The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-23 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDG-r. MiSERVER.

the pigs of Mr. Cot, at Enyille, for £l5, and
paid I.lm and received a crown out, on the Mon-
day preyioua.
Cross-examined: Had Rept the plea fire daya.
Took some piva to Bridet.,rth. Did not will
any there. I asked Mr. HilZs 2gs each. Did
Did not sell them , and had kept the pip nearly
a week, and asked defendant 24s 6d. Defend.

ant did make a tender to me in R plibliC•hoß4t.
I Hulled it.

John Parrish Raid that on the shove date be
wag in the emnloy of plaintiff, and was with him
in Brierley Hill market, Plaintiff had a pen of
15 pig:, and nigs in another pen. Wft9 present
when plaintiff bought the pigs. He gave Xl5
ris for 16 pigs. Defendant told him he had
bought 15 pigs et 149 Gd each. Witness told
his master what defendant had said. and he de.
flied that he had sold them for 14s Orl, and said
that 24s ed was the price. A number of men
came and drove the pigs away,
Cross•exainined I did not offer the pigs to
Alfred Shaw the Raw night for XVI. Did not
tell Geßrg,e Morgan that defendant had given my
master plenty of money for them.
Benjamin Cartwright. of Ambleeote, miner,
said he wail at Brierley Hill market rin the 20th
of May. Saw the plaintiff there, who was very
drnnk. Heard a dispnte going on. Plaintiff
said he had sold the pigs for 24s (id, and told
witness not to let them go away; hut a lot of
men broke down the pens. and knocked witness
I down and hurt him, so that he Wa3 lame for •
l fortnight.

John Hand, residing at the Delph. said he I
was a pig dealer, and considered the pigs were I
worth 21s or 22s each. He saw the pen broken
open, and the pigs driven away. Heard the dis-
pute about the price. Plaintiff said he had sold
them for 24s ad each.
Charles Cox, farmer, et flnville, said on the
9.4 th of May he sold plaintiff le pigs for 415 ss,
and in a week's time they would be worth more
money.
William Diggs, hntoher, Brierley Hill, said
that on the 28thof May. plaintiff showed him a
lot of pigs. and asked him 22e 6,1 each for them.
Witness offered him 21s each. Plaintiff refuted
to take the money.
This being the ease for the plaintiff,
Mr. Homfray addressed the jury for the de.
fence, anti contended that it was a fair bargain,
and that plaintiff was not In that unconscious
state of drunkenness as not to know what he
was doing. Plaintiff had received the Se earnest
nmney. and Gould told him that he was going to
send his wife for the money. She brought the
money. and because there was £0 In silver, the
plaintiff refused to have it,
Defendant was then called, and said he went
I to Brierley Hill market, anti saw plaintiff at live
minutes past eleven o'clock. He asked him the
price of the pigs. Plaintiff told him 14s 6(1
each. Witness told him he would give him a
level £lO, and sent for the money. .29 was in
silver, and Holland said he wanted gold for his
pigs. Witness told him he should soon have it.
The crowd then broke the pen open. and the
pigs were driven to witness's house. Had since
sold 14 pis for £l4. That was three weeks
utter, to Alfred Shaw.
Shaw was the next witness called, and said lie
heard the plaintiff offer to sell the pigs for 14s
Oil each.. Defendant wanted hini to say 14s, as

TRAK:WM—A beerhouse at the Lye, from
William Rogers to William Gardener.
AFFILIATION CASK. Thomas Knowles was
summoned to show cause why he should not sup-
port the illegitimate child of Martha Hart. De-
fendant did not appear. The Case was proved,
and defendant ordered to pay 2s 61 per week,
and costs.

•
it would he more easily reckoned up. Defendant
bought the pigs at 144 eul, and paid 5s as a de-
posit. 'lnd sent a man to his wife to bring the
remainder of the money. She brought lip silver.
and plaintiff refused to have it. Holland was
was sober at the time, and had been selling pigs
all the night.
John Hardwick and Emma Wood, ,are corro-
borative evislience.
Mr. Perry then replied, after which his Hon-
our slimmed up, and the jury gave a verdict for
the full amount claimed, and costs.

TUE CHANGE OF ASSAULTING TUE POLICE.—
At the Worcester Sessions, On Wednesday last,
before Sir. H. E. F. Lambert, Thomas Price, a
shopman, on bail, indicted for assaulting P.C.
Dugard, on the 2itli of July, at the Heath. Mr.
Selfe prosecuted, and Mr. Godson defended.
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and pri-
soner was sentenced to twelve mouths hard
labour.

