The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-03-26 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

and vests.; in default 7 days —George Homer, of
Crao -ey, was charged with being drunk on the 19th
inst. Police-constable ()Lacey proved the cl.se.
Fined 2s fxl and ccsts ; in aefault 7 days.
UNK AND DISOILDERM—Bridget Loftus Wag
el,a4,ed with heir g Clunk end disorderly on the
19th list. nstable Moore proved that the
(!( ftlidiait was drunk and usirg ver3 bad 1, n&i,rithge.
A great number ~f previous convictions were iyovEd
Fined 12s and costs; in default. one month's impri-
sonment.

DLUNK ON LICENAFD PREMISES.—WiiIian3 Hay (s
was ch,rged with being drunk at the Holly Bush
Inn, on the 10th inst. Police-constable Webb
proved th, the found the defendant in the elospt
with the lan.:lord's daughter. Superintendent
Wheeler proved several previous convictions, Fined
20s and costs; in default one month's imprison-
ment.

CIitELTY TO A 1101 DUiteri, of Cradley
was charged with cruelly iltreating a horse by etrik-
ing him with a slick on the 17th. Peliee-constahle
Oakey said that the defendant was in chare
of a horse and was drawing t some timber np
a steep incline. The horse appeared to be out of
wind, and stopped. The defendant then struck the
hole across the head with a stick. The horse did
not go on and defendant struck it two ler
blows. Defendant pleaded guilty and was finftl
5s and costs, or 14 ch.ys.
STrrAmt-zo liAoB.—Wchael McDonald was cha ged
with st, sling cn the 9th tilt, 131bs. of rags, the
property of Timothy Salmons. Prosecuter said that
the (bier:dant brcurht the rags produced to his
w alehouse and (lured them for sale. Be told de-
fendant tha, he bi:d ttught the raF,s pretuced off
another mat), and sent for tht man he la bougi.t
them off, and ). man named Carman came and s:?id
so. lie ff Ind that the bottom pFrt of the door
Itt.d been forced o}en. James Sa4nons, sin of
prosecute'. gave co-ri borati, e videre e and said he
saw the pri, ener pulling the warehouse door open.
H, was ez:rryit g r and took th mto his father'
house. The bundle produced was the same prisoner
had.—Ann Salmots also gave evidence for the
prr.seention. Police-sergeant Herman proved ap-
rrthendil:g the pi isoner on the 21st inst. and
charged him with stealing 131bs. of rags from the
waretouse f prose tutor. The prisoner said it
could not be him. He told him is name wasMcDonald
aud that he would Imve to go to the st,tion. The
prlsoner said that his father bad put it right with
Teddy Salmon?, Be took prisoner to Salmons's
hens,. On the way to the at Aien prisoner said be
did not steal them but another man stole them and
gave thina to him to sell. Ho hoped the magiArates
uld not give him much time, or he should want
a coffin, for the lest 7 days nearly killed him. Fined
20s; in default ine montl, hard Ltbi.ur.

PERMITTING A NIIISANCR--V Olet Robins and
Joseph Brettle was charged with permitting a
nuisance on ti,eir premises by an over flowing from
the privvy. Mr. H. Eveson, Noi-tince Inspector,
proved the Luiaince and that it was injurious to
health, The ease w a a6j.:urt.ed f. r. 7 days to
summoned the lanalord, Richard Pardoe. to attend.
ILFUL DAhntoE.--Thomas Clews was etiarge,i
with wilfully damaging a ft nee on the 21st inst,
the propetty of the Thomas Grove Police-en-
stable Jewson proved the damage done amounted
to tbreepence. Fined 5s to include costs.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—TII,3 sekly meeting
of this Board was held yesterday. Mr. Ila‘ honk'
in the chair. There were also pi esent 'Messrs.
Wood, J. Billinphatn, Giles, Hale,, Lavender,
Taylor, H Billingharn, Forrest, B. B.
Guest, and Newnan]. Admitted into the house
during the week 21; discharged 22; born 1;
dead 0 ; remaining in the house 583 ; corres-
ponding period last year 491. Out-doer relief,
Kingswinford district, .238 183 id ; S;our-
bridge district £33 us 111 d ; Halesewen district
£2l 2s id; non-resident 6; 41; total £93
18s 54d against 1:76 17s 4-.ld.

