The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-02-12 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH. AN OP.DEIt. -At the
Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. E. Gem,
and E. B. Phillips, George Webster (39), miner,
Chesterfield, was committed to prison for three
months, for not complying with a bastaidy order
made upon him.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. - Albert Webster,
miner, of Bromsgrove street, was charged with
being drunk and disorthrly in the highway, on the
31st ult. Police-sergeant Raybould proved that
defendant was drunk uod using bad language in
Peckingham Street. Defendant was fl: eel 2s 6:1
and costs.—On the evidence of the same witness,
Richard Hill, Thomas Hail, and Alfred Willmott
were each fined 2s 6d and costs tor eimilar offences
on the same date

DRUNK OS LICENSED PREMISES, - William
Rob-rts, horsenail maker, was charged with being
drunk on licensed premises, known as the Queen's
Head Inn. Jo.,eph Dexter, the landlord, said that
the defendant came into his house and asked for
some ale and he refused to supply him with any,
whereupon defendant threw a shilling on the table
which fell off on to the floor and defendant became
very enraged, ,and knocked over the tables. De-
fendant pleaded that he could not find his shilling
which made hltn disorderly. Mr. Gem said they
should inflict a fine of Is, which would make 2s,
but unfortunately the costs were Bs. _ _

FRAUDULENTLY REMOVING GOODS. Richard
Goodall was charged with frsudulently re moving
his goods on the 24th ult, to avoid a distress of rent
then owing. Mrs. Hodgetts, wife of Absolom
Hoclgetts, of Long Lane, Blackheath, said the de-
fendant was a weekly tenant and on the 24th ult.
the sum of .22 Is 6d was due for rent. On the
17th uit. sh 3 went to the defendant and as he would
not pay ay rent she gave him a week's notice.
She told him he would have to leave -part of the
goods, and also told him what portion he could
leave. The defendant's wife complained that she

(witness) wanted to stop too many of the goods,
upon wilteh she (witness) offered to settle it for a
sovereija The Bench made an order on defendant
to pay 2s 6d per week towards the £2 is 6d and to
pay the costs till it is paid,

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- -PIGEON STEALING.—WiIIiam Basterfield (19),
labourer, Cakemore, was charged with stealing
a pigeon', the property of Edward Wes.wood, fitting
maker, of the same place. Prosecutor proved that
on the 28th ult. he missed the pigeon produced and
gave information to the police on the 39Lh ult.
William Mills, labourer, said that on the evening
of the 27th ult he fastened the pigeon up safe in a
pen kept in a nailshop. He next saw the pigeon
in a pen at Mr. Smith's, Old Hill, on the Sunday
following. Mary Mills, wife of last witness, said
that she saw the prisoner standing in the doorway
of the shop where the pigeons are kept abour, half-
past eight o'clock on tile 28th ult. By the Bench:
She did not go to the pen. John Smith, who is a
dealer in pigeons, residing at Old Hill, said he
bought the pigeon produced from prisoner for 9d,
on the 28th ult. He showed the same pigeon to
prosecutor on the 30th -ult. Prisoner now pleaded
that he did not:steal the pigeon but caught it at his
house. He called Ambrose Harvey, a miner, who
said that he saw the prisoner catch a black pigeon
on the 28th ult. The pigeon that was said to have
been stolen was a blue pigeen. The Bench con-
sidered the case proved and imposed a fine of 5s
including costs. Smith was ordered to give up the
pigeon to prosecutor.