The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DRUNKENNESS.-At the Police Court, on Honda'',
before F, Evers, L. Freer, and P. Foley, Esqrs.•
Thomas Gordon was charged with being drunk
and disorderly on the 17th inst, at Quarry Bank.
P.C. Himan proved the case, and defendant wan
fined 2.. 6d and costs; in default 7 days.---John
Homer, Job Sidaway, and Attwood were charged
with being drunk and disorderly at Quarry Bank,
on the 18th inst. P.C. Himan proved the easel;
nod said Attweod was the worst of the three. P.C.
Trotter gave corroborative evidence. There were
previous convictions against Homer and Attwood
and they were fined 5s and costs; in default 14
days; Sidaway was fined 2s 6d and cos;s; in default
7 days.—Joseph Bowen was charged with being
drunk on the 16th inst, William Sutton was
charged with being drunk on the 24th inst.
Superintendent Woollaiton proved the cases and
, they were each fined 2s 6d and costs in default 7
days.—Matthew Hindmarsh was charged with be;
' jog drunk on the 18th inst. P.C. Human proved
the case, and the defendant was fined 5s and costs;
in default 14 days.— Alfred Evans was charged
with being drunk and disorderly on the 18th inst,
at Brettell Lane. P.S. Williams proved the cos
and defendant was fined 5s and costs; in default
14 days.
OBSTRUCTION.—John Bowen was charged with
nbstEucting the hig h way by leaving a quantity a
nightsoil thereon, on the 6th mat; he was further •
charged with a similar offence on the 16th inst.
Defendant was ordered to pay the costs in the first
case, and was fined 10s including costs in the
second case.

DRUNK AND ASSAULTING THE
Barlow was charged with being drunk at Wordslei,
on the 24th inst; and he was further charged witb
assaulting P.C. Johnson, whitst in the execution
of his duty. P.C. Johnson • said he saw the old'
soner about 6 o'clock, very drunk, He started tO
take him home and defendant wanted to fight libm
Defendant struck him a blow on the chest, and ale°
kicked him on the calf of the leg several time,
on the way to the station. P.C. Adams coop'
borated. Defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs for
being drunk, and for the assault on the police be
was fined 5s and costs.
OPEN DURING PROHIBITED HOURS. SaUltlel
Blobberley was charged with haying his house ope,°
during such times as it is required to be dosed,
viz., 10 o'clock on the Sunday morning. Mr. Wei'
dron defended.—lsabella Homer said she lived near
the defendant's house, and she remembered the 11th
inst. She remembered going to Mobberley's brew'
house a few minutes after ten. She saw Mal
Mobberley by the brewhouse door. She asked b
she could have a quart of beer and she said "Yesyi
go into the brewhouse and I will bring it to you.
She brought the beer and put it in a bucket, iirbeli
she put it in she told her to 'be careful and not let
her brother Eve it' She paid another visit to the
tiou,e at twenty-five minutes to eleven and asked
for anether quart, which she received. She want
at five minutes to eleven, and again at a fel(
minutes to twelve.—Mr. Waldron said the evidence,
he had heard was quite startling, and he shoula
ask for an adjournment. He was ready to go int°
into the first offence, the one at 10 o'clock, but not
the others. The case was adjourned for a fort.
night.
COAL STEALERS.—Sarah Pagett, Emma Malpase,
and Elizabeth James were charged with stealing ,b
quantity of coal on the 22nd inst, at Ruund 0116;
he p:operty of Shela Garrett. A.C. Taylor sal4
he saw the defendants go to the 'truck wagon hole
and load their aprons with coal which had fallen,
from the truckslwhen loading, Pagett reecho°
some from off the the wharf. They had about °
hundred-weight, value about 6d, There were pro'
vious convictions against Malpass and James'
and they were fined lOs each; in default 14 dart;
Pagett was fined ss; in default 7 day&
DAMAGING A FENCE.—Henry Trowmans Igo°
charged with damaging a wire fence on the 18tb
inst. A witness was called who .said he saw the
defendant wi h others go over the fence. Defend'
ant was ordered to pay 4s 6d.
Assauvr.—Jotat Bradford was charged with 90.
saulting James Bate on the 17th inst, at Brierld
dill. Complainant said the defendant threw a Fuca:
and caught him on the leg, and another that eaugb,'"
him on the back of the head. On going bac°
about it the defendant struck him with his fiSt.
Fined 5s and costs, or in default 14 days.
THEFT WHILST DRUNK.—George Page, 21, iv°
charged with stealing two tins of salmon and tcre‘
pounds of sugar, on the 20th inst, the property of
James Eccleston. Edwin William Eccleston sae
of prosecutor said his father kept a shop at Brock'
moor. He saw the tins in the store room on the
20th. He saw him take two tins of salmon and °
bag of sugar off the counter in the:room. He wea!
to him as he was coming out of the room and asked
him what he had got. Prisoner said he had not go!
anything. He was drunk. He took the packet co'
sugar from him in the store room. He found a tin
of salmon in his pocket He afterwards saw hinl,
in the custody of P.C. Lafford. The officer sales,
from information received he arrested the prisoner
I and found a tin of salmon in his coat pocket. 05
told him he would be charged with stealing it fronl
I the shop of Mr. Eccleston. and prisoner said •,I
had it from home, I have not been in Eccletao
shop." He afterwards charged him with stealin(
'ha sugar and salmon. He was very wild attel
drunk. Defendant said he was drunk and did not
remember anything. The mother of the defendant
aid he had fits and did not know what he was doing
Defendant was bound over to appear again when
called upon.

CRICKET. - vt
STAMBERMILL VICTORIA V. NETHEREND IRON'
WORKS,—This match was played on the ground of
the former, ending in an easy victory for the home
team, on Saturday, May 24th.
NETBEREND.
IST. INNINGS, 2ND. INNINGS.
A. Rowley, b Banbury oc W. Raybould 4
E. Grey, b Hanbury..
S. James, c Lycett 0 c Cox, 6
S. Cox, c Heywood
J. Curnock, b Hanbury 1 c Robins 2
H. Rowley, o Lycett 9 b Hanbury
.T. James, b Hanbury 0 b Raybould 1
W, Walker, b Heywood ... 4 lbw, b Heywood 9
W, Piersehouse, b Hanbury 1 b Heywood 2
G. Smith, not 0ut..... ..... . 0 b Banbury 2
Extras 5 Extras...n3,.. 16
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Total 21
VICTORIA.

J. Rayboultl, b Cox 5 not out B4
W. Raybould, b Rowley... 5
C. Heywood, b Rowley ... 0
T. IL Burry, run out
...... 0 not out l5
E. Robins, cG. Smil 3 b Cox 0
J. Hanbury, b Cox 4 c James 16
W. Taylor, b Rowley 3 b Rowley 1
H. Dunn, b Cox 2
G. Taylor, b Cox
S. Hanbury, run out 5
J. A. Lycett, uot out 4 c Walker 0
Extras ... 2 Extras
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Total 33

Total 69

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