The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-04-01 00:00:00

SATURIDA.Y, liMkTl

BREACH OF THE PEACE.—AbeI Homer and William
Easthope, were charged with committing a breach of the
peace by fighting at Cradley Heath, on the 20th nit.—
Police-censtable I3lackmore proved the case. Fined 5s
each and costs.
PLAYING AT P/TCH AND Toss.—Benjamin Pugh, Samuel
Newton, Thomas Newton, Thomas Winetts, and George
Holloway, were charged with playing at pitch and toss
on the highway leading to Halesowen, on the 20th ult.—
Police-constable Kettle proved the case. Fined is each
and costs.—Samuel Sidway, Thomas Willetts, Samuel
Newton, and Enoch James were charged with a similar
offence, on the 20th ult.—Police-constable Kettle proved
the case. Sidway was fined 8s and costs, having been
previously convicted, also James; the other two were
fined is each and costs.—William Pitcher and Thomas
Pillar were charged with committing a similar offence,
and were ordered to pay costs and cautioned.
CHARGE OF THREATENING.—WiIIiam Hinglay was
charged with using threatening language to Elizabeth
Bayley, on the '23rd ult. The case was proved and de-
fendant ordered to find one surety in £5 to keep the
peace for 3 months.
lIDRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Weston was charged with
being drunk at Blackheath, on the-20th ult.—Police-ser-
geant Walters proved the case. Defendant pleaded guilty
and was fined is and costs.
CAUTION TO SWEARERS.—John Priest and Leah Baugh
were charged with using obscene and profane language,
on the 24th tilt —Police-constable Kettle proved the case
and said defendant used very bad language, and were
brother and sister. Fined 2s 61 each; in default 7 days.
—Louisa Fowlke was charged with a similar offence, on
the 24th ult.—Police-cons!able Kettle proved the case.
Fined 2s 6d and costs.
NEGLECTING 01/ WIFE AND CHILD.—John Cartwright
was charged by John Taylor, relieving officer, with
neglecting his wife and child and allowing them to be-
eome chargeable to the Dudley Union.—'raylor said that
defendant's wife had become chargeable to the Dudiey
Union, on the 10th ult, and had incurred a cost of 283.
Ordered to pay the amount and costs; in default six
week's imprisonment.
DRENKENNEIO4.—WiIIiam Nock and John Weston were
charged with being drunk, on the 20th ult.—Police-con-
stable Kettle proved the case and said the defendants
were fighting. Fined is each and costs.—lsaac Fisher
was charged with being drunk, on the 25th.—Police-
constable Hodgetts proved the 'case. The defence was
that he had been at work hard all day and a drop of
drink had overcome him. Fined 5s and costs.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Joseph Hackett and John
Hackett were charged with being drunk and disorderly at
Thackheath, on the 21st ult--Police-censtable Wickstead
proved the case and said the defendants used bad
language. The Rev. Keith tried to get them away.
Defendants were very violent. Joseph Hackett, an old
offender, was fined 20s an-1 costs, in default six weeks ;
John Hackett 5s and cots.
ASSAULT CASE —Elizabeth Attwool and Esther AM-
wood, were charged with assaulting Harry Shaw, on the
24th ult.—Complainant said he was taking clothes home.
oa a wheelbarrow .when the defendants knocked the
barrow over, and both of them commenced to beat and
kick him.—The defence was that the defendants went
over the garden which was owned by the complainant,
and said it had always been a public road.—There was a
crosssummons heard, and the Bench ordered them all to
find one surety each in £5 to keep the peace for three
months.

