The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08 00:00:00

BJUEILLEY HILL.

STEALING IRON.—At the Police -Court, on Mon-
day, before Messrs. H. 0. Firmstone and G. K
Harrison, Sarah Millward (13), Ellen Price (9), and
Ernest Price (6) were charged with stealing a
quantity of iroli the property of Edward Bowen, on
the 28th uli . James Timmins, briuk burner in the
employ of pi:osecutor, proved that the prisoners
were in the works picking up the iron produced
which he identified as the property of posecutor.
A previous conviction being proved against Mill-
ward she was find 104 6d ; in default 14 dap. The
other two prisoners werd discharged with a Caution.
DRUNK.—Enuch Houf and Edward Bartlam, iron-
workers, were char,ed with being drunk in the
highivziy on the -26thc'ult. Police-constable Boynton
proved th t tlke defendants were drunk in Chapel
Street, Wolliratb. Hof was fined 5s and costs,
and Bar' lam 2s Gd and costa.

~..LCHARIE OF STEALING A HEDGE Iloox.—John
Bennett and Isaac Bennett, of It-ugh Lane,
Sedgley, and Edward Willetts and Samuel Ba'Tatt,
of Woodsolon„ were charged with stealing a hedge
hook on the 26th ult. Geo. ge Bowker, labourer, of
St isdon, said tha,. on the day.in question he left the
book and a strap in the wood at Seisdon, about 15
'yards from the road, while he wiJit to his dinner.
On returning some time afterwards be met the de-
fendants coming from the direction of the wood.
On arriving at the wood he missed the hook and
strap Police-constable Enoch said from informa-
tion received he went to the house of Rmnett and
received the hook and strap from Isaac Bennett
The defence was that Bonnet found the book and
strap and did not intend to steal them. Willette
and Barratt said they were about .50 yards in front
ot Bennett when he picked the hook and strap up
and they did not know anything about it. They
were discharged and the two Bennats were let off
Or payment of Costs.
TAKING A HARE. Herbert Bradley, miner, of
Gornal, was charged with killing and takings hare,
be not having a lieet,se to kill game. John Bowen,
keeper, of Hiniky, said that he set a trap in the
wood to catch wrmin. He went to the trap the
next morning and found it had been let off. He
said he you'd tell it w:s a bare that had been
caUght; On making- inquiries the def,n(lAnt ad-
mit ed that he Ira l taken the bare out of tte trti,
and t,01,1 it for 3s Gd and a half gallon of ale. The
Berth said it was a ease they were d:sposed to deal
li3Ottly with. They did not think the man had any
intention of poaching whatever. It was very
tthi:pting to a working man, at these times, to see
a hare in a trap, and they should fine him is and
cos' 8.

COAL ST Z A LING.— Edward Jones (16), Pensnett,
was fined 10syd fur stealing coal from No. 52, Earl
Dudley's Cohiery.—Elijah Cartwright (14), Quarry
Bank, was charged with stealing a quantity of coal
the propeny of the Earl of Dudloy, on the 24th lilt.
Ho was fined 103. William Lane (11), of Brierley
Hit!, was ordervd ti r-ce-..ve six strokes with the
!:ir. fur a ,iwilar offen.ce o.a the '4th ult:

A U PIQN TO RAILWAY S I-.D.VANTS.---ThntilflB Si?). -
mour Goorgc•Str, et, Wrrjs'ey; lato in the
mploy of the Great Western Railway Coin ;ay
„at
Brettell Lan Station, was b7ought up la custuaY
charged with stealing two bottles of claret and a

