The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-03 00:00:00

SATURDAY, Jr's' 18,c9.

he ct;.;• IlboThe defence.tifaint state of
the
"Ml Gaeta; and mislead,' by ndynint .11
ant Welded on "vine into the cart egeinst his will. and present to strike tilla•ss the mestere woull wry them St
made lige taf bed lan temp to him end he won an irritated least ects per week indeed of Iffi -Mead elteeso,
thd en 7a aiset pita. ,ean, 'earned Sairendi am. ~,,ad ja, Air. Joseph Ilaffnot, of end Hill. Reif it wis with
Was retina . uti seed that it seas viailent ant eetasifftame rifingle•l teelLiva of Katie*, sled ddinlit that he stood up
aseault, and fin 'a it f,,,a.,,A 20,, era ensts-£1 13.- et. to entree! to loge a ennennese of eenete-sorrolf to..
Cannon no IN AGOONERS.-Fleery NOM. wagganer. cans he saw so it My miaaroble it' jets of pity, who had
been without the moat neccisary Articles of comfort week
in a toeition tea lave control ,
Tahoe.: , Stier week, until there WAS literally nothiug '.eft to Make
over iii. Magenta and torte. On the Nth ultimo. -
i.„ nnv; ; end deli tilt because he thoneht that the time
rreistsable Meilen,' nroved that he leant the defendant '
Wall (hamlet with rant being
in a waggon fast (Weep on the high road. on the above I had Poly errivel when the Wailer" e'tott dietete to the
date. drawn lay two hors.. The Bench salt it Was Seery ' m,astera Mitred of the Metiers di,,teung t,:,. t... 1.100• It
ding's ~ ~,,,, thing to dn, at fleet ltim '2oa and costs-fl wale a gleam of hope in &opal', and he trotted had el.
15e; in default sit weeks 'hard labour. Img the 'sellers' condition would be as end as that of
BRERROCSR OPEENCE.-John Williarne, landlord of any other linrii-worktna English libourer-Iland cheer-al.
the Brown Jug, was charged be Suoerintandent Mills 'the lain-niter was worthy of hie hire; and he thought
with keepina his house open for the sale ef beer after the he could any with truth that on tnen worked Intrdee foe
hner of eleven o'elock on the night of the 23rd althea". their mousy than the nsilers. and nO Men were worse
Police•ergeant Carfoll peoveal the offence, Snperititen• remunerated. Alas be knew folly the drendfnl streits
dent Mills sant he had received several eomptaints, but that some of them bad been put to tbrnngh the mattress
had not been able to detect defendant. Fined 40s and soon of the maaters.elirl hit rethieed their wages 10 per
costs-£1 las 64. rent. He thought. if they hat got to starie, they inighf
CHARGE OP KEEPING A DI""ERLT llover•-DaVid as well starve pleyiug as working; but he thought that
Evans, landlord of the New Star, Was charged with allow- by combined action and unity they yet might be able to
inc disorderly conduct in his house on the night of the accomplish tnneh. It was not the respectable masters
26:11 ult. Police•constatle Breton said lie heard a noiae that had contailanted to their miserable condition for he
at defendant's house. He went there, anal fount two thought aortae of their Masters were • credit to the neigh.
men had been fiehting. Defendant turned one of the bouahood, and es such hammed to be honoured. It was
men out, but not the other. Both men were drotik. He the foggers" thet had done all the mischief, and now it
told defendant to turn the other out. Witness then went was their than twit If they did not all enitibine end erten
away for a short time, and returned again. mad found one pet the " (miners 'to retite hy drily 1.41.4 fer fhe filial
of the men that hat been fighting drinking at the roan- tarn. The foggers could only be got out of the Merkel
ter. Defendant said that he had summoned the men for by • strike -(chieri). This was a sal step to take, but,
coining to his house to create a disturbance. The man unfortunately, it was the only one left open. It was
who began to fight had been quarrelling at the White certainly a pitiful sight for • men to hear his children
Lion, and came into his house. His brother•indaw WAS crying for bread said to be able to give them none : but
sitting down when he at once struck him, and commenced ,he thought a strike would not last long. It only wanted
the row; and, as soon as possible, he (defendant) got a pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, and it would
them both out. In answer to the Bench, Superintendent be done easily. The foggers could not stand against It,
Mills said the defendant lead been fined twice previouAlc , and it would certainly be better for them to endure some
IS for each offence. The learned Stipandiary said it was slight hardship than for them to go on in the miserable
disgracetal to keep each a hanise, ant his license unght way they were now, espeeially if they could materially
to he taken of him, and he should flue him £5 and imerove their posnion. Ile thought the lowest remune•
costs, ration a nailer ought to receive was 20s-(loaal cheers).
A QOARREL OVER A CHIGNON.- Maria Gibbons was; He earnestly advised them to come to a conclusion, and
aharged by Ellen Barman with Assaulting her. From when they had come to it to stiek to it-(lout cheers).
, the evidence it appears that the quarrel over defendant Mr. Thomas Crawford nine of the Brorasgrove Cora-
-1 wearing a chletmn ; complainant singing a song about it, mutter of Neatens) said he was most happy to gee so many
and setting the children on to shout otter her. The re- of his Old Hill brethren. The subject they were discus.
snit Was defendant atrack complainant. Ordered to pay stag was one of vital importance to them, mad it Wan fog
half the costs,ls Bd them to say whether they at Bromagrove were to win or
CHARGE OF THREATENING.-Williaro Hill Was charged whether they were to lose. At Bromegrove they had at.
by Agatha tleoper with easing threatening language to ways made it a rule not to work tar less than twenty
