The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-22 00:00:00

BillEitLEY HILL.

DRUNK AND Rio Tons —At the Police Court, on I\loa
day, before Messrs. H. Smith and H. fitli. Tltonaa.3
Jones was charged with belog dra..k and riotoas iii
High Street, on the 3rl ia:t.—Police-constaole Eden
proved the case and said the defendaut was mtkiag
great noise in High Stree:,—Fiued 2i 61 and costs ; in
default 14 days.
DOG -CASES.—The following persons were charged
with keeping a dog withoat a license and fined 25s
each :--Job Southall and Charles J. F. Otter
conducted the prosecution and Inspector Hudson proved
the eases.

DRENKENNES3,—WiIIiam. Kadin was charged with
being drunk, at Kingswinford, on the E3AI inst.—The
case was proved and Police-sergeant Lavin proved
several previous convietions.—Fined 5s and costs; in
d-lati.t 14 days.
CACTION 10 CARTERS —Joseph Edmunds, farmer, was
chargel with being drunk while in charge of a horse sod
trap, at Wombourn, on the 4th inst.—Police-constable
Olyton proved the case and said the defendant's horse
was in fug gaiop and the horse in a lather.—Defendant
was find 5s and costs ; in default 14 days' bard labour.
—John Jordan was charg !id with being drunk, at Worn-
bourn, while in charge of a horse and trap, on the 4th
inst.—The cafe was proved.—Defeadant was fined 20s
and co4ts.

DRUNK. AND DISORDERLY.—WiIIiam 8r0..)1c4 was charged
with being drunk an.l disorderly, on the 11th instil
Police-sergeant Lavin proved the case and said the de-
fendant was so drunk that they had to put the defend.
ant in a wheelbarrow sad take him to the police-station
—Fined 5s and costs.

lIIGIIWAY OFFENCE.— William Dimmock was charged
with c ius'rag an obstruction nn the footpath, at B rierley
Hill, on the 2ud inst.—Police-constable Lafford provd
that the defendant had his coat off .to fight and he
caused a great obstruction in the street —Defendant
p'ealed gailty.—The case was withdrawn on payment of
costs.

CHARGE OF GAMBLING. -- Villiam Cadman and Thomas
Broom, miners, were charged with piayin; at cards, on
the 10 h inst.--LPolice-constab:e Heenan proved that he
Ba 7f the two defendants playing at cards, on the hign-
way. Several persons were standing round at the time
—Defendant was fined 23 61 each; in default 14 days'
hard labour.—Mr. Smith said they had the power of
fining them 10> and cautioned them.
A DONKEY STRAYING.—Richard Tongues was charg,d
with allowing a donkey straying on the highway, on the
31st ult.—Police-constable Enoc proved the case.—
Fined 7s to include costs ; in default 7 days' hard
labour.

CATTLE STRAYING.—WiIIiam Ilalpass was charged with
allowing his cattle to stray oa the highway, on the 31st
ult.—Police-constable Banton proved the case.—The
defence was that it was not a public highway.—Police-
constable 'White was called and proved that it was a
public highway and repaired by the surveyors. Witness
proved four previous convictions against him.—Defend-
ant was fined 5s and coats, and cautioned that if •he
came before them again they should fi as him the ml
penalty.
APPLICATION PO3 SURETIE3.—XIr. Waldron applied for
sureties of the peace against Eliza Taylor, wife of
James Tayhr, for using threatening language to him, on
the 14th inst.—Mr. Waldron said a short time ago the
defendant summoned her husband, the present com-
plainant, for assaulting her and Mr. Spooner sent him to
prisea for six weeks. Complaieaut was a pensioner tine
servant to Dr. Pearson. On the Ist of June defendaunt
met the complainant and threatened to poison him
and on two or three other occasions she threatened to do
for him. He now applied for the defendant to find
sureties to keep the peace. Complainant was willing to
allow any reasonable aim for the maintenance of his
wife.—Complainant was called and proved the above
lacts.—Defendant denied using any threats and eons-
pained that her husband did not give her sufficient
ei may to keep the house.—Defenclant was bound over in
her own recognizancee of £2O to keep the peace for six
months and complainant to pay COAL
GAME TREsPASS —William Greenaway was charged
with trefnassing on land belonging to Earl Dudley, on
the 29th ult.—Hr. Homfray appeared for Earl Dudley,
and Joseph Bowen, keeper, proved the offence.—
Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 2s 64 and
costs.
, CHARGE OF STEALING ENGINE BRASS.—WiIIiaM Wilson
and George Parsons were brought up on remand charged
with stealing a quantity of engine brasses, on the 3rd
ilia, the property of 'rimming and Woodhell.—Prisoners
were further charged with wilfully damaging an engine
to the amount of £5. Prisoners were further charged
with aserulting Police-sergeant Hinton with the intention
to resist their own apprehension.—Evidence was given
that the damage done to the machinery was over £lOO.
—Wilson was discharged and Parsons was committed to
take his trial.
DRUNKENNES4.—At the Police Court, on Thursday,
hef„,o aes. I. Spooner, stipendiary, Mary Smith was
charged with being drunk and disorderly, in High Street,
Brierley Hill, on Wednesday.—Police-constable Eden
proved the case and defendant was fined 10. s 6il ; in de-
fault 14 days.—Sarjent Baker was charged with being
drunk and disorderly, at Pensnette on the 13th inst.—
Police-constable Keenan proved the case and defendant
was tined lOs 6d, or 14 days.
DRUNK AND ASSAULTING THE POLlCE.—Thomas New-
ten was charged with being drank and disorderly, in
John Street, Brierley Hill, on lhe 11th inst.—Police-
constable Mountford proved the case and defendant was
tined 103 Gd ; or II days.—Defendant was further
charged with Ann Jervis with assaulting Police-constable
,Mountford, at the same time and place. —Mountford said
Ire ordered Newton into the house and defendant struck
him three times, twice on the neck and once on the
aide, and the female defendant also smirk him several
blow s.—Newton was committed for three weeks' hard
labour, and Jervis fined 53 and costs ; or 14 days' hard
bona'.
COAL STEALING.—Phoebe Ann Green, a girl, was
charged with stealing a quantity of coal, the property of
John Raybonld, on the 23th March last.—Joseph Burton
said he saw defendant take aquantity of coal belongingto
c, tnplainani on the above date and whenishe saw him she
dropped the coal and ran away.—Defendant was ordered
t hid a surety of to be of good behaviour for three
months; in default one month's hard labour.
STEALING WEARING APPAREL —A youth named
Frederick Bills was remanded for a week on a charge of
stealing a coat and waistcoat.
A WIFE BEATER.—William Hathaway, of 28, Chapel
Street, Brierley Hill, was charged with acsaulting his
wife, Elizabeth Hathaway, on the 14th inst.—Complain-
ant said he did not wish to press tha case.—Mr. Spooner
told her to give her evidence and she then said that on
the above date defendant caught hall of her round the
waist and. threw her down the cellar steps injuring her
foot—Defendant was sentenced to six weeks, hard
[hour, without the option of a fine, Mr. summer re-
marking that he would not have women beaten if he
could prevent it.