The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-04-12 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

TRAN67IIIO.—Tho following transfers took place on
Monday, befere Messrs. J. Holcroft and L. Freer. the
Hope and Anchor, quarry Bank, from James Siddaway
to William Fonlkes ; the Old Bell, Brierlsy Hill, from
George Norton to Thomas Dudley; the Woodman Inn,
Amblecote, from George Hands toßichard S. Clawson ;
the Fountain Dm, from George Hall to James Parfait;
the Yewtree, Brierley Hill, from Maria Steven. to Wm.
Stevens ; the Reindeer, Brierley 11W, from Mary Musson
to Samuel Smith ; the Albion Inn, from Thomas Dudley
to Thomas Priest —Beerkousee:—Fanny Lloyd to J.
Thump/ion ; from Sidonia Pargeter to the representatives
of Elizabeth Pargeter (deceased). . .

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Stravevon's ACCOUNTS.—The amounts for the follow-
ing townships were paused :—Brockmore,Kingswieford,
Wordeley, Wallheath, Shutt End, Wombourne, Swindon,
Kinver, Amblecote, Upper Arley, Wood Eaves, Tryeell,
Enville, Bobbington and Himley. On the Bromley
Accounts being produced, Mr. Homer appeared to oppose
them, and the passing wu adjourned for two weeks.
OVEYSkaille.—The following overseers were appointed:
Amblecoto, Benjamin Cooper and Joseph Bill; Upper
Arley, Edward James and William Kirk ;
Richard lionepool and Isiah Forrest ; Kinver, Henry
White and Samuel Stevens; Wm:shortie, Henry Edward.
and Joseph Aston, Trysail, Thomas Yates and Joseph
barrier; Bobbington,John }Winston and Philip Penman;
Enville, Joseph Laseley and John Pearanui.
DILUNE *ND Morms.—William Davie, • blacksmith,
was charged with being drunk and riotous at Common
Side, on Sunday night. P.O Stores said he found the
defendant drunk in the road, got him up, and defendant
begun to light him, and struck him several times.
Pleaded guilty. Fined 55; in default 14 day..
ASSAULT Lanes—Mary Ann Hand was charged with
aseaulting Joseph Stokes, on the 24th ult. Mr. Waldron
appeared for the complainant. There was also a cross-
summons charging Henry Stokes with assaulting Mary
Atli Hand, and Henry Hand was charged with assaulting
Henry Stokes. From the evidence adduced, it appeared
that defendant was beating a little boy named Frederick
stokes. Complainant came up at the time, and inter-
(erred, when defendant struck him. His father, Henry
Stokes, then came op and parted them. In doing so. he
pushed the defendant. Henry Stokes ptoved that
Henry Hand streak him one blow, and that lie .w the
female defendant strike his son. Two witnesses were
called for the defence to proved that Henry and Joseph
Stock, struck Mary Ann Hand. The Bench fined WM.
Hand 2s lid and coats, Mary Ann Hand In and costs, and
dismissed the summons against Henry Stokes.
Senom BOARD.—Josepu 1 urbeville was charged by
Hugo Verney Breton, with neglecting to send his lithe
girl, Malty, to school. The defence was that he did
not know but that his child had been sent to school.
Adjourned for a month.
LUAAOII OF LARCINT.-.-Mbry LUll Lowe, a good look-
ing y wing girl, was placed in the duck charged with
stealing 211 hd in silver, and • pair of sleeve links, 00th.
led Mt, the property of James hhudes. Mr. Waldron
defended. Joseph HAUCUI, of the Thorns said that he
went into prosecutor a house and called for • pint of
ale. Have a am 5 half crown, and received threepence
in change. could not say who the girl 1111.1. Ann
Rhodes, landlady of the King's Arm Inn, Brettell Lane,
said she heard some one at the till, and went into the
bar. Asked the prisoner what she wanted. She said
threepence, out of the sixpence for a pint of ale. Hed
previously pat Into the drawer a shilling and two six-
pences, witti some coppers. Aniseed the shilling and
two eispences shortly after. There was no half-erown in
the till. Saw the prisoner going up stairs, she had
nothing in her hand, but an old stocking. In a short
time went up stairs again and fonsd a white stocking
under one of the door mate. fliere was is the stocking
a pair of sleeve links, a half•crown, and • shilling.
Prisoner tried to take the stocking elf her, and struck
her in the mouth. Witness gave Is 64 for the links
some years ago. She said to her 'now you have the
money you ain't swear to it; but you may to the links.”
Prisoner struggled with witness and the latter was
nearly exhausted. Cross • examined : Prisoner has
authority to draw ale and receive money. I did And •
half crown iii the draw alter. Can't say whether it was
the haif.crowu she is charged with stealing. I after-
wards had a half-crown for say two shillings and three-
pence put into the tall. I did try to search prisoner.
Did not tear her dress. George Ballover did go up stairs
and caught hold of the prisoner's wrists to break ber
hold. Did not see klallover strike the prisoner and
knock a tooth out. The Bench did not think there was
sufficient evidence to convict, and cautioned prisoner to
be more careful in future.

