The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-01-03 00:00:00

BIIIERLEY HILL.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—At the Police Court,
on Monday, before Me-srs, H. Hall and L. Freer,
E tward Wald and James Whittaker were charged
with being drunk and disorderly in the highway on
the 20th ult. Police-constable Lafford proved the
case, and said the defendants were Crank and
stripped for fighting, on Moor Lane , Bridge, at
Tackeroo. They were making a great disturbance.
Defendants were fined 2s 64 each and costs; jn
default 14 days. —John Hudson, ironworker, of
Tackeroo, was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly in the highway, on the 20th ult. Police-
constable Lafford said the defendant was very drunk
on Moor Lane Bridge, and taking part iu a fight.
Defendant denied being near the bridge at all, and
said he was at a house at Rock's Hill at the time
named, and called two witnesses who corroborated.
The case was adjourned for a week.—John Clarke,
of Common Side, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly in the highway on the 26th ult.
Police-constable Hicklin proved the case, and said
the defendant was drunk and using bad laeguage
in Level Street, Brierley Hill. Defendant, who
pleaded guilty, was fined 2s 6d and costs; in default
7 days.—lerael Hickman, miner, of Genial Wood,
was charged with being dru2k and disorderly it, the
highway at Taney Green, Pensnett. on the 21st ult.
Podoe-constable Hicklin proved the can, and
defendant was fined. 28 6d and costs; in default 7
days —James Rhoden was charged with beimr
drunk and disorderly in the highway on the 21s!
ult.—Police constable Hicklin said the defendant
was very drunk and using bad language at Pensnett
Defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined 2s fid and
costs, in default 7 days.—Williain Kessall, of
Bank Street, Brierley Bill, was charged with being
drunk in the highway on the 21st ult. Defendant
was fined 2s 6d and costs; in default 7 days.
AIDING IN A PRIZE FIGHT.—Four men named
Geary, Burns, James, and Westwood were charged
with committing a breach of the_peace by aiding
and abetting in the recent prize fight which took
place at Priestfield, on the 27th October last.
Superintendent Woollaston allowed the case to be
withdrawn against Westwood on payment of costs.
The other cases w.re adjourned for a week.
DICUNK AND DIsORDERLY AND ASSAULTING THE
POLICE.—John Suttsn, of Rocks Hill, Brierley Hill,
was charged with being drunk and disarderly in the
highway on the 20th ult. He was further charged
with assaulting Police-constable Johnson whilst in
the execution of his duty on the same date. The
eases were adjourned for fourteen days.
THEFL—Elizabeth Neale was charged with
stealing a box of cigars the property of John
Goodman on the 19th November. Prosecutor, who
is 4 beerhouse keeper, of Brierley Hill, said that on
the day in question he lost from his bar a box of
cigars. They were safe at closing time the previous
nignr. June ea„ee Lee,
which is about one yard from the bar window.
Sarah Cooper, in the employ of prosecutor, said that
on the above date, the prisoner came to the house
about seven o'clock in the morning for some burn.
Sha had to go down the cellar to fetch the harm,
and left prisoner standing by the bar window with
a shawl over her head. She was about a yard from
the bar door. There was no one else in the bar.
Caroline Loine, landlady of the Fortune of War
Inn, said that the prisoner lived with her grand-
mother, Mrs. Fox. Mrs. Fox came to her house
and asked her to buy some cigars. She had the
cigars from her, and gave teem to Police-sergeant
Smith who saidfrom information received he went to
the house of last witness and received the box of
cigars produced. He charged prisoner with stealing
them, but she said she knew nothing about stealing
them. She gave 4d for them from a boy named
Charles Cooper, who said he had won them in the
Market Hall. The defence was that the boy
mentioned came to the prisoner's shop, and asked
her to buy a box of cigars, as they would do for her
mother to smoke. This evidence was corroborated
by Mrs. Fox. Charles Cooper was called and denied
having gone to the prisoner's house with any cigars,
and said that he never had a box of cigars.
Prisoner was committed for 14 days.
SERIOUS OFFENCES UNDER THE LICENSING ACT.—
Mark Wood, landlord of the Swan Inn, Pensnett,
was charged with selling intoxicating liquors with-
out a license. The circumstances of the case were
somewhat peculiar. Some time ago the defendant
appeared at this Court, and giving the name of
Mark Wood, applied for the license of the Swan to
be transferred to him, which was granted. A few
days ago Superintendent Woollaston, from inform-
ation he received, caused enquiries to be made, with
the result that he found Wood was on the 24tn of
November, 1875, convicted at West Bromwhich, in
the name of James Wood, for robbing his employers
and'senteneed to six weeks imprisonment. Evi-
dence of this was now given, and the Bench,
characterising the case as a bad one fined defendant
£5 and costs. Application was then made by Mr.
Waldron, who represented Mr. Anderson, of Wol-
verhampton, the lessee of the house, that the
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