The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-19 00:00:00

BIIIERLEY HILL.

tqIOSECUTIONS UNDER TUE WORICaHOPS REGULATION
Ace.—At tbe Police Court. on Monday, before Messrs.
ti. t. Firmstone and H. )5 with, the following persons
were charged with offences against the Factory Acts
end the Workshops Regulation Acts :—Meshach Hackett,
nailer and ironmonger, was charged with causing his two
children, under age, to work in his shop. The Sub.
inspector of Factories (Mr. Brewer) said he had cautioned
the defendant in September. 1875, as to the girls work-
ing. Hackett pleadei ill-health, and the Bench, taking
this into consideration, treated the two summonses as
one, and fined him Sc and costs:—William Parry, collier,
Blackheath, was charged with being the occupier of a
workshop and permitting a child under age to woik
therein. The Sub-inspector, in reply to the defendant's
plea of ignorance, stated that the child ran away when
he called at the place. Parry said the girl paid 61 per
week for the use of the hearth, and he knew nothing
of her dealings with the iron either before or after it
was made into nails. The girl's father was then put
into the dock. His name was William Mills, and he was
by trade a butcher. He was charged with not causing
his child to go to school, and he pleaded that the girl
preferred work. Each defendant was fined 5s and costs.
—Joseph Price, a collier, was charged with allowing a
girl under 13 to work in his wife's ehop. Mrs. Price
said the ler told 11:r was over 13. The father of
the girl, tienry diens, a labourer, was charged with
neglecting to send the child to a school. Both defend-
ants were fined 5s and costs.—John Willetts. chain.
maker, was charged with neglecting to cause his child
to go to school. The defendant said he was "guilty,
but didn't know how the old boy was." Fined Is and
cost.—John Sanders, chainmaker, was charged with
allowing his wife to .work after nine o'clock at night.
Mr. Brewer said the ease Was not a bad one, but he was
compelled to summon to prevent the idea of favouritism:
He was willing to withdraw the case on the payment of
half the costs. This was agreed to.—John Coates,
miner, was charged with having a girl at work at night.
Mr. Brewer said it was a serious case, for the defendant
obstructed him, in order to allow the neighbours, time to
empty their shops. Fined ls and costa.—Elizabeth
Williams was fined 2a.64 for • similar offence. A. little
boy,, aged ten, was found nearly ;sleep at tea o'clock at
night, blowing at a forge.—Jehn- Balinghana, chain.
maker, Spinners' Ind, was charged with allowing his
daughter Below& to work after nine o'clock. Wined
2s 64 and aosts.—Esosh Parkas, horse-nail maker, was
eharged on Iwo aniassonsim with allowing hie children
to work after nine at night. Fined 5s and costs.—
Frederick Willetts, chainmaker, Pear Tree Street, Old
Hill, was charged with employing children at 12.15 a.m.
Defendant was fined 5s and costs.—Sarah Davies,
Emery's Lane, Samuel Mason and Elisabeth Beckett
wore also annamoned for similar offenses, and ordered to
pay small finee or cc:mtg.—John Skit, **presented by his
wife, who said he was' away at a hospital, was charged
with having six women and a boy at work at four o'clock
in the moruing. It was ordered that the man should be
summoned when he returned, and Mrs. Skit was cautioned
against allowing the prectice.—William Hadley, William
Powell, Joseph Round, Patrick McDonald, Joseph
Wright, William Jackson, Jonah Round, Thomas Jack-
son, George Southall, John Perks, and William Priest
were also fined from Is to 51 and costs for similar
offinces.
TSUI' —Sarah Dean was ohuged with stealing a
dress piece, on the 12th lust, the property of J. R.
Whitehouse, draper, of Brierley uuil.G. Gardiner,
shopman, proved the case and identified the dress piece
as the property of his master.—Police-sergesut Lavin
proved apprehending the prisoner. She was sentenced
to one mouth's hard labour.
STEALING A CLOTS JACILIIT.—AIM NAOS, of Brock.
moor, was charged with stealing a black cloth jacket,
on the 12th just, the property of John Dorrell.—Prose-
cutor proved loosing the jacket, and Police-sergeant
Lavin apprehended the prisoner. Pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to one month's hard labour.
STEALING MONEY.—JOthaM Shaw was charged with
stealing lid the monies of Hannah Attwood, of Quarry
Bank From the evidence adduced it appeared that he
went up stairs and took the money out of the bedroom
On being apprehended by Police-constable Giles prisoner
admitted stealing the money and said that he had spent
sixpence of the money. Sentenced to one month's hard
labour.
Dauxx AND Rtarous.—John Pritchard, of Brierley
Hill, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at
Brierley Hill, on the 13th inst.—Police-constable Hill
said that the defendant was very drunk and making a
great noise in the street on Sunday morning. Fined 5s
and costs; in default 14 days.
ASSAULT CASS—George Errington was charged with
assaulting Harriet Cartwright, on the 3rd inst. This
case was adjourned *rota last week as complainant did
not appear. Complainant said she did not wish to press
the case as defendant only gave her a slap in the face
end it did not hurt her.—Police-sergeant Lavin said that
the complainant 'd face was covered with bruises, her
eyes blackened, and she was in a very sad condition.—
The Bench Inel dnendat 2s 6d aud
Fnaloos otaviNo.—At the Police Court, on Thursday,
before Mr. Spooner, Thomas Reese and Nicholas
Themes were charged with furious driving. The de-
fendants took a pony and trap from a public-house door,
and amused thezuselvee with racing up and dews Qs
road. Fined SS wad sods sash.