The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

CACTION.—At the Police Court, on Wednesday. before
Messrs. F. W. G. Ham ace N. Ilingley, Benjamin Cope
aim charged by the Exclic with ctrrying a gun on the lc.
of January without a hcenee. Defendant p,eselet
acid was tined £.lO, with a recommendation to the Board
;o reduce the mushy to 2Us.
FRIENDLY SOCIEIti CAM—BeDj.tnio Bißingham anc
shames Blunt. trustee, of. Friend., Society held at :lie
Bush Inn. Rowley Regis, were BUlLllloluoi for unlawfuily
refacing to pay Thomas Clee the thin of its. as • Oleni
our of the society, for four weeks allowance Outing hus
sicenees, up to the 27th el March. Mr. Domini), ap-
p.usred for the complahmut, and Mr. Snake spethe for the
oefence.—Complamaut said lie iced at Itowtey. meet was
a chainmaker. He was 67 years old. He was a member
of the Friendly Society in question, aud bad been a
member for 47 years. It was held at the BIDal Inn, Your
Way*. The rules produced are the cults of the aiiciefy.
tie had been on the box about two years and three quat•
tern. Mr. Higgs is the doctor of the society. Witness
went to hint, and after the examination he received 8.64
per wee' They paid him up to It.. weeks ago. He ap-
eded for it, and they refused to pay beeause Jthepii
arandon, one of the member., thought he was getting
in coal. He hail a fork in his hand. He attended a
oontinietes meeting a fortnight afterwards. They decided
Ii stop his pay. and he had not had it since. He hen
opplied for at toree times, and had been refused. He
/es always tottering, and was unable to work. Be was
cube same state now as when the surgeon ex...ninth him.
: Have been recemnig pay for about two
years and three quarters. He had the stomach ache for
.in mouths before he went on the box. He had had it
since then. He went on the box on account of having
ehe outreach ache. It caused hint pain in the back, aria
us could not stoop to work. He tried to work before he
Sent on tire box. Ile had four houses, which brought
rim 30 lid per week each. Had always had his pay up to
the time he tied the load of Cock. lie only had 14 cat.
of sleek, the load, and his daughter got it in. He did
not get any of is in. He was forking little pieces of coal
out of some ashes. Ha was not at it bee miautiwi. He
wits not picking it up and throwing it into the shop. He
them Joseph Brandon, who told him that the society did
sot allow that. The President of the Society went to
aim on the following Tuesday. and asked him to attend
a committee meeting. He aid attend a meeting, and
neard some of the members say that he wee picking op
coal and throwing it into the shop. lie tylot if he dio
wrong he would try to do right. He had 8•1511 Mr. Higga.
situ ue told him he was notable to do any laborious weik
—Hannah Mansell, daughter of complainant. said shi
recollected the 18sh of February lost, when they were
having some fine slack got in. Witness got it in herself.
it was for the use of the house. She got it in in baskets
i2outplainant did not carry any coal in. He got a potato,.
fork and rooted out bow, of the pieces, and she carried
,tiem in. Brandon went by as the time, and said they
isd not allow complainant to work, and she told him he
was not carry mg it in. He had been on the box for some
• me. Gross , xamined : Would thear her father did not
;arry any cool in. 'there were some lumps about Mho.
out he did ai,t carry them in.—Mr. Snickespeare, iii de-
fence, called James Homer, who said on the 18th Febtu.
try he can goosing complainant's house, when he saw him
pick up lumps of coal weighing five or nix pounds. and
, throw them mto the shop. He tuformed the officers it
; the society what he had seen. Crocs-exAmieed : Did imt
.ee his daughter there—Joseph Brandon, chiumnaker,
awil be remembered the 18th of February. He was pas
; sing complainant's house. He saw defthdaut, who had
; a fork in his hand. He was rooting coal tip, and push.
in towards his daughter. Witness told him that the so-
,
ciety dad not allow him to work. H. informed the
stewards of the socirty.—Sainael Billingnam, President
of the Society, said front information reeeired be went
to see complainant on the Tuesday, and told him of the
charge. Complainant said he had • fork in his hand,
gettuig out the large pim-s of coal from the slack. They
had a committee meeting, and it WWI decioed to fine the
thuiplainent 100, and for him to ref nid toe money he
bad received from the othietv. Everything was uone in
a proper manner —The Bench did noi consider there had
been any breach nf the rules, and made the order.
Rl,l•CLT.—Sarali Johnson an charged with assaulting
tlPrabeth Bowen, OD the fffith ult. Mr. Addison wee for
the defence. From the evidence of complainant, it ap-
pears that defendant went to her and called her • thief
The Bench dismissed the case.

