The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-13 00:00:00

THE STOUltillti lAJE OBSERVER.

BRIERLEY HILL.

Peon RATE DEFAULTERS —At the Police Court
on Monday, before Messrs. H. Smith and G. King
Harrison, a number of persons were summoned for
ot paying the poor rates. Four were excused and
the rcsr were ordered to pay in 14 days.
CAUTION TO PunnicANs.—Edw,n Thomas Bett,
landlord of the White Horse inn, 13rierley Hill, was
char:red with allewine eamb:ine; for ale in his house
on the 13th ult. Mr. Higgs defended.—P.sergeant
Salt said that from information received he,
in company with P.C. Stephenson, visited the
White Horse Inn, Brierley Hill. When they got in-
side the front bar the boy rushed from behind the
!Jar into the smoke rcom, They followed him and
sa.c seven or eight men. Witness picked up three
cards off the floor and three off the table. Witness
saw SW in a box and Is 91d at one end of the
table. Witness asked the defendant why he
slowed gambling in his house. He replied “It
555 only for glasses round." Witness asked defend-
ant what tte is 9:1-d on the table was far and he
• aid 1, was the change fo:. 2s be had rec:Aved in
payment for sonic ale. Defendant could not ac
•.carat for the 81-d at all.—Cross-examinel by Mr.
Higgs :—He would not sw,ar they were gambling.
He :could not tell, but it looked like it.—P.C.
Stephenson gave corroborative evidence.—Mr.
Higgs addressed the Bench for the defence, and ad-
mitted that the cards and the money were found.
—The defendant was put in the box and said that
he had kept the house for.lo years. On the night
in qeestion he was just coming out of the smoke
room when he saw the policemen come in the front
bar. He thea turned rouud and went into the
smoke room again. He told the policemen hecluld'
ri t account f x the Md. Four gentlemen came into
the smoke room and asked him if he would allow
them to play a quiet game of whist. They promised
not to gamble and be lent them a pack of cards.
—Mr Higgs asked that the case might be ad
jourhed in;order to call the men who were in the
room.—The Bench considered the case proved and
fined him 40s and costs,—Superintendent ollas-
ton said that on the occasi-n of afire at defendant's
house about 18 nr-eaths ago, on gong into a
room he t.aw 60 or 70 packs of cards. He then
warned defendant, but he denied all knowledge of
thern.—The Bench said they wished they had power
I to fine him £lO and ho;ed it would be a caution to
I him.

PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS. William Henry
Skeldinc,° wds charged with permitting druakenntas
on his licensed premises on the lith ult.—Mr.
Waldron defended—P.S. Salt said that he visited
defendant'. house, The Happy Return Inn, Buck.
pool. He saw two men in the house drunk. Wit-
ness called the defendant's attention to the men.
Witness waited for a whiie and the defendant did
not take any notice of the men so he told defend-
ant to put them out.—Mr. Waldron addressed the
Bench, and also called the two men who swore tte
defendant did not supply them with any ale.—Fined
103 and costs. _ _

STEALING i'lSlf.—Jarnes Hill was charged with
stenling a piece of cod fish, at Wordsley, the pro
perty of William Pearson, fishmonger, on the 22nd
ult.—Mr. Waldron defended.—Harriett Pearson
said that she put a piece of cod fish under a window
She heard a noise outside and she went out and
missed a piece of cod fish. Immediately afterwards
P.C. Adams asked her if she had missed anything,
and she said she had. Cross examined: She told
the policeman tlat she would not give the man in-
to custoiy. The man was an intimate friend of
her husband and had taken fish before in a lark.
P.C. Adams said that on the 22nd ult he was in
Brewery Street, Wordsley, and saw prisoner go up
to the shop and take something off the stall and put
it under his coat and go up th 3 street. Mr.
Waldron said he should ask for an adjournment.
Hi instructions were that he picked the fish up and
gave it to a companion, and said "Here take it
Jun.' The case was adjourned for a week.
TitEn.—Sydney Burford (15) was charged with
stealtn..; 12 combs, the property of John Thomas
White, einmist, Wordsley. Prosecutor said that
on the 6th ii s', pri,ouer came into his shop for a
pennyworth of Irish slate. lie put his arm over
the show case and took the combs frem there. The
combs produced N\ ere similar ones, and we: e worth
4d .ach, Benjamin Ritton, assistant to prosecutor,
ihe saw the prisoner in the shop. Prisoner was
in the shop 5 or 10 minutes whilst he took the
shivt,.s do,. n.l IP.C. Reyeol Is said he apt_ rehended
prisoner and charged him with stealing the combs.
In reply he said he did not know anything about
thcm. Shealy afterwards he said he would tell the
truth end fetched the con.bs from behind a crate in
the werks. Fined 10s and costs.
DiteicKENNESS.—TIIOIIIaS Booth was chari:ed with
being diunk and disorderly on the let inst. P.C.
Trotter proved the case. Fined 2s and costs.
SCHCOL BOARD CASES.—A number of persons were
summoned for not sending their children to school
The usual fines were inflicted.
SLEEPING OUT. —Richard Haines was charged
with sheping in a brickard, at Br ettell Lane, with-
out having ally visible means of subsistence. P.C.
Johnson said he found the defendaant in Mr. G.
ICing Harrison's brickyard at a quarter t one
o'plock ou Sunday morning. Tue ca.-e was ad-
journed for a week in order to see if he would go to
the Union.
DICUNILENNESF.—Wra Kendrick was charged with
nf hug drunk and dm aalerley on the 3rd inst. P.C.
Totter proved the case. Fined 55 end costs.
AssAct.T.—Thornas Dun.l was charge 1 with as-
san ti, g' Wiltiam Kendrick on the 3rd inst. Co 1-
1.1 joint ial tb,v, Or.; defendant followed him out
of a public-1,0'1,0 and kaocked Irk! (town. He hit
him on the face. Ti e ca:=e wEs dismissed.
BREACH OF THE TEO:Rai Speak and
William Siuipkiss were charged with cmirnittinz a
breach of the peace by fighting, on the Ist inst. P.C.
Booth proved the case. Bound over to keep the
peace for 6,months, and pay costs.
COAL STEALERS —Matilda Garbett, Agnes Illy 1.1,!
Rebecca Jones, Caroline Lloyd, Annie Gamberton
were charged with stealing a quantity of coal, the
property of the Earl of Dudley, on the 27th ult.
Additional-conatablo Taylor proved the case. Fined
2s lid each.
BLUE RIBBON ARMY.—This institution had a
field night on Monday, when an interesting magic
lantern entertainment, interspersed with vocal
music, was given tinier the conductorship of Major
Huntley.
TEA MEETING. —On Monday evening the annual
tea meeting of the Rock's Hill Primitive Methodist
congregation was held, after which addresses were
delivered by the Revs. W. B. Bliss, E. Green, and
other gentlemen. Thu proceeds were in aid of the
reduction of the chapel debt.