The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-03-20 00:00:00

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HALESOWEN.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLT--At the Public Office, on
Tuesday, before F. L Smith. Esq., Henry Beaton was
charged by Superintendent Kemp with being drunk and
disorderly on the 11th inst. Police-constable Trow
proved the case. Defendant pleaded guilty, and being
the first offence, was discharged on payment of costs.—
Thomas Saddler was also charged with being drunk and
incapable on the 27th ult. Police-constable Trow proved
the case, and defendant was fined is and costa.—William
Florence was charged with being drunk on the night of
the let inst., in High Street. Police-sergeant Chapman,
proved the offence and said defendant was very drunk
and disorderly. Fined 2s 6d and costs.
EXCISE PROSECUTION.— Before Messrs. F. L. Smith, E.
Gem. and H. Howard, William Bashford was summoned
by Mr. Holt, Supervis. rof the Inland Revenue, for nn-
lawfully carrying a gun on the 20th of January, not being
duly licensed. Police-constable Smith.said that on the
day in question he saw the person with a pistol and saw
him shoot at :a pigeon at Lutly. Defendant was fined
in the mitiagatecl penalty of £2 103 recommended that
it be reduced to 2s.

NEonEor OF —W—oux —David Partridge was charged
with neglecting thelwork of Henry Budge. Complainant
said that he left the defendantiheve three bundles of iron
to work up into nails. The last iron was had on the 10th
of February. The value of the iron was 19s 3d. De-
fendant was committed for a month, in default of work-
ing up the iron.
Crams: TuEsress.—George Henry Ballard, Levi Liddell
Enoch Troth, Henry Wilkes, Edward Burton, Henry
Manning, Noah Wood, Enoch Oliver, Charles Wilson,
Henry Partridge, FraektWalters, George Giles, James
Noel, and John Webley were charged with trespassing
on laud on the 28th nit, in search of game, on land at
Romsley, in the occupation of Charles King. Mr.
Shakespeare appeared to support the prosecutton, and
Mr. Prescott, applied that the men shothd be tried
separatly, but as they were jointly charged the applica-
tion was over relied by the Bench John. Buck, bailiff,
and William Hemming keeper, proved seeing all the de-
ferments in the wsod with six harder dogs, beating for
game. Police-constable Knowles, proved seeing the de-
fendants coming from the direction of the wood, and
that he took a chain of one of the men. Mr. Prescott,
strongly condemned the conduct of police in taking the
chain which he had no right to do. Mr. Hayes said
he could not allow the Bench to be misled by Mr.
Prescott. The police had a right to search all the de-
fendants who were suspected of poaching, they having
come from the direction of the wood. Mr. Prescott :
Well, I have been in the profession for 25 years, and am
not going to be dictated to by a young man, and shall
take no notice of what you say. Mr. Hayes: I shall
not allow you to misead the Bench. If you do I shall
stop you again. Major Sm!th : They were perfectly
satisfied from reading the act, that the police had a
right to search the men. Ballard was tine I 40s and
costs, Burton, 103 and costs, and the other defendants
20s and costs. Wilkes, Manning. and Webley did not
appear.