HALBSOWEN.
At the Woreestarsbira Easter
cluart, SPIMi.IIIP, on Tue4day last, before B. P. Amph•
lett, Esq., Q.C.. MP. William Walker, alias Day, alias
Thomea Toy. and William Hackett (all ou ball i,
acre inoirted I r bre3king and entering a certain Lull,
iug, at flale,owen, ,in Merck Lich, and sealing there-
from ten *SIMS pigeons and • Mum drake, the property of
William lolay.—Clailly. Es meat& lawimasiaal,
with Mad Mom

APPOINTWIMI Or OVE RRRRR I A 3 ICIMITORd M
the Police Court, on lueeday. before hi .. F. W
Barre and E. Moen the following overseers \IA arvey-
ors were appinted for the uniarnentioned pleas :
()mowers Halearaven Benjamin Cana, Jon and
Josiah Beckley ; Flabory--Thomas Fades ann
Walker ; ALl—Benjamin Parkes and Edward Jones
Hasa—Joseph Beanh and George Blase ; Hunniegton
—J. H. dingle, and J”ltn Potter; Romsley—William
Tandy and James Westwood Illey—Edward Guest and
Joseph Smith ; Lapel—George Wood and }beard lee.
mer ; /Weser.. John Caeshire and Horace Foley
McDonald ; Cake ouore—Jerernoth Pstheridge and 1 ho.
Ina Hurley Robertson ; Worley Salop—William Down-
; leg nod Samuel Edwards; Oldbury—John Alba+ and
John Gifting ; Worley Wigorn—William Davis and Tho-
mas Downing; Frankley— Edward Tindall and Major
Rowe. Surrey,. Haleaowen Villiam Round and
Joeeph Hodgetta ; Hasbury—John Heath and Thomas
Parcae ; Hill Joseph Menial; Hawne Henry
White and Samuel White; Hunnington—Joseph Smart
and William Darby; Rorualey—John Haden;
Borah Cooper; Lapal—William Wright and George
Wood; Ridgacre—Thornas White and William Under-
wood; Cakemore—John Hodgetts and William Fletcher;
Langley—Samuel Perrens and Ilennah Thompeon.