BRIr.RLEY SILL.

Dnermermess.—At the Police Court, on Monday
before Dicssts. U. 11,11, and G. King Harrison 1
David Ihrtland, engineer, Delph Lane, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly in the highway' on
the l3tii inst. Police-crmstable Luff said thatde-
fendant was drunk and using bad language. He
Wee abo fighting with the lamp post in Mill Street.
Defendant, who pl!eacied guilty, wa, fined 2s 6d and
costs.—Peter Hope, ironwo ker. Tackeroo, was
aleo fined 2s 6d and costs for a kroilrr offence Or
the 14th inst. Police-eons able Luff proved tin.
case.—Elizabi th Horton. who, it Av.'s said I et.nged
to Liverpo,l, was charged with being drunk in the
highway on the 20th inst. Polic( -o,ustable Hulnie
said he found the defendantiu Coils Street, Dennis
Palk. She was very drunk
.and tying down in the
road. She was fined 2s 6d and costs, with the
alternative of 7 days' impri-onment. Stephen
Wood, carer, was tined 1s and costs for being
drunk at Quarry Bank on the 13th inst. Police-
constable Hyman proved the csse.
UNJUST SCALES AND WEIGHTS. •-•-. Sarah Ann
Wakeman. shopktep.r, Holloway Fml, was sum
moned by Mr. Birder, Irspecter of Weights and
Mt SSW s fer Sault Staffordshire, fur having unjust
scales. Mr. Border proved that the scales were
z. out of balazae against the purchaser. A fine
Of lOs including ci st. was inflicted.—David Smith,
Arable zote, nas summoned for having unjust scab s.
On the 18th inst., the in,pector vi.Wd the de-
fendant's house and loundtt.ere a pair of coal scales
lib. out of bAance against the purchaser. A fine
of 10!, was imposed —William Simmons, Brettell
Lane, %as fined lfis. it eluding costs, for having in
his pesseesion a nnu,bor of weights that w, re
defieien .—Rosanntih Knell, shopka. per, Bre ttell
Lane, was sumponcd for I aving a number of
weights th.,t n ere d(ficiunt and fined 14.

I\3-ON-PAYMENT OF RAT:SI4..--A number Of pPrsons
were sun n-ioned for non-payment cf Local Board
Rates, and Poor Pates. urders for payment in
fourtern days were made.
UNLICENSED Doo SERrEas. The forowinie
persons were summoned tor keeping dogs without
licenses, and -were fined lOs each • Joseph Cat•doe,
William Gough, SainuPl Hammond. Ernest N ash,
Richard Doulton, an William May.
Disounar-vr art) REFUSING TO QUIT. Jo seph
nailmaker, and Stephen Wood, carter w ipa
ehorged with bang disorderly and refusing to quit
the Vine lan, Quarry Bank, en the lbto ins, —PC.
layman was pr.ssaik: ;he above inn and saw the
cietendants fighirg together inthe bone. Defend-
ants, Ulm phaded guil:y, were fin, d bs each and
costs.

