The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13 00:00:00

OLD IT ILL.

DRUNKENNESS —At the Police Court on Wednes,
day, before Ca.pt. Hickm.,n, and Messrs. H. Howard
aad B. Ringley, Will am ifoA ley was charg, d with
being di unk and cisorderly and ass tufting P.C.
Kich on the Sth inst, at Dierley Hil..—P.C. Birch
said Le was fetched by defendant's brother. He
went and found defendant was drunk and creat-
ing a disturbance. Tne defendant then struck
defendant and bit his finger.—Committed to one
month a hard labour.—William Poole, Windmill
End, was fined lOs and costs for being drunk and
disorderly on the 2nd inst.—James Smith and
Thomas Smith, mines, New Road, Tividale. were
each fined is and costs for being drunk, on the
31st ult —William Rose was on the evidence of
P.C. Leadbitter fined 108 and costs f)r being drunk
on the 2nd :inst.
Fuarous RfutNo.—Charles Deakin, Blackheath,
was charged with furiously riding a pony, on the
4th inst. P.S. Hand proved the is
and cosis,

BREACH OF TILE PEACE.—Solomon Davies and
William Wallett, Windmill End, were charged
with committing a breach of the peace by fighting,
on the 30th ult.—Davies was bound over to keep
the peace for six months himself in .210 and two
sureties of £5. The other case was dismissed.
FRIENDLY SOCIETY CASE. Samuel Beasley,
County Court baliff, Old Hill, was summoned by
Felix Tromans on behalf of ne trustees of the
friendly society Robin Hood's Tent, if the Ancient
Order of Foresters, charged with that he bsingan
officer of the ab3ve friendly society, did on or about
the 19th June, obtain poses don by false represeat,.
stion or imposiion of the SUMS of £l2 Os 10d and
176 2d, the money of the trustees of the said society
or havin.; the same in hi, posses?ion did udlawfufly
withhold and misapply the same.—Mr. Coalc,-eF ad
plied for the sumintqls, to be amended because de-
fendant was a rnerribr of the lodge.—Mr. Waldron
objected to the summons being amended because the
two effences were on different datus,—The case was
disn3is.ed and def ndant.,was to be re-summoned.
ASSAULT CASES.—John Henry Lakin and John
L 'lin were charged with assaulting Georo-e
Hodgetts, on the lst inst.--Mr. Addison defended.
—Complainant said that the defendant was in the
street creating a disturbance when witness went
out of his house. John Lakin took a stick that had
a ILA in it off the other defendant and struck at
complainant twice. John Henry Lakin then fetched
a bar of iron and afterwards a shovel and struck at
him with both weapons and also threatened to kill
him —Lait.h Timmin,, Jane Allen, and Hannah
Stuart gave corroborative evidence,—There was a
cross summons against George Hodgetts for assault-
ing John Lakin.—Complainant said he was going
NNW) his wife to a public house when the defend:tut
came and deliberately struck him on the mouth and
afterwards on the head. He was also knocked
down and kicked five or six times. He became
senseless and his son, who was unharne.ssing
horse and who brought the stick with the nail in it
because he was going to bang up a collar, to his
assistance.—Sananel Tucker, Mrs. Lakin, and John
Henry Lakin gave corroborative evidence.—John
Lakin ‘l, as fined 40s and costs and John Henry
Lakin 5s and costs.—The case against Hodgetts
was discussed—James Attwood was charged with
assaulting Benjamin Taylor on the 3rd inst.—Mr.
Cooksey was for the complamant.—Complainant
said that he was having a wall built when the cc-
fend tot threatened him and cut his f.ot with a
shovel.— Charles White gave corroborative evidence.
The case was dismissed.
FACTORY ACT PROSECUTIONS.—Arthur Trornans
was charged with employing Rebecca Bloomer on
the 2nd inst, after 7 o'clock in the evening.—Mr,
Hoare prosecuted.—Mr. Platt, ass!stant inspector,
said that he visited the defendant's works and saw
the cirl ot work lit five minutes past 5:4
and co.-I,.—Josepli Homer was summoned for not
producing the school certificates —lr. Plat said
Ile visited the defei.dant'i works aud found a child
at work. He asked for the school eeriiiicates lot
they were not produce,l,—Fined 40s and costs.