The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-14 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

REMOVING ANIMALS WITHOUT A LICENSE..... 4 t
the Police Court on Wednesday before Messrs. W.
Bassano, C Holcroft and H. Walker, Steven
Farmer, butcher, of High Street, Old Hill, was sum-
moned for removing certain animals, without
having obtained a license. P.C. Rowlands proved
the case and defendant was fined 103. and costs.
DRINK AND DMORDERLY.—CharIes Freeman,
rivet maker, Blackheath, for being dtunk and dis—
orderly, was fined ss. inclusive of c ,sts. P.C. Lead-
bitter proved the case.
GAMBLERS.—WiIIiatn Lowe, Albert Homer. Abel
Homer, Samuel Perry, Cave Homer, and Benjamin
Priest, all of Cradley Heath, were summoned for
playing at cards on the high way...P.O. Corbi,.hleigh
proved the defendants were playing at a !lame
kr,own as "banking." Abel Homer, SAnuel Perry,
and Cave Homer Nvdt'e each fined 93 fid arid costs.
William Lowe, Al iJrt Hower, and Benjamin Priest
wen Wad 64 .soh, iaQiudiag c00t4.4

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TmEFT cr A WATM—Joseph Kendrick, ellaitr
maker, was charmed with stealing a silver. sface
the property of Joseph Pratt, of Grainger's 14,,,,'31:0
Cradley Heath, on the 26th of October last.---",
prisoner previously lodged at the prosecute:4
father's house and on the 26th of October last, 11.
his lodgings and took away with him the watee
Prisoner pledged the watch on the same daY„iii
Dudley and nothing more was heard of him " t
the previous Tuesday when he was arrested 8
Gainsboro.—Prisoner was committed to hard lab°l/1'
for three months.
COAL STEALING. - Sarah Lewis, Susanlid
Sutton, Hinston, and Elizabeth Harvey, all
Blackheath, were summoned for stealing coal.
property of the Rowley Hill Station Colliery C°l3l,,ci
pany, on the 29th ult. Harvey was fined 20a
the other defendants 103 each.-sfary Clay, 1111:re
Willetta and Lidia Weston, of -Gortsy "41;,,
each fined 20s, with the alternative of one Ea°l3,",t,
imprisonment for stealing coal, on the 3rdi
the property of Messrs. Swindell and Collis.

HAGLEY.
STOCK SALL—At this sale en Monday last, tbrier:
was a good supply of all classes of fat stock, all
mutt°,
large company of buyers. The price of
showed an improvement on recent rat, s whilst beeig
and pork maintained the high prices of previ°:lii
weeks. Fat bullocks made as high £29 28 v
heifers, £26 7s 6d. sheep, 77's, calves, ~E 5 is Ocl•

BRIERLEY HILL.
STEALING COAL.—At the Police Court, on gaol
bdbre Messrs. F. Evers and G. King Ilarrit.oe, 113'd
James, (16), Noah Smith (18), Eli Fidoe (13): il°o
Albert Wakeman, were charged with stealing 4
quantity of coal, the property of Messrs. Glln'
qg
ani Son, from a boat at Brockrnoor, on the - a
ult. The two first named were each fined 7s 6d, d'rls
the latter 5s each, with the alternative of 12 stroke
with the birch rod:—LOusia Talbot, an aged Ivor.
wa... summoned for committing a similar offeneet°
the 3rd inst. She was fined 2s 6d and clsts ;
fa u]t 7 days —Kate Darby, Elizabeth Coo Peri;
Rob ;it R. wile, and Benjamin James were eac,
fined 2s 6d for stealing coal the property of Was'

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Roberts and Cooper. - _ _
FT:Talons Dsivirrn,—Henry Dixon, for furiouil
driving, on the 2nd inst. was fined lOs and Olitts'
with
_the alternative of 14 days imprisonwea'

