The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-02-26 00:00:00

BRIERLE Y HILL.

DESTROYING THEIR OWN CLoTHEs.—lit the Police
Court, on Monday, before Mr. H. Hall and Dr.
Walker, Edword More and John Tibbetts were
summoned for destroying their clothes whilst in-
rnat,,a of the Stourbridge Union.—Defendants
pleaded guilty.—lt appeared that on the 19th inst.,
tht,y ware admitted into the Vagrants Ward as
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tramps, and during the day destro-yed their clothes.
—They were each sentenced to 14 day's hard
labour.

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DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Pratt, ironworker, of
hapel Street, Brierley Hill, was charged with
being drunk and disorderly on the 14th inst.—
Police constable Luff proved that defvudant was

drunk and u,ing bd.d language in Ciihrch Street,
Brierley Hill. Defendant was fined 2s. 6d. and
costs.—Gcorge Reynolds, miner, South Stieet, was
also fined 68. and costs for a similar offence, on
the same date,—Police-constable Luff and Police-

sergeant Salt proved the case.
GAME THF.SPASS. Joseph

Walters, moulder,

Wordsley and George Hudson, labourer, Wordsley,
were eliarged with trespassing in pursuit of game,
to net rabbits, on the 14th inst.—Henry Toy,

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keeper, said that about 2.30. in the afternoon, he
saw the two defendants going across a field at
Bell's Mill, belonging to Mr.. WhitPhouse. He

went over the gate.a' nci saw Hud.:on looking over
the hedge and Walters setting nets by a rabbit
hole. He found five nets by the hole and also a
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ferret in the hole. Walters ran away but was
subsequently caugit by another man, and when
asked by witness if the nets belonged to him he
admitted that they did.—Walters pleaded guilty
and Hudson not guilty.—lt was stated by Hudson
that he was not in nimpany with Walters, but was
going by the field at the time.—The Bench fii.ed
Waiter i 10s. and costs ; but dismissed the case
against Hudson.
ALTETzAD TO DRUNKENNESS, - Joseph Rushton,
sawyer, f Wallace Street, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly, in the public highway on
the sth inst.—The charge was now altered to one
of drunkenness' only to give the magistrates
jurisdiction. Mr. Waldron defe.nded.—Police-
con,table Eden said he was on duty at Round 0.,k,
and saw the defendant near the Round of Beef
Inn, drunk and creating a disturbance. He after-
wards saw him in Wallace Street about 200 yards
from the former place. On enquiring he found
out that he bad been turned out of a public house
—Mr. Bindle, landlord of the Commercial Inn,
Round Oak, gave evidence to the effect that
defendant was drunk and very abusive,—The
defendlnt and his wife were sworn and denied that
deferAliit was drunk.—The Bench inflicted a fine
of 10s. and costs.

FuRIOU73 DeivlNo.—Samuel Parlie3, in the em-
ploy of Mr. Weaver, thierley Hill, was charged
with furious driving on the 14th January.—Police-
constable Hol'ins proved that defendant was

-a-riving at tbe rate of about 10 miles an hour, round
the corner of High Street, and knocked down a man
in the riyid.—The, Bone:, inflicted a tine of 103. and
cost, hoping it would be a tuution to Mtn.
, ALLEGED GAME TRgSPASS.—Thoruas Pugh and
John Pugh, miner, of Gornal, were charged with
trespassing in pursuit of game on the 13th_ inst.—

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Mr. Holberton prosecuted and Mr. Waldron
clefended.—Wm. Bowen. ga,rnekeeper, in the em-
ploy of the Earl of Dudley, said that on the 13th
inst , he was watching near Iliinley Wood, and saw
the two deendants cn land in the occupation of
Mr. Walker, with two lurcher dogs. One of the
dogs brought a hare close by him and ran it down
the field. In cross.uxamivation, it was shown that
the defendants were on the Great Western Rail-
way and next in the field.—Mr. Waldron addressing
the Bench for the defence contended that it bad
not been shown that the defendants had put the
(login the field or hied it on.—The Bench dismissed
the caie,
U4NO SNAREq.—JOSCI/11 Hickman, engineer, Wall-
heath, was charged with using snares for the
purpose of taking hares, on I.,nd in the oce•Tation
of Henry Banister.-- Mr. Holbert -n prosecuted.—
Edward Gorge, assid ant night watelunin,said th-it
he was in the field, about half past five o'clock on
Sanclay night, and found five wire snares set for
the purpose of taking hares. He went to the
place the next morning and found than there th.:n
and bloke some of them d.wa. About seven o'clock
the defen lant tA-ent to the snares and looked at
tiicm and set those-up again that were knocked
down ,ncl then went away. Witness went after
Lim and overtook him.--:A fine of 10s. and costs ;
with the alternative of 14 days imprisonment-, was
imiioired. •
AssAntamo 'IHE POLICE. - Daniel Cues', of
Wornbourne, was charged with assaulting Police-
constable Charles Woodcock whilst in the execution
of his duty.—Mr. Holberton prosecuted.—Police-
constable Woodcock said that on the 31,t ult. he
was in a field at Wombourne and found three
:,nares. Guest WAS stan qng in the coal aPs iir
ha kwarls toil forwar ,s by the field paid stl 11,1
for a s ink which he had thrown in thJ field.
A itness replied he had only found a stick with a ,
snare on it and showed it to him. Defendant
I then began to push him about and used threats
towards him.—The Bench inflicted a fine of 5-. and '
costs.
COAL STEALING. - Sarah Wott'en, Matilda•
; Wilkes, Mary Hickman, Hannah:Hickman, Hannah
Wotten, Ruth Hyde, John Hyde and George
Hardicli, were charged with stealing coal the pro- ;
perty of the Earl of Dudley.— From the evidence •
of Police-constables Enoch and Woodcock it ap-
peared that ea the llth Aue6, the 4efendaut4 wer