The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-10-09 00:00:00

OLD EHLL.

DISORDERLY AND REFUSING TO QUIT.—At the
Police Court, on Wednesday, before Messrs. R.
L . Freer, W. 13assano and C. Holcroft, Phillip
Willett, chainmaker, Cradley Heath, was sum-
moned for being disorderly on licensed premises,
and refusing to quit the same. William Henry
Hickt a, the landlord of the Five Ways Inn,
Cradley Heath, said that the defendant had been to
him and capologied, and 1:e wished to withdraw
the :ummons on payment of the eos:s. Mr. Super-
intend(ut Weollas,on said t.n,r, Iroal what he heard
he thouglit it 'as a disgraoeful rum. The Bench
considered that they could not a,llow the summons
to be withdrawn. The landlord was sworn and
sail that on the 28th tilt, the defendant was very
quarrelsome on his premises and on being requested
to leave refused to do so. On the arrival of l'olice•
const tide Sylvester the defendant left the premises,
The Bench inflicted a fine of 53 and costs, or 14
days' imprisonment.
NON-PAYMENT OF POOR RATES.—Several persons
were summoned for non-payment of poor rates and
orders were made for paymen tin 7 and 14 days.
Fi-LoxY. William Forrest, ironworker, was
charged by George Jordan, with feloniously steal-
ing and carrying away a cplantity of steel, the
property of Messrs. Wood A-don and Co., Cradley
Heath. William Shiuner, foreman at the works,
said that about 8 o'clock on the morning of the
29th ult he was at the works and saw prisoner
there standing about. He watched him for a
short time and thought that he had got something
concealed about him. When witness had watched
pri,oner for half-an-hour, he (prisoner) left the
works and proceeded towards his t,orne. Witness
c :lied prisoner back and took him into the general
office and accused him of having steel in his posses•
goal. Prisoner was searched and a piece of steel,
weiching 51bs. 9ozs.,was found in his possession,
which was valued at Is 6d. Prisoner was employed
at the works. Police constable Sylvester said he
received the prisoner ibto cuqody from last witness
and charged him with stealing a quantity of steel,
to which he repded "How did I steal ii? I did not
take it eft the premises." Vs itaess said he searched
the prisoner's house and found in his bedroom six
p eces ~f steel similar io that pro:'.uced. George
Jordan, manger, identified the iron produced as
hine. the property of Messrs.Nood Aston and Co.
The °Bench sentenced prisoner to three months'
hard labour.

ITNJUST WEIGHTS AND SCALES.—The following
persons were summoned by John Joseph Horder,
inspector under the Wei..rits and Measures Act,
for having in their poss..,ssion weights and scales
that were unjust :—Richard PArk,,s, coal dealer,
Halesowen Road, Bla-khct,t), fined 2s 6d and costs;
Matilda Payne, shopkeeper, _Rowley, 53 and cosls ;
Henry Moyles, grocer, Illa,ckheath, 103 and costs ;
Jo-,epli, Taylor. nail and rivet manufacturer, Roe ley
2s Gd and costs ; Emma Crump. sl.opkeeper, Black-
heath, Ss and costs ; Benjamin Taylor, coal and
scrap iron dealer, Halesowen Street, Blackheath,
10 and costs; John Johnson, shopkeeper, Black-
heath, 5s and costs ; Eru,ch Edwards. shopkeeper,
Blackheath, lOs and costs in two charges ; John
Payne, hitcher, Blackhea•h, 21 6a and costs ;
Samuel Farley, herbalist, Illaeheath, 2s 6d and
c•.,sts ; and Benjamiet Tibbetis, coal dealer, Rowley,
5s and costs. In all the cases. except Payne and'
Farley, wa added an additional 5s for the attend-
ance of pni.ecutor.
AssAuLT.—Oeorge Whitey, sitddler, of Tividale,
was fined 5s and costs, for.'committing an assault
upon his wife, on the 27th ult.
• SUPPOSED DEATH By DROWNING —On Wednes-
day, Mr. E. Hooper (district coroner) held an in.. .
quest at the Neptune In, Old Hill, on the body of .
-Uriah Darby (39), single labour, r, Blackheath. On
Tuesday, the 28th ult„ the deceased left Old Hill to
go Windmill End, and was not again seen by his
relatives On :Sunday, the 3rd just, his dead body
was found in the canal at Old Hill. It has been
ascertained that the deceased was drinking at Wind-
mill End until closing time on the 28th ult., and
started from there in a state of intoxication, and it
is supposed that in walking atong the canal side
to reach Old Hill he fell into the wa'er and -was
drowned. A. verdict of "Found drowned" was
arrived at by the jury.