The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-08-27 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Couct, on Wednes-
day before Mr. C. Holcroft, William Brassiugton,
labourer, of Old Hill, was charged with being
drunk in the highway on the 16th inst. Police-
constable Rowe proved that defendant was lying
drunk in the Hatesowen ItJad, Old Hill. D,Jondant,
was fined 6s. and costs, with the alternative of 14
days' imprisonment.
'Carta THaus:rs.—Reuben Bagley, of Waggon
Street, old Hill, was summoned for using thi eats
towards Priscil,a Hampton, living in the same
street, on the 16th inst.—Complainant said that
the defendant and her husband were fighting and
she went to part them, whereupon the defendant
threatened her.—Defendant was bound over in his
reeognisances to keep the peace for three months.
DRUNK WHILE IN UHARGE OF A HORSE AND
CART.—Allred 'fayior, of Dudley Port, was charged
with being drunk while in charge of a horse and
cart on the 22nd inst. Police-constable Winfield
said that he saw the defendant in charge of a horse
and cart in Sedgley Road, Tividale. He was drunk
and making use of bad language. Defendant was
hued 2s. Gd. and costs, or, in default 7 days' im-
prisontnent.—On the evidence of Police-constable
Winfield, Josiah Wright, blacksmith, of New Road,
Tividale, was fined ss. and costs for being drunk
and disorderly in the Sedgley Road, Tividale.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A CLERK. Francis
Lnes, clerk, residing at Cradley, was charged with
embezzling the sum of £l5 19s. 2d. the propert,
of his employers, Mess s. Timothy Parkes and Sous,
chain manufacturers, o,a Hill, on or about the
31st of January 1881. There were five other
charges against him of embezzling the sums of
..t:7 14s, 10a„ £l3 is. id., £l5 Ils. 9d., £lB 10s. 5d.,
and £2l is. Od. between the 18th of November,
1880 and the 24th of June 1881, aleo the property
of Messrs. Parkes and Sons.—Mr. T. Homerkßrierley
Hill) appeared to prosecute and Mr. T. Cuoksey
(Old 11111) to defend.—Mr. Cooksey asked for the
ease to be adjourned for a week. Ho said that the
prisoner was apprehended under a warrant for
stub_ zzling the sum of £l5 19s. 2d. and he was
krepared to meet that charge; but that morning a
number of charges were brought against him and
he was taken by surprise so far as regards those
charges as he had no evidence on them. He ap-
plied for the adjournment so as to give him the op-
portunity of going into the matter.—Mr. Homer
sid it was altogether irregular. The defence was
ready on the first charge and he suggested that
they went into the case.—The magistrate thought
all the charges should be taken on the same day
andiAjourned the ease fur a week.—Bail was
refused. _ . _

bTFA.LING FROM TILE PERSON.—Benjimin Smith,
of no fixed abode, was charged with stealing from
the person of Mark Parkes, of Gorsty Hill, a can of
meat and a silk handkerchief, the value of 26 6d
Prosecutor said that on the 13th inst , he was re-
turning home fiom Blackheath and called at the
Bout Inn, where he saw the prisoner, end they
thank together. Prisoner went to his house with
aim and whilst he (complainant) was un-fastening
the garden gate, the prisoner took a can of meat
and a silk handkerchief off him—This case re-
quiring two ma6istrates had to be adjourned for a
week.
CHARGE AGAINST A COLLIERY OVERMAN.
Danitil G.ll, of Windmill Ead, a chartermaster and
overman at the Warren's Hall Coliiery, (baloagiiig
to the Earl of Dudley) was summoned ior unlaw-
fully failing to report at u colliery office an ex-
plot ion of gas or gun powder occurring in the said
mines, and by which an accideut occur_ed and
injury was caused to someone workin;; there, and
i.ntreby did commit a breach of the speci 41 rules
in force at the said colliery.—Mr. join' Skidinole,
eertiiicaiecl manager at ;he colde,y, and by wdoni
the defendant was summoned, explained that the
defendant's on was carrying a cartridge in the
wines, and put it down by a naked lamp whilst he
picked up a tree. Whilst in the act ot picking up
the tree he knocked the lamp over and the cart-
ridge exploped, in consequence the man received
some slight injuries. The defendant ought to have
perted the circumstame at the odice at tho
colli ry, but had tiled to du so. He asked for
the case to be withdrawn on payment of the costs.
The deftmdant agreed to pay the costs, and the
summons was withdrawn.
A MAGISTuATE WANTED.--everal eases, requir-
ing two magistrates, had to
.be adjourned for a
week in consequence one magistrate being present.