The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-15 00:00:00

BRIER LEY HILL.

DRUNKENNEsS.—.At the Police Court on Monday,
bef „re Messrs. 11. 0. Firrustone and G. K. Harrison,
Edward Sankey was charged with being drunk, at
Brocktmeer, on the Ist inst.-I).S. Hollins prover:
the case. Fined is and tosts.—Jobn Hambury was
charged with heir'," drunk at Prockmoor. Fined is
and costs.—Jusiah"Slan r was charged with being
runk and disercierly on the 4th in‘t. P.C. Rey-
nold proved the case. Fined 2s 61 and costs.—
Ezekiah Pearson was charged with being drunk at
Quarry Berk on the 3rd inst. PC. Himan proved
the case. Fined 23,6 d and costs.—James Bennett
was charged with being drunk and disorderly at
Commonside. on the 3rd inst.—P.C. Adams proved
the c tse. Fined 23 6d and costs.
swEARING AT PlGS.—Juhu Breeze, a butcher in
the employ of Mr. Marsh Brierley Hill, was
eharg, d with using obscene iltieuage on the 4th
inst.—P.C. Bitch gave evidence.—llefendant ad-
mitted using bad language, but he was out ot
temper, as the pigs he was driving had given him a
great deal of running abeut. The care was with-
drawn on payment of costs.
OBSTRUCTION —John Page was charged with ob-
structingthe highway with a wagon and three
a, at Wordsley.—P.C. Reynolds raw the de-
nt's wagon and horses stand outside the
Harmonic Tavern, Wordsley, for 15 minutes,—Tne
cfheaotl-rtaese was withdrawn en payment of costs, 8s 6d.
CAUTTos.—George 3illingham was charged with
using a carriage without having a license, at Quarry
Bank —Mr. Johnson, excise officer, said he saw the
deit ndant 0 tle 15 h July driving a carriage. He
asked hen for his lieenitu, but he failed to pr -duce
it, Defend nt had since taken out a license.—De-
fendant said he did net think it requited a license.
lieuch thought there had been an intringe-
went of :he law, but as he said he hid acted inno-
ePlY the ,bould order Lim to pay the cots, 8.
Atcs.trirrs.—Sirah 13ellock was charged with as-
saulting Nary Wil!iains, at Pensnett, on 4th int.
There was a cro,s summons against Mary WilJams
for teserulting Sarah Jane Buliock.—Mary Williams
,aitl that as he was coining out of her house the
f,m.lart caeghthold her by the hair of her head
art! struck t et four blows in the face —Ja,ie Alanti.l
and a li Give w• 11 gave corrob rative evid,
Ildetulent sta;cd the ccmi lainant used to take soft
water, and because she chastised her she commenced
the row —The case against Mary Williams was
then gone into.—Sa.ah Bullock saie as her daughter
Sarah Jane, was going into the brewheuse to wash
herself the defendant threw a brick and knocked
her down.—The Bench were of opinion that an a.
suit was committed on each slue, and they were
both to blame. They should not fine them, but
they would each have to pay their own costa ; and
the Beryl recommended neighbours not to fall out
over stich trifling matters.
DIREATEL—John Homer was charged with using
threats towards his wife on the 14th May.—Com-
plitinant said that he was:upstairs singing and de-
fendant ran upstairs with a kni:e and said he would
rip her b--heart out. Complainant said the de-
fendant would not wok, and he went out fishing,
and took what too" there was out of the house. He
brought the kick and sold thin for drink. She
would not care if he was always as quiet as when
he came here, (meaning the Police Court). Florence
Homer, daughter of de complainant, said she was
present on the 11th of May. tier father ran up
stairs whh a knife in his hand and threelened to
rip her mother's heat out. The Bench ordered the
defendant to be hound over in one a irety of £lO
and two of £5, and ordered to pay COEB,
AN UNFOUNDED CHALGE.— Walter Edwards WlB
charged with being drunk and refusing to quit
licensed premises when requested —Sarah Shake
speare was charged with assaniting William Parsons
on:tile 20th July. Mr. llolberton was for pro-e-
-cuor. an I Mr. Ward defended Edwdldc Witliam
Parsons, landlord of the Halfway Hot se Inn, King:
se inford said on the 20th July Edwa,us came into
the house and after he had been in smne time be
began to make use cf bad language. He was re-
quested to leave but ref aelto do so. Soon after
the landlord tried to put ir in out, and he truck
hen two or three times. Just as he was tr;ing to
get him out Sarah 6hakesp..a e came up and ciiught
hold of him by the hair o! the &ad, and also pulled
same of his weiskers out, and also :era' ehed his
face. Thomas Piper, Joseph Fleetwood, and Snel.
Beard were celled and trim corroborative evid, nee
The Bench con.idered .the cases well, and they had
come to the conclusion to dismiss them both
SUPPLYING • DRUNKEN PERSON. -William Him.
'ey was charged with selling intoxicaing liquor to
I mimes Moo e, he bAng then drunk Mr. Ward
defended. P.S. Williams said he visited defendant's
house, the Park Tavern, Kingswinford, on the 27th
July, He saw Moore in the tap room and he had
some ale in a cup. He visit the defendant's
house later in the evening and he saw Moore sup-
plied with ale. Pefendant said he had ordered the
man out before that evening but he %%mild not go.
When he visited the house tbe second time the
landlord turned him out. The man was a tramp
from Liverpool aid had no shoes or stockings on.
tie wa. that drunk thel hs had to take him to the
pidice station and hek him up. P.C's Adams and
Mae Dermot also cave corroborative evidence. Mr.
Ward submitted that there was no case, and called
Mrs Brown who said that she was serving at the
defendant's house on the above date. She saw a
tramp th re with a pint of beer and he was sober.
She served him with another pint when the caber
tame. She thoti.ht he was sober. William Huxl y
said that he did not see the defendant before the
officers came. The man was sober and went out of
the house without any. neisiStance. The man had
been performing in the moth. Be was tied up with
a rope and htei gOt out or, it, and he did not
stagger or tumble. Richard Davis said he remem-
beren seeing a tramp in the defendant's house. He
was as "sober as a judge.' He did not stagger out
of the house when requested by Vie officers. Samuel
Evans raid he saw the tramp in the defer.dant's
house and he was very sober. He went out of the
house. John Day swore the tramp was sober.
The Bemh decided to convict, but they did not
consider it a .erious case and should fine him 10s
and c sts. Mr. Ward gave notice of appeal.

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