The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-31 00:00:00

Mr °Aron idresaed the Bench for the defence..

The —Ma.;ist.rttes then retired into a private room for a
short time. On returning. Mr. W. C. Pirmatone said
they hat given the C 4.1139 a very careful attention. They
found that an atsault had been c nninitte.l, and fined the
ih.fentlent for the first assault, £3. The summed assault
was diamissed; as was also the counter-charge against
Mr. Prescott, and the charge of wilful damage
Great interest was manifested in the cases, the Court
being crowded to excess during the hearing of them,

ASSAULT CARL—M(I4es Ideathrote, NTS% charged with
assaulting Bet-y Ashmore on the 13rd inst. Complain-
ant said on the above date Os defendant began poling
her al, tut, and piked her up tint threw her over his
..lioulder and di upped her on the ground, hurting her
arm.—S.:lll Vi iill.itiia Mon called f.ir the t efenee, and
said complainant M 34 on defendant's g mien, and lie
staked her to come off. She en', noel, told defendant then
willed her off. Defendant did not heave complainant iii
the genial. DAtunlaut neon ined Is and costs in default
I days.
AS,ULTING A Wall mwL—Noalt Beth iii wag charged
with ainiaulting Sarah Lewis no tde dliii inst. St (lent.
Mr. Maltby ildended. Complainant saint on the MUMe
date tilie wits standing by her father,s gate, when the de•
fenilant came lip and stn nick her. She renvinstratel with
him, and he ran towards her ; but ili.l not stiike her.
Edward Harris corroborated c.implainatit. Defendant
was tined 10s and rind., in default 11 days.—Detendant
WAS further charged with wilfully damaging a gate, the
property if Willi on Taylor, on the d lilt not. Coin-
plainant said on the shove date the defendant eame np
and t aik tin • gate it the hingea. and in thriwinu it &MS,
broke it iii The damage done ma until to in. Dr-
fend .ait pleaded guilty, :tad wan fitted (id, de damage, and
costs, i days.

AND It, T01f4.--WilibllTl Co' was ,barged I.y
Supou IltPli tient Fret•lDMlll With •in. .11.11.1 k flr a ! iotoas,
on the 21. t inst. P.c... Dagara prt•veil ft, ii,, arol
fondant, wh.) p.eaded gallty, was ortlerel to ',ay the
costs.

WILFUL I)inZley. Arthne
Itichart Brewery. and WlWinn Fleniining, four Intie
boyi, Wee brought up on remand from thierley Hill, arid
eliarited with wilhiEy ilaimweing a hay riek. the property
of Thomas Pope, on the 13th iust, at Mob:pent, Jo.
Barlodine raid he raw all f or of the defendants on the
rick, running about. Ripe the connlainiiiit) 'aid the
damage done to the rick WIR 24. Th. Bench considered
the case not fully proved, and
~li4ruisret it.

A9,IAT7T.TING THE POLlCE.—Thumas Price, (22i, wan
charged rvih ns milting P.C. I)ogar.l whil4 in the ese•
ration of his duty, on the 27t11 inst. —P C. Inward said on
Cite above dote, lOWA. 4,1,e• o'clock at nig!it lie Vi s on day
at Co ti grain, was on the footiutli, mid met the def....d-
ant and nnother men. not in omit eiy. Defendant palled
a stone out iif his p .oket an-1 threw at him, lijtt,n him
on the side of the far. Defi nilant then knocked him
down and both of the men LI hire. Had been unil•r
medical treatment, (dr csatnined : Are perfect y eat.
isfie i that the doleadan:'d brother Edwar I WA.: not the
emoh n, b 4 will lore ir Vitt the defen hint wan the
mmmii w.rs iu,ssulted Mr mis a:MI lie saw the
hut n t-01411, about one a ink on Pie night in quisittsi.
Rev no enured wftli blood,—Mr. Parry in dohnea, iii
that as Dagard hail tussle a midtake an to the writ Ed.
w ird Flee. Mt might mini have been iahitakitt ad to the
I..ntity ..f tits defendant. and celled Robe, it
C' to,t linen to Donation on the alio, date, In ram.
w h lie !Merit. Left the del niant at the Re.,th
au tot a quarter pint 12 n'ol,tast. tie cit In tb
direction of Mime. Elibabeth Price, ta,her
. . . .

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art, avid her gott alma bran.. about Ll.t 12 n 1 wk.
ite4 did het en oat ooloiuitt-il to
toka ilia trial at the tI.Xt Wt./reader bail baill
avowpted—hinviolf in ono minty oi £2O, and two are.
tioi, of £lO corh.

BP KAell oF Tlf P. Pc tcn.—Neherni.th Wood ant Stephan
llama wero ehtitg«,l with coillrilltling a hreaeh of the
peace by fi4lilloll on the 2.lth test. at PetialWl3. John
Pearson proved the ca,e, and defendanta were bound over
to keep the peace for three weeks.