The Warwickshire Herald. — 1895-07-25 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MOWS. They were surrounded and rap- All tho lads denied the cluirge. Andrew -a. Wilt) was an old offender was utruitl IN., Bailey and Cattell 2s. 61., Houk' is. and Bully 61.—Bernard Brian, tio.plate worker, 10, Barnard Street, Birmingham, John Bullock, 5 court. 14 High Street, striker, Ilenry Anstey, pen worker. and Joseph 1%6,44. tailor. 61, Victoria Road. were alto charged with a similar offence.—Police-constable Barlow (209). who was on duty with other officers in plain viothe„ saw a. gang of six rs Whitehead Road (all of whom were ,orrountled) playing latch and toss. Two of the lads. however, were allowed to go.—Mrs. To said her eon had a Very kid memory, he having betn bitten by a dog in 35 plaoes.—Mr. Rowlands: Does that make him play pitch land 10.5?—• The cluirge against Anstey was dismissed. Twiss wao tined 55., and the other defendants Is. ,ael.  Another Theft of Race Tickets. Win. Watkins, of Little Ann Street, Nl= hani, described 3.4 a hawker, was placed in the wider a warrant charging him with stealing a oarpet bag. and ludo-, the property of the Birmingham Racecourse Company. He was also charged with embezzling the eum of 365., the moneys of ale coin. pane--Mr. 11. G. Tanner appeared to prosecute, um' stated that Watkins was employed on the 14011 June tel .411 race cards, and was also given an official badge and lzOr. After selling the first six dozen card-, prisoner handed in the money and A-ceived :mother six dozen, for which be never accounted. nor did he return the hot, Preece, printer, Birmingham. deposed to enraging the prisoner. and -arles William Patrick, 9, Magna Street, Nottingham, commissionaire, stated thathe gait the prisoner the cards and ober articles;—Detective-intspector Ravenhall proved ter arresting prisoner, who whein charged pleaded guilty There was a large number id previous convictions, and prisoner, who, wished to be dealt with summarily, was 'committed to gaol for three months with hard labour.  Alleged Theft of Scales. Mettle w Frank Wastie, provision dealer, Railway Terrace, Birmingham, and John Greenway, carter, 5 court. 7 house, High Park Road. were charged with so:thug a pair of scales and weights, of the value of 10s., the prouertv of- Thomas Elton, hawker, 80, Atklerley Road, Sultley, on the 20th inst.— Mr. Philip Baker defended.—ln his evidence, the prosteutor, who seemed very infirm and partially blind, stated that on Saturday evening about a quarter past seven he was in the Bromford Road in charge of a donkey and cart, lie was selling fruit, and was going along from the Navigation Inn when the two prisoners, with a horse and cart, walked be. hind him a short distance, and afterwards drove pot. Two minute,. later, when going to pell senile fruit. prosecutor missed his weights and scales, and gave information to a man named Small. Witness also overtook prisoners at the Old Green Man, and asked Wastie for hi. scales. The prisoners denied having seen them. Prisoners isfterwards drove away in the direction of Erdington and returned in übotit seven or eight minutec—John. Small, foreman at Brom-ford Mill, deposed to following prisoners to the Green Man, and in reply to Mr. Baker admitted having a scuffle with M astir, in which the latter fell and cut his head. Witness, did not strike Wastie with a stick.—lsaac Butler stated that he was a labourer, and lived at Argyle Street. He was at the Green Man when 'liriaoners drove up. After Oh-tying mane time they drove off in the direction of Erdington, and returned in pert-n or eight minutes.. Wane* afterwards went up the hill and found the wales and weighte thrown over the hedge at the ton of Tamworth Road. He took them back to the public house.—Policeconistable Spragget said he was called to the Green Man and paw the prisoners. Ile searched Wastie's cart, when some of the persons called out. "It is no use searching. AA he ha. been away and come back." Witness asked him why he trove away, but received no answer. Afterwards. when Butler came up with. the scales, witness asked Wastie what he had to say, and he replied that he had not taken them. Both prisoners ?afterwards denied the theft.—Mr. Baker having addressed the Bench for the prisoners, they were afterwards committed to take their trial at Birminglguss Assizes. The Attempted Suicide.  Annie Olgiel, 123, Adams Street, Birmingham, was again brought up on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by drowning.—Prisoner, it will be remembered, was seen to throw herself in the eanal near the tire station, and when taken out said she thought one of her boys was in the water.—She now promised, not to repeat the offence, and wag discharged.