The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-26 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DEMME NESS. —At the Police Curt on Moniay,
before H. hail, H. 0. Firmstone, and 0 Holcroft,
Esqrs., William We3twooa was charged and fined
2s 61 and costs; in default 7 days for being drunk
on the 12th inst. P.C. Lafford proved the case.—
Charles Burns was on the evidence of P.C. Booth
fined 2s 6d and costs; in default 14 days for being
drunk.—Alfred Hammond was al,o fined 2s 6d and
costs for being drunk at Amblec,,te, oa -the 13th
inst. P.C. Johnson proved the case,
Onscatia LANGUAGE.—Sarah Moore wis charged
with using obscene language on the 14th inst.—
P.C. O'Brien proved the case. Finel 2s 6d and
costs; in default 7 days.
NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT A WIFE —Thomas
Hill was charged with neglecting to sup2ort his
wife, whereby she had become chargeable to the
Stourbridge Union. Mr. W„ Waldron cl-fenied.—
Mr. Challes, relieving officer for the Halesowen
diitrict of the Stourbridge Union, stated that the
woman had been in the Workhouse since the 27th
Dec. and the average amount for her maintenance
was Gs per week.—Defendant stated that his wife
had broken up his home and sold nearly all the
furniture. He supplied his wife with pleutrof
money to keep the house with, but she used to
drink very much.—The defendant was ordered to
pay Os per week.

- &EALING) A BLIND.—Jane Hussey was charged
with stealing a window blind the property of
David Dawes, landlord of the Britenoia Inn,
Breckinoor, on toe 15th inst.—Sarah Jane Dawes
seed that on the above date she went into one of
her bedrooms and missed the blind from the window.
—P.O. Lafford stated that from information re-
ceived he went into the servant's bedroom and
found the pris mar and two more women there and
he concealed himself. He afterwards saw prisoner
leave the room and when she had gone out he
missed the blind from the window, He followed
her and found the blind under her arm. He
charged her evLh stealing the blind, to which she
replied "Oh, Mr. Lafford, Mr, Laftord, I'll pay ) ou
for it."—The Bench fined primer lOs and costs
in default 14 days.
DIstIONEST CHIL DR EN.Ritalio3,r Nellie Mor-
dick (8), Wallace Street, Round Oak, Elizabeth
Topp (10), Terrace Street, Harts Hill, and Henry
Perry, (12) Wallimeth, were brought up on remand
from the Workhouse where they hal been re-
manded to from last weekin order to see whether there
we 0 any InduArial schools that th.l could be
sent to. Perry was sent to an Industrial school
till he is 16. Mr. Nfurdo k said his child was not
there at the time of theft.—Mr. Fwne-tone said he
should again remand the girls to allow Murdock to
bring any evidence he could to excu!pate his child,
Coil. STEALERS. Esther Jaekson (10) was
chareed eith stealing' coal the property of the
Eerl ef Dudley, on the 3rd inst.—Frank Bevan
said that on the above date he ?.e.w the prisoner
piekine coal elle slack bank. It was between 9
and 10 o'clo2k in the morning.—Mr. Firinstone
said t at lot week Bevan slit it was after 10
o'cloc'c when he saw the girl, but it had been ne-
e rtained that the girl was at school some time
before 10 o'clock and the Bench had a doubt on
their minds and gave prisoner the benefit of it
and disinissel the case.—;jarolineFordwas charged
with stealing a quanti,y of coal, the prop !ley of the
Eerl of Dudley on the sth inst. Phillip Certwright
sail he stw tire prisoner on the slack bank picking
coal. She had an apron full.—P.O. Laffe:d said
is hen lie served the surnin ins defendant admitted
having s mine coal, and seid '1 hero was a lot m we
there, 1 don't , are if you'll servo U 3 al alike."—
Ph,( be. Thom is said she was with the prisoner on
The day beedid not see her with any coal.—Fined
ss. ; in default 7 days.—Srrah Brig-water, Esther
Robinson, Es el a nom ts and Eveiyirs Stout were
charg d with stealing a quantity of coal the
property of t'•e Etrl of Du hey oe the 17:11 i
iouel-coestah:e Taylor said he saw the cle-
f:Lanus on No. 24 pit bank, Broclemoor, picking
coal and carrying it away. Robin lon went seven
or eight times.--R, )bert Nathan and Frank Bevan
gave torroborative evidence. Pr:soner3 were each
tined ;in default 14 days.
Trttc SY,QUEr, •i. ) A W. 131) DIN. 3 —At the Police
Court on Thursa te, before W. F. F. Boughey, Esq,
etipendiary Magistrate, Mr. Waldron mentioned to
the Stipeadi ry a case in which John Hob-on, iron-
wee ker, of Delph-lane ; Esther Hobson, his wife ;
etei li:11.114 Hobson, sister to the first named, ha I
been summoned for using threats against one Mary
Jane defies, wife of a clay miner, of the sane nl-
drea,, on Suaday night, the 13th inst. Mr. Waldron
.xpleined that lit .week when the case was first
on the two fern de defendants appeared, and it was
thee stated that the male d ,fendant was suffering
from brouchitis. He (Mr. Waldron) intimated that
he believed it ens nothing of the kind, and it ap-
peared that the man had since died on the 21st iusr,
from confluent smell-pox, as shown by a medical
certiticAe prcd ice I. Tito other defendants were
not present, and he asked that the case against the
two women might be adjourned for a month. John
Hobson aed Esther Hc) Zmon were married onl the
very day that tie,- alleged threats were uttered, and
it was aftc.r the wedding festivities they visited the
complainant's house. It also appeared that the
same night Hobson was taken ill with the malady
which ternaiAsted his life. The litipeudiary struck