The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-05-28 00:00:00

WORDSLE Y.

CAUTION TO WAGGONERS.— Al the Police Court, on
Monday, before J. Ilolcroft and H. Hall, bloom, Andrew
brooks, residing at Seisdon, ITILJ bummoned for allowing
his waggon to stand on the turnpike road lenger thou
was necessary for loading or unloading, on the Tithing,
St Ancin•m. Police•cuustable Freeman proved the case,
mid defendant was fined Is and costs; on default seven
days.—William Bate, ktelbroughtun, was charged with
nring the owner of a eertsiu waggon, without having his
uame painted on it, on the loth lust. Police•constable
Freeman said he saw the waggon on the shore date.
nitro was • mune on it, but it au not readable. There
tieing a doubt in the ease, the Pouch gave defendant the
benefit, and dismissed him.

Cgasuou, ALLOWuto DlLOSKlOncEsti.—William Baker,
landlord of the Swan Inn, Wordsley, wes susunioned for
shooing drunkenness in ht• house, on the 14th instant.
Mr. Perry defended. Pohce•con.t.ible 11hlte : 1510
stationed at Klugswinford. Defendant keeps the Swan
Inn, an old-licensed house, at \t ordsley, On the slide@
date I went to the house at ten o'clock at night. In the
tap coon) I saw Cale man asleep. SIW IRO more men at
the other end of the room. They were oil drunk. The
man that was asleep woke up, alga I saw he was beastly
drunk. 'rhe landlord wee in the bailie room. I told huis
the men were drunk, and then left the limbo,. I went
back again at halfspast teu. sod raw Weimar men there.
fhey had souse ale before them in a jug. Cross•eaarn•
inod: I saw the landlord, and told him there was • MOJA
asleep. He acid he is only asleep ; he is quiet. 1 coin•
tlained of some one else besides the sleeping man, being
drunk. In defence, Mr. Perry said his defence was an
,-stare contradiction of the police-officer's statement.
None of Use Ilea were drunk at all. AOM came into
the house in plain clothes. There was a man there who
had bad a pint of ale. He went to sleep, but was not
drunk. The policeman came an and said the man wee
asleep, end the landlord not knowing him asked him
what he had to de with it. He was instructed that there
was no one drunk at all. lie should call before them
two witnesses, who would prove that there was no one
drunk. Joseph Simpkins said ; Ilise it Buck•pool. On
the 14th Rost was et the defendant's house. Itemember
White coming in. He was not in uniform. Did lee a
nom asleep. The policeman came in and looked round.
He than asked for the landlord, cud lie was pointed out
to him. I saw a wan lying down on the bench. He is
cripple. lie was quite sober, and got up. No one
shook him up. There were no tipsy people to the room
when the policeman cause in. Thera was no dist irbance
After the policeman went otit, Samuel Metcalfe corm.
horated the last witness. The Bench said there was a
doubt in the case, and dismissed it.

ANOTHER Cuanum—Edward Lowe, landlord of the
Cherry Tree Inn, Wordsley, was chii ged with permitting
drunkenness in ins house, on the 11115 instant. Police.
eunstablw White said : I visited the Cherry 'tree Inn, an
old-licensed house, at balf-past eleven o'clock on the
bove date. 1 went into the tap room. Saw four or five
men sitting down there, and two standing up. They
were drunk, and making • distui Mince. There was •
quart jug with some ale in it, on the table. In defence
Edwin Lowe was called, and nit: I was at defendant's
ilOO.l at half-past ten o'clock. There was no one drunk.
I stayed there until twenty minutes pad eleven e'clock.
ilue of the men is near-sighted, and I helped him down
the sip. He was not drunk. They had one quart of
ale. Matthew Lane gave corroborative evidence. Th.
Bench considered there was a doubt in the case, and
gave defendant the benefit, and dismissed him.
ALLOWING GAMING.— William Newman, beerhouse.
keeper, wee charged with allowing gaming is bis house,
is the 14th inst. Police•eonstabie It lute said: Defend•
ant keeps • beerhoase at Wordsley, I visited it on the
above date, about a quarter past wino 0',..10ck. I heard
some people talking 14 the room, ami onlooking through
Use window sew two men tossing with some mixpences.
A men put some lints on the table, I went inside, and the
defendant was present. I told him I shottlel report him
for allowing gaming there. They were tosaing for 'luta.
Defendant said there was no ginning or tossing in his
house, and called Edward Hughes, who said: I was at
defendant'', hones on the above date. We had • penny.
worth of nuts each. There was no tossing. There
were HO sixpences used. Thomas Davis, the nut seller,
corroborated, and the Bench dismissed the ease.
CHAROR OF IHIIIIITRNINIE —Wait, Tolley was charged
by Rosanna Tomlinson with threatening her on the 15th
lust. There warn no evidence to show that threats had
Leen used, and the Bench dismissed defeadant.—Mr.
Barbary defended.

Salsa:x.lu HAlL—Mary Nicholls was *Waged with
stealing a straw bat value ls, the property of Thomas
Woodman, on the 21st of March, cod Thomas Nicholls
with receiving the 8600, knowing it to hi stolen. Pro.
secutor said : I attend Briarley market. On the
above date &boat • quarter to one, 1 saw Mary Nicholls
take • hat from my stall, and put it under her shawl. I
followed her and took hold of her, mud said I have got
you now. I took the hal of her. I have missed mmy
other hots. I suspected her of taking something ou the
previous Saturday night. The hat produced Ir mine.
I CIO swear to it. I have seen the prisoner by my stall
several times. The other hats produced are mine. J,lui
Granger corroborated prosecutor. Police.constabla
Streeton proved apprehending Mary Nicholls, and charg-
ing her with steeling three hats, the property of Thomas
Woodman. She stud, "No such thiug.. roliee•consable
Msland proved apprehending Thoions Niehals. The
letter pleaded not godly, and was di,tnissed. Mi. wife
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two months' impri•
suument.