The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25 00:00:00

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COUNTY CO`,"RT

The Lye Co-opera tire ',r oidrt,lgp.--
%! the County toilet, on before Mr.
I tura udgr, tL wits ail act ill
inought by Johu Pear,oo. •,,cretsry to the
opi ratite Wiau-
dridge, as cxeriit,r Ic SOH tot I Sur iiWool-
dridge, for the sum of £ll 85 Id. for goods sold
and del.vi red to Sarah W..oldriilg,
Mr. Ciu!ow aplear.vl for the Liaintilf and Mr.
Perry for the ii• fend:mt.
Jehn Peid,on w i!!e(l, and prived the deli•
very of the goods eisitoe... for. and that deceased
I left a vatitity of furniture : in the kitchen thrte
c ocks worth X 5, two chests of drawers worth
from thirty to forty shillings, six chairs worth
2s fid each, a table 24 Ildo deal counter 4s, bench
2s tid, several pairs of pictnres worth 74 od, par-
tition, screens, fireirons, corner cupboard, and
other things amounting to £9. There was also
upstairs f orniture, a large quantity of iron, tools,
anvil, bellows, and other things, and defendant,
being the eldest son, took to them.
Jesse Wooldridge, brother of the defendant,
slid: I sun second son of the deceased. The
defendant took possession of everything there
was, including three clocks in the kitchen worth
.£5, a table, bench. screen, cupboard, six Wind-
sor chairs, pairs of pictures, counter, two pairs
of drawers, &eines. li, bedroom No. 1 one
pair of bedsteads, bed, and clothe,, boxes full
of clothes, chairs; betro on No. 2, bedstesds„ a
quantity of iron and steel (about 12 or 15 cwt.,
vorth five or six shillings mt.), one b.sr ot iron

oxler the bed worth 7i; ii the shop a pair of
worth X 3, it o..itics auvit WOrton XS, tAN4)

LO work on 5. each, several hammers worth
4. cacii, a pair if tools and other tools worth
10s, is quantity of iron worth 7s, scales and
weights s orth `2s, a bosh ss, scrap iron worth 5s
a Gs. During the lifetime of my mother she
.cut the defendant an anvil worth ss. There
NUS a box in the pantry containing iron and
teel, about G or 7 cwt., worth Gs or Gs a cwt.
the iron and stet I Witti taken into the def..ml..nce
.muse. I assisted to t. ke it. A quantiiy of
on wss sold for t 2 ls 64. The deieudaist sent
i..r me and gave use part of the go ,ds, worth

Mercy Wooldridge, daughter of tit teased,
.aid she lived st ith her with her death, when the
,feuilaut said al e ehoud Lot stop in the house.
And the geode went to the dileudant's h.mse,
lid she went te live with the defendant. Thera
...as a quantity of iron in the bedrmin, it ladut
nearly tull, ad it was worth £lO. There wee.
twelve or thirteen shulliuga cotlected at the
funeral. The defendant had the money. Dc•
tendaut gave mo a few things, just what he
diced.
John Hall proved that he was at the house of
leccased 'then the genus were rt moved by th.
tefendant.
Mr. Perry, for the defence, contended that
there were two brothers and a sister; that after
die death of their mother the goods were equally
livided between thaw; and that it was hard to
.:unipet the defendant to pay the whole of the
amount, and unfair. Defendant would account
ior all the goods he had received, which tutioum
ted to £8 12s 3d; and that he had paid .1:2 for
rent, and jatu funeral expenses.
Defendant was then ezawided, and said that
.te took charge, after his utether's death, ot
• arious articles, and some iron, and bold thi

*crap for £2 164. The clock. NI ete %Clint! £2.
Ho paid £2 for rent, £2 12g for a coffin, lds tin
ale, £2 2. bra hearse:, and altogether £d a.

