The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-27 00:00:00

Henry Hayes, a butch3r, of The Lye, who is a
brother-in-law of the prisoner, said the latter sent
three aavils and a quantity of steel plates to his
house in the middle of December. Previous to that
he had received a note from the prisoner asking ft,r
the loan of .417, and he replied that he would not
lend prisoner the money unless he had something
"to hold for it." When those things were brought
to him he gave the prisoner's sou 47 for his father.
He afierwards advanced another £B. WitneEs lent
the money to pii.oner and not to the firm.
Thomas Ganner stated that he joined the
,oner in partnership on the Bth June, 1885. The
::apital consisted of £423, value of sock, and cash
it the bank to the amount of £2OO. They carried
on business together mita the end of 185, when
the stopped. According to the statement of their
affairs the dtficiency was accounted for by the pri—
ioner saying that it had been lost out of his
Pris,mer had it in a pocketbook which he
statt dhe had lost. .22) of the deficiency was pat
town as thpreAation of sto, k, and £6O for breakage
of machinery and plant. He could not account at
all for the balance of the deficiency amounting to
£558 Os Bd. They did not lose any money thtougb
bad debt. lie had no knowledge of vices and
anvils having been ordeied in December from
Mount ford and Co., in the name of the firm. He
,fid not know that any goods had been received in
December from Al,,untford and Co , in the name of
the firm. Ho did nit knoei until the bankruptcy
proceedings that any vices, aulilt.s and steel plates
cad beea sent to Henry Hayes, of the Lye. Mill-
watd (the prisoner) never Vld him he bad received

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tuon-y frum Hay, s ..0 account of goods deposited
with Lim. Th-i transacticn was not entered in the
books of he firm, The pris, nor had just recovered
tr6tu illneis when witnes± joined him in partner-
ship.

The witn( as was cross-examined by Mr. Homer,
and, ii answ ,r to the questions, said he believed
the weekly turnover was about £4O per week. Be
did not keep any cash account because piisoner's
son sail it was not n, c: ssAry to do so. A uother
ason for not entering the cash in the cashbook
was that MrS..Millward said she would take care of
i•. She did keep a (-ash-book, but where it was
witness did not know. He trusted too much to the
honesty of Mts,Millward, who was not a partn,'r of the
firm, but he let her keep the cash bzcause he was
per,u ded to do so. Ile was not at the works every
day, because sometimes he went out for orders. On
the 15th December he did not know how much the

