The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28 00:00:00

rffn STOURERMGE OBSERVER.

Mann was ohsrgel with a similar offence. P.C.
Croucher 'Aid that defendant allowed a wagon
and three horses to stand in the highway for 20
minutes. Dafendant said he slte)d by the horses
the whole of the time. The case was dismissed.
STEALING BooT4:—Mary Ann Smith was charged
with stealing a pair of boot:, the property if
Joseph Cartwright, on the 19th inst. Alice Cart-
wright said she saw the prisonr go into their shop
and go out. She followed prisoner, who bad the
boots in her posses-,ion. Matilda Barley said she
saw prisoner hile the boots under a heap of
manure. She we.lt and pulled them out and gave
them to P.O Brazener.—Prisoner pleaded that she
found the boots in Billing's manure heap.-Prisoner
eas further charged with stealing a pair of boots.
on the 14th inst, the property of Henry Hampton.
Prosecutor's wife identified the boots produced as
bEeng the property of her husband. William James
Bfrough, assistant to Mr. Stringer, pawnbroker,
s..id be received the hoots produced from prisoner.
P.C. Brezener proved filding the pawn ticket in
prisoner's p )sscs.sion. Sentenced to three months'
hard labour in each case.
CAITTION TO DROVE U.—William, Aston Wfl
C' arged under the Contagious Diseases] Act with
driving a number of sheep from the County of
Stafford:Ali: e into Worece•tershire, on the 17th inst.
Mr. Waldron defended. The case was adjOurned
for a week.

A CAUTlOn—James Hill, of Hay Greet), was
summon-d for allowing a pig to be removed, with-
out having a license. A police officer stated that
on the 24th inst he saw a pig belonging to the de-
f-niant, being removed by the
.defendant's sou.
Fined 10s, inclusive of the costs.

CHARGES AGAINST A '''UBLICAN.—ISa3C Bwe Nock,
lIndlo:d of the Gipsies Tent Inn, Haley, was
summoned for permitting drunkenness, on the 22nd
inst ; also for having his house open at 12.15 on
the afternoon of the same day; aud furl her charged
with having his house open at 4.45 on the same
day —John Hill, of Oldswinford, and Wm. Pardoe,
Win. Shelley, Gea Wooldridge and David! Mackey,
offklagiey, were summoned for being on the pre-
mise's during prohibited hours.—Mr. Corbet de-
fended,—P.S Cope stated that he visited the house
kept by the defendant at 4.45 on Sunday, the 22nd
last, and there found a man named Pratt drunk..:-.
P.C. Croucher stated that he first visited defend-
ant's premises in company with P.C. Eaves at 12 15
on Sunday the 22nd inst.. There was a woman
there, who styled herself as Madame Wdletts, who
was walking ort he green, A number of men were
bona fide tray ilers. The defendants, who were
not bona fide travellers, were on the green amon4
number —ln answer to Mr. Corbel the officers ad-
mitted that they saw no refreshments supplied tb
any persons but bona fide travene. s.—Mr. Corbet
addreEs mt. the ;lench for the defence, c ntencled
that there had been 113 eff:nce committed under
the At ~f Parlia,oent. 't he Pencil, b fore convict
ing the defendants, must be satisfied that there
was 3 sale of liquors arrt that p:ople were there
drinking. There had not en a tittle of evidence
g;ven that there was sala of any liquors to other
than bona fide travellers. Aithough till defend-
ants were on the premis .s they were not there
with the view of contravening the Act of Parlia-
ment.—Defe dan's were calla' and stated that
they went there to see the woman walk and that
they had no refreshments supplied to them.—The
landlord was fined £5 and costs and his license was
endorsed. The other summonses were dismissed.

AN OLD OFFENDER.—JUIia Parker, all old
offender, was charged with being drank and
disorderly on the 17th inst. The case was proved
by P.C. Biggs. P.S. Jones proved several previous
convictions and defendant was fined 20a and costs;
in default one month

DRUNKENNESS. %Vi.liam Wall was charged
with being drunk at Hagley, on the 23rd inst. P.C.
Croucher proved the case and defendant WaS fined
ss. and cos.— William Stevens was charged with
being drunk and disord,rly at flagley on the 22nd
inst. P.C. J‘ines proved the case. Fined ss. and
ousts.—John Larry was charged with bsing drulk
on the 18th inst.—P.C. Stanton proved the case;
and defendant was fined ss. and costs.—John Pratt
was charged with being drunk on the 22nd inst.
P.S. Cope p:oved the offence and defendant was
fined ss. and costs.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. Raybould presided
at the weekly meeting of this Board yesterday.
The number admitted was 13; discharged 8 ; re-
mainin,4 536 „,,)-ainet 522 last year. put-door re-
lief. liii4:swintord district, .240 4s lid ; Stour.
bridge district, £29 us Od ; Hales-men district,
£24 14s 103 ;tot3l £.,'5 5i sd, against --q.97 Os 4d
last yer.r.—The prec-pt for the Wo7ccstershire
County Rate amounted to £873 103 81, showing
and increasa of £lO9 3s. 101,