The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-10-30 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HIL 74.

Tsrur ENVILLE EIA.LL.—At the Police Court
on Monday, before Messrs, H. Hall and T. W„
Webb, Richard Reynolds, labourer, Aston, Claverley
was charged with stealing an overcoat from Enville
Hall, the property of Lord Stamford.—lt appeared
from the evidence that prisoner took a load of
malt to the hall, and after he had left, an overcoat
the value of 20s, was missed. When he was arres.
ted he first said that he took it away amongst some
bags, but afterwards he admitted that he had.
taken the coat because he was badly provided with
clothes. Prisoner pleaded guilty and asked the
Bench to fine him instead of sending him to
prison.—A fine of 20s was inflicted.
STEALING A CLOAK.—Mary Ann Holt, of Cottage
Street, Brierley Hill, was charged with stealing a
cloak from the Moor Lane Board Schools, on the
21st inst.—The cloak belonged to a it'le gill named
Emily Greenhill, who attends the schools and who
hung it in the corridor on the previous Thursday
afternoon. She missed it when she came out of
school and na intellin•°enc3 was received of its
whereabouts until Mrs. Greenhill, the girl's mother,
heard that the prisoner was wearing it in the
Market Place, Brierley Hill. She went to that
place and found prisoner wearing the cloak and
gave her in charge. The prisoner said that she
found the cloak in the road at Moor Lane.—The
Bench imposed a fine of lOs 6d; in default 14 days.
DRUNKENNESS.—WiIIiam Hickman, carter, in the
employ of Mr. H. A. Moore, was fined 108 and
costs for being drunk whilst in charge of a harse
and cart, on the 20th inst Mr. Moore proved the
case.—Hannah Middleton, Fenton Street, Brierley
Hill, was charged with being drunk and disorderly
on the sth ins,, Police-constable Eden said that
defendant was drunk and making use of bad and
threatening language towards alio' her woman.
Ann Roberts said that the defendant was drunk and
was making use of bad language towards her, and
she sent for the policeman. Defendant called one
witness that said she was not drunk but very
excited. The Bench considered the ease proved
and fined defendant 2s 6d and costs, or 14 days. ;
COAL STEALING.—Ann Avon (15), Pensnett, was
charged with stealing coal the property of the
Earl of Dudley, on the 20th inst. Police-constable
Hicklin proved the ease. This being the first
offence the Bench inflicted a fine of ss, or 7 days.
—Ann Jewiss (37), Sarah Newton (30), and Ann
Green (25), three married wcmen residing at
Round Oak, were fined 205 each for stealing a
quantity of coal, the property of the Earl of
Dudley, on the 20th inst. Additional-coastable
Taylor proved that defendants were taking coal
from the Race Coors.- Pits.
SELLING ALE WITHOUT A LICENSE. Joshua
Beddaid, Level Street, Brierley Hill, wes sum-
moned for that he en the 15th inst, sold by reta 1
certain liquors, not having a license to do so —Mr.
Clulow appeared for the defendant.—The d lead-
anc was formerly the hold-r of an off-license, aal
on Monday last an application was made fir the
transfer of the license to a Mr. Green, but it ens
refused, and defendant was told to stop stliinq.
On the evening of that day Poliee•constable Buck •
ley saw a woman come out of the dHfendtat's shop
with a bottle under her apron which coutailied
ak—After an address by Mr. Clulow, in which he
urged that the defendant was under the impi.cs;i n
that he could sell that day .Ait, and was not aware
that !lin licen•e expired the moment the Bench re
fused the application, the summons was w:t -
drawn.
TRESPASSING IN PURSUIT OP RABBITS.—John
B. o •Ics was charged with trespassing in pursuit of
garne, Cu the 7th inst.;—Mr. Addison prosecet
—Eli Cutler, gamekeeper, in Cm employ of L rd
aniford, -aw the defendant in a field at Whitting-
t in. He had a ferret with him and ills) some
nets, which Le had set. Defendant, who did not
app .ar, was fined 10s and cots, or 14 days.
COAL STEALING —James Brooks, mould founder,
was charged with stealing aqu mti,y of coal, the
property of William Enosh Gittines —Prisoner
olea,ried not guilty.—Mr. Waldron said he had
gone through the evidence of the pri.secution and
, did not think it would support the prosecution of
felony, and on behalf of Mr. Gittings asked for tie
summ .us to be mithdrawn. The Bench after
hearing the evi fence of Mr. Gittings and Polic,-
con-table Eden adjourn° the case for 7 days, for
further inquirios to be made.
STEALING PHEASANTS.—CharIes Griffin (20), of
Ridge Top, Wollaston, was charged with at alh.g
two pheasants the property of Mr. Foley.—Mr.
Addison prosecuted and Mr. Waldron defended.—
It ,A ill be remembered that on Monday last the de:
lon !ant was summoned for taking two pheasants
the propel ty of Mr. Foley, but that summons was
dismissed, and now another was taken out for
lar••eny against defendant Tne B3neh, afier hear-
ing the evidence, which was similar to that reported
list week, dischar,c,ald defendant.
DISORDERLY ON EIS LICENSEVPREAUSES.—Joseph
Pearson, landlord of the Brecknioor House, Brock-
no 1, was charged with being disorderly on his
can premises —Mr. Waldrnn defended.—On the
7th inst, Police-constable Latford, from informa,

tion received, went to the defendant's house and

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found defend,int and another man Pained :•'.amtn-1
Wood struggling togedier, Pearson was using
td language towards Wood.—Defend ant was
Lined 10s and costs.
CHARGE AGAIN,T A PURL ICAN.—Herbert Elazle-•
hurst was charged with supplying liquors on a
Sunday to porsonA not b3ing bona fide travellers
Police-constable Lafford sid that n the 17th inst,

he was watching the Swan Inn, kept by defendant
.ind at 8.15. p.m. saw a boy go to the door and the
defendant gave to him a bottle which contairled
whiskey. The defence was thit the whiskey wa.
put in the bottle on the Satur.ny night and the
,boy's fathcr went home and forgot :t. The boy
was sent by his father on the Sunday morning to
fetch it. The Bench fined defendant iOs and
costs.
THE RATING OF VOID BLAST FURNACE4.--.Thl
cases of the over eers of Kingswinf, Tel versus
Messrs. Win. Mathews and Company, Limited, of
the Corbyn's Hall Ironworks, and the Bromley Hall
Iron Company, Limited, involving the disputed
question of the rating of void blast furnaces, again
came before the Bench, Mr. Hall and Mr. P. H. H.
Foley being the sitting magistrates at the time.
Mr. Wa 1 (6Stourbri,ige), represented the overseers,
and Mr. J. L, Holberton (Messrs. Homfray and
Holberton) appeared for Messrs. Matthews and the
Bromley Hall Company. The parties retired with
Mr. King (magistrates' clerk), and upon their
return Mr Holberton announced that there was
every probability that an arrangement would be
come to by which the Bench would be relieved
from the necessity of giving judgment.—Mr. Wall
confirmed this, and the cases were then adjourned
until the 15th of November.