The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-03-20 00:00:00

TILE LYE.

CONCERT.—A concert in aid of the increasing require-
ments of the School was given in the Unitarian School
Room Lye on Monday night last. The chair was occu
pied by the Rev. W. Cochrane. A lengthy programme
was gone through in a very creditable manner. A duet
between Misses Williams and Hickman was deservedly
applauded as was also the singing of Miss F. I ranter an
Miss F. %Nilßams. Mr. Skeldin,gs song " o.:ce ag tiu,"
was well received. The chorus by the choir, the piaoo-
forte playing of Ur. T. H. Rhodes, an I the condnetiog of
Mr. W. Perry were all that c ,uld be desired, and the
concert was a great success, the mina being crowdet
A DIRTY BEAST.—At the Po'ice Court, on Tuesday.
before Mr. Freer Joseph Hill was charged with indecently
exposing his person to a number of children he case
was clarly proved, and a former conviction havMg been
recorded against the prisoner bra similar offence, tie was
sentenced to six mouths' imprisonment, with hard labour.
DRUNEBNNEbB.—At the Police Court, at Stourbrldge,
yesterday, Thomas Taylor was charged With being dunk
and disorderly, on the 16th instant. Police-sergea,it Rea
proved the case. F:ned 28 64 and cos:s.

OLD HILL.
CARD PLATING.—At the Police Court, on Wednesday,
before Messrs. N. Hingley and H. smith
Westwood was charged with playing with cards on the
highway, on the 13th inst. PolLe-ccmstabl Styles proved
the case, and defendant was fined 2s fid and Costs.
BEING ON LICENSED PREMISFS DURING PRJFEIBITKD
HOVAS.--Sampson Beasley and Henry Pugh were cLaged
with b.:ing upon the premises of Enirna Millward. the
Three Furnaces Inn, Waterfall Lari.(lurng prohibited
hours on the 7th inst. Police-constable Holland said he
visited the Three Furnaces Inn at 12 o'clock, and fould
the tw.) defendant's there. He called the landlady's
attention to them, and she said they came to have a drop
of ale and stopped there chattering. Defendants were
fined 5s each and costs.
DE ORDERLY Max —Josepht Hackett was summ med
for being disorderly on the licensed premises of Daniel
Bowater, on the 13th inst. Mr. Bowater, wno is lsn ilord
of the Sir Robert Peel, Blackheath, saidllefendant was
in his house about a quarter to 10 o'clock on the dty
in questlon, and was us ng most abominably filthy lan-
guage. Witness tried to ejecr, him when defoudant
knocked him on the fire and tore his coat. Ddon,tint
sees not intozcated. Fined 103 and costs; in defaul: one
month.

CHARGE AGAINST Bowkett, land-
lord of the Brown Lion Inn, Tividale was cbarg'ql with
permitt ng drut ken, ss on his premise, on the Bth inst.
Mr. Shakespeare, of Oldbury, appeard to defend
Police•constable Holland said he visited defendant's
house on the above date, in company with Police-c,mstahlt
Given, at half past 11 o'clock in the morning. He saw
two men named Watts and Man, and they were druus
Watts was standing up, bat he could not stand at-aight.
Man got up, and nearly staggered on to the fire. T acre
was a quart jug Oct the table whith was nearly to 1.
Witness asked the landlord about it, but he did not make
•taY 1 ply. Cross-examined : Moan and Watts were Cue
only druken men in tic -0113 eh 4y were not maltin;
any noise. Neith, rof the officers pushed Mann to
cape him to stumble. .Thlice-coustable Given and
Police-sergeant Walters gav, :corroborative evith ace. Mr.
Shakespeare, in defence, cited Too nes Wa ts, wio s aid
he worked at Mr. Bonn a's furnaces. On the St i irist he
was at defendants house, when the policemen came in
They had 4 quarts of ale between 7of them. He hal
been at work up to tate tine he went into rite hou.,
Tnere was a min added B ak3: in the ne use.
Raker had some of the ale. One of the officers asse
witness his name, and After some little timo he toll him
Wetness did not go back to work that morning, as he bad
wok Witness was not druuk, neither were
any of the others in th..! house.- The de they bad allow-
ance drink from a boatman William M trio sail he sea,
in the house. He was perfectly sober, aa i was gotug out
of the house, when the officers coma in. Poles-c
stdce i3iven pushed him, and he nearly fel on the tire
Benjamin Baker gave corroborative evidence Ihe Be.teli
considered the case proved, and hued defendant 20s and
costs.

REFUSING TO QUlT.—Thomas James and Benj imin
Pugh, were chard with being quarrelsome and retus:ng
to quit the Cross Inn, Old Hill, whon revered on the
13:h inst. Emrnily Tristing, barmaid to Mr. Whitmore,
said the defendaLts had some words, and struck each
other in the house. Police-constable Kettle said he
heard a disturbance in Mr. Whitmore's house, about a
quarter to 11 o'clock. He went in, and fund the two
defendants fighiiug. They were told to go our, and Ptivi
refnAed to go 'the other defendant went out. Pugh
was fined 5s and costs, and James '2,-1 6,1 and costs.
CHAUGE OF WOLIN:DING —Simeon Willetts was cliargal
with unl mitt ly assaulting and wounding Joseph Sala.'
on the 10. h lost. Complainant said he wts stoo ping ta
pick something up, and on turning round a brick, turiwu
by defendant, struch him on the head, and reinitied him
insensible. Defendant employed complainant, land they
had not any quarrel. Ttiorias Hackett said he saw de-
fendant pick up a brick, and throw it away. It was in
the slack. and defendant pitched it away. it struck coin -
plainantaccidentally. After some conversation, defendant
agreed to give complainant 103 and pay costs.
ASSAULT CASE.—Gideol Billingham was charg, d with
assaulting Stephen It ck and Simeon Rock. On the 10th
inst. Stephen Rock said he went to sea what he Int.!
ben beating hi, san for, when defendant put him into a
bash full if water, Sitneau Ito,k said defendant struck
him in the stomach, and knoeked him over a pair of bel-
loYs. A witness for the def nil nt, iieniad this
The case by Simeon Rock, was dismissed, and for tee
assault on Stephen, defend int was fined 2s 6d aid costs .
DnIINKENNEas.—Mich +el illasthpuil, an Old oifentier
from Blackheath, was fiued 18s and Cos-s for being dunk
ind disorderly.

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