The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-12 00:00:00

BROMSGROVE.

" Huts 's Brtece."—At the Petty Sessions, before
Captain Bourne and Mr. A. Ryland, John Fletcher, of
the Golden Cross Hotel, was summoned for keeping his
house open after eleven o'clock on the night of the 4th
of June. Sergeant Workman stated that about Ws
past eleven on the night in question he beard a noise
in the bar of the house, and upon going in, saw fourtsea
gentlemen in the her and several glasses en the tables,
partly filled withliquor. Called Mr. Fletcher's attentios
to it. someone said, " Here's Bruce," and defendant
said to witness, " I don't care a d— for you norßrace."
Witness left, and went to the door, and five minutes after
some of the party left, and by five minutes to twelve all
had left. At a quarter to twelve heard a brandyeuids
soda called for, and then heard a cork fly..—Kr. gOl7.
oake, in defence, pointed out, which was not denied
Gist on the 4th of June the High Bailiff of Brows,.
grove had given the customary annual dinner to AN
or sixty of his friends and neighbours, and the party
in the bar consisted only of the guests who had Mee
dining, and one or two travellers staying in the home.
Defendant was sworn, and denied that he used the ens
pression imputed to him by Workman, who came in
and ,aid he wanted to see who was in the bar, sad
witness told him he would find no one there who cared
for him or Bruce either. The dinner took place at
six, the chairman did not leave till eleven, and some
of the gentlemen came down into the bar beta. elevea,
and none after ; but no one was served with anything
after eleven, except one of the commercial gentlemen,
and he called for a brandpand-soda, which he was
supplied, as he was lodgiag in the house.—Miss Rborell,
barmaid at the Golden Cross, corroborated Mr.
Fletcher's evidence, and swore positively that no one
was served with anything after eleven o'clock, except
the travellers staying in the house; and there waa no
one at all in the bar except those belongieg to the
house—travellers who were staying there, and gentles
men who had been dining.—The Magistrates retired to
consult, and upon their return, said they considered the
case proved, and fined defendant £2, and Ito coats.—
Holyoake said he hoped the Bench would not think
it a case in which the license should be endorsed; mid
Captaie Bourne replied timt they saw nothiug to induce
them to go out of the way to make an order as to that
after the remark of Mr. Fletcher as to Bruce. Which
ever version of that remark was the true one, it was •
very improper remark to make, and they would make no
order that the license should not be endorsed.—Mr.
Holyoake amid if he had been aware the Bench would
have tdken that course he should have addressed him.
self more strongly to that point ; but Captain Bourne
said they had given their decision; and could hear no
more about it. Use license was therefore endorsed, and
the fine and costs paid.
BOARD OF OCARDIOOB.—At the usual fortnightly meet-
log, held at the Board-room on Tuesday, the Guardians
unanimously adopted a resolution contained ins circular
from the Preston Guardians to the Local Government
Board, asking for a better and less expansive system in
substitution iif the present one of electing Guardians,
namely, to elect them for three years, instead of one.
third of the Board retiring each lyear ; and the mode of
taking the votes to be the same as in the election of
men:here of the School Boma. The returns showed:—
Number in house last week, 128 ; correepooding week
last year, lIS ; out-door relief, 766, ate cost of £5B 111
dd ; corresponding week last year, 703, at. cost of In
3s.

DISTREsSING SUICIDE Or • GriARDIMC—The members
of the Board of Guardians on Tuesday heard with regret
of the suicide of Mr. Joseph Wheildou, of the Bitten
Farm, Alvecharch, who has been a member of the
Board, as representetive of the parish of Alvechtwelli
for a number of year., and who committed suicide It
hanging on Monday. Mr. Whieldon was much res.
pected by all who knew him. and was • regular "ea'
dant at the meetings of the Guardians. It is suppmied
that pecuuiary embarrassment was the cause of his cum.
inittmg the rash set. Re leaves a widow and Nally
to regret their loss.