The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18 00:00:00

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another man was with him. Witness saw four partridges
in • field. Defendant shot at them, sod one fell to the
ground ''iii the others flew sway. He picked the bird
up, an, Sr. it to the other man. He asked defendant if
he 1. -nee. He did not show him a license to hill
,1 1,,,Wel hi, ^to carry a gun. Defendant
said . Cook's statement, and
called lived at Springfield,
and was a nao , date, between nine
and half-past, he wassLSliUs.p. . .s shop when he herd
a shot go off. He saw a man in a field. Did not know
him. Saw defendant go up with a gun on his shoulder,
but he did not shoot. Did see Mr. Cook at the time.—
Fined £5.
OBTAINING BOOTH UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.— Mary
Platt was charged with obtaising four pairs of boots bv
false pretences on the 9th inst. the property of James
Bennett, at Blacklienth.—Mary Bennett, wife of prose-
cutor, said she lived at Blackheath. Prosecutor is a
master shoemaker. On the above date prisoner went to
1 their shop, and asked witness if she would send Mrs.
Taylor, at the public-house, some boots to look at. She
said she wanted kid elastics, and a pair for her grand-
child. She said the girl was 18, and would take about
the same size as she (prisoner) would. Witness sent •
pair No. 1. Prisoner said she had nothing to put them
in, and witness lent her • handkerchief. She took four
pairs away. The two pairs produced were their property.
She identified them by the mark " C. R.," on the bottom.
The value of the boots was fl .1s 3d. She had never
seen prisoner since. Mrs. Taylor had sent for shoes.
Prisoner said she bad three pairs out of the shop, but
did not have them under false pretences.—Mrs. 1 aylor,
of the Vine Inn, Bl.kheath, said she knew the prisoner
when she lived at Blackheath. She was not living with
her on the 9th of March. She lived at Blackheath about
four years ago. Did not send her to Mr. Bennett's for
shoes. Witness bad sent to prosecutor's for shoes, hut
not Istely.—Joseph Hackett, pawnbroker, Old Hill, said
on the evening of the 9th ins' prisoner went to his shop,
and pledged a pair of boots. He gave her 24 21d. The
boots produced are the same. She gave the name of
Maria Davis, Old Hill.—Annie Gardener said she lived
with Richard Raybould, pawnbroker, at Netherton. She
was aseistant. On the morning of the 10th March, about
nine o'clock, prisoner went to their shop. She offered
the pair of boots produced for pledge. She asked 3s 6d
on the boots, and witness gave her 3s 21d. She gave the
name of Susan Paliner.—Police-conetable Ison proved
apprehending prisoner on the 12th instant, at Netherton,
and in reply to the charge, she said she had not had any
hoots, and did not know anything about them. He found
the purse produced on her, containing a pawn ticket.
—Prisoner did not make any defenee.—Police-sergeant
Pawner said prisoner was convicted at Stafford Sessions
in January, for a similar offence.—Prisoner was commit-
ted to take her trial at the next Stafford Sessions.
A Row.—Jane Par..., Louisa Attwood, Eliza Harris,
Jane Butler, Susannah Round, John Hall, and Thomas
Tipper were charged with assaulting Sarah Priest on the
7th inst. at Cradley Heath. Complainant said she lived
at Cradley Heath, and wsa a nailer. On the above date
she was going to Mr. Itammesly'e, pawnbroker, when
she saw all the defendants by Benjamin Attwood a. As
she came out of Hammersley's Jane Parsons and Lucy
Attwood got her down, and hit and kicked her, and said
if she went to work they would be her butchers. She
tried to get up, but Parsons pushed her down. Witness
had had some drink with Attwood's young man, and she
presumed that was the cause of the assault. Sylvia Tro-
mans corroborated. Parsons and Attwood were fined 5s
and costs; in default 11 days. The other defendants
were adjourned for the production of further evidence
against them.
ASSAULT CASE.—Edwin Weston was charged with as-
saulting Myra Carpenter, on the 11th instant, at Uorsty
Hill. Defendant was fined 6il and costs; in default 14
days. _

A CAUTION.—William Darby was fined tid and costs,
for drinking in a public-house (the Sportsman Inn, kept
by Mr. Wright), during prohibited hours.
Daum: AND DISORDEELY.— Thomas Tromans was
charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 11th
inst, at Blackheath. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was
fined 2s 6.1 and costs.