The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04 00:00:00

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ROBarCitri!SHY a" STitEICP Artrisr:'—Da Mon.-lay
at the Poltee Court; Patrick Klbridge (20), de-
scritied as a " street arlisa" of Birnunghata Street,
was chareed.with stealing ehht piits of toots from
the door of Mr Henry .alence, tligh Street ; and
cue pair of boots from the shop ot M. Strong,
Mgt, Street; aud with stealing six umbrellas trent
the isho.p.door of Mr. John Coll-7, of the Harket
, PlaCe. A by named Arthur Kilbridge (15),
Birtning lam Street, brass polisher, Was - charged
with being concerned iu the robberies.—Chi-f-
-euperintendent Bu ton slid Police sergeaut Sheriff
wes eh duty ie ' the Iligh Street, and without
knowing of the rohsery, susp.c.t.al the youager
pliener, who was cariying a bulky bag. The
eldet pri.orier came up and *as arrested. In the
bag Wei the. stolen articles except the um .rellas.
/1: considered the eaptu-e an important one, and it
reflecte I a e-elit on art paliee. From the elder
, eriaon.,r's ways. he (gr. Burton) believed he had
beeu.in gaol before, aid so wisaed for a remand,
for enquires.—Kilhridgelhe elder : I'll plead guilty;
the boy knows 'Len:deg.—Mr. Burton. You don't
want to go elsewhere. You would be elad to get
six months here in,tead —Kilbtidge : 1 may get
four montht at the s..s,,iont. . (i.aughter.)—The
pri•orzers wore teen remanded. .
.CHtaOlis tratpKit THE EXPLoSIVES AOT.—,At the
aauae Court, Mr. Theedam, ironmonger, High Street
mad Mr. laughain, ironmonger, high Steet were
charged by Oatef Saperintendent Batton with
ollen:Cs under the Explosives Act, the foriu.r with
hay.rat.e,' Leese cartridge in his wareheuse, and the
latter with uot having given notice that he filled
cartridges in a certain room. The Town Clerk (Mr.
E. AI. Warmington) prosecuted, and Ball the Togn
Connell had taken up the matter not fur the parpoie
, of securing a heavy penality but with a view of
cuiltng eaten-ion to the law oa the subject. In Mr.
T,, edam's case he had cartridges on the premise,
buz. Lucy were rot in a case, The ex•Maydr: Is
not . a cartridge a case ? Mr. Wariningten :
The law provides they should be in a receptacle
kaawre as a case, wheeeas these cartridges were
10.,ee in the plan. Chief-Superintendent Barton
sale he found certritiges wrapped up in paper, but
they wefe i °twee and lying about the premises
The Government Insp-ctor said they shoutd be in
a case to keep them separate.—Mr. Theedam, iu
defence, said the cartrid.g.s were in a box, and as
they were sporting cartridges, he though he did no
wrong in storing them as he bad. The Act was
most difficult to understand, but he *as q iLe
willieg to conform if he was c..-riaia ee to what he
ought to do: Mr. Bareada'e said it was eifficalt for
a lawyer to utiderstaud, (Lsugeter.) Mr.
Lau4nain's case was thee taken, and Mr. Burton
said the defendant had now complied with what
Colonel Ford sug4ested. The Town. Clerk said the
Atneedmeat of the Act had only jnst come into
force, and now that attention had been called to
the ma 1-r the eharees could be withdrawn. This
-gugg- tio u gas adopted,
ALL*OHD §HOP ltounsa.Y.—At the same Court,
' James West (15), King- Edmund Stteet, and
Francis Mrlugani (15),. Stone Street, errand-bays,
were ch,:rged With siealiug, Alt. in geld from the
shop . of Mr. „Whitfurd, grown, Bell Street.—Mr.
Bur. oti give the boys bad characters, and said they
wre companions. West was seen in the shop just
before the ortmey was wised, and he was attested
because ths police were aware that he was spending
niotiey freety ; and he .teld a chum of his that be
should not return t , inc town for seine time, as he
had pleat). of mono. At the cation, however, only
88. was e ural tied i,, the tail of his shirt, fie ex-
plained that he tad been worth more , but that
he tt..d Malu,caui had lea.ra to Birmin,hain on the
spree. au i been robbed ,f .23, w ilst in that town
-,-Nlelagani was diatharge.i. and We's.:, remanded
. _
A BOY CHABOSO WITFI STABBING —William
Chr'..a wan (12i, sch dar, 20, Fl_ od Street, wa,
elterg .1 we h unlawfully wouadiee Cirerge Froggatt
by saibbing him in the arm wit , a' knife. A
e, ritticate wee put in from Dr. Tiniinies jelleribing
the wouosi, an t on this the ' Bench do-
cited to hear the case, preferring to see h eg t to
injured boy plogrtssed. The case was then al-
joureed for a week. Mr, Ward defended.