The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-03 00:00:00

SATTJRDA. Y, MARCH 3, 1883.

\V li'sla. before s. o an -1 B.
Hotll-s, o Binning:Jam. was
charged with being disorderly and refusing to
gait the licensed premis.s i.l Ilerny H.ie,ttoa,
known as the lieeet Tree Inn, Bi ckhea•h. Mr.
I'. Howe.. pro- ecuted in I Ar. T. Co ksty defended
—Deb ndant was fined 40s and costs ; in &fault
one month's imirisonm, nt.
BREACH OF THE PEACE.--James Hughes and
Joseph Jone-, miners, both of Old Ili 1, ere charge
wit corntnitt•ng a brite't of the peace by fipliting
on ttle 24th ult.—On Su- ur.:ay night last, defend-
ants were fighting in the Pig and Whis:le Inn.
Old Hill —Detenlauts were bound over to ketp
the i.ewe.

PITCH AND Tos4.—David Hitehen and Thomas
Heady. for playing at pi ch and toss in the Dudley
Road, Tividale, on the 7th ult, were each fined 3s
and cos s. P.c. Winfield proved the ea,,e,

NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT PARENTS - Samuel
Westwood, William West wood, Benjamin West-
wood, John Westwood and ligniy Westwood,
miners, of Biiickheath, were summoned for neg-
lecting to support their parents, thereby causing
them to b,come chargeable to the Common Fund
of the Bliley Union i,efondants were ordered
to contribute is each per week towards hor support
—William PrAtt, Joseph Pratt and Charles Pratt
were summoned tor neglecting to support their
mother. Wiliam and Joseph were ordered to pay
14 Gil each per week, and Charles 2s, pEr week.
William Cooper, the relieving officer. proved the
cases.

FACTORY ACT. David Bretter, chainmaker,
King Street, Old Hill, was fine 103 an..l costs for
employing his son D vid Brettell, .ifter lea[ hours,
on the sth ult.—T, °ma, Smith, chairunaker,
Elbow s'.trett, was summoned for allowing a oy
named. Issacher Allport (12) to work after proiJer
houl.s on the i4th us. Ho was als eharpd with
niusing to produce a certificate of thr. child's at-
tendance at school. Defendant was fined 10s aril
c ;sts fur ,he first off.nce, and 20s and costs for the
second.