t'ergeaut Wittoe, atletaolleer, said the 1a.,.
witneds had pointed out to than some gouda, atii•
he had valued thew it L 4 iGa 6d.
Tule being the cicieucc,
lila tsimuur summed up, and said he though
Lie tluictlthillt had I.llthic ol:usolill:able; but Lot
..tticuity was In gat at tile atuulliit. I...teuisog at
tau irlA'aver, Jos bilUll4l gall a Ver.
talc piaditiff fur ,to 15s, in addition to
:list was paid into Lunn.
Luttley v. Ablate.— This was an action brought
the plaintiff, ,%lio is a compositor, against tto
%Ito IS a master pilaster, to recovii
u. SUM of 16s fur murk done.
Mr. tjulilei appeared for plaintiff, and Mi.
for iisfcnilaut.
.4i. Losale, an upeniug the ease, said plaiutiL
, a compositur.llll.4 iurrucrly w orke,l fur hetenu
tat. 111 Jall; 1(143 LOa.e ik.i) hac a ere invoabli
• the (Asti tutliot's sbUk• iii 11411-bl,r,et, 4./ Ii
rlliteU. Ar. AaiL,c, tbe assistaui-uvi.rseei,
micu thro Out., quick. ai,d w.
.Lotuall to toe woe seut for, a..
'kW lt in oo..ketC,Wra..u.l4 II
v. iClarili ea. 1.. b ..•
.01+0 ii th.. Lint rup-i-cd in.a •o,
..asietau•a., auai L.;., No:slog . .
alt Wita taut
at %Mil 410ne i.)) the time rtquired. 55 ha. u cod.
positura Worked overtime Lau) Were paid at Up
-
cute Of 641 par hour. Pluiut.tt workrit dv Uourt
>vertitue, auu tile action was to recover lie.
Piainiitl weld that he was • compositor, and
iurincriy wurketi for the tiefeiluaut, and was
.oreulau, and hail cuarge of tLe other. liter.
vere six then in the ohice beside. unused. 'lint
Attie to work was from seven in the 'imam%
autii seven at night; overtime mane to be pitio I
do par Lour. lui.l el) Rind Mr. lates cello to
,he sriup about some jury lists be wanted prut-
.ed at once. Mr. utier cent fur Lun and eX•
edalued what Wad wanted, auti asked unn it he
thought he could do the wink in the time re-
quired. Mr. butler did nut want lam to trite
the copy in. Ldiarged the defeutlaut for thin.,
mous overtime. veleudaut suit Iwo to
atiSleit bins flow luouerusiuster. '1 lie wages
katid that Weal Wee Lb is, wnich iuctuued tut
two extra weal. Deleud.dut pain the outer wet
JVertluae, but reluceno to pay 41111.
Cross-ex:mimed : sas Lot tipsy duriug thi
iawe. Davuumut and net retinae in pay we 4C-
SUCIS 1 Sea tipsy. tie Valli We Li i. 84, and re-
./41r4 to Vey 4.12 We 1;1,44 /OA, .441 A WA' hi •
ga.t it. 11. ave st no delta:Want'. 4.lth
ploy about eighteen lahnitua. it wee al febro-
ry Ida. hays also eked 310ua1y fo,
no muuey. 1 dol s.go os apoleg), to tne

it,ur., Yates, assistant-overseer, said he vent
Matae envy. sad eaW Mc. Bu,ser ohos
ormiaukt jalr ist.. Mr. iaiseleywaa bti.
tot mail tile wwa suihmLiett to Ulm, and he tub-
usatmi Ile eUIII.I get tun work mine. Vtia,
.0 Lou hault ut goteg to the printing shop daily.
mtt soluetaues si Hlllit. Ne%er saw We phou
.11 utuuk miring Lae thm. On on.°mond..
stopped at 'Ale &dike Ladd alter miduight.
.i Lad Lass nau LO bu ILOLue, US 1111 WA6 (lithe ex-
, imitated, Sad lutist tA the °Leer Wen appeare..
anackeu up. soils) fur Luria, aud. sent f
OOLLIC ale lor LLuelii tuat Li 16111., ne Lii, Wu/1i Wiik.
one of LW lath acre tipsy.
autn-rdeed iii, Itotioat for ih,.
dud water:dud immutuf wee dr1.1:1!.
•.nriug part of the time, anti lay on the door
Ada ep, and that he did not wake the overtime
chalked tor, and that he had net made the
charge until the defendant, on one occasion, had
I4'. the pmiutili Lottie an apology for NOM,
and lie called sewn' wit-
hing he haul lone;i
!:esses to prute inut piamtiff was druuk.
Mr. Marks naid : I tun a printer, residing at
isidaerudester. Have a shop in Stourbridge. ,
old Imam to Stourbridge shout three times a
.veek, and saw letwley part of the week. Saw
nun when the work spoken of was required, and
te was iu a muddle with drink, as I have ofteu
seen him. Ho wade a claim for overtime, the
whole auionut being £2 ss. I told him I should
take off 15s, because I cousidered him incapable
of doing Ms work during part of the time.
had received complaints about him, and had to
send two men from Kidderminster to assist ti
get the work done in time. I told -Ili, he meet
either submit to it, ur take notice to leave.
Soruetuiug was said about the notice reqaired,
uut piaiittutf ilia 1101 lavu, and he never mate
any application for the maley until after I had
4ot him to apolognie for something he had
I.llle.

Cross.elawined : Plaintiff did complain that
he two men sent Irons Kidderminster were not
competent to do their work; but I consider that
:hey w.:..re two co:upetent men. That week's
,voric was very unsatisfactory indeed. The w.
es paid were .0.; 36, and more than .£2O worth
was done.
Charles Roberta wa. cal!ed, and said lo•
worked for the defendant. Lawley was tip,
float of the time; particularly so on one night.
George Coates, printer, said he was one of
no men seat to adAiAt fro:o K idi. rtni at. r, set
or thr, e dsas Lawley Was tidgyduring the who',
i being 10 11. 114,1 Ay st.kte ; itt hariu...; part
loi the time Lady all toe (az,: door asleep.
wawa Jaw" • semposilor, said OA fie