The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-10-15 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.

Re Benjamin Pearson, galvanir, Bret tell Lute
This debtor CAM) up for his a.djoorned examiaation,
at the Stout brid4e Court Hous9, on Ta aliy, before
Mr. Registrar Collis. He had ba,,n ordered at the
adiulrument to an account showing how he h ,(1
dips :d of a SLIM of £29., which he ha I received
,iu little time before he hoce.ta • a bankrupt. The
statement et,ow - d that the money had been disbursed
in pay went of some accounts and for household
alpplies.—Debtor was questioned as to the items
ma..ing up the expenditure, and the Registrar
thought ti l explantuion satisfactory and declared
the examination closed.

Re Alfred Spi.r3, grocers' assistant, Kinver,—
Debtor came tip for his public examination on Tues::
day, at the Stourhridge Court House, before Mr.
Registrar Coil;.—ln reply to Mr. Jobson, the
official receiver, debtor said he commrlaced business
in 1681 us a gr. car, at Oidswinford, and borrowed
some money from his brothcr to assist him to do so.
In 1883 he went to Birmingham, and opened another
sh,p. leaving his brother and a young man in the
shop at Oldswinford. Some of his credit, re came
d,Anot bin in 1385, and h 3 g,vd np business, and
aft-rwards went into a situAtion. He made a deed
ie! assignment for the benefit of his creditors, but
thz.y -vould not accept the ss. offered. All his debts
were debts contracted betvven 1883 and 1685, while
in business.—The examination was closed.
Re John Glaze, boot manufacturer, Halesow,n.—
The thditor came up for his public examination on
Tuesday, at the Stourbrldge Court House. His
statemen: of affairs show-d liabi ities £403 181 2d.,
and ass ts £lOl 6s 7d.—ln reply to Mr. Jobton, the
effieial rt,ceiver. the debtor said he had been in
business for fifty years. He began to get behind.
hand during the last few years, owing to bad trade.
Lie bousht some property, but borrowed the money
for it ; and he also borrowed money to repair it with.
Ue ha I been in the habit of giving bills, and should
not have done so if he did not think he could bave
met them. He made an offer of 4s. in the pOund
before filing; to use is common phrase, he was
going to g:.t it (coin where it was to be had—from
m nay o4ing him, and his stock and things of that
si:t. he deni d htvi tg male any mis-streoastitill
at the meeting of creditors when the composition
was off:;ced.--eAlter a long examination the del4or
was ail 'wed to pass, subject to producing some
papers in his possession.

TUB LATB BREACH OF CONTBACT Cesx.—At the
Couuty Court, on Wednesday—before Sir Rupert
Kettle—Ur. Wa'droll, on behalf of the defendant in
the late jury case of Beckley v. 132ckley, apritied for
a navy trial on the ground that the jury cams to a
wrong conclusion as regardel the ques.ton of dam-
ages. It was an action to. recover damages for
b .each Gf contract, and the parties to the suit were
relaiiviu, and belong to Brierley Hull. The amount
for whieh the jury gave a verdict was £15.,
addition to -25. paid into court.-11r. Homer, for the
plaintiff, contended tiat there was no reason t
i.,rantiog a new trial, and said if there was another
jary they might give the same verdict again,—His
idouour said if the jury Faye the sime verdict
lgain he should again grant a new trial.-14.
Homer said his friend appealed against what his
own jury did. It was at his frieud's instance thw.
a jury tdea the case.—llis Honour said it was a
uuvel argument to him that :weans() tile jury ti one
of the parties they could not do wroug. r!,ert3 aas
no attempt to justPy the verd:c:, except that E wa;
the v rlit ut the jury. He roust ordera nes. trial
is Honour asked where the next trial sqoul oe
and Mr. Waldron nausea Dudley as a convenient
plsce.-11r. Homer demurred •o this, but his lion ur
•iecided upon trying the case at Dudley._

BOAi -Ole GUAR-131,1Ni. At the wo. kly meeting
of ibis Hoard ye.sterd.yhe r •tu us were ai follows:
iuto the boas:: during the week 8, dis-
ens, ged 8, remainin4 in, Ihe Liciuse 502, against 50.;
in the corresponding week last year. Out-door
relief, Kingawiutord district .£45 3s Bd, Stourbridgo
.238 4s 243, Haleaowen si2S 12s 911, non-reidetit
paupers .£1 181 3d, total .2113 83 11d, against .2103
.174 30 last year.
'Pita LATE Ma. L. Faxsa.—The will (L 1 it•d
April 8, 1881), with a codicil (dated March 1, 1887)
of Mr. Leacroft Freer, late of Oaktield, Kingswiu-
for 1, Staff ird.thire, who died on August 7 last, was
pr..ved on the itch inst.:by Mr Gainsborough Harwar I
and Miss Helena Freer, the daugnter, the acting
exec it as. the value of the personal estate 11111011,1t-
,n,g to over £31,000. The testa;or gives all hi,
capital, st,ck, and interest at the date of his will,
and the freehold and leasehold premises, compris.
lag the old ,s ud new Lays Ironworks, to his three
<ons, Leacreft, William, and Henry; and thn'e
one or two pecu luy legacies. The residue of hi
real and personal estate he leaves to all has chd, reta
except his said three sons.—lllustrated London _‘tews
DuuNg.—At the Police Court yesterday, bo
Colonel C iebrane, Benjamin Hart was charged w.t
bri ig dunk at Hay Green, on the 9tu inst,
Cha.-e give d‘i !erica and defendant was sworn, and
ease djoaine tor 7 ;days.-- Atirtlis tI ay woo .
. a , cuar;ed witii being drunk iu New Street on
the Bth just, P.S. Hardwieke proved the ease.
nie 51 Ail costs.— Charles Perks was e!:argl I
wi;11 being drunk at t[.:+3 Cross Walks, Lye. 01 tac
:.91h uht. I'. C. A. Jones proved the nada. Fined
aud cos.s.

