Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1870-10-08 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

REFI!,,IN,: TO PAT WAGES.—Charlos Markalhonse, alias Riley, was summoned by James Rowe for refusing to pay £1 10s due to him- for a week's wages. The plaintiff said that defendant engaged him the week before last as plasterer, at Us a day, for 'five days. The defendant said that be did not owe the plaintiff anything whatever. It wls the plaintiff who owed him money, as he had only worked a day and quarter-of-an-hour, instead of five days, as he had stated.—Timothy Quinn said that he was at the work when the plaintiff was—from Tuesday till Saturday— and that defendant did not connennee work until Thursday evening: The ease was dismissed.  Wm. Burrell was summoned by It L. Pearson for 5s paid to his wife by the Board of Gurdians for the support of herself and children, on the '2Btll ult.—The defendant said that he was unable to earn a living in consequence of his having tanned. Min.—Sergeant Oyston .said that the case came before the County Magistrates some time time ago, and the wife of the defendant then stated to the Beech that she want-1 to be elver of her husband.—The case was therefore distnissA. A THIEF AND A PLUCKY SaaVANT GlRL—Charles Wilson was charged by Wm. Watson with stealing a pair of sheets and a pair of drawers, on Thursday afternoon last, worth ss. The wife of the plaintiff appeared, and said that the prisoner lodged with her up to Thursday last. Her husband kept a beer-house in Middle-street. 'The prison( r canto into the house on Thursday afternoon and asked for his dinner. The servant weut out for some chops, and while she was Sway she saw him go out witk something under his coat. The sheets and drawers produced were her husband's property. Mary Ann Smith said she was a servant with the prosecutor. On Thursday last about four p.m., her mistress called her to follow the prisoner. was going from the house with somethin underneath his coat. She followed him anti asked him what he had get underneath his coat. He said he had nothing. She asked him to allow her to look into his pocket, but he declined to do so. She took hold of him, and took a pair of sheets out of one pocket, and a pair of drawers out of the °tit:T. Mrs Watson told her that she had to give him in charge. She handed the articles to her mistress and followed the prisoner up and down the streets for about two miles. He struck her in Lews-streco, and threatened to murder her if she followed him further. She came across P.C. Heslop, and informed him of the occurrence, giving him the sheets and pair of drawers. The prisoner was, she said, drunk. P.C. Heslop said that on Thursday afternoon last at 4.30, he receivol information from the last witness, Mary Ann Smith, about the prisoner stealing one pair of sheets and one pair of drawers. He made enquiries, and ascertained in which diN,elion the thief had gone. He went in pursuit of him, and after a sharp chase of about two miles—near to the two-mile-houses—he succeeded in apprehending the prisoner. He charged him with stealing the articles named, but he made no reply to the charge. She was fresh with liquor, but was able to walk. Prisoner pled guilty, stating that he was drunk. He was committed to Durham for two months, with hard labour. The bench commended the servant girl (Mary Ann Smith) for the way she had acted in the matter.