The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

A BERtivrollv PALM:U.—At the Petty Seittiona held
on Thlireday teat. Inetwe I. Roamer, Esq. (Sliprenliary 1.
Prh C.fingon• of Btourbridge, was charged Inv Win.
Saperinteurleet at the Thiion Works,
with absconding from tha talon Workhouse with the
alothing helenging to rho Guatniiens, William heightley
proved the offence. Defnennfeet fond he Was iii the habit
of having three daya every six week, His Meter wee
and that was the reason he wane; but lie • come back at
the nipper time. Discharged with a I:notion.
Beentroneu Oeftftsce —Alfeed linskew, of Amideente,
was charged lay Superint. Indent Milli with keeping lils
house onen for the wale of beer during prohibited
on the 29th ultimo. Mr. W. Waldron defended. Poliee-
constable Bretnn said he visited the defendant's house
at live minutes to eleven o'clock. and Raw a man come
out of the house. He then visited the greenhoese in the
garden, and found the defeusi nic. and foal n.ther men
there. Defendant lied a ;part jug in his lima, and
emptied aommlning oat of 0 Of into a pot, and threw the
, jag under the flower plants. Poliee-sergeeet Carroll
fetched the jog out. which contained a very small gnat,
tity of beer. Ile asked the defendant what lie We, inning.
Defindaat said that lie hail been watering the hints.
ern:a-examined : Police.errgeatit Carroll tasted intent was
in time jug. and said it was beer. The men did say tbey
had been looking at the Police-sergeant Carroll
said he visited the def.•nilaines houee at Andel/won-lane,
in company with Breton. He saw some people walking
towards the conservatory. He went, and fonini heir uteri
there. He smelt ale strong. There was some thrown
oin the ground, and he init his linger to it and tasted it,
and found it WO :kle. Ile then picked up the jug. ft
was wet all round. Did not taste it.—The defence was
that the &implant had a very nice garden, and the men
spoken of rotor to are it. There was no ale drunk, and
lie should call three witnesses to prove there was only
water in tine jug.—William Pearson said he visited the
defendant's garden on the above date, and lind a garden
adjoining defendant', lie went to look at some flowers.
He had to water them. Witness watered the flowers.
There was no ale in tine jug —Benjamin Morris, David
Skeldiug, William Davin, 111111 30)111 Morris were also
presend—William Davis, of Atublecote•lane, said he
went to tine defendant's house to see the flowers, and was
in the habit of exchanging flowers with Lim. There
were several parsons there. Saw a jug, with which they
watered tine flowers, and an it pot down. Poliee.ser-
p.,eant Carroll picked up the jug. emelt it, and said there
had Men water in it. There had been no ale in the jag.
Carroll ilid not put, his finger on the ground and taste it,
whilst in my presence.—Jolin Cartwright said he was pre-
sent, and saw an old watering jog. Was positive there
was no ale in it.—ln answer to the Bench, Superinten-
dent Mills said he had many complaiute about the house,
and that wee the reason he sent the ollicers.—Mr.
Spooner said there was direet contradiction in the evi-
dence for the defence. Defendant would surely have his
licence taken of him. He had no doubt the ale was sold
to pot money into his pocket. He should nee him 20s
and costs, and the next time he came he should fine him
the full penalty.
Awn, rnre.c eAve..—Jolin Powell, of The Thorns, was
;dso suturneued by Superintendent Mills for keeping his
house open for the sale of beer, before the lining of huff'
past twelve o'clock. Mr. Waldron defended. Police.
constable Breton said he visited the defendant's Manse et
a quarter to eleven o'clock, in company with Police-ser-
geant Carroll. He saw the daughter of defendant run
from the brewhouse to the lower back door. Wantons
foliowad her qnickly down the steps. and vain a man drink
out of a pint cup, put it down. fold run away. There was
a small quantity of ale in the jug. Dial not know the
name of the man who ran out, hut saw another man
there of the name of Hill. Witness asked the defendant
how be accounted for it. He said he did not know any.
thing about it, but supposed his daughter did. Police
-
sergeant Carroll said he visited the defendant's house, is
, company with the last witness, aunt saw two men. There
. wee a pint jug which had recently keen emptied.—Mr.
Waldron addressed the Bench for the defence, and called
. a man named John Hill, who said he went to the de-
-1 fendant's house to look after some straw lie had to sell.
; Did not have any ale ; neither did either of the other
• men have ate—William Vincent, somin.law to the de.
fendant, said he went to the house with the last witness.
t Wee in the habit of cutting chaff for him. Did not hare
; any ale. There was none in the jug. No person there
• had ale.—Ellen Powell, daughter of defendant, swore
that she did not supply any ale to Hill, Vincent, or
Hodgkies.—The learned Stipendiary saint this was nolo-
- tlier illnstratimi of tint - Ler, e I, tiiin
the u•vidi f two wi.-1;-!:.enrii awl ie.-lea-mole In 01,
n that he had kn an for some time, as-1 he hod no ',aeon
[ whatever to doubt their evidence. They hunt evidently
Ibeen seer to the Meese f.nr the nut:Pose of detecting them,
nied Ii al &me so. lie time other h,ia 4 there aim the evi-
dence of the daughter, Miss Po sell, and he moat say he

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