The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-09-24 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

YOUNG MAN STEALS, BUT IS FORGIVEN.  William Tattersall, an employee of Pioneer Works, appeared in the dock at the Accrington Police Court on Wednesday on a dharg,e of lameny as servant.  The Chief Constehle stated that prisoner was an employee at Pioneer Iron Works, Dowry-street, having been there a number of years. At the beginning of September the company entered into a contract with Mr. W. J. E. Salt, leather manufacturer, of Oak-street, to manufacture a patented by him, and six cwt. of these were cupplied about a fortnight later. Later prisoner took one of the "lasts" and agreed to give it to a elogger on condition that he repaired his boots. The elogger took it to Mr. Salt to sell, and then the theft was discovered.  Wm. Whittaker, 18, Avenue-parade, bookkeeper at Pioneer Works, said prisoner had worked for the firm for 18 years. On September Ist the firm received an order from Mr. Salt to manufacture quantity of patent lasts, and these were delivered on the 15th. The last produced was like those manufactured for Mr. Salt.  A clogger named Broughton, residing in Milnshaw.lane, proved meeting prisoner in the Black Bull Hotel. They had a conversation about a laPt, and prisoner said be would bring him one. Witness told 'him he did not want the article giving to him, but he agreed to sole a pair of boots for him. The next day he sold the last to Mr. Salt for Is. 3d.  W. J. E. Salt said that on Saturday Broughton offered to sell him the lost, but he told him be had no use for one, as he had bowt. on order of his own. On examining it, however, he found it was a replica of his patent, so he bought it, thinks' insr it strange his own last should be on the market.  Detective Walling proved arresting prisoner at Pioneer Works on Monday.  The Chief Conetable said he had known prisoner from being a child and be 'had never been in The court for any offence.  Mr. Win. Whittaker then stepped forward and -aid prisoner h-ad [always borne an excellent character and they did not wish to press the ease against him. They only wished it to act. as a warning. The Chief Would you be prepared to take him back again?  Mr. Whittaker: I think so. The Chief: Under those circumstances I would ask the magistrates to deal leniently with him. Prisoner was then bound over to be of good behaviour.  An appeal for men to join the Veteran Reserve in Northumberland has so far only produced a score of responses. Prince Chakrabongs, the third son of King thulalongkorn, will represent Siam at the Coronation of King George.  "Rash Cupid" (the latter being the Chrisiian name) appeared on the voters' roll before the rambridgeshire Revising Barrister.  The King has consented to become grand patron ot tho Ronal Maionie Institution for Boys, an institution for the clothing and educating of icins of indigent Fre:masons, established in 1793. Mr. J. G. llob-on, a member of the firm of Ficelerick Zeirega and CV, cotton merohantc, sae on Thursday elected president of the Lieerpool Cotton Association for the coming year.  Tii drapery establishment of Mews. Beattie and Co., Chatham, was, on Thursday afternoon. completely destroyed by fire. Two of the young Mdies in the shop lost self-control, and had to be forcibly rimmed. Most of the staff, however. were away at dinner.  The chairman ,itated at Thursday's meeting of the Isle of Wight Guardians that inquiries showed that. of 200 elderly people in the workhouse only isiwen or eight scud prefer to leave and take up old-ego 1,01161011,, .114, 11,11 pleased were the major.:ty with the conditions of workhouse life.  Mr. Keir liardie's action or slender against Mr. Cresnell, the Unionist candidate for MidDerbyshire at the last by-election, for declaring that the disaffection he preached in India had culminated in the Imperial Institute murder, has been settled on terms.