The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-05-27 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court, on Wednesday,
before Mr. Noah Ringley, Jo-an Brown was charged with
being drunk in the Dadley Road, on the 2.lst inst.—
Police-constable proved the case, and defendant
was fined 2s 6.1 and costs.—Sylvanus Harris was charged
with being drunk and disorderly at lilackhelth, on the
ISth just.—Polie,constabie lliman proved the case.
Defendant, who has been convicted 6 times pn2vionsly
was fined 40s and costs; in default two months' iM-
prisouruent.
WILFUL DAMAGE.—William Shaw was charged by
William Wilitehoute with witfuily damaging a gaantity
of mowmg grass, on the 21st inst.—Complainant said
be lived at Howley. On the above date he saw defend-
ant lying in the grass. The damage done amounted to
31—Dtf,nlant pha!ed guilty and Was lined ss, 3d
damage atd c;ostb.—Mr. W. Hayes, jun., appeared for
complainant.—George Garbett, William Haywood, and
Alfred Haywood, three boys, were charged with wilfully
damaging growing grass, a wall and fences, belonging to
Wiliam Corser titles, at Turner's Hill, Blackheath, on
the 16th inst.-11r. W. Hayes jun , appeared for com-
plainant and Mr. Addison defended.—Police: constable
Wickstead, stationed at Rowley, said he was on duty on
the 16th just, about half-past twelve o'clock, when he
saw the three defendants with two others running about
the field and in the fences. Tney trod the fences down
and two of them lo)sened the stones of the wall in
getting over it —Complainant said the damage done he
put at threepence, but it far exceeded that.—Defendauts
were each fined 5s and 3,1 damage.
CAUTION To CAhTERs —James Jones was summoned
for not being in such a position as to have proper con-
trol over his horses and cart, at Tividale, on toe 16th
inst.—Police-constable Hicklin proved finding defendant
asleep in his cart whilst it was on the turnpike roar!.—
Defendant pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay 7s and
costs. •

CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.
--William Lees was charged with obtaining 4s by false
pretence3 from Joseph Hackett, on the 11th of December
las't —Mi. W. Hayes, jun., appeared for complainant
and Air. Addison defended.—Coniplainaut said be was a
collieiy manager and lived at Blackheath. Defendant
was in his employ on the .11th of December last. On
that day defendant went to complainant and told him
they had not got any hay. Witness asked him why he
did niA let Darby know, and he would have sent some
up. Witness dealt sometimes with Darby and some-
times with Sturman. Defendant went to Sturman's and
fetched some bay which he said he paid 4s for. Witness
paid him the 45.. fdr.,Sturman sent in his account and
witness then found out that the money had not been
paid for the hay.—Mr. Addison said complainant's
affairs had been liquidated and therefore he had no case
to answer —llr. Hayes contended that there was a case.
—Mr. Hingley said he did not think there was a case
against defendaet and discharged him.
•

hood there, was a good supply, and also a very 1 irge
attendance of buyers from Wolverhampton, Dadley,
Stourbridge, Kidderminster, and Bridgnorth, and the
adjoining locality, and competi lion very brisk which will
sho A, from the -following prices which were obtained
viz: Fat bullocks £33 7s 6d. fat hdfers al 179 61, cows
and calves £23, fat calves £5 3s, fat sheep 725, ewes
and lambs 933, and sows and pigs £l4 103. The
auctioneer proposes holding sales at the above Inn
peripdically.