The Haslingden Gazette. — 1911-01-21 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ACCRINGTON CONSTABLE'S SMART  DBTECTION.  At the .Acerington Police Court, on Wednesday, before the Mayor (Alderman Bury) and other justices, a Nottingham man, named Joseph Wilson, was charged on remand with stealing, four caps belonging to the Cash Clothing Oa, Peel-street. The (lief Constable (Mr. Sinclair) said prisoner was re.manded tram Monday so that inquiries could be made into his antecedents. On Saturday night about 7-30 P.C. Gregory was near the premise 9 of him (lath Clothing Co. in plain clothes when, suspecting the prisoner's movements, he watched him for iaweral minutes, and eventually saw (him go to a box in which were a quantity of caps and take something out Prisoner then walked smartly away, but P.C. Gregory overtook him and the caps were found in his hand. It was important to note, said the Chief, that a hole had been cut in the pocket lining of lhis coat so as to conceal thehancl. When the prisoner was searched at the police station a quantity of stockings weals found round his waist, and it was ascertained that these had been stolen from Ilasillingden, acid he would be dealt with on that charge by the Bench at Ilaslingden. Wllliam Rigg, of William-street, manager for the Cash Clothing Co. at Accrington, identified the caps found upon the prisoner as the property of his company. P.C. Gregory stated that at 7-20 on Saturday night ho was in plain clothes when ho saw the prisoner in Blackbu,rit-road loitering in front Of the Cash Clothing Co.'s shop. He watched him several minutes, and about 7-30 he KIM prisoner go to the shop doorway, put his hand in his overcoat pocket than tarn smartly round and hurry NMI V . • Witness followed him and asked him what Ire had got. Prisoner replied, "Only four caps," and lie at once gave thorn up_  Pri.oner pleaded gdilty, and had tenthing to say  Prisoner. who had been fared at. Nottingham for as,a,uit and a4ing obscasne language. and had been sentenood to 14 days for stealing at Manobester, was now sent, down for a month's hard labour.  After a performance by neg,ro minstrels at Benton, Arkanaav, a score of white youghs attacked the members of the company with clubs, killing one negro and severely injuring another negro and a negress,  Jewi,h soldier.. will be given facilities to ohverve the following festivals during this year: Passion, April 13, 14, 19, and 20; Pentecost, June 2 and 3; New Year, September 23 and 24; Day of Atonement, October 2; Tabernacles, October 7, 8, 14. and 15.  The aiction but by Mr. G. N. Abbott, of Hunter-street, W.C., and his wife, Mrn. E. A. Abbott, against Mr. C. Ryall, surgoon, of Harleystreet, to recover damages for alleged negligence in an operation on Mrts. Abbott, ended on Saturday in a verdict for the defendant.  For soriously assaulting Frederick Warren, an ' ex-Volunteer, who objected to disrespectful refermoss to the King a.nd the Into King, two men, Henry Robert, Payton and Enos Wells, labourers, were at Cambridge Assizes on Saturday sent to pnison for three months' bard labour. The King sent a letter to Warren, who is still in hospital, sympathisinc with him. For Shooting at Police-constalle Haytread with intent to murder him, Charles Arthur was on Saturday, at, the (Anstrial Criminal Court, aenteneed to penal servitude for life. Accused was also charged with attempted burgktr:v. Ile pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted murder and guilty to that of attempted burglary, and appealed to the judge to be given the eat in, lieu of a long impri9on nent.