The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-22 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNKENNESS. At the Police Court, on Wed-
nesday, before Messrs. W. Bassano, B. Hingley, and
H. A. Wiggan, Roland Priest, chainmaker, Cradley
Heath, was charged with being drunk and disor-
derly. Police-constable Mountford stated that at
10.30 on Sunday night, the 9th inst., he saw the
defendant in High Street, Cradley Heath. He was
drunk and making use of bad language. Fined is
and c ,•sts —James Payne, miner, was also fined Is
and costs for being drank and disorderly at Rowley
Village, on the 9th inst. Police-constable Lightfoot
proved the case.—Josep`i Nightingale was also fined
is and costs for beng drunk. Thomas Willetts,
miner, Whiteheath, for being drunk and incapable
in Mincent Lane, Rowley, on the4th inst., was fined
is and costs. John Robinson, blacksmith, was
fined 1s and costs for being drunk and disorderly in
Garratts Lane, on the night of the 15th inst. Police
constable Wickstead proved the case.
ON LICENI3ED PaamrsEs AFTER HOURS.—Steven
Golden, carpenter, and Richard Davies, painter, of
Cradley Heath, were summoned for being on
licensed premises after hours Police -constsb?e
Twigg stated that he visited the Chainmaker's
Arms Inn. Cradley Heath, kept by Charles Yardley,
at 11-17 p.m., and there saw the two defendants
with ale before them. When he told defendants
what time it was they finished their ale and imme-
diately left the house. The defence was that the
landlord's clock was slow. Ordered to pay the
costs.

DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES. John Jones,
farmer, and William Darby, wagoner, both of the
Brades, Tividale, were charged with being drunk
on licensed premises known as the Blue Ball Inn,
Tividale, on the Ist inst. Police-constable Myles
proved the case. Fined 2s 6d each and costs:
STEALING WEARING APPAREL. ThORISS Shep-
herd, clerk, Wolverhampton, was charged with
stealing a pair of trousers 11114 one vest, value 15s,
the property of Henry Robert Howell Clough, also
a clerk. Jane Basterneld, a widow, residing in
Hacket Street, Blackheath, said that the prisoner
lodged at her house for a short time, with the pro-
secutor, Mr. Clough, Both of them slept together,
It eleven o'clock on the night of the let ult. she
fastened her house up safely, both lodgers being
then up stairs. About four o'clock the next morn-
ing she hear i the prisoner go down stairs. About
six o'clock she was called up by prosecutor who
asked her to look for his clothes. The prisoner
had gone when she came down stairs, Prosecubr
wild that he lodged with prisoner at the hou,e of
Jane Basterfield, and on the morning in question
missed a pair of trousers and a vest. The trousers
produced were those he had lost. Mr. Levi, pawn-
broker, 68, Snowbill, Birmingham, proved that the
prisoner pledged the trousers and vest produced
with him on the 2nd ult. for. 3s. On the 12th inst.
Police—constable Styles received the prisoner into
custody at Wolverhampton, and he then admitted
his guilt. Pri.ouer now pleaded that he was the
worse for beer and was "off his head." Prisoner,
who had been previously convicted for felony, was
committed to take his trial at the Sessions.

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DRUNK AND INCAPABLE. Henry Munday,
labourer, of Halesowen, was brought up on a war-
rant, charged with being drunk and incapable on
the 2nd August Police-constable Lightfoot proved
that on the day in Question the defendant was lying
helplessly drunk on the towing-path of the canal
ne ir to Waterfall Lane Bridge. Fined 5s and costs,
or 14 days.
His 32ND APPEARANCE.—Noah Allport, miner, of
Elbow Street, Old Hill, was charged with being
drunk and refuiing to quit the Vine Inn, High
Street, Old Hill. on the 15th inst. Benjamin
Talbot, the landlord, said that the defendant came
into his house drunk and commenced making a dis-
turbance. lie ordered him out and defendant as-
saulted him. lie sent for a police-officcr but before
he arrived defendant had left. Defendant was fined
40s and cost, with the alternative of one month's
imprisonment. This is defendant's 32nd time of
appearance. On leaving the court defendant said
he would make the landlord suffer when he came
back.

HIGHWAY OFFINCE.—Frank Taylor, veterinary
surgeon, Cradley Heath. for al:owing three horses
to stray in the New Road, Craclley Heath, was fined
2s 6d and costs. Police-constable Twigg proved
the case.

BRIERLEY HILL.
SUMMONED TO MAINTAIN 1-118 SON.—At the Police