firm owed to creditors. He believed they owed
about £3OO, and was surprised to learn a few days
afterwards that t. ey really owed £1,200 at that
time. He did not try to ascertain from the books
what amount they owed.
in answ-r to the Bench, witness said accounts
were generally paid by cheques signed by himself
and prisoner. Money that c rine to the firm was
,generally kept by Mrs. Millwarl until it was put
into the, bank. Before Christmas they were served
ith writs in consequence of their being unable to
pay accounts.
Prisoner was then further charged that within
four months of the presentation of the bankruptcy
petition again-t him he frantulcntly removed part or
his property f the value of £lO and upwards, and
also that he did not to the best, of his knowledee
discover to Mr. Smart, the trustee, the whole of ris
property, real and pers
Mr. Hooper called Mr. Smart, the trustee, to
prove that certain spade haudles were not included
in the statement of accounts issued by Millward
and Gunner.
Additional evidence having bcon tal.-en, Mr.
Hooper said he hact further charges to bring egsins;
the prisoner.
The hearing of the ease, which had lastel more
than six hoes, was then adjourned till Tuesday."
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES.
At the Court House on Tuesday, John Millward,
of the firm of Miilward and Ganner, spade manu-
facturers, was brought up on remand from tee
previous day, that the charges against him might
be proceeded with. Mr. Hooper appeared for Mr.
T. A Smart, the trustee ; and Mr. Homer for the
prisoner.
The most important evidence taken yesterday
was with regard to a chaige arising out of dis-
euveries made since the adjournment on Monday.
Having cempleted the evidence in the other cases,
Mr. Hooper said he had a much more serious charge
to bring forward, and the facts had only just coins
to light. The Bet el must bear a mind that this
was a case in which fresh reve:ations were con-
stantly occurring. Negotiations had been going on
b•twci.n Mr. Homer and himself for the surrender
of the leaee where defendant and his partner had
carried on business. The property was in the name
of Mrs. Miliwaid,,,vho could cot be found, and, as
he said, there had been some riegJiations for the
serreatler of the lease. From information t-le
truste s received he resolied to resiune possession
of ti.e works, and to dig up the plate, The work
had been going on since seven o'clock that morn-
ieg, end p °peaty had been found buried and other-
wise concealed, the search, which was being con-
tinued, constantly ivadi, g to new things being
found.
P.C. Cartwrigh• was calleJ, and stated that be
%lent that morning to the works wie re prisoner had
cacrid on business. In one oh the shops he dug
down and came upon too tieces of board, and,
eovered by a qu ,ntity cf chips acd shavings, he
found two buedles of eLee ;wo shovel mould-
ingc, and a tuyere Buried it another val..: of the
same i.hop were a p t:r f bellows and a hammer. In
penl of water on the premises he found a "ta ile
coder" used in the a ork,, two iron b as, a strew
emu p, a small casting, and oilier things, In a
.ha!iow well was a part of a pump, not belonging
t i the well ; ant some other thins which coul 1 not
.let be got out. Concealed in the forge, under snme
:.1 ie s and dirt behind a fornaea, were 3cwt 0 iron
ano steel.
X:r. Smart, the trust e, said he witnessed other
overies in other parts of the works. He saw
Newt of bar iron dug up, and 2cwt of short pie.es
o: iron. At the back of the forgo Mewt of ion and
sit el were concealed. They had to knoi k some
Lnick work down to get at it. Some new iron cogs
wire found in the mud in the wheel-hole. More
in n and other property were found at the back of
the stack in a culvert, and up a chimney in one of
the shops. The search was still going on,
Mr E. B. Cooksou, ironfounder, Wollaston, u
creditor of the estate, identifiA some of the thin
as property he supplied to the firm in December.
Mr. Smart, recalled, said none of the property
just found had been disc'osed to him by the pri
soner, or by anyone on his behalf.
The Bench aid there was sufficient prima facie
evidence to justify them in sending all the cases for
trial at the Assizes, With regard to the matter or
the £l3B (the naney alleged to be lost, on which
no evidence was aoduced), the Bench said they be.
hey d there was a mode in whieh an indictment
cou;d be preferred against 11, prisoner on that
charge at the Assizes—viz., b 3 :; mmunication to
the judge orbo the Attornev-Ueneral,

T7le depositions were read over to the pri-oner,
who was committed for trial on each of tho Fix
charges on ‘T Lich evidence had then brought for.
ward.

E ijah and Elizabeth Allen, of the lye, w
afterwards charged with ste-ding prom ty, of the
value of 10s, belonging to the trustees ) the estate,
and thvre was a second charge of fclunio:lsly re-
ceiving the ante.

The—ease was -11- djourned ill next Friday, nnd
the defendaLtd were relea,,e,l on own recognis-
ance!.

THE rRISIROIi LEAGUE.—The Primrose league
Iso been rtmeszfully introduced to this district at
a meeting held in the Conservative Rooms, High
Street, .Stourbriclge. Mr. T. D. Thomas, j.P.,
preside 1, and there wr.s a large number present,
an ongst them be'ng several ladies. Addresses ex-
planattry cf the constitution and objects of the
L. agur, were delivered by the Chairman (Mr.
Thomas), Messrs. A. Fi, er, W. J Turney, and W.
Phipps. A numbPr of I awes of per. one desirous to
bt C ,rn:. members wcre given in, and a warm*: tor
t-L- institution of a habitation las been seat for to
hi acquaters. Mr. G. Burton was eleot:d: Oritary
pro. toul.l

