The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DISORDERLY CONDLrbr IN THE WORKHOUSE.—
At the Police Court on Monday, before Messrs.
H. Smith and T. Wilkes Webb, Samuel Holmes,
an inmate of the •Kingswinford Workhouse, was
charged with being disorderly au. u&ng bad
linguage at that place on the 12th inst. The case
being proved, defendant was sent to prison for 21
days, with hard labour.

DRUNKENNESS.—WiIIiam Clewes, a blind man,
for being drunk and disorderly, on the 13th inst,
at Churchest., Brierley Hill, was fined 10s. includ-
ing costs.—Roland Hill, carter, Chapel Hill,
Brierloy Hill, was fined kis. and costs for being
drunk at Virgin's End, on the Bth inst. P.C.
lliroan proved the case.—James Whale, wagoner,
Round Oak Common, for a similar offence at Round
Oak, on the 6th ire. was fined 2s. 6d. and costs.
P.C. Wetton proved the case.—Jos. Parkes, an
ironworker, of Hart's Hill, was fined 2s. Gd. and
costs for being drunk —Richard Guest, miner,
Pensnett, was also fined 2s. Gd and costs for alike
offence.—Thomas Morris, collier, and James Morris,
grocer, both of Quarry Bank, were charged with
being drunk and disorderly, on the 7th inst.
Thomas Morris was fined 10s, and costs and the,
' other was fined 2s. Gd. and costs.—John Valli, a
travelling organ grinder, for being drunk at
Pensnott on the 13th inst, was fined 2s. 6d. and
costs.

CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN.—Joseph Pearson.
landlord of the Brockmoor House, Brockmoor, was
eharged wilh permitting drunkenness and violent
quarrelsome conduct on his licensed premises.
—Mr. Waldron defendeti.—P.C. Lafford stated that
at 10.25 on the ni:;ht of the 3rd inst he went to the
above Inn. He taere heard the defendant making
use of had language towa.rds his wife. He also saw
a man named John Hambrey in the house, with a
pint cup before him containing ale. The man was
drunk and he drew the lancllord'a attention to him.
He then went out of the house and returned again in
about ten minutes and Hambrey was etill
there. He then told the defendant that
Hambroy was drunk. He then went to the Police
Station and saw tile Superintendent.— Superintend-
ent Wollaston said that when defendant and

liambre,y came to the station they were both
drunk.—The defence was that B.ambrey was not
supplied with any ale whatever in the house, and
that he had not been in the house more than, ten
minutes.—Defendant was fined 40s. and costs.—
John liambr-T was then fined 2s, Gi. and costs for
being drunk on the premises.
CHARGE OF SThALING A WATen—Louisa Jane
Parsons (22), Blackwell Street-, Kidderminster, was
charged with stealing a German silver wd.tch and a
brass chain, the property of John Landers, labourer
of Hill Street, Brierley Hill.—Prosecutur stated
that one:th morning °tithe 7th of Nov. last, he left his
watch and chain hanging on a nail on the bedpost
in his bedroom. When he returned from work
about six o'clock in the evening the watch was
missing. —Marp.a.re.t Landers, wife of prosecutor,
stated that she loft the house about 3.30 in the
afternoon of the 7th of Nov., leaving the door un-
fastened. She met the prisoner, as she was coming
from Brettell Lane, going towards Stourbridge.—
Sarah Prince a married woman, living next door to
prosecutor, said that on the 7th of Nov. last, about
4 o'clock the prisoner came to her and asked if
Mrs. Landers was in and also asked if Mrs. Landers
had fastened her door. She told prisoner that the
door was not fastened, because Mrs. Landers was
in the habit of leaving the door unfastened.
Prisoner then went to the other house. She went
to her door shortly afterwards and saw the prisoner
standing on Mrs. Landers doorstep. Prisoier said
that she should call again to see Mrs. Landers and
then went away.— Harriet Millward, pawnbroker's
assistant to Mr. Whitwell, Stourbridge. said that
she nceived the watch produced into pledge from
prisoner on the 7th Nov. last.—P.C. Wetton proved
apprehending prisoner at Nottingham. On the

wYrran:. being read over to her she admitted taking
the watch.—lt was stated the prisoner had pre-
viously been convicted of watch st9al3ng at Kidder-
minst(T and NAtingham, and she was committed
to take her trial at the Assiz?s.