The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-07-26 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DRUNKENNESS—At the Police Court, on Monday,
before Messrs. F. Evers and G. K. Harrison.
Thomas Whiteman, glass cutter, was charged with
being drunk and disorderly on the 12th inst, at
Kingswinford. Police-constable Evans proved the
case. As it was the fist offence, defendant was
filled 2s 6d and costs.—Thomas Taylor was charged
with being drunk and disorderly on the 12th inst.
Police-constable Evans said the defendant was
using bad language, and said that he would fight
any —in the road, and also used indecent
language towards some young women. Police-
constable Tytherleigh corroborated. There being
no previous charge against defendant, he was fined
5s and costs; in default 14 days.—William :joley
was charged with being drank and disorderly on
the highway, in the parish of Kingswinford, on
the 6th. Police-constable Thorpe said defendant
was very drunk and using bad language, and when
h?, Thorpe, requested defendant to go home, he
s iid he would not go home for a blue coated --
like: him. Police-sergeant Steventou corroborated
the evidence of Thorpe, and defendant was fined 5s
and costs; in del ult 14 elays.—Thoma,s Attwood
was charged with being drunk and disorderly on
th-t 19th inst. Pol_ie constable Hyman said that
defendant was fighting and he saw him push his
mother over a wall. Defendant denied Fishing his
mother over the wall or striking her at all. There
being no previous conviction, he was tined 7s 6d
and costs.—Henry Stanford was charged with
being drunk and disorderly and using bad language.
Police-constable Hieklin proved the offence, and
defendant was tined 2s 6:1 and costs.
ALLOWING COWS TO SITAY ON THE HIGHWAY.—
Deborah Foxhall was chdtged with allowing 4 cows
to stray on the highway on the 15th inst., in the
Iparish of Kingswinford. Police-constable Hyman
said he was watching tlitini for 25 minutes and no
one came up to them. There being no previous
conviction defendant was cautioned, and ordered to
pay costs,—lsaac Launders was charged with
'bowing 3 cows to stray on the highway, on the
10th inst. Police-constable Gibbons said he had
cautioned clef endotnt twice before. Mrs. Launders,
wife of defendant, said they could not get any
ground to turn them in, and she was very sorry,
and that it should not occur again. She was again
osutioned, and °Masud to pay costs.

CoLL STELLING.—SamueI Evans (15), was charged
with stealing coal on the 11th, at Amble,v)te, the
property of James and Alfred Davies. Police-
constable Evans said when he saw the boy he had
a lump of coal, and he ran up an entry and tried to
hide it. Mr. Davies gave defendant a good
character. He was cautioned and ordered to pay
costs.
TRESPASSING IN SEABCIL or RABBITS.—Three men
named Walters, Millard, and Thomas were charged
with being in search of rabbits. ou the 10th inst.
John Bowen, keeper, said he saw the three de-
fendants in the wood, and was watching them for
five minutes. He saw one of them digging at a
rabbit hole with a stick. The other two were
beating round with sticks. When defendants saw
him they ran as ay. Witness ran and caught one
of them, and when he asked the names he gave him
different names. Defendants were ordered to pay
costs.

ILLEGALLY FISHING.—Joteph Shirt was charged
with illegally fishing in Haskew Bridge Pool, the
private property of Earl Dudley, on the 12th inst.
Defendant said he was very sorry. Ordered to pay
costs. _ . _

ASSAULT CesE.—George Clarke was charged with
assaulting George Lukis, an engine-fitter, in the
employ of the Earl of Dudley, on the Ist inst. As
Complainant was going up Albert Street, Pensnett,
a dog ran from under the defendant's trap and bit
him on the leg. Complainant had an umbrella in
his hand and struck the dog with it, to drive it
away. On defendant seeing him hit the dog, be
went up to him and gave him a blow on the eye,
which blackened it. Mary Furnace said she was
passing up Albert Street, Pensnett, with Mr. Lukis
on the above date, and saw defendant strike Lukis.
The defendant denied striking Lukis and said he
only gave him a push. The Bench said as it was
not so serious as Complainant tried to make them
believe, they should order defendant to pay costs.