The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-24 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—At the Police Court on
Mon.lay before F. Evers and H. Hall, Esqs., Helen
Corbet and Hannih Turban were charged with us
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inrr obscene language on the 15th inst, at Moor
Street, Brierley Hill. P.S. Salt proved the case
and said he heard the defendants cursing each other.
He ordered them to go into the house. About 12
o'clock he heard them quarrelling again and he told
them he should summon them.—Corbet said that
she was very angry because the other defeodant
was continually going with her husband, and she
was veryexcited at the time. Fined is and costs;
in default 7fdays' each,
CHARGE TINDER TILE EXPLOSIVES ACT.—James
Deeley was charged with keeping upon his premises
25 pounds of gunpowder without being registered.
P.S. Salt proved the case and said that he visited
the defendant's premises and in an outhouse he
found 251bs. of blasting powder. He asked the de-
fendant if he had been registered and he said no.
Fined 5s and costs; or in default 7 days.—Joseph
Johns was charged with keeping in a hovel 571bs.
of blasting powder without being regis cred.—P S.
Salt said lie visited the hovel and there he found a
barrel with the powder in it. The barrel was Un-
covered so that if a spark had escaped from the pit
bank it would very likely have explotledtue lot. Tbe de -
fondant said he was OM iivally wing it and
could not keep it covered up and he did not know
that he had to be regi-tered. The Bench thought
it was a very serious case and said he must keep
the powder in a safe place. Fined 103 and costs;
in default 14 days.
Cosi, STEALING.—Mary Millinchip and Eliza-
beth Passmore were charged with ste ding coal the
property of the Earl of Dudley, on the 1O .h inst.
A. witness was called to prove the case and said
he saw the defendants who were taking coal from
the wagon hole. He told them to go away and they
said they would not come again. On going back to
the place in;half-an.hour's time they were situl
there. Sev,nprevious convictions were proved
against Millinchip, who was fined 20s and costs; id
default one month. Pasimore, who has been eon.
vietel 3 times, was fined lOs and costs; iu default
14 days.
DIuNKENNE3S.—SamueI Lester was charged with
being drunk in the public street on the 17th inst.
P.C.Hollins proved the case and said he found the
defcndant lying in the gutter, very drunk, and had
to be carried to the police station. Fined Sc and
costs; in default 14 days.—Samuel Johnson was
charged with being drunk iu Level Street, Brierley
Hill, on the lOat inst.—P.C. Booth proved the case
and said he saw the defendant who was very dt unk
and cursing. Fined 2s 61 and costs; in default 7

days. .
DAMAGING A CoA.T.—Mathew Thomp son was

charged with damaginix a coat the Property of
rhoinas Benson, otitne 14th inst, at Brierley nill.
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The pr;isecutor said he was going home with a
bottle in his poket when the defendant came up
to him, snatched the bottic, out of his pocket, and
tore the coat. Fined 5s and cJsts ;in default 7
days.
Asseuur.—William Cartwright was eharg, d with
assaulting James Boultou. On the 17th just, it ap-
pears that the partier were fighting and Boulton
got the worst and took the summons out against
Cartwright. The case was adjourned for 7 days.
WILFUL DAMAGE.—Phcebe Corbet was charged
with damaging a window by putting her hand
tin ough a pane of glass, the property Mary Ann
Cowhorn, on the sth inst..—The prosecutris said the
defendant was coutinually threatening her. The
defendant came to her hose and wanted her to
go out and then put her hand through the window.
The defendant denied this and called a witness to
?4ay that it was an accident. asnissed on payment
of costs.