The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-10-24 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.

Garbett v Jones.—This was an action to recover
the sum of £6, being the value of a pig, Mr.
Clulow appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Prescott
defended. Plaintiff's daughter said that in Octo-
ber last the bailiffs were put into her father's
house for a debt. At that time her father was out,
and she had not sufficient money to pay, and she
went to the defendant who is a neighbour, to bor-
row 275, and as security agreed to let the defend-
adt have possession of the pig as security. De-
fendant lent her the 275. On the Wednesday and
on the following. Saturday night she went to the
defendant's house, and tendered the 27s to the de-
fendant who refused it, and refused to give up
possession of the pig, because there was an old
grocery debt amounting to 17s :td. The plaintiff
was called, and said that he had been offered .£1
for the pig, by his employer. Mr. Prescott, for the
defence, said that there was an old account due to
the defendant, for grocery ge..xls, but when his
client lout the money she was to have it back the
same evening. Defendant was placed in the box,
and said that she had supplied the plaintiff with
goods, and that he owed her £2 17,4, and refilled
to let him have the pig until the money was paid,
His Honour remarked that it was es gross an at-
tempt to cheat a man out of his pig as ever came
before him, and gate a verdict for the full amount
claimed, and costs.
Jones v. Garbett.—This was a claim against Oar-
hett, the plaintiff in the above action for £2 17s Od.
The debt was admitted, and defenslant consented
to a verdict.

Barlow awl Co. v. Bls.ltliuy.—This was an action
to recover the sum of £l3, for hay and horse corn
sold to the defendant. Mr. Clulow appeared for
plaintiff. The case was proved, and defendant not
being present, a verdict was entered for the full
amount, and defendant ordered to pay XI per
month, and costs.

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Dutton v. Platt.—At the County Court, on Thurs
day. before R. Kettle, Esq., Jtulge. This was an
action brought by John Dutton, of the Bell Hotel,
against William Platt, grocer, High-street, for
iss for horse hire. Mr. Collis appeared, for
plaintiff, and Mr. Clulow for defendant.

Plaintiff said that the defendant hired horses
of him from time to time, and that defendant was
indebted to him to the amount of £2.4 18s, which
included .f.. 5 claimed for the injuries done to a
horse, the knees of which were injured by a fall.
He gave £33 lOs for the mare, and sold it to Mr.
O. Smith, horse deader, for £2l.
On cross-examination, plaintiff said the reason
the different amounts were charged was on account
of the length of time for which the horses were
hired, and the distances of the journeys. He
knew some of defendant's journeys, and charged
in some cases, 7s 61, los 6d, 16s, and various sums.
He arrived at the distance gone generally through
defendant's travellers.

Robert Richards, ostler, said he recollected the
14th August, when the mare was brought home
very lame. Its knees were broken, and it was in
a very bad state. Mr. Sharples brought the mare
home. The mare could not work for a mouth
after it had been injured.
Sharpies, formerly traveller for the defead-
ant, said that he took the usual journies when
engaged with the defendant, and the Belbroughtou
journey was about the longest, being about thirty
miles. The Enville journey was a similar distance.
Some of the other jouruies were shorter. He re-
collected on one occasion the mare started away
whilst he was doing business in a shop, and got
iuto a ditch. When out of the ditch and on the
horse-road, the mare fell down and hurt her
knees.

On being cross-examined by Mr. Clulow, witness
said that ths various journeys were taken on cer-
tain days, and the Mille distance.
For tho defence, Mr. (ulow said that the de-
fendant, who is a wholesale grocer, being on
friendly terms with the plaintiff, agreed to hire a
horse from him. This began as early as ISM, and
in 1567 it was agreed between them that defend-
ant should pay is fa for the short journies and
lOs for the long ones. lu 11471 plaiutiff on one tie.
eaaion charged -£1 Os 6,1 for horse and ostler, and
from that time plaintiff had increased his charges
50 per cent., defendant continuing to have a bores
until the account came in, in which the charges
were raised, when the defendant wrote to Mr.
Dutton, telling him there must be some mistake
in the accounts, when the defendant again wrote
to him, stating that there must be some mistake,
and referred him to his former letter. The defend-
ant knew nothing about any accident to the mare,
until six months after. Mr. Sharplex had left
when the bill Mlle in. lie considered that plain-
tiff was net entitled to recover more than he had
previously charged.
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Defendant was called, and :after he had given
his evidence,

