The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-14 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

UNJUST SCALES AND WEIGHTS.—At the Police
Court on Wednesday, before Me-srs, W. Bassanrk
a ti B, dlingley, Edwin Hickman was charged with
having hi his possession a p kir of unjw.t scales.—
Mr. liorder, inspector of weights and intarAires,
prosecuted.—Samuel Foy, assistant inspector, said
he visited deftndant's grocers shop on the 10th
inst. Ile found a pair of scales, and they were out
of balance 2 ozs. acrainst the purcba,ser. It was
caused by a piece 'f
i on bearing on thP chain,—
Defendarl sail the servant had broken the top off
the scales and he had halt the iron on trk make the
difference. DJ ndant was fine I2s 61 ant costs.
—Henry Partridi,e. a butche,, was charged with
having a pair of unjust scales in his possession, tn
the 10th ins /lord& prosecuted ant Mr.
Cooksey defen!ed.—Samttyl Toy said he visited de—
fendant's butcher's shop and fdtriO a pair of scales
oz out of h dance against the purchasers. 'They
were pota,toe a ude,.—Nfr. Cooksey said that the
defendant only opened the sh)p on the 7th iast.
He had previously sent o Pdratingdia.at for
scales, bad as they w re n t s nt on the day def.:ld-
a:it opened the sh ,p he went rind horros,ed the oil
poLat e sca!es. lie asktd the Bench to withdraw
the case oa pay ue.kr. of Cusps —Mr. Horder was
satisfied wi h that answer, and the Bench allowed
the case to be withdrawn on p y:nr-nt of c sts.
—James Levitt, gr cer, ts as ehrt-ged with having
in his possession unjust scales, on the 10th mst.—
Saimpil Toy sid he foudO a flour scale ot an tz
against the purchasers It would be cans :d through '
wear; Fined 2s 6d and cos's —l3eajarnin Cutler
was charged with having an unjust scale in la is
. _ .

posses-ion, on the 10th iniZt..—Saejlel Toy said he
fount afi )ur scale of tin cz, out of balance. B.
removing a ball the scales cou d be thrown out 6 or
ozs. —Defendant said that he did not th it the b dl
cou dbe taken off. The witness had taken it off
unlit wially.—Fined 2s 6,1 and costs.—Myra lt lliu-
atm was charged with having an unjust seal,: in her
posss-io.i, on the 10th iutit.—Samitel 'Foy said th it
he saw the scales and it was 1 oz. against the par
chaser. The scales were used for weighing corn.
Fined 2s 61 and costs —Frank Westwoad was
Oharged with having unjust weights, on the 10th
ult.—Samuel Toy maid defendant was a greengrocer,
and witness found several weights, which were
deficient. Fined 106 and costs,—George Edwards
was charred with hating uajust weights, on the
10th in.t7—Sainitel Toy said that he found a 21b.
w,ight 54 drams short. They were covered up but
tiad the appearance of b ing used. Fined 2s 6d and
costs.—D. Smart was fined2o3 and costs for having
one 4'b weight, One 21b, and 41b weights, deficient.
—John Jones was fieel 5s and costs for having a
pair of scales 6 drams against the purchaser.—
Enoch Healey was fined 2s 6cl and costs for having
a pair of scales loz. against the purchaser. The
deficiency was caused by the platter being chipped,
—John Chambers was charged with having unjust
scales —Samuel Toy said tie found defendant s
scales ioz, against the purchaser, but the way in
which the miles were hung they would be lez in
favour of the purchaser. Fined 2s 6d and costs:
Henry Moyle, grocer, for having in his possessii n
unjust scales, 6 drams against the purchaser, was
fined 103 and costs.—Mr. Cooksey defended.
, DauNKetorkss.—Ryland Barnsley was charged
with being drunk on licensed premises in the oecu-
patien of Aquilla Parkes, on the 2nd inst.—P.C.
Tytherleigh proved the ease —Fined is tndol,-3•,.
—Daniel Davies was charged with being drank
whilst in charge of a pony and trap, on the 6th
inst. P.C. Keegan proved the case. Fined 21 6,1
and costs.—Samael Cliff was charged wit,' being
drunk and disorderly on the Bth inst. P.C. Tyther.
leigh proved the case. Fine] Is and costs.—Thouni.
Stevens was fined Sc and costs for being drunk at.
the Bridge Inn, Cradlev Peake
proved the ease,
liithacit OF TILE PExcE. —Samuel React, Jam
Woo:Mouse, Benjamin Tibbetts were charged wiih
committing a breach of the peace by fighting, on
the 7th inst. P.O Tytherleigh proved the case.—
Ea-la of the defendants were bound over in their
own recoguistnces to keep the peace f.a. 6 months.
—George Homer and Benjamin Parker were
chargda wita committing a breach of the peace by
figrAing, on the 7th inst. P.C. Peak.' prove.] t 7.e
case a.:il said he saw the defend nits come out of _

public hove 3 and common-We fighting.—Defendants3
were bound ovt.r to keep the peace for 3 months.