quantity of timber the property of the Great
Western Railway Company. Mr. Shepherd (Stour-
bridge) appeared to presecute, and Mr Wald, on
del.--nde(l. Police c,.r.st,.ble Eden strict that on to
26th ult. he Went to the prisoner's house.a,t. Words-
ley with a search warrant. He searched the house
and found a quantity of timber in the cellar. Ile
rem, ved the timber and found the bottle produced,
half full of claret. Witness then took the bottle up
to Brettell Lane Railway Station. Prisoner was
called into the office and witness told him that he
had found the bottle in his cedar. Prisoner said
he had it from Darlaston, and added that he was
warty he said he had it from Darinston for he
found it wider a horse-box at the end of the shed in
tie:. yard. Witness thua took him to the station
awl charged him with stealing the claret, but he
made the same reply. Witness then went to the
house and took possession of the timber, and charged
prisoner with stealing it, .He said he had had it
ever since the bridge was repaired. The following
molning he charged prisoner with stealing two
bottles of elare,, and he said he only knew of one.
Witness examined the hori-e-hox and found that it
was embedded in the ground and there was no place'
whore a bottle could be put under. Alfred Richards,
chief clerk at the station, said that on examining
the te o cases of wine which bad arrived at the
station, it was found that the hooping round one of
them had been tampered with, and that two bottles
(corresponding with the one found at prisoner's
house) were missing. Prisoner was yardsman and
was on night duty every alternate fortnight. If he
missed anything it was his duty to repert it to Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Penson, or to witness. Prisoner
had access to the whole of the station premises and
the go )cla were under his care No permissim had
been given for him to take the xood. Frederick
Spooner, foreman in the goods warchou.e at Bret•ell
Lane Sta.tien, said that when the cases came to the
station on the sth March he weighed them and the
weight was 2cwt. 2qrs. 131bs. He weiehed them
again on the 26th April and there was a deficiency
of 101bs. The box had been opened before Mr.
Richards opened it. When the cases were roe ived
on March sth they were in good condition. The
Bench decided to deal with the case summarily, and
Mr. Firmstono remarked that it was a very serious
case. It was not only a robbery affecting the Rail-
way Company, but also the general public, and sen-
tenced pri-oner to two months hard labour.
ALLEGED LIBEL BY A MEMBER uF Tlift STOUR.
BRIDGE BOARD OF GUARDIANS.— At the Police
Court, on Thursday, before Haden Corse, Esq.,
Deputy-Stipendiary, Mr. Plant. solicitor, Birming-
ham, attended the Court in company with Mr.
Reuben Plant, of Wori'sby, and addressing the
Deputy-Stipendia y, said : I appear to make nn
application. In April last there was an eh ction of
Guardians for Stourbridge Union at Wordsley. Mr.
Reuben Plant and Mr. Hale (Pensnett) were candi-
dates. Mr. Plant appears to-day and makes an
application for a summons to be issued against Mr.
Hale, this (a bill which he handed to the Deputy-
Stipendiary) being libellous.---The Deputy-Stipen-
diary, after looking at :he t.ill, said applicati. as for
summonses were usually made to the clerk, and
not in open court.—Mr Plant then applied to the
clerk, and was grantA the summons, it being re-
tureable for Thursday next. The bill referred to
asked the electors to "Plump for E. R. Hale, the
working man's friend, and true friend of economy."
It els° stated "Don't vote for Plant," and alleged
against the latter certain action with reference to
the Christmas dinner of the poor in the Work-
house, &c.

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A YOUNG THlEF.—William Troman (14), Cottagestret, Brierley Hill, previously convicted, was sent
to gaol for one month for stet.ling, on Monctey
night, a fi ied fish, the property of Josiah Green, a
fishmonger having a wail in Brierley Hill market
place.

