The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-25 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HIL ;4.

NON-PAYMENT OF Poo R. RATE. —At the Police
Coutt, on Monday, before Mess:s. H. 0. Firmstone,
H. Hall, T. W. Webb, and P. Foley, a number of
persons residing at Kiuver, and Kingswinford, were
summoned for non-payment of poor rates. Mr.
Firrnstone said that taking into consideration the
snortntss of work and the distress prevalent in th.:
districts, the Beach had decided to excuse tit.;
parties from the payment of the present rare. exc pt
in the cases where they woe owners of propeity.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Walter Silcox, of
Brockmoor, was chirged with being. drunk and dis-
orderly in the highway on the 11th inst. Polio
constable Lafford proved the case and defendant
was fined 2s 6d told cos.s ; in default 7 days.—
Leonard Smith, lab,urer, of Brettell Lane, was
fined 2s 61 and costs for b,ing drunk and di,orderly
at Brettell Lane. Police-cons able Evans proved
the case.

TRESPASSING IN SEARCH OF GAME. Phillip
Hotchkiss, engine driver, Round Court, Stourbridga
was charged with setting snares to take rabbits
from land belonging to John William Pargeter.
Mr. Addison defended. Thomas Edwards, game-
keeper, in the employ of Mr. Foley, said that on the
night of the 29th of Febrnai y he saw some snal es
set in a field at Norton, belonging to Mr. Pargeter.
I He was watching the snares, in company with an-
other man named Penzer, all night. About 7
o'clock the next morning he saw the defendant
come and take the snares away. Wiiness followed
defendant and when he got near him defendant
struck him. This evideoce was corrob.,rated by
another witness. Defenlint was fined 20s and
costs; in default one month.
WILFUL DAMAGE —John Tranter, bricklayer,
Wombourne, was fined 7s 6d including cost s for
damaging an elder tree, the pr..perty of S amuel
Hyron Onslow, on the 16th inst.
STEALING CLOVER. William Ball (19) and
Benjamin Bullock (9), of Brierley Hill, were charged
with etealing a quantity of clover the property of
James 'fimmins, on the 4th inst. The defendants,
who were employed drawing manure on to land, the
property of prosecutor, where there was a rick of
clover, were seen by John Jones to pull a quantity
of clover out of the rick and put it into a cart. The
Bench considered this a very serious (aerie) and
each of the defendants 10s. including ceEts.
STEALING APPLES.—SamueI Fievykes (12), and
Jo'm Green (12), were charged with stealing apples
the property of William Lester Hughes, on the 11th
inst. The boys were seen by two men, in a field
next to Mr. Hughes' garden, throwing at an apple
tree and knockinff the apples off' and putting then
in their pockets. 'The defendants pleaded not guilty
and asked for the case to be adjourned for a week
to allow a witness for them to attend. The case
fined was accordingly a ijourned.
ASSAULT.—Jane Seldon, Cottage Street, Brierley
Hill, was charged with assaulting Elizabeth "ranger
The cotnplainant and defendant had some al.ercation
toe her and complainant was struck with a glass
bottle on the head causing a severe wound.
The Bench inflicted a fine of is and costs, and
ordered defendant to pay 10s 6d the expens?s of the
surgeon; in default 14 days' imprisonment.
STEALING A PIGEON.—FratICIS Wyler, of Beauty
Bank, was charged with stealing a pigeon the pro.
party of Thomas Yarnell, the landlord of the Cross
Inn, Kinver. On the 6th inst defendant was at the
above place and was seen to take a pigeon out of
the pen, and when he (prisoner) saw the witness he
threw the pigeon up agaln and ran away. Defend
ant was fined 103 6d, includir.g costs; with the
alternative fl 4 days' hard labour.