The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-17 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

CHARGE OP ASSAULT AGAINST P, LICE OPPICURS.-•• At
the Felten Court, on Weduesday labt, before ble,lrll.
I/LOIS And F. W. bl. Balla, U.S.° nai a charge against
to, police office's, 'I :)or Al.l RublOsun, of assault. Me
11111 s astd they had no 1111.0 to get the case up, sod he
should ask for the case t, be sdjourned for seven days.
File ease was adjourned.

DlitINK AND 1111PUYING To WClT.—Thotoes Harvey and
William Compton were summoned for being drunk and
r, fusing to quit the liandet Hotel, Old Hill, on the 10:11
ILA Whell requested. Witham ',dater said on the above
date defendants were in his house, drunk. He ordered
them out, end they refused to go, and he had them re-
moved. Defendants pleadid guilty. Ctherpton was
tined 2s 64 and costa; and Harvey 6d and coblA.
STEALING TROWELE—David farkes, & private in the
40th Regiment of Foot stationed at Mellinger. in Ireland,
Nile charged with stealing a quantity of trowels, the pro-
perty of William Hunt end others, at the Braden Iron-
works, on the 23rd. Mr. Shakespeare appeared for the
prosecutors, and Mr. W. Hay.s for prisoner. Henry
Farmer said he was one of the managers at the !trades
Works. Know the prisoner, who had been employed at
the works for two years as one of the grinders. Have
missed trowels and other things from the works.
Trowels have been sent from Birmingham marine storee
with prosecutor's name on them, and sold at a cheaper
rate. The trowels produced are in an unfinished state,
and are worth 255. Edward Paltuor said he was a brick-
layer, and resided at Blackneath. Know prisoner. Fri.
Boner took four trowel. to hie shop on the 23rd ultimo.
Witness gave him sin pigeons for them. He asked him
how he came by them, and prisoner said he bought was.
ters at the Brides. Arthur Basterfield said he lived at
Blackheath, and was • bricklayer. lie gave him three
pigeons for three trowels. He said he gave a shilling for
them. Mr. Hayes said prisoner would plead guilty, and
be was afraid the man had been the dupe rather than the
actual thief. Committed for two calendar months' just.
prisoumwat..,

At-SAULT Csse.—Thomas Rose, alias Turner, was
charged with assaulting Joseph Walters, landlord of the
Vine Inn, Rowley, on Sunday last. Complainant said
defendant was in his house drunk, on the day in ques-
tion. He went to turn him out, when defendant struck
him, made ids nose bleed, and blackened his eye. De•
fendant pleaded guilty, and was tined 20s in default one
month. •

BREACH OF THE PEACE. Michael Baster&ld and
Thomas Harvey ware charged with committing a breach
of tho peace, at Howley, on the 10th. Police.constable
l'aylor proved the case, and the defendant, who pleaded
guilty, was ordered to fined one surety in £lO to keep
the peace for six months.—Ambrose end John Harvey
with aiding and abetting. Police-constable Taylor said
i.e saw defendants kneeing the two, who were lighting.
Defendante pleaded not guilty, and called their father,
who said his sou John was in Targett's pubic-house.
from eight to ten o'clock. Ordered to find one surety of
£5 to keep Sid peace.
TRAMHTER.—The Junction Inn, Tividale, from William
Henry Powell to Samson Walters.