The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-10-14 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

A,AULI CASE.—At the Police Court, on Wednesday.
bed-re Messrs. F. W. 0 Barra and E. Moore, Levi
Stevens was charged with assaulting Joseph Weaver
the 7th instant, at Cradley Heath, and was fined 6,1 a 11
costs, or seven days.
I CHARGE§ AGAINST LICZNOID VICITALLERS. Sopis
. A. Cartwright, landlady of the Vine and Railway Ina,
Cradley Heath, was charged with keeping her house open
for the sale of drink during prohibited hours, on the Bth
inst. Police-constables Griffin and Johnson visited the
defendant's house in plain clothes, on the above date, and
found two men in the employ of the Great Western Rail-
way Company in the house, each with a glass of liquors.
In defence, Mrs. Cartwright said she had given her ser-
vant orders not to fill anything to any one on a Sunday
morning, but this morning, before she was up, the rnm
had come into the house and asked fort glass of some.
thing. as they had been at work all night, and the girl let
them have the liquors unknown to her. The Bench or-
dered defendant to pay costa, and advised her to lock the
bar up on a Sunday morning.—Benjamin flames, land-
lord id the Bridge Inn, Reddall Hill, was charged wita a
similar offence, and the case was remanded fora week --
John Stafford, landlord of the Blue Ball Inn, Old Hill.
wan also charged with a like offence, on the Bth instant
Police-constables Johnson and Griffin said they visite i
the defendant's house between ight and nine o'clock oa
the morning of the above date, when a woman called for
three penny worth of rum, which woo filled for her. The •
landlord said the woman had been to the house several
times that morning, and said her husband was ill of the
bowel complaint, awl wanted the min, and lie did not
think he did any harm when he tilled it her. He Woo
or& red to pay the costs.—Joseph Jaines Westwood, land-
lord of the Swan with Two Necks Inn, Cradley Heath.
was also charged with keeping his house open during pro-
hibited hours, on the same date. The officers Johns...
and Griffin proved visiting defendant's house about eight
o'clock. when they found three men in the house. There
was a pint cup part full cf ale in the cupboard. West-
wood, in defence, said flue of the men wrs a lodger, aid
he had served him with a pint of ale. As to the alio r
two men—one was his son-so-law, and the other came t
bring him two sticks of celery. They did not have any-
thing to drink. The Bench dismissed the case.

11A1261.: AGAINP,T A BEERROVItE•ICEEPILR. George
Bastahle, landlord of the Royal Oak beerhouss, Roden
dill, was charged with keeping his house open for sb
hale of drink during prohibited hours on the eth iastant.
Police-constablea Johnson and Origin visited defendant's
house at nine o'clock on the morning of the above date,
aud found two men in the house with a pint of ale. De-
fendant sail the men ha i been doing some work for him,
and he asked them to have some breakfast ; but the pre.
(erred beer to coffee or tea. The Bench informed the
defendant he had no right to give ale away, and order..l
him to pay the costs.
BAIITARDY ARRHARS.—Oeorge Mogg was committed for
two months for non-payment of bastardy arreirs to
Caroline Kestiton.

TRANWER9.—The farrowing transfers took place : -
The Talbot Inn, Cradley Heath. from James Letts to
Thomas Taft; the Royal Exchange, Tividslc, trots
Thomas Dugmore to Thomas Mom; the licensed hoc,
of MOMS. Msßaeder, Thidale, to Charles Lees.