The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11 00:00:00

I.IIE 610Ultii1ti.DUE O.BSERVER.

- BRIERLEY HILL. DUDLEY.
OBsCENE LANGUAGE.—At t'le P Fee Court, on Sc ;00L BOARD.—..kt a tweting of this body on
Mcndiy, before Messrs H. Sei:ll, Gle Bing H•trii Menday, D. flui,vat, Esq. (the Mayor), presiding,
set, and P. Foley, Sarah Bleorner was c': I creed the following statistics respecting the school attend-
wit h using obscene lane:nage on the 28th ult.—The ance for the past mouth were presented :—Number
case was clearly proved, and defendant was fined on the hoekts : Beard schoels, 3,927; denominational,
2s 6 1 and costs; in default 7 days. 3,53; charity, inspected, 991 i ditto, uninspect ti,
DRUNKENNESS —Joseph Harris was charged with 1,051 ; adventure, echoels, 700 ;total, 10,230; et rres-
heicg drunk on the 2.7 th ult, at Quarry Bank. P.C. pouding period last year. 10,075. This shoe san
Hi nan preyed the case. Defendant was mulcted increase of 216 and 311 in the infants' ond mixed
in the ,um of 2s GI and coste.—Frederick Cutler sch, ols respectiv lye and a decrease of 164 in 'he
wos charged with being drunk whilst in chavge of boys' anl 231 in the girls' schools. The n% ere et
a horse and cart on the 3rd just, at Brierley Hill. - attendenees were: Board schools, 2,915*; denomina-
P.C. Birch proved the c,se, and defendant was fined i tional, 2,442; charity, inspected, 751 2; ditto, uein-
-23 6d and costs; in default 14 days.—S, ]onion 1 spected, 908; adventure, 510; total, 7,527. Curies-
Wylde was chareed with being drunk on the 411 pending period last year, 7.6048; being an increase
I
inst.—P.S. Shaw proved the case, and defendant of 251'7 and 227'7 in the infants' and mixed school
vas fined 2s 6;1 and costs; in default 7 days.—John respectively, afied a decrease of 362 Sin the boys' and
Walt was charged with being drunk and disorderly 94.7 its the g ills' schools. The highest per centage
on the 4th lust", at Brierley Hill. P.S. Shaw proved of attendances has be nin the unin.spected chatity
the t nee, and defendant was fined 2s 6d and coses ; schools and the foe eit in the denominational schools.
in default 7 days. TOWN Cotnectee—On Tuesday night the monthly
A FIGHTING MAN.—ThomasJaekson was charged mee hg of this Council was held, the Mayor (Al er-
with committing a breach of the peace, by figt ling man Howat) presiding. A letter was read from the
on the 4th inst, in Church-street, Brierley llill ; South Staffordshire Waterworks Company in answer
defendant was fur:her charged wi h assaulting P.C., te the numerous'complaintstas to the bad qualLy of
3ooth; whilst in the execution of his duty, on the the water. It show ed that the company were
satneylate —P.O Booth said hesaw defendant fight- making every exertion to find out the cause, and
.ng in Church street. Ile went up to the place and tere willing to remedy the evil. A report of the
defendant struck him in the mouth.—P.C. Birch proCeedinge at the meeting of the Council deputa-
gave evidence as to seeing the defendant fighting. tion with the directors of the Gas Company
,was
—D fend tut said he put his hands up to ward off read, and it appeared that the directors declined
,at
the blows, and the officer coming up at the time, present to lower the price of gas, but promised to
his fist cauglet him in the mouth.—ilefendant was reconsider the matter at Christmas. The Officer
fined 5s and costs for assaulting the police; and was of Health reporte I a death-rate 19.48 per 1,000.
bound over to teep the peece for 6 wontlis. Four deaths had occurred from scarlet fever, and
FAcToRY AcT PneSECUTION. -The case of Messrs, ,33 from diarrhcea. The report was adopted. Mr.
Cast rey and Gee, Wh9 were charged with emeloy- W. E. Walker complained of the delay in the paving
lug 5 bet) s without obtaining the certifying sup- :oft le aepronhee to the town. Alderman Bagot-.,
geon's certificate of fitness, and a hich wasadjourned said that tee , winter was not the time to spend
for a fortnight in order that Mr. Hoare may prove 1 £3,000 in the work referred to.
the appointment of Dr. Turner as the certifying 1
surgeon, was again brought before the Court. Mr.
Waldron defended.—Dr. Walker said he had his
appointment as certifying sut-geon for the Amble-
cote and Wordsley disteicts, He was' appointed
in March, as Dr. Walker's successor.---Mr. Smith
said they had carefully considered the case and
fined delendants £1 is Od in each case.

