The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-29 00:00:00

fendant before. Defendant was fined ss. and costs Elderslaaw. Defendants were bound over to keep I
for the first offence, and 10s. and costs for the the peace for three months themselves in .£lO each. l
second offence. CARD PLAYING. William Cliff, Eli Hickman,
DISORDERLY AND REFUSING TO QUlT—George Thomas Parsons and William Evans were charged
Crane and Thomas Clarke were charged with with card playing on the 19th inst. Police-constable
bdig oisorderly and refusing to quit the Waterloo Lightfoot said he saw all the defendants playing at
Inn on the 11th inst. After hearing the evidence cards and when they saw witness they ran away,
the Bench dismissed the ease. leaving the cards and money on the ground. Fined
ALLEGED PERMISSION OF GAMING. John Is each and costs.
Richards, landlord of the Wate:loo Inn, was sum. Pnrcn AND Tosa.—George Grove and Alfred All-
taloned for that he on the llth inst, allowed a game port were charged with playing at pitch and toss
clled "ihily Fair Play" to be carried on on his pre- on the 16th inst. Police-constable Wickstead said
raises. George Crane, item plate worker, said on the he was concealed in a place in Wagon Street, and
day in question he visited the house of defendant, saw the two prisoners playing at pitch and toss.
in company with Thomas Clarke about i. 30. and Grove was fined 5s and costs and Allport is and
called for a pint of ale, The landlady introduced a costs.
board called " Billy fair play" and asked them to KEEPING A REFRESHMENT HOUSE WITHOUT A
play for a pint and also showed them how to play. I Lice/este—Benjamin Bird was summoned for keep-
They then played fur We and cigars till about 7 ing a refreshment house without a license. It ap-
o'clock. A man named Adderley, a painter, came pears that defendant has had a fried-fish shop. Mr.
in and said they also played with him for cigars WI ight, solicitor, Cradley Heath, who appeared for
Thomas Clsrke cot roborat-d. Police sergeant Self the defence, said in this case the proeecutor was
he had cautioned the landlady against the use of willing to withdraw the charge on defendant pay-
this board. Mr. Waleron addressed the Bench for ing costs and promising not to offend again. The
the defence and contended that the men were not case was withdrawn.
playing for money, ale, or cigars, to the knowledge USING PROFANE LANGUAGE. Joseph Tibbetts
of the landlord or his servants. The men had been was fined 2s and costs for cursing and swearing at
summoned by the defendant an 1 for retaliation said Re,idall Hill, on the 19th inst. Mary Hill was
they were allowed to gamble. Ms. Richards, land- I charged,with a similar offence and was fined 58, in-
lord said he did not see the men with the board and eluding cssts.
did not hear any betting. Mrs. Richards, landlady, THREATS. Sarah Bastafield was charged with
said she brought the board and showed them how using threatening language towards Elizabeth
to play and said to them 'Pass the time away with Bateman on the 18th inst. Defendant was bound
this." She Old not know that they were playing over to keep the peace for six months, herself in
for anything. The Bench did no:, consider the case .£lO and one surety of £5.
proved and dismissed it, but asked defendant not
to allow the board to be used again.
IMPORTANT TO OFF LICENSE HOLDERS.—Joshua
Beddard, of Level Street, Brierley Hill, who keeps
a grocer's shop and is the holder of an off license for
the sale of beer was summoned for allowing ale to
be consumed on his premises. Mr. Clulow defended.
Police-constahle Hollins said on the 17th inst, he
weet to Level Street, Brierley Hill in company with
Police-constable Wooton and saw a crowd of people
opposite the dsfend,nts house and the Brierley Hill
bead there also. A can was taken in by someone
and was filled by a girl named Hill and brought
out again and consumed by the men, standing in
the middle of the road. Police-constable Wooton
corroborated. Mr. Clulow in addres,ing the Bench
said the case was the first of the kind heard in
the district and was a very hard one. The shop lay
back from the road a lit.le distance. On this day
there was a very large Free Gardeners Lodge held
