The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-17 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN.—OR Wednesday
at the Public Office, John Collins, landlord of the
Duke of Sussex, Stafford Street, was charged with
permitting drunkenness.—Police-constable Moore
found two men named Wotton and Hackett in the
hou9e. They were drunk, and the former used very
disgusting language. The Beach fined defendant
20s and. costs. Wottun and Hacket were each
fined 2s 6d. and cost.
GAMBLING AMONG NEWSBOYS.—At the Police
Court, on. Wednesdoy, before G. Bagott and J.
Esqs., JAE). Wilkes, Morris 8 Yard, Hal!
Street, was charged with having embezzled the sum
of is. belonging to Mr. W. Mander, newsagent,
Hall-street.— Ile lad was a night or two ago given
three dozen copies of the Evening Express to sell in
the street., and after selling them he had failed to
pay the prosecutor the is. for them, as he should
have done. The lad now said that two other
uws-
boys won the shilling off him at gambling. The
prosecutor did not wish to pres, the charge against
defendant, hiving brought forward the ea,e more
a warning to him than anything else. The
Bench eautioneA the defendant, who had hitherto
been a well-conducted lad, and adjourned the ca-e
for a month to see how he behaved in the meantime.
—Two more newsboys, named Hancocks atal
Cooper, were charged with gambling. These wero
the boys who Wilkes alleged won his money from
him. He now stated that it was on Saturday this
took place. the means cf gambling being a half-
penny pack of cards, The Bench said they were
oetermined to stop gambling, and fined each of the
defendants Is. and costs, or 7 days' imprisonment
in default.

ON LICENSED PREMISES DURING PRO lIIE ITE D
'HOURS. William Crumbolholrue, Hall-street ;
George Butler, Queen's Cross ; and Joseph Brown,
Kate's Hill, were summoned for being on licensed
premises during proLibited hours, Mr. Tiusiey
(li-fsmded Police-sergeant Spekt, proved the
offence, which took place at 11.45. p.m. on the 7th
instant, and defendants were each fined 2s fid.
and costs, or, in default, seven days' imprisonment.
PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS —John Collins, land-
lord. of the Duke of Sussex beerhouse, Stafford-
strect, was summoned for permitting drutikenni S 3.
l'olice-s,3rgtant Moore gave evidence to the effect
that on the evening of itO 7th in,tam, he vi-ite:d
defendant's house, and there saw drunk a man
named Watton, who used most filthy language
towards him. Witness called defendant's attention
to the man's state, and left the house. He after-
wards returned t) the house in company with
Police constable Darrant, and found Watton still
tie re dri,..,kia!, arta ai.,o a mu' named H:iekelt,
woo was there on the occasion of k% n ess's first
vis,t. Witntss
.again cautioned defendant, ad
subsequently Nciwted the house a third time, in corn
pany with Dtirrlnt_and Police-sergeant Morgan.
WattQu was but ilackett stilkreuutined

and was in the act of drinking :out of a pint cup.
Police-sergeant Morgan and Police-constable
Durrant having given evidence, defendant denied
having filled any ale. but his wife, whom he called
as a witness, said she filled Hackett three pints.
Defendant was fined
.205... and costs, Edward
Hackett and john Watton; the Men referred to,
were each fined 2s. 6d. and • costs, or in default
seven days in ''DisoßuErmyPaosTrrurE.--7-Fanny Roberts, pros i-
tute, Birmingham-street, for disorderly conduct :,in
Union:street, last Tuesday night, was sentenced to
14 days' hard labour