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ALLEGED LAIICENY.—John Knott was charged
with stealing a plan, two specifications of a pick,
spade, and an axe, a,model of a pick (in wood) awl
mniel a railway wheel, in wood. M.
Ward defended., Henry Hill said he saw the arti-
cle safe On the 21ili of September, and he missed
them on the 2 let. He saw them at Samuel Knott's,
Deunis Patk, where he lodged. Cross-examined: He
lodged at defendant's house, where he went on the
16th of July He began to work before be had
. been there a month. He agreed to pay thsm 23 6d
a week for lodging, and to keep himself. The ar-
ticles were kept in his box. He did not owe them
any money for lodging.—Hr„ Ward said that the
articles were kept because prosecutor owed them
some money for lodging.—Mr. Smith said they di i
not think they were taken with a felonious intent,
and disaiisseit th 3 case.-Mr. Ward asked that his
client may h .ve the anicl s returned to him, as the
police conid not detain them.—Mr. Smith said t,ey
woald be returned to Samuel Knott's, the place
vidire they were tAken trona,
Assauurs.-1-I,nry Hill was charged with assault-
ing Sarah Hill on tne 20tit
_ult., at Quarry Bank.—
Ile. Waldron defenled.—Sarah Hill, wise of defend.
ant, said he came home on the day in question and
"dropped on her." lie i..ru!s.:d her arms, locked
the door, and threatened to "tut her b— heart
out," She d.d not bit him at all—Mr. Waldron
said that complainant picked up a poker ritia hit
his clieut with it.--Defendant was fin,d Ws and
costs; in default one month—Edward Knew( s was
elm; ged with asAaulting Maria Alo .recroft t.n the
27th alt.—Mr. .Waldrou doended.—After hearing
the evidence the Bench said they considered to
case pruved, and defendant was fined -16 s end

Costs.
WILFUL DA3IAGE.—Charle; Lambert was chpaged
with damaging an engine house, the property of
Mr. Itityhould, on be 25th ult. Defendan, was
cautioned, and fined 26 61 -including costs.
Ats Ii:NHAPPY CouPLE.—ThiA o:_lse was adjourned
a fortnight ag the complainant, Annie liope,,then
giving liwico i,f applying for a hepara.tiou order.'
She sal I that her husCand got- :Cla a week as a
s.bal:er-down." - The [tench gr .nted the applica-
tion, ad made an order f r thfendalt to c ii tribute
12. fa ~er.Week towards the nutiutena::,ce of his wife
aLe-i 3 children. - Thcre was also a charg, i.eas-
samt 'agaitist the husband. Mr, s:_erh said they
shou!d cot pat a heavy fine upon hit, awl &fen l-
and was order d to pay 2s ed and costs.
Tit Err —Charles Lines (9), was charged with
Atetaing2., the property ot Charles Rill, on .t e
sth iiist.---Proiecutor said he hare • by 24 to
1,-tch Wm a ;int of threepea:iy, but he did nil re-
poltie constable depose:l to flu ling the
oy hi the market sith is 74 tin Tds pock, t - Tele-
tioy wis remanded to the workhouse for a week;
ta h tviig Lin sent to an industrial
schr,V.