The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNK AND REFUSING TO QUIT.-..At the Police
Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Disulno
and F. D. Lea Smith, James Payne was charged
with being drunk and refusing to quit the lieens:d
pretties of James Philip ILys:cll, on this 16th int.
Fined lOs and e,,As. •

ADULTERATION CASES. JOEiah BIOOME'r was
charged with selling a certain article to Samuel
Toy to his predjudi-e and not of the nature or
quality of the article demanded.—Mr. .llorder said
:hat the analyst's c•!inificate &hewed tat the mik
for which dtfendrrw w?.s summoned for sellinz, lint
:Lost of ite cram taken ca'. ii. fendant had informed
him (Mr. Herder) that hedid not s.;ioi the milk and
that heltad left off dealing with the person he had been
previoesly supplied try. The case was dismissed on
payment of costs.—Timothy Preece w.,s charged
with sed:ug adulterat, d sweet nitre on the 161 ii inst.
Mr. Herder was for the preeecution.—amuel Toy,
said that he went into eLfendant's shop and asked '
for 2 oz. of sweet nitre and he was Luppliect by Mrs.
Preece. lie paid 6d for'it, and he came out of -tn
shop and gave it to Ys larher.--S,muel Toy, sent.,
s :id be received the sweet nitre from the last
witness. He went into the shop and divided it and •
gave one part to. defendant's wife.---:The analyst's
certificate showed that there was 37 per cent of
water adde:i. Fined 53 and costs,--James Gu2st
was aso charged wit 11 selling • adultetated sweet
nitre on the 16th inst.—The tvi,lyst's certiti,nite
showed in this case Ulm° was 22 per cent of water
in it. —Fined 5s and costs.
aiturrxr.NNEss.—Fdix Payne was charge! with
b..ing chunk on the 11th hit, and W3S fined 10:. and
cr.rsts.-13enjamin Smith was 'charged with Ia ing
drunk and disorderly on the 11th inst. P.C. Wickstead proved the case.-lined is and costs—
Thomas Knowles was fined 2s 6d and costs for being
drunk and di:orderly on the 11th inst.—Abraham
:!•itlaway was charged with being drunk on the 26th
Wicksteud proved the c,se.—Fined as
including costs.
DAMAGE.—BeVjaMin Smith was charged with
damaging a bank, aoing damage to the amount of
6.l,—The case was withdrawn on payment of coats.

EXTRAORDINARY COSDUCT IN OLD HILL
roLicE COURT.

At the Old
.11iII Pollee Court On Wednesday
afternoon, before Messrs. F. 1),..1,2a Smith and. W.
Bassano tonagistratss), lath Slater, a domestic
rervaut, was summoned for stealin; a pair of boots,
the property of Miss Mary Ann Mot r;s Mills, ct:
Waterfall Rouse, Rowley Regis. Mr. T. Cooksey
aupeared for the defeudaut —The proeecutrix said
the defendant had been in her employ as a • super-
uumary" or domestic servant. in cons quence of
heating a pair of boots that did not suit her- she
entered into an arrangement to sell them to the de-
fendant for half the niocy she ga e for them. She
vale 10s fer them, and sOld them to the de;.endant
f,r either be 6d or 8s 6d, which sum the could n t
say for certain. Defendant a ote tia.) beots and lift
her house uithout paying tor thesn, and upon ask-
ing the defendant end her father for the mAney both
refused to pay. She added that she seould net
have taken proctediegs against the defendant. had
she not sued her iu the County Court for 9s 6d..
Mr. C,,cksey : I sub. it that this is not a case for
the Police Court ; if there is a case at all it is one
tor the Ceunty C.:lat.—Complainant (exeitedly) :
At the cetemencenent of this case I ou,ti t.to have
ehicete.t to a " " you having anything to
Jo with the eas,?, for Sir Rupert Kettle gives wrong
judgement against me through you. —Mr. CoOksey
said there was no ease of reiony, neither was the dt-
fendaat in any way indebted to Miss Mille, or else
she would net have pone to the County Court to
recover money.,—C..unplainant : You are the Man
who has p:Asouni Sir Rupert Kettle's ruled oege,e,„
dmy
eoecT6gi
ißomas
for
oacri
toohis,eas
01(ittes. thought
ttili
lenußt?
tie::
You
holno
to hear further evictiece before they ere ived at a
ave
shall
decline to be eross-exun;eed by a 'lad" like you.
It tho magistrates like to que tien me I shall be
prep.ired to answer thetn.—My. Ba.seano : If you
contiem to conduct yourself in this warmer We
shall dismiss this pee in a very summary wanner.
—Upon Mr. Cooksey putting futteer questions to
cotnplaivant, she said, I will not abow a" bit of e
lad" like yoa to insult me. I think you ought to
have some respect for my age and positian—
(leuehter). Y. u hmill not insult and rob me.—On
Mr. Cooketey asking a further question she re.lii:
It. is it pity p.m have not more brain and less er at.
—Mr. smith : The case is disinissed.—Comelainant
(weeping) : I suppose I shall g.t no justice.; I d ra't
, know weat to do.—A man named Joseph Pars.)ns
w9B sumnioned by Miss.ll.l ills foe malictiou4 damng.
ing her.. fence, for which elle et:aimed 18, as
adacm oare
, sr. s
o nh, h o
f j
Complainantl6t alleged
itamha tage
-tnde
hrdeefefoc,ndaX
and
—Mr. Cooksey : Can you felt me what day the 16th
of June was ?—Cosaplainatit : You fiad out Or: oar
yourself. You got all your -cases by fraud and
wrong. I would not answer you at all wet° it not
for the respect I hela for the gentle. inen on tire
Bunco—Mr. Cookalt proceeded to ask a numb,te
of quesiions and u!iimately complainant in a vey
excited manner said she should decline to answer
the saute question three or four times over,--The
Magistrates' Clerk : You B.y the defendant, has
done you damage to the amount of S. Now you
must prove to the inagiStrates in what way y•tu
have sus ained damag • to this amotett. M. U.j'i 8
(to complainant) : You say. the fence cost you• al-
toefrether 63 —Compl,inant :If icing amt frau
is to gain the day, I will submit to the case being
, dismissed. I s yells the truth, and myewne(o.iaridault.ogu„:7list
to be taken. I will not retnain in a county where
such a villian is—(' Oh. oh.")--ir. 13a,sree : U
damaging the
accuse the defendant ofinfeendeuem,
damage,
you bring no evidence to si.bsttatrte d,
itliatetfi o
Complaivaut : I don't say that
himself damaged the feheeeteit het
,associates ho
visit his house have systeeeti,rAily
awl aneoyed me in v.kriorte ways. -.dr. Bas two: You
have surninom_d the wrong p •rsen.—Otenplainant :
Well, I wilt cone; to you for advice, I will summons
those next week who lace dtmutagl nY garden.—
Mr. Smith, le OiBtnit,Sing the e so, raid h' r. wee
no doubt the complainant had been subj, eted to
great aunoyince, bat she had unfortutately itu
, mimed the wrong man.