EAST WORCESTERSHIRE ELEC.CION
RIOTS.
M the Halesowcn Police Court on Tuesday,
before Messts. E. Gem, J. S. Gibbons, H. Howard,
and E. B. Phillips (magistrates), twelve per-
sons were summoned upon the complaint of Police-
superintendent Kemp (Halesowen), under the Riot
Act, with unlawfully amd riotously assembling and
disturbing the public peace. Their names were
J. Hackett, nailer, Quten Street; J. Rudge, nailer,
Birmingeam Street ; William Nock, fruiterer,
Church Lane; William Hackett, nailer, IsliuAon ;
William Hall, alias "Tether," fruiterer, Rumbow ;
linomas Hall, alias "Italy," fruiterer, Spring Hill ;
William Hall, dealer ; Aitred Hall, fruiterer ; F.
Hackett, painter, Siourbridge Road: William
Poultney, fruitefer, Bull Ring; J. Hal!, alias
Thoneie Whig!, nailer, Ishttgoa; James Walt-
field, fishmonger, Combow ; and Richard Tildeslcy,
ftuiterer, High Stree, the *latter being char,rod
with inciting the mob. All belonged' to
Haesowen. Police-superintendent Kemp, Ciiiel of
the HA sowen Police, was summoned on a charge
of ing ltichat d Tiliiesley ; Police-sergeant
Haytould was suinm-ned for assaulting William
Hackett ; and Police-constables Bull and Taylor
were charged with assaulting George Moyle, grocer,
and John Hall, alias. Thunas White, nailer,
respectively.
The exterior of the Court was surrounded by an
immense crowd ol persons, and its approwhes were
rendered nearly inipaSsa,lo by the many people
assembled. Colonel Carmichael (Chief Constable of
Wo.-cestershire) was in Court during the hearing
if the east-s, wbioti lasted from morning notil
night.
Mr. William Hayes pro,eout-d on behalf of the
police, and Mr. Nathan (Birmitighatn) defended
The case of Richa:d Tildesley was taken first.
Mr. Hayes gave the facts of the case, and called
Police superintendent Kemp, chief of the Hales.
°wen uolice, who said that on the 12th April, the
day of the East Worcestershire Parliamentary
election, defend,nt elbowed his way through the
crowd whi.l surrounded the barriers protecting the
road leading to the polling s:al ion near the church,
and he said to those behinl hill, "The 3.11:01
not luep me out. Come inside ! Come in •ide
Witness had to request him to go sway beveral
true, and to threaten to remove him forcibly
before he went. Some time afterwards wituess
received intimation of a nature which caused hint
to go into the town, in company with Police-super
intendent Sheppard, of Birmia.,,l•am, and aLo •
fifteen of.thel3irazinghalul police. 'They fund hat
the windows of the lklal S-:ovel In, nigh str, et.
were swa-hed, and there was considerable uproar.
Sift sequen.l7, about eleven o'clock, witness, with
Police-superintendent Sheppard and hL men,
were marching through the town, and saw the de-
fendant at a bed room window of his house, with
the sash open. He was making use of bad language
and afterwards c.. 11 ,-d out in a loud voice. "Fetch •
your pokers and brick ends, and give it the --
and drive those -- policemen tack to Brumma-
gem." At that time the police were stoned by the
mob, and one stone came from an upper window in
the defendant's house. Witness was struck with
some missiles. In cross-examination by Mr.
Nathan, witness said the-re were no gaslatups light d.
and there was much noise, arising in part front the
clattering of stones upon the helmets of the police-
men.

