The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-02 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

CATS! !WO SOIRCK.—TiIi ROOllO Catholics of Brierley
Hill gave a soiree in the Public Hall, on Tuesday night
last. The object WAY SO raise • laud ti built a new 0141;1
and schools. and the proceeds have been devoted to that
purpose. The affair was a decided success. Upwards of
die.) psrtook of a caoitil tea pr ivi lel by Mr. Browning.
After the repast woo con Is tel a pubiic me-ting Was
held, at whi So Canon O'Sull van (of St Cua,ls Clara.
dral, Birmiagham). presided. The audience, which
numbered 704, included members of all denominations.
—The Rev. Chairman, in his opening address, dwelt at
some length on the duty of Catholics in reference to the
education of their children, and congratulated the friends
at Brierley Hill that they had decided to provide slll
cleat school accommodation. He heartily wished them
success in their andertakiug.—Other addresses were deli.
vered, and It was stated that the proposed buildings would
cost about £2,000. A sum of £l,lOO was already in
hand, and it was expected that the proceeds of the soiree
would add £.50 to the building fund. The plans have
been prepared by Mr. Pugin, architect, and the work will
be commenced as easly as possible in the ensuing spring
A concert followel,the public meeting, and there was
crowded and fashionable audience. The following lalies
and gentlemen took part in the programme, which axis
gone through in an admirable manner Miss R. James,
Miss Cockbill, Mi. Stuart, and Miss Bright; Jitssrs J
Short, T. Wall, McGowan, A. Emery, A. Wail, First.
brook, lieusiaux, awl J. Randal. A grand ball then took
place, and dancing was kept up with spirit until an early
hour in the morning.
DRUNKUNNESS.—At the Police Court on Monday last,
before Messrs. J Holcroft and L. Freer, Charles Marsh
was charged with being drunk and riotous at Brierley
Hill, on the 25th ultimo. Pulice.constables Breton end
%Nyland proved the case. and defendant was fined ls ar.d
cosi., or seven days—Thomas Morris was fined Is and
coats, in default seven days, for a dealer offence at
Brier'', Hill, on the 25th ult. Police-constables Grady
and Breton proved the case.
NON•PAYSIENT Or GAS A CCOUNT.—Edward Jukes Pears
son, of the Death, was summoned by the Brierley Hill
Gas Company for non.payinent of £6 5s 44 for gas yip.
plied to him. Thomas Gallimore, collector, proved the
cane. Defendant did not appear, and the Beach made
an order fir payment of the full amount and costs; in
default of pa/meat a distress to issue.
CAUTION TO CARTERS.—John Vincent, of Wolverley,
was charged for that he, being the driver of a certain
horse and cart, was not in a position to have proper con.
trot over the horse, on the high road at Amblecote, on
the 14th ult. Police-constable Freeman proved the Cast,
and defendant was ordered to pay the coAi.

A FRAUDULENT BAILEE. —Frederick Waddleton, a
carter, was charged by John Smith with that he, bsing
the bailee of One pint of ruin and one bottle, did itolaw:
fully convert the same to his own use, on the 16th nit, at
Aniblecote.—Mr. Addison appeared for the prisoner.—
Prosecutor said he lived at Holloway End, and was mall.
ager for his brother at the bottom of Stourbridge. On
the above date he gave prisoner a basket and a pint of
rum in a bottle. He was to have taken it to witness's
new house, but he did not do so. Cross-examined: I
have not threatened what I would do for prisoner. I was
aummoned up by him before the Uagittrates sonic time
ago, and had to pay some money. Prisoner was taking
roy furniture to my new bouts—William Armshaw said
he saw prisoner with the bottle, but he did not know what
was in it. Prisoner asked him to drink, but he refused.
Crass-examined: Did not see prisoner drink any rum.—
Mary Jane Benton, sister-in-law of proeecutor, said she
lived at Wordsley, and on the 16th ult was at Holloway
End. They were unloading the goods. There was some
ram in a bottle. She had the bottle. There was about
half.a•gnartern of rum in the bottle. Cross-examined:
I gave a man named Whittl Ii sows of the ram. Prose-
cutor gave prisoner five pints of old ale before he started.
He gave it him for helping to tinlo.id the g,odd. There
were some more there who had some of the rum out of
the bottle.—The Bench dismissed the case.

