The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

Dessitsimss.—At the Police Court, on Monday,
before Messrs. J. HoWon and H. Smith, Joseph
Murray, labourer, was charged with being drunk in
BriarleY Hill, on the sight of the 9th inst.—Police-con-
sonatable Hollis proved the case and defendant was
timid 10s and costs; in default 14 days,—Bdward Cart.
might was charged with being drunk at Brettell LAM.,
ea the 11th inst.—Police•consteble McGorste proved the
offence and defendant was fined h and 001 M.—John
Cos and Jobn Hurls were ebargeil witb being gegak

and disorderly, at Wombourne, on the 26th ult.—Police.
sergeant Boom and Police-constable Ward proved the
case and defendant was fined 20s and costs ; in default
one month's hard labour.—Mr. King, the magistrates'
clerk, ctated that Cox had been convictel 10 times at
Sedgley.—Thomas James was charged with being drunk,
at Kinver, on the Ist just, and was further charged with
cruelty to animals by causing two dogs to fight.—Police-
sergeant Stevenson and Polime.coastable Ferrol proved
both offences.—For being drunk defendant was fined 5s
and costs ; in default 14 days and in the charge of
cruelty he was fined 103 and costs; in default 14
days.
Exasn PROSEOUTIONS —Henry Preston and William
Coley, sem, of Kinver, were summoned for keeping dogs
without licenses, on the 29th September last.—Henry
Coley, excise °Ulcer, provel both cases and defendants
were fined the mitigated penalty of 255.
FIRING OFF A GUN ON THE HIGHWAY.—George Lewis,
a young man was summoned for firing off a gun, on the
highway at dew Wood, on the 7th inst.—William Toy,
gamekeeper, proved seeing defendant load the gun twice
and fire it off on the turnpike road at New Wood.—De-
fendant said it was his first gun and he was ignorant of
the laws.—Fined 5s and costs ; in default.l4 days.
WILFUL DAMAGE.—Three youths named Samuel
Rogers, William Timmins, and William Harvey were
charged with wilfully damaging a hedge and tree, the
property of Mr. Foley, on the 29th alt.—Two witnesses
named Matthews and Stokes proved seeing defendants
get over the fence and throw stones at a chestnut tree
doing damage to the amount of is 6d.—Defendants
pleaded guilty and were each fined 21 6d, 6d damage
and costs , in default 7 days.
ASSAULT CABE,—A man named Nicholls was charged
with assaulting Reuben Craddock, at Gallows: Tree Elm,
Kinver, on thh 4th inst.—Mr. Addison appeared for
complainant, and Mr. Waldron defended,—Complainant
said on the night of the 4th mat, about seven o'clock as
he was going to his lodgings defendant struck him and
knocked him down.—There was a summons by Martha
Nicholls against Craddock for threatening him.—After
hearing the evidence on both sides the Bench dismissed
the peace summons and fined Nicholls is and costs for
assaulting Craddock.

SCGOOI BOARD PROSECUTIONS.—At the Police Court,
on Thursday, before Mr. I. Spooner, stipendiary, the
following persons were summoned by Mr. H. V. Breton,
school board inspector, for neglecting to send their
children to school and were fined 5s each :—Catherine
Scott, Samuel Gilbert, James Allen, Moses Jones
Isaiah Geary, Henry Mullett, Joseph Shepherd,
Edmund Plant, suarThomas Grainger.
PERMITTING GAMING.—Mary Ann Eaton, landlady of
the Queen's Head Inn, Wordsley, was charged with per-
mitting gaming in her house, on the 20th of October.
Holberton defended.—Police-constable Ehnen
said he visited defendant's house on the night of the
30th ult, and on entering the house he heard defendant
say" What, play all night for three pints of ale and
now want to play it off. It will not pay for gas."
There were several persons playing at bagatelle for ale
and they paid for it.—Mr. Holberton, in defence, said
his client was not aware it was illegal.—Fined 10s and
aosts.—Superintendent Woollastou said there had not
been any complaint against the house.—Thomas Stan-
worth, landlord of the Rose and Crown Inn, Wordsley,
was charged with a similar offence, on the 30th inst.—
Police.constable Himan said he visited defendant's house
about seven o'clock in the evening and remained there
about an hour. He saw some men playing at bagatelle
for ale and cigars and the losers paid.—Defendant
pleaded ignorance of the law.—Superintendent
Woollaston said in this case there had been great com-
plaints about men losing large quantities of money at
the house.—Mr. Spooner inflicted a fine of £1 and
costs, and said "I give you fair warning that if you come
before me again this will be recorded and most certainly
I will endorse your license RS well as fine you heavily."
ASSAULT SIT A WOMAN.—Ager Grey was charged with
assaulting Elizabeth Palmer, on the 11th inst.—Com-
plainant, who had her hand injured, said she lived at
Cottage Street, Brierley Hill. On the night in question
between ton and eleven o'clock as she was returning
home she met defendant who said she was just the one
she wanted to see and asked complainant what she had
been saying about her. Witness said she had not been
saying anything about her when defendant struck her on
the eye and mouth and made her face bleed.—Defendant
said complainant had been encouraging her husband to
gamble at her house.—Fined 103 and costs ; in default
14 days.
A WIFE BEATER PUNISIIRD.—WiIIi9O2 Hammond was
charged with assaulting his wife, on the 9th July, 1875.
—Complainant said she had been married to defendant
four years. On the 9th July, 1875, defendant beat her
severely and he assaulted her again on Monday and
fuesday last.—ln reply to the chug° defendant said
" I have got nothing to say, her's got enough for both of
us."—Mr. Spooner said he was determined to put down
wife beating. When he first came to that district there
was a great deal of it done but he was glad to Fay that a
gaeat deal of it had been stopped by inflicting heavy
penalties. He should fine defendant £5; in default two
months' hard labour.

CAUTION TO WAGONERS.—James Carter, a wagoner,
of Bridgnorth, was summoned for being drunk whilst
in charge of a wagon and four horses at Dawley Brook,
Kingawinford, on the 6th inst.—Police-constable Banton
said he saw defendant on the above date riding on the
front of the wagon without any reins, and he was very
drunk.—Defendant was sentenced to one month's im-
prisonment without the option of a fine.