The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-10-28 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

CLfARGE OF TRESPASS IN PURSUIT OF GAME.—At the
Police Court, on Monday, before Messrs. J. Ho'croft, H.
Smith, and L. Freer, Christopher George Robinson
was charged with trespassing on land in the occupation
of Lowe and the property of Lord Wrotteslev. There
was a second charge of trespass the same day.—A man
named William Horton, a keeper under Earl Dudley,
said that on the 26th just, be was going towards Trysull
when he saw the defendant in an osier bed, the pro-
perty of complainant. He afterwards saw him go into a
turnip field belonging to Lord WrottPsley. Defendant
then put a dog in and a hare was turned up, and defend-
ant shot it, picked it up and put it into his right
right hand pocket. He afterwards saw him fire at a
covey of partridges but he did not shoot any as the, par-
tridges fled in an opposite direction.—Edward Russell,
head keeper to Lord Wrottesley, said the bare that was
shot was on the land belong to his Lordship.—Mr.
Rhoades addressed the Bench for the defenle, and con-
tended that it was not the defendant who shot the hare,
although he must admit that a hare was shot, and
called Arthur Crowther Weaver, of Wolverhampton.
who said it was not the defendant who shot the hare, but
defendant put the hare into his p,,cket.—The Bench
retired for a short time to consider their verdict, and
on returning into court Mr. Holcroft said they had
given the case a great deal of consideration and found
the defendaat guilty in both cases and fined him 40s in
each case, and costs £5 ss.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—James Littlewood was
charged with being drunk and disorderly, on the 13th
insq—Police-sergeant Lavin proved the case.— Fined 5s
and costs.

AN OLD OFFENDER—Thomas Jones, of Audnain, was
charged with being drunk, at Brierley Hill, on the 21st
inst.—Police-constable Hollis proved the case and said
the defendant was so helplessly drunk that he did
not speak for two hours and a half, and they had to call
a medical man in.—He was fined 5s and costs, and was
ordered to pay 5s 61 the doctor's fee, and 23 for cleans-
.
irg the cell.
ASSAULT CASE.—Mary Ann Woodhouse was charged
with assaulting Rebecca Jones, on the 17th inst. There
was a dispute about the children when defendant fol-
lowed her into her house and struck her several times
on the face.—Defendant was fined 13 and costs.

MARRIED Bniss.—Maria Rollins was charged with
assaulting Benjamin Rollins, her husband, on the 19th
inst. There was a cross-summons charging complainant
with assaulting her on the same date.—Complainant
said he was in a neighbour's house when his wife came
to him and began to abuse him. He told her he would
have no noise and told her to go home and she caught
hold of him by the beard and pulled a lot of whiskers
off his face. She then picked up a brick and threw it
through the window, breaking three panes of glass. On
cross-examination by Mr. Addison, witness admitted that
he had been bound ever by Mr. Spooner for assaulting
his wife hut he did not recollect that Mr. Spooner said
if it had not been for his wife begging for mercy he
would have sent him to Stanord for six months. He did
not strike lefendaut but pushed her away. He did not
make her nose bleed nor strike her on the ear.—William
Cuttler was called to corroborate and said the defendant
was drunk at the time. He did not see complainant
strike his wife.—Complainant was then charged with
assaulting his wife on the same date. She said she had
been to the County Court at Stourbridge, and on return-
ing home she found the door locked. She then went to
Cuttler's house and found her husband there, and she
told him where she had been, when defendant caught
her by the hair of her head and threw her down in the
dirt, and struck her on the face making her nose bleed.
He then dashed her on the ground and cut her pa the
ear. Defendant had often beaten her and bit her thumb,
and she had summoned him on a former occasion for
brutal treatment and he was bound over for six months.
Mr. Spooner told him at the time that he had to thank
his wife in asking for mercy for him or he should have
given him six months.—Superintendent Woollaston said
he was sent for and went with Police-sergeant Lavin.
The wife was drunk at the time.—The Bench in the first
case fined the wife 2s 6d and costs, and in the charge
against her husband dismissed the summons.
FACTORY ACT CASE.—John Tibbitts, J. Billingham,
J. Woodhouse, and Joseph Price was summoned by Mr.
Brewer, sub-inspector of Factories, for an infringement
of the Factory Act.—The case was withdrawn upon pay-
mant of 7s each and costs.