The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-09 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DRUNIENNESS.-At the Police Court, on hfonday,
hclore Messrs. F. Evers and G. K. Harrison, Thoings
Bartlam was charged with being drunk and disorderly,
0 the 26th ult, at Wallheath.—Policc-..,oustable Bayton
proved the case, and defendant irho pleaded guilty, was
tined 2s 6tl and costs.

DRUNEEN Vir.Aoo.—Maria Priest, of Sheffield
Street, Quarry Bank, was charged with being drunk
and riotous, on the 29th ult, and also charged with
assaulting Police-constable Himan, on the same date, at
Quarry Bank.—Police-constable Eliman said he saw de-
fendant on the above date drunk in the street and
creating a great disturbance. He ordered her away
when she struck him cn the face and palled his
whiskers. Ile pushed her away and she threw her child
a distance of three yards on to the ground.—Defendant
denied being drunk and said she was put about by people
sailing her names that she did not know what she was
doing.—Defendant was fined 5s and costs in each
ease.

TgIIPOBABY TRA2272R.—On the application of Mr.
Waldron, a temporary license was granted to David
Homer, the Cross Inn, Commonside, until next licensing
day.
COAL STEALING.—Mary Blaekman, a married woman,
and Florence Anderson, 14, were charged with stealing
a quantity of coal, the property of Mr. B. St. J
Matthews, at Pensnett, on the 25th tilt —Police-con-
stable Keenan was at the Corb7ns Hall Ironworks,
Pensnett, on the above date when he saw the two de-
feudants taking breakfast into the works. They re-
turned in about a quarter of an hour and as he saw I
something under their shawls he stopped them and
found they both had the coal produced. The value of
the coal taken would be id each.—Blackman was sen-
tenced to 7 days' hard labour, and the girl was fined Si;
in default 7 days.
CHARG2 OY TRESPASSINO IN SIARCH 02' GA/al.—John
Matthews was charged with trespassing on land in the
occupation of George Dudley, at Kinver, on the 26th
ult, in search of game.—Thomas Steadman, gamekeeper,
in the employ of complainant, said he traced defend-
ant's footsteps in the snow across the field into a cover
at Kingswinford. He hesrd defendant " hoist" the dog
after some pheasants —Defendant said he got over the
hedge and a witness named Garmer said he did not.—
['he Bench said they believed the evidence of the game-
keeper and fiaed defendant 10s and costs; in default 14
days.
A SINGULAR CllA2o2.—Dinah Bloomer, of Sheffield
Street, Quarry Bank, was charged with the abduction of
a child, the daughter of Charles Pegg, at Quarry Bank.
—Mr. Waldron, who appeared to prustente, said the de-
fendant's sister marriel complainant but she had since
died, leaving a daughter which defendant took from
complainant's house ten months ago and refused to give
ic up. On behalf of complainant he (Mr. Waldron)
would inform defendant that if she would give up the
child no further steps would be taken.—Defendant said
she Would give the child up if she could see it some
times.—Mr. Waldron said he had no doubt that com-
plainant would allow defendant to see the chiid and she
:hen agreed to take it to complainant's house that (Mon-
day) afternoon and on those conditions the case was
dismissed.

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTR.—Mr. Isaiah RolHugon
presided on Monday afternoon, and it was reported
by the Medical Officer that tLe deeth•rate wit 14.1
per 1,000, the lowest for January for nine years.—The
secretary of the Gas Company (Mr. George Ford)
sent an answer to the Clerk stating that the directors
would reduce the price of gas after April to the
lowest rate compatitde with the interpsts of the share-
holders.