The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-07-03 00:00:00

*mil an istrict *vs,

BOARD OF -GUARDIANS.

The usual meeting of this Board was hat at
the Board Roow, yesterday, Mr. Granger in
the chair., There were also present :—Mesrs.
Rollinsou, Guest, Thompson, H. Billingba,in,
J. Billinghaan, Forrest, Rhodes, Wood; Fiddian,
Giles, Homer, Penzer, Raybould, and
Admitted into the house 5; discharged 9; died
8; born 0; remaining 291 • against 327 last year.Uut-door. relief, Kingswinford district, £2l 14i
10d; Stourbridge district £l6 14s 9&d; Hales-
Owen district, £l5 17s. 2d ; non-resident pau-
pers, us. 8d; total £54 1.85 51d, against £3l
Os. Odi. last year.

CHARGE 037 PERMITTING- DIUTNEENNESS.—At the
Police Court, yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher and
Messrs. ii. O. Firmstone and F. Evers, William
Penn, landlord of the Wood Colliers Arms, Cradley,
was charged withpermitting'drunkenness in his house
on the 24th ult. Mr. Perry defended. Police-con-
stable Tarrant said :that be visited the defendant's
house, and saw two men there drank. 'He called
second time. The two men were still there. He
called the attention of the landlady to it. Police-
constable Harrison said he called the • :coed time
with Tarrant, and two men named Taylor and Wyatt
were drunk. Mr. Perry, for the defence, contended
that the defendant did not permit drunkenness, and
called seven witnesses to prove that the men spoken
of were sober.—Colonel Fletcher remarked that they
had some doubt about the condition of the men, and
should give the defendant the benefit of it, and dis-
miss the summons; but they considered it a very
proper ease to have been brought before them.
ALLEGED WILFUL DAMAGE.* Levi Woodhouse
and Benjamin Tromans were charged with wilfully
damaging a fence on the 25th ult, the property of
George Britton. Mr. Addison appeared for the com-
plainant, and Mr. Prescott defended. Police-con-
stable Harrison said that a number of persons were
playing at cards. When they saw him they ran away,
and broke a fence down. Mr. Prescott, for the de-
fence, set up a right of road. After some discussion,
the case was. adjourned for 14 days.
EXCISE PROSECUTION. Ambrose Waldron, of
Bournheath, was charged with having a dog in his
possession, on the 28th April, he not having taken
out a license. .John Gardener, excise officer, proved
the case. Mr. Otter, Supervisor, who conducted the
case, said he did not wish to press for a heavy pen-
alty. Fined 255.
PEEMIrIVIer DRUNKENNESS. Solomon Cook,
landlord of the Old Bell rue, Lye, was charged with
pamitting drauLenuess in his house, on the 28th ult.
Mr. Perry defJuded. Police- constable Harrison said
that he saw Joseph, Erettle in the defendant's house,
quite drunk. AL.. Perry, foe the defence, admitted
that Brettle was druid: ; but stated that he had been
elsewhere to get drunk, and that when he came to
the defondant's house, layoriered him out, and refused
to fill him anything to drink. Several witnesses ware
called to prove this. The Bench fined defendant is
and costs. Bvettle was tined 5s and costs for being
drunk.

Cu.snoE o DuuNKENNEss._rfcnry Hill, Philip
Rill. and Ileury Cook, Nsrre charged with Ip2ing drunk
on the 26th vitt,
.at Oldswinford. Polic constable
Webb said the defendants were all drunk, and
stripped to light. The two Hills pleaded guilty, and
were fined 2s 6d each and costs. Cook was dis-
charged.—'llornas Alleaurch was fined Is and costs
for being drunk.

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