The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-17 00:00:00

spoke as to the defendant using very bad languag,
P.C. O'Brien gave corroborative evidence.—There
were five previous convictions against the defend-
ant and he was fined 10s and costs; in default 14
days.
FIGHTING. Two men named Round and
Pinkney were charged with fighting, on the 3r
inst, at Kingswinford.—Mr. Dexter said the do
fendants were in his house on the day in question
and were talking about fighting. He ordered them
to leave and they eventually got in the street where
he saw them have two or three rounds. The case
against Pinlrney was .dismissed, and Hound was
bound over to keep the peace for six months, him-
self in £l.O and one surety of .210.
SCHOOL BOAED CAsEs.—A number of persons
were summoned by Mr. Colley for not sending their
children to sehcol. Fines from is to 5s were if,.
flcted.
DAMAGING FENCES.—Joseph Babbs (10), William
Davis (11), and Thomas Thatcher (11), were
charged with damaging three fences, the property
of George Smith, in. the 3rd inst, and doing damage
to the amount of is 6d.—A witness was called who
saw the defendants break through the fences whilst
they were bird's nesting. Ordered to pay 4s each,
including costs.
CHARGE AGAINST A SCHOOLMASTEH. William
Phibbs, a master in the National Schools, Brock-
moor, was chirged with fassaulting Jeremiah Cox
on the 7th inst. Mr. Waldron, instructed by the
Na!ional Union of Elemetary Teachers, appeared
to defe2d.—Complainant said he was at the school
on the 7th inst. The masters asked him to hold
out his hand for 4 stripes. Witness asked what for
and defendant said it was for telling it about that
he had nearly killed a girl. • Witness did not hold
his hand out but the master struck him r,n the head
with the cane and pushed him against the door
which cut his head. Examined by Mr. 'Waldron :
He told Dr. Ellis that the cut on his head was done
with a cane and he told him that'a cane would not
can,e the wound. Ha was called out that morning
for telling lies. The master told him if he did not
receive punishment he would have to leave the
school. Mr. Phibbs asked him to take his cap and
leave the school.—Sarah Roden said she heard Mr.
Phibbs tell C.ix to hold out his hand, and because
he would not he toldihina to go home. Cox made a
noise as he was going out of the school with his
feet.—A boy named Pulley said that when Cox
came to school the master asked him to come out,
Phibbs knocked him against the door. Cox was
called out for telling lies and was asked to hold his
hand out and he would not. He saw the masimr
beat him with a can about the head 3 times.—Mr.
Waldrcei addressed the Bench for the defence and
during his remarks said he denied that his client
overused a.can,t at all and that all he did was to
give him a cuff as he was going out of the room.
Nit-, Waldron touched on the evidence of the com-
as to saying the wound was done with a cane, which
the complainant had told tbe superintendent over
and over again, and which he now siid was done
by the door. He had told the doctor the same and
he had said it could not be done with a cane, and
should ask the Bench to dismiss the case. The
case was dismiesed.
STEALING LEAD.—Richard Baker (14), and Levi
Smith (15), were charged with stealing a quantity
of lead, the property of John Raybould, on the
7th inst.—John Colley said he saw the defendants
in a garden at the back of Bromley Hall. They
ran away when they saw him and threw something
down, which he found was a piece of lead. The
Bench ordered P.C. Booth to give Baker 12 strokes
with the birch red and Smith was fined ss.
Ass .ura.— Joseph Clee was charged with
assaulting Enoch Dunn and also with damaging a
window on the 6th lust, at Quarry Bank.—Com-
plainant said the defendant threw through his
window and caught him on the chin.—Daniel
Homer said lie saw the defendant throw throwrh
the complainant's window and he saw a piece hit
complainant on the chin. Fined Is damage and
the cbsts in both cases.