The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-01-03 00:00:00

CIIARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN.
SINGULAR CASE.

Emma Millwardialndlatly of the Three Furmice9
Liu, Rowley was charged with permitting gaining iu
her house ()lithe; tith alt. Defendant pleadrd not
guilty. Joseph Carr, said he went to defendants
house in company:with Enoch Reid On the ab.ive date
When he went in he saw sonic HMI illle corner of
the room playing witu sonic corks. They played for
two or three quarts of ale. At the time they wtle
playing defendant came into the room. She did not
Kay anything about playing. There was a row ni
the house Over the gambling. Defendant took a
quart of ale to the Illell whilst they were gambling.
Enoch Reid itaid he was with last wiliness at tjefen.
dents house on the 6th Mt. He saw sonie meri play.
jug for two or three quarts of ale. They were sup.
plied with ale by defendant. There was • dispute
between the men as to which should pay for the ale
that had been brought, When the landlady came iii
she did not:order them to stop. Mr. Hayes You
said last week that you heard her order thou to
stop. Mr. Bans to witness You are a nice fellow
to come here and swear things liku thie. Witness
continuing said they put one cork on thu barrel and
then threw:the other pieces at it to try and knock it
off. Superintendent Mills said there were a great
many complaints against gambling of that kind,
Ito had: been informed by masters of works that the
men went into the public house and got gambling,
instead of coming to work. Defendant said when she
went into the room they were playing and she asked
them to leave off. Mr. Hiugley to defendant You
admit that you received the money from the mot
who had lost it. Defendant culled Georg,e Jackson
who said he was in the house when the men were
gambling. They were not gambling many minutes.
When defendant saw them she told thew to knoek
off and they began to swear at her. The man Adams
said down *the pit be would make it hot for defend-
ant, because he wits fined. Mr. Bans : He waa
timid lOs last week and now he says he will have
vengeance. Witness said defendant did nut bring
them ale. Mr. Hingley That is a story because
she says she did. Reid, recalled said defendant brought
the drink in but the men did not pay for it:and she took
it back but the parties that were gambling had some
drink out of the jug. The same ule they refused to pay
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Mr. Hingley I think we are bouudto convict we
cannot dismiss it. It is time we put a stop to this
gambling. Mr. Ham; : I want to know what publi•
cans can do if vagabonds come into their houses stud
begin to gamble. Mr. Hayes They can summons
them. Mr. Bans: They ought to have summoned.
Adams for gambling and not for refusing to leave
the house. Mr. Mingle,: It has been proved that
the woman let them have the drink. Superintendent
Mills :If the servant had gone into thu room instead
of the landlady, it would hsce been all the NM& Mr.
Barre: If any one had a spite against a landlady
they would go into the house and commence to
gamble. Superintendent Mills : I can produce
severalo fficers who have been in the house on dif
ferent occasions and have seen the gambling going un
but as soon as the officers went inside it was was
stopped. Mr. Bans : It seems because she is a
widow the public put upon her. Mr. Hingley ti
defeaudnt Don't you let the gambling go on any
more i nyourhouse: We cannot fine youless than 20s.
Mr. Barre: Is it the least we can due her. 'Mr.
Hayes : Yes sir, 20s ,s the lowest. Mr. HAM to
defendant . You are ft ned2Os and costs. Superin-
tendent Mills: I must make an application that the
witnesses be allowed soutething for their expenses.
Mr. Hares I will never sanction that. Mr. Hingley
No, nor me. The ease then ended.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSIoN Os. TINE.—Mr.
Hiekton, landlord of the Queen's Head mu, Cradley
Heath, applied to be allowed to keep his house open
on Monday and Wednesday next, it being the ev-
asion of the supper of the blast furunace men em-
ployed at the corugreayes works. 3lr. Hiugley
wish you would not come here. We bate been pes-
terd week after week by you publicans. I wish Mr.
Barr would join me in putting a stop to this. Eleven
o'clock is plenty late ouough for them to eat and
drink. It has been a great blessing to the country,in
having the hours of closing lad at eleven o'clock and
should be eery much pleased if it were altered to
teu o'clock. Mr. Barre we had better grant it to
him this time. Mr. Iliugley: Very well then, very
well,. The application WAS then granted.
CHAUQE AIIAINST A PUBLICAN.—Willinin Foley,
bite swim, Halesowen Road, Old
landlord of the W
Hill, was charged with keeping his house open during
prohibited hours till the 27th att. Police Constable
Kettle said he visited defendants house on the night
n question at • quarter past eleven o'clock and found
flow forty to fifty in the house drinking. Its eslied
defeud.nts attention to it aud he said ha then& he
had until twelve o'clock. Mr. Hingley to defendant
Did you open on the lffith. Defendant Yes sir, sod
I thought I had gut the 27th at; well. It Wial
my
mistake. Mr. Mills said if the Bench thought
was a mistake on defendants part he should lie
willing to withdraw the ease on defendant paying
expenses. Defendant was ordered to pay costs.
ASSAULT CA/lE.—Jail' WillttiS, was filledl 2e lid
and costs for assaulting Joseph steceus, on the 27th
at Old Hill.

