The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-06-20 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

Dill:MßS.—At the Police Court,on'Aronday, before
J. Ho'croft and H. Hall, Esc's., Roland Hill was
charged with being (hunk on the 7th inst. P.C.
Jeffrey saw the defendant drunk in the street. at
Brett ell Lane, about 2 o'clock in the morning. He
had a quantity of cabbage and rheubarb under his
arm. Fined 2s 6d and costs.—William Worton was
charged with being drunk on the 28th ult. After
hearing P.C. Jeffrey and a witness for the defence,
the Bench di4ll6Bod the cas3.—Thomas Bo oth was
charged with being drunk and disorderly on the
Bth inst. PC. Trotter saw the defendant in High
Street, Quatry Bank, drunk, and he was cursing and
swearinz. There were a lot of people press t
Fined 5s and costs; or 14 days
DAMAGE.—William Welch and John Adams were
charged with doing clatmge to mowing grass, the
property of Mr. Bullock, Brierley Hill, on the 12th
inst. Defendants were seen about six yards in the
field, beating down the grass, doirg damage to the
amount of sixpence. Defendants were fined 2s 6d
and costs, and the damage, or 7 &lye.
AS4AULTs.—Elward Jones was charged with as-
saulting Emma Davis, on the Bth inst, at Pensuett.
—Complainlnt went to fetch some beer, and on re-
turning defendant met her in the entry and
"tapped" her up against the wall, put his foot out
and threw her down, causing her to break the jug
and the beer to go over her. Fined 5s and costs;
or 14 days.—Thomas Dawe was charged with Placebo
Cartwright, at Brierley Hill, on the 9th inst.—
Complainant said defendarft struck her on the face,
giving her a black eye. She gave him no provoca-
tion whatever. Fined 5s and costs.

SLEEPING OCT.—Thomas Horton was charged
with sleeping out on the 14th inst, at Old
Defendant was found sleeping near some boilers
at a colliery at Haden Hill, Def,adaut was dis-
cha•ged on promising to go away. '
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Fußtous DRIVING,—Squire Holt and Benjamin
Smith were charget wit 11 driving , furiously on the
Gth inst inst, at Brierley Hill. P.S. Hollins said
the defendants were driving down the High Street
at about 10 or 12 mites an hour. It was Saturday
night, and the street was very crowded. Withdrawn
on paymeA of costs
THEFT or COAL.—EIi Wylde was charged with
s'ealing a quanti,y of coal on the 2nd inst. John
Adams, the employee oF the Earl of Dullers
trustees, saw the defendant putting the coal into a
basket, Fined ss, or 7 days.
STEALING CRATE WOOD, Valentine Smith,
gipsy, was charged with stealing 20 pieces of crate
wool on the sth lust, the property of Messrs.
Westwood and Moore, bottle manufacturers, Brier.
Icy Hill.—P.C. Booth said that on the sth inst,
about 3.20, he was at the bottle works of Messrs.
Westwood and Moore. He there saw the prisoner
and he was taking some erate wood from a pile in
the yard, and placing it behind a hedge on the
other side of the road in the direction of•his tent.
IN hen he (witness) appeared pris ;nor ran away.
He afterwards saw the prisoner go again and
throw some sticks behind a crate, He received the
prisoner into eustedy on the Bth inst at Stourport
and read the warrant to him. Prisoner said, did
not have any, sir."—Charles Frederick Burch, a
member of the firm of,Messrs. Westwood and Moore,
said he had looked at the sticks and they were
similar to those at the works, The value of them
was 3s. Prisoner was fined £5; or in default to go
to gaol for one month.