The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-04-25 00:00:00

BIIIERLEY HILL.

DRUNZENNESS.-,-At the Police Court on Monday,
bgote MeAsrs. H. Smith and P. F 01,7, R:ehard
Gould and Thomas Gould were chargel wita beiug
drunk and disorderly on the 1M mst and were
fined 2 64 and cots.—William Vincent ant
Samuel Dave s for similar offenc ,8 were fined, the
former 2i 6.1 and cost,4, and Davies 5s and costa.

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ALLEGED THEFT.—Mary Slater was charged with
stealing the sum of XI 4s 61, the property of Ed.
Geary lanilord of the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Wordsley
—Mr. Waldron defended.—Strah Geary said that
on the 31st March there was £2 7s in a box at the
back of toe till, and there was 23 61 and two chit-
lings and some sixpences loose in tee till. She saw
the money safe at one o'clock in the day and she
counted it, locked the till and put the key on a
shelf where she was in the habit of putting it. She
went to the tid again about four oclock and she
missed the money. The defendant came to the
house twice for two half-pints of fourpenny. She
did not see or serve any one els 3 till four o'clock.
She first saw defendant at half-past one, and she
was standing outside the bar window. She would
not be able to get at the till Aithout coming inside
the bar. She (witness) afterwards handed P.C.
iteynolds 78 6d. This money she received from
piesonee'a sister-in-law, Mary Jane Slater.—Cross-
examined :—Witness's son wont! have aCCelit to the
bar between 1 and 2 o'clock. The prisoner was hot
there when she put the key on the shelf, but she
had been ia the houle many times when she put
put the key on the shelf. She could not swear to
any of the colas in the £2 7s.—Nlary Jane Slater
said she was sister-in--law to prisoner. Tao prisou3r
came to her house at about half-past 12 on the 214
March. Witness asked her if she would lend her
a halfpenny, and she did so, Prisoner said "I have a
hal fp uny, three farthings. and one penny, and when
I've speut that, I've spent all Its got." Prisoner
caul to witness's h use at five o'clock anl witness
said "Polly, :qrs. Geary has missed Rotilt3 money,
have y.ou had it?" She replied "No I've not," and
she began to cry. Witnesieasked her to go to Mrs.
Geary to say whether she had had it or not, and she
went. Prisoner gave her Is 61 atei she said that
vr'es all she had beslde3 a few copyenis, but she did
not say where it w is. l'risoner told her te take it
to Mrs. Geary and say that was all she had besides
a few copperie—Cross.exemined :—She had had a
row with her husband. She did not say that she
saw the prisoner take the money. Prisoner did not
offer to be searched. Prisoner did not sty that the
7s 61 was given to her by her naother.—P.C•
Ry-
nolds said that from information she went to Mrs,
Geary. He received Is 6d from Mrs. Geary.—Mr.
Smith said they did not think there was anything
in the case and disnissed it —Mr.. Waldron said it
was only in fairness to the girl for him to say that
he could prove it beyond a doubt that the money
was given to her to take to the County Court.

DRUNK ON LICENSED PREESIOIS —Henry Evans,
lee of Stour bridge, was charged with being drunk
on licensed premises and refusing to quit the Boat
Len, Words ley, on the 11th inst. Mr. Waldron was
for the presecutiou, and Mr. A. C. Morris defended.
—Daniel Gill, landlord, said that he kept the Boat
Inn, \Voris ey. On the 11th inst the defendant
drove in a cab into his yard. Defendant afterwards
went into the kitchen and asked to b 3 supplied
with beer. Witness saw that he was drunk and
refused to supply him and requested him to leave
the house, but he did not go for 10 minutes. A
gentleman, who was with him, named Morris per-
suaded him to go and he did so. Defendent re-
turned in about 20m1nutes, and began tossing.
Witness went and caught hold of the money and
refused to let him toss, whereupon, defendant
caught hold of him by the arms and severely ehoek
him. Finally he sent for the police Defendant was
not supplied with any ale in his house that day.—
P.O. Reynolds said he went to the Boat Inn. He
found Evans holding the landlord by the arms. He
heard the landlord request Evans to go, but he did
not comply.—Cross-exarnined :—Evans refused to
go over something about 2. As soon as Evans had
the 24 he loft the house.—Re-examined : He had
no doubt about Evans be ng drunk.—Mr. Smith
ssid they would deal with the case of being drunk
oa preetises only.—Mr Morris said defendant had
ben abroad and was of a very excitabl3 tempera-
rn
nt, and the lendl ,rd by takiog the 23, had thus
excited uim.—Mr. Smith said tae e had tale,m
lenient view of the ease, and liad eirn 104 and costs.
