The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-07-19 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRIINKENNESS.-it the Police Court on Wed-
nesday, before W. Basslno and C. Ho'croft, Esqrs.,
William Diunnock was charged with beigg drunk
and disorderly on the 7th inst. P.C. Peake proved
the case. Fined 2s 6d and costs.—Samuel Price
for being drunk on the 12th inst was fined 2s 6d
and costs. _ .

&CLAIM vol MONEY.—William Doughty was sum-
moned by James Billinp.;ham who chimed £8 6810 d
for money overdrawn, The Bench said they had no ,
power to deal with the case as it was a County
Court case, Mr. Bassano saidthere had of late years
sprung up between certain employers and their
workmen a system of having no reckonings at all
or having reckonings at long intervals. Whenever
cases eame bafore them with that system in it they
should set their faces against them. The case was
dismissed.'
BUTTERINE. Samuel Coley, senr., grocer,
Cradley Heath, was summoned for selling an
article known as butterine for butter, on the 9th
inst. Mr. Horder was for the prosecution.—
Samuel Toy, junr., said that he went into the de-
fendant's shop and asked for ilb of butter and for
which be pail 51. He e.ame;out of the shop and gave
it to his tather.—Samuel Toy, senr, said that he
received the butte* from last witness. He took it
into ths shop and divided it into three parts. He
gave defendant one part and the others he sent to
Mr. Horder.—Mr. Herder proved receiving the
butter and also proved sending it to Mr. Jones.—
Mr. Edward William Trevor Jones, county analyst,
said that he received the substance land
examined it. He found no particle of butter
in it. It was animal fat coloured up and was
named butterine or oleomargarine.—For the
defence Miss Coley was called and said that when
she served the boy she was going to give him
fresh butter. He said he did not want that but
some that was in the window. She gave it to him
and told him it was butterine. Defendant was
fined 208 and costs, altogether amounting to
£2 14s 6d.
CAUTIoN TO COFFEE HOUSE KEEPERS.—WiIIiaM
Smith, Cradley Coffee Shop keeper, was summoned
for suppling an article inferior to what was
called for.—Samuel Toy, senr., said he went into
defendant's house and asked for a glass of milk for
which he naid id. He told defendant he was going
to have it: Lnal s.d:sld gat e im on. part back and
sentthe rest to isir, Horder.—Mr. Jones_ said he

analysed the milk and found it very effectually
skimmed. There was only 3.5 of fat. Ddandaut
was fined 20s and costs altogther £2 12s 6d,
GAMBLERI.—Ten youths and men from Cradley
Heath were summoned for playing with dice on the
read from Cradley to Quarry Bank on the 6th inst.
—P,C, Tytherleigh and Frederick Tibbetts proved
the cases. One was fined lOs and cysts and the
others 2s 6d and costs.—Ten persons were also
summoned for playing with cards on the same date
andiplace.—P.C. Tytherleigh and Frederick Tibbetts
proved the cases.—Two were fined lOs and costs,
two Os nnd costs, and the others 2s 61 and costs
each.

OssTaucTioNzsits.—William Bromley, Prudent
Southall. and Elizabeth Shaw were charged with
obstructing the highway on the 7th inst. P.S,
Nhite proved the case.
_Fined 2s 6d each includ-

ing costs.—John Smith, John Willetts, and
William Smthall were also charged with obstruct-
ing the footpath ou the 6th inst. Fined 2s 6d in—
cluding costs.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE,—John Parrish was cb rged
with using obscene language on the Bth inst
Leadbitter proved the cuse. Fined is and costs.—
Ed ward Williams was finei is and costs I): using
obscene language on the 6th inst.
THREATS—Arthur Parkes was charged with
using threats towards Sarah. Tompkins. The case
was withdiawn nn payment of costs.
NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT A DAUGHTER.—Joseph
Smith was summoned for not supporting his
daughter who is in a reformatory at Liverpool,
Ordered to pay is 6d pr week.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Joseph Eadie was
charged wish being drunk and disorderly on the
14th May, 1883, P,O. Mountney proved the case.
—Defendant was fnrther charged with assaulting
Rose Read on the sAme date. Defendant was
fined 5s and costs in each case.