The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-14 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

Si( 113 contained in the resolution of the Stourbridge
CouEer:ative Association which you forward.—l
&o, R. T Guin tr n.—Mr. G. Burton,"—"Dear
Sr Si e Safford No thcote desires me to acknow.-
ledgo with his h-atty thinks the receipt of the re-
soli in you forwar.i4,(l -I remain, &c., Arthur San-
roar z."

MU MILEY i!La BETA IL BREWERS' PROTECTION
:_iouticrY.—The annual dinner in connection with
tl,is s .cie:y wok place at the Turk's Head Inn,
ip.h-s:reet, hiciley Hill, on Wednesday night.
A!‘er- the dinner tie cii jr was occupied by Mr. R.
I. UtList, and the vic.- cimir by the host, Mr. T.
t; at t ery. The Ohaif-77iin in responding to the toast
o t ie Association, said tivit it had been continually
gro ...trig ince its forint-Iton in 1872, and had now
b 1144. e itt the b:ink of £77 Only three convic-
tions of mttnbi-r- hai taken place since the forma-
ton of the association. The authorities at Somer-
&ct llue hid I t•cently been making enquiries as to
the 01111114 off of the revenue from the trade, and
it w tutnoured that the present duty of 6s. 3d, per
La lel v a about to be increased to Bs. There was,
however, a possible chance that the authorities in •
applyill; their remedy might kill the goose that
laid th. 2 golden egg. The Act of 1880 passed by Mr,
.01:1.dstone hail had the effect of lowering the quality
of the natiJual beverage, which instead of being
ma,ufac•ured solely from pure malt could now be
made from anything, lie also spoke de;,recitin,gly
of the Act which necessitated the drawing of -ale
iu.to an earthenware Imperial me,isure, . and con
tended that itafforded greater facilities for cheat-
ing the public than existed previously. A number
of other toasts followed.

11ALHANIBRA THEATRE —Mr. Thomas Sennet, and
his capital London company, have been perform-
ing here durin.4 the week, to fair houses. The
piece chosen was the new and successful realistic
drama, entitled "Redemption. or, dark turn-
ings," by Thomas Sennett. Mr. Sennett, as Ralph
S evenson. a Canadian, sustains the part in a very
mastorly style, and gained frequeat applause. Mr.
Mason, Mr. tic thercole, Mr. Warry, Mr. Steele, and
Mr. Arthur Sennett disposed of their parts in
a capital manner. Mr. Stone, as a London waif,
caits,s rows of laughter by his witty sayings and
grotesque actions. Miss Pollie Marsh, a true -
17,carted domestic, acquits herseit in a very sati§fac-
tt.ry manner. Miss Nellie Holmes, 11.1iss.Blamelte
S nnstt, Miss Rsc C,,oper, and Miss A.,ia Forde do
crtdit to the parts altotte.l to them. To-night /Sat-
urday) is the last night of this excellent company.
' and we hope that all who wish to see some sterling
acting will visit this place of amusament anl give
Mr. sennet a "bumping house."

