The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-29 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

• SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT.-011 Tuesday lad, •
shocking accident occurred at the Waterfall Lane Col.
liery, Old Hill, to a man named Edward Smith i 25),
collier. It appears the poor fellow was engaged in blast.
mg with some powder, when be left the lid off the can.
From some means or other the powder exploded, and ha
was so severely injured that he died OD the following
morning. Mr. Timmins, burgeon, was called in, hat his
services were of no avail.

REFUSING To Quir.—At the Police Court, on Wednes.
day last, before Messrs. F. W. O. Barre and N. Eliugley,
Thuile' Allen and Thomas Siviter were chniged with
being riotous, and refusing to leave the King's Arms,
Rowley, on the 20th, when requested by the landlord.
Police-constable Jackson said about 20 minutes past 11
on the 0-. ore date he visited the King's Anrie, when h.
saw tho two defendants fighting. Allen had his bat and
coat off. Witness asked the landlord why he did not sep.
arate them, and he said be could not. Henry Truman,
the landlord, said defendants were in his house and corn.
menced fighting. He ordered them to leave, and they
did not. He asked them again, and Siviter wcnt.
, ter was fined Is and costs, and Allen Is and costs ; in
default 14 days.
Alsoriati CASE.—Thomas Plant was merged with
being disurdeily and refusing to leave the Royal Oak,
Blackheath, when requested, on the 22nd in.t. William
Derby, the landlord, said he went into the room, and the
defendant bad a spinner on the table, and betting was
going on. He requested him to leave the house, and be
retuned to go. Defendant was fined ls and cost.; in
default 14 days.

Asset:LT Can.—Amelia Massey wee charged by Emma
Shewaird with assaulting her on the 20tu met, at Crudley
Heath. Complainant said on the &boas date her boy and
defendant's son were quarrelling. She went to them, and
defendant said she would smash her face with a hemmer.
Complainant turned round. and defendant bit her on the
back of the neck with the hammer, and hat her again on
the face with it, giving bet • earioris black eye. Th•
hammer was hut, and it burnt her face. Several witness
eel were called on both bide., but the evidence was very
contradictory. The Bench said they did not believe the
evidence of defendant's witnesses, and tined defendant
2s 6d and coats; in default 21 days.
ANOTHER A6SAVLS.-F.uuy Heineman was charged by
Betsy Newman with assaulting her on the 20th instant,
at Blackheath. After hearing the evidence, defendant
was tined is and costs.

A DIEGBACIFUL Arrant.—Joseph Williams and Jobs
Stevens were charged with assaulting John Adams, on
the 2ith Mutant, at Cradle); Heath. Mr. W. Hayes de.
fended. Complainant said he lived at Overend, and on
the above date he was at a public-houseLelia') when
defendant William was in, He had something to drink
with him, and he went out. Defendants followed hire,
and set about him. They punched Lim, knocked him
down, and kicked him. Complainant called a witness,
who corroborated him. Mr. Hayes, in defence, centenchil
that defendant Williams only ;struck in self-defeece. The
complainant made borne beastly remark about Williams's
wife, and then struck him, Job Hodgetts and Benjamin
Parkes were then called, and after hearing their evidence
the Bench dismisaeti the case, remarking that complain-
ant ought to be ashamed of using each language about a
Inn's wife.
STELLING BCTTER.—Phcebe Priest waa charged with
j stealing a half pound of butter, the property of Joseph
Whitmore, of the Golden Cross Inn, Old Hill, on the
24th instant. William Priest, grocer's Resistant, proved
seeing the prisoner go into prosecutor's shop, pat her
hand on a dish and take the hotter off, and pct it in her
pocket. He run across, and accused her of i•, when she
pulled it out c.l her packet. Mrs. Elizabeth Whitmore,
wife of proeecetor, identified the butter 1.4 their pro-
perty. Police-constable Cox proved apprehending the
prisoner, and charging her with the offence. She taid
•• Don't take use, I wilt make it up with Mrs Whitmore."
Prisoner was committed to take her trial at the next
Stafford Sessions.