The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-10 00:00:00

Et':ocal aab btrict 40.15.

Tip?, DRAINAGE BOARD.—A meeting of the
above Board was held on Monday night. Mr. H.
0. Firmstone presided.—Ths Clerk was instruetEd
to write t) the Local Government Board with the
object of ascertaining whether Mr. Raybould (the
Chairman of the Board of Guardians) had become
disqualified from being a member of the Drainage
Board through non-attendawe, he not having been
present at a single meeting sine_) the formation of
the Board.—The Chairman moved, Mr. Forrest
seconded, and it was carried, that Mr. Fiddian
should be appointed to act on his own behalf and
that of Mr. Taylor in superintending and directing as
engineer the carrying out of the intended works,
at the usual rate of remuneration for such work.—
It was stated that whea the calculations in the con-
tract of Mr. Jevons were checked some errors were
found which reduced the coetract from .25,940
is id to £5,734 15s 6d. The lat'er sum has ac-
cordingly been inserted in the contract, which haA
since been seale.l.—lt was decided that the agree-
ment with Miss Unwin for the purchase of the
pumping station should be sealed. Some slight
modifications in the contract were agreed to.
THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC—The syllabus
of the next examination in connectien with the
Royal Academy of Music (both local and metro
politan) may ba obtained of Mr. W. C Box, of St,
John's, Worcester, the local representative of the
Academy, A local examination will be held in
Worcester early in the spring of 1884.
DRUNKENNESS.— At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, T. D. Thomas, A. Freer,
F. Evers, aid W. J. Turney, Emirs., Joseph
Edwards was charged with being drunk, on the
sih inst, at Cradley. PC. Agg proved the case
Fined 2s 6L.1 and costs ; in default 7 days.—Henry
Greenock was charged with being drunk, on the
sth inst, et Craelley, PC. Chive proved the ease
Fined 2s Gd and costs ; in default 7 days,—Edward
Morgan was charged with being drunk ou the 3rd
inst. P.S. Oakey proved the case. Fiaed 2s 6.1
and costs; in default 7 days.—Joseph Davenport
was charged with being dunk on the 3rd in-t.
P.C. Harrison proved the case. Fined 6s 6d in-
cluding costs.—Edwin Green was charged with
being drunk at the Lye, on tlae 3rd lust P.C,
King proved the case, Fined 5s and cos's :in de-
fault 14 days.—Henly Richardson was charged
with being drunk on the 30th ult.. P.C. Wallace
proved the case. Fined 23 Gil and cos•s ;in default
7 days —William Aston was charge I with oeing
, drunk on the 6- h inst, at the Lye. P.C. King
. proved the case. Several previous convictions
wre also prove 1. Fined 103 and costs ;in default
14 days.—Stephen Perrens was charged with beina
drunk and disorderly on the 3rd inst. P.C. Eave's
proved the case. Dismissed on .payment of costs.
—Edward Cooper was cnarged with being drunk
and disorderly on the sth inst. Defendant was
further charged with assaulting the officer whil4 in
the execution of his duty. P.(13. King, Harrison,
and Davies proved the case. Fined 20s and costs;
in default one month.

