The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-23 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

CHARGE OF BEING DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—M the
Police Court, on Monday. before Messrs. H. 0. Firm-
stone and liecroft Freer, John Tolley was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, on the 13th inst. Police-
constable Tetherley proved the case and defendant was
lined 54 and costs; in default seven days' imprisonment.
—James Hill was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly, on the 11th inst. Police-constable Evaus proved
the case and defendant was tined 5s and costs; in default
seven days' imprisonment,
CHARGE OF STEALING TlBER.—Thomas Powell,
LO j, was charged with stealing a quantity of timber, on
he 13th mat, the property of William Jackson Prose-
cutor proved the case and defendant pleated guilty.
Defendant was ordered toireceive twelve strokes wita the
birch rod,
CEIARGE or STEALING A SHlRT.—Daniel Dunn and
William Foley were charged with stealing a shirt, on
the 25th ult, the property of Wiliam Hodgetts. Mary
Ann Hodgetts, wife of prosecutor, said that she had been
washing and she put out the shirt to dry on a line.
She missed it about half-past twelve o'clock
She saw it again last Thursday. Mary Dunn hal it.
The shirt produced was the same one lost and was the
property of her hueleaud and worth 5.3.. She saw Dunn
in the yard near the brewhouse. Mary Ann Dunn, wife
of Samuel Dann, said that ou the 25th October the two
prisoners came into her house and they both sat down.
Foley asked her if she woutd take a shirt off him She
asked him if it was his own and he said " Yes." She
asked Dunn if it was Foley's own shirt a'xid he said it
was, and that he had been in the atilitia and he had
bought two shirts. She afterwards took the shirt to
pledge at James Hiugley's and received 2s Gd and sh.
gave 2s 51 to Foley. lie gave her threepence back for
taking it to pledge. Dunn was present the whole of the
time. Police-constable Eaves said from information re-
ceived he arrested Daniel Dunn at Dudley and he had
enlisted as a soldier. He charged hirn with stealing
a shirt with Foley the property of Henry Hodgetts.
Prisoner said " I know nothing about a shirt." At
12 30 witness arrested Foley and charged him. Whin
in the police-station he charged them both. Foley said
"I knew nothing about a shirt " and Dunn said " Nor
L" Prisoners were then charged with Diurnal North
and John James with stealing on the 17th October,
three shirts, three pairs of stockings, and a muffler, the
property of William Hodgetts. Mary isles said on
he day in question she went to a public•laouse to fetch
her husband when Dunn Foley, and North came in as
she was coming out of the house. North came in and
asked Dunn what he had done with the old shirt that
he had found. Dunn took it out of his pocket and
gave it to witness. Dunn and North said " They had
found it at Stourbridge " and she afterwards gave it up
to the police. Police-constable Raves proved apprehend-
ing North and Jones and he told him that he had locked
up Foley and Dann. North said " Now, they have told
about me I will make a clean breast of it, James took
them off the line. The Beach considered there was no
evidence against James and discharged him with a cau-
tion. Dunn and Foley were sentenced to one month
hard labour in each case, and North who had been pre-
viously convicted to two months' hard labour.
CHARGE OF STEALING IRON.—Samuel Parkes WAS
charged with stealing one hundred and a half of iron in
September last, the property of the Staffordshire Canal
Company, and John Parkes was charged with receiving
the same well knowing it to have been stolen. Remanded
tor a week.

Tint SCHOOL BOARD V. WEBB AND °TREAS.—Thomas
Webb and other persons were summoned to ahoy( cause
why they had neglected to send their children to proper
and efficient schools. Mr. klolberton appeared for the
Jhard. It was explained that defendants' children
attended dime schools. The Bench said they could not
recognise dame schools as " efficient." The present
cases had only been brought forward to test the question,
but they should inflict fines in future. The cases were
then dismissed.

UNJUSr ‘YEIGHTB AND SCALES,—At the Police Cut,
on Thursday, before Mr. Spooner (Stipendiary), Henry
Edwards, grocer, Kingswinford, was fined £2 and costs
foL having in his possession a scale siqrs. again-t the
purchaser ; and the same penalty, with costs, was in-
flicted for a 4lbs. weight toz, deficient, which was found
on the premises of defendant. Another grocer, named
John Beddard, of the same place, was fined Li and
costs for an unjust scale, Mr. Clulow, who defended,
said that Mr. John Beddard had been weighing sugar in
the scales, and before they could be cleaned Mr. Hot.-
der came in.