The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-01-10 00:00:00

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present: —Messrs. Billinuham, Hall,
Baker, Rhodes, Fiddian, Giles, Homer, Wood,
Fereday, Parkes and Haskcw. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and confirmed. Admitted
into the house during the week, 13; discharged,
4; born, 0; dead, 1; remaining, 357. Corres-
ponding week last year, 423. Out-door relief:
Kingswinford district £23 16s thl ; Stonrbridge
district, £l7 113 s 104 d; Halesoweu district, £l7
19 6d; relief of non-resident paupers, 78 Gd ;
total, £59 16s 10-Id; against £6B lOs rild, last
yeex.

Vent:Rem—At the Police Cenrt yesterday,
before Major Fletcher, James Fletcher, an W-
aled young man, was charged with being found
asleep on the premises of Messrs. Harris and
P.mrson, fire-brick manufacturers, at the Lye.
As defendant had been previously convicted he
woo sentenced to prison with hard labour for
14 days.
IiALISO COAL.—Henry Brewer was charged
with stealing a quantity of coal, the property of
Messrs. James Williams and Co., on Wednesday
last. The case was remanded to Brierley Hill,
on Monday next-
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. -- Before Major
Fletcher and Captain C ichrane, George Hall
was charged with being drunk and disorderly
and assaulting a little boy named Edward
Howles, in High-street, on the 3rd inst. Police.
constable Bladon proved that ha was on duty in
High-street, on Saturday last, and saw the de.
fendant, who was drunk, committing a cowardly
assault oil a little boy naineul Edward Huwles.
Defendant said that a little drink overcame him,
and he did not know what he was doing. Major
Fletcher told him that as that was the case, he
should bo very carefuld as to how much he
drank. At best, however, it was but a drunken
excuse, and, as such, Was inadmissible. As he
lisd not been previously convicted, they wield
not impose a Leavy penalty, but should let him
off by 5) jug is aud costs, in each case.
A Simihati Case. David Parkidge was
charged with being drunk and disorderly at the
Lye, between seven and eight o'clock, on the
night of the 2nd inst. Police-constable Harri-
son proved the ease. Defendant was fined 5s
and costs; in default 14 deys.
STEALING A FOWL.—Jonee Latham, a youth
18 years of age, was charged with stealing a
cock fowl at the Lye, on the 2nd instant, the
property of William Gardener. Prosecutor said
he was an innkeeper at the Lye. Prisoner was
at his house on the 2nd inst, nearly the whole
of the afternoon. He bad three pints of ale
there. After prisoner left his house, prosecutor
followed him and called after him, but the priso-
ner ran off. Del ire prisoner ran off, prosecutor
saw the cock fowl under his jacket. He had
lost the cock in question that day. The fowl
produced was his property, and it was worth
about ss. He saw the cock safe just before he
saw it in the possession of the prisoner. Police.
sergeant lien said he charged the prisoner with
stealing the fowl belonging to Gardener, on the
above date. Prisoner said, "It is no use my
telling any lies about it. I took the fowl and
threw it over into a yard in front of the lamp
shop, at the Lye." He also said that he had
had some drink, or he should not have done it.
The cock was :ifterwards found in the yard where
the prisoner said he threw it. The place was
about 200 yards from the prosecutor's house.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and elected to re.
ceive his sentence at once, instead of being
committed for trial. He was then committed to
the House of Correction for three weeks' hard
labour.

