The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-10-23 00:00:00

WORCESTER SESSIONS.

STEALING ENGINE BRASSES AT DUDLEY. —At, the
Worcestershire Sessions, on Wednesday, before Sir
R. Harrington, Thomas Petford, William Knowles,
and Richard Knowles were charged with having,
on the 13th August, stolen four engine bra-ses,
the property of William Turner. Mr. Gresham
Wells prosecuted. —Sergeant Clarke was on duty
on the night named near an engine house at Baptist
End, near Dudley, and heard a noise proceeding
tiler. from. He entered, and found the pi iioners
there, They ran away, and he followed them and
caught iretfoed. On going back to the engine
house he found that fourteen brasses had been
placed in a bag ready for removal. At William
Knowles's house was found a key which fit:ed the
engine-house.—Pri-oners were found guilty, and
having been previously convicted, they were
sentenced—Richard Knowles to ten years' penal
servitude, and seven years' police supervision;
william Knowles, eighteen months' hard labour;
and Petford nine months' hard labour.
SHop ROBB lIBY AT KIDDERMINSTER.--PriSCilla
faylor (54), factory operative, was charged with
stealing two ulster jackets, the property of Lucy
Gleduill, on the 11th September. Mr. Stallard
prosecuted; Mr. Cooke defended.—Tne jacke, s
were hanging outside the prosecutor's shop, and
prisoner was seen to examine them, and SU')
sequently to walk off with thew. She was followed
and arrested,—She was found guilty, and aaving
been previously convicted she was sentenced to
eighteen months' hard labour and seven years
police supervision. There was another charge of
a similar nature against her, but this was not
proceeded with.

FALSE PRETENCES AT DUDLEY.—Sarah Preece (42)
factory hand, was found guilty of obtaining by
false pretences from William Howe Green, on the
20th September, five quarts of ale and five quarterhs
of whisky; also, on the 21st September, one quart
of ale and one quartern of whisky from the same
person.--She was sentenced to six months, hard.
labour, M. Smith prosecuted.
STEALING A LEG OF MUTTON AT Dupray.--.
Dorothea Talbot (31) was indicted for stealing a
leg of mutton from the shop of Mr. bheward, on
the 16th inst. Mr. Knott prosecuted. Prisoner
was seen t) take the mutton from the shop and
place it in her basket. —Prisoner said she did not
intend to steal it, but simply took it off the hook
to have it weighed. She was convicted, and, being
an old offender, was sentenced to eighteen months'
hard labour, and seven years' police supervision.
STEALING BOARDS AT DUDLEY.—William Roberts
(19), labourer, was charged with having, on the
24th September, stolen three pine boards the
, pr,perty of Robert Mathows, Mr. Smith prosecu-
ted,-111e boards were missed, and Police-constable
°Hard discovered them on some waste ground at
the bot(om of the Wellington Road. He concealed
himself, and about five o'clock in the morning
prisoner and anther man brought two boards.
Ele caught the prisoner, but the other man escaped.
—The jury acquitted the prisoner.
STEALING IRON BARS AT DuDLEr.—John White-
house, on bail, was charged with having, on the
17th Augast, stoltn four bars of iron bars, the
p.operty of the Dudley Colliery Company. Mr.
Smith prosecuted.—The pri,oner was seen carrying
the bars, anl suspicions being excited, enquiries
were made, resulting in the discovery of the rob-
bery.—He was found guilty, and sentenced to
three inonV s' hard labour.