at the house of a 6David Dunn, of Bromley. It
st trted from this house and went through the
principal streets of the town to church. It called
at several public•houses where Free Gardeners
Lodges were held and had some ale. It was
arranged, as defendant was an old member of the
society to call at his house. The members called
an' defender)* supplied ref:.eslenents, but had done
se without regenline the partioular provision in
the Act of Perliement, which was passed to meet a
certain case, and which held the owner of an off
license liable to a penalty if beer was purchased and
consumed on the premises, or a!:y highway adjoin-
ing or near thereto with his privity and consent.
Mr. Firmstone said tliat defendant flaying acted
contrary to the law the Bench must inflict a nominal
fine of 1.4 and costs.
TRESPASSING IN SEARCH OF GAME.—James
Saddler, Henry Rogers, Richard Saddler, and John
Cartwrieht were charged with being on land in
search of game on the sth inst. Mr. Addison pro-
secuted. Geergs Bently, waggoner, of Wood
Setton, said he went to Pool Field, were he saw the
defendau,s who had two dugs with them. They
were each side of the fence One of the dogs was
caught: The defendant's ran away when they saw
witness: Witne s failed to identify Richard Sad Iler
and Dean, but said the other three defendants were
there. Samuel Boucher, waggoner, said he was
with last wine ss in Pool Field where he saw five
men, but he could not swear the defendants were
the men. He caught one of time dogs in a rabbit
hole. It was intimated that eviaence ceuld be
brought to show that defendants went and borrowed
the dog whicn was caught, for the purpsse of
catching rabbits. The case was adjourned for 7
days for the hearing of further evidence.—John
Baxton and Henry Wood, two respeqtably dressed
youths, were charged with trespassing in pursuit
of rabbits on the 16th inst. Defendants pleaded
guilty. Joseph Smith, farmer, Trysull proved that
he saw the defendants setting traps on his laud.
Defendants were fined 2s .6d each and costs; in
default 7 days.
As-UT:MT CASE —John Southall, of Trysulle, was
siunnoed for easa,ultine John 13a,rra,tt of the same
place on the 13th inst. The evidence showed that
on the above date the defendant struck complainant
sireer4 times, wis hout any provocation whatever.
Defendant pleaded guilty to the assault, but said
that on .he night previous he was with the corn-
plaivant at a supper and had some words with him
and be kicked him and struck him. He did not
want to have any row that night and told complain-
ant he should see him another time. He met com-
plainant next morning and said he would have it out
then and pulled up his sleeves, and like (as he called
it) a thoreugh-bred Englishman ought to do, gave
him one blow. Mr. Firmstone said he should not
have taken the law into his own hands, but have
sutnmened him if he had assaulted him. Defendant
was fined 2s 6,1 and costs,
RETURN OF MR. BOUGHEY TO THE BENCH.—Mr.
Boughey, the stipendiary, who has, owing to illness,
bseti abseet from the Bench for a considerable
leneth of titre, resumed his position in this court
tO Thur,day. The learned gentleman, although
better in health, still bears the traces of his recent

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A VIOLENT CHARACTEIL—CharIcs Jones, sinker,
Quarry Bank, was charged with being drunk and
disurderly and refusing to:quit the Three Horse Shoes
Inn, Quarry Bank.—On. the 22nd ins ant defendant
entered the house named in a drunken state, and
because the landlord refused to supply him with beer
he bee•tme very violent, declined to leave the
premises, and ultimitAy had to be ejected. after
which he threatenei to ,end a stone through the
;andlord's head —Defendant, who had before been
convicted for assault, was fined 30s. and costs, or in
defauit one mouths imprisonment.
THE EDUCATION ACT.—Thirteen persons, resident
in different parts of Kingsvvinford parish, were
tinatnoned by Mr. Breeton, the ,attendanc,offi(•er to
the Kingbwintorl School Board for ni-glecting to
send their ehildrcen to school:—The Stipendiary
inflicted flues iieach case, the penalties varying
from as. and costs to is. and costs.

SATURDAY, STAY 29, 1880