DituNgssEss.—Job Powell, 111111 Joseph Sivetor,
were each (lova 214 alia costs lot being amok anil
dissorderly ou the goth ult. Police-eonataldc Cooper
proved the case.

KIDDERMINSE.#
POLICE COURT.—At the Police Court, on Monday,
before the Mayor and a full 'tench, Wijijuin Barwm,
cabinet maker, was muumuus] for assaulting Viflis,
tiillard, Dolphin Inn, Worcester Street, awl refusing
to leave the house when requested to du so. 31 r,
Saunders appeared for eouiplainaut. It appears that
on Boxing Night defendant and several others weld
into the tap-room of the Dolphin, and requested to be
supplied with drink. Complainant, the ',milord,
seeing they were already the worse for drink, refused
to supply them with wore, awl ordered then, to heat e
the house. They refused, and he was about to eject
the defendant, when the latter threw hint down on
his back. While there he received a severe wound
Oh his forehead. He got up, and left the house with
the intention of going to Mr. Cowen's, sin-grow
when defendant saw him in the street, and again
struck him and knocked him the gutter.-31r. COWOI
was called, and said the wound was from two to three
inches in length, and appeared to have been inflicted
with some sharp instrunieut.—Defewittut said he wits
sorry, but he had no knife or sharp instrument.
—Fined 20s. and costs, or one month with hard
labour.—Frederick Godfrey, Comberton Hill, W/IS
charged with assanlting Police-constable Milliehap.
—lt appears defendant and his wife were creating a
distnrhanee, and the officer was called in. Before he
get in the house, however, defendant struck hint a
violent blow in the face. A scuffle then ensued, when
he got the Offieer's thumb in his wouth.—He was
fined 21.15. and costs, or one mouth.

BRIERLEY HILL.
DEUNICENEfiti.—At the l'olice Court, on Monday,
before Messrs. J. Hu'croft, and St. John Matthewes,
Edward Mailbag was charged with being drunk on
the 22udu1t. at Pensnett. Police-constable
proved the case. Defendant who pleaded guilty, wee
finch is and coats.—Josiah Whittaker, and Joseph
Cartwright, was charged with being drunk and dis•
orderly at Brierley Hill, on the 22nd, ult. Mice..
constables Giles and Godley, proved the case.
Whittaker, who has been previously convicted was
tined 15s and costs, and Cartwright. was third fig and
Situnionds, was charged with being
drank at Kiuver. on the 20th, ult. Police-constable
Stevenson, proved the case. Defendant pleaded
guilty and expressed his regret. Fined .18 iucludiog
costs.

COAL STEALitio.—Matia Benton, was ordered to
pay costs for stealing coal the property of the Earl of
aulley.—Solomon Newton, an old mon, was charg.ed
with stealing a quantity of coal, the property of the
Earl of Dndley. The CAFe was withdrawn on pay-
ment of costs.

FEL-o-NT.--21.tobert Davis, was charged with stealing
a quantity of wrapperiug the property of E. Thomas,
at Brierly Hill, on the 22ntl, ult. Prosecutor said
between one and three o'clock prisoner came up his
yard to buy seine scraps. He offered 2s. 61. but
prosecutor said he could have it for 3a. After pri
souer had cleared the scraps away be took a lot ,d
wmppering away. It was in two packages, the
value of which would be We. On the Tuesday morn-
ing he brought live pieces back and said wilacie
could see if they wore right, witness said he should
not have anything to do with them. Prisoner said
the wrapperiug was amongst the scrap and he of-
fered 2s lid for the lot. Prosecutor said he did not
see the prisoner take the wrappering away. Benja-
min Stoat, marine store dealer, said prisoner brought
some old iron and glass, and afterwards brought two
packages of wrappering. The lot came to lie Id.
The Bench were of opinion that prisoner was under
the impression that he bought the whole lot, and they
dismissed the ease.
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