The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02 00:00:00


BRIERLEY HILL

VOLUNTEER CHURCH PARADE AT BRIERLEY
HILL.-7-On Sunday morning there was a Church
parade of the C Company (Brierley Hill) of the Ist
Volunteer Battalion, Siuth Staffordshire Regiment.
The members of the company assembled at Round
Oak, and from thence marched, under the command
of Lieutenant Hall, and, headed by their band,
to the parish bunh at Brieriey IEI,I where the ser-
mon was preached by the Rev. Josiah Stone (vicar)
The parade and march to the church was witne.ssed
by a large number of spectators.
DRUNKENNESS.—At the Town Hall on I\londay,
before I'. Wilkes Webb, H. Hall, and F. Evers, Esqs.;
George Wingfield was charged with being drunk on
the 24th ult. Fined ss. and costs ; in default 14
days.
A CAUTION TO CARTERS.—John Baker for being
asleep in the hot'om of his cart at 1 o'clock in the ,
morning, was fined 2s. 6d. and costs ; in default of
payment 7 days.—Vincent Harris was charged
with leaving his horse and cart on the highway on
the 12 thult. Whilst hi went into a public house
the horse strayed away a distance of 300 yards.
Fined 103. and costs or 14 days.
To COWKEEPERS.—Ge ,ffrey Loatcs, R 4 chi.rgcd
with keeping cows and. selling milk without a
Def,ndant had keeti cannoned, but he
had not taken any notie P.C. Hicklin proved the
cas,, and defendant was fined 9s, 6cl and Cot.
STEALING GLASS—John E. Carpenter, Chapel
street, Brierley Hill, w..s charged with stealing
some glass from a hamper which was left at Bret-
tell Lane Station, on the 24th ult the property of
John Davie & Co., the Dial Glass Works Wordsley.
. Mr. Joseph Flemming said he brought the hamper
from Worcester, and left it at the above station.
The next day, w.ten The hamper was opened the
glass (produced) was misiing. The witness identified
the glass by a s,ainp on the bottom of each article,
W. Read, a servant at the s'ation, said he saw de-
fendant loitering about the station on the above
date. J. Conway, said he found the glass under
hay on a siding. P.O Daffey said he saw defend-
ant go to a siding and put the articles produced
into his pocket. He charged him with stealing the
glass, and defendant said there is another in it,
"Young Gibbins' from Brierley Th e Bench
sa' it was a very serious case and fined him 40s.
and costs; in default one menth.
GAMBLING.—T. Clarke, Wootton, Baker, and G.
Husset, youths and young men, were charged with
playi.,g at cards on the public highway, on the 14th
ult. John Payne gave evidence and said he saw
some money passing in their hands. Defendants
were fined 53. each to include costs.
PITCH AND Toss.—John Edwards was charged
with playing at pitch and toss -en the 14th ult.
John Payne gave evidence and said tie saw defend-
ant and others playing pitch and toss. They were
tossing money up in the air. -Discharged with a
ut on.

STEALING DUCKS.—Thomas Guest was charged
o ith stealing 3 ducks, tl,e property of Jesse Han-
cox the on 11th of April. Jesse Ha,ncox the first wit-
ness called aud said that he had 5 ducks, and on the
above dte he found that three were missing, and
one was lame. Mr. \Val 'rend fended. Sarah
Rancor, said ste was the daught,r of the
prosecutor. The du dis were safe about 2
o'clock and there, were five of Ahem. Sonic
t. athe s were produced but she could
not swear that they were off her father's ducks; they
were somewhat like them. Dele,-,r,th Taylor was
called and said she lived at Brockmoor, near to the
prosecutor's house. She saw defendant in a field be-
-1 nging to the prosecutor on the above date. She
saw him put his hand in his pocket and throw
s soothing down. Witness and a Mrs. 13atham
watched him and saw him go t'. an old engine house
she s iw him come out. He was wiping somethinz off
his clothes. She saw defen.'ant about half-past
three in the afternoon. Mary Batham, who lives
by the last witness said she saw defendant walking
about a field whi,l adjoins prosecutor's house at
th 3 back She was about 300 yards away. She
did not see any ducks in the field If d feLdent had
picked anything up she must have se.,n him. Amos
Parker, Crescent Lan, Brockmoor. said he retnem-
b 'red the day prosecutor lost his ducks and saw
defendant go down Crescent Lane with something
bulky under his coat Samuel Derricot said he was
d ing some repairs at pro,ecutor's house o.i the
morning when prosecutor lost his ducks. He saw
prisoner athut 20 yards from prosecutor's out build-
in4s on a field which adjoins prosecutor's field.
When defendant saw witness he walked off sharpy
P.C. Lattord said he visited the prosecutor's house
on the above date at 6 o'clock ie the evening. He
also went to the defendant's house. Defendant was
in the garden. As soon as he saw witness he rat
down t ,e garden and jumped over the well and got
away. Witn, S 3 said defendant had got something
bulky under his coat. Witness then visited prose.
cutor's field and found some feathers which he
treed to an old engine house where he found the
f. athers produced. On the 22nd ult. he saw the
defendant who ran away. Witness followed and
when he got up to him s lid, "Guest, I have got a
warrant in my pocket tor you, charging you with
stealing 3 ducks on the 11th of April, the property
of Al r. Rancor.' Prisoner said" Who saw use, you
didn't and y ni'll have to prove it, and said you anal'
not take me into custody." Put his hand in Ira
pocket and said "Where is my knife. Then the
officr struck prisoner and knocked him down, with
the ssi-tanet ot Josia') Round. andhandetiffed him
Prisoner, who cried bitterly, plea ec,l not guilty and
was committed to the rn xt Stafford Sessions.
SCHOOL BOARD PR ,SECUTIoNS.—A. number of
persons were summoned for not stniing their child
ren to school, and wer ) adjourned for a mon-h to
see if th, y sent them in ,re regularly.