The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-22 00:00:00

OLD HILL

DRUNSENNEBB.—It tha Police Court on Wed-
nesday before W. Bassano, C. Holcroft, Esq. and
Dr. Walker, William Hinds was charged with
being drunk on the 10th inst. P.C. Cobishlay proved
the case. Fined is. and costs or in default 7 days.—
John Bowen was also charged with being drunk
and disorderly on the 10th inst. P.C. Cheestuan
proved the came. Fined 51. and costs, or 7 days.—
Eliza Hillman was charged with being drunk on the
17th inst. P.C. Cheesman proved the case. Fined
is and costs, or 7 days. _

DAIRLGTNG BRICES.—EIiZa COX was charged with
damaging bricks the property of James Toy. The
defendant went into the brickyard and began to
throw at the bricks. Fined is. and costs, or in
default 7 days.
&MATS DAMAGE AT A ROWLEY COLLIBRY.—John
Woodhouse, engineer, Turner's Hill, was summoned
by his employers, Messrs. North and Wright, of
the Rowley Hall Colliery for causing serious damage
to colliery plant for which £lO was claimed as
damages. Mr. Cooksey appeared to prosecute and
Mr. Waldron defended.—Mr. Cooksey stated that
on the night of the 14th ult. the defendant was in
charge of the principal engine at the colliery and
owing to a fire breaking out in the workings it was
necessary for the certificated manager and others
to descend the pit. Upon the signal being given to
lower the cage the defendant turned the lever the
wrong way the result being that the cage went over
the pulley and the pit frame was pulled down, The
damage sustained through the defendant's neglect
was very great and he was instructed to ask the
the magistrates to order the defendant to pay the
maximum sum of Xlo.—Mr. Waldron: We admit
damages wore done amounting to £lOO but we
dispute our liability.--nomas Robinson, engineer
said that he went into the engine • house immediately
after the occurrence and up ea asking how it took
place he replied, "I dent knot, "—Cross-examined
by Mr. Waldron : He was not aware that
there was anything the matter with the valves.
John Bates said the engine was all right at a quarter
to eleven o'clock when he was lowered into the
pit.—Mr. Waldron submitted that the occurrence
was not in any way through negligence but through
the imperfect state of the valve, and afterwards
called the defendaat who seated that on the 10th ult
he complained to the chief engineer about the valve
through being "off its face ' the result being that
he could not have proper control over his engine.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cooksey: On seeing the cage
going the wrong' road he reversed the engine but 1
the valve would not inove.—Mr. Price the certifi-
cated manager said about forty persons were im-
prisoned in the colliery for some time through the
negligence of the defendant.—The Bench thought
the defendant guilty of negligence, and ordered
him to pay £lO and costs.
CHARGE AGAINST A HALESOWEN MANUFACTURER.
—Thomas Williams, chain, nail and rivet manufac-
turer, Halesowen, was summoned by William B.
Shorrocks, the manager of the Lowmoor Iron Coma
pa.ny, that on the 11th of May, with intent to de-
fraud did cause and procure to be applied a forged
and counterfeit trade mark to wit, "Lowmoor,"
being the trade mark of Hird, Dawson and Hardy
trading at Lowmoor, in the West Riding of the
county of York, to iron rivets, not being the manu-
facture of the said Hird, Dawson and Hardy, the
person intened to be described by such forged and
counterfeit trade mark. Mr. Beal (of the firm of
Messrs. Beal, Marrigold, Beal and Co.) of
of Birminc.Tham, appeared to prosecute; and Mr.
Shakespeare, of Oldbury, defended.—Mr. Beal said
the proceedings had been instituted against the
defendant in consequence of his having given an
order for rivets to be made stamped with the
trade mark, "Lowmoor." This was a fraud upon
the prosecutors and in the event of his proving his
proving his case to the satisfactiou of the Bench
he should esk for the defendant to be committed to
the Assizes. The defendant had a stamp in his
possession for the purpose of affixing the mark
"Lowmoor" to the rivets, and he must say that no
person had any authority to use the trade mark
excepting those in the employ of the prosecutors.
This fact was well known.—Thomas Potter deposed
that he was a rivetmaker, and resided at Black- p
heath. In May last the defendant saw him respect-
ing Lowmoor rivets, and in giving instructions for
some to be made he said they would have to be
stamped o n the head "Lowmoor." Twenty-six
cwt. of iron was supplwi Lhe defendant, but he I
dui not notice that tuore was any brand or stamp