The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

FACTORY ACT PROSECUTIONS. At the Police
Court, on Tuesday, before Messrs F. D. L. Smila,
H. Howard, and H. T. Hickman, Joseph Si uwiy,
spade manufacturer, Furnace Forge, west fined 15s
for employing a lad under thirteen years of age.
%h.. J. Wriitht, who defended, said the boy had
pissed the fifth standard, and hi, cli nt felt justified
in employing him.—Joseph Price, spike maker, of
rlasbury, was fined 19s for employing a girl after
seven o'clock at night. Sarah Holloway, spike
:raker, of Hasbury, we as ) fined 10s for a similar
offence Samuel Adams, spike manufacturer, Has-
bury, for employing girls after seven in the evening,
,vas fined 24s.—The offences were proved by Mr.
C. W. Hoare, the inspector.
THE BONA•BIDE TItAVELLE R QUESTION:-At the
same Court, William Ashmead, landlord of the
Holly Bush Inn, Beech Lane, was summoned for
selling ale during prohibited hours on Sunday, the
11th inst,—Mr. Shakespeare defended —P.S. Stan-
ton stated that he visited the defendant's house on
the morning in question, at five minutes past eleven
o clock, and saw between forty and fifty persons
drinking, all of whcm were said by the defendant
to be travellers. Mr. Shakespeare said it was The
duty of the police to prove where travellers slept on
the previous night, and as they had failed to do so
in the present case he submitted that the case must
be dismissed. The Bench took a similar view of
the case and dismissed it.
CHARGE AGAINST A QUINTON PUBLICAN. At
the aline Court William H.art, landlord of the Lion
Inn, Hagley Road, the Quinton, was summoned for
keeping his house open during prohibited hours on
the night of the 20th inst. Mr. Shakespeare de-
fended. P.S. Stanton and two other officers visited
the defend ,nt's house shor ly after eleven o'clock,
and found in one of the rooms a man named Bissell
and P.O Barley, who wak4 in plain clothes. P.S.
Stanton stated that he saw the defendant's wife fill
some glasses with what appeared to be whiskey.
Witnesses were called for the defence, who stated
that no drink was supplied after tEn o'clock, at
which hour the house should have been closed. The
Bench lineal ddendant ..25 and costa. Thomas
Bissell, for being on the premises during prohibited
hours, was fined 5s and coats.

GIVING A FALSE Appal:C*3.—dt the same Court,
George Timmins, of Cross Street, Smetbwick, was
fined 10s and costs for giving a false address to a
police officer. On Sunduy morning, the 11th
P.S. Stanton found the defendant, with a number of
other men, drinking at the Rd Lion Inn, Quinton,
during prohibited hours. On asking the defendant
for his address he gave it as Rolfe Street, Smeth-
wick.

KIDDERMINS ['ER.
THE LATE ASSAULT AT A CARPET WORKS.---At
the Police Court, on Monday, James Fletcher WHO
brought up on remand on a chargo of maliciously
wounding John Davis on the 16th inst. Mr. Davit s
was for the prosecution, and Mr. J. J. Cco•bet ap-
peared for toe prisoner. Prosecutor and prisoner
are weavers in the employ of Messrs. Dixon, the
former being one of the weavers who went out on
strike some time since, and the latter being what is
known amongst the members of the Weavers' tis—
sec ation as a blackleg.' The case has been re-
manded from time to time on account of the injurits
he had received.—Prosecutor was present on Mon-
day, and he stated that on the afternoon of the 16th
inst. prisoner came up to the loom at which he
(prosecutoi) w e; at work and took up a pair of steps.
Prose utor told him be could not have them, but
notwithstanding this he tried to take them away.
The prosecutor and the prisoner then had a severe
iussle for the steps, and eventually prosecutor
wrested them from the prisoner. The latter then
struck toe prosecutor with a small iron "bowl " on
the back of the head, inflicting a sev: re wound.
Prosecutor was obliged to remain in bed for three
or four days, and had been under medical treatment
from that time to the present. Mt. L. Streeton,
su:g, on, de-cribed the injuries, and said the prose
cu or was suffering from concussion of the brain, as
wll as trout loss of blood. He would, however, be
able to return to his employment in three or four
days.—Mr. Corbet pointed out that the steps were
to the common use of those who needed them in
the works, and the prisoner was under the impres-
sion that the prosecutor had no use for them when
he took them away. Toe Bench decided to treat
the matter as a common assault, and fined the
priioner ..t2 an I costs—total £4 12s 61 ; default
twenty-one deys' hard labodr.

