The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-17 00:00:00

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On Saturday, Maar 24th; there will be issued
gratis with the popular dramatic and spo;ting paper
"The Terical Times," a Urge cart on by the
eminent catiaaturist, Alfred Br 3 an, entitled "Epsom
Downs." It is to contain portraits of most of the
leading political, sporting, and dramatic notabili-
ties let the day, and in.foroe Ofaxemtion is expected
to be o.ui of Mr. Bryan's most clever efforts. The
size of the plate will leg 14 in.' . b,r 20 in., and its
productift is costing the T. T. several hundred
poutrls.
PEOPLEe • CONCERTS. The fourth and last
peoples' concert of the season too'r place in the
Corn Exchange on Monday last before a crowded
audience. We are sorry that Stourbridge cannot
boast of better accommodation. as Brierley Hill,
Dudley, and Kidderminster have each go :d Town I
Halls better aJapt, d for concerts similar to that on
Monday night, where plenty of room is required
for chorus singing. We hope the day is not far
diitant when we shall possess a bag opal to our
neighbotring towns.butcon sidering the limited space
alletted to the singers, the arrangements wc.ra very
good, the ladies dresses having a %cry pretty eff:ct
We need not particularize the varioui items in the
first part as it was a repttition of the Holy City,
but we may mention that the choruses were better
rendered than on the last occasion, rend the solos,
with a few exceptions, hardly so good. In the
second part, the audience had a traa:. the duet,
organ and pianoforte overture to Zanetta played
by Messrs. C. Perkin and S. Simms. janr., in fault-
less style. Mr. 11. Mobberley gave a capital render-
ing of the Bay. of Biscay whioll wai loudly ap
pla.uded, and Narsts in g .a'l Ithioa throughout the
evening. Miss Hudson was successful in her song
Longing Hearts, which was redemanded. Mr.
Perks, as usual, met with an enthusiastic reception
and his song The King's Minstrel was admirably
suited to his voice. Mr. Eledley Satchel]. conducted
with his usual shill and ability, and the singing of
the part song Monarch Winter by the members of
tee society brought a most succeesful series sit
conceits to a close.
Rarcar OF THIS DAY'S SEED Memorr.—Messrs.

W. H. &H. Le May, seed factors, 68, Borough
High Street, London, Report :—The Season for

Clover and dress Seeds may now be considered
over, although a few orders continue to come to
hand. Stocks on hand are by no means exhausted,
and considerable quantities must be hell over for
another year, especially Trefoil.