Mr. Hornfray objected to this on the ground
that it was contrary to the evidence given, as no
one had valnei the pi's at 2.44 (bleach.
Mr. Perry : Yes; the plaintiff says they were
worth that amount.

His Honour said he quite concurred with the
jury, and should not grant a new trial unless af-
fidavits were given.
Ultimately the sum was reduced by consent
to In 15s; defendant to pay all costs in a week.
Bartley v. Th.der. APPLICATION FOR New
TRIAL. —An application was made by Mr. Stokes
on behalf of Misses Hartley, milliners, for a
now trial, and that the nonsuit on a previous
occasion be set aside. The application was grun-
ted.

Tibbetts V. Williams.— This was an action

brought to recover the stun of £l9 10810 d under

the following circumstances. Mr. Homfray ap-
peared for plaint;ff, and Mr. Oldershaw for de-
fendant. —Plnititiff agreed to take defendant's
Inn, the "Heart-in-Hand," Short Cross, on the
14th of September last, at the unnual rental of
pl 6. He made an agreement with defendant to
enlarge the premises, and put down two boilers,
which cost plaintiff Slit lOs 104.—Mr. Older-
pilaw contended that by the Statute of Fraud,
the agreement ought to have been in writing.—
His Honour aureed with Mr. Oldershaw, and
gaVc is verdict for defendant.
P.,,,klty v. Irriyht.—At the County Court, on
Thursday, before Mr. F. Hinsdale, Felix Beck-
ley, fruiterer, residing nt Brierley Hill, brought
en action against W. W. Bright, licensed victual.
ler, of the Exchange, Brierley Hill, to recover
the sum of kti 9-ti Col, for BM gallons of eider,
sold mid delivered to the defendant. Mr.
Chilow defended.
Pleintiff proved that on the 15th of May last,
he sold 100 gallone of cider to the defendant, at
74 per gallon, and that it was delivered to the
defendant's house at Round Oak, At the time
the eider was delivered defendant wanted to
fetch his measure to gnage it, but witness took
the hung out, and proved that it was full. The
bung was then put in again, and the cask into a
waggon, and conveyed to Hound Oak.
The defence was that the cask had been tam.
pored with, a portion of the cider having been
taken out, and the cask filled up with water, and
that it was weak, and llntuk cold • but said he
soli it for threepence per quart. Had paid .t 1
Is into Court, which he considered was all it was
worth.
, A man named Walters, and the Manager at
the Round Oak House was called to support the
defence.
His Honour then summed up, and said he had
given the case careful attention. lithe defend-
cut did not consider it was to his satisfaction,
he should nave returned it in the hulk, and then
sued plaintiff to recoylr damages for a breach of
contract, and not charge a respectable man and
a neighbour with such a serious offence as he
had done; and he (the Judge) should not sec-
ond him in such a serious charge made, hut
should order him to pay the whole of the money
forthwith.

