The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-06-29 00:00:00

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present:—Messrs Rollinson, Pearsall,
T. Homer, Homes, Wood, Raybonld, Paskins,
Foreday, Baker, Rhodes, Fiddian, Biliingham,
Haskew, Griffin, Guest, and B. Homer. Admit-
ted into the house during the week, 15; dis-
charged, 9; dead, 1; remaining, 367. Correa.
pouding week last year, 411. Out-door relief
Kingswinford district, .t. 27 19s 3d; Stourbridge
district, £2l Eia 04d; Halesowen district, 20
17s 3d; total, £7O 4s SA, against £B5 Os 611 last
year.
Mr. W. ainton, Inspector of Nuisances for
Bromley district, sent in his resignation, which
was accepted.
Mr. J. Barratt's (Relieving-0910er) application
for an increase of salary, was considered, and
the Board unanimously agreed to raise it £2O.
The following County rates were ordered to be
paid : Staffordshire, £BlB Os 3d ; Worcester-
shire, £575 2s sd.

SCHOOL Seamoss.—On Sunday last two ser-
mons were preached in St. John's Church in aid
of the schools; that in the morning by the Rev.
T. Williams (vim), and that in the afternoon by
the Rev. W. A. Cornwall (vicar of St. Paul's,
Wolverhampton) Collections were made at the
close of each service.

DRUNK AND RIOTOUS.—At the Public Office,
on Thursday, before R. L. Freer, Esq., John
Holmes, of Wolverhampton, was charged by
Superintendent Freeman with being drunk and
riotous, on the previous night, in Angel-street.
Police-constable Payne proved the case, and de-
fendant was fined Is and costs; in default seven
days.
BEING IN A PUBLIC•HOUSE DURING PROHIBI-
TED HOURS.—At the Petty Sessions held yes-
terday, before Major Fletcher and Mr. J. B.
Cochrane, David Powell and Frederick Brown
were charged by Superintendent Freeman with
being in the house of Samuel Reynolds during
prohibited hours on the 14th inst. Police-con-
stable Smith proved the case. Fined Is each
and the costs.

CHARGE OF PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS.—
George Billingham, landlord of the Two Gates,
Cradley, was charged by Superintendent Free-
man with permitting drunkenness in his house,
on the 17th inst. Mr. Sanders, of Kiddermin-
ster, defended. Police-constable Roe said that
about five o'clock he visited defendant's house.
Found four men in the tap•room, drunk. One
had his face blacked. Witness went into the
back place, and saw two men drunk there. The
others were not drunk. He called the attention
of the landlady to the state the men were in,
and she ordered them Out of the house. He
told her he should report the case to the Super-
intendent. She said, "For God's sake, don't."
She offered witness ss, and said if that would not
do she would give him anything. Witness re-
fused to take the money. Cross-examined: I
knew six men there. It was about five o'clock.
Did not turn Robinson out; she did not ask me.
She did not say he came in drunk, and that she
would not fill him any ale.—George Partridge
proved that he saw Jeremiah Taylor drunk. He
came to his house, but he refused to fill him any
ale, because he was driml..—Police-constable
Cooling also proved that he saw Taylor drunk,
and creating a disturbance. —Mr. Sanders ad-
dressed the Bench for the defence, and con-
tended that Roe had made a mistake as to the
time. It was shout three o'clock, and he should
prove by four witnesses that no one was drunk.
—John Knowles said he was present when the
()fleet came in. It was between three and four
.ock. The landlady asked Roe to turn Rob-
.on out. Roe ordered him out, and he went
o' '.—Caleb Knowles, Benjamin Harper, and
ottier witnesses were called for the defence, and
the Bench remarked that the evidence was very
conflicting, and should give the defendant the

benefit of the doubt, and dismiss the shmmons ;
but considered that it was a very proper case to
have been brought before them.
DRUNK AND RlOTOUS.—Jeremiah Taylor and
John Beasley were charged with being drunk
and riotous, on the 17th lust, at Cradley. Seve-
ral witnesses were called on both sides. After
hearing the evidence, the Bench fined each de-
fendant 2s Gd and costs.

PERMITTING DRUNRENNESS.--JEMES Taylor,
landlord of the Railway Tavern, Portobello, was
charged by Superintendent Freeman with per-
mitting drunkenness in his house on the night
of the 22nd instant. Police-constable Bladen
proved that he visited the defendant's house on
the above date. Saw two men in the kitchen,
both of whom were drunk, and there were two
pint cups which were three-parts full of ale.
Parish-constable Bird corroborated, and defend.
ant was fined 5s and costs.

HIGHWAY .OFFENCE.—George Mallen was
charged by Superintendent Freeman with allow-
ing his horse and donkey to stray on the high-
way at Belbroughton, on the 20th inst. Police-
constable Smith proved the case. Defendant
pleaded guilty, and was ordered to pay costs.
INDECENT ASSAULT. Edward Griffiths, a
married man, was charged with indecently as-
saulting a little girl named Zeporah Cox, on the
18th inst. From the evidence of prosecutrix it
appears that she lives at Stambet Mill. On the
above date she was taking her father's dinner to
Messrs. John Hall and Co.'s brickworks, where
he is employed, when she met the prisoner, and
he committed the offence complained of. She
screamed out, and prisoner ran away. Ske at
once told her father of it. Witnesses were called
to prove that they heard the prosecutrix scream
out. Prisoner, who said nothing in defence, was
committed to take his trial at the next Stafford
Sessions.