The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-12-31 00:00:00

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A VIOLENT MINER. ^ At the Police Court. on
Wednesday, before Illessre. &Tat,
_Bateman, and
North, Edward Thomas (miner), 23, Crreys:one
Street, a man under police supervision, was charged
with ueing drunk and disorderly and r ssaultlng
police-constable Roberts. On Christmas night
prisoner was drunk, in Pittield Row, and so disor-
derly that the police had to interfere, and take Lim
into custody. It took three officers three quarters
of an hour to remove him to the lock-up, and whilst
so he kicked Robats in the back.
t—llej were doing
Superintendent Burton said the prisoner
was a very bad eharit:ter. The Bench fined him
108 and costs, with the alternative of 14 days' hard
labour, for tbe drunkenness; and for the assault he
was sent to gaol for one month's hard labour, with-
out the option of a fine. The above was the only
case of drunkenness before the Court arising out of
the Christmas festivities.

EXTRAORDINARY SMASHING CASE.—Robert Chas.
Chase (25), described as a labourer of Glasgow,
Scotland, was brought up in custody and charged
with attempting to utter a counterfeit coin, pur-
porting to Le a sovereign, at the shop of Henry
VVythes, tobacconist, High Street ; and be was
further charged with having in his possession 144
pieces of counterfeit gold coin, knowing the same
to be such, with intent to utter the same.—William
Cadman, miner, Doek Lane, said on the previous
Monday night he was going diwn Ugh Street,
when the prisoner over ook him, and asised him it
tie lt.iew any woman in the neighbourhool who
was near sighted aud kept a public heuse ? In
reply to witness, the prisoner said he could ok,t
tu,ntion the name, but, upon witness suggesting.
Mrs. Wright, he said, " That's the name,' and in-
vited witness to have a w alk down. Prisener then
told him that he had some imitation sovereigns in
his incket, and asked witness to accompany him to
a tobacco shop, where he said he wond i begin to try
and pass one there, at the same time remarking,
" Don't have me run in. If I cin pas it I will
to,s you a bob or two." Prisonse. then entered Mr.
Wytnes' leaving ou...side witness, who ran do In ti-e
street and fete'-.e 1 Polite c listable 111a,uire.—
Minnie Insuil, the shop agt,istaut, stated that when
tie prisoner entered tee shop he asked 1.).e prices
of boxes of cigars, and after being told the prices he
said to her, " Wait a minute ; I will go and tee
which they will have. ' In five minutes he row:lied
and said he would have a box at 8s 63. Before
witness could, however, see the coin he was going
to tender Police-constable daguire entered the shop
and took it out of his hand Police eon table
Maguire deposed to arresting the prisoner, and
taking the coin produced out of his hand. On the
obverse side was a representaA,n of her Maje,ty's
head, with the words" Victoria Regina ;" and on
the reverse side the words "'l'o Hanover," and tLe
ii4ur:s "1837." At tne p lice station '144 similar
coins were found in his posses,ion, end which he
said he bought in Birmingham. When charged he
told witness that if he had been two or three minu-
tes later he would have had the cigars and the
change.—Prisener was remanded until to. day (S,t-
urday), to allow the 11.Iint authorities to be c
municated.

CAUTION TO VENDORS OF EXPLOSIVE SPIRITS.—
Nehemiah Homer, of Dudley Wood, was s..m:noned
by Chief-superintendent Burton, the local inspector
under the Explosives Acts, for infringing the Act
by hawking b.er.izo!inu in a can p!aeed in a carriage,
so that the spirit was allowed to escape. It was
stated that the case wafJ crtly bieught forward as a
warning to other dealers in the same kind of spirit,
and it was now withdrawn upon defendant promis-
ing to remedy the matter.
DEATHS ON CHn-ismias DAY.—On Christmas day
John Morris, who .re!,-,id(-,1 at Chapel Hill, Brierley
Hill, died in the Guest llovital from the effects of
being injured by a fall of clay on the 14th of
November, whilst at work in one of Mr. Cox' s clay
Brierley Hill. Joseph Hadley, aged three
pits,
yeas, 4911 a 411104 Hadley, forgemala, Primrose.

Hill, Netherton, died on Christmas Day from
injuries received by faling, over a fire .guard, and
upsetting a quantity of boiling water, which wap
placed on the hob, over him.