The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-23 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

CAUTION. —At the Police Court, on Monday, be-
!ore Mr. G. King-Harrison slid Major Webb, William
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Powell was charged with being the driver of a hors
and cart and not having proper control over the
same. Defendant was found ,fast Asleep in the
bottom of the cart, and the reins were lying h s).

Fined Is and costs
To LOCOMOTIVE OWNERS.—Charles King 'MIS
charged with beinc, the owner of a locomotiv., stud
allowing it to be Liven along the highway wit,. 'Pt
having a license. P.S. Gilbride said he saw end'
engine going along the road on the 2nd mat, and on
asking him if there watt a license for it he was re-
ferred to his master. On making inquiries from the
defendant he found he had no license.—llefendm.t
said it would uot pay to have a license as he Is 3.4
continually passing from one county to another ;
and the Leicester police bad told him he need not,
have a license as he did not use one road frequ-istlr.
....Übe Bench said defendant could not h ive the fren
use of the highway, but in this instance lie would
be let off upon payment of costs, 7s; if howey....r,
ho came before them again he would be in •re:
severely dealt with as the
_law left theta no et:A •-•
alternative.
ASSAULT ON A WIFE.--ISSaC Adams was
with assaulting his wife, Jane Adams, on th. 31
just, at Quarry Bank.—Complainant said the gte-
fendant was tne worse for beer, and after :owe
rough words he struck h,r in the moutb.—F.
Giibride said he was passing by the Blue Ball wets
he saw a great quantity of people by the defen :-
9'12.'8. They said defendant "was murdering 'Ali,
wife." Witness went into the house, and he saw a
mark on complainant's mouth; she complained nt
her husband asaaulting her.—The Bench considered
an as ault had been committed, and fined him lOs

and cc:sr ; or, in default, 14 days imprisonment.—
Defendant : I shall do the 14 days; I Inven't
doing any work.
AN INCORR SGIBLII —Lester Holt waseharged with
being drunk and disorderly at Pensnett." cu I lid
16 t, 11 inst. P.C. Adams said the defendant vas
drunk ana made use of very had language becaus*
no one would purchase his papers.—Superintend nt
\Wollaston saki defendant had undergone one
monta's imprisonment, and he was a disreputable
blackoard.—Tho Bench committed the defend .nt
br a month, and expressed a hope that by the ti
he came out lie would be a reformed charActer.
DRUNK.—Arthur Fletcher was tined 24 und
costs for being drank on the 16th.iust: _

GOOSEBERZY STEALERP.+SaItMeI Hancox. Ed
Page, Boijamin Pountney, and John Thomas Col-
lins, all boys. were charged with damaging a go )-se -
berry tree and stealing a quantity of goodeberrieb
on the Bth inst, the property of George Bowt n.
Collins has been previously c•invietal and was now
fined 2s 6d costs; the others were fined lz al (I
costs.

STONE THROWING. —Harry Corbett and George
Alison Green were charged with stone throwing in
Dudley Street. Fined is and costs.
FACTORY ACT PROSECUTIONB.Oa Tehursday, at
ale Police Court—before Mr Neville (stip:roll ,ry
magistrale) the Ketley Brick Company ,v •rt-
charged with employing two boys. 14 and 15 ye
of age, on Sunday, and also with employin,r a boy
without having a surgeon's certificate of tire b
fitness to work. Mr. Waldron defended. Mr A.
Platt. an inepeotor, found the boys firing, and the
defendants were fined 203. and costs.--Nlcssrp,.
Elarris and Pearson, brick manufactures, Bremen
Lane, were fined 30s for employing three ferna'es
during meal- time.—Messrs. Taylor and S)ns, crpon
manufactur[Ts, Bretteli Lane, for failing to enter in
the factory register the name of a boy emplop.d,
were fined 10s. and costs.

EXCISE PROSECUTIONS AT OLD 111.
At tie Old Hill Police Court on Wednesd ,y, dames
Southwick, landlord of the Yew Tree Lai, 131ack
Heath; Isaac Mullett, landlord of ti:e Hawthorn
Inn; Joseph Tremens, landlord of the B at Inn,
listy Hill; James Lovett, landlord of tlu Port way
Tav,rn, Perry's Lake, Rowley; Henry Cooper, of the
Three Furnaces, Old Hill; and Joseph Tibbetts,
Spring Fields, Rowley, were summ ined by tho
Excise officials for adding sugar to beer after the
duty had t3,,en taken, between the dates of AiTil
and 27.—Mr. Davis stated that the defendants added
a quantity of sugar to the beer after the Exe,se
offieerd had been round and taken th duty. ii,oks
were supplied by the Inland Revenue 0111. , hi
which the quantity of sugar and other ingredinenta
us id v,-as entered. Upon vi,!iting ihe tiele.l !ant-
premises it was found that sugar had been aided
which was capable of raising tle standard Of tne ik
from what was termed twopouny up to sixpenny
Mr. Shakespeare, who defended, ple.,ded uiity to
the charges, but pointed cut that the deien•latitA
were ignorant of the law, and were not aware they
were doing wrong. Their object in adding th
was to give the beer a "head," make it eic: r and
palatable There was no intention of defran,iiag th 3
Inland Revenue Office.—Mr. Davis matt i tilot jlt
cite case the gravity of the ale was increas,--d tr.).n
66 to 71 degrees.—Mr. Shakespeare asked that a
nominal .penalty might be inflict d I) eivias,t4
were fined £2O. each, including costs, the a;!yre,cate
amount of the penalties being £l2O.