The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HIE 7,

HIGHWAY QI"FEN'CE.—At the Police court, Cu
Monday, before Messrs. 11. Smith and G. H. Harri-
son, George Evans, poultry dealer, was ordered to
pay costs, for allowing his horse to stray in the
highway, in the pas ish of Wombourne, on the 7th,
inst.—Police-constable Morris proved the case.V,

DRUNKENNESS —Edward Williams, labourer, was
charged with being drunk and dis',rderly on the
16th inst.—Police-constable Lafford proved the case
and defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined ss.
and costs, with the alt t rnative of 7 days imprison-
ment. —Charles Padbury, labourer, Pensnett, was
charged with a similar offence on the same date.—
He was fined 10s. and costs, or in default 14 days'
imprisonment.
UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COlN.—Thomas Hall;
who gavelhis address as Birmingham was broughtjup
in custody charged with uttering counterfeit coin,
at Brierley Hill, on the 11th inst.—Evidence was
given by an assistant to Mr. Marsh, provisior!
dealer, Brierley Hill, that the defendant went into
the shop, and asked for a quarter of a pound of
ham. He produced a florin which was found to be
.bad. He gave the assistant the address as Birmi. -
hart .—Polic,:-superintendent Wollaston said that
at the station, the prisoner first said he came from
Little Street, Wolverhampton, and then from Tower
Street, Binu ing hatn.—The Bench reit, ei prisoner
until 'Thursday, to enable the police to mak,..; further
enqu;ries.
CHARGF. OP KEEPING A FEROCIOUS DOG.—Richard
Hill was summoned for keeping a fero3ions dog
without having a muzzle on him.—R dand Hill
said he was at the Traveller's Rest Inn, where the
dog was with the defendant, and the dog bit him
on his leg.—Evidence was breught forward to
show that the dog was not a ferocious dog and that
sonic men, who were in cotnpany with complainant,
had been teasing the dog.—The Bench dismissed
the case.
ADMINISTERING POISONOUS DRUGS TO HORSES.—
Thomas Norman, w4goner, was charged with
having administered poisonoue drugs to horses
belonging to his master, Thomas Riche, farmer,
Whittington.—Prosecutor stated that on the 7,h
inst. he went into his stable for the purpose of
looking at his hors-,,5. A strong smell drew his
attention and he examined the manger and found
a quantity of chaff, which he took out and sent to
Mr. Blakeway, a veterinary sargeon. He called in
a police officer and the corn box was searched, and
two bottles were found in it ; the contents of iwhich
were submitted to Mr. Bland, of Steurbiidge, for
analysis, whose certificate was now read as follows:
—"I have .xamined the contens of the bottles
!qtlinaitted to me, I am of opinion that they con-
tain injurious drugs ''—The Bench thou :flit a
certificate of a more definite character shoal 1 he
obtained from the anyalist and adjourned the case
fOr a week for the purpose.—Defendant said that
the bottles contained nothing injurious to the
norses

D.LUNK WHILE IN C.I .111 E OF A HORSE AND CART
—Edward Williams,ffingerheer seller, was fined 10s.
and costs, with the alternative of 14 days imprison-
ment, for bAng drunk while in charge of a horse
.Ind care on the 6te. inst —William Ho 1g
coa,,hrnan, proved the case.
ALLEGBD PHEASANT STEALlNG.—Benjamin Crad-
dock, Richard Craddock, James Williams, William
C rtwright and William King, all of Kinver. were
charged with the theft of a pheasant from land a.
Kinver, belonging to Mr. G. A. H. Best.—Mr. W.
0, C, Addison prosecuted and Mr. Waldron
defended,--John Phillips, gamekeeper, sail that on
the 3rd inst. he heard a gun fired and went ita tee
direction where the sound came from. He concealed
himself and saw two of the defendairs, King awl
Williams come out of a fiel I known as the "Yew
Tree Field." He followed the defendants and fond
a dead pheasant in a handkerchief which they had.
—William Gedge, gamekeeper, also gave similar
evidence.—lt was contendeJ; for the defence, that
these was no evidence that the defendants fired the
gun, or that they had stolen the bird found in their
possession. —The Bench di,missed the case.
TAKING PARTRIDGES.—John Ashton an 1 Samuel
Jones, puddlers;of Kinver were charged with killing
,ind taking two partridges from land in the oc-.
cupation of Mr. G. Dudley, of Kinver —Mr,
Waldron defended.—A gamekeeper named Warr
stated that on the 18th ult. he was near a place
known as the Cross-roads, Pigeon House Farm, in
the parish of Kinver. He saw Asht n take a gun
from his pocket. fire at a covey of partridges, and
kill two. Jones received the birds for another
man and took them away. He followed Jones and
attempted to search him, but he refused to allow
him to do to.—Fur the defence George Bishop,
puddler, said that on the day in question, Ashton
was with him, four miles from the spot in question
at the time Warr spoke to seeing him shcot the
partridges —John Wadki;ls corroborated the
evidence on the latter wituess.—The Bench dis-
charged Ashton ; but fined Jones 103. and casts;
~r, in default 14 days.