The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-09-27 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

Dnamnurns-Ess —At the Police Court, on Wednea-
day, before Messrs. W. Bissau°, H. HO Ward, ilnd
B. Hingley, David Moore ‘A as charged with being
drunk in the highway, on the 13th inst. Police-
constable Frost proved the case and defendant was
fined is and costs ; in default 14 days.—James Law
was chargA with being
.drunk in Short Street,
Blackheath, on the 18th inst. Police-constable
Frost proved the case, and the defendant was fined
is and costs; in default 14 days.—William Bloomer
was charged with being drunk in the highway, on
the 13th inst. Police-constable Cooper proved the
case, and said that defendant was helplessly drunk
in High Street, Cradley Heath. Defendant was
fined is and costs; in default 14 days.—Samuel
Billingham was charged with being drunk in the
highway, at Spinners End, on the 16th inst.
Police-constable Cooper proved the case, and de-
fendant was fined is and costs; in default 14 days.
—William Hadley was charged with being drunk in
the highway, on the 15th inst. Police-constable
Cooper said the defendant was very drunk and
using bad language at Spinner's End. Defendant
was lined 2s and costs; in default n days.—Francis
Shelley was charged with being drunk in the high-
way. Po!ice-consta,ble Winfield said he found 'the
defendant lying under his window, very drank.
Defendant was fined is and costs; in default 14
days.
APPLICATION FOR OUT-DOOR LICENSES.—John
Haynes, of Hackett Street, Blackheath, applied for
an out-door beer license. The application was
granted. John Weston, of Coach Pool, Reddall
Hill, applied for an out-door beer ltcense. Mr.
Waldron supported the application, which was
granted. James Downing, licensed victualler,
Blackheath, applied for a renewal of his license.
Mr. Hayes supported the application, and it was
granted.
TRANSFEIL—The following transfer was allowed-
The Blue Ball, Tiyidale, from John Johnson, to
George Thompson, brewer, of Oldbury.
ASSAULTS.—James Williams, miner, was charged
with assaulting George Williams, miner, both of
Old Hill, on the 2nd inst. Complainant said that-
he was in the Duke William, when the defendant
began to curse and swear at him. Witness came
out and defendant followed him, and went into his
house and fetched out an axe and struck at him
vinn s. It eaa2;l-It bi head and a,a,-!?
Yia t!ie V Lrok l ac o'T deervit,nt nad gav,
it to a policeman who came up. Cros6-xamined .;
by Mr. Addison: He did not say anything to the
I defendant. He did not strike the defendant. He
WM simly trjialg to take the axe oft deleudaut.