AN APPRENTICE GOING FOR A
SonprEa.—At the
Court yesterday before Caioael Fletcher,
Major: Cochrane and Mr. W. J. Turney, William
Frederick r unless, glasscutter, Cualbournbroak,
was charged with making a false statement to the ,
magistrata at the attestation.—Mr. Wal Iron de-
fended.— Valter Webb, of the firm of Messrs.
'Hymnal Werib and Soli, glass manufacturers,
Dennis Park, said that the defendant was an up-
prentice to the firm until the 9th of February. He
was not in any way discharged. He was 15 years
of age when he was apprenticel—Sergeant Thomas
Davis proved that the defendant tame and presented
hims-if as a recruit and denied being an appr. nice,
—The Bench said they must have farther evidence
an.idisctiarged the d -fendant.
Assaur.T.—Austin B .rlow was charged with
assaultin., John Barlow on the 6th inst..—Mr. Perry
prosecuted,—Cornplainant said that he lived at
Oldswinford and defendant was his brother. At
about six o'clock he saw his brother at the bwik ot
the Market. Defendant said "I've come to meet
you and now give me some coin, or I shall settle
you." Witness replied "Not such a villian as yoa
wou't frighten money out of me. "Defendant then
struck him with a stick and witness took it off
him and broke it Witness then knocked him down
and struck defendant with a stick. Witness after-
, wards went into a public house and put the stick
O n the fire. Defendant followed and took one of
the pieces of tire and tried to put it in his face.
Witness stopped him and threw the defendant
out of the house, hut ht, r turned and attempted to
throw a glass at hial, but was prevented.—Jarm s
Pc ,rsall s ii he was a neighbour of the defendant s
At about five o'clock he met the defendant in the
Heath Lane. Witness said "You have got some
mud on your back." He said "Yes, I tline3ht of
being back to see yon b-- pointing in tne-direc-
don of his brother's house„"—Joseph 'Sankey said
that he was in a public house at the back of the
Uarket Hall, and defendant was searching for some
iron to stab his brother with.—Jos. Guest a'so
gave evidence.—P.C. Eaves said that from iin forma-
ion he received he went todefendant's and searched
him' and found a chisel in his pocket. Defendant
saidit was to take a look oil a door awl dal not
know that he 'had it, or he might havebeeu tempted
to use it. —James Southall, deputy clerk, said de-
fendant was bound over for twelve montiks for as-
saulting his brother on the 2n : of May, 1884.—De-
fendant asked the Bench to adjourn the case to
get the Public Prosecutor on his behalf .—The B:neh
said they had no power to do so. They said it was
a most unsatisfactory case. It was very disgrace.
fat that two respectable men could not me, t nit
out quarrelling and dismissed the case. The Ben,h
cautioned defendant about being bound over.
DRUNKENNESS.—Henry Littfew o I was fined 103
and costs for being drunk at the Lye. P.O
Brazener proved the caae.—Wihhiaii Groves
w,,s
fined 2s 6d and costs for being drunk at tla, Lye.—
William Westwood, for being drunk oa the Bth

inst, was fined 2s 6d and costs.—Thouias Mac-
Fadden was fined 5s and costs for being drunk and
incapable.—Henry Leadham was charged with be-
ing drunk on licensed premises, known as the Cross
Walks Inn, Lye, on the 7th inst. P.C. Brazener
found the defendant in the above-named house.
The landlady said that the man had come in and
sat down while she was in the back. Witness did
not see defendant have any beer. Defendant said
he was subject to fits, and he was fined 2s 6d and
costs. Henry Plant was charged with being
drunk on the Bth inst. Fined 5s and ccsts.—George
Pearsall was charged with being drunk on the 9th
inst at the Lye. P.C. Jones proved the case.
Fined 5s and CoBll3.—Joseph Yardley was charged
with being drunk and disorderly on the 7th inst at
the Lye. Fined 2s 6d and costs.—Charles Southall
was charged with being drunk and disorderly at
Hay green, on the 9th inst. Fined 5s and cests.—
James Pritchard, Quarry Bank, was cherged with
being drunk at the Lye on the Bth inst. Fined 2s 6d
and costs.—Henry Mills was charged with being
drunk on the 7th inst. Fined 2s 6d and costs.—

