The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-12-22 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court on Mon.
day, before G. King Harrison and P. Foley, Eqs ,
-John Martin was charged with, being drunk at
Brettell Lane, on the 801 inst. P.S. Salt proved
the case and said he saw defendant fall down twice
and he had to help him into the house. Fined
2s. 6d. and costs ; in default 7 days.—John Williams
was charged with being drunk on the 3rd bast, at
Commonside, Pensnett. P.C. Hicklin proved the
case and said the defendant was drunk and using
very bad language. Fined 2s 6d and costs ; in
default 7 days.—Thomas Parkes was charged with
being drunk and disorderly on the 15th inst. PC.
Hollins proved the case and he saw the defendant
staggering ab:.-ut, and using very bad language.
Fined 2s 6d and costs ;in default 7 days.—Emily
Mason Watts was charged with being drunk in the
public highway, at Brierley Hill, on the 7th inst.
P.C. Hollins proved the case and said he found the
defendant lying on the ground very.drunk. Fined
2s 6d and costs; in default 7 days.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—CharIes Price was fined
5s and costs for using obscene language in Brierley
Hill, on the 10th inst. P.C. Human proved the
case.

UNLAWFULLY PAWNING WATCHES. George
Saunders was charged, that he, being the bailee of
a silver watch, toe property of Ad a Thompson,
did fraudulently convert the same to his own use, on
the 14th ult.—Alice Thompson was called and said
she gave the w tch to the prisoner to clean, on the
14th ult. He was to return it the next night. She
saw the prisoner the fodowing ounday night when
he brought a dock to her sister's. She asked him
about the watch an he said "There is corn thing
the matter with the spring. and yell shall have it
down one of the nights in the week."—Def-miant
was further charged with converting a watch to
his use, the property of William Haines.—William
Haines said he gave the defendant the watch to
clean about the end of May last.—An assistant in
Mr. Stringer's pawnshop, Stourbridge, said the de-
iendant came to the shop and off,:red the watch for
pledge. He gave him X 1 5s Od on it, The prisoner
pleaded not guilty and was fined .21 58 Od and £:5 ;
in default 2 months.
UNJUST MEAsuaEs.--Charles Parkes, Rising Sun,
Amblecote, was summoned by Mr.Horder, inspector
of weights and measures, for having in his posses-
sion a measure which was between 4 a gill and a
of a gill and was marked one-twellth.—Mr.
Horder said he visited the house on the 3rd Sep-
tember and fouud a measure marked one-twelfth
which was no measure according to the legal
standard measures. The case was adjourned for a
week. Seven other cases were adjourned for a
week,—Alfred Tolley was summoned by Mr.
Border for having in his possession a (up which
was not stamped and had no denomination on it.—
Samuel Toy said he went into 'the defendant's
house and called for a pint of ale, on the Ist Sep-
tember. He was supplied with it in an earthen-
ware cup, and there was no stamp or denomination
on it.—De eudant said he had measured the cup
watt one which had the stamp, and it was the
proper measure. Ordered to pay costs, and
was cautioned not to use a measure which was not
stamped.—Joseph Par,:es was also summoned fur
having in his p ssession a steelyard whicti was 41bs
against the buyer ; also a balance which was 71bs
against the buyer. Fined ss. and costs.—Sarah
Palmer was charged with having in tier possession
an illegal measure.—Mr. Horder said he found in
the defendant's possession a measure marked one-
twelfth. He asked her what she called it, and she
said it was half-a,-quartein. The case wasadjourned
for a week.

THESPARSING. - George Hudson was charged
with trespassing in search of game on land belong—
ing to William Hall, on the sth inst. A witness
was coiled and said he saw the defendant wan a
man named Shaw. Shaw had got a gun, and when
they saw him they rar away. Shaw dropped the
gun, and Hudson nick-d it up and threw it over
the hedge. He gave chase and caught Hudson.
Fined ss. and costs.

STEALING COAL.—Elizabeth Flavell was charged
with stealing a quantity of coal the property of
John Bradl,y, on the 14:h inst at Shut End. P.C.
Hickiin said that from complaints received he
watched the prosecutor's property. He saw the
defendant come up the coke yard with a quantity
of 30a1. She ran away when she saw witness.—A
person representing Mr. Bradley, said ha was sent to
press the case as a caution as it was getting a
regular practice, aud they had a large quantity of
coal t 'ken. Defendant pleaded guilty and was
fined ss.

NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT A FATHER.—Edward
Hill and tticha,rd Hill were charged with neglecting
to support their father. Mr. Charles appeared for
the Guardians and Mr. Waldron defenoted. The
defeudants'were ordered to pay up the arrears,
UsING T.HREATS.—John Homer was charged
with using threat- towards his wife, whereby she
was afraid he would do her some bodily injury.—
Witness said she did not want him to be sent to
prison, but wanted him bound over. He was a

quiet man when sober, bu., awful when he had any

drink. Ordered to pay costs and was bound over
in his own surety of £lO.

OLD HILL.

PERMITTING DRUNKENNE,29. At the Police
Co,irt on Wednesday, before Mr. B. Ringley and
Dr. Walker (magistrates), Mary Harris, of the
Bridge Inn, Reddall Hill Road, was charged with
permitting drunkenness in her house on the 12th
inst. M 7. Waldron prosecuted on behalf of the
police, and Mr. Cooksey was for the defence.—
Shortly after ten o'clock two police officers visited
the house and found four men drunk —lle defence
was that only one man was drunk, and he was not
supplied with ale.—The Bench fined the defendant
£2 3s 6d., including costs.
A NEW POOR-RATE,--At the Police Court on
Wednesdly, the magistrates (Dr. Walker and
Messrs. B. Hingley and H. T. Hickman) gr inted a
new poor-rate of is 4d in the pound for the next six
months.—Mr. Williams, the Assi,tant Over-eer,
stated that the arroars of the last rate amounted to
£lO7 13s 2d. Of this amount .g 67 16s id Was
standing for appeal.
INQuEsT.—Mr. Fdwin Hooper (South Stafford-
shire Coroner) held an inquest at the House at
Home Inn, Cherry Orchard Street, on Tuesday, re-
specting the death of James Potter, aged two years
and eleve-t months At five o clock in the evening
on the 14. h mat, the deceas.d was seized with a
violent attack of diarrhcea, and died at ten o'clock
the same night. The Coroner elieite I from a wit-
ness that the water used by the parents of the de •
ceased for domestic purposes was obtained from the
Blask Wagon Pits. It was shown that the mother
of the deceased had not attended to her chiid as she
should have done; but the Coroner sail it did not
amount to criminal neglect. The jury returned a
verdict of "Died from natural causes,"