The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-02-11 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

BREACH or THE BEACE.—At the Petty Sessions held
on Monday last, before H. 0. Firmstone and L. Freer,
E,Ars., Hannah Capewell and Margaret Frevitt, residing '
at Quarry Bank, were charged by Superintendent Mills '
with committing a breach of the peace by fighting on the
30th ult. Benjamin Smith proved the case. A witness
was called for Capewell, tn prove that she did not strike
again, but merely pushed Frevitt away. Ordered to find
two sureties in ifi each, and themselves in £3O, to keep
the peace for three months.
CHARGE AGAINST A LICENSED V,CrUALLER.—Joseph
Wassail, landlord of the Vine Inn, lirettell Lane, was
charged by Superintendent Mills with keeping his house
open for the sale of beer on the 29th ultimo, during pro-
hibited hours. Mr. Perry detendeid—Police sergeant
gruton said he visited the defendant's house eta quarter
past twelve. He saws man coming out with a bottle of
ale in his hands. When the man saw him the servant
girl palled him in again, and shut the door. He rnpped
the door, and said it was the police. Witness then went
round to the back of the house. He saw small with a
bottle containing a gallon of ale. The man was drunk
et the time, and could scarcely stand.—Police-constable
V. Breton gave corroborative evidence.—Mr. Perry con.
tended that the case had not been proved according to
the wording of the summons, which charged him with
selling ale. He should prove that the ale was drawn be- I
fore the boar of twelve, and that defendant was trying to I
get the men oat of the house; and called James Bennett,
who said he was at defendant's house on the above date.
and called for a pint of ale. The landlord said just he.
five twelve, "Now, my lads, it's time to go," and most
of them went. He asked the defendant to till him a gal-
lon of ale, because he did not like to have it on Sunday. I
No ale was tilled after twelve o'clock.—Maria Page gave
similar evidence to the above, and said she had a quart of
ale at tire same tints as last witness, which was drawn
before twelve.—Maria Matthews, servant at the defend-
ant's, said no ale was drawn after twelve o'clock. She
heard a rap at the doer. Her unt.ter went to open the
door and the beadle mune off in his band, and he want
to the back to the tolice.—Superintendent Mills. in
answer to the Bench, said the defendant had once before
been convicted, and he had received complaints of the
way in which defendant's house had recently been co:,
ducted —The Bench said if defendant was willing to pay
the coals the case would be withdrawn. It was quite clear
there had beau some negligenco on his part, but to -y
were Whir% as Laura a Lenten; View 01 tl,e Mae, aria
hoped it would be a cauti in to hun in futurc.—Dafeist-
' ant then paid the costs.
CAVTION TO CARRIERS —Will SRI lii tin, earrier, Wits
charged by Superintendent Mills with allosiog a van to
be on the turnpike road longer than is allowed for loll-
ing and unloading, en the 30,h ultinio. at Brocknioor.—
PAcc-constable Cotterdi priced this case.—Defeedant
prl,ded gritty—Fined 1, and costs, ha CI.
CHAROE or HORSE STEALING. Alfred Corb4•tt w

ohorgd wlth at,aling A poor on the 13th ultimo, the pr...
party of John William.. Mr. Clulow defendtd
eutor said he lost a pony on the above date. It WM 13
hands high —Ann Smith, iolike,per, of M. ,not Pl,Kaatit.
proved that the pr,oner nigiit to In-r hoot- to
put up a
,pry. hI. did not get up, but opened tha
olow. The ,dable wto full. how the priarincea Uwe,
end he shouted Iva name. It no betwe.-ii one and too
o'clock Cru,s, tinined : th, .I,,f,ndaitt by
von. Hnv' n 5.0.41 ,101 fr twos-a, s*•-•,.r
wh,d, do' it wa. be: thud: it ww, ab.igt of ..e.

I told kin. wtt ettnil not put up he puny benanu.e e
atable ea, futl.—Mr. Ijjln autked jr a trotted, auto tu.e
prisoner was reinanduud t • Wuruisiey on Alo...day it, v.;
bail being nocepue.l—lunnseif iu fit), and two snrette, 1.1
L'2o. .
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DesearriNo I:mini:ea.—Thomas Essthope. of MainS
?Lease:it, was °bargee with allowing his two children to
become chaigeable to the Stourbridge Union, iu May 'OS.
Keightley proved that defendant's too clitl•
dren became chargeable to the Union on the 22:11 May,
1868. They land been in the Ileion ever since, and Oct.
the parish upwards of FN.—Defendant said netiiihg In
defence. and the Bench, considering it a very bad case.
committed him to prison for three mouths' hard labour.
CHARGE OF SHOPLIFTING. Samuel Brooks was brought
up on remand charged with stealing a piece of print, the
property of Frederick Maby.—John Ashton, butcher,
paved that he saw the prisoner with the print, and took
him back to the prosecutor's shop.—Frederick Maim
draper, of Quarry Bank, said the print produced was his
property, and it measured 17 yards, and was worth 4•1
He sent for the police, and gave prisoner into custody.
Prisoner said he did it from hunger.—Police•constable
Hammond proved apprehending the prisoner, who said
if it liad not been for the drink he should not have done
it—Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next
Adjourned Sessions at Stafford.
CHANGE 01, DEUNEKNNEsS.—At the Petty Sessions, en
Thursday, before I. Spooner, Esq., Stipendiary, Thomas
Millward, a respectably-dressed man, was charged with
being drunk and incapable, on the sth instant. Police-
constable Foster proved the offence, and defendant was
fined ss.
CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN.—John Lowe, landlord
of the Royal Exchange, Brettell Lane, was charged by
Superintendent Mills with knowingly permitting drunk-
enness in his house on the night of the 4th inst —Police.
constable Goodfellow said he visited the defendant's
house at half-past 10 o'clock. Went into the kitchen,
and saw one man lying with his head on the table asleep.
Woke him up. He was so drunk that be could scarcely
stand. He again visited the house in about 20 minutes.
The same man was there. The Kitchen was f
sergeant Breton proved that he visited the house five
minutes before twelve. In the room on the right he
found one man with his head on the table asleep. In
another room a number of men were drunk, and in a
third room a number of persons were drunk and guar-
relling.—Police-constable Breton gave corroborative evi-
dence.—Defendant denied that anyone was drunk, and
called two wiineses.—Mr. Spooner remarked that it was
one of the clearest cases he ever heard, and he WAS doing
the very worst thing to society, by making men drunk.
Fined 1:5 and costs., and the license endorsed.
THE LATE ASSAULT ON AN APPRENTICE.—Tbe inden-
tures of George Smith, who was apprentince to George
Roby, of Quarry Bank, were cancelled, Roby having been
convicted of a violent assault. The clothes of the boy
were ordered to be delivered up.