The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-06-13 00:00:00

BiaI;RLEY LULL.

.j! DIUNKENNES3.—M the Police Court on Mo day,
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Stephen Wood was charged with being drunk and
disorderly at Quarry Bank, on the Ist inst. P.C.
}Ewan proved the case, Fined 7s 6d and costs.—
Benjamin Green and Thomas Brown were each
fined 5s and costs for being drunk.
ALLEGED THEFT OF COAL - Richard Rowley
and Eli Wise were charged with stealing a quantity
of coal, the property of th- tru tees of the late L mci
Dudley.—Matthew Mantel said that on the 27th
ult he saw the defendants on No. 37 mound at
Pcusnett and he saw a place where the coal had
been got out. lie did not see the defendants pick
, any coal,—The case was dismissed,
'WILFUL DAMAGE.—William Bishop was charged
with wilfully damagiog mowing grass, the pro-
! perty of Mr. Corbett, Amblecote.—P.C. Johnson
said that on the 28th tilt he saw the defendant
walking about in t,e grass —Richard Noke, farm
bailiff, said the damage done amounted to 61—
Defendant was fined is, and 6d damage and pay
co ts.

IMPORTANT TO ANGLERS. John Price was
charged with havin4 a quantity of fresh water fill
in his possession after the 15th March.—P.O. Himan
in,t tee defeniant at Quarry Bank on Whit Mon-
day and he had in his possession one-hundred-
and-eighteen roach Mr. King then read
the following abstract of the 13. w :—"The period
between the 15th day of March and the 15th day of
Jape, b:ith inclusive, shall be a season for fresh
water fish. If any pr on, during the close se ison
for fishes, catches or attempts ii catch or kill any
freshwater fish in river, lakes, tributary, stream or
other water connected or communicatiwr' with such
river, he shill on summary conviction before two
justices, be liable to a fine not exceeding 405.—
The case was c% ithdrawn on payment of Costs.
ALLEGED ASSAULT.—EIgar Seriven was charged
ith assaulting Edward Windmill on the 20th ult.
—Coalplainaut said that he was, in a cart and he
' called to defendant and told him he ought to have
a horse, and ikej a scrag. Defendant jumped into
the cart and boxed his ears and bumped his head
against the cat.—John Thom,:s Lloyd gate cor-
roborative evidence.—Defeudant said the complain-
ant thrtw a piece of coal and hit him on the eye.
Defendant then went up to compl tinunt and
threatened to pull him out of the earl, but he did
not touch him —lfter hearing two witnesses who
supported this testimony the Be,uch dismissed the
case.

A DEFAULTING TREASURER. - Jiseph Harper,
late treasurer to the trive and Thrive Lodge No.
3303, a branch lodge of the Stourtridge Branch
of the Ancient Order of Foresters, was charged
with that in the moth of March he did unlawfully
misapply th sum pf £23 103 11 the monesB of the
said loge.—Mr. Waldron appearel for the prose-
cution, land in opening the case is,id the defend-
ant held £6O, but as they had no evidence they
should only charge him with withholding toe £23
10i Id, The Bench, under the section of the act,
could order defeulaut to refund the money, or in
,11itult of payment they could send hint to prison
for three months.—George Handel Jones, the pro.
sent treasurer, said the b iohs produced were the
hooks that were kept by the defendant and were in
his handwriting. The first £Q, which defendant
said was :n the bank, they could not find any trace

io the bank book. litere was another g2O en-
tered in the book which defendant had not paid ;
tad there was another account in which £2l 9s
I was entered, hut the society had not received
it. Oa Vie 14th. Mai.ch aidiess brought the matter
before the court,- and said "The h;ok shows a
oalance of £4O, and I should like to know who has
had the money." The defendant said "I have
had the money, and if you will call a meeting of
the officers on the following Monday week I will
4ot security for the money." The meeting was
called and defendant held the court in c ,ntempt for
nearly two hours. The d• fondant was then sent
for eni he said he was sorry, but the parties svio
had promised to be sureties had not turned up. On
a subs:. (pleat day defendant admitted having th,
money, and paid .€1 on account.—Wiliam Wood, a
trustee, and Eugene McCarthy, secretary, also gave
evidence.—The defendant was ordered to pay £23
Os 11 I, or go to prison for three months, and pay
lie costs.—The Bench said it was their opinion
that the accounts had been very loosely kept, and
that they should be properly audited.
Disolintumr IN THE IJNfox,—Mary Lucas and
Emily Bedford were charged with being disorderly
whilst inmates ot the Stourbridge Union, on the
29,4 ult.—Two witnesses were called who stated
that the • defendants used bad language and
threaten. d to fetch a woman, who was ill, out of
bed,—Tne defendants were sent to prison for 21
days' with hard labour.
PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS. William Belch,
landlord of the WoJdman Inn, California, King
iwinford, was charged with permitting drunkenness
ta his house on Whit Monday.—P.Cs. O'Brien and
AcDerimyt visited the above house and found a
man nam d Tratiter there. Tre officers also visited
the house on a subsequent occasion and found the
man still.—Mr. Ward, who defended, ad-
ire,sed the Bench for the defence, and afterwards
called defendant who said the man was not supplied
Aith any alt in the housta—ibe cab e was dis-
missed.