The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-07-27 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

CHARGE OF DRIINIENNEB3.—Ett the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Mr. B. Hingley, John Siviter, re-
siding at Rowley, was charged with being drunk, on
the 13th inst.—Police-c instable Wright proved the casei
and said defendant WEIS' lying across the footpath drunkt
—Defendant pleaded guilty and-was fined Is and costs.
—Thomas Dillon was charged with a similar offence.
on the 20th inst.—Police-constable Sylvestre proved
the case.—Defendant was fined is and costs.—Matthew
Bannister was charged with a similar offence, on the
21st inst.—Police•constable Sylvestre proved the case
and said defendant was drunk and making use of bad
langnage.—Defendant pleaded guilty land was fined is
and costs.—Thomas Holcroft was charged with being
drunk and disorderly, on the 20th inst.—Pollee-constable
Styles proved the ca3e :and said defendant made use of
bad language. Four previous convictions were proved
agaiest defendant and he was fined 2s and costs; in de-
fiant 14 days.

-APPLICATION FOB SIIRETIEL—WiIIiam Hoigetts was
charged with nsiog violent and threatening language to
Sarah Clay, on the 16th inst.—From the evidence of
complainant it appears that the defendant was her son
and was eontlnually threatening her life and was afraid
be mill do her soon bodily luau -Dslishiaal has

been thirteen times before the Bench for minas
offences andithe Bench ordered him to be bound OM in
one surety of £lO and himself in 1110 to keep the pews
for sir months.—William Parry was charged whit
threatening Dorah Hid, on the 17th Wet end iipplba
for the defendant to be boand over.—After healing the
evidence defendant agreed to pay the costs and promised
at to threaten the complainant 'gain.
ASSAULT CASlL—Before Messrs. B. Ringley and U.
Howard, Joseph Blakeway was charged with assaulting
Mary Heath, on the 20th inst.—Complainant said ilset
the defendant and hie wife lived at her house. On the
night in question defendant came home drank and
asked his wife for some pickles. She told him that she
had nene and no money to buy any. He then attempted
to strike her when she told him he should not in her
house when defendant 'track her a violqnt blow on the
eye and knocked her down—Defendant was fined. Ns
and costs; in default one months' hard labovir. • •
Usiso BAD LANGUAGS.—Mary Heath was charged with
using profane langtage, at Blackheath, on the 20th inst.
—The case was proved and defendant was fined 2s OA
costs. .
CAUTION TO CARTEML—WiIIiam AdErS WM charged
with being in possession of a horse and cart, on the
17th mat, and was not within such a distance to he"
propor control over the horse.—The police proved the.,
the horse was standing at a public-house for nearly SW'
hours while the defendant was drinking.-.-Mr. Addisoe
addressed the Bench for the defence, and he was die'
charged on payment of costs.
Gloss CRUELTY TO HOLLSES.—Charles Moths, mire
Round's Green. Oldbury. and Thomas Taylor, mine.,
Perry's Lane, Rowley, were brought op in coated.'
charged with cruelly illtreating and maiming tie
mares, valued at £lOO, the property of William C. Giles
farmer, Turner's Hill, Rowley, on the 21st inst—'
Mr. Hayes appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Wraldron,
Brierley 11111, defended.—Prosecntor proved that the'
two mares were in a field and were worth one husidre4
pounds. He was called up &bent four o'clock in 06
morning on the day in question by Police-constable
Styles. He went and loan:tined the mares and tillel.
were both injured.—The wagoner was called and eye,
sorroborative evidence.—Police constable Styles statee
that about five o'clock on the morning of Sunday last he
, saw the two 'lnisoners in a field belonging to the prose-
cutor, and they were treating the animals in a most irr
human and disgusting. manner. He arrested the pri;
Boners, and upon being charged with unlawfully *1"
maliciously wounding,, they both denied the charge.--
Mr. A. Green: veferinery surgeon; Dudley, deposed to
the serious nature of the wounds inflicted upon tio
animals, but in his opinion the injury would not be per
manent.—Mr. Waldron, in defence, urged that Po
evidence had been given in proof of the charge of amine:
ing, and submitted that it was a case of cruelty GO
torturing.—The prisoner° were committed to the Sessions
'or trial.