The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

WILFITL Dam AGF..-At the Petty Sessions held on
Wednesday last, I,lore l. Moore, Eq., Matthew Butler
was charged with wilfully damaging a fence and • quan-
tity of nivaing grass on the thlud in,t, the property of
Alfred 114.11:1) Burrs anti George Alfred Haden Boa.
Mr. Burro proved that lie saw the defendant throwing
into the grass, and after saw him break the fence down.
'Elie damage done was Is. Fined •.!,i Ili and costa, and
ordered to pay the damage; in ilefAult it dayu.

Ill:AIN or BASTABUY —Before E. Moore and 1. N.
G. isarrs, Samuul IValker Wa, annimoned by Ann
P.tyne fur n.resrs of bostardy amounting to Vi 13s 2d.
..konntittrd for three months.

SUSPICIOrS CASE.--13,fore E. More, F. W. G. Bores,
and N. Bingley, lisp, , Thom. Male was charged m ith
onion! slAy having, in hi. possession a picklock key, and
with hieoliing a cal punter's shop belonging to the
New British iron Works Company, on the ..1310
with an unlawful iutent. John Leone, in:mager, sand
that on the above date prisoner cause into the carpenter's
yard, pulled a key out of ills pocket, isnd tried to uulock
the door. He caulk led unlock it, and went to a store
door aid several otti :rs. Ile after went to a wherlwright's
shop, and unlocked it. Ile went inside, mei slut the
door. Witness then went to the ship, and fount prisoner
had locked it. He looked through the window, and asked
him what he was do:ng. Prisoner said nothing. Wit-
ness asked him to unlock the door. He did so. He
then asked him for the key. Prisoner said that he hail
found it by the furnaces. Witness told him to gs off the
premises. He did go, and witness afterwaids gave the
key to the police. Prisoner had been previously engaged
at driving a horse for the compsny. He had no business
there on the Sunday. Mr. Oldershaw, the Cleik, here
said the Bench wou:d not treat the case as a misdemean-
our, but as 11 CiLie of vagrancy. Police•constable Fox
proved that the key was placed in his possession by the
last witness, and that he apprehended the prisoner on a
warrant. lu defence, the prisoner said he was merely
trying the various doors to see which the key belonged
to, so that he might give it up. Sentenced to 14 days'
hard labonr.

A CI,CEL MOTHER.—EIiza llodgetts WAS charged ly
Eliza llodgetts, daughter of tlie defendant, with assault-
ing her on the 4th inst. From the evidence of complain-
ant, it appears that defendant is seporsted from her his
baud, and complainant (15) daughtertfd,fendant, lived
with her, and worked at nailing. On the above date she
did not make suiti,ient nails, when her mother beat her
and kicked her several times, cud would not let her have
her clothes. Fined kid and cm:ft.

AN I,I:RAII.4UL Benjamin Newton w•,
summoned by Hannah Att wood for using tad and abuive
language to her on the :ith ite.t, to excite her to commit
breach of the piece. Complainant said she was aunt
to the defendant. On the above date defeuslant used
iilthy and abusive language to her, aud was in the habit
of doing so. Defendant, on promising not to offend
again, and wings coats tlOst, was discharged.
BkEACII oc Cowritacr.—Enoch Jones was summoned
by Joseph Adams for absenting himself from his work
ou the dud just, whereby he had eustained a loss of 10s,
and sought to reimeer the same. Mr. Addison defended.
Complainant said he lived at Blackheath, and was a peg
and stud manufacturer. Defendant lied left his employ
several times before without leave. The agreement was
to give and take 14 dept. notice. Job Adams proved the
agreement. D•tfentiant was ordered to return to his
work, and give 14 days' notice, and pay costs.
Ass-set! Casa.—JA!11.1131111110111111 arid Alla COI were
charged by Warwick Plant with unaulting him on the
sth int. Complainant said he went te the Five Wave,
and into Coe.; house to have a Owls of ale. It was quite
*our, and he refused t• pay for it. and called for a bottle
.if ginger beer, for which he paid two pence. Ann Cos
then threw the ale into his face, and the bottle at his
head ; but it did not hit him. He then went to Billing.
haul's house to have some ale. On returning to pack up
the SA, the mule defendant came and fitruck him, and
kicked him while he was down, aud the female struck
him. Jeremiah Perry awl Sarah Ann Plant gave corro•
cornier evidence. Cut said that complaivant tirst struck
her and knocked her down, and that klillin4hani C.fle up
at the time, and pick, d her up, and carried her into the
house. I'. Homer was called for the defence, Fined tid
each and costs. 16s.

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C,IAL SrliALlNl4.—Ruth Tranter (II), and Mary Hill
116), were charged with stealin,,), a quantity of wild, the
property of H. Whitehouse. The Case Wll,l proved. Hill
WM{ fined 23 fid, and Tranter Is. Emma Midill was
charged with a similar offence, and lined is; in default
seven days.

BANSIERS.—At the Petty Sessions, before F. W. G.
Barri; and N. Hinzley. Emirs., the following transfers
took place :—The Handel Hotel, Blackheath, (eon the
assignees of William Hunt, a bankrupt, to William
Laster; the Holly Bush, Cradley Heath. from Eleanor
Round to William Bannister.