The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-28 00:00:00

OLD lIILL.

DRUNKENNESS —At the Police Court on Wednes-
day, bubo Capt. Hickman and Mr. H. A. Wig4in,
Elishaßelts was charged with being drunk on
the 21stinst. P.C. Keegan said he saw the defendant
drunk in High Street, Cradley Heath. Fined is
and casts.—William Ellis wa • charged with being
drunk on the 21st inst. P.c. Tytherleigh said he
saw the defendsnt who was drunk and swearing.—
Defendant was discharged because he had been
locked up, and the magistrates advised defendant,
who was a stranger, t,.) leave the neighlaourhood.
—Stephen Szott was charged with being drunk on
the 2ist inst.—P.C. Keegan proved the case.—This
was defendant's fifth appearance and he was fined
5s and costs, in default 14 days.—Mathias Attwood
was charge,i with being drunk and disorderly on
the 22nd inst at Lowey Town.—P.S. White proved
the case.—Fined is and c3sts, or 7 days.—William
Parkes was fined Is and costs for being drunk and
disorderly on the oth tilt. P.C. Mountney proved
the ease.--Patrick Lavelle was charged with being
drunk and disorderly cn the llth Gi
including costs.—James Blunt was charged with
being drunk on the 23rd inst. P.C. Wiekstead
proved the case. Fined is and costs.
BREACH OF THE PEACE. Eli Weston was
charged with committing a breach of the peace by
fighting —P.C. Peake said that on the 21st lust he
saw defendant and another man fighting at Lomey
Town,—For the defence Adam Round was called
and said he was with defendant when a man went
to defendant andsaid tie would give him sixpence to
have two rounds at him. hi f;.er that they bPgan
fighting.—The case was adjourned for a week in
order to summon the other man.

A RAID ON CoAL STEALEHaryiett Wills (17),
Ellen Pugh (13), and John Thomas Williams (13)
were charged with stealing cod on the 12th inst.—
Mr. Tophath, of Westbromwich, prosecuted and
said that his clients, the proprietors of the Grove.
land Brinks Works, Tividale, had been frequently
troubled by coal stealers. It had e.ane to the
knowledge of his clients that one (1 the defendants
and made 4s 6d per week out of the coal that had
been stolen.—Thomas Peakman said he saw the
defendants with lumps of coal on their lie als taking
it away from the wharf. He had seen the defend-
tato an the premises before.-13e!ij milt Woolley
proved going to Wills' house and finding a lump of
eat siipilar to that at the wharf.—P.C. Mountney
said he visit..,d defendant Wills' house and she
admitted taking the coal out of the boas, and she
also said the other defendants were there.—P.O.
Winfi,,id said that when he served the summonses
on time defendants they all, except Wills, deni,d
being there. Wills admitted being there with the
other deferdants and someone else.—Hariiet Wills
was fined lOs including costs, and the ot;ier two
2s 6d and costs,—Eliza Cole and Amelia Bradbury
were charged with stealinc, a quantity of col on
the 18th Wallace said that he was on
duty at L me), Town, Cradley Heath, when he saw
the two iiciend.ants at No, 30 pit. They were taking
coal from a waste mound. On seeing him they
dropped the coal and ran in the direction of Cradley
ileath.—Toey were each fined 108 in default 7
, ifyde, Mary Ann Hyde, Ann Harley,
lioberts were charged with stealing cod
tuS erop.rty of time Earl of e'Dudley.—P.C. Peake
said that on the 28th inst he saw the defendants
on the railway near to No. 30 pita picking coal,


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