The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-06-14 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

CITAROS Or iRLLINO ALE WITHOUT • LICINSE.—At
the Petty Session., held on Ws Inesday, before 1M
1,. Smith, F. W. G. Barns, And N. Singley, Jo,eph
Parkus was charged by Superintendent Mille, with gell-
ing ale on the 31st March, be not being duly Lunged to
sell. Mr. Stokes defended. Phillip Southall ,ani that
be visited the defendant's 1105E0 on the above date, and
ratlel f. r a Mot of salc and paid twopence for it. There
were heveral persons in the house at tile time. I) fon-
dant's wife brought in the ale. Hal often had ale there
and paid for it. Mr. Stokes. for the defence, complained
that the witness had not given information until two
monthsaufter it occurred, and that the reason the witness
had given the information was that he had had a quarrel
with the defendant and it was therefore a malicious
prosecution and uncorroborated by any ether witness,
although there were several others present, and asked
the Bench to dismiss the case, After a short consulta-
tion the Bench dismissed the case. Defendant was
further charged with selling • quart of ale on the 9th
April, not being duly licensed. Jacob Herbert said that
he visited the defendant's house on the Sth, and called
for quart of ale, and paid defendant's wife foarpence
for it. Defendant was present. on cross•examination
by Mr. Stokes, witness admitted that there was a dis-
turbance at the house, and afterwards gave information
to the police. Joseph Hackett gave corroborative evi-
dence. and said that he paid fonrpence for a quart of
ale to defendant'. wife. Mr. Stokes again argued that
the information Was Tail because they bad a quarrel with
the defendant and his daughter, and that it was a
malicious prosecution, and that if their evidenee was
taken no man would be safe. There were independent
witnesses present who onght to have been called. If
defendant was convicted it would he a scandal to the
admiuisteration of justice. Mr. Flingley remarked that
he woa quite satisfied that the witness had the ale and
paid f r it. and they were silt no there t , do jostle
O
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V itness being recalleJ, most in .ewer to the n
Bonn .in. he said that if be had not had the quarrel he
should not have given the information, and the Bench
at nnce dismiaserl the Case.

CHARGE or iI;RE—A'TEN-ING.—Timothy Hill was charged
by Sarah Powell, with using threatening language to her
on the sth inst. Mr. Stokes defended. Complainant
said that defendant was haring some words with her
daughter, when defendant aced threatening language to
her. A witness named Charlotte Tranter corroborated.
Mr. Stokes fir the defence, elicit ,d that she had often
met the defendant since, and he had not offered to
touch her, and that he (Mr. Stokes) should call a number
of respectable witnesses to prove that complainant was a
most violent woman. The Bench said he had no reason
to do so, eel diemissed the ro,.
Meek Awn 1110T0U5.--Jamea Evans was (+arced
with being drunk and riotous on the 29th ult. The
case way proved, and defendant fined 21 6d and enets.
REPIIONG TO QUIT —Thomas Stevens was ehaeged
with refusing to quit the house of Sarah Beeler, the
Bird-in-hand, spinners End. Complainant sail that
defendant often came to her house drunk and created a
diaturbanee. he did so on the above date, and refused
to quit. Pleuled guilty. Fined 5s and c,.t.r.
A Wire HEATER —George Thißßev was charced by
Maria 1111‘,,v, hi + wife, with Plassailing her on the 27th
el*. Complainant said that on the above date defendant
but her, and had often done no, and charged her with