The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-07-13 00:00:00

'B' V' 1872.

. have goods in bin n_ame. The order pro.
u., tort in his handwriting. Acting-sergeant
Kennedy said be was stationed at Dslesowen. He appre-
hended prisoner on Thursday, the dth Mat, at Derby, and
charged him with obtaining • quantity of goods from
Tromans under false pretences, by forging Mr. Warr's
name. Prisoner said, If they will allow me I will pay
them so much per week.- Witness tood possession of
the goods. Prisoner was then charged and in defence
said, '1 went to Mr. Tromans on the 22nd of Jane, and
asked for • quantity of goods on weekly payments-31
per week. He said he would not grant me any in my
name, but ii I would take a note from Mr. Warr I should
have anything I wanted, being as I was in • situation and
capable of paying the money every week. I thought it
no harm to mention Mr. Warr's name to inake my home
i comfortable. Mr. Tromans agreed to the account that I
should pay him weekly for the goods. I went to Mr.
Troreans on the 211th and paid the first instalment which
was due. There was a chest of drawers that I did not
want, and I asked for them to be taken out of the bill,
and a few other things put in. If he likes I will pay him
for the goods by instalments now.' Prisoner was com-
mitted to take his trial at the next Worcester Assizes.

STEALINti A PIGEON.—NOOI Mole was charged with
stealing a tame pigeon, valued tts tid, the property of
David Partridge, on the 11th ult, at Whitehall. Prose.
cuter said on the 11th ult he lost the pigeon produced,
and found it last Saturday night. He went to prisoner's
house at the Cockshut, and there found the bird in a
cage. He SAW prisoner, and told him it wan his pigeon,
and asked him if he would sell it to him. Prisoner said
he would not, as he wanted it to breed oft He was told
that the bird was at prisoner's house. Prisoner, in de-
fence said prosecutor went to Jones's first and identified
a pigeon there as his own, and that he had bad the bird
some time, and bought it ~f Elias Jones. Elias Jones
said he bought the pigeon produced from Ezra Dingiey,
and gave him is for it. and had had it about a fortnight.
Defendant was ordered to give the bird up, and pay the
costs.

BREACH OF THE PEACE ... Felix Rudge and Edward
Jones were charged with committing a breach of the
peace by fighting, at lisle,,owen, on the 4th inst. Police.
cenbtsble Smith proved the case, and defendants were
ordered to pay costs.
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ILLEOALLYTAKINti FOIL Benjamin Bishop was
charged by William Collins lodgetts for illegally taking
or destroying, or attempting to take or destroy certain
fish, in private water. Police-constable Dennant said
that on the 6th Mt he was on duty by complainant's pool,
when he saw defendant with a trolling line, fishing. He
threw the line into the water three times. Witness
watched him some minutes, and when be saw witness he
turned round, pulled the line out, picked up his can, awl
walked away. It was about fifteen minutes to four in the
morning. Defendant, who had been charged for fishing
in the name place before, was lined 2i Gd and costs, or
14 days.

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NEGLECT or Wane—James Potter charged Thomas
mod with having, on the 4th of June absented himself
from his work without just or lawful excuse, and com-
plainant claimed 40s as compensation. After hearing the
evidence, defendant was ordered to pay 108 damage and
cent.; in default Li days.
WILFUL DAMAGE.—JaIues Hill, Joseph Adams, and
Thomas Fletcher were charged with trespassing on mow.
ing grass and wilfully damaging a fence at Mr. Hackett's,
the Agg Farm, Blackheath. The ease was proved by a
woman named Higgs. The Bench sentenced defendants
to one month's imprisonment coot, they being old
offenders.

UNLAWFCLLY WOUNDING.—At the Police Court, on
Friday, before Mr. E. Moore, Thomas Tromans was
charged with unlawfully wounding John Mimeos, at
Blackheath. From the evidence it appears that the par-
ties were drinking together in a public-house at Black.
heath, and in a passion the prisoner struck prosecutor
with the heel of a boot in the face, and smashed his eye.
Prisoner waa committed for trial at the next Stafford
Assizes.