ALLEGED LONG FIRNI FRAUDS.—Francis Jones
alias Pennington, Birkenhead, former.y of Cra.dley !
Heath, was charged with feloniously uttering a
cert in order for the delivery of goataile. to wit two
tons ttf chain, arith intent tat aiefattau•l Messes Holt
and Widettes, chain thee& :cturer , of Cradle), .
Heat h.—Alr 'Wail pr .F‘t•naiad end aI lliegs de-
fee -•i -o h t •11•: likeir '0 !_loit, arra
Wok i s) • el that real 111,1 amoterst t. •jr cue- ;
tomeis a Messrs. Brown Br- ,s., Soute.! i lais--, filen
of good repute. On the 2.1r1 at: Decee• her, they re- ;
eeived a telegram purpotting to came from that '
tire). In cons •crieuee of the receipt o' • hat tele-
gee ,hey thought- they were da aline- with that
than He set a eply, and on the 4te Decetnhee
he received ano:eer telegram porportine t come
from drown, Angel Hote', Liveipooe" Ha!
proeee •tel t x cute the trier. He sent 2 tons
lc wt. 7los of (nein, amoint•ing tea t:29 5s 41. The
goods were eonsioned "two enaiii. merited ‘13.8.'
B,3ed t Weterloo ,sta,oate, Lv. rpoel, fo the Or er
of d TT own, Aneei .iotel."—J•ahn Higeinson,
•lerk in the Posi• Office. Live poel. pi &armed a
telegram, dateei Dec 2n.1 , 1832, which he trens-
militated to its dest natioe. Ile also produced one
dated Dec. 4th., 188-2. Cross-examined :He did
not receive the telegram from the person who sent
it. The counter c!erk handed i to him.—S ephen
Harris. eh c err, iii the employ of the Lou lon and
N arth-Western t{ailway Company, said that on the
Bth Deeernl_er he remembered a truck, number
22,088, free, Crailey being unload al. There were
two chains marked "B.B” in it.—George Adams,
delivery foreman, in th s employ of the London
end No. th Wes'ern Rai way Company, at Waterloo
e a ion, Liverp aol said hat on fthe 12th December
he deity, rod two chains marked "B.B" to T James
c n dge• d to "J, Brown '— lhomas James, carter,
a th teeploy •I Messrs. T. Mullie & Co., carting
ageets, L•verpo )1. said that on the 12th December
h . went to the W •terloe station. He there re •
ceived t as o chatis from last witness. He received
i s retinas to take the chains to Messrs. Griffiths
an; Williams. He saw Mr. Williams who stateai
t..at he knew nothing about the chains. Witilet
he was there prieoner came. Prisorer told him to
take the chains to Duke's Dock, ad et a ticket of
th m. On the following d y prisoner had the
t.cket from him.—Edward G. iffiths, of the firm ot
Glifiths and Williams, anchor and chin manu-
facturers, Liverpoot, raid that oil the 12th Decem-
bar last, prisoner co,l;ed at his office and said he
represented El! Priest, Staffordshire, end had some
chain on haul that had missed ehipment, ani was
eixacus to sel: it. He refused to buy it, In the
evtning of the same day a carter came and said
that he had got some chain for them. 'Whilst the
carter was there the prisoner came up to him and
as!<ed him to look at the chains Prisener named
lls 6d per cwt. or them. He told prisoner that
he c told not buy at that price as t .ey were lull
stock end did n• t want them, He ultinately
bought the chains for 103 per vt., wed on the
folio 3ing day prisoner geve hen a receipt for .21.9
18. 6,1 —John J. Brown, (m ache- of the firm of
B—wn Brother. chain and cable maeufee urt-Ts,
Serch Sal -Ids) sal I tit it neith tie nor any mem-
ber of the firm were in Liv rpool in D, cember last,
nor did ih y elegraph o the ; to •ceur •rs for chain.
Henry Jos ph James end William. eurgess,
formerly the euiptoy of prison r, gay? evil owa!
proving t at the telegrams were in prisoner's hand
writing —in pat-ton Wakers sail that on the 17th
ult, he received a warrant tor the arre-t of prisoner
anal pi oceeded t Liverpool the sane day. He
searched in Lire rpool and then went to Birkenhead,
where he arrestea prisotier in a tree library. Pri-
soner was then in the act of writing a letter. In
reply to the eharee, prisoner said. "You are wrong
there ; you ea,nnot find anythine about it. That is
nothing to do with me. '—Mr. Iliggs contended
that the charge lied not been proved, inasmuch-as
tae person who received the telegrams ea i not
been called.— Prisoner was committed to the
Assizes for trial.—There was a second charge
against prisonett of forging an order, on the 14th
ult., for the delivery of °tie ton of nails, with in-
tent to defraud Messrs. Timothy Parkes and Sons,
nail and chain manufacturers, Old Hill —Mr. J.
Wright pr secuted and Mr. Hiegs defended
Whin-ma Pa, kes, of the fit mof Messrs Parkes and
Sons, s aid that prisoner was formerly in their
em-
ploy On the 15th tilt he received a letter purpoit-
ing to come from William Penlington, of Birken-
heal. He believed it was in the hand-writing of
prisoner. They had done businAs with Messrs.
' Penliugton end Co., who were good customers of
tileits, and prisoner '-new of it.—Georee H. Taylor
sail he carried on business at Liverpoil under the
style of Wan. Penlington wird 10. The letter pro-
duced wee not in his hand-writing. He did not
remember eiviag an order to Messrs. Parkes and
Sons on the 11th of February.—When prisoner
was arrested a copy of the order for the nails was
found in his possessioa. He was committed for
trial oa this charge also.—There was a third
charge a zainst prisoner of attempting to obtain
twelve dozen shovels, under false pretences the
property of Charles Elwards, shovel manufa,eturer,
Cradley Heath.—Ch tries Edwards said that on or
a')nut the 31st Janeary last he received an order
for twelve dozen shovels, purporting to come from
J. Petinngton, 14, Hinson Street, Birkenhead
After some correspondence he sent the shovels to
Birkenhead railway station.—William John Beavon
bookkeeper, 14, Hinson Street, Birkenhead, said
that the premises of that address were occupied by
his lather. Prisoner had never rented offices at
that address, bu,, letters had been left there ler
J Pennington.—Francis Crane, clerk, employed at
Birkenhead station, said that he remembeted twelve
bundles of sitovels being received at the station
tram Edwar is and Co. Pris•-•ner came to the
station aad said that he was James Peening on.
an a heel called resp -con;t e shovels fron Chance
Edwards and Co. LI co ei_ouenace o; eoeteriiin; he
had rat ei veal he refused to at prisoner have them,
—W lliem Burgess state - that the let; et. received
by Mr. E iw.aels was in the h,tnowri Wig of prisoner
—When prisoeer was air Set, Inspector Walters
found him in the act ef writin; a reply to a le ter
from Mr. E wards. P isoner was cornraat ed for
trial on this charge also; b beiee releseci.—Mr.
T. Cooksey prosecuted in the last charge.
GRAND CoNcuaT —A grand evening concert was
given in the Trinity Hail, 0 d Hill, on Monday
evening last. Tne artist-es were Miss Smith and
Miss M Gould (sopranos), Miss E. Gould (con-
tralto), Mt-. Yates, pupil of Dr. Swinnerton Heap
(tenor), ad Mr. Pardoe (bass). The Old Hill
Orchestral Band, the Old Hill Campaatolo ists
aud the 01.1 Hill Glee Union also contributed most
u cees fully to thi evening's enjoyment.