OLD UIL:-=
At LEGED ROBBERIES FROM 30ARD SaknoLl.---At
the Rilice Cottrt on WedtEsday, before Messrs. B.
11 ingley and J H. Pear,on (magistrates), Ann
Maria Smith (55), 18. Surfeit Hill Bridge, Cradley
Heath, and her daughter Keziah Smith (13), were
harged with having committed a series of robberies
at different schools in the district. Inspector
Walters stated that during the past few days he
had received no fewer than nine reports of chi!dren's
clothing hating been stolen from schools in the 01,1
Hill and Cradley Heath districts. On Tuesday the
elder prisoner's house was searched and some of
th misFing articles were found, and also a pair of
trousers, which had been stolen from Mr, Oliver's
shop on the 4-h inst. H applied for the prisoners
to be retnands-d for a week, and in the meantime h-
would make further inquiries as to the plisoners'
antecedents. MP Bench granted the applicati n.
VIOLENCE.—At the same Court a married woman
named Sarah Forest, residing at the Four Ways,
Cradley Heath, was 11n..c1 lOs and costs, or in de-
fault 21 days' imprisonment, for violently assault-
ing a neighbour named Jane Forest.
WANTON Ni ISCIIIEF.—At the Same COlll% three
young men, na•ned Henry .4mitb, Handel Kiugley,
and William Walker were fined 14s 8d each, includ-
ing costs, for malicious injury to a fence belonging
to Mr. Robert Sneldon. of Cradley Heat ,„ Mr.
Cooksey prosecuted.

013,CENITY.-At the same Court, Solomon Davis,
miner, of Rowley, was fined 104 and costs, and
Alfred Hayward, miner, of Springfield, was fined
i
6,1 and costs, for using obscene language n the
C.,nrch Road, Rowley, on the 17th inst.

K AND WAGES
ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES IN THE CHAIN TRADE
—At the itowley iteeis Police Court on Wednesday
beiore Messrs. B. tliiigley and J. 11. P arson (megis.
trates), Zacheriah i iaway, chaininaker, of Cradley
Heath, was summoned by his employer, Mr.
John Tromans, for having refused to pay ..t2 as
overdrawn wages, and for neglect of work, for
winch 10s. was claimed as &images. The complain-
ant, stated that the defendant left his employment
withou tno ice, and at a time when he owed aas
overdrawn wages. Defeudaut denied that he owed
complainant £2. and stated that he refused to work
for the c .rnplainant in consequence of his refusing
:0 pay wages in accordance with the recognised lis,
Of p ices. Complainaut, he alleged, allowed his
workateu's wages to get into ,
impossible to ascer-
tain and conse-
quently at times it was almost
tam how t e accounts were. Complainant was
a,sked to produce his books, and after the magis-
trates had examined them, Mr. Ilineley said he haci
is
.ever seen books kept in a more unsalisfaCtory
acyarrie hd
out the
men the
Wanner, anti further, it appeared to him that the
cwoaagt pe ls a
ti Ira nt made noe to eff t
t
re du
system of having “.draws,' As long as he ad on
were due to pay
the Bench he would not countenance such a system.
Complainant : Sometimes. ai-counts between masters
and men are !let settled for more than six month,.
as it is sometimes very difficult to reckon up the
work. Mr. Pearson: And the result is the men
don't know what money. they are really entitled to
A man shoul reLeive els wages at the end of a
week or at the most at the end of a fortnight. Mr.
fliegley said the ca3e would be dismissed.
-- Wm.
Noce, clattintnaker, was summoned by Mr. Tromate,
for refusing to pay Li 103 lod, whicn was alleged
to have heen overdrawn. Mr. Hingley : this
system of paying wages is not carrying out the re-
quirements of toe Employers and Workmen's Act.
LE the defehdz.nt owes money it is a case for the
County Court. 'rue ease will be dismissed. Com-
plainant stated that the defendant had admitted
that the money was owing. Mr. Hingley (addres-
sing the defendant): If you know that you owe the
money I would advise you to pay it, and so pre-
vent the expenle of going to the County Court.—
William Pearson, chainmaker, of Cradley
was summoned for refusing to pay .23 9s 4d, which,
it was alleged, had been overdrawn. He was also
summoned fir neglect of work, for which 6s was
claimed as damages. Defendant admitted that he
had overdrawn his account, but denied that he
owed so much as complainant said he did, It was
also a well-known fact that he worked out hie
notice. Mr. Hingley : What was the notice given
for? Defendant: It was the noticee given for an
advance in wages. At the expiration of the notice
the whole of cue chainruakers in the district came
out on strike Mr. lliiigkey said all these difficulties
would be avoided if wages were paid in a more
systematic manner. Defendant was ordered to pay
complainant what he owed him, and the case was
dismissed.

