The Potteries Examiner : — 1873-05-10 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

CASE—Elijah Mount. ford was charged on remand with stealing £2 14s. from the person of James Wood. Mr. Whitehead appeared for the prisoner. The particulars were given last week. The prosecutor repeated his evidence, and was corroborated by Susannah Eykins, a servant, who said she saw the prisoner enter the house barefoot, when the promeutor was lying asleep on the sofa, and sit by the sleeping man's side. She said In reply to Mr. Whitehoul that prisoner was Wood's brother-in-law, and often came to the house. Another man, Jesse Heigh, wns in the room asleep at the saran time. Heigh lived at the house, and he left the place the next day. The only reason she had for supposing that Mouutford had taken the money was that he eat red the house barefooted. Prosecutor, recalled, said Heigh had lodged at Isis house a long -time. He had seess him several times since he had left his house. He had gone to ledge with a cousin in the same village illucknalli. Wood, when he give information to the police, said he saw the primner going out of the room when Toe was opening his eyes. P.C. Eaton, who gave the police evidence said Wood had charged his wife, among other persons, with stealing the money, end he had attempted to commit suicide on account of her stealing money. His house hail been open to any kind of characters. Mouutford was an engine tenter in good work. Without calling upon Mr. Whitehead, the Bench held that the charge had not boon proved, and dimharg,ed the prisoner. DISPUTED TITLE TO Loin—John Harrison, carpenter, Backus-11, was charged with assaulting George Twigg, grocer, Suckuall. Mr. Whitehead appeared for the complainant, and Me. Coopar. of Congletou, for the defendant. There had been a dispute between the parties as to some land at Huainan claimed by both, and the matter was taken to the Stafford assizes. On Saturday, April Ilk, complainant was cleaning out a gutter at the boundary of his property, and in retarning had to pass through it passage used alike by both. The defendant and his two sons were in the passage, and no seeing him defendant cried out 'Here is a lump-tailed monkey coming. Stand out, and let him go through." Theythen drew up, and he paosol through, but dropping his pocket handkerchief, stooped to pick it up. While he was doing this, he was knocked down by all three of the men, and while one knelt npon himl the others kicked him. Mr. Cooper • saki it was a question of disputed right, and the bench had no jurisdiction. Ho mid the piece of land wan not worth 10s., and it rem wonderful that people could be soft, but kin client (Harrison) had already spent 1125 in litigation over this land, and avowed that he would spend all he had rather than give it up. Mr. Whitehead said the action at the AASIECS resulted in a verdict for the complainant (Twigiri—Mr. Cooper deuied that there was any deckBioll arrived at —ln order to obtain evidence on this point the ease was adjourned to Thursday week. " THE Covreoro As -TO-iii.,il7(cE;;i Rm.:ctn.—The cases of nuisances at Bueknall, which had been before the court on two previorts occasions, were again referred to by Mr. Daniel, Clerk to the Stoke Rural Sanitary Authority. Two of the defendants—Owen Roberts aud George Twigs— had done the work required, and these cases were withdrawn. In regard to the case of Mr. Arthur Leech, Mr. Daniel said he regretted he could not withdraw that, as all the work required had not been done, although a good deal had been.— Mr. Leech said a majority of the nuisances for which be had been made responsible were caused by other persons. He denied that a person had died of fever in one of his houses, awl said this had occurred in a neighbour's house. He also stated that if he drained the boas., as ordered, he should only be getting rid of one nui,auce by creating another, as there was no outlet but 0, running stream. Ile was anxious to do all he could to remove the nuisances, and did not wish to evade any responsibility.—Mr. &deny said the Sanitary Committee had laboured under great disadvantages. They were mashed ou by people in London, who knew nothing about the matter, and it was very difficult to comply with all their requirements. The CRAO VMS adjourned for a fortnight. The ease of Thomas Cooper was adjourned for the same time.