A DIVORDERLY CHARACTER. —John McMahon, &jar
John Jones, was charged with being drunk and disor-
derly and obstructing the railwey officials in the Oldbury
station, on the Ist Met, at Oldbury. Mr. Soars appeared
on behalf of the London and North-Western hallway
Companv.—John Leeson said he was station-master at
the Oldbary station. On the above date the 5.25 train
came in, and defendant tried to juum on. fle was taken
into • room, and became very abusive. He said he would
have • special train to go to Birmingham. Witness had
him put out. He kicked at the partition outside, and
some one told witness he bad got a knife in his hand,
and got into the station again, and witness sent for a
police-constable.—Alfred Vincent, porter, Oldbary, said
he saw defendant try to jump into the train whilst it was
in motion. Witness stopped him, and he began to abuse
him and the station-master. Witness went for a polico•
officer. He tore witness's sleeve from the jacket.—Po-
lice-constable Cartwright. Oldbury, said from informa-
tion received he went to Oldbury station. lie mw the
defendant there, and he struck him with • closed knife.
He struck witness, and abused him very much.—Defend.
ant, who is • plumber. at the Coombes Works, Hales-
°wen, said he was very sorry it had occurred, but • little
drink got over him.--befeudaut was fined 20i and costs ;
in default one runnth.—Defendant wag further charged
with stealing four brushes and ffihs. of solder, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Howard and Co., at Coomee Wood.
Police-constablo Cartwright said he apprehended the
prisoner on the lit inst. lie had him in custody on
another charge, when he searched a basket he had an his
p ion, aud found the property now produced—four
trashes, two flea, one hammer, solder, and soldering
iron. Witness asked him what he had Soggy about them,
When he said Le was taking it horue to pat some lead
with it, as he had got moulds. He said he brought it
from Mr. Howard's. Witness took at to prosecutor's on
the following morning. when they said they had not given
him any order to take them away, and they had sot given
min any authority to do so. Wituesa charged him with
stealing all toe artieleg produced, when prisoner said
he took the soldering to put shine lead with it; the
brushes he had an order for from the head carpenter.
and the files the same. fie did not say anything about
the iron. John 'Toy mid he was manager at Messrs
Howard and Co.'s works. He ideutified tee chisel, the
soldering iron, and the tile. They belonged to the pro-
secutor. He was not authorised to take any of the arti-
cles from the works. Pi motier said he took the soldering
iron and solder to test it. The brushes were his own.
He had no intention of stealing the avticles. Prisoner
was committed for two months' hard labour.

ALLOwleri • FaanClOns Doe To as AT L• 6011.—
Ed ward Tromso. wio. charged by Aaiun Jose. with allow.
lug a ferocious dog to boa; Is. ge on toe 4th uttimo. Mr
it . Hayes appeared for complainant. Lomplainaut said
be lived at Loonies Wood. Oa toe above date be was
going home aud cad • dog ith him. woesi the defendant'a
dog net on his. He picked hi. dug up. when the de
itudant's dog Reized Min by the hand, and severely in-
jured him. Dcfeadnut stood by, but aid not try to check
iLie. A man picked up couiplainazits dog, arid defendau,
.4 his dog on complainant', again. Sylvanue Hama
mid he was with complainant on the above date. The
complainant had a dog with him, chained They met
defendant, and his dog set about complainant's who tried
.o pick his dog up, when defendant's dog bit complain-
ant', hand. Witness picked op complainant's dog, when
defendant set him after him, and he was toned to pat
the dog down. as he was afraid defendant's dog would
ode him. Defendant said hi, dog did not bite complain-
ant, and would not neve fought if it had not been for the
complainant's dog. Fined 10e and costs.

DIVVY AND RIOTOIIII.—George Walton was charged
by Superintendent Overend with being druak and riot.
ous on the Inch nit, at Worley. Police•constable Hayes
proved the ease. Defendant was ordered to pay the
costs.

OBSTRUCTING Tan TURNPIKE ROAD. Henry Potts,
James Potts, and Richard Semen, were charged with
unlawfully obstroctlng the turnpike road on the 2nd inst.
Police-constable Smith said he was on duty on the above
date, at the Cu°lnes Wo,d, when he saw the three de-
fendants etr,Ked, running on the turnpike road. They
used very disgusting language to him and a teuiale that
had poised that way. Defendants pleaded guilty, and
were fined 5e and coat,; iii default 21 days.
TKNIATENINO.—Ana Harris was summoned by Jane
Hadley, with threatening to kill her on the 22nd ultimo.
After 'hearing the evidence, the Brach dismissed the
ease.

Darr& AVDDIBOILDIRLY —Thos. Onions WAS charged
by Superintendent overtind with being drank and diem.
Orly, en tie us instant, at Quinton. l'oliee•oonstabl•
Hoye' proved the sass. Defendant was lined 2s Id and
costs in default 14 days.