The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

OBSCENIZ LANGTTAGE.—At the Police Court on
Monday, before „Messrs. F. Evers, H. Hall, and P.
Foley, Esau Cartwright was charged with using
obscene language on the 28th ult. P.C. Smith
proved the case.—Mary Cartwright, wife of the
last defendant, was charged with ming obscene
language on the same date P.C. Buckley proved
the case, Defendants were each fined 5s and
costs.
NIISCELLANEOUS CA9ES.—David Pagett was fined
.1s 61 and costs and David Davies, Brettell Lane,
58 and costs for being drunk.—Emanuel A.ttwood,
ironworker, Quarry bank, was ordered to pay the
costs on a ci.arge of committing a breach of the
peace.—Thomas Williams, Brockmoor, was ordered
to pay 7s for keeping a dog without a license.—
Noah Benderick, Quarry Bank, for allowing a don-
key to stray on the highway was fired 2s 6d and
costs.—Mary Ann Scriven for using threats towards
Lucy Allchurch was bound over to keep the peace;
and a charge against Lucy Allehurch for assaulting
Mary Ann Scriven was dismiste:t -- A c 1 arge
against Benjamin Hus-elbee for assaulting Henry
Darby, at Coalbonrnbrook, was withdrawn on pay-
ment of costs, 7s.
COAL SMALINS.—AIice Jones (12), Faith Rush-
toi (19), and Sarah Tudor, an old woman were
charged with stealing a gnaw ity of coil, at Brock-
moor, the property of Sheelah Garrott ad Son, on
the 29:h.--Additional constable Taylor saw the de-

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fendants at Brocktnoor Basin, picking coal. The
zirl Jones went on to a boat and took some coal off,
—Jones was fined 2s 6.1 including costs, and the
other defendants 5s and costs. _

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DAMAGE.— Henzi 11-ybould was charged with
damaging a window to the amount of 2s 61.
Joseph ltaybould, landlord of the Viue Inn, Delph,
said that defen,ter came to Lis house on the 26th
tilt, She began a row with her husband and
N..anted him io go hon..; but he rtfu.,ed. He then
put defendant out and she broke two pines of glass
with her tist.—The case was withdrawn on defehd-
wit paying the damage, 28 6d.
ALLEGED ASqADLT BY A SCHOOL TEACHER.
Elizabeth Batham 06), a pupil teacher a the Pens-
nettoNational School, was charged with assaulting
Jane Blanche Harvey, a child four years and six
months W. Waldron mast fur the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. Ward defended.—Mr. Waldron, in
opening the case, said if he proved his case he
hoped the Bench ,vould send the defendant for trial.
—Mary Ann Harvey said she was the mother oh
Blanche Harvey, who was a scholar at the church
achools Pensnett. Elizabeth Ba ham was a tea&er
there. On the morning of the 16th March the child
went to selao,l (perfectly in health) with her sister,

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but when the clTilu came home she (witness) noticed
hat her left eye was running very badly. In con
-equence of something the child said she went and
3:w defendant. She went to the school and Mrs.
Page, the glverness, came to the door and she
;!alled defendant. Witness said the child had corn-

