The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-07-02 00:00:00

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FURIOUS DRIVING. Benjamin Parkes was
charged with furious driving at the Lye, on the
24th ult. Police-constable Jewson proved the case.
Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined 2s 6d and costs;
in default 7 days.
CAUTION TO BIRD CATCHERS. James Waldron
was summoned for having sparrows in his pos-
cession on the 22nd ult. Police—constable Eaves
said the defendant had just taken out some young
sparrows from a nest. He asked defendant what
he was going to do with them and he said give
them to the ferrets. He took the sparrows -from
him and put them in the nest. Fined 5s to in—
clude costs.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE. James Parks was
charged with cruelty to a horse by working it while
in an unfit state. Inspector Brown said he found
a wound on the horse four-inches long and one-
and-a-half broad. It was in a bad state and had
got a heavy load on. Fined lOs to include costs.
CRUELTY To A DONKEY. S:amuel Hadley, of
Cradley, was charged with allowing a donkey to
work while in an unfit state, on the 27th ult.
constable Oakey proved the case. Fined Gs Gd, to
include costs.

DRUNK AD INCAPABLE.—Mark Arneson, of the
Lye, was charged with being chunk and incapable.
Police-s,rgeant Payne proved that he found the de-
fendant lyiTig in the road asleep. Defend,nt gave
his wrong name. Fined 2s 6d and cost.—Joseph
Moore was charged with being drunk at Cradley on
the 25th ult. i'olice-constable Clarke proved the
case. Fined 2s 6d and
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Jabez "Willett s of
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Cradley, was charged with being drunk and .dis•
orderly at Cradley on the 27th ult. Pol,ce-con-
stable Clarke proved the case. Fined 5s and costa;
in default 14 days.
Datnstx WHILE IN CIWZGE OF A. Hons.—John
Gretton was charged with being drunk in High
Street, while in charge of a horse Police-constable
Webb proved that defendant was drunk and the
horse was first on one footpath and then on the
other and then in the horse road. Fined 10,36 d, to
include costs.
ot.beiturougn-
ton, was summoned for allowing four pigs to gray
on the highway, on the 22nd ult. Police-constable
Poole proved the case. Two previous convictions
were also proved, and defcndaat was fined 5s and
cogs.

OssmucTioN.—David Barnbrook and Benjamin
Chance were charged with obstructing the free
passage of the road at Stamber Mill, on the 26th
ult. Police-constable Paynter proved the case.
Barnbrook said he was lame havin,, just come out
of the hospital, and he did not think 74 doing harm.
Chance said he met the other defendant and asked
him how he was going on, and gave him some
coppers. He did not think of causing an obstruc-
tion. Discharged with a caution.

ASSAULT CA-SE.—John Humphries, was charged
with assaulting John Henry Hill. on the 23th ult.
.There was a cross-summons. Complainant is an
engineer at..Rufford and Cos. works, and Humpbri s
works at the same place. A dispute arose and
defendant struck complainant sev,Jal times and
also ran at him with a shovel and threatened to 1(1
was thou charged with assaulting
Elumphries.—The Bench after 1 ea,ring Humphries
statementlsaid they should dismiss the summons
against Hill for want of corroboradve evidence, and
slimld fine Humphries ss. and COStti.
DRUNK AND INCAPABLE. - James Sutton, of
Brettell Lane, was charged with bein.,4 drunk and
incapable on the 30th ult. Police-constable Moor
proved the case and defendant was fined ss. and
costs ; or in default 14 days.
CLAIM FOR WAtiES.—Thomas Hill and Samui4
Smart, miners, of Old Hill, were sum:noned by
Gi.leon Bircher and Daniel Evans, miners, of t I arts
Hill, Dudley, to recover the sum of £1 16s. 6i. as
wages due to each of thetn.for work doe. —lt ap-
peared from the evidence of the complainants that
the defendants took a certain quantity of work ;it a
certain price per yard and engaged them as day
work men at a rate of 4s. 6d. per day. They wot ked
eleven days and receiv,d 13s. each on ae ount,
leave a balance due to each of them of -El 163, 6:1.
Defendants alleged that the complainants agre,tl to
go in partnership with them and denied ongag ng
the complainants as day-work men. Tiiis was
denied by the compllinants and the Bench orderid
defendants to pay the amount claim d, and costs ;
in default a istress wou dhe issued.