FRIENDLY SOCIETY CASE AT OLD HILL
At the Police Court, on Wednesday, before Messrs. W.
Bassano and H. Howard, Thomas Priest, secretary to a
lodge called the Miners Association Lodge, held at the
Blue Ball Inn, Pear Tree-street, Old Hill, remanded from
last week, charged with misappropriating divers sums of
money between the 14th of March, 1974 and 13th August,
1875, with intent to defraud the said lodge.
Mr. Stokes appeared to prosecute and Mr. Clulow de-
fended.
Mr. Stokes in,opening the case, said that at Old Hill
there is a lodge called the Miners Association Lodge, and
there are several branches. The defendant is secretary to
the lodge held at the Blue Ball Inn, and he should prove
flint the defendant had defrauded the branch lodge of
various sums of money amounting to 7s, by giving
out sick notes. According to the Act of Parliament
under which he was proceeding there were two courses
open, one for indicting the defendant and get a com-
mittal to the Sessions ; and the other for a summary
conviction were the defendant was liable to a penalty of
£'2o and ordered to refund the money. He proposed to
take the latter course.
Thomas Smith said he was one of the trustees, and
the rules put in were the rules of the society, which con-
sisted of various lodges held at public-houses. Defend-
ant is secretary at the Blue Ball Inn, Pear Tree-street,
Old Hill. It was his duty te take strict account. The
stewards haul the money to the secretary. It was de-
fendant's duty to make out the sick notes, and the writing
produced was in the har.dwriting of the defendant. The
uote he made out for Noah Hiekmau to receive sick pay
was produced there from the district lodge.
Cross-examined: He was one of the trustees of the
d:strict, but not of the lodge held at the Blue Ball Inn,
which is governed by the district and a branch lodge.
The contributions of the members are paid on lodge
nights. The stewards receive the money which is put
into the box The landlord pays the sick out of his own
inone) which is paid back to him by the stewards. The
defendant did not have possession of it. When a man
was sick he gave notice to the secretary who made out a
sick note when he had been ill a week. It was a custom
for persons to go to the secretary for a sick note, but it
was the duty of the secretary to know that the proper
person got it. The notes are cashed by the landlord
and on club nights he got the money back. It was the
duty of the stewards to know how much money was spent
in the district. Some of the stewards were changed
monthly and some fortnightly. The stewards were the
visiting officers when persons were sick and resided out
of the district. The lodge in question has a lot of sick,
end has been a burden to the district and they have had
to pay £2 106 a fortnight more money than the district
have received.
Re-examined : Many of the stewards can't read or
write. Defendant had not given a single notice to the
stewards for him to visit Hicirmati. lie had been trustee
to the society for six weeks. He had been connected
with the society for two years.
Eiijah Hadeu, district secretary, said it was his duty
t) be present when the various secretaries brought the
ue-,ney to the district Lalge, and dtlendant handed him
toe notes produced from time to time and he Ott them
into a book. They were notes purporting t 9 be paid to
Noah Hickman. The notes produced having the various
dates of 1874 and 1875 were presented, and he paid the
defendant the money, and thought it had been paid to
the person named.
Cross-examined : When defendant brought the notes
to hint he reed them over and defendant sent them to
Lae stewards. The book produced was in his hand-
writing and ever since the lodge had been open he had
to pay more money than the coutributions Caine to.
tie had to pay more than £2 lOs f,rtnightly. It
~,as the practnee fur the see, et ,ry to give 5. note when a
member is sick which is after ialien, or should be to the
stewarus, who examine the notes and then handed to the
district sec etary. -
Noah Hickman, member of No. 2 Lodge, Fah' he lived
at Tipt.di in 1571, and did not di clare on the box until
July, 1875 He uever had the notes produced nor the
money.
Cruss•examined : PreviLus to July he never declared
on toe box. When ill h was not visited by the stewards.
Hannah Hickman, wife of Noah Hickman, said that
her husband was nut ill ninth July, 1875, and that he did
not have any money front the linage in 1874.
This was time cs,c for the prosecution.
Mr. Cluluw addressed the Bunch for the defence, and
said that the defendant was secretary to a society held at
time Blue La.l Inn. There were various lodges in the
distr.ct which commenced in 1873. Soon after its oom-
ineucemeut the sick pay was taken from the pits and put
on time various lodges by Is per head over the district.
The defendant was one of tile secretaries of the lodge
held at the Blae Ball Inn, Old Hill, which consisted of
secretaries, stewards, and other °dicers. It was the duty
of the stewards to receive the money. The secretary
does not receive any money. When the stewards receive
the money. it was his duty to take it to the district secre-
tary who puts it into a box so that his client did not
handle the money. The lodge hail been robbed no doubt
but not by his clieht. He considered there must be a
doubt in the case and asked the Bench to give his client
the benefit of it.
Prudence Stafford said in 1874 she kept the Blue Ball
Inn, and no lodge was there then. She cashed the notes
brought to her from the lodge. Defendant nor his wife
or any of his family ever came to her house with a note
to cash. Benjamin Wilshaw and James Wilshaw used to
bring notes to be cashed and they are related to Hickman
but she thought they did. She cashed the notes brought
and then gave them to the stewards who gave her back
the money. Defendant did not ever pay her.
James Willetts, landlord of the Blue Ball Inn, said he
took the house off the last witness and he was in the
habit of cashing the sick notes. Defendant nor his wife
ever brought any notes, but had often cashed notes for
Benjamin Wilshaw and the stewards paid him back the
money.
James Chapman gave the defendant a good character
for honesty.
Mr. imtokes said he did not intend to address the Bench
unless on a point of law He would remind them that
he would not press fur an indictment which he could
have dune, but asked for a summary conviction for the
defendant to refund the money.
After a short comailtation the Bench considered the
case proved and ordered the defendant to refund the
money £6 76 ciaimed, and fined him 1:5 and costs; in
default two nuto.th's imprisonment.
Defendant to•ked for tune to pay the money which was
opposed by Mr. Stokes awl relu-sed by the Bench. •

