The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

MEETING IN TNE PUBLIC 1111.1..-03 Monday nettling
a Social tea meeting, in connection with the Wesleyen
Day School, was held in the above had. There *ens •
large alteedance. read the chair, after te I, was t :ken by
Mr. William Jefries, one of the principal agents of Esk
Dudley. In the course of the evening he made refer-
ence to the appalling accident at Lock's Lane Pit, slid
interested his hearers with statements respecting the
laudable aml highly successful means w Weil had been
iidopted to rescue the entionlied miner ~—Several 111,111-
bers of the town and neighbourhood also addressed the
ineethlg.
BELLOWS CUTTING.—At the Petty Sessions, on Monday
last, before J. Hu:croft Rua L. Freer, Keyes., Joseph Bid
linghain and William Weaver were de irged with cutting
bellow., the property f Alfred Billinghani. D•.feuilants
were boiled over in .£5O, and two sureties of A:25, to ap-
pear to answer the charge on the Ills April.
SELLING ALE WITHOUT 0 I,YeENKB. Richard Taft.
residing at Quarry Bask, was charged by Mr. Edward
Thom., Supervisor, with selling ale on the lth Janu try,
not bring duly licensed. liefeuilant did IPA 2tppf.r. Mr.
Thomas said he was the Supervisor prosecuting in this
cane, which was an extraordinary one. On the 10th of
October defendant was committed from this Court. Ile
alter went to the oiliest to make an appiicatieu far a
license on the 4th January, and after made • second ap-
plication with a paper duly aigeed by six householders,
and certified by the overseers. After this defendant put
spa signboard, certifying that he wee duly licensed to
sell ale; but the defendant hail no licence at that time.
Witness went over to see 'raft, but did not sea him, but
saw a female who represented herself to be defendant's
sister. and who said that her brother had got a licence.
He asked to see it. She then said her brother hail gat
the licence of the Supervisor, at Stourbridge. Ile again
asked to see the licence, when she said that he had gone
for it to Stourbridge. Witness then toll her that lie was
the Supervisor, and went away. A few days after witness
went to see the defendant, and saw him, and he was very
insulting, and used abusive language to him. Witness
than left, and as it was necessary to prove a sale, he inset
an officer who, on the 4th January, went and had some
ale. If he proved the case to the satisfaction of the
Bench, he should ask them to fine the defendant the
full penalty and as there were no effects he should ask
for a body warrant. John Evans said he Was the officer
of Inland Revenue. at Brierley Hill, and surve.yeil the
defendant's house on the 4th of January. He went to
the defendant's house and saw is female, who said she
was defendant's sister. Ile asked for a glass of ale.
Defendant's sister brought it, and he paid thi for it, and
drank it on the premises. Defendant has no licence, for
the house. Edward Thomas. Supervisor, said that Rich-
ard Taft had no licence to sell beer on the dth January,
nor on the lst February. There was a second count,
lost should only go on the let, the lth Janus, y Defend-
ant was very insolent to him and abusive. Fined £lO.
A Doo WoRRYING SHEEP.—Ezrt Pensor was charged
by Phineas Parsons with having a dog in his possession,
which wilfully damaged elieep, en the 11th instant, 1113
property. Mr. liolberton defended. Thomas Priest said
lie saws black dog in the field, where there were a quan-
tity of sheep, and the dog ran the sheep into a pool. and
began to worry the sheep in the pool. Witness sent a
man to drive the dog if, and followed the man. One of
the sheep had a large hole in the neck, which was bitten
by the dog. The sheep was bleeding. Poliee.einiatable
Storer proved that train information received lie went to
field, and saw sheep ins pool, and a black retriever
dog. The sheep hal been bitten on the neck au-lab oul-
ders, and the wool was off. He took the dog away with
him. A man named Jones, the bailiff, proved that •
sheep was very much hijured, and eould not say whether
it would live or die. It was worth £2. Pnineas Parsons
also gave evidence, and said the market value of the
sheep in question was Ills. He had had a great many
sheep worried, and he had only 51 oat of 91, but what
had been injered. There were four sheep run into the
water. It would be impossible for children to run sheep
into water, as the sheep would not go in unless they were
Cl rown in. Be tiluU4iit the beat 0550, ,i I lo I.e tee
iefendant to take to the sheep. Ile did not wish to be
moieighbourly. The Bench Asked complahnint if he
should be satisfied if the defeielaid paid the Ills and
took to the sheep. and paid the costs of the Court.
,
Complainant said he should. Oat/utast agreed to do
eo, mid the matter was settled.