DitrN4C AND DISORDERLY.—CharIOS PhilpOttS Was
cliarged with being drunk and di,orcierly in the
highway on the 13th inst.—Police cens- able Wetton
said he wss on duty ht the Dudley Road and there
saw the defendant who was drunk and making use
of bad language 'I he defenti,nt called two wit-
news who proved that ht. was quite a her. The
Bench dismissed the case.—Thootas lettlewood,
watchman. and Cherles Ilemer, both of Quairy
Bank were fined 2s 6d etch and costs for beinA
drunk and disorderly in Queen Street, Quarry
Bank, on the 15th inst. Police—constable Hyman
proved tl e case.
ON LICi;NsED PREMISES LIMING PROHIBITED
Houss._,Taimes George, miner of Pensnett, wss
charged with being on licensed premises during
prohibited hours. At 11.45 en the 26th t olt, Police.
constable blicklin was Concealed at the rear of the
Rifle Inn, Pensnett, and $A Mist there saw the de-
fendant go to the back door and ask for some ale
which was supplied to him by the landlord. De-
fendant pleaded guilty and was fined 5s and costs.
COAL STEALING. William Gray (14), was
charged with s.ealiog coal the pro-perty of the Earl
of Dudley, on the 15th in-t. Fran-is Beavt n, in
the empley of he. lordship, proved the case. Fined
ss, or 14 days.—Elizabeth Perry (18). was aarged
with stealing coal the property of the Earl of Dudley.
She wit 6 seen taking cal from the Wallows Colliery
bi Police-constable Eden. Three previous con-
victions heieg proved against he,-, he was fined 103.
_Elizabeth Neale was charged with stealing coal
the property of E ther Mantle. AbrahonCresswell,
residing next door te pro-ecutr;z, said that at ten
minutes to six o'clock on the morning of the 14th
inst. he saw her corning out of the prosecutrix's coal
shed with a lump of coal wider her arm. otisoner
followed him up the yard and off-red him a shilling
not to say ;anything about it .Esther Mantle said
that she aas called up by last witness about ten
minutes to six o'clock in the morning whO to:d her
what had hai;pened. - She had missed a quareity ot
coal during the last month or two. liefenctant,
against whom were sevtral previous convictions,
wes fined 20s ineludint: costs, with the alien's' ive
of 14 days las -ri.sonmeet,.
PERMITTING GA,ICING.—Adam Potts, landlord ef
the Red Cow Inn, Cenral Street, Was summoned
f(1, permitting gaming to be carried on on his
premise,,—On the 26th ult. Police-constables
Ligtt foot end fwigg went into the defendant's
louse about 9.45. and remained there till 10.35.
During the whole ~f that tine there were a number
of men playing at atgame called" Ringing the Bull,'
for cigars awl ale. The cigars and ale were supplied
by the deft ndant and he received die money from
them.—Superintendent Wheeler said he subi,e-
quently went to tne house and saw men playing at
the ahoy game. He asked t!:e landlord *hat it
meant and he replied “They are only thr? wing
for cigars "—Defoliant pleated thtt he did not
know it was liab.e —The Bench fine.l defendtint
108 and costs.
Was A-SAULT.—At tha Police Court, on Thurs.
day, befere W. F. P. Bough y, Esq., Wil law
Thomas, foreman moulder at tee Broc. kmooor
Foundry. was cliarg3d with assaulting. his wife,
Catherine Thomas. The complainan; said she did
not wish to press the ease. II; answer to the Stipen-
diary's questions, she very reluctan ly stated that
on the previous Saturday the defendant btruek her
whilst she was sitting down in the house, and gave
her a black eye, which was will v.sible. She ad-
mitted that she had compl.;ined to tne police before
of her husband's conduct towards her, and on oae
occasion they were attracted to her nouse by cries of
"murder" whilst the defoliant woe assaulting her.
Defendant was fined 20a and costs, or, in default,
one month's imprisonment.
INCITING A CHILD TO STEAL.—Margaret Holding,
33, and William .Perkh mother aed son, residing in
King‘winford-road. Polon At, we. e fined the former
10s and costs, or in defaelt.fourteen days' Imprison-
ment, and the latter is and costs, with the alter-
native of four daa s, for stealing coal on Wednesday
ni4hr from Mr. Partridge's I ii k.: ard at Pensnett.—
Police-cons:able Backlit', whilst concealed on
plosectlfoe. prenit..es. saw the two prisoners come
ote6 of their house, which is close by. and the boy.
at the reqnest of bis naot%.er, filled a bucket with
coal from some trucks. They were removing the
coal home when the officer stopped them.