ALHAMBRA THEATRE.—An attractive and popu-
lar programme has been carried out here this week
by Miss Gertrude Norman and her company. no
following are the plays which have been presented:
"Lady TQabel, or, the new East Lynne," "Worn All
from the people," "Her atonement," and "Leah,"
The whole of the pieces have been staged and ren
derel in a most artistic manner. Miss Norman, of
comse, sustaies the leading characters, and proves
that she is an accomplished actree. Her ability of
expresing tender feelings as well as the most
vi, lect passions is very good and soon gained for
her the appreciation of the audience. Aided by
eersonel attractions and good elocutionary powers
she acquits herself in a style that would not dis-
credit any ixovincial theatre.—Miss Lizzie Cook
ab'y pourtrays the characters allotted to her.—Mr.
Hesslegrave, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Norman Clarke
are well suited to the respective characters which
fall to their lot, and are frequently applauded for
their capital acting. The first-named gentleman ,
is especially good, and soon installed himself a '
favourite.—The remaining ladies anti gentlemen
creditably perform their impe-sonations. To-
night (Saturday) is the last of this first-class com-
pany and we hope all who have a fancy for stage
plays will honor Miss Norman with their presence,
and give her a "bumping" house, which she
heartily deserves, and when they will see some
sterling acting widch will not fail to give them the
utmost satisfaction.—Several evenings during the
week the performance was considerably marred by
persons either in the pit or gallery who frequently
burst out into boisterous laughter. If such persons
were at once e;ected it would greatly conduce to
the evenlng's pleasure; as the noise was gen ra IT
loudest when aes iluti silence was essential. We
hope this will not occur again as it only tends to
deter people from going who would like to pass a
pleasant hour or two away.
BANBURY HILL BAPTIST CRICKET CLUB— A
eoncert on behalf of the above Club was given in
the Ha.nhury Hill Baptist Schoolroom on Tuesday
night last. The R.v. W. Wallace occupied the
eheir.—The following was tho programme :—Piano
fore duet, "Feiry Quadri:les," Misses Coombes and
Nagging.on ; comic song, "Oh, Sophia," Mr. L.
J ealau ; song, "Happy Dreamland," Mr. W. 11.
Hogan ; song, "Bid me discom se" Miss Heath-
c)ck ; pianoforte solo, "Nelson's viatory," Miss
Ceembes ; part song, "Maiden of the Fleur de Lys."
Messrs. Chesterman, Brown, Powell, and Humph-
ries ; duet, "in the gloatnieg," Mi,s L. and W. H
.11 organ ; song, "Tle Mic;shipnaite," Mr, A. Shep_
pert ; song, Miss L. Morgan ; song, "Arm, arm ye
brave," Mr. l'a,gett ; song, "Too late," Mr. W.
13wn ; catch, "A little farm," Messrs. Brown.
P well, and Humphries ; song. "Death of Nelson,"
Mr. Pageit ; song, "Mt rry Zingara," Miss Heath.
cock ; comi : song, "Muddle puddle porter," Mr. L
J !elan ; pianoforte deet,"Gipsy Quadrille," Misses
('combos and Naggington ; song, "Thy voice is
u ar me," Mr. W. H. Morgan. The pianoforte duets
by die two little girls, Misses Coombes and Nag-
gington, were rendered in a capital manner. Mr.
Jordan did not succeed se well as usual with his
comic songs, as he made one or two mistakes by
t, i! etting the words.—Mr. W. H. Morgan possesses
a nice voice, but he over taxes it at times,—The
1 two songs by Miss Heathcoek were reedered in a
very artistic manner, and for her first srng she re
ceived an encore.—The part song and catch were
v ry well rendered —Mr. Brown when singing his
so. g was very nervous, and did not sing so well as
he might ha-vs done.—Mr. Pagett was in good form,
and was loudly applauded for his songs.—Mies Ash
reel in a most able manner as accompanist.
PliliPf OF COAL.—At the Police Court yes'erday,
le fore Colonel Fletcher and Messrs. H. 0. Firm-
st ne, T. D. Thomas, and W. S. Turney, Emma
B;lwar Is (18) and Mary Southall were charged with
stealing a quantity of coal the property of Messrs.
Evers and Co., value 4cl.—P.C. Davies watched
Mess. Evers and Co's. pits and saw the defend.
ants take about 401bs of coal. It ‘1 ould be valued
at 4d. Southall said that she went and picked th
coal because her husband had been out of work a
long time, and she had a little girl ill. It was
through poverty she did it. Defeedants were each
fin ,c 1 5s and costs.
;)iie NKENNESS.—Mathias Bashford was charged
with icing drunk at the Lye on the 20th inst.—P.C.
St no prove the case.—Fined is and costs.—
do,eph Billingliena was charged with being drunk
a,t ols Ninford on the 22nd just. P.C. Brazener