and no tiloaht a large sum will be realised to. end greet divi le: ili I,ein.ri ,-411 i .h. an d L the ye hd a its
wards the benefit of the schools, share CI 1%04 h?-it the Chnrch of England knew aban.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly Insetted* 1.4.11 ti nothing of these distinctions. hot 104,1 up its own
of this Board was held yesterday. Mr drefittter standard. sod invited the whole population to come and
in the chair. There were &leo present : he
rbl esr.sendt hi, ts, what.i
i,1.1 t
to.ffn ezodrs thorn.but
I,Hoe.lro.rioltfed,Mle,t,l,l".
Messrs. Brooks, Rhoden, Doody, Guest, Wood, i 0 the(t''.o.lll:Yna 4IA. His Lnr;l..hip tonfllllaPa by ext 1.,•
Griffin, Bollineon, and Beckley. Admitted into Ring a hone that the work now begun would he'll. LOIln•
the house during theweek, 31; discherged, 18; nine of a blessed time of improvement in spiritual res•
remaining, 436. Corresponding week last year, peeta to the pennle of the diatrict.
449. Out-door relief Kingswinford district, The
eristirip then pronounced the benediction, end the
143 12s 7d ; Stourbridge district, /25 14s 641 ; PrTnehae ilgnideldon:litttrch will be called the Church of Rt.
Halesowen district, /24 10s 1111 ; total, e 3 18s 611, Meek. The style of the building will he Gothic of the
against /87 14s 4d, last year. A Stalfeteishire Early rh-pmmed period, and will he built of brick. with
County Rate amenuting to ..e741. OS. 110, was store dreavings. It will accommodate 400 nersons in free
ordered to be paid. sittings. The plan comprises nave and side aisles, Than-
col.,, with chapel organ chamber, and vestry. with crypt ,
THE CHARGE OF PERJURY. —At the Petty f„.warming spp'aratus. The western door and therm-lb 1
' Sessions, held yesterday, before Major Fletcher, porch will he the entrances. The chancel will terminate .
Thomas Micklewright, was brought up on a re- octagonally, and will be lighted by two other light trace.
mend, charged with committing perjury at the tied windows. The nave will have five bays, and will
County Court, by swearing falsely in it case l.'llyiebtewn".,tritil.itri:t4tra.cwpivnider'dw.ginind,,wesir'nhthhenZe.stTahbeirpe
.. Micklewright e. Lennox. Mr. Maltby np- and a single-light trefoil cusped window in the end oi ,
peered for the prosecution, and Mr. Perry for the esch aisle, am] four cirque-foil lights in each of cleres•
prisoner. Complafnant said he resided in Court tory. A bell turret will he framed in the roof. The
Lane, and was a shoemaker. On the 22nd of net-P.10,1m passages, north porch, and chancel are to be
September an action was brought against him laid with liTlitic,k and red quarries, having ornamental tile
by the prisoner for lb s Id, and heard before bent red
a '1
Thuwrni t'odf wo'frkth2e7a n' leleYl 'fl.lllll
I Deputy-Judge Godson. Before that time wit- east end nf nave are to he borepred to groin ribs. The
nese had some sawyer's saws, and deposited them roof will he open. Owing to the level of the site being
with the prisoner, which wits on the Bth of considerably RIV,VO the level of the road strong retaining
March. Witness's father-in-law, William diet-
walls are buile all ronnd it. The arehitect is Mr Thome.
eßeriii,.til3, ofrisiltinurbridge, and the builder, Mr. Horton, of
ley, was ill and died on the 7th of March. He
placed the saws iu prisoner's possession at the The contract for the church is for £1.8.10; but £2OO
re pest of Ketley, who said he owed prisoner bad to be sport purobaßing a cottage which n man neen•
48. Witness paid the 4s, and prisoner refused pied just in the middle of the site ; the retaining walls
10 give them up. At the time of Ketley's death will coat £9.10; warming apparatus, £l2O ; £2O for plane
, acensdt Itay:.tee'r 7"(10'.9. ':ltaoridhserthities'n;•;.77il(ll. hbaridngbethene tsoottt. witness had possession of the house. The day
i scribed. leaving a balance of :030 to he obtained. In
of the trial at the County Court, the Judge
asks d witness if he had possession of the house, addition to the giving of the site, Mr. EntYord has pro.
He told hint he had, ;ind had got the keys at the miaed and given up to the present time 10 per cent. on
time. Prisoner said witness had not got posses, .11 the subscriptions obtained. The surn of WO had
sion. Mary Lennox said she was wife of prose- bei,m,,,tg.iv:n by the Diocesan Association, £lOO hy the In.
Church Bnildlng Society, and £1,410 had been
rotor. and daughter of Ketley, Her husband %joined by sobacriptinna.
attended t 4 her father at the time of his death. Our respected townsman, Mr. Archer ',nark°, was pre-
The house belonged to Anti Walters. Her father sent during the ceremony, taking photographs of the
said he shorild leave the house to witness and her prooeedings.
husband, to bury him decent. Sarah Little
proved that she saw two saws deposited in the
prisoner's house. The evidence of procectitor
not being corroborated, the Bench discharged
the prisoner,
CAUTION TO CARTEM.—Josepll Crockett was
charged by Superintendent Freeman with not
bent, in each a position as to have control over
hie Corse, on the 16th iust, on the road leading
from Stourbridge to Bromsgrove. Police-eon.
stable Hill proved that he found the defendant
aeleep in the east. Fined Is and costs, 12s,
DRINKING IN A BA:ER.1101;SE DURING PROHI-
BITED Houns.—Yesterday, at the Police Court,
before Major Fletcher and R. L. Freer, leee.,
Thomas Flood, William Wood, Thomas Rider,
Joseph Hazeldine, Thomas Bache, and George
Griffiths were charged by Superintendent Free-
man with being in a house drinking, on the 9th
mat, at Williata Aston's, Lye. Police-constable
, Rea preyed the case, Several witnesses were
called to prove that W. Bache and George Grif-
, fin were not there, and the Bench gave them the
, benefit of the doubt, and discharged them.
i The other four defendants were ordered to pay
the costs.