—Thomas Bayli was eh :rged with being drunk on
licensed premises known is the U doom flee. on
the tifli iust.—P.S. Connolly and P.C. Lafford saw
the defendant it, the house drunk.—Fined 5e and
costs, or 14 days.
Bite tcli OP TIES PEACE. Aleent Peeece and
Fleury Daxies were elearged tv'th hiing drunk and
discirderly, in tiigh Street, Q tarry B init.—Fined
2s 61 and costs ea,M, or 7 d .ys.
STEAM N(i LIoAL Bridget C •iftehan, Rotund
Court, Stout bridge, was charge.l with se.aling coal
the pr 'petty of Ar. G. K. Harri.on.--P.C. Jeff ey
saw pris ,ner in tlie brickyard ef Mr. Harrison, with
a quantity of eoal, weighing abiut !cwt.—Fin Al 5*
or 7 days
ALL THROUGII A JOKE.—Harris Richard Shirt,
baker, Eli;h Sty .et, Stourbridee. was charged with
sesaulteig John Lowery Nui-ance Inspxtor,
Sc 1001 Ito ad Inspector, .und Cana Inspector,
Tettenu dl, at A.mblecote on the 17th init. Defend-
ant was further cnarged with llami!). ng, an um Tolle
value .£l, the property of Johe 'Lowery. John
Lowery was charged with assaul•ine 'tarn,
Richard Shirt: —Hr. Hinds defenthei Suit —John
Lowery said that on that on t ue day in queition he
went to Stourbridge on busines, and he e tiled at
defendant's father's shop and ask.- t of
pork pie. In a jocular way he said o Mrs. Shirt, who
was in tee shop, "I hope there is no vat's meat in
it," Mrs. Shirt a 'id she was much ann )yed. He
cut a small piece off the pie, but he dist uot eat any
of it. He then left the shop and wat down the
street When be gut a short way down the street
a young man followed him and asked him if he was
going to pay, and he told him be wou:d call and
see Mrs. Shirt as he want back. Shortly afterwards
the defendant came to him asked him to pay for the
pie. He timed to leave him, but defendant would
not let him and smothered him with flour. Witness
lifted up his umbrella and defendant took it from
him and broke it before nis eyes. He then struck
him a blow on the face, and cut it. He eventually
went back and remonstrated with Mrs. Saila
Cross-examined :—He did not refuse to pay defend-
ant, nor he did not lift up his umbrella to strike
hi a. He did not charge at defendant with his
umbrella.—Mrs. Bonsor said that she saw Shirt
take hold of complainant's arm and would not let
him pass. They had a "dreadful scuffle." She
heard complainant say that Shirt had broken the
umbrella and grossly inteltetl him, anti he would
have him summoned. Shirt had the lower part of
the umbrella and the genreman lied the top pert.
ehirt struck the complainant ei tee face eat made
it bleed.—Croeesexamined .—She saw them twist
ing the u norellt about—Ars. Preece saw Shirt
take hold of Lowery by tne arm. Lowery lifted
up hie umbrella and it was broken He heard
Snirt say the he wasn't going to let how', y g , till
he had pit :or the pie —P.O Jeffrey said that he
iiid riot sae the as 'milt. Lie MIN complainant with
a stall seetteu on the ei is of the nose and one on
toe ti 'ltd. Shirt mai i that it wis trio when the
utik ire,la, w is brotteu. Mr. Hind addressed the Bench
in defence, tel in doing so referred to complain.
ant as L )we f. Complainant than shouted out
"Mr, if yoe lease."—Shirt was then put into the
box and said he was son of James Shirt, confec-
tioner, Stour ridge. In consequence of something
said to hint u his mother he followed Lowery. He
caught him u 1) teed tapped him on the (at the same
tune tapping Lowery on the shoulder, and defend-
ant said "Keep your hands off me now, and re-
member you'r in a police court), awl asked bun if
he had beau at a shop and asked for some pork pie
and if he was new inted tbe money. Doren:hint said
lit, was t.e .nsn, bat he was nit going to pay. He
then sr icc him with the umbrella. Tuey thenerOS !
with
hlthrio thhr
(mwiiitdileeBa,)ehcaargueghathim t
umbrella,a(iaa 'vl7l
*hold of it anj it br Ake.—Richard Perks, George
Smith, and William Jones sup?orted the evidence
given by Shirt.— ioth eases ware dismissed.
