The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23 00:00:00

BRIER,LEY HILL

DeuNxENNEss.—At the Police Court, on Monlay,
of r T. Wilkes Webb and G. K, Harrison, Esqrs.
Wi: i m How, labourer, was charged v,,th being
dru kin Church Street, un Saturday last. The case
was p eyed ai d defendant fined 2s 6d and coNts ;
inrifailt 7 days —Mos2s Brooks was charged with
being orunk and beating his wife la 4 baturday
week Fined 2s 61 and costs.—James Pasmore,
was eitirged with I eing drunk on the public high. !
way, on the 9th inst. Fined 2,6 d and costs ; in
deFault 7 days.—Rosannah Garfield was charged
with beiag drunk and disorderly on ih; 7th inst.
Fined 28 6d and costs. P.C. Hyman rlloved the
ens -,--John &early, footblower, was charged with
being drunk and using bad language on the 13th
inst. at Wordsley, The case was proved, and the
defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs; in default 7
days.
SI EALING COAL —Mary Ann Timmins, Ge )rgina
Windmill, Sophia Poole. and Agnns Cotterell were
charged with stealing coal, the property of Messrs.
Raterts and Cooper, on the Bth MA. P. C. DAry
proved tie case. Timmins who has been previously
cornicted, was fined 102 ; and the rest of the de-
fendants 5s
NEGLECTING HIS WIFE AND FAMILY.— r holllaS
Clasper, retort maker, was charged with neglecting
to support his wife and family, who have 11:en
chargaVe to t'le parish sina.e the 14th of May.
Mr. Finney, relieving officer for the Brierley Hill
district, sail that the defendant was a good work-
man and earned aboat .22 ss, a week when at work,
hat defendant could not keep his money, he beng
a gr€at drunkard. He claimed 163 per week for the
maintenance of his family, in all £2 Bs. Defendant
said he had been out of work, but was going to an
, employment that morning only he had to appear in
court. Remanded for a week.

BREACH OF THE PEXCE.— Charles Slater was
charg, d with b,ing drunk and committing a breach
o the peace at Wordsley. on the 13th Est. P. C.
Adams said he saw defendant strike a man named
Brearley and knock him d6wn. George Slater was
called and said that on the date ia questi in, be saw
Brearley drunk and using bad language, and calling
his sister bad names. Mary Jane Slater was
caPed and said t at Brearley wail using bad langu-
age, and her fdthi r ran at him and knocked him
down. P. C. Adams said defendant knocked
Brea:-ley do via, and there v...re about 10j pevle
ouni, and it was like a riot. Ti:e Bench tkought
the defendant had taken part in the fighting and
bond him ovet to keep the peace for six months,
and find one surety of £5. Mr. Waldron defended.

STEALING A BASIIET.—Samu;A Payne was charged
with stealing a basket, the property of Joseph Hunt,
hor-e driver, in the employ of the—Earl of Dudley,
who said that on the 11th inst. he saw the defendant
go into his. stal9le Fad bring out his corn basket.
ComPlainant was hiding behind a bush, and when
he saw defendant come out:he (complainant) went
up to him, but defendant had given it to a young
woman. De caulit hold of the defendant, charged
him with stealing his basket; and asked him his
name, and ho, said it was Cartwright, of Bent Street.
Samuel Jackson, labourer, at the Saltwells Colliery,
said that complainant called him, and asked him if
he knew defendant, he said he did not. Complainant
said "He has stolen my basket." Witness said "let
him go and summon him." Poliee-superintendent
Woolluston said that a little after 5 o'clock in the
afternoon of the 11th inst. the defendant came to
him and said "This man has charged me witht teal-
big his basket and dinner." Complainant after—
wards said he saw defendant give the basket to a
young woman. The case was adjourned for a week

DUDLEY.

THE Scars:a, BOARD CLERKSHIP.—On Tuesday
aftsrnoon a committee consisting of the whole of
the members of the School Board sat to finally
select a candidate and recommend him for app jilt
meat as clerk to the Board and superintend-ut of
the Board schools. There were 179 applican s in
the first instance, but out of these, five were sel, cted
to appear before the committeelFour only appeared
one having withdrawn. After the cemnd t e ha"
sat some time an adjourned meeting of the Board
was held, when the Chairman (Mr. Wainwright)
announced that the commit. cc had unanimously
resolved to recommend for appointment Mr. James
Hall, of Westbrornwich. The Chairm in then
formally moved that Mr. Hall be appoiets I. This
was seconded by the Rev. Dr, Cosecs al unani-
mously can ied. lite salary i 3 £230 per year, eut
of which Mr. Hall will have to pay his assistants.
It was stated that he was formerly the master of a
large Weileyan school at Westbromwieb, and after-
wards ho kept a private school, and he was also an
aseoantant and auditor to the Westbromwish Im-
provement Commiss!on re.
CLAIM EIMER THE EmpeovEns' LIABILITY ACT.—
At the County Court, on Thursday, before Sir
Rupert Kettle, Judge, James Wilcox, a lsbeures,
of Hoo Br, ok, nesr Kidderminster, sued the Great
We,tern. Railway Company for :140 Bs. under the
Employers! Liability Act, as compensation for
injuri, s received whilst in the service of the
defendants. Mr. M. Corbat (Kidderminster) ,:ap-
peered for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wightman Wood
(instructed by Mr. Plummer of Paddington) de-
fended.—For two months prior to the 12th of
December last, plaintiff, who is an old man, had
been in the emp:oy of the defendants as a navvy
On that date he went with a ballast train to-Rowley
for the purpose of unloadieg bricks. Upon the
train stopping there the ganger gave the order for
the navvies to get out of the van in which they
were riding. Most of the men' had alighted, and
the plaintiff was standing up preparatory to doing
so, when, he alleged, the engine, which had been
de ache, came up behind the van with such force
that he was knot-ked down and sustained a fractuee
cf two of his ribs and an injury to Ws back. He
was so hurt that he was unable to continue work-
ing, had to have assistance in returning home.
was attended by a surgeon for seven weeks at a
cost of £7, was unable to work for 15 weeks, and
could only now folios/ light employment. When
he was injured he was earning 18s. per week, and
previous to entering the defendants' employ
he earned 15s. per week with an allowance of drink,
Several of the navvies who were present when the
plaintiff was injured were called in his behalf,
and Lwore that thy heard no whistle from the
engine before the train moved, but they would not
swear that the whistle was not minded. It was
alleged that the plaintiff must have been mistaken
about the engine coming up from behind, as all the
witnesses sereed tint it was never taken off the
front of the train. It was admitted that Wm.
'Wiltshire was the driver of the train, and that it
was his duty to blow the whistle upon starting.—
Medical evidence was given by Mr. Corbet, surgeon
who would not like to say when the plaintiff would
recover perfect health. For the defence the
driver, fireman, guard, and brakesman all swore
that the whistle sounded before the train moved ;
the guard said he gave the signal ; and it was
stated that the train moved steadily.—Bis Honour
.gave a verdiLt for :L:5O and costs.