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him by the neck. He threw him down and kicked and
beat him.—H. V. Breeton said he saw the defendant had
got complainant down on the ground tryiiif! to strangle.
him and complainant became in.tenstible. Fop tl 104 anti

costs ; in default one month liari
CHARGE OP ASSAIII.T.—Sa:rviei Doi ton- was charged
with asgaulting Mary Whittaker ia.,y Bank., on the
2nd ult.—Mr. Waidran defei..leil a little
girl, said that as she was gin: home she m t the defend-
ant who caught hold of her by the neck and kissed her,
and asked her to go down a lane, she refused him, and
za et Police-constable Godly and told him what the
defendant had done.—Mr. Waldron cross-examined the
complainant, who said she did not scream when defend-
ant kissed her, and she did net refuse to let him kiss
her. Mr. Waldron then objected to the date of the
summons, which was admitted that the offence took
place on the 22nd ult, and the summons was dated the
I 2nd tilt. The summons was dismissed and complainant
I was 3irected to take out a fresh summons.

ASSAULT CASE.—James Mason was charged with
assaulting William Thomas, on the 6th ult. The com-
plaint was that defendant struck him a violent blow in
the mouth, and he was insensible for a few minutes.
Two witnesses gave corroborative evidence.—The defence
was that complainant first struck him across the eyes
with the lining of a hat. Fined 2s 63 and costs.
Cmtr.GE OF A SQATTLT.—John Goodman was charged
with assaulting Walter Perry, on the 22nd ult.—Com-
plainant, a boy, said that he was going down the yard
and defendant refused to let him go. and struck and
knocked him down, and kicked him while on the ground.
—Three witnesses gave corroborative evidence.—Wit-
nesses were called for the defence to prove that com-
plainant first threw a stone at defendant. The Bench
dismissed the summons. _

WOMEN S QUARRELS —Hannah Fulford was charged
with assaulting Sarah Reei, on the 18th ult. From the
evidence it appeared a dispute arose about a shilling
when defendant struck her ajblow in the eye. Fined la
and costs.
WILFUL DAMAGE.—Saninel Gitson, a deaf and dumb
man, was charged with wilfully breaking a window, on
the 22nd ult, the property of George Hadley. Defend-
ant pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay 83 costs.
Defendant had previously paid the 3i damage.
ASSAULT CASE.—Joseph Bayley was charged with
assaulting Maria Jones, on the 22nd ult. The assault
complained of was that defendant struck her in the eye.
The case was dismissed.
ANOTHER ASSAULT CASE.—John Smith was charged by
William Mania with assaulting him, on the 22nd ult.
Some dispute arose between them while at work when
defendant struck him. Defendant admitted the assault,
and was fined 2.3 Cd and costs.

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