The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-07 00:00:00

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DeeiNe.--...At the Police Court on Wednesday, be— ,
fore Messrs. C. Holeroft and J, IL Pearson, John
Perks was charged with being drunk on the 31st
ult, at Brierley Hill. PC. Rowlands proved the
case, and said the defendant was iu a field like as
if he had be-n fighting. Fined is and costs; in
default 7 days.—John Tibbets was charged with
being drunk aad disorderly on the 31st ult. P.S
White said he saw the defendant very drunk and
was ineecently exposing himself to two young
wennen, Fined 2s 61 and custs.—David Robinson
was chat gad with being drunk on the 31st ult. PC.
Wickstead said he saw the defendant who was
drunk and using very foul language. Fined 2s 6,1
and costs —Dant 1 Homer eras charged with being
drunk on the 30th ult. P.S. White said he saw
the defendant at High Street, Cradley Heath, and
said he was taken home by his wife. P.C. Tytherly
said he saw the defendant in his own house, and he
was creating a disturbance with his wife. He was
drunk. Mary Neale said that the defendant had not
had any beer all the night because she was with
him. He had his thigh hurt on Friday. Fined
5s and costs.—Joseph Yardley was chaeged with
being drunk on the 18th ult, P.C. Tytlae:leigh
said he saw the defendant who was very drunk and
using had language. Defendant said he had been
summoned for the same offence at Stourbridge.
Fined lOs including costs.
I 131(EACII6OF THE PEACE.—Samuel Siviter, George
Forester and Thos. Tremens were charged with com-
mitting a breach of the peace on the 30 h ult. P
C. Bishop said that he saw the defendants fighting.
lie ran Siviter and Siviter ran into his house, and
witness followed him. Bound over in their own
recognisunces of £5.
REFUSING TO QUIT. Benjamin Hingley was
charged with refusing to quit the licensed premises
of Silas Whitehouse on the 28th ult. Mr. White-
house said the defendant came into his house the
worse for beer. He asked to be supplied with beer.
He put him out. Defendant came back and struck
him on the back. He was twain put out, and he
again returned again and the witness soot for the
police. Defendant was further charged with being
drunk and disorderly on the 28th ult. P.C. Whish-
ten said he saw the defendant outside Mr. White-
house's house creating a disturbance. Defendant
was also further charged with using violent language
towards Joseph Bird on the same date. Complain-
ant said that he went into the Handel Hotel, and
defendant threatened to throw a glass of beer in his
eyes. Defendant was turned Out of the house. He
returned and caught hold of him and threatened to
kill him. Defendant threw a table over complain-
ant. Mr. Slater said that lie heard the defendant
say that he would throw the beer over complainant.
Defendant was fincd 5s and costs for the first
offence ; 2s 6d and costs for the second offence ;
and the third offence was dismissed.
OBSCFNE LANGUAGE. Tromans was
charged with using obscene language on the 30th
ult. P. C. Styles said that he heard the defendant
at RowlerVillage using obscene language towards
some more worn nn, Fined is and costs.
VeerteNcv.—Thonatts Pear sons was charged with
begging on the 28th ult. at Cradle), Heath. P.C.
Tytherley said he saw defendant. He had received
complaints from a shopkeeper. He afterwards saw
the tbfendant go to a man at a door and ask for
something. He afterwards pulled three-parts of a
cake aue a loaf of bread out of his pocket. Com-
mitted for 21 days' herd'abour.
STEALING COAL.—Etiza Shellman (13), and Sarah
Millward were charged with stealing coal, the
property of the Earl of Dudley, on the 29th ult.
Additional-colistable Taylor said he saw the de-
fendaa! at Warren's Hall Colliery. Windmill Lad,
at about 8 o'clock. He saw them pick some coal
from a dirt bank and a slack heap. They took it
into a field and returned for so:ne more. They had
about 301bs of coal, which would be worth id. Fined
5s in default 14 days.
AN IMPORTANT PoINT OF LAW. John Smith,
gasfitting manufacturer, Cradley Heath, was sum-
tnoncd to show cause why he should not eintribute
to the illegitimate child of a married woman named
Sophia Joaes.—The complainant stated that the
defendant had admitted the paternity of the child
,nd had voluntarily contributed to its maintenance
during the past five years. Lately, however, he
had neglected to pay his contributions regularly,
and she had con-equently summoned him before the
magistrates for an order to be made.—ln reply to
Slr, J. Wtight, who defended, complainant stated
that she was a married woman, and Mr. Wright
afterwards contended that the very fact of the Com-
plainant being a married woman debarred her from
obtaining an order.-11r. Pearson : But the defend-
ant admits the paternity, and for several years has
contributed to the maintenance of the child.—Mr.

Wright : 1 respectfully submit that as the com—
plainant is a married woman at the time of apply-
ing for the order you have no power to grant it,—
Mr. Holcroft : If that is so I must say it is a very
hard case.—The Magistrates' Clerks (Messrs. Hayes
d Goodman) said the objection raised by Mr.
W ight was a proper one, and Mr. Holcroft said
the magistrates were reluctantly compelled to dis-
iniss-the case, at the same time they considered the
least Mr. Smith could do was to contribut to the
maintenance of the child.—Mr. Wright s tid he
would try t.) induce his client to curry out the
wish 8 of the magistrates.

SERIOUS OFFENCE BY A DUDLEY
RAILWAY PORTER.

At Dudley Pollee Court, on Wedneslay before
G. Bagott and J. Bateman, Esqs., George Sharman
(19), porter, of King Edmnni-street, in the employ
of the Gre it Western Railway Company at Dudley
was (sharp(' with stealing a parcel containing
watches and jewellery that had been entrusted to
the company for delivery; and John Thatcher (43)
of Stourbriclge, uncle of the prisoner, was charged
w receiving one of the witches knowing it to
have been stolea. Sharm .n was further cliarged
eii stealing a gold ring, value 285., the property
of James Foreman, Falmouth read, London.
Mr. T. Spencer, Birmingham prosecuted.
A parcel containing the watches, dec. was des.
pa ched by a jeweller nam ,d Skinner, of Aberd ire
to Messrs. Woolf and Son, Birmingham. The
parcel arrived safe at Dadley and was atterw.irds
mii:•ed. Thatcher, was afterwards founi to have
pie iged a watch, which was identified as part of
the proceeds of th: r ) b sty, ant as na was the
uncle of the prisoner S Larman suspicion attached
to the latter, and on his arrest the ether watch and
jewellery were found in his posses-ion. . Tee gold
watch (valued at £4) was found to have been sold
to a milkman named Thacker, of Newhall-stseet,
for £l.
1 Sharman pleaded guiity to the first charge: and
ex merated his uncle Thatcher fro:n any guilty know.
edge.
Thatcher was discharged with a caution.
The facts of the second case against Sharman
were identical with the first.
Prisoner, who had been in the employ of the
company for seven years, and received a g od char•
acter, was sentenced to three months' Lard labour
in the first case, and one month's imprisonment for
the second.