May 14th, 1884.
DnutraressrEss,—At the PeliLe Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, Major Cochrane, D.
Thomas. J. and W. Turney, Esq., Jam Knowles was
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Pedmore, on the 11th inst. P.S.Cope said he saw
ineWhsaitlrigiaemßdlAwnesiton was charged with being drunk at
defendant lying helplessly drunk on the road at
Pedmore. Fined 5s and costs. or 11 days.—George
Middleton was charged with being drunk on the
11th inst. P.C. Cartwright proved finding defend-
ant lying in the road drunk. Previous convictions
were proved, and defendant was fined lOs and costs.
—Elizabeth Wall was charged with being drunk on
the 7th inst. P:C. Biggs proved the case. Three
previous convictions were proved. Fined 'lO3 and
coat; in default 14 days. James Goulding wh,s
charged with being drunk at Netherend, on the
10th inst. P.C. (mare proved the case and said
the defendant was drunk and using the worst
language he ever heard. Fined lOs alai costs, or
in default 14 days.
CAUTION.—Joho Nicholls was charged with being
drunk whilst in charge of a horse and cart on the
10th inst. PC. Day said he saw defendant, who
was very drank and in charge of a horse and cart.
Withdrawn on payment of costs.—Squire Chance
was also charged with a similar offence. Fined lOs
anti aosts ;in default 14 days. P. S. Cope proved
the case.—William Bradley was charged with being
asleep in his cart on the 9th inst. P.C. Day said
he saw the cart standing still at 12 o'clock at night
and be found defendant in the bottom asleep:
Fined 2s 6d and costs.—;William Bubb was charged
with working a thrashing machine widiin 25 yards
of the road without fence or screen. P. C. Moore
said the machine was being workedyvithin 10 yards
of the road. Defendant said there was a hedge 7
feet high. P.C. Moore said it was only 4 feet high.
Defendant promised not to work the machine
within 25 yards of the :road without something to
conceal it and the case was withdrawn ott payment
of costs.
FURIOUSLY DRIVING.—JaMeB Nook was charged
with furiously driving at Cradley on the 11th inst.
P.O. Chare said he saw the defendant coming from
the direction of Hays Cross, and he came at a furious
rate. When the horse was pulled up It was covered
with foam. It was going quite 16 miles an hour.
P.S. Cope gave corroborative evidence. Fined 5s
and costs, or 14 days.
Estszzumbro.—James Corfield WAS charged with
embezzeling the sum of Si, the property- of Eliza.
bath Brooks. Defendant pleaded gulitY. Elizabeth
Brooks said on the 12th of April defendant was in
her employ. On Easter Sunday she sent him out
with some milk worth Bs. He was to sell the milk
and bring her the money. He • did not return at
the usual time, and never paid her the money or
accounted for it in any way. Selina Scriven, of
Buckpool, Wordsley, said on Easter Monday she
bought some milk from the defendant, and gave
him 2s. Rosannah Lamb and Ann Mullett gave
evidence to say that they bought some milk off the
defendant. P. C. Bird said he arrested the defend-
ant and ha made soluntary statements. Committed
to the House of Correctionifor 21 day, and to be sent
to a reformatory school for 4 years.
SCHOOL BOARD CASES. A number cf "persons
were sutnmoned for not sending their:children to
school, ant were fined in sums varying from Is to
55.
FACTORY ACT PROSECUTIONS. Will3lll Griffin
was summonA by Mr. Hoaro, Inspect of Factories
rur making a f Use entry in the factory register,
respecting the employment of a boy named Joseph
Woodliall, on the 31st ,of March. Mr. Platt, as-
sistant inspector, said he visited defendant's factory
on the 3rd of April and asked for the register
which wos produced but not in use. He visited the
factory again on the 10,11 of April and found that an
entry had been madesin the register. The defence
was that the lad was employed by his father with-
out defendant's knowledge. The case was adjourned
for 7 days,
STEALING Pawri TICKETS, Allan Slater was
charged with stealing four pawn tickets on the 14th
.of April, the property of Thomas Green. Mr. W.
Waldron defended. Thomas Green, chainmaker, of
Hill Street, Craclley, said on the 13th April he saw
four pawn tickets in his son's possession. They
were tickets for goods belonging to him. In cross-
examination witness said be would swear the shawl
and waistcoat were his property. He did not send
a note to defendant, but gave it to a man. Joseph
Green, son ol complainant, said that. '.on Easter
Sunday he had some pawn tickets in his pock-. 4.
He went for a walk up Grainger's Fields, and
missed the tickets about 4 o'clock. In cross ex-
amination be said he never saw defendant on the
13th of Apri: lie did not suggest that any one
stole the tisk& s from him. Mary Parsons said she
rernereliered (Jaen 'ant, who was her brother in-law,
giving her two pawn tickets and telling her to go
to the pawn whop. She brought back a shawl and

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wais coat and gave them to defendant. Cross—:?x.
atnined: lie kid her if the owner came for them
she was to give them up. Eliza Bloomer, assistant-
pawnbroker to
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fendant's eluml
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amined: efnucipt;a:s wtz.moi
wife
the 14th of April he received information from
Green respe3ting four pawn tickets lost. D fendant
gave him two pa.'vn tickets which he said he had
picked up in Grainger's Fields. The case was dis-
missed.
CAUTION.---Joseph Horn was charged with
causing 4 pigs to be removed on the 12 h inst, from
Staffordshire into Worcestershire. P.C. Eyles
proved thi case. Fined 5s and c )ste.—Samuel
Coley was charred wi h causing a pig to be driven
from St:-.ffirdshire into Worcestershire without
having obtained a license. James Robinson was
charged with causing a pig to be removed on the
11th in 4.—& witness was called who saw Robin.son
driving the pig. Coley was fined Si and costs and
Rohinsm was dismissed.
Uk!r NAT El RAL OFFENCE.-40hli WOO 1110 USO was
charged with attempting to commit an unnatural
°ffejice at t:e .Lye on the 10th last. Mr. Moth
pros2eut.2,l and Mr. Ward defended. Committed
o take his:cri a .I:the next Quarter Sessio,,s, bail
to be allt.wcd himself in £5O and two sureties of
125.

