The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-25 00:00:00

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25,1883.

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BREACH or THE PEACE.—Mary Ann Morgan and
Kate Thomas were charged with committing a
breach of the peace by fighting on the 16th inst.
at Brockmocr. P.C. Laiford proved the case and
said he did not see the defendants fighting but he
saw them directly after and they were covered with
blood. They were ordered to pay lOs the amount
of the costs ;"or in default 14 days, and they were
bound over to keep the peace for twelve months,

in sureties of .25 each. -
FELONY.—Janies Oldnall, Kinver, was charged
with stealing a pair of boots, 21b of sugar, 1b of
tea, Jilb biscuits, a tart and a newspaper, the
property of Jane Morris, on the 18th inst.—Jane
Morris was wag called and said that she lived at

Dunsley Farm Cottage. On the day in question she
was returning from Stourbridge with her market-
nags, when she met the prisoner, who asked if he
should help to carry some of them. She had got a
bucket and a basket. She let him carry the bucket
first. This was by the Old New Wood turnpike,
and when they
. got to the Stewpony she asked himl
it he would have a pint of ale. He said he would
have some b
but when they came
he would pay for it himself.
Previously
Prisoner said he was going up by
Stourton Hall and go over the fields to get to Kinver
came out of the public he said he
had changed
his mind and was going the other way,
which was by prosecutrix house. He then carried
the basket containine the articles named and when
they got to the stile leading to her house he re-
fused to give their basket. She said 'lf you don't
give me the basket I will fetch some one to you."
She went and fetched her son but when they got to
the stile the prisoner was gone. She sent her eon
to look after him but he could not find him, It
was about 9 o'clock when she left the prisoner at
the stile. They found the basket down by the
stile about quarter to ten.—William Morris was
called and said that from the information received
from his mother he went in search of the prisoner,
but could not find him. After a lengthy speech
by Mr. Waldron, who defended, the prisoner was
ordered to pay 10s as a compensation to the
prosecutrix,
DAMAGING TREES. Michael Kelly, Thomas
Cooper an William Bradley were charged with
damaging a mountain ash, in Himley Wood,
.tee
peorerty of the Earl of Dudley, on the lath inst.
Mr. Holberton prosecuted, and said that the tree
was the most handsome in the wood, being a in, st
beautiful mountain ash. From the evidence given
it was said that defendants were in the wood on
the day in question, and began to throw up the tree
and broke a number of the boughs off. The damage
done was 2s. They were all fined 58 including
Costs.
STEALING Coete—John Blakeway was charged
with stealing- a quantity of coal on the 6th inst. at
King,swinford. Thomas Price said that he saw the
defendant on the pit bank picking out, a quantity
of the best coal. The defendant; said that it was
not him but his brother. Price was confident that
the defendant was the guilty one. The d!fendant
was eenteneed to Stafford gaol for 21 days' and in
the meantime they would look out for a reformatory
soh° 1 to which he would be sent for 5 years.
MORE LIKE A TIGRESS THAN A WOMAN. -At
the Police Court on Thursday, before W. F. F.
Boughey, Esq., (Stipendiary Magistrate), Sarah
Phillips, Silver End, Brettell Lane, was charged
with assaulting Catherine Jones, a young woman
employed as domestic servant at the Vine Inn,
Silver End. Compl.ainant's statement was to the
effect that on the 14th instant, whilst she was in
the yard attac:ied to her master's premises, the de-
fendant, who lived in the yard, commenced by up-
braiding her about having a child she had had, and
of hein,g taken home by married men. Afterwards
defendant caught hold of her, pulled her to the
groaed by her hair, and then beat her about the
face with her fists, producing two black eyes that
we; e still visible, and which Superintendent Wool-
la-ton described as the worst pair he ever saw.
Eveetually a neighbour rescued the complainant
from defendant's clutches.—Defendant's.excuse was
that complainant had charged her with being guilty
of immoral conduct, but this complaiaant gelded.—
Mr. Boughey told defendant she was more like a
tigress than a woman, and only about a month ago
t.he was charged with breaking a man's head. As
the superintendent of police had remarked, she was
evidently the terror of the neighbournood.-1 fine
of 10s. and costs, or in default 14 days' hard labour,
was inflicted.
ALLEGED CRIMINAL ASSAULT.—E.I in Colley (38).
labourer, Halfpenney Green, Bobbington, was
brought up in the custody of Police -sergeant Head,
by whom he had been arrested the previous night,
and charged with having criminally assaulted
Emma Yates, a girl 15 years of ago, the
daughter of John Yates, labourer, Three Dwellings,
Halfpenny Green.-SuEfierent evidence only to justify
a remand was taken, complainant stating that about
half-past eight o'cl ),-k on the previous Monday night,
whilst she was walking along the road at Halt penny
Green, in the direction of home, the prisoner over-
took her, and, after calling her to him, assaulted
her in a manner which she now deecribed.—The
Stipendiary remanded the prisoner in custody until
Monday.
KINGSWINFORD LICENSING Sessrorse—The annual
licensing meeting for the parish of Kingswinford
was held on Tuesday, at the Hotel, Stewpony. The
magistrates in attendance were Messrs. H. J. li.
W; Feley, H, Smith, Geo. King Harrson, and Chas.
Cochrane. The "black list" contained eight
names, and all these licenses were witheld until the
adjourned licensing day, with the exception of that
of the Three Furnaces, Level-street, Brierley
which has changed hands. There were four new
applications, one of which was refused, another
adjourned, and to granted.