The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-29 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

NEIGHBOURS' QUARRELS.—At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Messrs. N. Hingley and W. Bassano,
Samuel Jones, landlord of the ateindeer Inn, Cradley
Heath, was charged with assaulting Eliza Theaker, on
the 19th inst.—Mr. W. Hayes, jun., appeared for com-
lainant, who said on the above date defendant was
pushing her husband about and she asked defendant not
to do it when he caught hold of her by the two arms
and pushed her against the wall. She had been unwell
ever since and under the care of Mr. Standish.—juhn
and Eliza Theaker were then charged with being on
licensed premises and refusing to quit when requested
by Samuel Jones.—Mr. Hayes, jun., appeared for
Thepkers.—Jones said he was landlord of the Reindeer
Cradley Heath. On the 19th inst, defendant John
Theaker was on his premises. He was the worse for
liquor and had a crowd of people round him. Witness
ordered him away and he came back the third time.
Mrs. Theaker was a:si.there and as she would not go
away he took hold of her arm and pushed her.—George
Thompson, George Clarke, and Mrs. Jones corroborated
complainant.—After hearing the whole of the evidence
the Bench dismissed both cases.

A WIFE BlTER.—Thomas Whittle was charged with
assaulting his wife, on the 22nd nst.—Complainant said
she had four little children and defendant came home
on the night in question the worse for liquor and did
not give her a farthing. She asked him for some money
to buy the children bread when he beat her severely.
He had often beaten her before.-11r. Hingley said de•
fendant was a great brute to beat his wife in that
manner and he woula be sentenced to two months'
hard labour.

A LIVELY CLIARACTER.—Mary Rogers was charged
with assaulting Esther Parish, on the 15th inst.—Com-
plainant said on the above date defendant, who was
nearly nude, came to her and struck her several tunes
without any provocation.—Defendant was further charged
with assaulting Eliza Mann, on the 16th inst.—Com-
plainant said defendant struck her on the month and
made it bleed.—Defendant was fined is and costs in eazh
case ; in default one month's imprisonment.
DRVNEENNESS.—NN illiam Ward was charged with being
drunk and disorderly at Tividale, on the 22nd inst.—
police-constable Ilicklin proved the case and defendant
was fined 28 6d and costs.
CAUTION TO C ARTERS.—George Bexon was charpd
with riding on a wagon without reins, on the 22nd
inst, at Tividale.—Police-constable Hicklin proved the
case and defendant was fined is and costs.
COAL STEALING.—Ann Guest, a: married woman, was
charged with stealing a quantity of coal, the properry
of the Waterloo Colliery Company, on the 6th October
last.—William Wakefield proved the case and defendant
was ordered up for 12 hours.
Itonaretn,—FTanry Parrish arid 'Ralph Tn.
nett were charged with stealing a quantity of iron, the
property of the Stour Valley Iron and Coal Company
at Tividale, on the 22nd inst.—John Darby, night
watchman in the employ of prosecutors, said on Friday
night last the store room at the Brades was broken open
and iron similar to that produced was taken —Mary Ann
Felvers said she saw prisoner Parrish wheeling a barrow
down the road and, it contained iron, coal and wood.
The iron in the wheelbarrow was similar to that pro-
duced.—Police-constable llicklin said a piece of iron
was brought to him and he asked prisoner Parrish how
he accounted for it and Parrish said he brought it
from the works. Witness took him into custody and
charged • him with stealing the iron, when prisoner
said he did not think hewas doing anything
wrong.—Police-constable Given said about half past
8 o'clock on:; Tuesday night prisoner Bennett
brought Parrish some refreshment to Tividale lockup.
The piece of iron produced was there and Bennett said
that was not the piece of iron they had and he then
charged both prisoners.—ln answer to the charge
prisoners said they thought they had a right to the iron
and other stuff found in the mound and they had found
the iron produced there.—The Bench said there did uot
appear to have been any concealment of the iron and as
they thought prisoners were acting without any guilty
knowledge the case would be dismissed.