Fatsit Patriot:ticks, William Walter, alias
William Smith, alais St tlitA Hartly, ahay William
Fuewlie, professional cr eketer, of no Heel meal ~
was clea ga I wi.Li outeintag 5s by Wee proteuces
front Mr. P. ii Foley at Prostwood ott ihe 13th
,1 April Ml.—Prosecutor said that prisoner called
i upon hien at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon ie.
1 the day in ques..ioa. He brought a wiper in the
handwritink of Colonel Norbury, who is eecrotery
to the Woreestershire Cricket Club, with hie
(prosecutor's) name al address on it. 11 said lie
had heel sent by Col. Sorburee He said his name
was William Thewlt•e, a nephew of John 'Cue
and lived at Laseells Hall. Ile was in we= of eta-
ployment as a professional cricketer and heti come
to him o see if he could tint him a ',lace, tvitue s
asked tam where be was last einvoyeti r id h • said
! kn. .he last three ytiars at Itosiiittt Sea oh. Wit
ike..i.a wilt) was ciLeeiu theta bast year and he
correctly replied Mr. C. B. Hastings. Witness
talkedii what be thought ot Mr.
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ling (to test him) and he t•aid he was often leg be.
lore wicket. (This is a peculiarity he has and known
to few people). Prisoner said he had been bowl-
ing on the previous Thursday on the County
Cricket Ground at Worcester and that Smith the
ground man knew him well and would give witness
any information. He had been lodging for six
weeks with Quarry, at Wordsley, looking for work
in the neighbourho ,d. Quarry was the captain of
the Wordsley Cricket Club. PriQoner said he
wanted to get back to Yorkshire. Witness tested
him on several points, and eventually gave him 5s
on the belief that his statetnentu were true.—John
Thewlis, living at Manchester, said he used to live
' near Lascells Hall. He lived there until the last
4 years and the population was not 200. Witness
had b en one ot the Yorkshire Eleven for many
years He did ivt know the prisoner and never
saw him till that day. Prisoner was not his
nephew, n,,r had he ever seen him at Lascells
John Smith, professional Lricketer and ground man,
Worcester, said he had seen him twice. Prisoner
did not bowl at the County Cricket Ground in 1884.
He came to his (witness) loduings and asked him
for a job. He said "Don't you know ma, 1 was
quite young while you was employed at Blackwell.
My name is Meakin.' Witness knew there was a
youn4 man named Meakin engaged there after he
left Lancashire. Prisoner gave the name of Thew-
us whils; at Goole. —Henry Quarry, captain of the
Wordeley Cricket Club, said the prisoner had never '
lodged at his house for 6 weeks. Prisoter came to
his house in April 1884 and asked to be put on the
right way to Mr. Foley's.—P.S. Williams said that
he received prisoner into custody at Lincoln, on a
warrant on the 4th inst.—On the way to Brierley
Hill prisoner said "If I get out of this raes., I'll lead
a different life."—Prisoner was further charged
with obtaining 5s by false pretences from Mr. A. H.
Payne, at &wide, in April 1884 —Mr. A. H. Payne
said that on Easter Monday 1884 the prisoner
called at his house and said he had been sent by
Mr. Foley arid produced a paper with Mr. Foley's
name on, written by Celonel Norbury. Prisoner
said he was formerly engaged at Rossall School
and Mr. Foldy had made arrangements, with him
for the coming season. He (witness) Naanted a pro.
fessioual so he took prisoner's name and addrese.
He said his name was William Thewlis, of Lascells
Hall. lio said his terms were a guinea a match
and his fare back to Yorkshire. ' He said he .vas
going back to Yorkshire and was short of two or
thr,e shillings. He (witness) gave him ss, and he
was induced to give him that by the representationt
he hal tnade.—John Thewlis repeated his evidence
agam.—Mr. Foley said he did not send prisoner to
Mr. Payne. He asked prisoner if he had been to
Enville and he slid that they had already engaged
a man there. Witness did not engage a an for
the next season.—Mr. Smith then committed pri-
soner to the next Quarter Sessions.