The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-02-15 00:00:00

HALES OWEN.

CRUELTY TO A DONICEY.—At the Police Court, held on
Tuesday, before Messrs. Gem, Phillips, and Gibbons,
Joseph Yeoman was charged by Superintendent Kemp,
with cruelly illtreatiug a donkey o a the 7th ult. Police.
constable Barley proved that he saw the defendant hit
the donkey on the head and bady several times, he could
hear the blows nearly a hundred yards. Defendant
denied hitting the donkey on the head, but admitted
hitting it on the body. Fined Is and costs.
thiIARGE OF WOUNDING.—Joseph Bateman was charged
with maliciously wounding Benjamin Jones on the Bth.
Complainant said he was at the Black Horse Inn, on the
above date,. taking to a man named Taylor, when
the defendant came into the house, and began to abuse
Mr. Taylor. Defendant theu turned upon him, and used
most abusive language. Taylor went out of the house,
and then theldefeudant struck at him. Told the defendant
if he did not behave himself he would throw him into
the canal, when the defendant picked up a poker and
held it with both heads, struck him a violent blow on the
head and knocked him down insensible. He afterwards
went to Dr. Phillips, and had the wound attended to.—
William Baldwin gave corroborative evidence.—Police-
constable Barlow proved apprehending prisoner on a
warrant. Defendant &aid that complainant struck him
first. DAendant's character was bad. 'the Magistrates
said they were going to leal lightly with the case, as he
might have had some provocation, and fined him Sc and
coats, with a caution that if he came .before them again
they should vary likely send him to prison without the
option of a fine
CHARGE OF ASSAULT —Phineas Parsons, Menry Parsons
and Ueerge White were charged with assaulting William
Pountney on the 25th ult. Mr. Hayes app-.!area to prose
cute, and Mr. Homer defended.—Complainant said that
he had been in the Uross public-house, and went into
ibinson's butchers shop, Phineas Parsons and his wife
followed him into the shop. Parsons wife asked him to
go home, ani he told him o go home with his wife, whin
Phineas Parsons set about rum. Then Henry Parsons
struck him on the head with a weight and he became
insensible. When he came to himself his on ) eye was
closed, and he was bleeding from the head.—David
S iwyer proved that he saw White kick complainant.
Maria Budge was called to corroborate. Mr. Homer, for
the defence, contended that it was a regular tight. Com-
plainant fell down, and no doubt he was injured in falling
which caused him to bleed, and said it was a regular
drunken row and fight. William Robins said that both
men wera drunk, and they had a regular fight. The
cases against Henry Parsons and George Whie w re dis-
missed, and Phineas Parsons and William Pouutney were
bound over to keep the-peace for twelve months.

ANOTHER ASSAULT CASE.—WiIIiM Hall, Henry Hall,
and James Bayley were charged with assaulting Reuben
Parsons. on the 26th ult. Mr. Homer appeared to
prosectEe, and Mr. W. S. Hayes defended.—Complainant
said that on the Sunday moroing William Hall came up
to him and wanted to fight. He told him t 3 go home
about his business Hall then struck him, and knocked
him down, The other two defecdaots came up at the time
and knocked him down and kicked him while down
Susanah Knowles said that she saw Bayley strike Vie
complainant, but did not see either of the other two
defendants. Mr. W. S. Hayes addressed the Bench for
Use defence, and said that a good deal of illfeeling ex
isted between all the parties, in consequence of a race
that took piaci some time ago, when Hales horse won
the race, and ever since the parties losing had been
trying to get up another match which Hall had refused
to do, hence the present hi-feeling. William Powell an
William Hackett were called for the defence, and swore
that neither Henry Hall or James Bayley ton bed corn-
plainant, but William Hall and complainant fought
together, and that complainant had some stones in his
hands, and brickeade to throw at William Hall.—El ward
Smart was also called, and said Henry Hall and James
Bayley did not interfere, and what William Hall did was
to try and take the stones of complainant. The Bench
dismissed all the cases.—James Bayley and Henry Hall
were then charged with assatLt ng Reuben Parsons on
the 27th. Mr. Homer appeared for complainant. and
Mr. W. S. Hayes defended, who said that he should
plead guilty on behalf of Hall. and not guilty on behalf
of Bailey.—Mr. Homer in opening the case said it, wa,
a most violent assault. They got the dmplainant down
and while down kicked him in a brutal manner, and
complainant is covered with bruises from head to foot,
and still under the hands of Mr. Blosham surgeon, and
the gross outrage was committed simply because com-
plainant had taken out summonses against them for au
assault. If he proved the case, he asked the Bench to
punish them severely. Complainant said that Bayley
first struck him and knocked him down, and then knelt
upon him and continued to beat him, while Henry Hall
kicked him while down.—Hall was fined 20s and costs.
and the case against Bayley was dismissed.