The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23 00:00:00

-OLD HILL

DRUNKENNESE.—At the Police Court on Wednes
day, before W. Bassano, C. Holcroft, and H. A.
Wiggin, Esqs., Thomas Hullet was charged with
being drunk on the 12th inst, in the High Street.
Pieaded guilty and was fined 5s including costs.—
Samuel Cartwright was charged with being drunk
on the 16th inst. P.C. Wickstead proved the case
and said he saw the defendant by the Cross in a
drunken state, ,There was a crowd of people round
him. Previous convictions were shown against the
defendant, and he was fined 2s 6d and costs; in de
fault 7 days.—Alfred Kite was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on the 17th inst. Two police
officers said they saw the defendant who was very
drunk and using bad language. lie was asked for
his name but he refused to give it. Fined 2s Gd
and costs; in default 7 days.—Benjamin Cartwright
was charged with being drunk and disorderly on
the 16th inst. P.C. Wickstead said he saw the
defendant who was drunk and wanted to fight, and
he had to lock him up. Previous convictions were
recorded against the defendant and he was fined
10s and costs; in default 14 days.—Thomas Lowe
was charged with being drunk and disorderly on
the 18th inst. P.S. White proved the case and said
he was on duty at Redden Hill, when he saw the
defendant who was very drunk, and refused to give
his name when asked for. There were some pre—
vious convictions against the defen lant and he was
fined 10s and costs; in default 14 days —William
Evans was charged with being drunk and disorderly
on the 19th inst. P.C. Tytherleigh said he saw the
defendant who was drunk and used bad language.
He had his coat off and wanted to fight Fined is
and costs.—James Blunt was charged with being
drunk on the 16th inst. P.C. Wickstead said he
found the defendant helplessly drunk in Queen
Street. Fined Is and costs.
BREACH OF TUE PEACE.—John Perry and Cain
Homer were charged with committiog a breach of
the peace, on the 13th inst, by fighting. Evidence
was given to the effect that they were seen fighting
in a yard. Defendalts were bound over in their
I own eco,
• omisances of £lO, to keep the peace for six

months. -
AssAuLT.—James Tibbitts was charged with as-
saulting Thomas Southall, on the 13th inst. Com-
plainant sil the defendant came into his home and
asked hina for Is Gd for a pigeon stick. He asked
him what he IA anted it for, and defendant picked
up a poker and struck him on the head, stunning
im. He also knocked the teapot out of his hand.
Defendant was fined lOs and costs; in default 14
days.

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CRADLEY.
Ex FRAORDINABY CHAIN-MAKING. - Two chaine,
of the following extraordinary dimensions, for use
on the large floating bridge connecting Portsmouth
and Go: pot, have been r cently made by Messrs.
Jones auu I_,loy‘,, at their Cradley Works. Each
chain was of the length f C 4) yards, consisting of
5,000 links, the ( iim-ter of iron being 1 11-16
inches and the wtight of each chain 21 tons—
tested to a tensile strain of 40 tons—or 20 per cent
over Admiralty test, the actual breaking strain
being proved to be 701 tons. Etch chain was
loaded upon a carriage weighing eleven tons, the
load for road transit being thirty-two tons—requir-
ing no fewer than twenty-four powerful horses to
convey it to the canal basin at Nethertou, whence
it was aarried to Tipton fir railway carriage to its
destination.