The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-06-12 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HIE 7..

HIGHWAY OFFENCES. - At the Police Court, on
Monday. before Messrs. K. Harrison and T. W.
Webb, Thomas Bates, Pensnett, John Guest, Brock
-
moor, and J,:ffery Lotc, Pensnett, werc summoned
for allowing th eir horses to str iy on he highway.
Superintendent Wolladon withdrew the chargos on
p tyment of costs.—William Parker, of Wo:nbouru,
fined 5s and costs for a similar offence, on the
20th ult.—Samuel Jones, fritterer, was summoned
for causing an obstruction in the highway. Police-
constable Lafford said the defendant's horse and cart
stool on the footpath opposite the CI oss Inn, with
a truss of hay before it. DPfendant was fined lOs
including costs.—Joseph Smith, butcher, was sum-
moned for causing an obstruction in the highway.
Police-constable Llicklin said delendani s horse and
trap was standing on the road opposite the Fish Inn,
Commonside, for about four hours. Fined lOs and
costs.

BREACH OF THE PEACE. - Daniel Hickman as
, hared with commitiing a breach of the peace by
fighting on the 30th ult. The ca.e was proved and
defendant was bound over to keep the peace for
three months, and pay costs
CAUTION TO PARENTS. - Thomas Guest, Lail-
maker, Quarry Bank, was summoned for negleeig
to have his child vaceina., ed. Mr. J. Beckley, vac-
cination officer, said he had se: ved several notices
on defendant but he tad net taken any ot c of
them, and he was obliged to take these proceedings.
The defendant produced a note he had received
from a doct,r to the effect that the child was not in
a fit state to be v,ecina.ed [he case was adjourned
for a week.—William Bruce, chartermaster, Pens-
nett, as summoned for a similar ofience. A note
wa: pro limed stating that dti ,ndant was willing to
have the child vaccinated the tollowing day. The
eas,) was not pressed and defendant was ordercd to
pay costs,
SETTING FIRE TO GORSE.—William Hopkins (60),
was summoned for damaging a quantity of gorse
and trees. George Breakweil said he saw the de-
fendant on the Common, at Arley, on the 20th ult.
Defendant set tire to a gorse bush and afterwards
tried to put it out again. George Brinlscwell, farmer,
said there was about an acre of gorse and 50 trees
burnt. Therejwas a strong windhlowing at t e
time from the bush defendant set fire to towards
the place where there was a large quantity of gorse,
and it c rigrht fin. Th- case was not pressor' and
defendant as lot off on pAyio:4ci fine of .£l,
eluding costs.
GAME TREPt tr.—Thomas Sedgley, Arthur Lowe,
John Goolycar, iueciry Dulson, and John Dalson
were charged with trespassing on land belonging to
Mr, Foley, in search of rabbits, A keeper named

Hudson said he went to a wood near Wordsley, be.
longing to Mr. Foley, about five oVock on the
morning of the 29th ult, and me, 1112 five defend-
ants there. Police-cons able Tytherley said he was
on duty in Tack Lane, Wordsley, about five o'clock
in the morning. He saw some men intbe wood and
gave informati ,ta to the keeper. About h,tlf-past
five he met three of the defendants as they were
coming up Tack Lane, trom the direction
of the wood. They were wet up to their knees and
had sand on their clothes. Henry Darby said he
saw all the defendants go down , Tack Lane about
tour o'clock on the mornime in question, and they
were going in the direction oi the wood. Defend-
ants were fined 5s and costs eaeh ; in default 14
days —Thomas Walters and John Thatcher were
chat ged with being on land at Kinver, on the 27th
nit, in pm suit of rabbits. Thomas Toy, game-
keeper in the employ of Mr. Foley, proved seeing
Waiters in a wood belonging to Mr. Foley, besting
about. Thatcher was watching in the road. When
Thatcher saw witness he wilisded and 'Walters went
into the road and they both rati away. Waliam
Toy corroborated. A previo,s conviction being pro-
ved against Walters he was fined 20s and costs; in
default 14 d tys. Thatcher was fined 5s
.and costs
in default 14 days.
TAKING PHEASANTS EGGS.--AMOS COX (16), and
John Bennett (16), of Gornal, were charged with
taking eleven pheesants eggs out of a 'test in Him-
ley Wood. Mr. Holberton prosecuted. John
Bowen, gamekeeper, said that on the 21st ult, le
was in Himley Wood about 12 o'clock when he saw
the defendants, with two other boys, standing by
a pheasants neat. They 'ook the eggs out and put
them in their pockets. He saw the neat at nine
o'clock the same marnintr and there were eleven
eggs in. Defendants were fined 5s and costs each;
it default 14 days,