John Hatton was charged with being disorderly
and refusing to quit licensed premises on the 7th
inst. Joseph Bullinghani, landlord of the Wind-
mill Inn, proved the case, and said the defendant
refused to leave. The defendant was a "wolf in
sheep's clothing." Fined 5s and costs.
A LLEG ED THEFTS .---David Dovey was charged
with et; :ling a pair of boots arid a silk handker-
chief, tn.• property of Elizabeth Hodgkiss, of the
Lye. Mr. A. C, Morris, of Stourbridge, defended,
P iseuteix said th tt in February she was lodging
wti vr,oner's motiier. Ou Monday, the 16th of
Fete nary, 51i!..3 inised a pair of boots. She alai
miss d a silk handl'eichief :ind one woollen one
atrerq.ards :411.1V prison r on the night wearing
th hots Witness asked him for them and he
said he would not give them her till he came back
from doing the 14 (lays. The boots and handker-
eldef were hers. She missed a handkerchief, and
when prisoner came back she saw it round his
neck. She gave Os 6:1 for the boots, anl Is 6d for
the handkerchief. k:.hoss-examined : She had been
l«L4ing :it the prisoner's house. She did not lend
the boots to the prisoner. She did not bring two
pairs of bo.its down stairs and ask him to choose.
PS. Cape sdd the prisoner was in custody on a
warrant, and on searching him he found prisonerf
wearing the boots, and he found the handkerchief
in his pocket. 0 charging him he said" I did no
steal them, I picked to handkerchief up off the
bedroom floor." The defence was that proscutrix
wanted him to go to Stourbrid4e , bur, prisoner
said he had no boots. She went upstairs and
brought two pairs of boots down and said "Choose
your own." P.C. Powell said he went with P.C.
Jones to the prisoner's house to apprehend him.
Prisoner had no boots and the girl brought a pair
of boots and told him to put them on. Prisoner
put them on after some difficulty. The Beneh here
intimated that they did not wish to hear any more
evidence and dismissed the case.

ORSTRUCTION.—Thomas Ilarmshaw was charged
with obstructing the highway, by leaving his hors)
and trap thPreon for a long and unreasonable time.
—The case was withdrawn on payment of costs.
ALLEGED THEFF OF FOWL.—Benjamin Penn and
George Wootton were charged with stealing hen,
the property of Mr. Leonard, Cradley, and a cock,
the property of Mr. Pearson,—A witness, sister to
Mr. Leonard, was called and said she missed a fowl
last Monday. It was cne similar to the one pro-
duced.—P.S. Cope said Wootton made a statement
and said Penn caught the cock with some wheat.
Penn also caught the hen.—Prisoners were re—
manded.

APPLICATION.—Mr. Wright. Oldbury, made an
application on behalf of Mr. Woodbridge for in-
terim authority for the Old Pipe Inn, High Street,
Thii application had been heard before and the
Bench then adjourned the case. Mr. Wright said
he had known the applicant for several years .and
he was very respectable. Woodbridge had made a
slip and had supplied porter after hours whilst
holding the license of a public house in Birming-
ham.—The Bench decided to grant the license, bat
cautioned the applicant.
FRAUDULENT 'BAILEE.— Henry Green% e,y (10)
was charged that he, being the bailee of 2s (id, the
property of Samuel Evans, BelibrouOton, did
trauoulently convert the same to his own u,e.—
Prosecutor said that on the 6th inat he gave the
prisoner 60 to take to his wife. lie ollered the

lad a penny to take it.—Emily Evans, wife of pro
secutor. said that the prisoner came to her and
gave her half-a-crown. He 'laid her husl)and had
sent it.—P,C. Wallace said he apprehended prisoner
on the Bth inst. He charged him and prisoner
then went and found a half crown from by a
dower.—Ordered to receive 6 strokes with the
birch rod.
OBSCENH LANGl7AGE.—Priscilla Timmins was
charged with using obscene language on the 7th
inst. Fined 108 and costs.
BOARD OF GuanDlANs.—Mr. Raybould presided
at the meeting of this Board yesterday.—Admitted
10, discharged 22, remaining 572 against 550.—
Belief, Kinaswinford £46 is 6d, Stourbridge £3O
12s Halesowen 23 14s 9d, Non-residents
19s Bd, total £lO9 7s Hid against £9B 8 73/4d.—The
Clerk reported the the trustees of the late relieving
officer, Mr. Charles had paid the sum of £22 is 2d,
being the amount of the present deficiency said to
be due.