plained about the teacher hitting her, but the
teacher said the child had fed off the form. On the
19th March the defendant called to see the child
and said "I am sorry if I've hit the child to blind
ler." ; Witness took the child to Dr. Pearse, and
also to Birmiughain to Dr. Lloyd Owen.—Cross-ex-
gnarled :she took the child to Dr. Bradley on the
18th ult.—The child had previously complained
about the te.ichers hitting her, and did not want to
;o to e:;hool. Wituess did not hear Batham say
she had never hit the child in all her life as it was
iuite a favourite with her. A teacher said to de-
fendant "Perhaps it was a slate that did it," but
defendant did not know. Defendant did not say
r hat sne went to get some slates and on returning
she found the child crying. She complained about
her eye. Defendant did not say the child had fell
from the gallery, neither did she say that the child
had said that a boy had hit her with a slate. She
lid instruct Mr. Waldron to write a letter to de-
fendant with a view of coining to some arrange-
ment —Re-examined : Dr. Bradley came with the
vicar of the parish, Mr. Grigson. She did not Ben.;
for Dr. Bradley.-13y Mr Ward : Annie Bishop.
ancther teacher, came to her house on the 19th
March. Her husband was present at the time. The
lefendant was present as well and took the chiln
on her lap and nursed it. Defendant did not ea)
"I am sorry for the child, but I've not done it'
Pearse said that the little child was brought
to him on the 18th March. He only partially ex
amined the eye, because it was dirk. He made a
full examination next day anl found a puncture ot
...lie lease and a cataract. The c itaract wou.d ye-
ult from an injury of that description. lit his
)pinion it was done by some sharp instrument. 'L-
ead head the statement made about falling from a
form, but it would hr impo-eible. It could not b.
caused by the hand laithout there was somethih,
..11 it. It might be done ty falling on some sharp
nstrument. A pin would wt have done it, hu;
t pen might, The force would have caused alarge,
wound. He sent the child to Dr. Lloyd Owen, Bir-

itiughum. There wai no doubt tue child waF
:Ind.—Cross-examined :He would not ewear that

piece uf metal blown by the wind would puncture
the eye. He would swear there was not amauros,
in the eye. iitnauresis had nothing to do whatevei
with this case.—lr. Ward addressed the Bench
and said he thought that there was no case of pos-
dole assault to answer, The evidence of the medi-
al man was such as they could not decide upon
oecause he could not say whether the injury was
tone by an in-truuaent or not.—Ara. Martha Page,
4cheolmistress, at the Infants' S.daool, said the de-
fendaut had been under her for two years, and she
,:7as quiet sod gentle with children, especially the
younger ones. Up to the 16th March Blanchf
fiervey attended the school, and she was' a great
favourite. It was witne.,s's duty to punish anyone. The
defendant took charge of the class which Harvey
was nat 10 o'clock. The wind was very boisterous
that morning so they did not go out to play Wit-
ness saw the child crying and saw defendant pick
the child up and ask it what was the matter. In the
eftet noon tn.) mother came to the school and corn.
plained about the child being hurt Witness called
the defendant and told her what the mother had
•taid. The defendant denied hitting the child,—
Cross•examined : She would take her oath the de
fondant never struck the child. The child was
trying to climb up the gall-Ty and !ell forwards.—
Annie Bishop, a pupil teacher, said that on the
16th March she was at school and saw Blanche
Harvey there. She saw the child trying to climb
up the gallery and it fell down. Tne defendant,
who was standing in front of her class, went and
picked the child up and coaxed it and told it not to
eq. Witness went with defendant to Harveys'
house and saw the child lying down Defendaht
said "I am very sorry it I did it. but I did not."—
Cross-examined: She would swear that defendant
did not say "I am scaly if I hit it to blind it." Wit-
aesssaw,it fall from the gallery. She did not see any
thing the matter with the child's eye when she left
.chool —The Bench said they did not consider tbert
was sufficient evidence for then to convict of an
assault, or send her for trial. Tnere was nothing to
show that a wilful act of any kind that caused the
accident to the child, and diernisuei the case.
e BOARD.—Mr. W. Waldion presided at the
.eeeting of the new Board. held at the Town
on Monday afLernoon.—On tne motion of Mr
E Grove, seconded by Mr. It B. Guest, Mr. M.
ttollinson was re-electe I Chairman for the ensuing
year —The Medical Offieer of Health (Mr. G. Ash-
nead) reported a death-rate of 32.4 against 20.16
in the corresponding month of last year. The Gen•
Parposes Committee, in view of the mines
under High Street and Dudley street, recommendtd
that the levels of those streets be Wien awl that
notice be given to the Earl of Dudley's engineer to
be present wiien the Lye's are taken.—The recom•
diendation was adopted.