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Police-superintendent Sheppard, of Duke Street
Birmingham, corroborated the last w
iltflinetsOn; and
after hearing the evidence of William
Police constable Woc,d (Bitmingham) the Bench
esti,idthendrtaKwemp
e
ths nyilsistende witnesses cfoals.etahgeadinefsetniZ d
poesle to
rinty
g , without hear-
ch Nafrrg.eNoaf tahmusiatiad VIrP Superintendent
g
After an adjournment the other charges -,f rioting
tP.°f
were proceeded with. All the defendants pleaded
"Not guilty."
Mr flaYes again referred to the disturbances
which took place in the town on the day of the East
Worces (n-shire Parliamentary coot, at. It seemed
to him that that the excitement was so excessive at
llLlesowen on the o. casion of every Parliamentary
contest that at each succeeding election the same
scenes were enacted The whole town was in a
sate of riot after middle day, and personal violence,
was resorted to in many eases. So far as he could
jmlge the disturbances on the occasion in ques.ion
commenced at midday, when the defendant Budge
was seen to thrown stone. The police interfere('
to put an end to thOmatter, and ultimately arosted
him, upon which a large number of persoull
amongst th, us the present defendants, surroundl
the officer who made the arrest, and re.
.cued
psoier from custody. A Birmingh'im Polle
officer went to the assis mice of the officer whowhe'
had
ch.rge of the man nudge, and both otlifielerms
was
assaultel in a, viol, nt manner; one °'h a brick
ticket badly, the other being struck
‘4e
knocked out
m
on the outh m . Souse of his teeth w
Such scene, went on at interval-,etil a late hour.
'the persons having charge of !b0
,subj3alylot boxes had
b a posse of
to be escorted through the go,';. station, whither
polite on the way to the
a of persons, who
:hey w•-re tollocired by a T.:O
obtain roii,esion
oi
s,!;• d the poice, and tl
the billet boxes.
K
Police-saperintennrittevic,hnicPl'Aa
which took caokpile
laccle, endo I lieth
the acts of violence which
dtseribdi the dia'u"and
day of the electiortle,
perpetrated, adding that large
in many cases w(1
d the streets were impervious to all
mobs which fille the part of the police to establish
attempts tnadtugem.
"Mel: am°"s„s proceeded to el-ntnin. Police-superin-
Mr. 1145—", p" upon the question of the assaults
tendent
i';:e:lcurnmitted, and Mr. Nathan objected,
which
;„.whearct that matter had.nothin. to do with the
mg, ! before the Court, thede.fendants heirt?
quest'° Aviih rioting
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;Olt plf.het.:- - .
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•, ••• : lege, rtil
reui„ Lu tc d ;
into Court, Mr. tie:u (t3ll,druian ot the 'Bench)
left it to Mr. Nathan either to call witnesses or I

reserve his defence.
Mr. Nathan left:each defendant to make his 00
statement, and they severally denied tbe cbarge
a.tributed to thcm.
Sonie discussion took place, which led to the Pr°.
ceedings being deferred until Friday,

OLD HILL.
' ASSAULT.— At the Police Gera, on Wednesd3Y,'
before Messrs H. L. Freer and B. Hingley, ).
111 -
Yale, a miner, of Tividale, was charged with n-5
saulting his brother George Yale, ot the 811;111e.
place, on the 25th ult. Complainant gave evidence
to the effect that they were both at their fatheist
house on the day in question and the defenda!,
struck him. Defendant pl..aded guilty and
fined 2s 6d and costs ;in default 7 days.
ITsING THREATS.—Jopeph Wood- was charged',
with using violent threats towards Hannah Wen,'"
on the 29th ult. Defendant was bound over Os'
his own receguisances to keep the peace towaill
complainant for three months.
DRUNK AND DISORDEHLY.—CharIes Lewis, farnict
was fined is. and costs for being drunk and dit
orderly in the highway at Haden Hill, on the. 28tp
ult. police-constable Johnson proved the cas‹,
James Powell and George Powell, miners, of o',
Hill, were charged with being drunk and disorderli
in the highway on the Ist inst. Police-constabld
Wickstead proved that dt fendants were drunk rind.
quarrelling in High-street, Old Hill. Defendants
were fined 28 6d each and costs.
KEEPING A DOG WITHOUT A LICENSE •—; oseell
Mason, well sinker, of Halesowen-street, Be0.11':
heath, was fined 6d and costs, for keeping a dog
without a license. Police-constable Cooper prove'
the case and stated that while he was mo
inquiries after the license oe the 16th ult. the
was wrapped up in a paper parcel and sent ont
the house, through the tront door.
Penmerrnee NUISANCE.—SamueI PareonS,
Tibbett's Garden, Cradley Heath, was Elmer
for keeping a horse in a chain shop et: Cr&
Heath, where people were at work and 'so causie,
nuisance. Mr. Harper, sanitary inspector for the
Local Board, applied for an order to restrain the.
defendant from keeping a horse in a. chaitishel'
where people were at work. Lei endant had WI
before the Local Board and promised to removel
but had not done so. Defendant had s:nce
promised to remove it in fourteen days and be (lf.
Harper), asked for an order to that effect, 'lll°
Board would pay the costs, The Bench made the
order accordingly.
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