The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-07-04 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DRUNKENNESS'—At the Police Court on Monday,
before Messrs. H. Hall and C. King Harrison,
William Weaver was charged with being drunk and
disorderly on the 22nd ult at Quarry Bank. P.O.
Himan said the defendant was drunk and wanted
to fight. P.C. Trotter gave corroborative evidence.
Fined 2s 61 and costs.—Ames Barnesley Neck was
charged W; th Win; drunk 'awl disorderly on the
22nd ult at Qatirry Bank. P.C. Himan said the
defendant was with the latt defendant and wanted
to fiztit, Fined 2s 6:1 and costs —William Collins
was churgel with being drunk and disorderly at
Pensnett oaths 21st inst. P.C. Wootoa said de-
fendsnt was drunk and using bad language, P.C.
Adams gave c..nrotorative evidence. Fined 2s 6,1
cos.s --Jcseph R,u d Was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on the 20tti ult at Quarry
Bank. P.C. Trotter said defendant as drunk in
the Three Horse Shoes, and on getting him out di-
fen lent threatened to knock 'his nose off.
Fined 5a and costs.—Charles henry Homer was
charged with being drunk and disordeny on the
23rd tilt at Amblecote. P.C. Jeffrey proved the
case. Fined 5s and costs.—Walter Thomas Pack-
wood was charged with being drunk on the 25th
ult at Brettell Lane.—Mr. Roskell appeared for the
defence. Fiued 5s and costs.—William Henry
Bearcloyas charged with being drunk on the 28th
nit at Brierley Hill. P.C. Booth paooved the case.
lined 2s 6d and costs.
COAL STEALING. Elizabeth Willi :ms was
charged witti stealing a quantity of coal the pro-
perty of the trustees of late Earl of Dudley on the
20th ult.—A.C. Taylor saw the defendant picking
coal, lie drove her away once, but she returned
and he then went round and caught her. Fined
2s 6,1.
THr. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINsT A MARRIED
WomArve—Mary Ann Hobson was again charged
with employing mates to procure miscarriage.—
SuperintLudeut Woollast .n produced a ined cal
certificate to show that the injured woman was too
11 to rAnsnd, and the case was again adjourned.
A SUsPICIOUS CASE. John Teenan and Ann
Maria Teenan. man and wife, were charged with
stealing two dresses, three shirts, one sheet, two
pairs of stockings, and one cloth, on the 23rd ult.
the property of Sarah Barber, 'Collis Street, Deneis
Park.—Prosecutlix said the articles produced were
her property, and were in her possession on the
23rd of June. She saw them safe at a few minutes
to eleven at night ; and they were then her brew-
house, which she locked up herself. On the next
morning she noticed that the brewhouse door was
open, and on going in she missed the articles. Tne
value of them was about 12s.—Prisoners said that
they bought the things at Stourbridge.—Geo:ge
Brooker. pawnbroker, Hall Street, Dudley, said a
shirt and a dress were brought to him on the 25th
ult by the female prisoner to be pledged. She gave
the address of Ann Maria Teenan, Hall Street,
Dudley. He caused intormatiun to be given to the
police and whet the police arrived they identified
the articles. When the officer arrived he asked her
where she had them from and she said that her bus
band had bou4ht them.—P.C. Houghton said in
consequence of a communication made to him he
went to the shop of the last 'ti ness, on the 25th
ult. He took the female prisoner into custody and
also took the shirt and cotton dress to the police
station. He charged her on suspicion with stealing
the articles and she said "My husband brought
them home and told me he gave 5s for them "
He afterwards arrested the mate prisoner and
charged him eida stealing the articles from a brew-

houst at Brett,-.41 Lane, on the 23rd ult. Prisoner
s:del "I bought them of a man between S:ourbri dge
and the Lye ; I gave him half-a-crown for them. I
afterwards came the back way down the gullett,-
over thi tan yard bridge, the nearest way home."
—P.S. Hollins said he searched the prisoner and
found two pairs of stockings, a shirt, and a sheet.
1-14ismer said "I bou...ht them of a man by tile
clock Stouror,dge. 1 gave him half-a—crown
for them. It ws just after 12 o'clock at night. I
don't know who the man was ; I never saw him in
my lire before." The woman .hen said "I Ehould
know who I bong things off before I brought
them howe."—A remand was asked for ti make
further enquiri s, and this was accordingly due.
Bad was allowed