The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-08-20 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNK AND REFUSING TO QUIT.-At the Police
Court, on Wednesday before Messrs. W. Bassano,
B. Hingley, and 11. Pearson, Thomas Bryant,
miner, of Old Hill, was charged with being drunk
and refusing to quit the licensed p.:cmises of John
Foley, known as tae Duke William Inn, High St.,
Old Hill, on the Bth inst.—Defendant was in the
house, and on the landlord's son refusing to ad him
aay ale he became disord-rly. He was requested
to leave but refused to do so. The landlord's son
attempted to put him out but failed to do so. Subse-
quently Police-cmstable Wicksttad arrived on the
spot and ejected the defendant. Mr, Hiugley, to
the defendant : You was here three weeks ago and
fined ss. and costs for being drunk and disorderly.
You will now be fined 10s. and costs, or, in default
14 da- s.—Defendant : I'm off then.—Delendant
then left the Court but was cancel back and Mr.
tlingley informed him that in default of paying
the fine he would be se it to pris n for 21 days.
DRUNKENNEss.—John Bateman, miner, of
Gorsty Hilt, was charged with being dtunk and
disorderly in the highway on the 31st ult. Police-
sergeant Cooper said that defendant was drunk and
using bad language at Gorsty Hill. Defendant
was tined Cs. and costs.—Benjamin Westwood,
miner, of Hackett Stieet, Blackheath, was fined 5s
including costs for being drunk and disorderly on
the 11th inst. Police-constable Lightfoot proved
the case.—Nehomia Coley, green grocer, of Cradley
Heath, on the evidence of Police-sergeant Shaw,
was fined ss. including costs, for being drunk and
disorderly on the 10th inst.—Henry Mole, rivet
maker, Blackheath, was fined 58. and costs, with
the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment, for being
drunk and disorderly in the Oldbury Road, Black-
heath, on the lath inst. Police—constable Frost
proved the case.
OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE. Richard Payne,
miner, of Windmill End, was charged with ob-
structing Police constable Styles whilst in the exe-
cution ot his duty, on the 318 t ult. The officer
stated that about 10.20 on the night in question
he saw the defendant come out of the back pre-
mises of the Bull's Head Inn, Windmill End, with
a bottle and can containing ale. He took the ale
from hitu and asked him to go and see the landlord
but he refused to. When the officer returned the
defendant came up to him and attempted to take
the ale from him. Defendant was fined ss. and
costs, or, in default 14 days.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.— Thomas Summers was
charged with illtreating a horse, by working it
while in an unfit state on the 9th inst. police-
constable Hyman proved that the horse, which de-
fendant was working, had a number of "raw"
wounds on its back and shoulders, and was totally
unfit for work. Defendant pleaded guilty to the
charge. Emma Field, was summoned for
illtreating and torturing the horse, by allowing it
to be worked while in an unfit state.—Mr. Addison
who appeared to defend ker, contended that she i
did not know that the horse was n such a bad
state and also informed the Bench that the animal
had since been destroyed.—The former defendant
was fined 2s. O. and costs, and the latter 10s. and
easts,
ASSAULT.—SamueI Woodliall, boiler manufac-
turer, of Turner's Hill, Rowley, was summoned for
assiulting Joseph Foster, on the 9th inst.—Mr.
Wiight, Cradley Heath, appeared for the com-
plainaut.—Mr. Wright briefly opened the case and
called the complainant, who said he was a gardener
in the employ of Mr. Thomas Pargeter Jones, and
lived at Tividale. On the day in question he went
to the defendant's house with a message, and de-
fendant, without any provocation whatever,
kicked him and pushed him off the premises.—
Thomas Osbourne gave evidence in support of the
complainant. —Mr. Hingley said it was technically
an assault and suggested to the defendant that he
had better make a compensation to the com-
plainant of ss. and pay the costs, instead of having
a conviction. The defendant agreed to do that.
COAL STEALlNG.—Catherine Westwood and Jane
Bennett, of Cradley Heath, were each fined 5,3.
including costs, for s+ealing coal from the Bear
Moor Colliery, the property of the New British Iron
Company, on the 10th inst.

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