The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-19 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

ALLOWING GAMING.-At the Police Court on
Wednesday, before Dr. Walker and W. Bassano,
Esq , Benjamin Rowley was summoned for per-
mitting gaming to be carried on in his house. Mr.
Waldron prosecuted and Mr. Hooper defended.
For the prosecution F. C. Weston was called and
said that from information received he, in company
with another constable was sent to the defaidant's
house and at about eight o'clock, two Eaen came in
and called for a pint of beer. Soon after one of the
men named Dennis whibpered something to the
landlady. Dennis tht n went out, and, when he re-
turned, he had a pack of cards in his hand. He then
charenged the defendant's son to play, and they
played for a pint of beer. After they had been play-
ing for about two hours the landlady came in and
an d "Look out there are two bobbies outside."
Y. S. Hand then came in and a scuffle ensued for
the possession of the cards; the police however suc-
ceeded in capturing them. The Bench said there
had been an offence committed and as it took a
great deal of trouble in finding out these cases
they fined the defendantXs and cost,,, and endorsed
his 1 cense.

INIINOMIINTS OP TILE WORKSHOP ACTS.—Enos
James wal charged with allowing a boy named
Edward James to work during his dinner hour, Mr.
Hoare, Inspector of Wot kshops, proseJuted, and Mr.
Hooper defended. Mr. Hoare said that tt,e case
had been adjourned last week in order to allow
him time to get am abstract of the dinner hours,
brit the old abstract had been destroyed and a new
one beep put up. He, therefore, said he should callt
witnesses to pt ove that the dinner hour was from
ore o clock to two.—Mr. John Parkes was the firs
witness called and said he was the head master of"
the wwrks, and about twelve mouths ago the dinne
hour was from half-past twelve to half-past one,
but owing to the men complaining, he had the
dinner hour altered from one to;two. He had cautioned
the defendant and several other of his men a
large number of thnes, and on the 19th of December
he caught the defendant again allowing a boy to
work during his dinner hour, and he attempted t
impose a fine of ss. but the defendant refused to re-
ceive his wages, and he wrote up to the inspector
who summoned him. He did not post a notice of his
intention to alter the dinner hours in the workshop
but he placed.the new abstract in the yard about
thirty yards from where the men passed. Charles
Bradley, manager. was then called and he stated thai
he had seer the abstract and it had teen al,
about tweive months ago, and he did not pay the
boy his wages,—Edward James was next
.called
and he stated that Bradley always paid Lim his
wages before he was summoned, but since he re-
fused to pay him. The engineer was then called
and stated that the whistle always blew at one and
two o'clock. Mr. llooper thQnsi tressed the Bench
for the defeacc and pointed out that there was no
noth!e put up in the workshop of the master's int
teution to alter the dinner hour. The Bench said-
there was a doubt in the case and they dismiss d
the eeeet—loseph illihm waa charged wietb,

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