'rah:spas,. William Green was charged wit
resin-wing, on laid in the occupation of L
hrewsbury, at lielbroughton, on the 4th iust
h mas Johnson, assistant gamekeener, said tic
v,a,nea the Birch CoppLce about 4 o'clock wneri
7,00/defendant with a ci.g and u double-barrel gun.
iie spoke to defendant, mho said he had not d..)n.!
iny :Linn and had not ',Lied anything. The de-
'endanc s dog was beating about the word. James
Bird,ccrroboisted, Defendant said he was eirnplit
walking along the road to make a short cut to a
place y. here he was goiug. to shoot. The witness
is u said tnere was in public rod 1 where de-
eltiant was. Find 50 isna costs. -

it E &cif or ruz PSACE.— Walter Rock was chargal
wish cumtnittinA a breach. of the peace by fighting
the 20th bit. rbe landlord of the Golden Lion,
Beauty Bauk, said he saw the defend:vat aud a
in4lL nai.ued Bridgena light one round i the ktteh../1

t • e 1 lens. Lien. Defers 'ant said he eiv-s
kleeked off his seat and then took his own Rite.
•Vithirawn on payment of costs, 53 61.
DUCNIC ...AND DISORDERLY. -•••• Before Colonel
Coctirsne, and Mr. W. J. Turney. Eli Hart was
°herr(' with being drank and disorderly in Talbot
Street, Lye. P.C. Stone proved the case. There
were 20 previous convictions against defendant who
vete fitted lOs and senses —William Lear was charged
with being drunk whilst :in charge of a horse a d
trap on the 7t4 lest at the Lye P.C. Hubald
peireel the nese. Defendant said it was his first
o.effence. He had been at was-place fo-S years and
was dischtveed through this affair Fined 5s and
coets.—Walter Fee was ceareed with heing drank
and refusing to quit the Wagon and Horses. et
Fairfield, on the 6th inst. Tee landlady said de-
fendaut came to the house drunk and refused to'
leave when requested, and became very disorderly.
Defeedant g,t up to go out about 10 minutes a ter
she ordered hie. out. On the Friday defendant
cane and japologieedsrand she said she would with-
drew the eharee if she could, but it had b -en re•
uorted to the police. Toe case was withdrawn OD
p:yinent of costs, 63 61—Charles Griffin wa..
cearged eti'h a simil-r off3llCB at the same time and
pace. The defendant remained in the nous! froas
7 until 10 o'clook. He was orderA out of th
Autise as smaas he came in. PC. Wallace got
eefeedaut out of the house at 9.30 but he went
back egain. Fined 5s and costs.
CAUTION To PIG ONTNIMS.-40,1eph Parsons, of
Broom Hill, was charged with moving two pigs int
aim infected circle at Belbronghton, on the 6th in t
—P.C. Wallace seid he saw defendeet with two
pigs ia a cart drive throueh Belbroughton on th •
roeve dew. Ds endant told him he did not know
that Belhr eight. n was an infected area, snd wit-
neas fetid that Broom Hill, weere defendant liveJ,
was free from disease. --, Defendant said he was
perfectly innocent of deing any harm and had not
seen aey natioes. He was ordered to pay costs.
. A RUFFIANLY CIIARACTaII. ---,Daniel Sankey, a
no..orious fellow, was °et:treed with committing a
breaeh ot the peace. with being Idieorderly and re-
fusing to quit the Herket Halt Vaults, with 'assault-
ing John Jones, and with wilful damage, on the 3rd
September last.—Mr. J Hinds eppeared for com-
plainant, who said he was landlord of the Market
L1..11 Vaults. On the day in question defendant
same ieto his house with a man named I.)owler,
and he hal not been in five minutes before they
commenced a row. Witu- as asked Dowler to quit.
when defendsnt ceught hins by the throat, throw
him across a table, and broke the table leg. ‘Vhilst
he was en the ground defendant tore the shirt and
waistcoat produced, and caused various bruises on
his body by teriking hitn. He did not give de•
fondant any provocation. The da.maee done to the
table and clothes was 17s. He ordered Sankey to
leave the promisee and he refused to do so.—John
Bihlngham corroborated.—Sergeant Hardwicke said
hil,‘F the defendant in the Market Hall Vaults.
He was requested to leave and did not go. Witness
saw the damage that hed been done to the table,
shirt, and waistcoat, and the land.ordi was bleeding
from the tuouth. He afterwards saw defendant
tigating in howling Green Lane.—Defendant, who
did not appear, ties been convicted a number if
times for various °trisect's, was fined 101 and costs
for beine dieorderey and refusing to quit; 203 and
Loss for the assault; and 2s 6d, 10s damage, and
etestsfer the wilful damage; in default two months'
hard labour.
TLLING—Four ads named Joseph Hay.
wood, Charles Aaron, Henry Hall, and Hen, er
Liadley were charged wEit st•aling a quantity of
pea's, the prop rty of Jerre a Stokes, on the 4th
lust, at Cecil Street.—Complainarit said he caught
As on as he was running away from the garden.—
William George said he met the defendente and
wee t to complainant' er garden in Cecil Sireet.
Toey got up the -tree after the pears and all of them
ha.l sume.—Complitinant said he did not wi.h to
press tfle case but he had had his garden robbed
six times this month. Lindley was cautioned and
discharged, and the other defendants were fined
2s 61 each.
801100 L BOARD CASES.—A number of persons were
summoned by Inspector Baker, of Stourbridge,
and Inepsctor fiareey of the Lye, tor neglecting to
send their dielrea to school, and were fined in
various sums