The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09 00:00:00

STOURBMDM

I At a recent eramin,tion in one of the Keighley
Board Schools the inspector put a number of ques-
tions as to the industries carried on in certain
Lancashire Towns. "Now," said he, "what is St.
Helens noted for ?" Up went a boy's hand, and the
owner thereof aeswered Beeaham's Pills !" Her
Mejesty's representative, who perhaps hardly
neiintained his official gravity, turned to the head
master for confirmation of the boys correctness,
and acknowledged that.he had learnt something for
the first time.
Deurezererress.—At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, Colonel Cochrane, and A.
Freer, Esq., the following persons were fined in the
sums a t against their names forldrunkenness : Wm.
Willi .ms, labourer, Cradley ; Thomas Mailin,
drover, e.tourbridge ; Joseph Tranter, Be:broughton ;
Charles Purchase, Belbroughton : Martin Cawley,
labourer, Stourbridge ; John Cawley, labourer,
Wollaston ; Enoch Westwood. chainmaker, Cradley;
Samuel Westwood, chainmaker. thadley ; William
Leeson, labourer, Belbroughton. and Eli Hatton,
Hay Green, Lye, 2s 6d and costs in each case.
William Dowler, labourer, Stourbridge, and John
Timmins, rag and bone dealer, Stourbridge, 6e and
costs each;and Thomas Brett, labourer, Stourbridge
and Howard Jones Brettell, publican, Stourbridge
104 each and costs.
ALLEGED Irrnsemer ASSAULT —William Robins,
better known as "Billy Gipsy " residing at The
Dock. Lye. was charge i with indecently assaulting
Sarah Cr apman. an old woman,on the 20th ult. Mr.
Hinds defended. Complainant said that she lived
in Love Lane, Lye, and at about 12 o'clock at night
the prisoner entered her house and said he was go-
ing to live with her. She asked him to leave the
house and then prisoner knocked her onto the floor
and committed the offence complained of. Louisa
Riehirds, single woman, Lye, said she was passing
near to complainant's house when she heard a noise,
Seen afterwards the complainant ran out of the
house and tell in the road. A. man followed the
complai rant out of the house and ran up the street.
‘Vitne,s could not swear that the prisoner was the
I same man. John Pearson, labourer, Lye, said he
went to the complainant's house on the night in
question and found her in a helpings condition.
I De. H. Smith said he examined the complainant
the day alter the assaelt and found she was sutler-
ing from shock. Pri oner was committed to take
his trial at the neat Quarter S2ssions, bail being
allowed, hin Del in £lOO and two other sureties of
450 each.
DAMAGING GRASS. William Griffithi (12),
Enville Street. William Gating@ (12), West Street,
Charles Bound (12). Enville Street, were c'iareed
with damaging certain moving grass to the amount
ot 6d on the Ist mat, the prope:ty of Mr. George
Gilbanks. On promi-ing not to ffend again they
were discharged with a caution.
Bosun OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. P. Pargeter presided
at the weekly meeting of this Board yesterlay.
Admitted into the house during the week 7. dis-
charged 6, born 1, dead 1, remaining 491 against 531
in the corresponding week last year. Out-door
relief: Kingswinford district £47 Os 81, &qui--
bridge £3B 12s 7d, Halesowen £3l 17s Old. non-resi-
dent p iueers £1 13s 6d, total £ll9 3s 94d, against
£ll2 16s 9d.
ALLEGED THEFT OF MONEY.--... Bate Murray,
Round Ceurt, was ehargeiwith fiaedult title steal
ing Ll 8s the monies of Mrs Lashfcrd, on the 2nd
hod. Complainant said that until the I,t inst she
kept the Market Hall Vaults, but on the that date
witneret allowed the prisoner to sleep in the kitchen
all night. Witness went to bed and put her dress
which contained El. Be. Od on the bed clothes.
Complainant missed the money on the feliowing
mer mg, and on searching the prisoner complainant
found 6s. tid in her shoe. She asked prison-r for
the tnorey but the later refused to give it up.
Prisoner sLid she wishel tone tried at the Sessions.
Prisoner also said that complainant gave her the
6s. 8d to hide it away fram the —bums. Toe
case was adjourned lor a week.