The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-22 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

Cnanne or THREATEN!NO.—At the Petty Sessions held
on Monday last. before H. 0. Firmntone and H. Smith,
Esqrs., Edeoird Storks was charged by Sarah Ann Payne
with using threatening bineusge to her on the 21.1 th ult,
whereby che was in bodily fear. Complainant fixid the
defendant threatened to throw her over • wall, and 'nod
filthy laeguege to her; and she was afraid be would her
sone injury. D,fendant was bound over to keep the
peace, in eld, for six mouths; complainant to pay the
costs, lie 62.
CHARGE OF DEFRAUDIEU THE GREAT WEiTERN RAIL.
WAY COMPANY.—John Colley, alias Thome Roberts,
coinmereial traveller, woo charged with travelling on the
Great Western Railway. in a train from Wolverhampton
to Brierlcy Hill, on the 10th ultimo, without Laving first
paid his fare, and with intent to defraud the company.
Thomas Miller, guard on the Great Western Railway,
said the defendant travelled on the line of the Great
Western Railway Company on the above date, be not
having paid his fare. Dofendent got in at Dudley, and
rode to Brierley Hill. James Cortielit, etation.master,
produced the book containing the rules. Defendant, on
the above date, got out at Brierley Hill with a Ronnil
Oak tiaket, oat ad date. Cross.exetaimed : You did offer
to pay, but not till the ticket was found to be out of date.
Joaeph Godfrey proved reueWing the ticket, arid defend.
ant offered to pay 1,1 from Round Oak. William Wilson
proved that the ticket defendant offered was issued on the
18th of April. and was only available for that date.
Pollee.constable Breeton proved that Le was at West
Bromwich Court in February, 1868, when the defendant
was charged with defrauding the Great Western Railway
Company, sed fined 40a and costa ; in default '2 ino:itts.
Defendant was seal:oiled at the Gale, and there were
railway tickets found upon him of different Mates, many
of them beiug altered, and others haring chats punched
ult. Inspector Lockley proved that he was in the Tip.
ton Court in Febreary, 1869, when defendant was convic.
Oil for riding in strain on the tercet Westera Company's
railway withomt paying liiS fare. awl fine:l the and costs
Li 15s, ln aueiver to the charge. defendeut aid that
Lino ticket It 2 not been used before, and when he found
that the ticket would not ,10, he °tiered to pay the differ.
ence, iii. Mr. Firraut,inr arid It woe Tide clear the ile•
fondant could not plead ignorance, he having been eon.
victed before, and wart know the law, soil lie elioull flue
Ran the fall penalty, 40. and costs including witnesses
: (which amounted to 1:4 da 6,1) ; in default two mouths'
incrisonmeut. .

huonesimy Tipmea4 Read was charged by
S..perintatident Mills with being drunk and disorderly
oo toe Otis inst. Poliee.eonstable Freeman proved the
utrsuce, and defendant was fined is unit teats; io default
14 days.
Buss AuLNO Dlowrio Gauss—George Hardwick, a boy,
was charged with wilfully damaging in quantity of wowing
grass, on the 11th itistant, the pr,ptrty f Jahn
Complainant's wife proved that she saw the defendant in
the mowing glass, on the above date. Dismissed with a
caution.

CHARON OF THREATENING. Sarah Backley was
cliarged- Elizabeth esley with using threatening lan-
guage to her. Complainaut said ths defendant used
threatening laiglia!,u tto her. but on being asked by the
licheb, if also was afraid, said she Was ROI, Had the I.:cUe.ll
010 case, cautioning the defendant to be more
carcfal in future.

CAUTION in CAA/HRS.—LaiAll Humphries Was awl-tad
With allowing his cart to iitad in the rdad longer than is
allowed tor loading and unloading, on the Ist instant.
Palace:constable Strecton proved that the Tart stool io
Fecton.street for more than too hours. Detomiss,t ad•
tuicted the cart was there, but the horse was taken out
and he had been loading wash. Or dered to pay coot, bs
Disuse Asa Inc is tnt.w.—At the Petty bie.ious held
on 'I hursday last, hehne I.Stooner, lisq , Stipendiary,
James Clarice wan charged by Superintendent Mills with
being drunk and inc ipahile, on TunAthy night. Police.
eoin.tethle Mitylaud proved the OirlglCe. Iheattileil
Fined :is.

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CHARGE or EVADING Tom.—George Wilkes, publican.
was charged by Alfa,' Harris with pass.ng titroilyli the
Ii mud Odic turnpike gate without having previ• lusly paid
the bill, 61. Complainant said he kept tt•e itoand Oak
gab., and oli the lth the defendant passed pawed through
eithout paying thl tot Defend:Lot produced a ticket of
another wite, and he found that ticket Lad been homed
to a Jostph Webb, at &often Lane gate. Defendant
left the ticket with bine. Ile did not pay. William
Itiybould, keeper of the Bretton Lune gate, proved the:
lie gave the ticket to Joseph Web on the his iii.tant, •
and was marked No. 2, being the seeond pursou who had
an ticket that morning. Defendaht did not pass through
IStettell Lane gate to, that date. Joseph Webb, hawker,
of Stourbridge, proved that he passed through firettell
Lane gate, .ie the Eitii net, aril List it. Mr. Stokes ad-
dressed the Bench for the defence, mid contended there
was a doubt in the ease, and asked the Bench ti give the
defendant the benefit. The learned Stipendiary said
there MN not the las•it pusible doubt in his mind. Fined
f'S and costs—J:2 16..
, Cu titian OF AgrAOLV —Joshua Bridgeng, landloid of
the Turk's bead Inn, Word•iley, NO. charged by Ja,iult
Green with ainaulting him on the lift. instant. Corn•
plainar,t acid he sold fish, and anl the above data he went
19 Um defendant's house, when his wife told the defend-
ant that lie had Insulted her. Ile did not assault bar.
and the defendant then struck hint on the aim, and cut a
piece out, ihefrnndannl cOlt that complainaut hail assaul-
ted his wife. awl olled two witoeases to prove that he
wade use of had lau&inige to bur. ViuuLt 24 Gil ant
cost, .

APAAITT.TIYG A LITTLE Opt,. Uiahura WiIHAW,
r, wft4 elk,trgtd wait 044tIllingIl 1 Ifoupe.,
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the 11th iniitatit, A witth :a wog eathol, elo; i.rovecl that
abo tha. def.:ll,4ot throw u et4fit', which weight hr eo
the loir Defeudont made uae of had loovoago, The
mother 14 tito aomplaitiant gaol t. nhioo warn tut.
and that he woe in the hebit of Wog hod lohithage to
her. The 'Weil tiatit it W4ll a naaty u.J aet to tlirow ot
&Ail titieituita alto wet wittiiig to tow 4,itietriii hood
and tioatii; th default, 11 Any*.