The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

ALLEGED THEFP. BY BAILIFFS.—At the Police
Court on Monday, before Messrs. F. Evers and G.
King Harrison, George Wyatt, Great Hampton
Street, lfred Harbourne, Suffolk Street, and
Thomas Lawson, Unit Streeet, Birmingham, ap—
peared on remand in amwer to a summons ch +rg-
in4 them with stealing between the Ist and 14th of
February, a quantity of bottles, the rroperty of
Mr. William McMillan, pottery manufaciurer,
Brttell Latie.—Mr. Waldron appeared ior Wyatt.
—The case was fully reported last weA: and it will
be remembered that the case vcis adjourned in
order that the magistrates miz.ht consider certain
points of law bearing upon it. Mr. H. 0. Firmstone,
one of the magistrates sitting on the Bench last week,
said that they had given the case their very hest
and careful consideration, and also the points of
law attaching to it, and they had come to the . con—
clusion to dismiss the ease against the defendants-
because they did not appear to have reaped any
benefit for the goods they had disposed of at the
same time they felt bound to say that the defend-
ants had been guilty of improper conduct in deal
ing with the goods that were placed in their
possession.
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Richards and William Casty, moulders, of King
Street, Wollaston, were charged with trespassing
on land, in the occupation of Mr H. W. H. Foley,
in search of rabbits.—Thos Etwards, gamc-
k eper, said that at 9.30. on the 10th inst. ha Saw
Ih9 two defendants, who Lai a lurcher dog with
flit in, beatin; about in Gibbett Lanerlverley,
ad-
joining hurl in the occupation of the prosecutor.
The dog caught a rabbit aud toot it to the defend-
an's, who, when he appearid in sight of them,
were iu the Let of putting it in Castry's pocket.
—Defendants were each fined 5s and cots.
ALLEGED EXTENSIVE THEFT,—John Fitzpattick,
bricklayer, of Mount Street, Stourbridge, was
har,e(l wida stealing, on the Bth inst., £2l 103 in
nr.ney, and a quantity of wearing apparel, the pro-
perty cf Wi!liam BroJks, Ibourer, Qrvi,rry Bank.—
Defendant was remanded for a we2k, bail being re-
fused. •

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COAL STEALING.—T, :Gannerton, H. Gannerton,
Row:ou (21), 'Margaret Williams (14), and
Mary Ann Middleton (14, all of lower Church
17tret.t, Pensuettt, were eha-ged with stealing coal,
the property of the Earl of Dudley, Wiliam Gregg,
a watchman, said that he saw the whole of the do.
ndan's taking coal off a truck at No. 52 wharf,
Old Park Colliery. Thomas Gannerton was lined
2s Gd; H mush Gaunerton 103 ; and th 3 other de—
fendants 5s each.—Jane Breakwell, an elderly
woman, for a similar offence, was also fined 5s.—
Agnes Cot'.erill (11), Fanny Lamb (11), and Sophia
Poole (11), of Moor Lane, were charged with steal-
ing coal, the property of Messrs. B?rry and
—On promi-ing not to offmd again 'hey were dis-
charged.
DitUNNENNESS.—Jamc s B:rd, of no fixed resid-
ence, was ft !ed 53 an:l c for being drunk and
disorderle in the. Halesowen Road, Old Hill, on the
17th inst. P.C. Comerford proved the case.—Geo.
Skilmore, auctioneer, Brietley Hill, was charged
with being drunk on the 19th lust, also with as-
smiting P.S. Banton and P.C. Hollins.—ln conse;
quence of the defendant's violent conduct the police
were called by some of his relatives to his father's
house, where they saw the defendant who was
I drunk and who, they were told,had heenbeating his
mother. Defendant threw two penny pieces at
Rollins catching hint on his nose, and subsequently
as they were taking him to the police station, de-
fendant kicked the officers.—For the drunkenness
defendant was fined 5s and costs, End for the as-
sault 20s and costs.
UNJUST SCALE.—At the Police Court on Thurs-
day, before W. F. F. Boughey, Esq., Stipendiary
Ma..,!isirate, William Foster, g-oexr, Brttteli Lane,
wos claargcd with having in his posse•sion an un-
seale.—Mr. Horder said def-ndant Lad a scale
out of balanc, caused by a piece of bacon
being placed between the dish and the framework.
—Defendant was fined 50s. and costs.

AnunTER.A.TioN CAsEs.—Edwin Bennett, Albion
titre t, slier and beerhouse keeper, was
charged with selling adulterated milk, Mr. Horde'
proved that two samples of the milk were analystl
by Mr Jones, who found they contained 26 and 22
per cent, of added tt ater respectively. Defendant
was fined in each case 40s. and costs,—Ann Water.
field, huaster, Pensnett, was fined Is and costs for
s, 1 ing butterine for butter.