The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-04-12 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DizuNit AND DisonDEm.Y.--At the Police Court,
on Wednesday, before W. Blssauo C. llokroft and
B. flingley, Esc's, John Parish was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, and on the evidence of
P.C. Leadbitter he was fined Is and coats. Alfred
Cope was charged with being drunk and disorderly
at Old Hill, on the 6th inst. P.S. White proved
the case and defendant was fined 2s 61 and costs ;
in default 7 days.—,William Blacknell and Joseph
Drew were fined is and costs for being drunk and
disorderly oa the Bth inst.
OBST RUC noN.—Enoch Wheeler was charged with
, causing an obstruction by leaving his cart on the
road. P. J. Cheeseman proved the case and said
he saw the cart in-Halesowen road, and it had been
there all night. Fined 3s and Costs.
OBSCENE LA NNUAGE.-•--Alfred PriC43 was charged
with using obscene language on the 6th inst. RC
Styles proved the ca,c and defendant was fined
2s Gd and costs; in default I days.
THRENTS.—Phcebe Forrest was cliargd with us- ;
in threats towards Eliza Gill. Mr. Cooksev de-
fended, Complainant stated that on the Ist' inst
she was coming hoine when the defendant com-
indue:d threattniag her, and she was afrai 1 she
would kill her.—Jane Heiner said tlia was talking
to c-unplainant when the
.defendant came up and
began to curse an] threatened her, and said if cora.

plainant summoned her she would kill her. Mr.
Cooksey then addressed the Bench and said it was
a n,ighbours quarrel, and denied tint there was
any threats used. The Bench thought thcre wig
' nut sufficient reason to bind the defendant ov,r, and
ilould therefore dismiss the case.

OE-TAT-1,7;1,Z YO--;E-Y BY FALSE PRETENC E 3.
Thomas Bateman was charged with obtaining
£2 go from James Low% clerk, to Mows. Rand,

Brothers, by Pulse pretences. James Lewit
was called and said that on the 23rd of March,lEB
the prisoner came to him and asked him for a man
named Haywood's money. Prisoner received the
man's wages to fir? amount of £2 8s ar.d then went
away and had not Leen heard of since till the pre-
sent time.—David Ho) wood was called and said he
was a miner, and he was usually in the employ of
Messrs. Round Broth -is. tin the day in question
he did not receive his money, which amounted to
£2 88. He did not authorise the prisoner to receive
any money for him.—P.C. Winfield was call- d and
said that on Monday LEI he received the prisoner
into custody at Dudley. He c a7ged him and pri-
soner s tid 44 Well, I wai short of money at the time
and I g.)t Haywood's." Pri-oner, who has been pre-
viotnly convicted for theft, was committed to take
his trial at the next Assizes.

RECEIVING STOLEN IRON.--William Payne was
charged with rtceiving a quantity of iron knowing
the same to stolen —Samuel Hale Saki he sent a
quantity of anchor forgings to a man named Oliver
Hindmarsh to be made into anchors. He after-
wards found out that Hindmarsh had sold some of
the forgings to defendant. Witness went and saw
defendant, who refused to give up the iron saying
he had bought the iron for 3s 6d. The iron was
valued at 176.—Oliver Hindmarsh said that he sold
the iron to defendant for 3s 6d, on the Bth Feb.
The iron was the property of Hale. Witness had
been convlcted for stealing the iron.—P.G. Dunn
said he went with prosecutor to defendant's house
and defendant said that Hindmarsh came and offered
the iron for sale. He asked Hindmarsh if the iron
was his own property and he said it was. He said
be wanted to sell the iron because his wife was
dying ft om starvation.—Defe.:dant said when he
, was asked to buy the iron it was of no use to him.
He oniy bought it because the man said his wife
was dying from want and he wanted some money.
—The Bench said they were bound to convict and
should fine him £5 and costs.
THEFT OF A SHILLING.—James Stinton was
charged with stealing a shilling from a shop till,
at Cmiley Heath, the property of Selina Grainger,
corn dealer.—Prosecutrix said that on the Bth inst.
the prisoner came to her shop and after he had
gone out she mi,sed the money. She then went
and told him to turn oat his pockets he and gave her
the sidiling.—P.S. White said he arrested the
prisoner and charged him with stealing a shilling
and he replied '•I stale it" Ordered to have six,
strokes with the birch rod.

STEALING PORTEIL—James Steward (14), was
charged with stealing 4 bottles of porter, the pro-
perty of James Dexter, licensed victualler, Oldbury,
~n the Bth inst.—Prosecutor said that he was taking
his cart out to his customers andlwhilst in a house
pris•mer went to the cart and took the porter,—
P.C. Styles said he arrested the prisoner on Tues-
day night at 8 o'clock and charged him with seal-
in.: four bottles of porter, to which he replied that
a boy named Wood took the first bottle- He after.
wards took the other bottles and went to a neigh-
bour's house and drank the contents of one bottle
The rest they gave to a woman named Myra.—Fined
20s including costs ; in default 14 days.