The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-05-28 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DRUNKENNESS.—It the Police Court on Monday,
before .11essr3. Li Smith and Wilkes We!ab,
rhotuas Watts, chaintuakar, Qqarry Bank, was
ohar4ed with being drunk in High Street, Quarry
B .nk, on tha 14th inst. Fined 2s 6d and costs,—
am Brown, ehuinnatker, Quarry Bank, was
fined 28 6d and costs for being drunk on the 16th
inst at QuArry Bank.--James Humphreys was fined
53 and c )st f r b3iag drunk and disorderly in
Bank Street rj t e 1511 inst.

ALLEGE I, VssAurir. John Geeeuway, boiler
maker, Tie! ey Green, was charged with assaulting
Isaac B-3e.3 on the 9:h must, at Pensnett. Mr
Waldron defended. Complainant said he was
playing on the footpath when the defendant came
by and struck him on the back of the neck. He
also knock d him down and kicked him.—George
Wilde, Wiliam B•yce and the mether of complain-
ant give evidenee.—After hearing George Tallett,
Benj imin Turner and P.C. Adams for the defence,
the case was dismissed.
AN U7,'FORGIVING Thomas, a
fitter, was summoned t.--) ,s'iow cause why an order
sh.)uld not be made against him to conWhnte to the
maintenance ot his wife, Annie Ta
parties were married in IS6G, and went t reside in
Barneit iLane, Wcydsley. This ho•Lo was soon
afterwards I,ft and they went to lodgings. This
change did not last aid they went to another
house. Complainant ;rive her husband 21s to fetch
the furniture away from the last place of abode,
but instead of doing so he went off and she did not
see him again till a week or so ago. Her husband
beat her s wo after she was confined, aid i.e did
no want to live with him a ain.—De4'enean- said
he was quite willing to maincain his wife when he
could g .t wok; he ha a siciateu promise I him
after Wol suntid Def eidai,t further stnted that
his wife had pawed all his ,lothes, and sne had
toll la.rn st e was going to f, tch them out and take
to auotn-r fl ow.---fhe Benc u.sked cuinl lainant
if sne would live w th her husbAnd if he promised
to treat her p perly. but she ,aid she would not ;
she only want d the money f r th,! child. The
Bench ie,nar& d that they con( not inele an order
as tee law was t .ken out of their hael3 by defend•
ant's offer to maiutain his wife.
As3AULT.—William Humphries, Qu irry Beek,
was Inarged with assaulting Jo3eph I.3ytheway (9),
on t;ls 17th met, at Qua ry Bank. Fiued 2s 6il
and eoats,—Joseph Bytheway was then eharg,ed
with killing a pigeon, Yaluo ss, on the 17th Lisa,
the property of He try iluinphries.—.fter hearing
a nu:eber ef witnesses on both &dee the B:nch
cons. .ered the cape pr ived, arta ordered defendant
to pai 103 6(1 iucludiug costs, aud is 6d for the
pigeon.
l'ait:FT Or PiiILISANI'S EGGIS AND Co..—John
CoiLtt (ItS), tio.land itreet DOok, Dudley. was
oharged with unlavnully having iii his poimesiii 8

pheasants eggs on the 17th inert, at Himley, t
property of the Earl of Dudley. Mr. Addison
protecuted. John Bowen, keeper, said he saw three
boys in the }Braley Wood searching about. He
gave chase and caught tl'e defendant, who gave
the wrong name and address, and be bad great
difficul yin finding him. He saw the defendant
throw away three pheasants eggs. The Bench
said it was a very serious offence, but as it was the
first offence they should let him off lighter thin
they would have done. He would be fined 12s in-
eluding costs. Defendant was further charged with
sealing a quantity of coal, at Pensnett, the pro-
perty of Joseph Bills. Defendant was fined ss, or
seven days.
TRESPASSING.—Thomas Williams, Kinver, was
charged with trespassing on land in the occupation
of Messrs. W. G. and E. Webb, on the 18th mat,
at Kineer, in search of game Thomas Abel head
game keeper. said he saw the defendant shoot a pair
a rabbits with a catapult and tie them up in a
handkerchief. He followed the defendant whoa rid
he was sorry and wouldinot do it again. Defend-
ant's mother said her son was not hardly right.
The Bench sail whatever the defendant's talents
mig:.t be or might not be he knew how to shoot
rabbits and they should have to put some restraint
upon him. They fine him 5s and costs.
COAL &TATARS. Arthur Pagett (10), and
Phcebe Ann Millinchip (12), Round Oak, wer
charged with stealing a quantity of coal from No.
29 Pir, Wallows Colliery, on the 17th inst, the
property of the guardians of the Earl of Dudley,
valued at 6cl. P.C. Adams said he saw the de-
feedants taking the coal from the pit mound. Mu.
lineup was fined 5s including costs, and Pagett was
ordered to be birched. Mary Ann Robin-on
(married), Holland Street, Dudley, was charged
with stealing a quantity of coal on the 13th inst,
tie property of Guardians of the Earl of Dudley.
Defendant was fined 10s.
A FORGIVING PROSECUTRIX.—Sar.th Ann Min-
son (14), was charged with stealing the sum of 4d
on the 10ta May, the property of Edward Fletcher,
Fox and Grapes Inu,Pensnett. Patience Fletcher
said the prisone- told her she had twopence from
the draw, one penny off the floor and one penny for
some beer. She said she did not wish to press the
charge as prisoner said she would never do it again
The Bench remarked that it was very kind of the
prosecutrix not to press the ch.irge, and they
should bind her over to appear when called upon.
COAL STEA.LERS.—Sarah Ga.-ser, a respectable
looking woman, was charged with at, aling a quan-
tity of coal, the property of the Guardians of the
Earl of Dudley, on the 20th inst. P.C. Booth sail
he saw the defendant on the Earl of Dulley's
private railway, and saw her pick rip tome c )al.
The Bench said they were sorry to tee such a re-
spectable woman in the dock, but she must have
gone systematically about the matter, and fined
her 10s, in default 7 days. _

WASTING CANAL WATER. - Herbert Gipcwell a
boatman, was charged with wasti ig a lock of
water, and thus contravening the C nal Co'tt, bye
laws. A witness was called who saw the drf-nd-
ant draw the two paddles before the bo It was in•
the lock and the water flowed over the si h. He
ought not to have drawn the paddles until the l))
was in the lock. • Defendant was fined 5s ard a ts•