her, on the BM ult. Complainant said the lived in Fen- shillings a week, and certainly that was low enough. In
ton-street. Brierley Hill. and on the above date the de. November last the masters had notified their intention
fondant threatened her life, and made use of but lan• of a redaction, but this was met with such a show of re.
guage, and WAS afraid defendant would do her some bodily siatance that the ales was ultimately abandoned, but at
injary. Defendant said that complainant called him an Whitsuntide they had it again with full force, and a
. ' Old Ha rse," a "Onrille," and other names, Complain' meeting was called, which unanimously agreed that all
not said the defendant first called her bad names. Be' hammers should be thrown down, for that Bromagrove
fondant was ordered to pay Is 31 half the coats, as he men would not work for less than twenty shillings a week
(Mr. Spooner) did not believe there was a pin to choose -(loud cheers). But uefortunattely the reduction had
between them. been accepted by the Staffordeltire men, and this was held
APPLICATION FOR SITRETIES. - Sarah Collins was out as a strong indneement why they should accept it.
charged by Ann Jenkins with using threatening language Ile earnestly etatretted them "to come nut and assist
to her on the 15th ult. From the evidence of complain. them; they were till brethren, and certainly their condi.
ant it appears that a abort time ago she was summoned tion was a most lamentable one; in fact, it would be RR
by the police to give evidence. and since that time ale- impossibility for it to he worse. He felt certain that if
1 fendant lad often threatened her life. Pa-Lee-constable they would only stick shoulder to shoulder they would
1 Lavin alit, gave evidence, and defendant wee ordered to anon gain the victory-(l4)nd cheers). The public and
' Mut 011 e surety to keep the peace for six months, and the press gym pathiaed with them (hear, heat, and cheers)
pay costs. -and it was for th •rn to way that morning whether or
A NICE COVPLE.-John Reeadon was charged by Mar. not they would remain in the wretched state this Were
gatet Reardon, his wife, with assaulting her on the 25th now in, or whether they would come out like men and
ult. Mr. Addison detendet. Complainant salt she had better their eondition in a straggle like the present one.
been minified to the defendant for al years. and had hat All past animosities should be forgotten. It had been
, sit chiltren. For the last twelve she hail lived separate urged that becan,e the Broinsgrovo men did not strike
' f the eefenalaint, beentise he broke her lactate up. and aviten tile South Staffordshire en n dbl. that the Stafford-
I wtoit to live with another woman. 4).1 the ',no, a:.t,, attire melt aleteld wet new suite with the Itree'gr"ve
, the defendant name to her :ma steak her oil tl.e lies i thee ; bat lie could assure them that this Wan an entirely
and shoulders. infliction wounds on her head. Cress- different qatatinu. When the St affordshire men serrates
examitted: Ilave Tee..iVel SPY, ta days' imprisountent for strike, the Broniscrove masters were giving the price
as menden uty husband. Defendant Itas allowed lee 3, that tha y (the StatonlabOat men) were striking for ; ant
lid per week. Have not hi 'ems the manse of beeaking up lie could positively Assn, e then. that if they (the Staff art.
feurlmanea. Did wit scratch defend-s 's face, but polled attire ea.) were eetting il per week, he would he the
'tin hills cock hat off his head. I tune pawned MT List to ask theta to strike. '1 his Was a etrike in which all
daughter's doilies ; also my husband's. Mary Atm mast participate if victory was to be obtained. The be-
lt ardon. dangater of ant n dent VII. aa, 1 that Mr fait ar nevoleut islet charitably disposed were sure to help them,
and mother hal some words together, and her fathei and law it they would c out like men, anal fight
struck her another. Oa cro,o-evamination. witnes , ad- for their homes and lilterty-iload cheers).
milted that her father lett sev-rad times fetched ter Mr. Abrah-tm A shfield (ice of the Broansgrove Cam.
clothei oat of p wo. Aft :r lteariug Mit; evidence tie mince of Hailers) also aldresieal the meeting in sitnilar
ease was dismissed. litiumege, stating that they 1131 already spent £2.00 iR
Assea,l Gas A MAR.-JAR Warwick was cliaraed by pnrchasitia bread, mad he felt ce) tam that more would
(rucy. his wife, with ass suiting her on the 2-led ultimo folhaw - (load sheers).
Complainant sail she had two children, and on the ailtove Mr. Henry Inc alaii urged the claims of the Browns-
date defendaut came to her ant began to (laurel. threw grove men, and strongly advised his hearers to to etrike.
tie teapot up the chimney, and then coinineuced to beat He *aid they !awl been oa strike now five weeks, and the
her. Ile first etrack her usher the jaw, Bleu across the lonner it continue., the betta rhe fult-(loud cheers).
no., and Miler p irt, sit the body. Before he did be Mr. Jose,th tlackett moved that a atrike shield imme-
lodod Use door of the house, so that no one should comae diately take place. end that no nailer should resume work
to her aasistallee. Sotne time after she got the a's or ualess he was pall at the rate of :Els per week.
open, and ran down the roan bleeding. She after nest This Was secomied by Mr. William Trout:ma, and cars
to the police. n witness gave corroborative evilence. rind nnaulineusly umidit loud cheers.
Dofenalaat, in exteanitian, said that his wife first stt uik A vote of thanks to tha Chairman brought the pros
him. Ordered to tint two Buret.' in £5 each to keep needings to a close.
the peace for six months. There was arotter large meeting held at Old Hill, on
_ Wednesday last, at which resolutions to strike were
aualtimously adopted.

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