The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16 00:00:00

TUE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

Hard Fl')worF,
flow show
Mrs. Turvey. Coilection of secdlings, sing'e dahlias,
Thotnaf Hutton.

Mushrooms, e'

a fight before he went to bed and used very bl.d
lirigu-tve. Ile sfdd he had been drinking 12
hours.—James Davis, for the defence, said he newr
heard a bad word from defendant. Mr. Evers said

- hey considered the case proved and fined defondant
6s It nd co3ts.—Benjamin Robins was on the evideni.e
f I).S. Cope and P.C. Powell fined 5s and comts for
being drunk on the Bth inst.
CRUF,LTY.—J.Atah Caddick was charged with
cruelly Musing and torturing a pony by working it
whilst in an unfit state on the 7th inst.--L-P.S. Jones
said saw the ponyrwhich looted very bad and coaln
hard y stand.-61r. F. Blakevray said he examined
the pony and it seA•med in pain and was very much
emaciated.. It was dreadfully lame. and the knee
was broken. It was totally unfit for work and Ile
strongly advised the owner to have it destroyed.—
Supciintend, nt Wheeler said he cautioned 013 de—
fendant about taking the pony back to Deepfields
that night but he persisted in doing so. Fined 20s
and costs.

DISORDERLY AND REF cSING TO QuIT. -- Alfred
Clark Morris, solicitor, was charged with being
disorderly and refusing to quit the Coach and 1
Horses on the 11th inst.—William Lavender said
he was at the Coach and Horses on the niblat in
question when defendant came in. He was re-
quested by Mr. Patch to leave but refused to o
so. Witness wa requested to fetch a policeman
and he fetched P.S Oakey who came and put de-
fendant out.—P.S. Ottliey said he was sent for to
the Coach and Horses and Mr. Patch said defend-
ant wa.4 interfering with his'customers and requested
bin ti min bin out. Witness asked him to go out
twice but he reiused.. He was acting like a man

that was foolish. Fined 103 and costs.
Oeseauerton—Thomas Leyshon was charged
with obstructing the highway on the llth inst, at
Wollaston. P.C. Cartwright proved the case.
Withch awn ou_payment of costs.
ATTEMPTING TO STEAL A WATC li AND CHAIN.—
Samuel Williams, of Birmingham, was charged
with attempting to steal a watch and chain, valued
15s, from the person of Charles Leeson, at Bell-
broughton, on the 3rd inst.—Mr. Waldron defended.
—The evidence of posecutor, who is a deaf and
dumb man, was to the effect that ho was with a
man named George Bayliss on the 3rd inst, when
the prisoner came up to him and snatched his watch
chain and the watch came out of his pocket. He
closed with prisoner and they strueeeled together,
end he tried to break the chain. He got the watch
off him and ifoormation was given to the police.
Prosecutor did not see a man named Purchase
there. The chain was in the same condition then
as it was on the night in question.—George Bayliss.
another deaf and dumb man, gave evidence .o the
effect that he was in company with Charles Leeson
on the night of the 3rd of Augu,t. They were
standing inethe road by Geerge-IBates's Prisoeer
came up with Charles Purchase and took hold of
Leeson's chain and pulled his watch out of his
eoelset. Leeson caught hold of his watch and
struggled with prisoner. Leesen got his watch
:tack. He never saw Williams before in his !Le
—P.C. Wallace said front informatiOn he re-
ceived he charged prisener with attempting to steel
a watch and chain the property of Charles Leeson.
Pdsouer said it was a mistake. On the way to the
station, pisener saidle never saw the man in his
life before ;as for the struggle, there was none at
all He did no. ceutiou him. Mr. Waldron ad-
dressed the Bench and said it was a mistake on the
part of the prosecution. There must be some eviee
dence that prisoner tried to take the watch from
prosecutot againe i his will. He should satisfy them
that his client never attempted to take the watch.—
A man named Purchase said that on the 3rd inst.
Williams came to his house. Williams told him
that be had been up to Leeson's brother. When
they were coming bock they met Leeson and pri-
soner began to make signs, and he told him it was
no use as he was deaf , tied dumb. As prisoner was
leaving he touched Leeson's chain. He did not
see any struggle, or any watch come out of the
pocket.—Mr. Barrett, corn factor, Birmingham,
said that the prisoner Williams was in his employ
and he always found him honest. He received a
1
wool character when he came. Mr. Evers said they
aid not think the evidenoe was sufficiently etrong
to convict prisoner of attempting to steal and dis-
missed the case.
STEALlNGFivereezcz.—Williarn Dawes was charged
with stealing sd. on the 7th inst. John Bullock
said that about halfpast four the defendant came
into the shop for a bottle of ginger ale and tendered
61 and said he would return directly for the
change. In a few minutes he returned and re-
ceived the change sd. About half an hour after
re came again and gave 3d. in payment and he
gave him 2d. change. About hats-past 7 he re-
turned for 5(1. change, saying he had forgotton it.
He kid him he had had it and he 83,ii1 he had not
ead it. Mr. Evers slid teet he only attempted to
get a second sd. and discharged him,
DmaLotsG PorsTocs. Ottarle3 Stanton, Noah
Dttvies, and Eli Whitehouse were charged with
damaging potatoes on the 6th inst. the property of
Richard Stevens, doing damage to the amount of 3s.
A witness was called who saw defendants pull some
potatoes up. They ran away when they saw him.
Fined 2s 6d and costs ; or 7 days.
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AN ABSCONDING PAUPER. Joseph
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was
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14 days.
charged with abse inding -from tee Stonrbridge Union
on the 20th July wit', a suit Of clothes ',clanging
to the Union. Isaac Perry said the defendant was
adnihted to the workhouse very bad, and the first
day he was asked to work he absconded. Com-
mitted for 14 days.
Fusions RIDING.—George Edward Harris was
charged with riding furiously on the 7th June.
P.C. Heath said defendant was riding a large black .
horse as fast as he could. ' Fined 106 and costs .; or
14 days.
S (EALING Am,' E3.—Mark Amersori was charged
eith stealing a quantity of appltes the property of
Mr. Hammond's gardener on the 10th inst. P.C.
Cartwright proved the case and defendant was fined
5s and costs; or 14 days.
BOARD or GUARDIANS.—Mr. Raybould presided
at the weekly meeting of this Board yesterday.—
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iiid 1u3g,6 deadw uii rld, rxe mile ini lanai; 4502i6.
Stourhridge £3O 6s 6dl Halesowen £23 is 10d.
Non-residents 41 12s 2d, total £93 93 8d agains;
£95 12s Id. The Committee appointed to enquire
and report upon the letter received from the Local
Government Board touching the appointment of
u. ed, Yates, poor rate collector, reported that
they saw no reason why he should not retain the
(lace he nad been elected to. Their report was
awdoiupt: he hadd.llrg. iveiPitir uguettiec,re moved a resolution, of
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steirieded l)oratnid,instholfathteheuNr%iioorneeb'se‘trretrih)seaht-e d
tbiutuhauendaUrS:elti.,°. ffdnororb:
Bodington seconded the resolution, and on a divison
19 voted for and 2 aeuinst it. The motion was de-
clared carried,