The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

DAMAGING A FIINCE.—At the Police Court, on Tues.
day, before Mr. E. Om, Edward Edwards was charged
with wilfully damaging a fence belonging to Joseph Pear-
man. Complainant proved that he saw defendant get
over the fence, and damage it to the amount of 6d. The
defendant was ordered to pay the costs.
A Youso BORGLAR.—WiIIiam Wells (15), was charged
with entering the dwelling-house of Joseph Holmes, and
stealing 23,6, at Barnsley. Prosecutor said he lived at
Romsley. and was • labourer. Prisoner was his nephew.
On the 17th inst witness left home. He locked the door
and fastened the windows. There was £2 Ss in a box up
stairs. The box was locked. When he got home on
Saturday night he found the window broken open. He
then found that some one hadeeen down stairs. as some
of the bread and bacon was gone. A pane of glees had
been cut out of the upstairs window. Witness's wife re-
turned home about nine o'clock on Sunday night. She
went and looked at the box, and found that it had been
broken open.—Alice Holmes, wife of prosecutor, said she
arrived home about nine o'clock on Sunday night. and
from a communication made to her by her husband, she
went upstairs and found the box unlocked. It had been
broken open, and .E 1 Is 6,1 taken out.—Hannah Thom-
kins said she lived at Romsley. On the 16th that about
eleven o'clock at night she Raw prisoner looking about
the prosecutor's premises. He went into witness's house
and asked her to lend him a ladder, as he wanted to get
up to the bedroom window to wake his uncle. Witness
heard prisoner admit to the police-eiticer that he had had
the money. Police-constable Knowles said lie appre-
hended prisoner on Sunday night, and charged him with
having broken into and entered the dwelling-house of
Joseph Holmes, at Romsley, and stealing LI ai 6d. Pei-
soner aaid he did steal the money. He had a ladder and
got through the window. He gave his sister at Birming-
ham tis of the money.—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was
committed to take his trial at the next Woe:easter Ses-
sions.

BRIERLEY HILL.
DRIIIMNIKEIIII.-I.t the Police Court, on Monday, be-
fore Mr. H. Hall, Daniel Murphy was charged with being
drunk and incapable at Brettoll Lane. on the 19th inst.
Police-constable Mee proved the case, and defendant was
fined Is and costs.—Thomas Round was charged with a
similar offence on the 10th ins i, at Pensnett. Police-con.
stable Keenan proved that on the above date he found the
defendant lying drunk and helpleim intim road. Defend-
ant pleaded guilty, and was Hued Is and costs.
Brawn 07 TIIIL Ps:am—Mark Wessell and Joseph
Brooks were summoned for committing a breach of the
peace by fighting on the 1011 instant. Joseph Hickman
proved the ease, and defendants, who said they had I bit
of a bother together and went away to fight it out, were
bound over to keep the peace for six months, in one
surety of tri each. arid
.themselves in £lO each,.

VA.131-(ANCV CASE..—At the Petty Sessions, on Thursday,
before 1. Spcoorr, Esq., Stipendiary, Samuel Holden, a
youth, was charged with being on premises at the Level
Works for an unlawful purpose. Adjourned for two
months.

Ammar CASE.—Thomas Silvester was charged with
assaulting Edward Drummond, on the 21st inst The
defendant was further charged with being drunk and
riotous. and assaulting the police. The cases were proved
and defendants fined 10s 111 and costs in each ease ; in
default three weeks' hard labour in each case.

DEFICIENT WEIGHTS AND MEASUBEs.—SaDaIIeI Webb,
of Wordelev, was charged by George Border, Inspector
of Veights and Measures, with having in his possession
on the sth,. pair of unjust scales. Mr. Murder said the
scales were one ounce against the purchaser. Fined £2
and coats.—William Hill, provision dealer, of Brettell
Lane, was charged with having in his shop on the 17th,
an unjust pair of seethe. Mr. Border proved that the
scales we. 3 drachms against the purchaser, which had
been canoed by putting a piece of lead upon them. The
defendant sajd the lead was always on the scales. Mr.
Spooner remarked that defendant had had a fine oppor-
tunity for plundering the public, and he would take some
of the profit off by fining him £5 and costs.—Henry
Parkes, provision dialer, Brettell Lane, was charged with
having unjust scales which were i.z. out of balance
against the buyer. Fined 4:2 and costs.—William Sins
mends, butcher, of Brettell Lane, was charged with has.
Gig one unjust weight in his possession, on the 17th. It
was proved that the weight was 2 drachms against the
purchaser. Other weights were slightly light. Defend-
ant said he had borrowed the weight. Fined El and
costa.—Thomas Brecham,provision dealer, of the Delph,
was charged with having unjust scales, on the 17th. Mr.
Herder proved that the flour scales were ioz. against the
purchaaer. Defendant was fined £5 and costs.—John
Bache, of Mount Pleasant, was charged with having un-
just scales in his possession, on the 17th. Mr. Herder
said the scales were ioz. against the purchaser. Defend-
ant's beings small shop, Le was fined I:2 and costs.—
David Ashton, butcher, of Quarry Bank, was charged
with having an unjust pair of scales in his possession, on
the 17th. The evidence proved that the scales werei on
out of balance. Fined £2 and costs.—John Hand, green-
grocer, of the Dolph, was charged with having an unjust
weight in his possession. 'lke evidence proved that the
ltb weight was toz. against the purchaser. Defendant
said thv deficiency was caused by the weight having Leen
dropped by the children. The other weights were cor-
rect. Fined 2t/s and costs—Storer Shepley, grocer, of
Brietley Hill, with having a pair of unjust scales. Mr.
Hinder said they were 81 drachms against the purchaser.
Defendant said they had been injured by a fall two or
three days previonely. Mr. Spooner said be had de-
frauded the public. and knew it at the time.as he showed
die defects to the Inspector, aid he should try sod pot
• stoje to it, and fined defendant £5 and costa.—Ederin
Cox, provision dealer, of Quarry Bank, with having a
pair of unjust scales, caused by a piece of lead having
been put round them, which had made them joy. against
the purchaser. Mr. Clulow, for the defence, said his
client was in a L r,re way of nueiness, and where the scales
were found was a small shop. His wife attended to it.
All her weights were found correct, and he had twelve
sets of scales, ore only of which was defective; and he
thought the ease was different from that of some others
who had wilfully offended. Mr. Spooner remarked that
if defendant wanted an expression from the Bench, lie
would say that it was as hails ease as say that had come
before him, and he should line him £5 and costs.—Wil-
liam Dudley, prevision dealer, Wordeley, was charged
with havingenujust scales in Dia possersi.m. Mr. Holber-
ton defended. Complainant said that the defendant was
weighing paper with sugar, and he saw him weighing a
pound, and the paper was sz. against the purchaser.
Mr. Hoibet ton mad that defendant did mitt think he was
doing wrong. It was the eastern of grocers to weigh the
paper, end defendant bad read a notice from the Board
of 'Trade to the effect that they were not aware of any
law to prevent Omni weighing the paper. This, he con-
sidered different to the other cases. Mr. Spooner said
he would rant him a ease if Le liked, and as this was
the first case of the kind in that district. he would only
order defendant to pay costs.