Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1870-10-07 (Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England)

REFURINO TO PAY WAGES.—CIIIITIE.; IfarkDIOILIP• alias Riley, was summoned by Jane s 110..ve for re-fusing to pay la lOs due to him for a werles wages. The plaintiff said that defendant e2,_,7.1 hini the week before last as plasterer, at 4;,a day, for five days. The defendant said that he did not owe the 'plaintiff anything whatever. It wee the plaintiff who owed him money, as he had only workel a day and a quarter-of-an-hour, instead of five days, as he had stated.—Tiinothy Quinn said that he wa; at the work when the plaintiff was—from Tuesday till Saturday_ and that defendant did not coinenmee work nail Thursday evening. The ease was dismissed. _ _ _  Wm. Burrell was summoned by E. L. Pearson for 5a paid to his wife by the Board of (turbans for the support of herself and children, on the 24t1i ult.—The defendant said that be was unable to earn a 'Mug in consequence of his having tanned him.—Sernant Oyston said that the Can came before the C,sulty Magistrates some time time ago, and the w:fe of the defendant then stated to the Bench that she wanted to be clear of her husband.—The case was dismksed. A THIEF AND A PLUCKY SERVANT Gnu.—Cliarlei Wilson was charged by Wm. Watson wilt stealing a pair of sheets and a pair of draw( rs, on Thursday afternoon last, worth ss. The wife of the plaintil appeared, and said that the prisoner lodged with her ap to Thursday last. Her husband kept a beer-house in Middle-street. The prisoner came into the house on Thursday ,afternoon and asked for his dinner. The servant went out for some chops, and while she was away she saw him go out witk something under his coat. The sheets and drawers produc,.,l 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. He was going from the house with sornethin underneath his coat._ She followed him and 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 other. Mrs Watson told her that she had to give him in charge. She banded the articles to her mistress and followed the prisoner up and down the streets for about two miles. He strnck her in Lows-street, and threatened to murder her if she followed him further. She came across P.C. Heslop, and informed him of the occurrence, giving Vim the sheets and pair of ardAvent. The prisoner wa4, she said, drunk. P.C. Heslop said that on Thursday afternoon last at 4.30, he received 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 direction the thief had gone. He went in pursuit of him, end after a sharp chase of about two mu-s--near to the two-mile-houses—he •succeetled in apprehending the prisoner. Ho charged him with rtealing the articles named, but he made no reply to the charge. She was fresh with liquor, but wimable to walk. Prisoner pled guilty, stating that he was drank. He was committed to Durham for two montli,,, with hard labour. The bench commended the servant girl (Mary Ann Smith) for the way she had acted in the matter.