The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-05-06 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

ASSAULT CASF..—At the Police Court, on Werineglay,
before Messrs. F. W. U. Barra and N. Dingley,
Danko was charged with assaulting David Siddaway, a
little boy four tears of age, at Old Hall, on the 2Wth
Sarah Ann Withers said she saw complainant dancing on
defendant's garden. Defendant went up to him and
pulled Lim off, and as complainant was running away he
fell down. The Bench said they thought witneas waa
telling an untruth. The moth, of complainant said
witness WICI her that defendant bud beaten her non for
going on the garden. Her lad's legs were bleeding from
being thrown on the stones. Fined la and costs.
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DRUNK ANG Moroi:in—James Williams vas cliarg..d
with being drunk and riotous at Rowley, on the 29th ult.
Police-constable fly eon proved the ease, and defendant,
who pleaded guilty, was tined 61 and coats.
A DISORDERLY LHARACTILL—WIIDRUI Hemming ,as
'barged with being drunk and disorderly, on the list of
March, at Howley. Police-constable Cox proved the
case. Defendant was fined Is and Code.
NEGLECTING TO MAINTAIN • MoTHER.--LeYl Willy its
was charged by John 'liquor, Relieving-officer, for nrg-
feeling to pay Li Is 6d, for the maintenance if 1,6
mother. Dr. Taylor raid defendant had not paid the
looney. It was an order of le 6d per week. Dtlendana
said be had paid his mother very week. The mother
woe called, and said defendant had never paid bar any
money. ihe Bench made an order for the payment of
the amount.

PITCH AND Toss.—Richard Scriven, Samuel Partridge
and George Carter were charged by Superintendent hims
ith playing at pitch and toss, on the 29th ult. Police-
constable con proved the ease, and defendants, who
pleaded guilty, were sent to prison for seven days, Mr
raarrs remarking that under this unfortunate act they had
nut power to line them.
liuktmaay.-I.lizabeth North was charged by Charles
Yardley with feloutuualy breaking and entering a certain
chain shop at Cradley Heath, and stealing therefrom 2i
pairs of iron traces, on the 29:h ult. Prosecutor said he
was a chain maker, at Cradley Heath, and knew the pri.
sonar. On the 28th he left the chain produced in hm
shop, and it is worth ii bd. Part of it is his own work,
and he missed it on the Saturday morning about eleven
o'clock. He was at the Chainmakers Arins, Cradley
Heath, whet prisoner brought the chain to sell. She
sold it for Is 3d. Mrs. Yardley, wife of Joseph Yargley,
iarsiumakers' Arms, Cratiley Heath, said that on the
29th prisoner was at her house, and she bought the dials
produced of her for Is 3d. She had la Id and a pint of
seer. She said her husband hat sent her. Catherine
Pardon said she did not give prisoner the traces produced
to sell. she had never seen her at her master's ahop.
Crosa.exanirued: I did not call you to the shop, nor ask
you to sell two pairs of traces. Police-conatable Crad-
dock said he apprehended ; risoner on Tuesday night and
charged her with stealing 24 pairs of traces, the property
of Charles Yardley. She said she did not steal them,
the girl gave them to her. Prmoner pleaded not guilty
of stealing, but loud she was guilty of selling them.—
Prisoner was sentenced to 21 daps' imprisonment.