The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-08-28 00:00:00

Per hearing the evidence, his Honour gave a
Is i(!t for pleintiff for the amount claimed, less'
'1 .7.3ue of 18 e:.ilions of beer defendant had
ii.op'ied to plaintiff.
(3' C'AsE.—A case, "Whitworth v. Edwards,"
was heard before a jury. It was one in whith '
-01-Lint4f, who is a pubtican, sought to recover -£l,
Irani the defendant, who is a debt collector. Plain-
tiff alleged that he entrusted the defendant to take
a sovereign to the County Court. but that he never
paid the money into court. Defendant denied that
se received a sovereign from the plaintiff. The jury
returned a verdict for plaintiff.
THE LATE BANKRUPTCY OF MILLWAE,D AND
,i3ANNER.—Mr Hooper appeared on behalf of Mr.
Smart, the official trustee in the late bankruptcy
proceedings of Millward and Ganner, to ask his
Honour to make an order for the payment of £2O,
,o the trustee on behalf of the creditors of the bank-
rupt, Mr. Hooper stated that when the bankrupt,
John Millward, was being examined before
the Registrar, he made a statement that he paid to
Mrs. Priscilla Hayes, of the Lye, the sum of £2O,
short time before he was made bankrupt. This
statement, which was made on oath by Millward,
had never been denied by Mrs. Hayes. The latter
had been examined that morning, and all they could
?,•et out of her was that she could not recollect
whether Millward paid her the money or not. His
having done so was in any case a fraudulent pre.
ference, and his creditors were entitled to the
money. Blr. Homer, who represented Mrs. Hayes,
said the latter Is as in this dilemma ; that if she said
she had not received the money her son-in-law
would be committed for perjury, and as he had
'already suffered for his wrong doing she did not
want to be the means of inflicting more upon him.
At the srme time, the only evidence that the money
was given to her was that of Millward, who was
in prison ; and that evidence was tainted. His
Honour made an order for the £2O to be paid into
court, but said that if Mr. Homer was ready With
resh evidence within seven days ho should: be
wiling to have the case reviewed. ,
LICENSING DAY.—At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, Colonel Cochrane, W. J,l
Turney and E. Webb, Esqrs' Mr. Superintendent
Wheeler presented his annual report which was as.l
follows: Licensed ale houses, 1884, 160; 1885:
159 ; and in 1886. 159. The number of licensod
be,rhouses in the same periods respectively were,
73, 74, and 73. The number of confectioners and,
others licensed to sell to be consumed on the pre-
asses was 4 ; number of houses licensed for the sale
of spirits, wines, or beer' . not to be consumed on the
!premises 5; number of houses licensed to sell ale,
b3er, and wine for 6 days, 9; tetal number of
!licensed houses in years ending August, 1884, 1885,
lind 1886, 249, 243, 241. This was a decrease of 8
;less than in 1884, and 2 less than in 1885. The,
number of persons proceeded against in the (licens-
jug
year for dtunkenness ending 27th August, 18S6.
366, and discharged 22. This was a decrease. 43!
cases of drunkenness as compared with 1885.
Ihe number of licensed perions convicted under the
i:,.icensing Act, end the number of persons convicted
1 drunkenness in the licensing years ending
'. avast, 1884, 1885 and 1885; licensed victualler
-uvicted 1884, 7 ; 1885, 4; 1886, 6. Licensed beer-
I:louse keepers convicted, 1884, 7 ; 1885, 2 0886, 0.
i 3 :uf ctiopers and others licensed to sell wine to be
consumed on the premises,convicted ; 1884, 0 ; 1885,
19 ; 1886, 0. No persons were convicted for sellin ;
-rines to be consumed off the premises. Number of
lersons convieted for drunkenness in 1884, 491 ;
1885, 496; and 1886, 344.
THEFT OF PEARS. -- Albert Davis, Thomai
-j'armer and William Neal were charged with steal
_ .

ut.: a quantity of pears, at Belbroughton, on th,
.!2,1d last, the property of John Lally. Prosecu:o
Lid he saw the prisoners in the garden taking the
.wars. He did not wish to press the case against
-) vista ho believed he was led into it by the old, r
it:fondants!, and he was discharged with a cautior.
I.'armer and Neal were fined 6d and costs.

MAGISURIAL—Joseph Hill was charged with as.
•duiting Thomas 110-ughton on the 20th lust c.ti
.Vollaston. Mr. Hinds defended. The Bench
[ heught the evidence in favour of complainant, and
:iced defendant 2s 6d and costs.—Henry Powell,
Jutcher, was sent to prison for three months with
ard labour for deserting his wife —Joseph Hingley

_
,us fined 5s and costs for being drunk on thp.
iritused premises of the Cross Walks Inn, Lye, oh
. he 22nd inst.--A charge of being drunk and die
orderly against Thomas Meredith was dismissed.—
yra lil mad applj.co.o9n_for Forkratitzp
fro :n her husband'Joh6Mills. The Bench granted t 1
.intication, and ordered the defendant to pay he:.
ver week.—Elizabeth I'. doe, Elizabeth Knight,
Elizabeth Robins were charged with commit-
a breach of the peace on the 16th hist at the
I,y4'. Pardee and Robins were further charged wito
I,,c!:altin,g Elizabeth Knight on the same date. Th.:
. _ _

Bench came to the conclusion there was disgraceft:l
lighting between them. The assault case dismifspd
and they were all bound over to keep the peace, and
.0 pay Costs.—William Langstone ' and Abraham
Bre'Arley were fined 28 6d and costs each for steal-
ing garden flowers at Hagley, on the 21st June.
..ana.stoste was further fined 2s 6d and costa for as-
saulting the prosecutor, William Bayliss.—A. fine
of 5s was imposed on Jonathan Bradley, a boy, for
stealing a quantity of potatoes on the 23rd mat,
the property of Mr. John Foulkes, ye.--Ms.rtha
Partridge was fined 5s and costs for assaulting
Han lel Perry on ttte 22nd inst, a cross-summons
was dismissed, Martha Perry, junr., was finEd
2s Gd for stealing water cress the property of JoLn
Perry. A charge of assault on Handel Perry against
Ann MariU. Partridge was dismissed.
Boum o GuArtraerrs.—Mr.Haskew presided at
the tr3ual meeting el this Board held yesterday.
The Master reported: Admitted during the wei Is
13, d seharged 2, remaining in the house 498, co:
respo4ding week last year 510. Out-door relic:
g4w inford .R4B 19s id, Stourbridge £3l Gs 7d
Balesowen Hs 03/4dr non-resident paupers-A:1
t 34 1, total £lO9 is I,ld, corresponding week la
ur 003 3s 3t1,.