The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-28 00:00:00

RALESOWEN.

CARRYING A. GUN WITHOUT A. LICENSE.—At the
Police Court on Tuesday, before F. D. Lea Smith,
H. Howard, and W. Ba,ssano, E•cp.,
_Charles Moore
Ensore was charged with carrying a gun, without
a license, on the 23rd inst. The defendant stated
that it wal the property of a young man named
Smith, who had a license. Fined £1 and costs; in
default 28 days.
CAUTION.—James Rose, Joseph Baker, and
Dukes were charged will remov:ng two pigs with-
out a license, from one county to another, on the
17th inst., Baker being the owner of the pigs was
fined 5s and costs, and the other two defendants
were ordered to pay the costs
DRUNKENNESS,—Joseph brettle. Charles Badge,
Neri Bissell and Thomas Hall were charged with
being drunk, on the 10th inst. P.Cs. Stevens and
Harris and Sergeant Raybould said they found the
defendants drunk and making a great noise. Two
witnesses were called and stated that Hall and
and Bret tie were perfectly sober and not making a
noise. The summonses against Hall and Brettle
were dismissed, but the other two defendants were
fined Is and costs.—Edward Llwe was charged
with being drunk, on the 19th inst. Pleaded guilty.
P.C. Stevens proved the case. Several previous
convictions were also proved. Fined 5s and costs;
in default 14 days.—James Holloway, Henry Coley,
Henry Basterfield and Tho:nas Willets were charged
with being drunk, on the llth inst. P.C. Hard-
wicke proved the cases. Coley was ordered to pay
the costs, and the others were fined is and costs;
in default 7 days.
NEGLECT OF WORK.—Thomas Steadman was
summoned by Thomas White for neglect of work.
—Prosecutor said the defendant hurt his little
finger. He afterwards refuse-1 to work. He could
have lookel afte.7 his hars?a, if he did nothiig
else. The case was dismissed.

SCHOOL BOARD PROSECIITIONS.—Four persons
were summoned for not sending their children to
school. Fines of 5s an'! 2s 6d were inflicted.

FURI ,U 8 DRI7ING.—Henry Perry was summoned
for furiously driving a horse and cart. p. C. Made
proved the case. Fined 2s Gd and coatt
A DRUNKEN WOMAN,—Sarah Bloomer, Stour.
bridge, was charged with being drunk, at Drew's
Holloway. An officer stared that he found the de-
fendant in the road, beastly drunk. It took him
threo hours to get her to the Police Station, Fined
5s and costs.

ALLEGXD ATTEMET TO EXTORT MONEY--John
H. Sidaway, pianist, Short Cross, Halesowen, was
charged that he •` feloniously did send to Simeon
Roe a certain letter demanding of the said Simeon
Rose,, with menaces and without reasonable or pro-
bable cause, certain money, to wit, £l." Mr.
Waldron, Brierley Hilt, was for the prosecutor, and
Mr. T. Cooksey, Old Hid, defended.—Mr. Waldron
said the parties were neighbours, the prosecutor
being a gas-stoker. On Vie 30th of June some
alleged ndsconduct took place between Rose and
defendant's wife, and the consequences of this was
that the defendant took a letter to Rose's wife. The
letter was as fellows "Bth July, 1883. Mr.
Rose. You understand. I will give you a chance
to keep yourself out of goal. If you don't pay me
the sum of 41. by next Saturday to settle the affair
for Saturday, June 30, I shall give you the point of
the law.—Jenet H. &DAMAN." This letter was
handed by Mrs. Rose to the prosecutor, and he
immediately went and demanded. an explanation.
Prosecutor then took out a summons against the
defendant for sending the letter, whereupon the
latter took out a summons against the prosecutor
for the alleged indecent assault.—Caeherine Ro3e,
wife of the prosecutor, said that oa the Bth July
the defendant gave her a letter. He asked her
to give it to her husband. She gave it hint, in bed.
She saw it opened. It was like the one produced.
On Tuesday, the 10th, Sidaway called her into the
brewhoue and ask d her what her husband had
been doing to his wife. She said she did not know
that he had done anything. She went into the
hoi.iee and, asked her hu,band about it. On the 30th
June Mrs. Sidaway came to her house and had
tea. She remained there about half-an hour. Mrs.
Sideway did u,-t cow plai about her husband's
conduct. She Wfl, to the door to the baker. Mrs
Sidaway was then siting on her husband's knee.
She did not hear any screaming or see anything
improper bAwe.ei her husband and Mrs. Sidaway.
Croweexaminedl : She did not
.think it an improper
thing for anorner reards wife to it upon her
husband's knee.—dimeem Rose said that on the Bth
instant he was in bed. His wife brought him the
letter i.roduc;:d lie opened and read it in the
presence of his wife.. He afterwards went to
Sidaways and asked him weat he meant by sending
a threatening letter. He made no reply, but his
wife said, "It's no use your denying it at all."
After the interview the prosecutor went to the
magistrate's clerk and gave him in;trndions to
issue a summons. After he had boon f,r the s
em-
inone he received one for an indeceet assault upoa
Rebecca Sidaway. Crosi-examined :At the inter—
view nothing was said about proceediagd being
i taken for an ndecent assault.—P.C. Stevens proved
serving the summons upon the defendant Sidaway.
He read the sammons to Sida,way, who replied
"All right, I shall go and get one for him.--llr.
Cooksey addressed the Bench for the defence, and
urged that in the interval between the 30th June
and Bth July negotiations for. amicable settlement
of the alleged indecent assault were -proceeding,
and this, he contended, was a reasonable and pro-
bable cause for the defendant sending the letter. He
admitted the defendant had committed a very -in-
d screet act. He asked the Bench,”before deciding
upon the ca,io to hear the ease of the indecent a,-
sault.—Sitneon Bose was then charged with ie.
decently ass ultiog Rebecca Sidaway, on the 30th
Juae.—Mr. C'ook3ey was f -r the prosecutrix rted
Waldr n do-fond d —Rebecca Sidaway stated
that sl:e went into defeudant's IL use, cm the h
Julie. She sw the defendant immediately she
entered the holm. She was in the bout.; about ten