The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29 00:00:00

OPENI N. OF A COEPEiII TAVERN AT
COALIOIJIiNBROOi.

Tie Bev. J. S. Dol,lcr ) opened a new coffee tavern
at the Toll Bar House, Coalbournbrook, on Thurs-
day afternoon. There was a small attendance
Mr. E. Gould, the managing director, said he had
rcco.v d a large number of letters of apology for
non-aVendance from the clergy and manufacturers
of the distrie% The Etev. J. S. Balder°, vicar of the
u exisli, said he opened the house because he thought
it his duty to do so as vicar of the parish. He was
intuh to the promoters, because he felt t
svivi a veiy difficult mater to the workpeople of t 1.•
die -ri a who Nvo ked at very hot trades to keep fr
toting into public how es, He did not wish to re
flee.. upou tie keepers o places of amusement tti
dis:rict. He thought females did not like to go
into public houses t,) shelter, but they woulti 4,,
into a bons° of this kind. He was very thank ul
that a hous) of that desciiption had been opened ia
the district. lie hoped that those who p.tid w .Lre,
in public lit uses wool I now go to the coffee tavern
and pay their wages. Paying wages in pub'i
bouse4 bad been the ruin of a large number of
youths and men, After some further remarks b,
Mr. Boldero, the Rev, J. S. Brown, of Cradley, pro-
pond a vote of tank e to the vicar for opening the

house. This was seconded by Mr. B. Green, d
Brierley Hill, and carried unanimously. Mr. C.
Webb delivered an address and the meeting closed.

OLD HILL.

FACTORY ACT PROSECUTIONS.—At the Police
Court on Wednesday, before W. Bassano, C
Hickman, and C. Holcroft, Fsqs , Elijah Cole,
chainmaker, was summoned for employing a child
after seven o'clock at night, on the Btn Feb, Mr.
lloare, inspector of Factories and Workshops' was
for the prosecution.—Mr W. Platt, assistant in-
spector, ,aid he visited defendant's shop, at 9.30 and
found a boy at work. The boy was blowing. Fined
is and costs.—Widiam Priest, chainmaker, was
summoned for employing his son full time.—Mr.
, Platt said he found defendant's son at work full
time.—William Priest said he had been at work
full time for about 6 months and had only passed
the 3rd standard at school. Fined 108 and costs.—
Charles Woodward, chaimnaker, was charged with
employing a child full time, on the 14th Feb.—
Mr. Platt said he found a boy at work full time.
The boy had passed the 3rd standard. Fined 103
and costs.—Samuel Nock, ehainmaker, was sum-
moned for employing a child full time, on the 4th
Feb.—Mr. Platt said he visited defendant's shop
and found a boy there at work full time,—Fired
204 and costs.
REC EIVING STOLEN laoN.-Edward Grosvenor Was
charged with recuiving a quantity of anchor
lot-pugs, the property of Edward llale, on the 19th
Feb , well knowing them to be sto'en. Mr. W.
Waldron defended.—Prosecutor said he sent about
6 cwt of anchor forgings to a man named Hind-
marsh. He afterwards found that Hindmarsh had
sold part of them. He did not give Hindmarsh any
instructions to sell the forgings. They were worth
29s 9d. Witness did not think prisoner knew who
the iron belonged to. He always knew prisoner to
ba an honest man.—Oliver Hindmarsh said he re•
ceived some anchor forgings of Hale to make into
anchors. He sold some of them to prisoner. He
gave him 5 per cent.—P.O Dunn sail he arrested
lest witness and from something said he went to
Grosvenor's hou,e, but did not see him. Ile saw
him some time afterwards and he told him he
understood he had bought some forgings which
had been stolen. He said he had bought some, but

he had sold it. Eventually the iron was recovered.
—P.S. White said when he served prisoner with
the summons he said" What it's not come to that
has it. I thought it had dropped through. I will
go and see Hale and see if we can't settle it"—
Mr. Waldron urged that there was not one tittle of
evidence to show that his client know anything
about the iron, or that Hindmarsh had stolen it.
He gave Hindmarsh a fair price. Mr. Waldron
produced two letters about prisoner's character,
which was said to be an excellent one. William
Cartwright and William Robert Simmons gave
evidence as to prisoner's previous character, which
they said was irreproachable.—Mr. Bassano said
they had givAi the case a very careful consideration
and come to the conclusion that prisoner was guilty
, and stiou d fine him £lO ; in default 2 months.
APPOINTMENT OF 0 vErtsEEßs.—Mr.
assistant-overseer, stated that at a parish vest!),
meeting the following gentlemen w re nominated
as overseers :—Messrs. Henry Bennett, Joseph
Connop, B. Priest, John Walters, B. Whitehouse,
ond T. H. Robertson. The justic ,s decided to elect
Messrs. Bennett, Cennop, and Prie..t.
A DRUNKEN LANDLORD.—JOhn Willetts, landlord
of the Blue Ball, Old Hill, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on his own licensed premises.
on the 17th inst.—P.Cs. Rowlands and Wickstead
proved the case,—Defendant said his wife had taken
the wrong way lately and when he went out he did
not care whether he came back again. He had kept
tee house for over 40 years and if the Bench would
overlook this offence he would advertise the house
for sale. Fined:2os and costs; in default 21 days.
DRUNK ON LICENSED PRENtrees.--Francis Shelly,
navvy, was charged with being drunk on the
licensed premises of John Wearing, lan ilord of the
Seven Stars Inn, Tividale, on the 15th inst. P.C.
Winfield proved the case. Fined lOs and costs ;
in default 14 days.
DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Tromans, junr., was on
the evidence of P.C. Dann, fine I 5s and costs for
being drunk on the 18th int.—Thomas Hughes
was for a similar offence on the 22nd inst, at Black-
heath, fined is costs. P.C. Leadbitter proved
the case —William Bloomer was fined 26 6d and
costs for being drunk whilst in charge of a horse
and cart, at Cra,lley on the 19th inst. P.C. Dunn
proved the case.
THREATS.—SamueI Rhodes was charged with
using threatening lanl,uage towards Emma
Barnsley on the 15th inst.—Complainant said de—
fendant threatened to kill her where ever she went
—Elizabeth Ditnmock sail defendant threatened
to break complainant's legs if he caught her up
the street again.—For the defence Selena Barnsley
~aid she saw complainant push her fists in defend-
ant's face. He did not threaten her but she
threatened him. Bound over to keep the peace for
six months.
Coax, STEALING.—Nancy Hingley was charged
with etealing a criantity of coal, the property of
the Earl of Dudley, on the 18th inst.—William
Jennings said he saw defendant take a lump of coal.
about 701bs, value 4th from off a stallage. He ran
after her and she dropped the coal.—Fined 20H,
in default 14 days.
STE A.LING A WATC . —Noah Nodd (10), was
charged with stealing a silver watch. the proprty
of George Eades, on the 18th inst.—Prosecutor rail
he saw the watch safe in a drawer in the kitchen at
9 o'clock on the morning of the 18th inst. He
missed it on Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock
l'he watch was worth £3.—P.O Leadbitter said
that on the 21st inst from information received he
saw prisoner. Witness said to him " Where did
you get that watch, you had on Tuesday." He re-
plied My mother sent me in to Mr. Rides to see
what time it was. It was ten minutes to eight
['here was no one in the honso eo I opened the
draw and took the watch out of a little bag. I
went and put it in the field and got it from there
agaln and put it on the ash hole." He arrested
prisoner on the 26th and charged him with steal-
ing the tv,iteh on the 18th. He replied "1 went for
it next motning to get it and it was gone." Ordered
to receive 6 strokes with the birch rod,