The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-29 00:00:00

KINVER.

THREATENS:SO.—At the Brierley Hill Police Court. on
Monday, before Messrs. H. Smith and H. Hell, George
Oldenhall Was summoned for using threatening language
towards Ann Turner on the 16th lust, at Rawer. Mr.
Burbury appeared for complement. Complainant said
on the above date she heard a noise °atoll° her door
She went outside and asked the defendant if he was not
ashamed of making such a noise when her husband was
in bed very ill, and he said he would knock her b--y
head off. Elizabeth Webb and Thomas Webb gave cor-
roborative evidence. Defendant was bound over to ke4l,
the peace for one m nith in his own recognizances of TW,
and two sureties of .T 5 each.
CSIVELTY TO a HoRSE. George Weal, labourer, in
the employ of Mr. J. Knowles, Cox's Farm, Enville, was -
charged with illtreatuig and torturing a horse on the 22nd
instant, at Stourtun.—John Ryder said he was inn trap
with several others going from Mover to Stourtuu, when
be saw defendant beating a horse with a stick which had
two iron spikes at the end. Defendant struck the animal
eeveral times with it, and made it bleed. He hit the
horse on the head, and cut a piece out of its mouth. 1 lie
spikes were about 2i inches long. Blood was running
from eight or ten wounds on the Lip, side, and shoulder.
He tried to take the stick off defendant, but the latter
threatened to strike him with it. There was blood on
the stick, and on the cart. He sent for Police.sergeant
Baldwin, who came to the place.— Richard Ryan gave
corroborative evidence.—Sargeaut Baldwin said from in-
formation received he went to the place, and saw the
animal. 'There were two cuts on the Lip, two on the
side, two on the shoulders' one on the neck, and a piece
of flesh knocked off the horses mouth. Blood was on
the shafts of the cart, and on the handle of the stick.
The defendant was drunk.—Mr. Smith said he never had
had so bad a case brought before him, and he thought it
his duty to tine defendant heavily, and tined him £3 and
costs; in default two mouths hard labour. Mr. Smith
remarked that the witnesses Ryder were entitled to the
thanks of all humane people for Laving called the atten-
nue of the police to the matter.
CAUTION TO PCBLICANd.—Edward Walters, landlord
of the Swan Inn, Higimitreet, Kinver, was charged with
permitting drunkenness in his Louse on the 4th instant.
Sergeant Baldwin said on the above date about 4 o'clock,
he saw a drunken man come out of defendant's house.
He went in and saw four drunken men in the place.
There were two bricklayers in the kitchen. A man
named Green Was also drunk. One of the drunken men
was talking to defendant. Witness asked defendant who
he permitted drunkenness Lin his house, and he said ho
had tried to get them out. He did not call witness to
turn them out. In defence, defendant said the men
were not drunk, but they were quarrelsome. His wife
tried to turn them out, and one of them kicked her on
the leg. He sent to the police station for Baldwin, but
he was not is. He himself had been ill, and therefore
was not capable of turning them out. The Bench said
they were satisfied there were drunken men an the 'Anse,
sad they should fine defendant 108 and costs ; in default
1.1 day..