P.C. Wetton proved the case. -
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.—JaIIIeB COX, labourer'a
Beauty Bank, Stourbridge, was Charged with hei,n,f
drunk and disorderly oa the sth inst, also !Ai",
emntnitirg an aggravated assault upon EU':
Ma,.on Watt. P.C. Buckley said that he saw 4'ej
clef n ait who was drunk and making use af bi/a
language in Fenton Street, Brierley Hill. ID:l'm"'
que.ted him to go home, but defendant refused
do so, and he took him into custody. Defelldlit,tir
becatui very violent and then ho had to send
help, P.C. Birch came to his assistance and tr,' t
,uc.aeded in getting him to the police stat'i
Emily Mason Watts said that she lodged in Fent:ti,
Street, Brier]ef Hill. On Thursday night, the rr.
inst. she saw the defendant in Talbot Street, Boe'd
ley Hill. He was standing on the footpath an '
she endeavoured to pass him, but defendant Pre;
vented her from doing so. She asked him what,l/be
wante I and he said "I want to know the way wit,
Salvation Army." She went on down the streeea
followed by the defendant. Defendant stage' et,
up against her several times, and she told hial
go away, but defendant continued to follow 11,e„ra.
When near to a Mr. Richards' shop in
Street, defendant, caught hold of her by her
and pushed her against the wall She shouted
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help but no one came to her assistance. 54f
promised to ttlk to defendant if he would loose P,O
and upon that defendant released his hold, and Pa
ran nit the street. Defendant overtook her, 1112,,r
when near a Mr. Potter's shop caught hold of P`a
rounl the waist, and carried her across the rtr
and knocked her down. She again shouted vatli,°,
help and defendant put his hand into her moarmt
A young man came up the street and defeacl3,Trt
then went away. Her mouth was full of d' t
George Abbott, miner, of Fenton Street, said tlia
he was going up the street on the night in questio:
and on hearing the noise he shouted “What's
matter," upon which a man got up from thegloll;s
and went away. He followed a man up the stre,,-0
and found it to be the defendant. Defendant. w".,t
had previow.ly been convicted for an indect4:
assault, was committed to prison for six montuw'
with hard labour.
USING SNARES.—James Cox, a labourer of lija,g:
swinford, was summoned for using snares for ,t°'
purpose of taking game, on the 13th ult. jlit.
Henerton prosecuted. William Powell, a gall
k. eper, in the employ of the Earl of Dudley, ei'le
he saw a man named Edward George, who
watching at a place known as the Gorse CorrT;
Kingswinford. The defendant was in the mai 'ftve
about an hour and looking into the hedges 611t'l
side of the road. After defendant had left the r°,,i„t
he went and looked into the hedges and found tin,
snares were set there. Early on the following eith'
defendant came there again and took one of th;
snares up, and he (witness), went up to him 011,1
took it from him. Defendant was fined 20s Ow"
costs.

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ALLEGED THEFT OF £2l.—Myra Broo.. . .„
elderly woman, was charged with stealing £2113v
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money and a quantity of wearing apparel, from tJ
dwelling house of Thomas Barlow, of Stocking
Street, Quarry Bank, the property of Win. Brooke.;
William Brooks stated that he was a labourer, to:'
lodging with-Thomas Barlow, in Stocking Street,
Quarry Bank. The prisoner was his wife. Thei
were married on the 15th December, and lived to'
gather until the 21st nit Prisoner then left hiat'
On the Bth of February he had £2l Ws in monel '
Id his box in his bedroom. There were also
black coat and trousers in the box. He locked the
box about 7 o'clock. In consequence of somethieg
he heard, about half an•hour afterwards, he Tye°
to the box and found that it had been broken opal
and the money and clothes had been taken out:
Mathew James, a little boy living at the house el
Thomas Barlow, where prosecutor lodged, said the',
on the night of the Bth of February he was in bee
and heard a noise in Brooks' room. He shouted t°
Brooks and prisoner came to the door of his moo'
and said "Its only your mother and Radey in the
room." Pri-ontr then went back into Brooks
room, and afterwards he heard a box "creak", and
also saw a man and the prisoner go out of the rooni
with the clothes. Evidence was then given as te
where the aiticles were pledged, and prisoner wall
c )mmitted for trial at Stafford.
THE CHARGE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
—At the Police Court, on Thursday, before gr'
Boughey (Stipendiary), the case was concluded
which Miss Maria Godby, schoolmistress at the
National Schools, was summoned by Dr. Pearse for
having contravened the above Act by . havinss
fully exposed a child, named Elizabeth Garatt,
a public place (the National Schools) whilst shc
was suffering from scarlet fever, without taking
proper precautions against the spread of the disea4e. '
At the last hearing Dr. Pearse gave evidence thst -
the child was taken from her home to the school bY
tbe defendant to attend an examination whilst she
was passing through what was described as the -
"skinning process."—On Thursday Mr. Hig,ll,
who defended, submitted that under the 253rd
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section of the Act Of Parliament Dr. Pearse could .
not obtain the conviction of Miss Godby, because he
had sworn at the previous hearing that he was not
an aggrieved party.—The Stipendiary said that 10,
one except an aggrieved party or the Lose,'
Authority could take proceedings without first ob-
taining the consent of the Attorney-General. The
Local Authority must be applied to, and if they did
not attend to their duty they could be summoned.
Mr. Pearse, as one of the public, and not tin :]
aggrieved party, must get the permission of the .
Attorney-General. The case would be dismissed.


DIED.
JORDAN.—On the Bth lust., at The Ridge, Wollaston
Sterubri, ge, aged 48 years, William Jordan, jun

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