The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-08-13 00:00:00

THE STOITRBRIDGE OBSERVER.

A letter was read from Messrs. Trotter, Haines,
and Corbett, a local firm of brick manufacturers,
which referred to the "contemptuous way" the
Board had ignored without answering the state-
ments in their former letter respecting the tenders
for bricks for paving purposes. The writer of the
letter contended that the Board had only met their
statements by a general denial, and went on to
criticise the manner in which some of the members
of the Board had discharged their duties as such in
this particular matter.
After some short discussion, in which the Board
seemed u,nanintous in strongly repudiating the
statements contained in the communication, it was
agreed to take no further notice of it.
There was no other business.

Street, Walsall, was also fined 28 6d and costs for
being drunk and disorderly in Church Lane, Brierley
Hill, on the 6th inst.—Police-constable Hume

proved the else.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY AND ASSAULTING THE
POLICE —John Bennett and Arthur Bennett. of
Calfoinia. Kjupwinford, were charged with being
drunk and disorl,rly and assaulting the police on
the Ist inst. From the evidence of Police-sergeant
Head and Police-constable Evans it appeard that
the defendants were drunk and using bad language
in Cookley Road, Kinver. The officers remonstrated
with them, and ordered them home and they became
very vio'ent and the defendant Arthur struck
Police-Sergeant Head with a walking stick, as he
was in the act of handcuffing John Bennett. De-
fendant struck at the sergeant a second time but
the officer drew his staff and guarded the blow off.
After some difficulty they got the defendants to the
station, the former one in a wheelbarrow. Defend-
ants were each fined 103 and costs, with the alter-

native of 14 days' imprisonment.
DRUNK AND DISORDE RL Y.— William Parrish and
Joseph Baker, of Brettell Lane, were fined, the
former 2s 6d and costs and the latter 5s and costs,
for lecing drunk and disorderly on the 30th ult.
Police-constable lytherley proved the case.
PERMITTING GAMING AND ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE
THE POLICE. Richard Price, licensed victualler,
was charged with permitting gaming to take place on
his premises on the 15th ult. He wag farther
charged with attempting to bribe Police-sergeant
Salt.—r. Shakespeare (Oldbury) defended.—Police-
sergeant Salt stationed at Brierley Hill, said that
the defendant kept the Seven Stars Inn, Fenton
Street, Bricrley Hill. About 1().15 p.m. he visited
the defendant's house and went into the tap room,
where there were about ten men inel .ding the
, landlord. He saw a table there with several lines
cut upon it a, out two inches •apart. He noticed
foar men standieg round the table. One man put a
penny on the table and knocked it up and another
man said " yr,u have lost a pint now." He called
the landlord's attention to it and he denied that he
had any knowledge that they playing for anything.
A man then said " We were only playing for a pint
of fourpenny." He then went away. About 11
o'clock. from what a man named Allport told him
he went in company with Police constable Luff to
t I defendant's house about 11 40. He went to the
I.ndlorci who said to him that he wanted him to
overlook that little job, as it was a fresh game to
him, that tee marks were on the table when he looked
at it about three weeks ago, and said he would
have them removed. He went into the street and
the defendant followed him and again asked him to
overlook it. He came by his side and put something
in his hand and he leoked and saw it was half-a!
soverign. He asked him if that was intended to
bribe him, to which he replied "Go on, it will be
all right." He told defendant he bad only made his
case more serious.—Mr. Shakespeare contended
that the men were not playing for anything, but
merely pastime, and that if he proved that the
Bench could not convict on the second charge.—.
Timothy Price, Joseph Price, and the landlord,
wore sworn and gave evidence to the effect that the
men were not playing for anything and that no ale
at all was supplied. They also said that Timothy
Price aui the landlord's eon had been drinking to-
zether, and Price said to him " It is your turn to
play for this pint." They denied the statement
mute by the Officer as to a man saying he hact lost a
p ae—The Bench considered the charge proved and
tied ..iin on the first charge Cs and costs, and on
sk cowl charge lOs and costs.
DRUNK AND Disoanitivey.—Edward Male, Edward
Wood, and Harry Wright. of Coalbournbrook,
were charged with being drunk and disorderly on
the 31st ult. Poliee-constable Ty therley said that
about 12.30 on the night in question the three de-
fendants were fighting together and using 'Jai
lauguage at Coalbournbrook. Male was fined 5s
an costs, and Wright 2s 6d and costs. The charge
against Wood was dismissed, witnesses being called
who denied that he was drunk. lie was also de-
fended by Mr. Addison.
TRANSFERS. The following tranefera were
allowed :—Rose and Crown Inn, Brettell Lane, from
George Powell (deceased), to Mary Ann Powell;
Royal Oek Inn, Broad Street, from John Williams
to Jonah Worton • Dog and Partridge Inn,
Bri rley Hillefrom WiUiam Edkine (deceased), to
Cla-a Edkins.
DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court, on Thurs-
day, before W. F. F Boughey, Esq., (Stipendiary
magistrate), Daniel Dunn. collier, of Brockmoor,
was fined 10e and costs, with the alternative of 14
days' imprisonment with hard labour, for being
drunk and creating a disturbance at Brockmoor, on
the 6th inst. Police-coustable Lafford proved the
' cese. —William Hughes, boatman, of Hart's Hill,
was summoned for being drunk and disorthrly, on
the 16th inst. Defendant did not appear, and a
walr.mt was issued for his apprehension.
USING THREA.Ts.—Josepn Rushton, sawyer, of
Common Side, was charged with using threats
towards Eliza Lewis, on the 16th inst.—Complain-
ant rep: ated the language used towards her by the
defendant, and also swore that she was afraid of
him. Defendant was bound over, himself in .210,
and one surety of £5, to be of good behaviour for
six months, and pay the costs; in default, he would
be sent to prison for one month.