James Walker and Selina White corroborated.
Police-constable Buckley said he heard a noise up
leratt's Lane, and went to see what 1V,13 the
laat:cr. He met the complainant who gave him an
axe and told him he had been:hit with it. Complain-
ant was bleeding from the head.—George Williams
was then charged wit la aemuleing James Williams
on the same date. This was a cross-311altIlOns, and
after hearing the evidence of complainant and
several witnesses the Bench said that some one had
committed gross perjury, and for the want of the
truth they could not convict, and should dismiss
the cases.—Elizabeth Davies was charged with
assaulting her sister, Alice Davies, on the 13th inst.
Defendant pleaded not guilty. Complainant said
that the defendant came up to her and struck her in
the face with her fist. She did not say anything.
Defendant said that they had been having a few
words, and she only hit her with her open hand.
The Magistrates dismissed the case,
CLAIM FOR WAGES.—llerbert Forrest, striker,
sought to claim 14 days wages from Arthur Wellings
chainmaker. Mr Hayes prosecuted and Mr.
Addison defended. It appeared from the evidence
that the complainant had been working for the
defendant, and when he began to work it was
agreed to give or take 14 days notice. The defend-
ant turned complainant off without any notice at all
and complainant went every morning for a fort-
night, to see if he would give him work, but he
would not and the claim was for the 14 (lays for
which he ought to have had notice. Arendant
was sworn and said that he never agre,el with
complainant to give or take 14 days notice, and said
it was the rule to turn strikers off when they
thought they were not strong enough for the work,
without any notice whatever. The Bench con-
sidered that he ought tohave given the complainant
14 days notice, and should order him to pay 425,
and the solicitor's fee 10s, and allow him one
month to pay it in.
, USING THREATS.—Mary Ann Rowley was charged
with mine- threats towards Mary Hussey, on the
19th inst. Complainant said that the defendant
struck her and made her nose bleed, and also said
she would have her lights out. She was afraid of
her. Defendant was bound over, herself in £lO,
and one surety of .£5 to keep the peace for three
months.
ASSAULT.—George Allport, miner, was charged
with assaulting Ambrose Hackett, a miner, on the
15th inst. Complainant said that he was in a
public-house when the defendant struck him on the
nose with his fist, without any provocation whatever.
Defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined is and
costs; in default 7 days.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Thomas Bayley and
Hezekiah Allport, miners, and Charles Northall,
engineer, were charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly in High Street, Old Hill, on the 16th inst.
Police-constable Wickstead said that the defendants
Allport and Northall were stripped and fighting.
The other was not stripped, but was taking part in
the fight They were all •three drunk. Defendants
were fined is each and costs; in default 7 days.—
Joseph Adams was charged with being drunk and
disorderly in the highway, on the 15th inst. Police-
sergeant Cooper said he saw the defendant in Hales-
owen Street, Blackheath, and he was very drunk,
and using bad language. Defendant who pleaded
guilty, was fined 2s 6d and costs; in default 14 days.
—James Hill and Joseph Hill, of Blackheath, were
charred with being drunk and disorderly in the
highway, on the 17th inst. Police-constable
Rowlauds proved the case, and said the defendants
were very drunk, and quarrelling in Beet Street,
Blackheath. Defendants were fined is each and
costs.
DRUNK 'WHILST IN CHARGE OF A HORSE.—Joseph
Crochet, horse dealer, was charged with being drunk
while in charge of a horse, on the 19th inst. Police-
constable Sylvestre said defendant was helplessly
drunk, and lying f,across the horse's back. De-
fendant pleaded guilty, but said he was very sorry,
and hoped they would deal leniently with him.
Defendant was fined is and costs; in default 11
days.
BREACH OF THE PEACE.—IOhII Rose, bricklayer,
and Thomas Bagley, miner, were charged with
committing a breach of the peace by fighting on the
Bth inst. Police-constable Wickstead said that the
defendants were fighting in the road near the Swan
Inn, Halesowen Road. Bagley said that Rose began
to fight, and also knocked him down and kicked
him. He did not strike again. The defendant
Rose, who had several previous convictions against
ha:a, was bound over to keep the peace for 3 months.
The other defendant was discharged.—Edward
Jones and John Partridge, of Blackheath, were
charged with committing a breach of the peace by
fighting on the 16th inst. Police-sergeant Cooper
proved the case, and said the defendants were
ti,!hting on the race ground, at Blackheath. The
defeudanti were bound over to keep the peace for
three mcnths.— Joseph Hackett and Thomas
Hackett were charged wi' h committing a breach of
the peace by fighting on the 14th inst. Police-
constable Johnson proved the case, and defendants
were bound over to keep the peace for three months.
STEALING SCRAP IRON.—Job Jevons and Thomas
Jeavons (father and son), scrap iron dealers, of
Bilston, appeared in answer to a summons charging
them with having conspired to fraudulently obtain
from the works of the New British Iron Company, a
quantity of scrap iron, on the sth inst. Mr. Hol-
berton prosecuted, and Mr. Langman defended. Mr.
Holberton in opening the case, said that the de-
fendants brought a load of scrap iron to the works,
and had it weighed on the machine. After having
h weighed it was their duty to take it to the scrap
heap. Instead of emptying the cart the defendants
came out of the yard with it half full of scraps,
thereby defrauding the company. Francis Oak
Yates said he was machine clerk at the Corngreaves
Works. his duty was to weigh the iron, and give a
ticket of the weight. The defendants came to the
machine about half-past twelve on the day in ques-
tion with a load of scrap iron which weighed 1 ton
5 cwt. 3 qrs. .He gave the ticket of the weight to
the defendant Job Jevons. The latter said lie
should have to unload them with a shovel. The
defendan s then took them to the scrap heap which
was about half-a-mile from the machine. The de-
fendants went again in the afternoon with another
load of scrap iron, but witness refused to take it in
consequence of what had occurred. Henry Fox,
watchnan at the works, said that a little after one
o'clock on the above date he went to the scrap heap
where the defendants were unloading scrap iron.
He saw the defendant Thomas Jevons get into the
cart and drive out of the works. The other defend-
ant stayed behind. He then shouted at the de-
fendant to stop, but as he did not seem to take any
notice he ran after him. When he got up to the
csxt he saw a considerable quantity of iron in the
cart. Witness left the cart in charge of two clerks,
George Keen and Christopher Darby. He went into
the works again and met the defendant Job Jevons,
who was coming out of the office, and asked him
what he was going to do with the scrap iron that
Wag in the cart. Defendant asked if there was any
in, and witness told him there was half a load.
Defendant then shouted to his sou to bring the cart
b ick again to get them out. The weight of the iron
he had got in the cart was 11cwt. lqr. George
Forrest, foreman of labourers at the works, said
that it was his duty to receive the scrap iron and
to give it out to the paddlers. On the day in ques-
tion he saw the derendant Job Jevons, and another
man he did not know, bring a load of scrap iron.
He heard the cart passing by his office from the
scrap heap, end shouted out twice, "Stop that cart'
The defendant Job Jevons came up and said, "It is

all right, we have thrown them on the heap and
spread them about." Winess believed defendant's
•-t,-a,teuaent, and did not look in the cart as he ought
to have done. The defendant gave him a paper
like the one produced, and he put it into Mr.
Bridgwater's office. Christopher Darby, clerk,
proved .seeing the iron in the cart, and said the
weight of it was 11cwt. lqr. Defendants were
I committed to tali° their trial at the next Sessions.
Bail being accepted.