The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNKENNESS —At the Police Court on Wednes-
day, befo e H. Hickman, Vi. Bissau° and C.
11o:croft, Es.qs., Mary Ann Tromans was charged
with beine drunk on the 9th inst. in Toy Street,
Blackheith. P.C. Le idbitter proved the case aid
said that defendant was very dru'ik and using
filthy language, and there was a crowd of peop!e
around her. He reque-ted her to go in the house
but she would not. Fined ss. and costs; in default
14 days.—.Def-nclant was further charged with using
threats towards Selina Hodgets on the same day. '
Selina Ho.igetts was called and stated that on the
9th inst. the defendant came to her house and said
if she did not come out she would fe'ch her out.—
Elijah Evans was called and said that on the day
in question he was upstairs when he heard a ro
He went to the window and he heard the defendant
say ''lf you don't came out I will fetch you out.—
Def ndant was bound over to keep the peace for
three months in her own recognisances of £lo.
Willian Evans was charged with being drunk on
the 9th inst. in Toy Street, Blackheath. P.C.
Leadbitter proved the case. Defendant pleaded
guilty and was fined 2s 61 and costs ; in default
7 days.
THREITS.—George Wassail was charged with
using threats towards Mary Ann Wassail on the
7th inst. w::ereby she was afraid he would do her
some bodily harm.—Complainant said that as
she was returning Iron market the defendant's
wife commenced to call after her. Defendant on
hearing her came out and threatened her and
ordered her out of t':e yard. The case was dis,eissed
DRUNK ON LICiiNSED PREILESES.—John Neil AVM
charged with being drunk oa licens2d premises on
the Sal in-t. P.C. Leadbi ter proved the case and
s:iid he first saw the defendant in the market place,
Blackheath, when he staggered across the road to
the Anvil [no. Witueqs ire compaly with P.C.
Whistin visited the Anvil Inn, end there saw the
defendant sitting at a tab:o with his head handing
down. He caged the landl,,rd's attention to the
man, and he said that he did not know he was '.here
for he had not been served with any b
Whiston gave corroborative evilence.—Find is
and costs.

ANOTHER DntiNx.—George Ketley was eh trpd
wi h beiag drunk on the 27C1 ult. P.C. Buckley
proved the ease and said as he was riding in a trap
with Superintendent Woodaitan, he saw the de-
fendant who was drunk and shouting. Fined 2s 61
and cost.

CLAIr...I —This was a a:se in which David Lees
sought to recover the sum of £6 2s 40 from Georg,:
Taylo-, for work done to a pit shaft. Taylor did
not apwar and the case was adjourned till next
week,

ASSAULT.—John Harris was charged with assault-
ing Phcebe Hands on the Ist June.—Complainant
said that on the day in qtestion the defendant
struck her on the face and shoulders and aft-r-
-ward, run away and joined the militia. It was u,t,
the first time he had left her, for he Intd broken up
two homes before. The Bench said the best thing
they could do would be to make it up.
VIOLENT MEN.—Benjamin Feilowes and Daniel
Weaver were charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly, an! assaulting Jhn TiWiets, on the 11th
inst.—John Tibbets was called and stated that they
were in his house on the day in question and they
were drunk. He ordered tttem out and they went
out They. came back again shortly after and
wanted to come in but he would not let them, when
Weaver struck him. Witness then struck him and
knocked him down. Fellowes than struck wt less
and knocked him down, They were fined 5s and
costs for :he assault, and 2s 64 and costs for being
drunk and disorderly.
A BIRMINGHAM MAN DROWNED AT OLD HILL
—On Wednesday, the body of a brick layer's
labourer, named Thomas Moffatt. of Wheeler
Street, Birmingham, was found in the canal at
Coombe's Wood, Rowley Regis. It appears that
Moffatt was employed by a man named Blower, at
Coombe's Wood, and in consequence of the rain on
Monday he had to cease work, and called at the
Anchor Inn, on his way home. He left the public-
house about six o'clock at night, and told his fellow-
waken that he was going to Birmingham, but he
was not seen again alive.
SEC:IOUS CIVIRGE an lasraC OLLIE IVY ENGINEER—
At the Public Office, on AVAnesday, before Messrs.
W. Bassano, H. T. Hickman, and C. Ilolcreft
(magistrates), John Woodhouse, engineer at the
Rowley Hall Colliery, was summoned for causing
serious damage to colliery plant through neglect
of duty, for which £lO was claimed.—lt is alleged
that on the 14th nit a fire broke out in one of the
workings of the colliery, and the eeitifieated mana-
ger signalled to the defendant, who was in charge
of the winding engine, to lower the cage in order
that the men might be brought to the surface
By smile means the defendant instead of lowering
the cage into the pit drew it over the pulley of the
pit frame the result being that the framework over
the shaft was broken, and for a considerable period
the men were imprisoned in the pit.—The Bench
adjourned the case f u- a week.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1883.

off with them. Several persons followed the pri-
soner, who was caught in Coventry Street by a man
named Harry Youngjohns,- awl handei over to
Det c ive-sergeant Davies.—Prisoner was committed
for six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour,

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