STEALING Pawl.; Ttaters.—Harrlet Jonas, • married
woman, was charged with stealing two pawn tickets, the
property of Benjamin Chamberlain, at Andnam. on the
17th ult. Mr. Addison defended. Sarah Cuamberlain,
wife of prosecutor, said sbe lived at Audnarn Bank She
lost two pawn tickets on the above date. She kept a little
shop, end sometimes prisoner went there and bought
trifling articles. The pawn tickets were for a skirt and
a pair of trousers. The skirt list been in pledge since
the 3rd of July, and prisoner pledged the trousers. She
woe in witness's shop on the 15th. Cross.examined
Prism:Pr ban never fetched any ale for me. She only
fetched goods for me once ; that was a pair of trousers.
—Maria F.bery, wife of John Ebery, Bretton Lane. nuf
on the above date she bought one pawn ticket fir the
skirt fruit its t prisaaer. Sent tsr tail skirt on Hi: 2ata.
Gave prisouer Sul for the ticket. She d!st not know whose
name Hai in the ticket. Cross-examined : Do not know
that prisoner is given to drink. I only bought some po-
tatoes and wash off her. I did not mention it to her
hashand.—Police-constable Taylor, istationed at Words-
lay, said he went to Mr. Crump'e pawnshop at Brettel,
Lane, on the 214, and received the pawn ticket produced.
—Mr. Addison submitted that there wad no case against
prisoner, and said that she was in the habit of going to
the prosecutor's!, and did not know ihow the ticket came
in her possessinn.— Prisoner was sentenced to 1 montb's
imprisonment.
BRUTAL ASSAULT BY • FATHER William Gannet,
was charged with assaulting his son, Alfred Gannon, on
the 25th ult. Complainant said on the above date be was
sitting in the house, when defendant came in and asked
him if lie had fetched the box and rake. Witness said
he had not ; his mother never told him. Be began cur-
siag his wife, and then went out. When he came back
he struck his wife on the mouth with his fist. He threw
a poker at some peop'e outside, and it struck witness
under the eye, and made a deep wound about an such
long. lie had been under the care of Mr. Norris, sur-
geon. Defendant Not neither drunk nor sober.—Jane
Gannon, sister of complainant and daughter of defend-
ant, sail she saw her father throw the poker at her
brother, and cause the wound on his eye. He was only
form or five yards away at the time he threw the poker.
—Mr. William L. Norris, surgeon, Brierley Hill, said the
complainant was taken to him OR Saturday last. He was
suffering from a contused wound underneath the eve,
about one inch in length. The eye was not injured, bat
the wound was cut to the bone. Such • wound would be
minded with the sharp end of the poker produced. The
paker mast have been sent with very great force.—The
derendant said he woo guilty, and hoped the Magistrates
would be as lenient as they could with him.—Mr. Hid.
croft mid they should not show him any mercy, and he
ought ti be ashamed of himself. They would senten
bitu to one mouth's hard labour.

OBsTrICCTINO THIS HIOHRoAo. Francis Fleming, •
fishmonger, was charged with obstructing the highway at
High-street, Brierley Hill, on the 25th ultimo Police.
constable Breton proved the ease, and the defendant was
ordered to pay the COMA.
STEALING £lB 10s.—llorothea Talbot, a respectable
looking married woman, was charged with stealing £l.B
10s in g dd. the property of Thomas Higgs, High-street.
PrOtiecut ,r said on the 21st tilt prisoner went into his
shop between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning.
Previous to her going into tie shop lie bad placed CS
10,in gold on the counter, in a small bag, and he put it
behind a coffee tin. There were some raisins on the
coaster, and prisoner picked some up, and asked how
much they were per Th. The raisins were put by the
bug c•intaining the money. Prisoner did not buy any-
thing, blit went streight out of the shop. He then
missed the money, and gave information to the police.—
Prisoner said she was !tot in the shop that day; neither had
she ever been there in her life. Slit was then remanded
to Werdsley until Monday nest.
ASSAULT AT QUARRY Busts—At the Petty Sessions
held on Thursday last, before I. Spooner, Esq., Stipen-
diary, Thomas Roper, Richard Gray, and Joseph Billing.
ham, of Quarry Bank. was charged by Joseph Round with
assaulting him en tho 25th nit. Complainant acid as he
was going home he saw several persons standing together,
three of them being the defendants. Roper came up and
struck him without any provocation. The other two de•
fendants came up and struck and kicked him. The de-
fence was that an they were standing together the com-
plainant came up, wanted to fight either of them. and
,truck Gray, and knocked him down. The learned Sti•
pendiary said their conduct was unmanly and un-English,
and he would teach them to know better, and fined them
£1 each and costs, £1 9,6 d ; in default three weeks hard
labour _

CHARON Or PERMITTING DRUNKENNE6B.—J4bn Davis,
landlord of the Labout-in-Vain, Brockmoor, was charged
by Superintendent Mills with permitting drunkenness in
his house, on the 20th of November. Police•conatable
tiooofellow said that about six o'clock he visited the de-
fendant's house. Went into one of the rooms. A num-
ber of persons was there, and it was in disorder. Went
into another room, and saw two men drunk. Called the
attention of the defendant to it, who said there had been
some rabbit coursing, but the men were not drunk. Yr.
Spooner mad of all creel things rabbit coursing was ti

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Saturday. December 2. 1871.