The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-04 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

ASSAULTS ON WIVES.—At the Police Court on '
Monday, before Col. Fletcher, and Messrs. H. Hall
and H. 0. Firmstone, George Thomas Pantin,
clerk. Dennis Park, was charged with being drunk
on the 22nd ult.—Defendant was further charged
with assaulting his wife Elizabeth Pantim on the
22nd tilt, at Brockmoor.—Complainant said that
the defendant came to her mother's house and asked
her to go to Brierley Hill. Whilst she was getting
ready they had some conversation and the defend
ant jumped up and struck her on the eye. She was
living apart from her husband —Defendant was
fined 10s and costs for the assault, but the other
case was dismissed.—Thomas Saunders, Quarry
Bank, was charged with assauling his wife Mary
Ann Saunders, on the 22nd ult.—Mr. T. Homer was
for the prosecution, and Mr. W. Waldron defended.
Complainant said that husband wanted lOs from
her and because she would not sive it to him, he
caught hold of her by the throat. He then loosed
her and ran at her and kicked her on the legs.—
Clara Saunders said that she saw her father pulling
her mother about.—Mr. Homer said they did not
wan to hurt defendant —The case was adjourned
for two months in oider to see how the defendant
behaves himself.
DauNKENstss.—Thomas William Cook was fined
2s 6d and costs for being drunk at 13, nsnett, on the
22nd ult.—Thomas Baker was fined sGd and costs
for being drunk on the 22nd nit.—Sarnuel Mole, a
deaf and dumb man, was fined 2s 6,1 and costs for
beieg drunk —Thomas B ,yley for being drunk on
the 20th ult, was fined 25 6,1 and costs.—Reuben
Cooper and Charles Fradgley were charged with be-
ing drunk on the 23rd ult. Cooper was fined 2s 61
and costs and Fradgley 5s and ces!s.
, BREACH OF THE PEACE. DaRC Cadman, Ferir,
anti Isaac Cadman, jute.. Samuel Smith, William
C dman, Richard Smith, Thomas Vaughan, Abra-
ham Pearce, John Pearce, Robert Pearce, Joseph
Hackett, Frank Potts, and Edward Burns were
charged with committing a breach of the peace by
fighting on the 22nd lilt, at Ringswieford. The
case against John Pearce was withdrawn in order
for him to give evidence. John Pearce said that he
saw all the defendants except Robert Pearce, Thomas
Vaughan, and Abraham Pearce fighting. Mary
Smith said that she saw Robert Peal ee and Frank
Potts strike Samuel Smith. The defendants were
.each bound over in their two recognisanees of £5
to keep the peace for slx months and pay the costs.
JURY LISTS.—The jury lists for the following
places were submitted and passed: Amblecote,
Uupper Arley, Babbin,Aon, Enville, Himley, King-
swinford, Kinver. There were two objections
made to the Kingswinford list ; one William Mall n,
was struck off, he being above GO years of
EJECTMENT ORDER,—Mr liolberton applied for
an order to eject Martha Evaus from a heuse at
Tackeroo. Mr. Hole es, rent collector for Mr. Ball,
said he had given the woman a week's notice, bet
sue would not leave. The order was grated.
ALLIIGI-D WILFUL DAMAGE TO REES.—William
Pearcey (68), whitesmiih, living at 32, Corn Street,
Dudley, was charged with unlaw'ully and malicously
damaging a quantity of holly and other trees by
stripping the bark from them on the 20th, at Himly
Park, the property of the Earl of Pudley, and doing
damage exceeding £lO. Mr, Holbert ,nwas for the
prosecution. Mr. A, Coombes, head gardener, said
that on the afternoon of the 9th ult., he rased by
the trees and they were then safe. lie pas-ed by
them again on the 20th ult, and saw that 14 holly
trees:end had been damaged. They were situated by
the lake near the house. The one thorn tree had
also been damaged. On the 20th ult, he passed by
the trees between 11 anl 12 o'clock and he saw the
trees hal been stripped. Tatra were 12 or 13
pieces of holly bera lying uuderneath the trees.
One tree had been barked so much that, he did not
en eat it to live. He then communicated with the
p lice. lie noticed several footprints in the genial
as though made by a clog. Some Lark had been
banded to him by P.C. Poole. P.C. Poole and wit-
ness went. to the trees and the pieces fitted in
places on the trees where the bark had been taken
off. The bark produced corresponded with tl at
taken from one tree. The value of trees was about
£lO at the least. Walter Barnes, tcreman gardener,
gave corroborative evidence. P.C. Poole, stationed
at Swindon, proved going to the lodgings of t'!e
prisoner on the 21st ult. He found a quantity of
bark in the pantry under some brick. on the flolr.
He also found some more up stair_e The bark that
was in the pantry was called pickled bark, He took
prisoner into custody and charged him with damag-
ing the trees. Prisoner said •`Very well, I've not
had it from there." There was 15 or liOlb of bird
lime in the bottom of the basket. Wi'nes compared
the bark found at prisoner's house eeth that on •he
trees He charged him again and prisoner said "I've
not had it from there. I had it from Lord Stam-
ford's." He said that that merning. 'lhe Be ch
committed the prisoner to the Sessions,