DRUNK A D Dio :1 E ILY,— JoEeph Clark wa,4
chaN:led with being drunk and didbrdlily at Wol-
last,.u, on the 11th inst, he was RIF() charged wi h
assaultin4 P.C. Cartwright vi list in the execution
of his duties. • P.C. Carwright said he found 'he
defendant lying down very drunk. He lifted him
up and ask(.d him for his name. Del ndant said he
would b-----give it him and struck and kicked
him under the lat year. There were 6 previous on.
VieUol6 against defendant. Committed to the

House of Correction for 1 month.
• Asset:a.m.—William Gulliver was vharged with
assauling Ann Bailey on the 20th April, at Stour
bridge. Mr. Hinds appeared to prosecute. Ann
Bailey said that she lived in Blakeway's buildings.
On Sunday afternoon, April 20th, her and her
husband had some words. Defendant was stand-
ng cutside and sad 'You are the next" and took
hold of her and si ruck her on the right side, and
pu,hed her down the sters. •He was drunk at th;_,
time, Her husband stiuck her i. the st:eet.
11,Jhert Bailey said he remembered the 20th of
Ai•ril, End he knew the defeulant. He saw the
de'endant catch hold of his mother, push her down
the steps and kick her.. Defendant said he never
touched her nor laid a finger on her. Sarah Scott
was called for the defence a.nd said he knew the
complainant, and she saw her on the day in question
on ti)e outside of her house. She saw her run into
the i-ouse and her husband ran after and beat her.
Defendfint was on his own step, He did not follow
Mrs. Bailey down the steps. She did not se him go
I into the huse, Fined lOs and costs, or 11 days.

SERIOUS CdARGE AGAINST A RA.TE
COLLECTOR.

Henry Yates (50), rate collector, Victoria Street,
was brou2ht up on a warrant aud charged that on
the 31st Dec, 1883 at the Township of Stonrbridge'
then being a servant to the inhabitants of the To,.vn-
ship, feloniously and fraudulently did embezzle and
steal certain moneys, to wit, the sum of £1 9.3 31
an lon divers other days divers other sums riof
money amounting together to the sum of
ot 127 103100, delivered ta aud received by him on
account of the inhabitants of the Township • of
• S7ourbridge, his employeis contrary to the statue
lin such case made and provided.
Mr. T. Wail :.ppeared for the prosecution.
Defendant applied for an adjournment in order
to engage it solicitor.
The case was adjourned till Monday at 1 o'clock.
Defendant then applied for bail.
Superintendent Wheeler objected to bail because
from infoima.tion he had received defendant had
ca:3lted up his goods ready to go away.
Bail was accordingly refused.

BOARD or Guartnie.Ns.—The weekly meeting of
this Board was held yesterlay, Mr. Raybould in the
chair. There were also pres:nt Messrs. Pargeler,
Robertson, Grove, Ren,y, Sidaway, Parks, T. Green
Thompson, Ro-Hinson, Wood, Bryce, Boddington;
-
Pe,arsoo, Wright, B. BroJks, T. Brooks, W. Gfeen,
H. HiHingham, Stringer, Forrest, Yardly, and Hill.
Admitted 13. dead 0, born 1, discharged 17. Out-
door felief, Kingswinford .1;43 us Stourbridge
£3O 8s 7 1, Halesowen I'2l 63 101, mai-resident
paupers £1 12s 2d, total £lOO 9s 11, againsL £9l
178 41. A report was read from the district auditor
stating that at the audit of accounts, Mr. H. Yates,
poor-rate collector, was discovered to be a defaulter
in his accounts, but to what extent it has not yet
been ascertained. :The Guardians passed a resolu-
tion suspending him from his office, nod also in-
structed the clerk to apply for a" warrant for his
apprehension on a charge of embezzlement, falsifi-
cation of his accounts, and further with holding or
destroying books or papers in his possession relating
thyreto.
A LHAMBA THEATRE. - During the week Miss
Julie Mortimer's company have been playing here
but to very indifferent houses. Next week those
clever artistes Tula and Miaco, assisted by Harry
Sungham, Miss Annie Howe, Miss Rose Vane and
others will occupy the boards, and we wish them
every success:
Mr. H. Barratt, assistant (and formerly pupil) to
Mr. W. Fiddian, surveyor, Stourbridge,h;:s passed
the examination for Associateship, held at the Sur-
veyots Institution, Westminsta, on March 21st and
following days. and has been admitted a Proles •
sional Associate of that Institution.