The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18 00:00:00

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TB E STOUBBEIDGE OBSERVER:

of human authority had suffered, because the 1
authority of God hact simply been set at naught.
Husbands were against wives, and wives sought
a dissolution of that which could only be dis-
solved at the hands of God. Children were
now to be taught, but not taught from a right
source; servants broke off from their masters,
and the masters complained that the days which
existed a few year ago existed no more. They
were astonished at the position of working men,
and the way iu which they dictated to their em-
ployers was an indication of the shaking of the
fontilation of the moral fabric. Here they would
learn to " render to Czcsar the things that were
Cuusar's, and to God the things that were
I God's."

death, not more than half an hour. There was I
also a quantity of blood issuing from her mouth 1
from seine internal injury. The injuries were
such as might be occasioned by a fall down stairs.
The cause of death was some internal injuries
occasioned by the external violence. The jury
found a verdict of "Accidental death."
CRUELTY TO DOCHI.—At the Police Court, yester-
day, before Mr. J. Holcroft, William Morris was
charged with cruellly illtreating two dogs by set-
ting them on to fight at Bagley, on the Bth inst.
Police-constable Tomlin° said he received informa-
tion of defendant eettingon the dogs to fight from
Mr. George Watson. Witness afterwards saw the
defendant's dog and another dog belonging to a
Mr. Moreton, o Stourbridge. Moreton 's dog was
very much injured. Defendant said he was in
beer at the time. Defendant was lined be and
oats, or 14 days'.
Coat STEALING. Eliza Taylor was charged
with stealing 521 b. of coal the property of Mr. J.
B. Fisher, at the Hayes. The case war withdrawn
on payment of 7s 6d—costs.
, A SINGULAR CASE.—BefOTO Messrs. J. Holeroft
and W. C. Firmstone, Mary Smith was charged
with stealing 61 the property of William Tait, at
Cradley, on the 14th inst. Mary Simon, daughter
of prosecutor, said prisoner came to their house
on the above date about three o'clock. She asked
witness for half a pint of fourpenny. Witness
gave it to her, and prisoner handed her Is. Witness
went and fetched the change and when she came
i back, prisoner said she had found ld in her pocket
and asked witness if she would give her 63 for
some coppers she had. Prisonet placed the six-
pence in coppers on to the silver lid, and asked
witness to give her Is for the lot. Witness did
so, and prisoner went away, and witness after-
wards found she was tid short. Prisoner came to
the house at night and called for a pint of ale.
She tendered 6d, and witness gave her the change.
Prisoner called for another pint and tried the
same dodge on again, but it did not pay. Prisoner
asked witness's mother, and the mother was de-
luded in the same manner. The wife of prose-
cutor gave evidence to tho effect that she -la
taken in, in the same manner as her daughter;
but she managed to take the Is from prisoner
before she could leave the house. Prisoner said
she had made a mistake, and became very abusive.
She was afterwards given into custody. Police-
constable Roe apprehended prisoner, and cha.,,ed
her with stealing 6d belonging to Wm. Tait. She
said "How could I steal it when they gave it me."
Prisoner refused to give her address. She is a
stranger to Cradley. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and
MIS sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment.
I NON-SUPPORT OF A DAUGHTER,—Henry Hethe-
ridge, guide-roller, was summoned by Mr. James
Barrett, for non-support of his daughter, who is
an inmate of a lunatic asylum. Mr. Barratt said
the maintenance of defendant's daughter was Ds
b'd per week, and defendant did not pay more than
3s per week. The Bench made an order for de-
fendant to pay Os 6d per week.
ASSAULTING A Boy.'—Simeon Wooldridge was
charged with assaulting Wm. Roe, son of police
constable hoe, at Cradley, on the 14th inst. Com-
plainant said he went to see defendant unload a
cart, and defendants son threw a stone at him,
which struck him. He threw one at defendant's
son, when defendant ran after him and struck him
several times with a thick stick on the back.
A witness corroborated complainant. Defendant
said complainant threw a stone at a boy, and he
(defendant) then struck him with the stick. De-
fendant was ordered to pay costs.
DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Palmer was charged
with being drunk and disorderly at Wollaston,
on the Bth inst. Police-constable Smith proved
the case, anddefendant was tined 5s and costs, or
14 days'.
DRUNK AND DISORDRRLY.—At the Public Office,
on Monday, before Mr. W. C. Firmstone, Richard
Lille w, tailor, residing in Church-street, was
charged with being drunk and disorderly in
Market-street, on Saturday night. Police-sergeant
Jones said he was on duty in Market-street, and
found defendant lying in the street drunk. On
getting him up defendant became abusive. It
was after twelve o'clock. Defendant, who is an
old offender, WES fined 5s and costs; in default 14
days'.
FINE ARTS.—We have much pleasure in stating
that Mr. Ralph Bowen, son of Mr. Bowen, Head
Master of our School of Art, has been admitted
to study in the Ecole-des-Beauz Arts at Paris.
This must be very gratifying to the young artist,
he will now have the advantage of the teaching of
M. (-Jerome and other celebrated painters of the
French School.

At the conclusion °tithe service a liberal col-
lection was wade.

The mnsicablirrangements were ably con-
ducted by Mr. A. Emery.
Subsequently a large and fashionable party
lunched together at the Public Hall.
The chair was occupied by Sir Charles Clifford.
In proposing the health of Pope Pins IX., the
chairman said the measures his Holiness had
adopted during his Pontificate, history would
declare that the result had been to winnow the
chaff from the wheat and to leave Catholicity on
a broader basis than it had ever occupied. He
baieved also that history woild have to relate
Coat, notwithstanding all the wars of Pius IX.
God had given him the victory, and ho became
triumphant.
The toast was wane ;y rreeived, as were other
toasts, which were of a complimentary nature.

