The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-13 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

RIFITSING TO QUIT.—At the Police Court,on Wed-
risday, before Messrs—W. Bassanoland B. Hingley,
Richlrd Pugh was charged with being disorderly
and refusing to quit the Neptune Inn, Old Hill, on
the 6th inst. Ann Eliza Hadley, the landlady,
said that the defendant was using very bad language
and she ordered him to go out but he refused to.
she with the assistance of hr husband, got the
thfeadant out. Defendant was fined Is. and costs.

DRUNKENNESS.—Jab, z Priest, miner, was charged
with boing drunk in the highway, on tho 6th inst.
•Pollee-constable Rowlands proved that the defend-
ant was drunk in Riddings Street,lold Hill. Defend-
ant was fined ss. including costs.—Samuel Plimer,
miner, Tividale, was charged with being drunk in
the highway on the 29th ult. Police-eonst dale
Winfield said that the defendant was drunk in the
Oldbury Road, Tivid,ile. Defendant was fined ss,
land costs.—William atrusley, miner, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly in the highway, on
29th ult. Police-constable Wickstead, proved the
ca...e and defendant was fined 2s. 6d. and costs;
in default 7 days.
OBSTRUCTION.—WiIIiam Bache, Wheelright, of
Blackheath, was charged with causing an obstruction
in the highway on the 2nd inst. Police-sergeant
Cooper said that the defendant had three carts
standing in the highway for about six hours. He
had cautioned the defendant before. Defendant was
ordered to pay costs.
KEEPING DOGS 'WITHOUT LIOENSES.---The follow-
ing persons were fined for keeping dogs without
licenses: Joseph Mullett, se, and costs; Thomas
Burgess, is. and costs ; John Perry, is. and costs ;
John Cotton 2s. 6d. and costs.

CHARGE AoaissT PUBLICAN,—Thomas Tibbetts,
landlord of the Fox Hunt Inn, Garretts Lane, Old
Hill, was charged with permitting drunkenness on
the 24th ult. Mr. Addison prosecuted and Mr.
Stokes defended. Police-inspector Walters said he
had his attention called to Mr. Tibbetts's house by
Nlr Shakespeare. In consequence of that he went
to the hou,e in. company with Folice-constable
Rowlands. There were a number of people outside
the house. He went inicle and bound 18 or 19 men
there and they were using bad language. There
were three men in the house drunk named Ball,
Undernill, and Shakespeare. He called the attention
of the landlord to, those three men and told him
they were drunk. The landlord ordered Ball and
Underhill out. As Ball was leaving he fell down
in the passage. Shakespeare did not go out. He
left the house and returned again a short time after
and Shakespeare was still there. The landlord
then ordered Shakespeare out. Police-constable
Rowlands said he went with Inspector Walters to
the defendant's house. When near the house there
was a dozen people outside. There were some
people in the house using bad language. He saw
three men in the tap room drunk. Mr. Walters
o tiled the attention of the landlord. Police-con-
stable Wickstead said that he went into the house
about 7,30 on the night in question, and cautioned
the landlord of the disorderly conduct. Mr. Stokes
addressed the Bmch, at aims considerable length
and contended that there was no drunkenness
permitted, and if he had been instructed right, the
police officers in that cas3 had been greatly mistaken,
Mr. Stokes then called James Ball, a furnaceman,
who sdid that he had a pint-and-half of ale at 11
o'clock in the morning, at his work. He worked
till 4 o'clock in the afterno )n. When he had done
work he went to buy some timber. He bought
some timber and Underhill helped him to carry it
home. He then went to the Fox Hunt, and took
Underhill with him about twenty minutes to eight
o'clock. They there only had a quart of ale between
them. He was perfectly sober when the officer
wEnt in. As he was going down the passage a man
was standing in, and he caught his foot against the
the feet and fell down. He got up himself,
and went home His wife was in the house at the
same time. James Underhill, a boatman, was then
called and said that on the night in question Ball
went to his house at about six o'clock. He was
perfectly sober. He had not had anything to drink
all that day till he went to the Fox Hunt, with
Ball. He helped Ball to carry the timber and Ball
went-and paid for a pint of ale for him. It was
nearly eight o'clock when he went in. He only
had one pint of alt and half-an-ounee of tobacct in
the house. John Shakespeare, a miner, said he a eut
into the house about a quarter to &wen. He had
not had any drink the whole of the day. He saw
Ball and Underhill come in the house. They were
quite sober and continued sober. He only had
share of three pints of it)e and that was am nig
three of them. He went to a police-officer to get a
summons for a man who had pulled a pigeons head
off. They did not charge him with being drunk.
His wife was at home when he went there, and at
that time he was peifectly sober. Mary Ann
Shakespeare said that on the night in question her
husband came home about a quarter-past eight
perfectly sober. Benjamin Parsons said he had
been in he house about ten minutes, when the
officers came in. As soon as they came in they
ordered Ball and Underhill out. They were quite
sober. He had spoken to them before the officers
came in. Shakespeare was also perfectly sober.
Thomas Tibbetts, the landlord, said that the first he
saw of the men was when the inspector called his
attention to them. Shakespeare was quite sober.
About eight o'clock the inspector called his attention
to two men and said they were drunk. He asked
the two men to leave, and told the officer they were
not drunk. The inspector did not say anything to
him about Shakespeare. Walters then went out
and returned in about eight minutes and said
Shakespear is here now." He replied that he did
not know that he wanted him to leave. Shakespeare
was quite sober at the time. Lucretia Tibbetts,
wife of defendant, said she was in charge of the
house when Ball and Underhill came in and they
were quite sober when they went out and Seakespeare
was perfectly sober at the time he left. The in-
spector called her husband's a'tention to Ball and
Underhill only. Ball tumbled over Mr. Billingham's
feet and got up himself. The Bench then retired
to consider their verdict, and returning said they
considered the case fully proved, and it was a• case
in which they ought to inflict a heavy fine. The
defendant was fined £5 and costs.
A DRUNKEN PUBLICAN.—EIi Hill, landlord of the
Railway Tavern, Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath
was charged with being drunk on licensed premises
and having within 12 months been convicted of
being drunk on those premises. Police-constable
Sylvestre said that on the 6th inst. he visited' the
defeadant's house, in company with Inspector
Walters and Police-constable Rowlands, and saw
the defendant drunk and using bad language. His
wife also was drunk in another room. Th. °am...o
was coroborated by Police-constable Rowlands,
Inspector Walters and Herbert Hali, Defendant
was nned 40s. alio coat.. The defendant during the
hearing of the case was very disorderly, and called
one of the witnesses " a liar".—Phoebe Hill, the
former defendants wife was fined ss. and costs for
being drunk.
UsING THREATS.—EIi Hill was summoned for
using violent threats towards Herbert Hall. The
case was proved and defendant was bound over to
keep the peace towards complainant for six months
in his own recognisances of £lO.
FOWL STEALING.—Enoch Wood was charged
with stealing a fowl, the property of Samuel Rush-
ton, of Holly Hall. Samuel Rushton, said he was an
engineer, working at Windmill End Colliery, and
where he kept fcwls. He saw them safe on Mondayiibe
about
last, at about a quarter past eleven
fowls were aut ten yards from theengine-house
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property and it was
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