit asked him
wind brought him thin e. and said it yes. no place for him
and that if he wanted to warm himself he shoal.] go into
the kifehen. Bofore prisoner crime Into the room there
wns a titan of slyer on the mant -I piece. In about an
hour aft. r, witness missed the money. Prisoner re-
mained in th• room 01.1,11 t five Mill lterl. lie W. to bent
the le4et making. and go of . retied/6.—A on Instill, wife
of Samuel bull, said on Tuesday last she received 11•
for rent, and put Ow m on the reatitel.piece in the sitting
room. It consisted of four half-crowns, anal four shil-
lings. The money W. safe at hulf.past two. end I missed
It about b•Tpast four o'eli.elt. My son went for the
money. and said there ICH but one shilling left. John
Raybould, brisket maker, Park-street, sa:d he was sent
for by Mrs. Small, arid from what he said witness was
shoot to search the prisoner, when the latter gave op his
nom, which contained Is 13)1 in eonper. Police-constable
Mee said from informs:inn received be apprehended the
misoner shout six o'clock at night, and charged him with
etealing IN, the property of Simnel In•ull. Prisoner
a he did tedre 10. of the mantel-pin or, In answer to
the Bench, Mr. Insull slid they had lost sorer it sums of
money. and smemeted the prisoner. On being charged,
prisoner pleaded guilty. Committed to Stafford for one
month'. lord labour.

A BREWITOMiIi 11w—Joanna Marsden was eharged
be Vary Windmill with assaulting her on the 31s1 nit.
From the evident.. of complainant it appeared that she
woo washing when the defendant elute arid began to
chose her, using (hi trmst disgusting language, and atrusk
her on the bank of the head. A valises was called, who
spoke as to the diegiaceful epithets rand• ace of by the
defendant. Defendant said that she did not Wile the
aoraplalnant, but only pushed her on the neck. Fined
In and east. ; in default 14 days.
DIMIRACKIML Ace •1.71. T AND RORTIRRY CAM—Walter
Drsner (131, was charged with attempting to steal money
on the let teat, the property of inn Mills. Mr. Enrbury
defended.—Proaseetrix deposed( lam widow S 2 years
old, and rollitle near Wordaley Church. and keep a little
shop. On Wednesday last prisoner came to my shop.
I woe in the kitchen at the time, and there tea window
between the shop and the kitchan. I saw thg prisoner's
hand In my drawer, He palled the drawer out. I wont
Into the shop, and the prisoner caked me for • penny-
worth of toffey. I took hold of him by hit coat collar,
and said put that money back that you have tiken out of
my drawer. Prisoner nail," What money " I told
him the money that he had token out of the drawer.
Pricoler acid. "D— yonr "tea; loose me." He sting-
gird to RA away, mid ilraigel me la the door. I still
kent hull of him. and his head was down on my step.
Prioannr be.tan to Ack ino, and tried to break my boll.
cried out for help. but iio one Caloo, Rill lie kicked me
to anch an extent that I Wa`lolillg ol to loose hiin.—(Wit-
nese here presented her arin, which wow in a frightfill
at, te trim the , Gets of prisoner's vi knee.) —I am quite
certain pri.ni r in the one who rubbad nip till end kicked
me.— Policenombilde Lathery said that he chaignl the
prisoner wall robbing .%iin till en the lot instant.
He replied that Mat Stringer threw hio it.ip into Mrs.
Milli' shop, and that he went in and fetched it out.
Witness than took the prisoner into pi oaeentrix's shop,
who charged him with assaulting and robbing her. He
to, ii took prisoner into eustagy.—Prisoner was further
charge.) with doing griavons bodily liana ti Ann Mills,
aud with resisting his la.yful epprehension. Complain-
ant again detailed how the prisoner kicked her on the
arms. Edwin Turner, surgeon, residing at Worlsley,
said that he was called in to attend to Ann Mum on the
lot inst. Ha examined her left arm and found two
wounds—one a very serious one, exposing a consider-
able part of the bone. There was another wound higher
op. He found the complainant suffering from lose of
blood. There was also a wound on the right and which
had left a mark. The wounds an the left arm were
no doubt canoed by kick.; that on the right arm by a
scratch from the nails. Priooner was then charged in
the usual way, and denied kicking complaivant, and was
committed to take his trial at the next Stafford Assizes.