Ilia Honour gave a verdiet for plaintiff, with
coks.

harNKICNNESS.—At the Public Office, yesterd
bofore Colonel Fletcher, Colonel Barrows, and the
Hon. C. U. Lyttelton, Felix Beasley was charged
with being drunk, on the I ttli inst. Defendant,
who has been previously convicted, was fined If Is
and eosts.—Thomas Bradley was also charged with
a similar offence. awl on being provol defendant
was fined 2,3 ad and costs.—Elijah Bowler, was
tined 2,3 thi and costs for being drunk—John
Handley was charged with a similar offence. Po-
lice-coLstable Wilkins said that he found the de-
fendant waking a great disturbance. When be
rewonstrated with him, defendant was abusive.
Defendaut, in answer to the charge, said that he
was only singing ; and was not drunk. He had
been brought up as a singer, and luel paid a con-
siderable sum to acquire proficiency in the art, and
he delighted in herniony.—Fiued Is fhl and cats.
—Philip Jo.nes was charged with being drunk at
the Lye, on the 9th inst. Police-constable Wilkins
proved. the case._ Fined 2a fid and costs.
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CHIMNEY ON FIRK.—John Baker was charged
with allowing his chimney to take fire, n the Itith
Mat. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was ordered
to pay costs.
Bunsen or THE PEACE. -- Two men mooed
Newey and Goma were charged with committing
is breach of the pease by fighting. Defendants
were ordered to pay costs.
Asset:LT Haywooil, of Ohlswinford,
was charged with assaulting Sarah Ann Adams, on
the 21st instant. Mr. Wall appeared to prosecute.
Complainant said that .m the above date the de-
fendant came running up making use of
.bad
language, and struck her a violent blow on the side,
and seriously injuring her, as she was near her
confinement. Mrs. Bate gave corroborative evi-
dence, and said:that complainant had to go to Mr.
Bayley, surgeon, and was in a very bad condition.
Defendant denied assaulting complainant, and
ask,' that the surgeon might attend to prove that
she was injured. Mr. Bayley being fromhome, the
case was adjourned for a week.

Juiramt.E. Dsunqsyrs.—liialiam Pardoe (14),
Edward Pardoe (9), Edward Smith (6), and James
Timmins (7), were charged with stealing a quan-
tity of lead on the 20th met, the property of John
Dairies. Police-constable Wallace said that he
found all the defendants on prosecutor's premises,
with a quantity of lead in their possession, which
had been cut from the spouting at the top of the
building. Witness took the knifeoff them, and the
lead, weighing lib looz. When he charged them
with the theft they accused each other of cutting
it.—Edward Pardoe had possession of the knife,
aud William Para. the lead. Smith and Timmins
were digeharged with a caution, on account of
their tender yr.trs, and the two Pardoes were re-
manded for a week.

CIIARUE OF Si-EA-LINtl SCRAP IRON. Allred
SIIZIW, of Cradley, was charged with feloniously
stealing Stabs ~f scrap iron, on the 13th just, the
property of William Griffin, the elder. William
Griffin, jun., said that on the above date he went
to the marine stores kept by R. Shaw, and found
the iron produced, which belonged to his father.
in answer to the Bench, witness said they did sell
scrap iron, but only to one person named Newey,
who worked it up. The last time the old iron was
sold was 14 days previous to the iron produced
being stolen. Benjamin Turner said that he cut
one of the pieces produced, on Wednesday the 7th,
previous to their being found. %the other piece
produced was cut off previously. As soon as his
attention was drawn to it by the last witness he
missed the iron; one square in particular. Richard
Shaw, marine store dealer, said that he had a works
at Cradley Heath, and bought and sold hundreds
of tons of iron. On the 13th prisoner brought the
iron produced to him It with tied up in is bag,on
a wheelbarrow. Hs asked the prisoner what he
bad got. Prisoner said, "owe *crap iron." If.