The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-08 00:00:00

BRIE RLEY HILL.

DRUNKENNESS —At the Police Court on Monday
before T. Wilkes Webb and H. Hall Esqs., William
Spruce was charged with being drunk at Pensnett,
on the 15th ult. Several previous convictions
were proved. P.C. Hicklin proved the case. Fined
5s 63 and cosls • in default 14 days.—Roland Harris
was charged with being drunk at Quarry Bank, on
the 25th ult. P.C. Trotter proved the ease. Fined
ss. and costs ; in default 14 days.—Mary Ann
North was charged with being drunk n the 25th
ult. P.C. Trotter proved the case. Fined 24 6cl
and costs; in default 7 days.
DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES.—WiIIiam Jones
was charged with being drunk on licensed premises
on the 25th ult. P.C. Hawkins proved the case
and said he heard a great disturbance at the Yew
Tree Hotel Running Grounds. He saw the de-
fendant who was very drunk and using bad
language. Fined 2s 6d and costs ;in default 7 days.
—James Cooper was charged with a similar offence
at the same place. Fined 2s 6d and costs , in de—
fault 7 days.
Gamma,— William Moore was charged with play-
ing at a game of chance on the 25th ult.—P.S.
Salt said that on the day in question he was in the
Horse Shoe Market, when he saw the defendant
with a number of small tubs at which people were
throwing balls. He saw two young men throw
eighteen balls and only get one in. The balls were
very light and if one caught the side it would bounce
back. P.C. Hollins said the defendant was shout-
ing "A steady hand and a straight ball, arid the
victory is won." He saw a young man throw
forty-nine balls and only get eight in. Fined 2s 63
and costs ; in default 11 days,
A BOY BLACKOIIARD.—James Harris was charged
with using ebscene language at Quarry Bank on the
27th ult, P.C. Trotter proved the case. Fined
ss. and costs; in default 14 days.
WILFUL DAMAGE—MOB .S Barrow (14), was
charge t with damagin, a straw house, the
proderty of the Earl of Dudley, on the 25th ult.
do:ng damage to the amount of 6d. Fined 2s Gd
, and costs.

AssAuvr.—Joseph Brown was charged with as-
saulting William rurberville on the 27th ult.—
Complainant stated Oat a boy threw at him and
he went and hit him. The defendant then came
and threw him on the ground and kicked him.—
There was also a cross-summons against Turberville
for assaulting Joseph Brown —the Bench dismissed
the case against Brown but fined Turberville 5s in-
cluding c9sts.—Eliza Bradley was charged with as—
saulting Benjamin Stout.—The complainant stated
that he was going home to his dinner when he
found her rowing with some neighbours. He sidd
"I see your tongue is on again." She then threw
some bricks at him. Elizabeth Dennis gave
corroborative evidence. Fined Is. and costs ; in
default 7 days.
STEALING COAL. - Thomas Jewess (10), was
charged with stealing a quantity of coal the
property of the Earl of Dudley.—Additional-con-
stable Taylor proved the case and said he found
the def ndlnt takin a quantity of coal from No 30
Wallows Colliery. Fined ss. and costs ; in de-
fault 1 month.

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REFUSING TO WORK.—Etnily Turberville was
charged with being disorderly and refuiing to work
whilst an inmate of tha Stourbridge Union.—The
defendant said that she had been put on bread and
water, and according to the rules she had not got
to work. The porter stated that there was no
such a thing in the rul ‘s.—The Bench then 'sen-
tenced her to 21 days' hard labour. On going out
the defendant said "G )od morning Mr. prter,
don't you send me any old clothes."