him Fist sont, beirg re-thmanded. The pianr.forte
solo," La Cracovienae." by Mr. T. Rhodes. !va's
.
brilliantly t•xecuted and be provel a niost --c"!`
aceomranist dnring the evening, he followii.ft 15
the programme:—Du,tt, Piano and Harmonalul
"Heureux,Pretage" Messrs. odes, Phillips; Pa.rt
Sony. 'Spring Song," Song "Clear and cool," .1?'1153
Richards ; Song "Cloister Voices," (With Piano
and Harmonium accompaniment) Mr. E.L1.4.
WaFer ; S ,nz "The Children's Home" 2.118 r,
Millie Fi, id; Tenor Song "How shall I woo her,
Mr. Henry Yates; Duett "Trust her not," Mrs. If.
Smith and Miss Richards ; Part Song 'Natures
Praise," Song "Going to market," Mrs. H. Sinith
Song, (Humorous) "Mrs. Jones' Mnaical Party,
Mr. G. H. Collier ; Part Song "Softly fall tLle
shades of evening," Solo Pianoforte "I'.'"
Cracovienne," Mr. T. H. Rhodes ; Song ~Two
company," Mrs. H. Smith ; Tenor Song •,Conie
into the Garden, Maud," Mr. Henry Yates,;,
Duett, Piano and Harmonium "La Prise d'armes,
Messrs. Rhodes and Phillips ; Song one Lost
Chord," (Wi.h Piano and Harmonium AC"
eompaniment) Miss Millie Field ; Part Soq
"Parting and Meeting," Song, "True to the lest.,
Mr. Erie Walker: Song (Humorous) "I haven't.
got over it yet," Mr. G. H. Collier ; Part Song,
"Good Night,"; National Anthem.