OBS rituc .rge Parker was charge
with obstructing the highway, at Blakedown, oa
the Ist ins'. P.C. lb o loway proved the case.
Fined 20s including costs —John Thomas, William
Lees, William Curtin, Jona'hau Taylor, and
Joseph Curtin were charged with obstructing the
highway on the sth ins'. Mr. Waldron defendei.
—P.C. Chare said he saw the defendants standing
on the highway for 8 minutes.—P.C. Ag 4 gave
corroborative evidence. Mr. Waldron addressed
the Bench for the d -fence.—The case was dis-
missed on promising not to offend again.
TnErr —John Sparrey was charged with steal-
ing from John Rutter the sum of two3enc the
p operty of Thomas Rutter, on the 2nd inst.—
John Rutter stated that he went to the Crab Mill
Inn, o:dswinford, on the above date, He there saw
the defendant who said" What have you come for,
a pint of ale." He replied" No, for barna." De-
fendant then asked him for the money and said he
would get the harm. Witness gave him the money
but did n. t get the harm, When asked for the
money back, he said he had given it to the lan 1-
lord.—P.S. oa,key said when he arrested the defend-
ant said "I dil not take the money of him." De-
fendant had the Toney in his hand and he gave it
him.—Johu Wilcox said that the boy came to him
and asked him for some ban. He told him he
had not got any. Shortly afterwards Sp•irrey came
and sail'- Have you given the boy any ba-m." He
said "No." Sparrey said "I have the money."—
The Bench dismissed the case,
Ustsia GUNS WITHOUT LlCENBBl.—Albert Griffin
was charged with using a gun without a license on
tha 25th July.—Mr. Holt was for prosecution.
—P.O. Wallace said he heard the defendant firing
off a gun in his father's orchard. He asked him
foe his license, and he had not one.—Mr. Holt said
the orchard was not in the curtilaga of the house.
—The case was dismissed on the ground that the
orchard was within the cartilage of the house.—
Joseph Maiden was also charged with using a gun
without a license on the 29th of August. Mr. Holt
was for the prosecution.—P.C. Croucher proved the
ease and said he saw the defendant shooting
ratbit,..—Defendant pleaded guilty.—Fined 203
including costs; in default 14 days.
ASSAULTING THE POLICE.— William Smith,
Halesoweu, was charged with loitering about on
the 2nd inst. Defendant was further charged
with assaul'ing P.C. Croucher whilst in the exe-
cution of his duty —David Williams stated that
he saw the defendant loitering about near the
junction of the Birmingham and Stourbridge Roads.
Defendant asked him what time it was. He t )ok
pariicular notice of him because he was a stranger
to the village. Defendant had got a dog with him.
—P.C. Croucker said that on the above date he
saw the defendant standing under Some trees
lie sa v something bulky
.in his pocket and he
wont towards to try to search him. Defendant
thou sau:dk him on the head with a stick. He lost
his staff and had to hit defendant with his hand-
, cuffs. Defendant has still got the marks of the
han !cuffs.—P.S Raybauld said the defendant was a
noted character and a companion of thieves and
poachers.—Sentenced to one mniths' imprison-
ment.

ST EA.LING PoTATOES.--.101111 Dovey, Thomas
Robins and Tnomas Burford were charged with
stelii•ig a quantity of potato-2s the property of
l'homas White.—p,s. Cope s thl that on the 27th
nit he met Round and Brettel carrying frails
In Round's frail he found 71hs of potatoes and in
Brettel' s 91bs. Round said that Dovey had told
him to take the potatoes on and wait at the Hare
ant Hounds.- Dovoy said he did not. On the fol-
lowing Monday Burford co no to the police station
an I said "It w.is Robins' frail; I know nothing ab )ut
it."—Eli Round said that on the above date he hid
a white calico bag which had his foo I in. D •vey
told him to pick the potatoes up and put them in
the frail and go on and he w ,uld overtake him.
Davey took the frail on the ground. He has since
seen D )vey and said "If he would take the wilole
on hi. I, ick, If there wis any money they w
pay ii.—lsaiah Brettel gave corroborative e.-i-
-dence.—The Bench fined defendants 10 61; in de-
fault one 'month.
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DRUNK AND ii"bxSOaDERLY.. -JOllll Heiden was
charged with being drunk and disorderly in Lion
Street, on the '27th u't. P.C. Cartwri;ht said he
was on duty in Lion Street when he saw the de—
fendant wh) was drunk an I staggerin across the
road, and was le Iby a boy. He went up to the de.
fu iant and a IILA hini for his name defendant would
not tell him, He then..said he would take him into
custoly, and defendant fell on the floor and wild
not in )ve, and said if Sergeant Oakey would come
he woald go quietly.—P.C. Paynter said he was
coming from the Giirmnill when 13,e saw the defend—
ant standing under a lamp with Cirtwright. lie
heard defendant refuse to give his name and then
fell on the groun 1. tDef..nlant v-ould not walk
and they dragged him several yards,—Thfendan%
f r the defence said lie CURIO into the town to got
some provisions and was no drunk—Sam:lml Page
said he was with the defendant on the ''a • in
question and he was not drunk but he had had
some Iteer.—S\ illiatn Liston° do 'osal to seeing th
defendant at half past nine attil he was sober then.
Fined 17s Mae 1414 costs; in default 14 days.
DRUNK AN ) REF US tYCi TO QUlT.—Martha
Knowles was charged with bAng drnnk and refus-
ing to quit the Swan I ,n, Lye, w'aeu requeste 1 to
(logo on the (kh inst.--William lltyt's said lit was
sitting in the parlour when defendant catni, il,
in an excited state and rushed up to Le: husl aid
and asked him for a k-y which he ,refus3cl to do,
whereupon she threw seine ale in hS face. He
asked her to leave the house and she refusal. He
then went to put her out wd.ni she caught him by
the whisker; and Wail yery Nioleat,—Defencian