Cissimit or Revive Hisiasli, Masv.—James Adams.
butcher, was charged with unlawfully having in his
posseosion on the 22nd tilt, a diseased pig tu his slaughter.
house for cite; the Immo not being tit for human food.
Mr. Ilulberton appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Homer
defended. Mr. tiolberton said the proceedings were
instituted by the Local Board. fie should prove the
pig was diseased and had to be destroyed. Josiah
William Beckley, inspector of nuioance, proved that he
visited defendant's slaughter-house on the above date,
anti found a pig diseased, he timed it, and the pig wan
afterwards ordered to be destroyed by the magistrates.
int most was discoloured and unlit for human food. Mr.
Homer, for toe defence, said it was necessary that the
order to prosecute should be so writing, and that every
case to prosecute, must be eutered so the minute-book.
Several other teeniest objecuon were tamed and the
points of law were reserved, and the Bench remarked
that it was• very serious ease and ought to be thoroughly
investigated, and if proved sevaiely punished. Dr.
Walker said he saw the pig on the day in question. It
had not been well nourished, being of a greeuisti colour.
'lhe pig was hung up in the elaughter.house and demised.
it was decidedly not lit for human food. Mr. Homer,
for the defence, said the pig was not intended for food,
as the pig was not well nourished. The anumal refused
to eat its food, and was killed, and ordered to be hung
up for offal. Had the pig been sold for human food It
would have been a most diabolical set, and many persons
might have been ruined by eating it. and defendaut
oeverely punished ; but he would say that the pig never
was intended for sale that the pig was put on one side,
purple,
Bench to
not to sell it, as any person might have seen at once by
, and there
t a large bhop, and no
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give the defendant the benefit of it. Defend/tut was well
dkonultutihneßlaicetrinui lith'lel,causede kept
before the public
would be a sufficient caution to him and far more serious
in its results to him than any hue that could be put upon
him. haw: Adams, slaughterman, said his brother
bought some pigs and the one in question would not eat
wall and his brother ordered bun to kill it. He did an,
and dressed it, and told his brother that the pig was
turning colour and he told him to cut it up for offal. The
ra their deeition for three
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NKOLECT OF WORlL—David Thomp,o.wss charged
with
Henry Robinson, on the dad
east, n
t, aned‘leeicaitimu gor £7lol' of
aas compensation for blowing.
The case was adjourned for the prosecutor to prove the
amount claimed.
the property of Richard
ppzurob Damaos. —John Bullock was charged with
complainant it appeared
wtitiaalyft:blieylw's'e thi breaking.l
Put' gd" egt
hel ae:lMarket Placo " The Ghost
Illusion. When tile performance was going on defen.
dad t picked up a piece of wood and threw it at the
supposed ghost, and broke the square of glass. Defen
deeet pleaded guilty and said he was very sorry, and
the Bench ordered him to pay 40a the damage, and
eosts. .

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ASEAULT.—At the Petty Sessions, held on Thursday,
before I. Spooner, Esq., Stipendiary, Anthony Maley
was charged with 14 Malting Margaret Maley, his sister,
on the 30th inst. Complainant on going into the
witness box, said she did not wish to press the case. Mr.
Spooner: I want to know something about it, what did
he de to you? Defendant : He did not hurt we. Mr.
Spooner : What did he do to you 7 Wanes.: I don't
want to press the ease. Mr. Spooner: I understand
that, but I want to know what he did to you 7 Witness :
He gave me one blow. Mr. Spooner: Where 7 Witness :
On the face. Mr. Spooner : But you know your face was
marked, and the police saw it. P.B Walters was then
celled, and laid that complainant Caine to the station
and c.onplained of being assaulted, lice face w .6 swollen
and bleeding, and her dress covorod with blood. Mr.
Spooner remarked that he ought to send the defendant
to Stafford for six months without the option of a tine.
But complainant wished to screen him, and he would
only put a light fine upon him that was £0 and costs, and
should order him to fine two sureties of £lO each to keep
the peace for nix months.
Lionasco Vicresi.Lsso' Aseoctarrow.—The first half-
yearly report of the Brierley Hill, Pensnett, and Kim'swinford Licensed Victnallers' Association, was tuned
on Thursday, from which we extract the following :
” Your eommittee feel highly gratified in 'being able to
place before you the Brat haff•year's report, which they
consider is most satisfactory. They think that you can.
not be too often reminded of the causes which had the
effect of creating this and kindred Associations through-
out the length end breadth of the land. A measure was
introduced by the Home Secretary, Mr. Bruce, in the
House of Commons, of so sweeping and confiscatory a
nature, that had it become law the consequence would
have seen utter ruin to those who had embarked their
capital in the trade—a trade, too, which contributes more
than one-third of the Imperial renvenue of this country.
Happily the bill did not pass. In its stead a bill was
brought forward in She Lords by Earl Kimberley, and