The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-17 00:00:00

JIAGLEY.

STOCK SALE.—At tiFalcon Monday last, ther
was a larger supply of stook than at any previon4
sale under the present rtstrictions. Fat bests and
pigs were very well sold, but the price of mutton
wets slightly ea 9 3r. Fat cows made as high as
£32 lOs Od, s' :p 83s.

RIERLEY HILL.

DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court on Monday
before Messrs. H Smith, and H. 0. Firms:on., John
Stringer, bucket maker, Quarry Bank, for being
drunk was fined 2s 6d and costs. P.C. Himan
proved the case —John Jones, puddler, Pensnett,
for a similar offence on the sth inst., was also fined
2s 6d and costs.—S initiel Homer and John Homer,
(father and son,) of Stramber Mill, for a similar
offence were each fined 2-! 6d and costs,
CHARGE AGAINEN AN INNKEEPERS.—Henry John
Waterfield, landlord of the Yew Trak) Inn, Wall-
heath, was charged with being drunk on his olva
licensed premiy.s, on the Ist inst. On the day in
question P.C. Hawkins visited the defendant's house
and there saw the defendant, who was drunk.
After the officer had accused hin of being drunk
defendant said, "here you b— walk the chalk
line with me."—Defendant, who had previously
been convicted, was fined 10s and costs.

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CHARGE AGAINST BIILIFFS.— George Wyatt,
Great Hampton Street, Alfred Harbourne, Suffo k
Street, and Thomas Lawson, Unit Street, Birming-
ham, were charged with stealing a quantity of bottles
betweea the let and 14th of February, the property
of William Monti Han, bottle manufacturer. Brat.-11
Lane.—Mr. Waldron defended Wyatt.—Prosecutor
stated that the prisoners were in bailiff possessian
of ins works from the 7th to the 13th of February
la-t, and that during that time he missed from
30 to 40 dozen bottles. In answer to Mr. Wa
prosecutor said that on the 19th Aug„ 1882, he gave
a bid of sale to a Ralph Goodman. In February
last the bailiffs came into possession of his works
under a bill of sale.. —James Kendrick, bricklayer,
Delph, slid that in February last he saw the pri-
aeutrs at the prosecutor's works. Lawson was
breaking bottles. Lawson also gave him two bottles
which he took home. It was in open daylight when
he had the bottles and he did not pay anything tor
them.—ltichard Hollis, boatman, Delph, said that
on the 9th of February last, he saw the prisoners
in prosecutor's works. He asked Harbourne for a
bottle and ilarbourue told him to go to the' boss,"
meaning Wyatt. He then wont t., Wyatt, who
gave hit a bottle —Mary Aston, of tha Lye, atio
said that she received a bottle from Lawson, on the
9th of February last,—Mr. Waldron addressed the
Bench tor the defence, submitted that as a matter
of law the Court had tie jurisdietioa. He contended
that as a bill of sale was on the works they were
not the property of Mr. McMillan. The secOnd
proposition in law was that tho men were wider
the bdief that the bailiffs that had a right to do
that which they were doing and that that right
was conferred upon thorn by the authority which
they had received from Mr. Gcodrnan under thebill
of sale, lie submitted that whatever had taken
place what the men could be called on to answer
was not in that court at ali.—George Kelsey, (of
the firm of Jones and Kelsey, auctioneers, Bir-
mingham) said that in consequence fan authority
from Mr. Goodman he put the prisoners in posses-
sion of prosecutor's works and they remain there
some time.. He had always found Wytttt a very
trustworthy man.—The Bench thought it was a
very important case and as there were certain
points of law to be looked up they adjourned the
case for a week. •

ASSAULT.—Abi &lam Young, of Bxitt.ll Lane, was
summoned for assaulting Mary Inn Dab.itt, on tio
2nd inst. Mr. Addison proeecuted. Defendant
was fined 20a. and costs ; in default one month's im-
prisonment.
ItarritE.vriNo A nonsE —Joseph Harper, haulier,
of Brettell Lane, was charged with itltreating
horse by .working it in an unfit state, on the 3rd
lust —lnspec or Brown said that he saw two hor,es
btlonging to the defendant attached ton cart laden
with coal, lie had the saddle removed from one of
the horse and underneath it he found a sore, of
old standiu,g, about 8 inches long au( 4 inches
wide.—Deft-ndant,'who had previously been con-
victed, was fined 20s and costs.

THEFT OF AN UMBR&LL.k.—Car'Orttle ThoMp3oll,
of Mill Street, Brielley Hill was charged with
stealing an umbrell t, the property ot Jain, L Imb.
She w.is tine i 103 ;in defaulL 7 days,