The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-10-04 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DRUNKEN gE the Police Court on Men,ley
before Colonel Fletcher and Mr. 11. Smith, Ralph
Fra,zey was charged with being drunk in the high-
way on the 21st ult. Police-constable Pardo.,
proved the case and said the defendant was lying
in the rind, drunk. Defendant who pleaded guilty
was fined 2s. 6d. and. costs; in default 7 days.—
Joseph Burns was charged with being drunk in the
highway on the 23rd uit.:Pol. ce-constables Hicklin
and Gaxra proved the case and defendant was fined
ss. and costs; in default 14. days.
131tEACH OF THE PEACE.—JOS-3ph Belton and
Samuel Felton were charged with committing a
breach cf the peace by fighting on the 22nd ult,
The case was adjourned for 7 days.
APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE.— MT. Waldron
made au application on behalf of Joshua Baddard,
of 85, Level Street, Brierley Hill, fir a license to
sell beer to be consumed on the premises. Mr.
Stokes opposed the application. Mr. Waldron said
that an application was made in respect to the same
premises on behalf of a man named Hill, and the
application was refused on account of the appli-
cant's bad character. Hill, although the owner of
the premises, would have nothing to do with the
license, the application being a bona fide one on the
part of Beddard. The usual certificate of charac-
ter was handed in and Mr. Beckley said that £l7
was a fair annual rental for the house in question.
Tha application was opposed on the grounds that
the application was a mere sham and that the ap-
plicant had. lent himself to a scheme on behalf of
Hill, who as it had been stated, applied for a license
a short time ago but it was refused on account of
he applicant bearing an insufficient character.
The present applicant had no idea of carrying on
the business a short time ago when the application
was made by Hill, but sold the premises to him
and that Hill, who had spent money on the
premises, was anxious to acquire a license, had
sold or pretended to sell to Beddard, who was re-
lated to him, all the brewing utensils and furniture
so that if the application was granted he might go
and live there again and he (Mr. Stokes) contended
it was a mere pretence on the part of the applicant.
The case was adjourned until the 20th inst, depend-
ing upon a decision of the superior Court.— Mr.
Addison applied on behalf of Ann Drewry, of the
Junction Inn, Wordsley, for a license to sell beer
to be consumed off the premises. Mr. Holberten
opposed the application and it being stated that
the applicant was not the holder of a strong beer
dealers' license, the application was refused.—
John Wellings, of the Commercial Inn, Pensnett,
who had been convicted twice and whose license
was not renewed on the annual licensing day, was
again adjourned.— Two other publicans whose
licenses had been held over from the annual licen-
sing day, were cautioned and their licenses
renewed.
THE SUMMONS AGAINST THE RAILWAY COMPANY.—
Hr. Waldron appeared in support of a summons
taken out by Mr. Pearce, surgeon, of Brierley Hill,
against the Great Western Railway Company, for
not keeping open the gates of a railway crossing
at Whimsey Road, Brierley Hill. Mr. Shepherd
(Stourbridge) appeared for the Company, and
addressed the Bench at some considerable length,
contended that no statutory offence had been com-
mitted and that the Bench had no jurisdiction
under the statue 2& 3 Victoria, upon which the
summons was based. The Bench said that there
was no offence committed, as shown under the
above Act. and if there was any offence it was
under the Bth & 9th Victor:a., which provided for
the offence but allowed no penalty for the same.
The case, therefore, was dismissed.
ASSAULT. David Wilkes, spa,demaker, was
charged with being drunk and assaulting Henraietta
Lander, of Kinver, and taking from heD a lantern,
on the 22nd alb. Defendant pleaded guilty. Com-
plainant said she was passing through High Street,
ifinver, at about 10 o'clock at night on the above
date with a lantern in her hand, when the defend
ant went up to her and put his arms round her
waist and tried to throw her down. She cried out
for help and he ran away. Her mother, who was
standing about 50 yards off, had the lantern off de-
fendant and gave ir, to Police-sergeant Stevenson.
Mary Ann Smith, mother of complainant, said she
saw the defendant on the night in question who
was running towards her with a lantern in his
hand and she sheute 1 to him "Put that lantern
down, it belongs to me". Defendant then threw
it at her, and she handed it to the sergeant.
Police-sergeant Stwenson said he arrested the
defendant on the above date at about half-past
eleven at night and c!iarged him with stealing a
lantern, the property of Mr. Lander. He replied
that it was not him, it was another chap. Defend-
ant was drunk at the time. The Bench said they
should convict him on two charges he had pleaded
guilty to and they were for being drunk an. I for
the assault. They should fine him 40s. and costs;
in default one month's hard labour.

THEFT.—Joseph Norwo-)d, (9) and Thomas
Tench, (11) were charged with stealing a hand-
brush and teapot, the property ef Edwin Saddler,
a boatman residing at Common Side, on the 23rd
ult. Prosecutor said that the articles were in a
boat by Bromley Bridge. They were safe in the
boat on Moulay night. The following morning he
went to the boat and found that the cabin door
had beea broken open and the haatclbrush and taa.•
pot taken out. Roland Hill said he saw the
prisoner Tench getting up a wall by the bridge
with a handbrush in his hand. He did not see the
other prisoner. The case was adjourned for 7 days
for another witness to attend.

ASSAULT.—Thomas Edwards was charged with
assaulting Louisa Hill on the 21st ult. Complain-
ant said that she went to the d:fend,intl, who had
been beating her little boy and asked him n what he
did it for when the defendant struck her with his
fist in her face and knocked a tooth down her
throat. The defendant said that complainant
struck him twice before he struck her and called a
witness who corroboratsd. The Bench said they
thought they were as bad as each other and should
dismiss the case.
DRITNICENNESS. —Willim Wood, glassmaker,
was charged with being drunk on the 23rd ult.
Police-constable Tytherley proved the case and
said that he saw the defendant at Aniblecote, who
was very drunk and using bad language. Fined
10s. and costs ; in default one month.
The jury ;,lists for Upper Arley, Bobbington,
Trysail, Seisdon, KiTrer, Enville, Kingswinford,
Wombourne and Himley were presented and
passed. The AmblecJte list was adjourned.