Tsui LITE EXBEZZLYMZNT CASE. —At the
Worcester Quarter Sessions, on Wednesday, before
Mr. K. Harington, Henry Bate (on bail) v-as
charged with embezzling the sum of £3 135 Id on
the 28th April, and upon other Occasions siree
that date other sunis of money amounting to .214
155 34, at Stourbridge, the money of his employer,
Mr. Geoe,ec James Evesou. Mr. godson prose-
cuted ; Mr. Jell defended the prisoner. Mr.
Eveson said he engaged prisoner at the salary of
.2100 per annum and his coals, as clerk and col-
lector, his duties being to receive money and
account for it upon printed forms, the receipts
being given upon printed forms with counterfoils,
which should have shown every payment made,
and receipts were to be given on no other form.
He also had a small memorandum-book in which
payments made to him should have been recorded.
it was the defendant's duty to render his account
weekly. Neither the account-book nor the counter-
foils slowed any payment by 31r. Budd, 235; Mr
Charles Hambury, .25 12s 11d. A payment by
Mr. Noah Forrest on the Ist of May of .25 Se ed,
did not appear on the books.—Henry Sheppard,
a clerk in the employ of Mr. Eveson, was present
when prisoner and his master made up their final
account, and nothing was then mentioned of any
contra account which the defendant alleged he
had against the prosecutor. Bate then admitted
that he owed his master .211, and Mr. Eveson said
he would wait prisoner's convenience to pay it.
Witness also stated that Bate asked him not to
send in two accounts aa the money had been paid,
and his father would sell a house in a few days,
and he would be able to pay Mr. Eveson.—Mrs.
Budd said that on the lOtli of April she paid
prisoner for a load of coal (.21 3s) and prisoner
receipted her bill. Mr. Charles Ilainbury paid
.£5 130 11d, which he receipted on the bill, but did
not give him a printed receipt. —Similar evidence
was given by NN'. Forrest with respect to a payment
of -25 Ss 64. Poliee-sergeant John Jones deposed
that when the warrant was served upon the
prisoner he said the money would be made all
right. Mr. Jell, for the defendant, pointed out
that the system of bookkeeping at 31r. Eveson's
office was very irregular, and that at the least de-
fendant was guilty of carelessness. Ile showed
in the day book, too, that against two of the items
which prisoner was indicted for embezzling the
word " paid " appeared, and this, he urged, was an
accounting which would remove the prisoner above
the charge of guiltily appropriating these sums.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and prisoner
was sentenced to nine calendar mouths' imprison-
ment, with hard labour.

ALLEGED THErT AT ChENT.-At the Worceeer
Sessions, on Wednesday, before Mr. G. W. heat-
h] 0, vice-chairman, Louisa Lavender was charged
with stealing a gold keeper ring, on the 15th
August at Clout, the property of Mary Jane Allen.
Mr. &Me appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Amphlett (instructed by Mr. Pitt)for the defence.
The prisoner was a servant in the employ of Mrs.
Allen, who, on the day in question, left in her bed
room, on the washhand-stand, a gold ring. Upon
going to look for it the following morning, she
found that it was gone. The prisoner went into
the bed room of prosecutrix, on the 15th August,
for the purpose of doing her hair; and the defence
set up was that it was taken accidentally. When
charged with the offence, she admitted stealing
the ring, which she produced at her mother's
house, and gave to Police-constable Somers. The
prisoner was acquitted.

the trade in the north was so different. Thi remark °swum op llsessar.r.—At the Police Court, on Thur.-
was received with loud applause. end the speaker eon, day, before If .H. Smith, and L. Freer Mr..7no.
eluded his remarks by advising the men to resist a re- Chambers, of the firm of Messrs. Chambers, Harrison
duction even to a strike. The meeting which was and Xilis, the Dolph, was charged with assaulting
orderly throughout, then proceeded with some private Jesse Pearson, a es'-ter, in his employ on the 10th hut.
business. Mr. Holberton defended. Complainant said ne was •
carter in the employ of defendant. Oa the morning of
the above date witness went oat with the horse and
car: and when he came back defendant said be had
been too long away, and began miming witness, who said
if he (defendant) did not like it he could ye witness
14 days notice. Witness asked defendant for 4d to pay
the gates to Stourbridge. Defendant offered complain-
ant the money, but he did not take it. When be came
back defendant said he had been robbing hits, and
knocked him down and damaged his cost. Mr. liolber-
ton, in defence, called Mr. Harrison, who said he WU
spanner in the firm of Chambers, Harrison and Ellis.
On the above date he met complainant, wb.;:i baked him
for Gd to pay the gates. Complainant came back at
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44. complainant ',denied receiving the 44 from defen-
dant. Mr. Chambers said complainant had had the 4d,
and he told Taylor, the foreman, to make complainant's
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time out. Taylor did so and witness paid complainant.
Defendant then told him to leave the ground arid he
said he would not, and used bad language. Defendant
then put his band against complainant and pushed him
out of the stable. Complainant chalk nged defendant
to fight. The Bench dismissed the case.
ANOTRER Casz.--Thomu Castill IWILS 'barged with
assaulting William Henry Watson, • little boy. The
evidence showed that kwas a very WI ail affair, and
the case was dismissed.
DECNILUNNKBB. Daniel Marlow was charged with
being drunk and riotous at Pensnett, on the llth;inst
P.O Storer proved the case, and defending was fine
is—Thomas John Peacock was charged with • similar
offence at Penenett, on the same date. Police-constable
Storer proved the case, and defendant, who has been
previously convicted, was fined 10s.