The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-04 00:00:00

HALESOWNN.

JURY LISTII.—At thePoliee Court, on Tumidly, Ware
Major Smith and Mr. E. (lens, the jury Bete for the
following places were passed :—Haleeoweri, filsebury„
Hawne, Lapel, Cakemore, isankley, Heenington, Rooms
ley, 'Bey, and Ridgacre.
CHARGE UNDER THE TRUCK ACT.—Besjamin Wdletts,
spike-nail maker, was summoned under the Truck Act,
witb paying Joseph Byng, a boy in his employ, in pro-
visions, and not the current coin of the value. Mr.
Holberton appeared to prosecute, and Kr. Shakespeare
defended. Ellen Byng, mother of the lad, said her son
was going in 14, and he was engaged to defendant local
iron down. The wages were to be 55 per week at first,
and afterwards 6s per week. She went to defendant's
house and asked for some grocery. She put down 41
and received 105 worth of grocery in lieu of the 6s in
money, due to her on her SOU', wages. In eras-examine-
tion : Witness said she knew this sort of thing had been
going on for • long time, and she knew it was wrong.
She had been put in the County Court by defendant,
but she had not brought that case out of spite. The
boy had sometomes received Isis own money. Alter
bearing the evidence of the son, the Bench dismissed
the case.

DESTROYING Fam—lfark Bents and Richard Hughes,
were charged with illegally taking hole from a brook that
runs through the property of Mr. Noah Fellows.—Mr.
Chilow defended. It appearel from the evidence of
Police-constables Smith and Knowles that on the morn-
ing of the 21st they found the defendants corning from
the direction of the brook. They searched the defee•
dants, and in Banta possession found • lantern and some
fishing tackle. On going to the brook, witnesses found
that a quantity of chloride of lime had been put into
the water, and some tsenty or thirty dead fish were
floating in the water.—Mr. Clulow submitted that there
was no evidence his clients had put the chloride of
lime in the ester, and that they should have the benefit
of the doubt.—The Bench thought the case proved, and
fined the defendants Ed and costa uncle; in default, 21
days hard labour.
INFRINGEMENT OF TEE LICENSING ACT.—Abrahain
Hill, landlord of the Hare and Hounds public-house,
was charged with permitting drunkenness on his pre-
mises, on the 15th ult., and also with assaulting sod
obstructing Police-constable Smith in the execution of
his deity, on the same occasion. The otEcer stated that
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he viaifid the defendant's premises, and found a number
of men under the influence of drink, some of thee Wag
quite incapable. Upon ealliag the landlord's attention
to the state of the men, he at once became exasperated.
and called upon the company to assist him in removing
the officer, from the house. No one came to hie begat-
slice, but he pushed the officer himeelf, and suceeeded
in ejecting him. In cross-exasniastion by Mr. Homer
(who appeared for the defence), Use office's dented that
hi was drunk on the night in queotion, and seagLborbmill
stated that he had not had more than one of ate
during the day. He farther debut OM be did not mak
for assietance, tint went home, and made no aempleist
until hie superior officer called upon him, id 7.84 the
same evening.--a boy, named tiolding, staged that be
wee passing defendant's premises on the abuse date, aad
saw the officer pushed oat of the boss.; and Superin-
tendent Kemp stated that the defendant came to hiss la
an excited state, about seven o'clock on the night in
question, and alleged that Smith was drunk, awl had
misconducted himself in defendant's house. H. at once
went to the officer's residence, and found be was per-
fectly sober—The defendant in this case had taken out
a summons against the police-censtable for threats; bat
at this stage Mr. Homer said he would withdrew that
summon., and also all imputations upon the officer.
The defendant was then fined £1 and costs for permit-
ting drunkenness, and his license was endorsed, and wee
also fined £2 and costs for obstructing the police officer.