The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-10 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

A SINGULAA CHARGE. —At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Messrs. F. D. L. Smith and W.
13assano, James Littlewood, alias " Naccler," chain.
maker, of Quarry Bank, was summoned by Gideon
Billingham, chain-manufacturer, of Cradley Heath,
for attempting ey menaces to obtain certain money
with intent to steal on the 3rd inst. Prosecutor said
he resided at Cradley Heath, and was a chain-maim-
facturer. On Saturday night. the 3rd inst., about a
quarter to six prisoner went to his house. Witness
asked what he wanted, and he said he had com.
begging." "Witaess asked what he wanted tab tg,
and he said, some money." Witness said he would
not give him any money. He then asked for Boric:
' ing to eat, and witness said he would give him
'Tig. He then went inside the house, and
- him some bread and meat and ale.
wi ideas gavt. • Dart of the bread and meat, he
After he had satin.. 'et and said, "I shall have
--a, or else shall put
the rest into his poc.,_
',
,I he
some money flea( before s.
this knife into you:" He
he knife •
HI his
hand tiiat he had been eutting the meat th
Knife produced was the same. Witess went
trausact some business with a person who had come
to see him, when prisoner folowed him with the
knife iii his hand. He said, "Thee, I mean if thee
dosn't give me some money, I shall put this
knife into thee." Witness said he should not give
him any, and told him he was going to the Five
Ways. Prisoner then said, "Thee only want'st to
get out of me, and I E hall follow thee." He then put
the knife down and came out of the house. On going
along the road witness got away ft om prisoner I...ehin,;
some sails at the Five Ways. Prisoner worked for
him about nine months ago. Witness did not owe
him any money. He was afraid prisoner would have
stabbed him. Cross-examined by prisoner. You
a ked me to give you money. I have never given
yoa money, except when you worked for me..---Police-
constable Sylvester said about twelve o clock on
Monday night last, he received prisoner into ens. ody
fr.,m Police .constable Himan on a warrant. Witness
read the warrant to prisoner, and he said. "I was
drunk. I might have asked him for some money. I
daresay I did.' Witness took him to 13rierley Hill
PoLoe Station. William Bill ingham, son of prosecu-
tor. sa d he heard prisoner say he would stick a knite
into someone, but he was not in the holve whEv
prisoner asked his father for some me ley. Prisoner
said no was the worse for drink when he went to
prosecutor's house. If he had picked up a knife
prosecutor was so hot tempered that he would have
knocked him down stairs and broken his neck.
Forty years ago prosecutor struck him with a ham
mer and ran him through the brook Prisoner was
bound over to keep the peace for six months„
himself in 10 and one surety of .210.
WOMEN'S QUARREL.—Ann Peters was chit7ged
with assaulting Elizabeth Payne on the 3rd inst.
Complainant said on the above date she was talking
' to a neighbour when defendant ran at her with a
brick in her hand and struck her on the eye but
she could not say whether it was a blow with the
brick or her fist. Defendant also pulled her hair.
Witness had her baby in her arms at the time and
the child fell on to the ground. A girl named Sarah
Powell corroborated complainant. Defendant was
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