The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

LICENSING, OrFENCE.--At the Police Court on
Wednesday; before the Mayor (Mr. J. Garrett),
Alderman Finch, and Mr. E, Wright, Ellen Harvey,
of the Noah's Ar.k Queen's Cross, was charged
with keeping her house open at an illegal hour.
Police sergeant Speke said he went to defendant's
house on Friday morning at 12 30. In the liquor
shop he found George Tromans and his wife (Sarah
Tromans). Defendant told him that Mrs. Tromans
was:there, helping her to clean. and Mr. Tromans
was waiting fer his wife. Not feeling satisfied
witness searched the house, and in the cellar there
was a man named Tipping concealed. Mrs. Hauvey
aid he came "to make the doors," and she
thought he had ,gone For the defence Mr.
Tromans was called, and she said she was assisting
to clean th-! hous:+. She had never done so before
and was not in the habit of going out elsewhere as
charwoman, but she happened to go to Airs.
Harvey's that night,—The charge against Mr: and
, Mrs. Tromans and George Tipping, of being on
licensed premiles at a prohibited hour, wos then
heard. Defendants pleaded guilty, but Tromans
said 11.1 was waiting for his wife, and he had no
drink in the house. The Mayor said fie lived near
to the hou-e, and he know it to be badly co ducted.
Defendant would be fined 40s. and costs, and the
Bench only refrained endorsing the license as Mrs.
Harvey had but recently come to the town. Each
of the other defendants was fined 103. and costs.
SERIOUS ..A.sSAULT.—At the same Court, Edward
Hipkins, labourer, was charged with assaulting a
prostitituto named Annie Lloyd.—Prizoner, who
fortnerly lived with the complainant, went to the
house on Saturday night tind struck the girl
violently, knocking out two of her teeth and
cutting open her lips. She fell in a state of ex-
haustion, and prisoner then kicked her in a savage
inanner.—The ' Bench sentenced .Hipkins to one
month's imprisonment with hard labour,
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THE MUSICAL SOCIETY.—A ballad concert was
oven in connection with this society on Wednes-
,,
d.ty evening at the Public Hall, The gallery was
w.ll filled with a fashionAhle audience, but there
was a meagre attendance in etivT parts of the tall,
There was an elcellent programme of vocal music,
the principal par!s of which were taken by "Miss
A.11,1y, Miss Clara Wollaston, Mr. Edward D.:vetus,
and Mr, Lander. Mr, F. Ward gave solos on the
violin, which were loudly encored. A pianoforte
sob was played by Mr. W. 13. Aston, awl it was
received with marked expressions or approval, The
duties of accompanist were.also undertaken by Mr.
Aston.

DISTURBANCE AT DUDLEY PORT STATION,-At
the Polio Court ea Thureclay, betel' Ur. )3Quoley

(Stipendiary), Joseph Carey, hawker o! furniture •
Tower Street, was charged with bc,=ing drunk and,
disorderly, and also with assaulting P.C. Gaunt.—
Defendant was drunk at Dudley Bort Station, and
ho annoyed his fellow-passengers by throwing a-
mongst them peices of furniture he had broken.
The
:foreman and a man named Woodhouse remon-
strated with him, He then became violent, and
created such a disturbanc 3 that P. Gaunt was
sent for. He struck the officer. When seal ched the
sum of £l6 ss. was found upp. defendant—Ho uas
fined 10s. and costs for being drunk ard disorderly
F ancl.lo3. and costs for the assault.