pr,ved the case. Fiaod is and cote
Bra/luau was fined 2s 6.1 and costs for being drunk
and diForderly on the 20th inst. P.C. Fitt proved
the (cu.'.
CHLIkiNEY ON Finn—Sarah Rogers was ordered
to pay 2s 6d fo: having her chimney on fire.
SCHOOL BOARD OASE.—William Morgan, station-

ar.ster, Lye, was summoned for not -sendin, his
child to school regu!arly.—ln this case the de-
fendant claimed that his ciild ought to be a "halt
tinier," as it had passed the fourth standard —The
Ben Ii said the child must go to school. Defend-
ant tnest go to the School Board and complain.
Defendant said he had been there and they refused
to 11._!'ir him. It was only done out of spite. The
B neh did think that was so. Defendant said
"There's not one of the members who have passed
the fourth standard themselves. They're not com-
petent to judge ; that is why I brought the case
here,"—Ened, is.
CAUTION.—Edgar Griffin, fruite;er, High Stree,
was charged with being in such a position us not to
ave any control ovcrhis, horse, on the 11th inst.
An officer stated that the di feadant's beige started
from Mr. Mudd's shop end walked gently up the
street o Mr. .Peart's where it was stopped,—De
fendant said he was making a purchase, and whilst
dein; s) the horse started. Defendant was ordered
to pay costs, 5s 6d.
Purist:lr OF GAME.—Samuel Forrest was charged
with trespas,due, on land in the occupation of Lord
Lytteltou, in search of game on the 20th inst.
Williaii BayUss said he saw the defendant in a field
The defendant had some nets down, and a ferret in
a rabbit hcle. When he got there the ferret had
ja;t come out of the hole. Previous con‘iatioes
were proved against the defen iant for the same
offence. Defendant was fined 20s and costs.
RIG HWA Y OFFENCE —David Grainger was fined
5s and costs for allowing his horse to stray on the
highway at Bellbroughton on the 24th inst.
A ROUGH AIEMBEIZ. Harriet Bayley wa,
charged with Qleeping in an outhousein Birmingham
Street on the 25th inst,--P.S. Chare said he found
the defendant in an outhouse in Birmingham-st.,
lying on the floor.—Defendant Tell the truth
On the way to the station she said she would break
the witidows,--i;efendant : Yes; I kept my promise.
—She had broken the cell windows.—Defendant :
Yes; I wish it had ;been your head instead —An
officer : Keep quiet—Defend int : I shan't keep
quiet for you or anyone else.—Defendant was
further charged with breaking the cell windows and
tearing some rugs, value Bs.—Defendant : Yes, I'll
break some more if [get the chance.—P.O Biggs
sail he found the wind..w-4 of the cell broken and
the rugs were torn up. He iskeel her what she
had done it for, and she s,d(l, I've done it for
satisft ction."—A number of previous convictions
were pr)ved aga:nst the defendant. Mr. Wheeler
said she had been away for 2 years, and he thought
she had gone for good.—Defendant : You see I've
come to so,. you again —ln answer to a- question
from the Bench defendant said, "I'll do some more
when I get back. I hope you'll send me for as
long as you can; hall, me if you like."—The
Bench said she would Co sent to gaol for 2 months
for damaging the cell—Defendant, on leaving the
court, said, "Yes; 11l d— well get 6 months be.
f.,ro the day's out."
BOARD OF GuAnDIANs.—Mr. U. Biliimzham pre-
s'ded at the n eeting of this Board yesterday.—
Admitted 12, discharAed 20, dead 3, remaining 571
against 569 —Relief, Kingswinford £47 12s Sid,
St ourbridge £36 2s 71, Halesowen £23 4s 10J, non-
residents .22 7s 2d, total .2114 7s 4d asuinst £lO3
3s lid.

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