The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DRUNK ENNEsg.—At the Police Court, on Monday,
Messr-,. 11. Smith and P. Evers, William
Malpa-3.-, labourer, and Mary Gillum, of Wallheath,
were charged with licLig ornnk in the h•gh,va.ll:i on
the 19th inst. The c se was proved by Police-con-
stable Banton, and defendants were tined 5s each
and costs; or 7 days.—William Humphr es rlnd
Seth Vaughan, of Wornbourne were charged with
being drunk and disorderly in the highway, on the

15th inst. Police-sergeant Hammond said the de--
fendants were drunk and fighting together The '
Bench inflicted a fine of 5s each and costs; with the
alternative of 7 days' imprisonment.
CATCHING A WOBBLER." —Charles Smith, banks-
man, Meeting Lane, Brettell Lane, was summoned
for selling ale and other intoxicating liquors with-
out a license.—Mr. Addison defended.—Police- •
superintendent Woollaston stated that. in company
with Police sergeant Moore, he vi,ited defendant's
house, near to the Brettell Lane Railway Station,
on the night of the 16th inst. On looking through
the window witress saw defendant with a candle in
one hand and something which had the appearance
of a jug in the other, On listening at the house
door witness heard a man named James Sutton say
to defendant " Chancy, your ale is good ; fill an-
other glass." Defendant then went towards the
pantry, and returned n minute or two afterwards.
Witness and Police-sergeant Moore then entered the
house as the man Sutton opened the door and was
wishing defendant "goo I night" previous to
leaving. Sergeant Moore pushed Sutton back into
the house, and pointing to a bottle which he was
carrying asked him what he got ? Defendant
replied," He has (rot some ale, and he has paid for -
it." Witness told'defendant I;e would be summoned
for selling the ale, and he then replied that he had
not sold it, but given it to Sutton. In the panry
of the house witness found an 18 gallon barrel of
ale nearly full, and a 9 gallon barrel of porter about
three-parts full. Defendant said the,ale was for
his own drinking, as he did not frequent public-
hous -s. On the top of one of the ba,rels a cup, a
funnel, and a glass were found. On the pantry
door there were also a number of chalk marks like
ale scores. Several invoices of recent date were
likewis found, each of them being for half a barrel
of single X ale, and a quarter barrel of porter --
Police sergeant Moore having corroborated the
Superintendent, the man Sutton was called, and
said he went to defendant's hopse and asked to
have filed for him two quarts of old ale in a bottle,
and a pi,it of ale brought him to drink. The ale
was brought and witness chunk it, and afterw ,rds
asked what he owed He paid defendant 2s Id, is.
Old of this amount being in payment of an old
scor..;.—Sutton in cross-examination admitted .that
he bad teen employed by the police to entrap de-
fendant; that he had been previously imprisoned
for felouy.--Nlr. Evers said he thonet the means
used in the case were perhaps not the most
advisable. He had however, justified !heend desired
Defendont was fined £4 2s. including costs, or in
default of a distress being levied, one month's
imprisonment with hard labour. The barrels and
beer found on the premises were ordered to be for-
feited.

THREATENING TO MURDER A SCHOOL-ATTEND-
ANCE OFFicEß.—Daniel Guest, again-1 wuom a
ion.- list of offences were said to be ieciled, was
fined Is. for neglecting to send his c ildren to
school in accordance with the requirement 3 of the
Education Act. He was also chat.ed wi.h using
threatening language towards Mr. Lowry, the school':
attendance officer for the School C3mmitt e of the
Seisdon Union. When asked by the offi or how it
was ho had not sent his children to sch( el defend-
ant used foul language, threatened to clea, e Lowry's
brains out,, and said if he (the officer) followed him
he would murder hitn.—The Bench bound defend-
ant over in one surety, and himself in a personal
surety, to keep the pea:e towards Lowry.—Emanuel
Deans was also summoned and fined 2s. GI for not
sending his child to school.