The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-07 00:00:00

BRIEHLEY HILL.

BEttittlotTsE OFFEN,e.—At the Petty Sessions, on
Thomlay lu•t, before I. Spooner, El.. Stipeudinry,
Joseph -Parkes, heerlionse.keeper, was summoned by
Superintendent Mille for keeping his house open for the
sale of beer on the 11th inst. during prohibited hours.
Policerconstable 11,11111,91 proved the offence, which wies
admitted. Fined £2 and coots, 9.61. The Stipendisiy
said if he came again he would line him £lO, the WI
penalty.
CLIAP.ON AOittilli • LICEN.CD VICTVALLUR. •••• Etr•
minuet (laid, landlord of the Crown lon, Commouside,
wea charged by Superintendent Mills with keeping his
house open for the mils of beer on the let (nil, at half.
pad eleven o'clock. Police conetalv:e Streeton proved
visiting the clef( nilant's Louse, and found two men coin.
leg out of the hAtale. There was a pint of ale on the
siudow, and two men in the house related to defendant.
Two witnesses were called for the defence, and defendant
was fined £2 and costs— £2 11. 6.1. The learned SP.
pendiary cautioned him, and blift if he ea= again he
would fine him £lO.

STEALING • FIGESE RUE. 110123.4 Millen Wdi
charged with feloniously atealing .horse rug ou the ICE'
ult. the property of Samuel Southall. Rem:ruled for a
week.

CrIARGB OF INDECENT ASSAULT.—George Grice,land.
ford, of the Live at Let Live public-house, quarry Book,
was charged by Elizabeth Ilillinqham with indecently
assaulting her on the 28:11 nit. Mr. Hentfray defended.
After hearing the evidence, the Bench diamiased the
case.

CONTRAVENTION Of COLLIERY MMES.—At the Public,
Office, on Monday List, before T. Y. Lee and L. Freer,
Esqrs , Thomas Priest, butty c :Hier at the Wallowa Col-
liery, wan charged with a breach of the Mires' Inspection
Act, by going down a pit an a chip, not being the tackkd
ship. Mr. If olberton appeared for complainant. Mr.
Edward tireenway said that the chlrge bad been bronght
for the paw.e of allowing that the Earl of Dudley'.
managera did nut permit of any bre ich f the above Act
when it came under their cogn DefIiIIIIRM did not
by his condut t, cause any risk to any one but to himaelf.
Ordered lig ro.ts. -

Excise IWORMATI iv. Edward Bent, emigration
agent, was sununoned on an inform &on by the Excise,
that on the Vinl of September List, he sold Mt of tea,
not having a lieense so to do. Mr Netherton appeared
for the defen.m. Mr. Thomas, Supervisor, conducted the
Cave for the Excise. Dinah Turvey said that she went to
the defendant on the above date, for some money he
owed her, and he asked her to have some tea. IVitnese
ctreed to have It,, which she received from the defend-
ant's sister. He promised to write out a balarier-sheet of
o' her account in the afternoon; and she scut her
daughter in the afternoon and she brought the paper
produced—Rebecca Pope, daughter of the last witness,
sitU that her hush:old and father were in America, and.
quantity of goods lied been left in defendant's hands for
the benefit of her mother ant herself. She and her
mother went on the 22.nd, to get a settlement withbias;
aid be promised to send a balance.slieet in the afternon.
Her mother agreed to take a ponied of tea at a charge of
34 towards the amount due. On the fo•lowing Friday
witness went to Bent'e, and got the balimicewheet pro-
duced. She hail heard nothing of the tea belonging to a
person named Tibbetts.—Mr. Edward Thomas prose!
that the defundarit had not a license to sell tea. He had
had an interview with Bent on the eubject, and he said it
WOO tea bought from Mr. Tibbett's bankrupt stock, of
Quarry Bank. Tibbetts was present when the tell. wan
given to the woman, and he Merit) had to!il her that tLe
tea belonged to Tibbetts.—Mr Holberton contended it
had not been provAl that the tea belonged to Bent, and
he asked the Bench as then. trial eleurly some doubt in
the ease to give the defendant the benefit of it. Ile then
called iel Bent, who stated that the tea bad been
brought to his brother's by Tibbetts, before be failed It
wan sold to the woman, Turvey, on account of Tibbetts,
who was present when the tea was sold. The balm cc.
sheet was not in his brother's handwriting, but in the
handwriting of TllOlOll. Dives Wasseil. His brother
ordered Wasaell to write it out. After hearing one of
the witnesses, who said she bad heard Tibbetts say the
tea was his, the Bench derided that the cast had been
proved, and fined the defendant flg 10s, that being the
lowest penalty they could impose. The Bench did tot
think the cane • very bad one, and recommended that the
Corntnissioners of Inland Revenue should reduce the fine
still farther.