The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-10-28 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.-At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Messrs. N. Hingley and W. Bassano,
James Harris was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly, at Cradley Heath, on the 19th inst.—Police-
constable Cooper proved the case and said that defend-
ant was fighting with another man.—Benjamin Parker
have corroborative evidence,—Joseph Burgess and
William Dinimock were charged with a similar offence,
but they did not appear. —Harris was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, and was fined lOs and costs;
in default one month.—Edward Sherlock was charged
with being drunk and disorderly, on the 2nd inst.—
Police-constable Giles proved the case, and said he was
drunk at ( radley Beath and knocked one woman down.
—Defendant was filled lOs and cests ; in default one
month.

NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT Wives—Joseph Siddaway,
a chainmaker, was charged by John Taylor, with allow-
ing his wife and three children to become chargeable
to the Dudley Union.—Complainant, who is relieving
officer, proved that the defendant's wife and three chil-
dren became chargeable to the Dudley Union, and there
,was 27s due for their support.—Superintendent
Woollaston said the prisoner was apprehended at Chester.
Defendant ran away from the officer and he was caught
by a man on horseback. On apprehending the prisoner
two of the officers were injured on their hands.—De-
fendant was ordered to pay the amount and costs £3 lls
4d ; in default three month's hard labour.—Harris was
charged by John Taylor, with neglecting his wife and
child, and allowing them to become chargeable to the
Dueey Union.—John Taylor proved the case and said
there was Gs due to the Union.—Defendant admitted
that she was his wife but denied the paternity of the
child, as the woman had left him.—The case was ad-
journed for a week.—Benjamin Bagley was charged
with neglecting his wife and child and allowing them to
become chargeable to the Dudley Union.—John Taylor
provwd defendant's wife and child became chargeable on
the 7th mat, and there was Gs due.—Defendant pleaded
guilty acd said he was on strike.—He was ordered to
pap the amount and costs; in default two months'
im-
pi'isonment.—Joseph Thomas Taylor was charged with
neglecting his wife and child and allowing them to be-
come chargeable to the Dudley Union.—John Taylor
nroeed that defendant's wife and child become chargeable
to the Union and lOs was due.—lie was ordered to pay
the amount and costs; in default one month's imprison-
ment.

Excise PROSECIITION.—Edward Siddaway wae charged
with having a dog in hi 3 possession on the 12th of
August, not being duly licensed.—Ellen Hickman proved
that she sow the dog on the premises of the defendant
on the above date.—Another witness named Hezekiah
Hickman gave corroborative evidence.—Defendant said
the dog was not six months old and he had drowned
him.—Fined 255. .

REVENGE Is SWEET.—HeZekiAI Hickman the witness

in the last case was charged with having a dog in his
.possession on the 28th August, not being duly licensed.
.—Edward Siddaway, the defendant in the last case
proved the case, and said the dog was two years and a
half old. The dog came to bite him and he struck it
with a stick.—The defence was that the dog caw e- to his
.house and stayed two days when the defendant struck him
with a stick and he threatened to have him up, when
defendant informf:d -the excise officer about it.—Fined
25s the mitigated penalty.