The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-07-11 00:00:00

BEIERLEY HILL.

DRUNKENNE9S.—At the Police Court on Monday,
before Mes-rs H. 0. Firmstone, G. K. Harrison,
and Major Webb, Thomas Davis and Israel Ham-
mond were ehirged withlbeing d; u ,Ir on toe 27th
tilt at Pensnett. P,C. Adams proved the ease, and
aaendanrs were final 2s 6 t and costs.

DAMAGE.—Williatu Williams was charged with
damaging a quanitv of mowing grass at Quarry
Bank, belongiag to John Cart wright, doingdarnage
to the amount of ss.—Hemekiah Dunn proved the
case.—Fined is and costs, and pay 2s 61 damage.
STEALING COAL. Elizabeth James, married,
Commouside, was charged with stealing a quantity
of coal, the property of the truste a of the Rid of
Dadley, on the 28ta ult.—Defendant pleaded guilty.
—l).t.). Wynn said that on the above date h saw
the defendtmt take a quantity of coal from No. 23
pit, Wallows Colliery, She took it from the dirt
mound, and it would be about Acwt.—Mr. Firm-
.tone said it was a very serioub case. She had
been fined three times previously, and it appeared
to have no effect. She would now be fined 20s 6d,
or one m n:th.

ATTEMPTING TO Roo—George Stapleton and
Maria Proctor were charged with attempting to rob
William Chambers, on the sth inst.—Mr. Woollas-
ton applied tor a remand, in order to make enquir •
ies.—Prosecutor said that he lived at Wordsleyi
and whilst returning home on Sunitty night ha met
the male prisoner who asked him fo: threepence,
and said if he did not give it him he wouid stek a
knife into him. (pulling a knife out of his pocket.)
Witness ran away, and prisoner followed him and
caught him, threw him on a bank and c aug.it hold
of his that A young man then catne up mid
culled the ptisoner off.—Jonn linden said that he
heani cries of murder about half•p-tst ten on Sun-
day. He got over a gate and the woman cauglit
him by the throat and said, "You ate the man who
was going to put a knife into my husband." He
then saw tile male prisoner who came out of the
hedge with Chambers. Remanded for a week.
BE BOUGHT THEM. John Teeuan and Ann
Maria Teenan. man and wife, were charged with
stealing two dresses, three shirts, one sheet, two
pairs of stockings, and one cloth. on the 23rd ult.
the proper:), of Nandi Barber, Collis Street, Dennis
Park.—Pros( cut ix said the articles produced were
her prope ty, and she saw tbem safe on the 23rd
tilt, The next morning they were gone.---lhe fe—
=la prisoner was discha--ged.—The male p- is trier,
who sail he bought tin.in of a man, was fined 20s 6d,
or in default one month.—Mr. Addison defended
the woman.

On the Monday night she sent for witness and said
she was very ill. She looked very poorly, and waS
sitting en a chair dowstairs.
Dr Pears, P.rierley Hill, who exemined Alice
Weill' gs,said he could not tell frcm her appearance
whetht r te miscarriage was induced artificially or
from natural causes.
Dr. Savage said he examired Alice Wellings in
company with Dr. Pearse, and she was in a very
dangerous condition.
P,S. Hollins said that on the 15th June he
searched the ptisoner's house and found a small
ju; in a cupboard in the front room ;it contained
a brown liquid. He handed t to superintendent
Wo )11a-ton
Supe intendent Woollaston said that te arrested
prisoner oil the 13th June at Brettell Lane. He read
the warrant over to her, and in reply she said,
"Nothing of the sort, sir; it is vety wrong.
Nothing at all of the sort. I will go with you and
see her. She wiis at my house about six weehs
k 40," Sergeant Hollins handed him the jug, and
it o.mtained a brown liqui,l;:he handed it o Dr.
B, Hill The article produced fell from prisoner's
dress when he arrested' her. It was stained with
something like blood He met her coming out of
the front room upstairs. She bad an apron on and
in it was a small delicate child, which was stated to
be 9 days (11.
Sergeant Connolly corroborated.
Dr.°Bostock Hill, county analyst for Warwickshire,
said the ivory ieslrument and the bottle he received
from Superintendent Woollaston on the 22nd ult.
Ile examined the instrument and the stain upon it
was blood. The instrument would undoubtedly be
used to procure abortion. The brown liquil was,
he believed, an infusion of eurgot of herbs. There
was no definite chemical test abs.dutely reliable to
tell whetl.er it was eurgot. Ile had tested it and
based his opinion by its colour, taste, and certain
I
. chemical tests. he thought it was a home made
drug ; but could not tell whether there was
sufficient to cause a miscarriage.
Mr. Ward addressed the Bench for the defence
and said that he did not think there was a prima
Jane ease, and if there was he should resefve the
defence. In the second case he could not c.)nceal
from himself but that a prima facie case had been
made out. .
The Bench retired to consider their verdict, and
on recut fling into Court, Mr. Firmstone said they
had decided to send the pri,oner for trial at the
Afoizes.
Bail was allowed, herself in £5OO, and two
sureties of £250.