The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-07-26 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

SELLING CIDER WITHOUT A LICRNFL -- At the
Police Court on Morday, befor, H. Smith and U.
King Harrison, Esqs., Wiiiiam Edwards, miller, :
Peacock Lane, Wordsley was charged with selling
cider without a license on the Ist in,t.—Mr.
Waldron was for the prosecution and Mr. Ward
defended —P.C. Booth said that he visited the de-
fendants premises on the Ist just, He went to the
back door and said to defendant "Give us a quart
of cider, governor." Defendant said "All right my
lad, come in and sit thee down." He went into the
house and the defendant took him to a mill door
where the eider was. Defendant drew a quart jug
of cider and witness asked him to put it in the
bottle produced. Defendant put it in the bottle
and what was left he drank. He paid 3d for it.
Witness was dressed as a glassma,ker.—Superin-
tendent Woollaston said that he saw the list wit-
ress cod.inc away from defendant's house. Wit-
ness then went to defendant's house and asked hint
ii he sold cider. Defendant said "Oh yes ! come
in the house." -Witness then asked him for his
license and he showed him a piece of paper with
-Prim, Herefordshire cider, is. per allon. Off the
tri etniseA, not less than 4i.” He then asked him
if he had a lieense to sell less than that. Defen-
dant h. sitated a little while and then said that be
lid not. Defendant said his wife had been to
S ,urbridge to get a license.—Selina Edwards, wife
of the detendant, was called and said that she used
to live in lieteto.dshire. It had been her custom
to keep cider in the house. She had la en to the
Exci-e office, at Stourbridge to gt a lice:use, and
. they told her to go to Mr. Southall, deputy inagis-
' traces clerk. ...-•;he went to Mr. Southall three times
The first time she could not see him, but the other
times she saw him and he told her he could sell,
but not less than 41 gallons. -- Mr. Southall, deputy
magistrates clerk, said that the woman had been
to him at his office and he told her It she was not
to sell large or small quantities. She had since
given notice fur a beens:. tie told her sue could
not get a 11een5.2 tid Auust.—Defendarit was fined
20s, and costs and the Bench allowed the solicitors
fee.

DRUNIKENNESS.—john Jones was fined 23. 61 and
costs fo, being drunk on the 14:h inst. at Petisnctt.
Marten for being drunk and disurder:y
on the 16th int. was fined I.os and cos
ALLEGLD THEFT OF MONEY.—Samuel 11,;2ad was
charged with stealing Be 6j, the property of Ellen
JOnes.—Mr. 'Waldron prosecuted and M. Hoiber
ton defenoed.—Ellen Junes said that on Thursday
last she went to Kidderrnin,ter about 9 o'clock
and she left 8s 9d on the window ledge. When
she came back at night the money was gone, al'
except 3d.—Johu Wood said that he was wth
Witham Jones in the house on the above (1,4 y.
He s.w the defendant come to the window and he
di n came in the house. He went to a sewin.
in c;tine under the window wir.re the money war,
t.nd commonced working the machine. No one els,•
c .tite in the house that night.—William Jones r,,uvc
corroborative evidence,—Mr. Holbertoo nidresse
the Bench for the dtlenoe. The Bench dismiss,d
the case. •
I ALLEGED ASSAULT,—WaIter Shear and Samuel

Mole w,Te charged with a,sa,dting Caroline
Wadeley and David t.Vadeley on the 16th inst. Mr.
Waldron defehded.—lt appeared that the boy David
Wadeley and some more boys were making fun of
Aile, who is deaf and dumb, and the two defend-
ants ran after theta and caught David Wadeley.
'They were taking the boy to his mother to receive
proper correction wh7.n they met the mother,
Caroline Wudeiey. The boy struggled to get awa,
from the defendants. It was cxripletely denied
that the defendains struck either mother or soa.
The case wai

.ASiitULT.—George Wa,v.ell was charged with
assaulting Lucy sham on the 17th inst.—Mr.
Eicock defended.—Complainant said that a bo)
named Price was putting some rubbish under her
window and she told him to take it away. He then
threw it in her fac: She went to box Price's e,irs
when the defendant ran at her anti struck her
James Bennett said that he saw the defendant
striky complainant. lie saw Piie and Shaw fig ,t-
-iag and it:so saw Al:s Wassail pu 1 complainant off
Price.—Mary Edwards said that she saw defendant
ettTie Lucy Shaw. Wassell's father gave a boy
named Price some money to sweep some rubbish
under shaw's widow. Lucy Shaw went to strik,
Crice when defendant strucK h-r on the ear, knock-
ing p trt of ;ter earring out. Mrs. Wasseti separa-
ted Price and Shaw, and Shaw then struck defend-
ant. The case wt s dieuti,sed without any
.vitnesses being called for the defence.
WILFUL Disaviiz.—Thomas SAgley (10), was
charged with darciazing sornt, glass on the 11th inst
the property of J oseph Hind.—Prosecutor said
..r,ar, lie saw the lad sbooting with a catapult. A
stane that was shot with the catapult wvtir through
a glass Itglit in a cueumher frame, Witness W.l
not wish to press the case and only wanted to
anti& ttse practice. The c:tse was withdrawn on
payment of costs.

BREACH oF THE PEACE.— George Forrest and
Frank Fol rest were chwged with committing .a
breach 'if the peace by fighting on. the stri
wi ness was called and paid no saw them fighting
for 10 minutes.—Mrs. Forrest was called for toe
defence and s Lid that they were having a row i.
tne house when the father came and turned them
out of the heu,e. 'They were standing in the street
%Tien the last witness and another man came and
caught hold of Geor4e Forrest and nearly throttle.:
him, Defendants were bound over to keep Vie
pace for three months in their own recuguisances
of £lO and pay costs.
TEALING Com..—John Humphries and Wil-
liam Humphries were charged .%Ith stealing coal
the property of the Earl of Dudley, at Bruckrnoor
on the lOtb. Hicklin said he saw the
buys with a bucket of coal each. When they saw
him they threw the coal away.—Adlitional cuu.
stable Taylor said they were always there picking
eoal.—Joon Humphries was ordered to ren:ive .12
strokes and Witham 6 strokes.
Tnaitivrs.—John Row berry was charged with
using thr a s towards Mary Holmes on the 11th
ins --Complain flt said that defend :rit said that
he would wake her iu five minutes as she would
not know lieiseif. Adjourndti for 7 days.
As.3LizTs —George AilintOn, was charged with

auiting Caroline Blackshaw,—Complain-ant said
that t;ro &Umlaut struck her in the ruouh and he
Lurned her out of doors and struck her azaill. Be
:hen threatmA to rip her heart out, Emma Mears
gave corrob,rative ev,dence. Fined 20s and
Coats.

VAGRANCY.—Chaties Citi&larn (13) was chargel
with steeping out t Cradley fleaui, ou the 20th
aist.—P.C. Brio+airy said be found defend.tit
61,..eping in a pi,s:ye at tit.) back of High Street,
Crauley Heath. lt,2mancled in custody to Old 11th
on Weditesdv.
STELLING Bite.-,sES.—tie.orgt: Green was charged
suspicion with stealing a quantity of brasses.--
I).C. 11,11 i-ls said he found ibe p;ene of brass pio•
dued his p-eket. isoner was trying to eel
ill, brass at an ironmonger's shop. lttananded hil
next Monday,