The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-19 00:00:00

TR.PII STOUIII3IIIDGE OBREBVER.

Court on Thursday, before R. Kettle, Esq.,
Judge. This was an action brought by Charles
Harrison, °ern dealer, of Oldswinford, to recover
the sum of .41 15s, from Samuel Brooks, maltster,
residing at the Lye, for balance of account.—Mr.
Wall appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Collis de-
fended.—Mrs. Martha Harrison proved that the
defendant came to her house in March, 1873, and
asked the price of barley. She ultimately sold
him 10 quarters at 40s. The barley was good and
her son was with her at the time. Defendant
saw the sample and in the bulk.—Uhomas C.
Harrison said he was present when the last witness
sold the barley. He showed him the sample and
the bulk and he bought 20 bags. He delivered
the malt next day at the defendant's malthouse
and the malt was very good.—Plaintiff was the
next witness and said that the malt was good.
Defendant never complained to him that the malt
was bad until he asked him to pay for it. In
answer to Mr. Collis, witness said he tlid buy 12
ags of oats from defendant at 16s 9d per bag.
He did not agree to give £1 per bag.—Mr. Collis
addressed the jury for the defence, .and said the
barley was not good for malting purposes. He
sad there was a claim against plaintiff for 12 bags
of oats sold to him at ..t1 per bag, and .e 8 was
claimed as loss for sending inferior barley which
was not fit or malting 111 posec's and called wit-
n as ‘s.—Defendant said he was a maltster at the
Lye. In March, 1873, he had a sample of oats at
Stourbridge market and he (witness) asked him
..t1 per bag. At the close of the market Harrison
came to him and asked him if he could have the
oats next day. He told him he could have thew
if he would give him a note. He gave him one
land Harrison had the oats. Afterwards he went
to Harrison's house and asked Mrs. Harrison about
some barley. She said her husband was out but
she knew as much about it as her husband. She
said the price was 41s per quarter, but she said
she would sell it for 40s. The barley was sent
next day but it was not good malting barley. He
sent a note to him and told him the barley was
not good and sent him a sample. He afterwards
told him personally it was not good and the barley
was mixed, and he should expect him to pay the
duty and loss of labour. Harrison told him to
go on with it as he could do with a bit of barley
himself, and he told him the loss on the barley
would be from 12 to 14 pounds. Harrison said he
would have nothing to do with it. Ten bushels
of barley would produce 92 bushels of malt. The
barley only produced 72 bushels with dust. The
loss would be .28.—Alfred Hart, excise officer, said
that the defendant pointed out to him some
barley which was bad. He did not say who he had
bought II from.—His Honour summed up and
pointed out to the jury the entry made in plaintiff's
book at the time of sale, and said the entry had
not been altered. On the other hand defendant
had not produced a book of the transaction.
Ile stated the reason that he did not at that time
keep a book, but he kept one-now. After a short
consultation the jury found a verdict for plaintiff
for .tlO 4s.

CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—Ann Salmons was charged
with assaulting Sarah Ann Green, on the 17th ult.
Mr. Addison apprared for complainant, and Mr.
Collis, defended. Mr. Addison in opening the
case said that the defendant was already bound
over to keep the peace, and on the above date
struck her. Complainant said, that as she was
standing in her own doorway leaning her arm
against the door, when the .defendant came and
..aught her by the arm, and the effect was that she
was twisted round against the door-post, and her
ialn was bruised, she asked her why she had done
it, when defendant began to curse and swear.
>everal witnesses were called, after which the
Bench said there was not sufficient evidence to
show that the assault was intentional, and dis-
missed the summons.

STEALING BRAN.—Thomas Bounds, was charged
with stealing a quantity of bran, on the 18th the
property of Samuel Whitehouse, grocer, prosecutor
said that he had missed a great deal of corn from
the stable, and put a number of pieces of paper
:narked W., some bran. By P.C. Firth :—The
:narked paper is the same.—Police-constable Firth
said that from information received he went into
the stable and locked himself in about twenty
minutes to sit, the prisoner came to the stable,
unlocked the door with the key produced and went
to the corn bin got a howl and put some chaff and
corn into the bag produced and carried it by the
door, when a noise was heard outside, and prisoner
locked himself in and remained for a short time
until it was quiet, when prisoner opened the door
and when he had got about a yard, jumped out
and caught hold of him, prisoner shosied fight,
but he locked him up, and in charging him ad-
mitted the theft. Sentenced to three months hard
labour.

Ass.tuLT CASE,—AdamVillingham of Cradley
Heath was charged with.assadlting Harry Gill on
the Bth ult. complainant said he was at the Rail-
way station takino, out his ticket, when defendant
called him black leg, and struck him on the breast
defendant did not appear and was fined ss. and
costs.

A VIOTAINT Mits.—George Cox, was charged
with assaulting his sister Sara,h Cox on the 14th
ult. Complainant said that on the morning of the
above date the defendant was beating his mother,
she went to stop him when defendant caught hold
of her by the hair and beat her very had. Defend-
ant had often beaten her before, and her mother,
Police-sergeant Jones, proved several previous
convictions against the defendant who did not
appear, and he was fined 5s and costs.