CAUTION TO RAILWAY THAVELLERS. John
McCarthy, travelling draper, of Dudley, was
charged with attempting to enter a rai!way car-
riage whilst in motion, at Stourbridgc Station,
on the 31st December last. Defendant did not
appear; but the case was heard in his absence.
use first witness called was Charles Roberts,
who said he was in the employ of the ((treat
Western Railway Company. Re saw the de-
fendant on the night spoken of at Stourbridge
Station, on the platform. He saw defendant at-
tempting to get into the train whilst it was in
motion. Defendant would have fallen down if
witness had not caught him under the arms and
held Lim up. The train had gone about the
length of a couple " coaches " when defendant
attempted to get into the train. Defendant had
had souse drink, but knew what he was doing.
James Hume Phillips, station-master at Stour-
uridge Station, said he knew the defendant. He
saw him on the above date at :Aouroridge Sta-
tion. Defendant is a frequent Cause of trouble
to them, as he never comes to the station but
when he is the worse for drink. At the time
referred to the people in the train were so exci-
ted by what Lad occurred, that he (witness) be-
lieved many would have fallen out if the car-
riages had not been fastened up, and one wo-
man was so terrified that she threw her child on
to the platform. inspector Ledbrooke produced
a copy of the bye-laws of the company, which
stated that any person who attempted to enter
a railway carriage when in motion Was liable to
U peuatty of 40s. Defendant was lined 30s and
casts; m defiant one month.
DRUNK AND RAFUSINII TO Quit.
William
ltaybould was charged with being drunk and re-
fusing to quit a public-house at toe Lye, on the
6th inst. Police-ollicer Needle said he saw the
detendant ou toe above date at the Now Inn,
Lye. Defendant Was druuk and refused to quit
alien the landlord requested Lim to du ISO.
Several previous convictions having been proved
against the defendant, Major Fletcher asked him
'butt he had to bay wily a this of ..t5 should not
u,) inipsed UUa dim. Defendant said he was
t-try eusis, ia,/ if tile Bench would bo lenient
t, *inn thus tt...e, he sould try to guard against
it in the suture. lie was then ordered to pay
, 20a anti costs; in defauit one mouth.

ASSAULT CASE.—SILUILICI Perry, a respectable.
looking man, was charged with assaulting Mary
Cox, on the night of the 3rd just, at Wollaston.
Cetnplainaut, woo keeps the Waterloo Inn, at
Winiaston, said that on Saturday night last,
snottily after eleven o'clock, a lot of persons
C3lll, kicking the door of her house. Sue rau
out and caught the defendant, who struck her
anti gave her a black eye. kla was only a short
distance front the house when she caught hint—
about 50 yards away front the door. The de-
fendant was not running when she caught him.
On cross-examination, witness said she had a
bolt in her hand when site caught the defend-
ant ; but she did not strike him with it. She
did not strike him at all. It was only a small
bolt which she had in her hand. It had been
forced off the door by the violence of those who
were kickiug it—Ann Pearson said she lived
next door to the complainant. On the above
date she was sitting up waiting for her husband,
who was at his clifb. She saw five or six men
hammering, at the doors and shutters of houses
as they passed. Defendant was one of the men.
She did not see hint do anything at complain-
ant's door, but he was with those who kicked it.
They wont up to Mrs. Cox's door and hammered
and kicked it until the bolt dropped out. She
saw defendant strike Mrs. Cox. Mrs. Cox did
not strike defendant. Witness was with her the
whole of the time. In answer to defendant,
Mrs. Pearson said she was close to Mrs. Cox,
when the latter caught hold of hitu.—Defend-
ant said when he was going home he saw a lot of
;,ouug men together, and heard a dour knocked.
He did not, however, run away, as he had done
nothing.—Defendaut was lineesa and Costs;
Major Fletel,er telling him that they had been
informed Wet a good deal of damage had been
&Ale to houses on that road on the night iu pies.
Lion, and the present fine would not exonerate
him from any charge of damage that might in
mare be brought against him on that account.
.‘NOTHER ASSAULT CASE.— Joseph Bateman
was cuarged with assaulting Joanna Thompson,
on the evening of the 25th nit. Complainant
said she knew the defendant. On the night of
the above date ale was returning home with her
husband, when the d, fendant called her husband
a scamp fur leaving his children. She told him
that she kent her children, and what her hus-
band did i;as no business of his. Defendant
thereupon struck her twice. She then struck
him twice with a bolde she had in her hand.
Defendant said her hashand was a scamp and a
b scamp, and he would call him one
wherever he met him. This was corroborated
by complainant's husband.—Defendant, in an-
swer to the charge, admitted making nse of the
language imputed to him; and sail he was fight.
hoe with complainant's husband when the coin-
prainant struck him with a bottle twice. The