The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-12-20 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES.—At the Police
Court, on Wednesday, before Messrs. H. Howard,
R. L. Freer and B. Hingley, William Jones, of
Perry's Lake, Rowley, was charged with being
drunk on licensed premises on the Bth inst. James
Livett, landlord of the Portway Tavern, Tividale,
said the defendant came into his house on the
above date the worse for drink and asked for some
ale. Complainant would not fill any and request-cl
him to quit, but he would not. Complainant had
to send for the police before he would leave. De-
fendant was fined 2s 6d and costs; in default 7
days. _ _

ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Darby was charged with
assaulting Francis Travis on the 29th ult. The
evidence showed that they were working together,
and had an altercation, when the defendant struck
him. The defendant was ordered to pay costs.
HIGHWAY OFFENCE.—James Bagutt was sum-
moned for allowing his hor,e to stray in the high-
way on the 91h inst. Police-constable Winfield
proved the offence, and defendant was ordered to
pay costs.
COAL STEALlNG.—Elizabeth Harris was charged
with stealing; a quantity of coal the property of
Messrs. Swindell and Collis, of Old Hill, on the sth
inst. The case was not pressed and prisoner was
discharged.
STEALING MONEY.—Benjamin Atkins (1]), of
Blackheath, was charged with stealing ss, the pro-
perty of George Hodgetts, on the 15th inst, Pro-
secutor, who is a miner, residing at Blackheath,
(next door to prisoner) said that on the day in
question be lost the sum of 5s out of a till in the
chest of drawers. On inquiring next morning he
was told that the prisoner had taken it. He went
and found him and accused him of taking the
money. Prisoner immediately admitted taking the
money and gave prosecutor part of it back again,
and also gave him a knife and a purse which he
had bought with the remainder Prisoner was
ordered to receive 12 strokes with a birch rod.
GAMBLING. —Henry Goodwin, George Haywood,
John Darby, Henry Weaver, and Charles Wright,
were charged with gambling with dice on tho 29th
ult. Police-constable Wickstead said that on the
above cla6e he was on duty in company with
Inspector Walters in Waggon Street, Old Hill,
where he saw the defendants committing the
offence compllinecl of. William Wescwoul proved
seeing all the defendants playing with dice. Goodwin
and Haywood, who had been convicted before, were
fined 2s ,61 each and costs, and the other defendants
Is each and costs.

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SHOOTING _A
PlGEON.—Emmanuel Forrest, a
drover, of Cradley Heath, was charged with shoot-
ing a pigeon the property of Benjamin Taylor, of
the same place on the 14th inst. Complainant said
that on the day in question he was standing at the
bottom of his garden and saw the defendant shoot
the pigeon produced. The vahn of the pigeon was
ss. He was standing about 20 yards from him.
Defendant was tined 5s ond costs, and 5s the value
of the pigeon; in default 14 days.
SCHOOL BOARD PROSEC following
persons were summoned by William Hedg_tts,
school Board Officer, of Rowlly Regis, for neglect-
ing to semi their children to school, and fined as
followc—William Kirby, of Springfield, Knowle,
fined la ; Joseph Adams, Rowley, 2s ; Jos-ph
Weston, Riddings Street, Old Hill, is; Thos. Bil-
lingharn, High Street, Cradley Heath, is ; Richard
Harris, Lomey Town, Cradley Heath, 2s 6d;