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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-05-28

BELBROUGH TON.

ALLOWING • COW vo lilreAr,—At the Petty Sessions
held at Stonrbridge, yesterday, before B. Littlewood arid
It. L. Miser, Ewa., Solomon Psyne was charged with
allowing • cow to stray on the high road, on the 15th
instant. Police-censtoble Lane proved the case, and the
defendant was ordered to pay costs.
/Antal' C•101.-1.1GIWGII Moon to. charged with as-
mashing Ann Morris, on the 14th instant. Mr. Barber,
appeared for the defence. Couaplainant said: On the
above date I went to Belbroughtou. I meet the prisoner.
He came up to me and put his hand on my arm, and ran
away. Cross-maimed I had • donkey. Was on the
same side as defendant. David Smith was with him. 1
was walking behind the donkey. Defendant caught hold
of the donkey's ears with his hands, and pushed him
saide. Defendant did out speak totes. When be caught
hold of my dress, I laid hold of my stick, and said I hail
O good mind to cat his head of. Have not told any one
I intended gutting • wavereign out of defendant. John
Morris (6), son of complainant, said ; I saw defendant
put his hand on my mother's dress. Iwu leading the
donkey. My mother was in the horse road behind the
donkey. Mother twisted her stick round, and said she
v.uuld cut hie head off. Cruss-escruined : The donkey
was walking fast. It was in the horse-road. I went
home, and mother told any father about it. The other
Moll was close by them at the time. She did not scream
out. He was swinging his arm along. Thomas Morris,
husband of proawcutrix, said: My wife came home, and
made a communication to me. The matter of the coma.
munication woo that she had been assaulted. The boy
spoke to ine. Mr. Burbury, in defence, contended that
there was no hostile intention on the part of defendant.
He was walking put her swinging his arm, soil it caught
her. The Bench fined defendant lOs and costs.

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