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HAGLEY.

S TOCIt SALE AND SHOW OF TEGS AND WRlTsrlot-
Trpx l'Enr.—Mrssrz. Oates, Perrens and Weel-
dridge held their ‘Vhitsuntide Sale on Monday last
and sold by auction a very large quantity of first-
class stock fed specially for this sale. The sale
comprised 93 head of cattle. 507 sheep and lambs.
32 calves and 257 pigs. The usual prizes were
given. The first prize for the best fat beast was
awarded to Mr. Thomas Muria (Hagley) for
splendid heifer, which was purchased by Mr. North
t Stourbridge) for £25 158 Od. A capital bullock fed
by Mr. P. A.. Williams (Harbro) carried off the
second prize and was purchased by Mr. R. Parkes
(Stourbridge), for £27 5s Od, Amongst the sheep
the first prize fell to Mr. H. Harris (Lnicombe) for
10 magnificent tegs the best pen of which Mr.
Jas. Willets (Kidderminster) gave 89s per head.
The second prize was taken by Mr. S. Knowleg
(Dunley), and Mr. Jas. Willett; gave 83s fid per
head for the best pen of these also. Amongst other
high prizes for beasts the following might be men-
tioned, Messrs. S. Knowles, (Dunley) £4l 58 Od.
J. Russell Cookes (Astley) £32, T. Banks, (Astley)
£2B, Mr. A. Silvester (Boreley) £27, T. Morris
(Hagley) £27 15s Od, T. Briggs (Chaddesley)
£2B lOs Od and many others. As a proof of the
(Imlay of the sheep coming to this sale it is to be
noted that 20 t,egs from Mr. S. Knowles made an
average of 81s per head; 20 from Mr. H. Hands
78s 9d per head. 10 from Mr. J. H. Crane (Oak-
hampton) 80s 9d. 10 from Messrs. Bache, Bros.
(Churchill) 71s Bd. In other classes of sOolr fat
lambs made as high as 55s cash. Calves £6 is Od.
Ewes and lambs 100 s per couple, In one instance
, a ewe and 2 lambs from Mr. Morris (Hagley) made
I£9 ls Od. The company of buyers was a very large
one and there was a marked improvement in the
price of mutton, whilst beef was sold hardly so
dear as at some previous sale. The judges were Messrs
J. Yardley, Jas. Willets, and R. C. Aston. The stock
at this sale comprised entries from Astley, Stour'
port. Bewdley, 0 mbersley, Wolverley, Bromsgrove,
Halesowen, Quinton, Chaddesley and Sinver, beside;
localities in the more immediate neighbourhood.
The company included buyers from Birmingham.
Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Smethwick, Dudish
Kidderminster, Tenbury, Bewdley, Stourportt
Stourbridge, Brierley Hill, Halesowen, Waste
Bromwhiah, Oldbury, eradley awl the surrounding
, districts.