The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-10-21 00:00:00

£5O. each.
Asseuvr CASE. Charles White was charges with
assaulting William Norris, on the lst inst.—Mr. Addison
appeared for complainant and Mr. Collis defended.
After hearing the evidence on both sides the Bench dis-
missed the case.

BRIERLEY HILL.
DRUNIucNNES3.—At the Police Court, on Monday,
before Messrs. F. Evers and 11.0. Firmstone, Ephraim

Smith, a gipsy, was chargad with being drunk and
refusing to quit the Marquis of Granby Iri, Audnam.
when requested, on the 14th inst.—Thomas Whitworth
said he ordered defendant to leave the house and he
refused to do so and witness had to send for the police.
—Poline-constables Hume and Frost said they went to
the house on the above date and found defendant very

drunk and disorderly. He refused to leave the house
and when they eveotnally got him out he became so
violent that they had to convey him to the station in a
cart.—Defendant pleaded guilty and was lined lOs and
costs; in default 14 days.—James Elwell NVEI3 charged
with being drunk and riotous in Mill Street, Brierley
Hill, on the 10th inst.—Police-constable Thomas proved
the case and defendant was fined 2s Gd and costs ;
.in

default 7 days.—Thomas Grennan was charged with
being drunk and riotous, at Brierley Hill, on the 14th
inst.—Police-sergeants Kavanagh and Lavin and Police-
constable Hollins gave evidence and defendant, who said
he was not drunk was fined 23 Gd and costs; in default
7 days.—William Baker was charged with being drunk
whilst in charge of a horse and trap in High Street,
Brierley Hill, on the 13th inst.—Seigiant Kavanagh
said defendant came to the station in a state of intoxica-
tion and said he did not feel fit to take care ofithe horse
and trap as there were a lot of valuable provisions in
the cart.—The Bench remarked that it was a very wise
thing on the part of the man and ordered him to pay
costs.—William Hodgkins was charged with being dis-
orderly and refusing to quit the Fountain Inn, Level
Street, Brierley Hill, when requested, on the 9th inst.—
Mr. Clulow appeared to prosecute,—Mrs. Preston, the
landlady, said defendant flame into her house n:th
several others on the above date and had some ale. He
was very disorderly and wanted more ale which she
refused to supply and ordered defendant out of the
house. He refused to go and said he would send the
jug through the winlow.—Mrs. Curtiss, daughter of
complainant, corroborated her mother.—Guy Stevens
was charged with being disorderly and refusing to quit
the Fountain Inn,
.when requested, and was furtner

charged with wilfully damaging a door, the property of
Frederick Preston.—The case was proved and Mr.
CluloW said his client did not wish to press the case
against defendants who had apologised fur their conduct.
—Defendants were fined is and costs each. and Stevens
was ordered to pay the 3s damage to the door.
ASSAULT CASE.—Joseph Williams was charged with
assaulting Thomas Junes, on the 7th inst.—Complain-
ant said defendaut came to his house and offered him 2s
towards 12s that he owed. Witness refused to teke it
and defendant ca"ed him a b— ord scoundrel and
struck him on tire eye. The case was withdrawn on
defendant paying costs end promising not to offend
again.—William Whittle was charged with assar''ng
Percy Box. a little boy 11 years of age, on the fith 'lst.
—Complainant said he called defendent names when
, defendant threw a stose at him which caught him on the
face, blackened both his eyes and made his nose bleed.—
Defendant said the lad cr'led him names and annoyed
him. He did throw the stone but not vi:th any inten-
tion of injuring the lad. He was exceedingly sorry it
had ham ened.—Mr. Evers said it was a very serious
matter to throw at the boy in he manner. It might
have blinded him—Defendant was fined 2e lid end
costs ; in default 7 days.
TRESPASSING ON THE GREAT WESTERN P lILWAY.
Ann Maria Lowe, Jr re Angel, %Y 'am Lowe, and John
James were eherged with trespassing on the Kiugswinford
branch of the Great Western Rai'way, on the 22nd of
August last.—James Pearce, platelayer, sr'd he saw the
four defendants on the K'ngaw )ford breach on the 22nd ,
of August last. He told them they were trespass'ng and
they said there was no other road to the'i- work.—lnspec-
tor Lock seid there was a k,:eat de' of trespassing on
that line and it had ')ecome very dangerous. Cho.dre.l
were sent with the meals to the works and were con-
stantly in danger of being rr I over. The case was
brought for ward to show people they had no right on
the line.—James paid costs 4s 6id and the other defend
aets were fined 7s including costs, r ,c 1 were a".owed 7
days to pay it in.
STEALING A STRlP.—Edward Lloyd, (16), was charged
with steal'ng a strap, the property of Thomas Pinckney,
at Stor-ton, on the 7th inst.—Prosecutor said he was a
farm br-iff at Stourton. He saw the strap safe on the
6th mat, and afterwards missed it. He saw it on
prisoner on the Bth !. Ist, and accused him of steeling it
and prisoner so,d he had it from Mr. Beddard's wagoner.
—Police-constable Ferrol, sta"oned at Kinver, said he
serred the suirnions on p:soner, who se'.d he did take
the strap, but he world go to prosecutor and apologise
and he was ate./ sorry for it —Prisoner pleaded gu•-ty
and was sentenced to 14 days' hard labor-.
INQUEST.—An inquest war held on Monday eternoon,
before Mr. W. H. Pb"lips, coroner, at the house of Mrs.
Radford, the Delph, touch'ng the death of
Fossbrook, aged 2 years, son of Charles Fossbrook, a
boatmen. The father of deceased se'd he left the child
on the boat !I charge of a g;rl 8 yee7s of age, wh"st he
went with his wife to the top of the Sixteen Locks about
a m"e away. When they came back they m'ssed the
child end it was afterwards found dead in the cane,. He
had no reason to blarae anyone.—Charles DaNis uncle
to deceased, said he saw decr -.sed playing in the boat
with other ch'dren. He told them to go into the cabin
and when he CPI 26 back they cord not see the chi'd
until it was found in the water 10 nr lutes r "ter weds.
He found the body close to the boa', quite dead. Or'y
one boat passed them end there were no marks on the
body.—The jury retr .aed a verdict of " Accidents
death,"