The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-19 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

STFALING PLANTS.—At the Petty Sessions, on Monday
last. before ii. Hall and B. St. Jelin Matthews, Esqrs..
Joseph Wood wax charged with stealing three dahlia
plante on the 4th instant, the property of Richard Lee.
Prosecutor said on the above date, about boar o'clock,
he missed the plants. law them safe about ranee's:lock
on the previous el.ky. Could swear to the plant produced.
The value of them ilea Is GA. The plants wire found
on priswier's premises. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and
was sentenced to 14 days' bard Lamer.
P.. 55.1171.1. 00 A Nike Thomas Billingliam watt
charged with ass,luitil.g Elizcbctit on the
5:11 In-t. lainant said iii the 11-p,,ve dat, she met
the defend.... who strati: her ou the chest. and knodicd
her down tot her hack. Ann Homer ssi I sl,t n. 1.3 the
defendant end complainant qiisrreliing..4 saw tile tie.
fendant striko complainant, and knock her down on her
; Lek. For the defence. Berjainin Dillingham wo-
e...tied, aril said on the above alit, cornptiinant came up
t., the &Lit:hint, and struck hint on the flee b 17,101
times. 1) 'li edsot sit not Ike tree. The 114.1 i were
of Opinion that the woman ttaseulted.defendant, end Clio-
the .

SIT 11.1N,1 C'rtwii,.dit was brotight
in r, from ; , . a i cliorzed with .t•adir.c
a of bay, li. l'ititian, Ltq.. on
the ilril in.t, at A. . Party appeared for the
rose-ration, and , tor the defence.
lit nc.o-
i.iy Vie 11,e, Mr. I. I 1 :.Ikl tint prowet„tor had part of
a rub ci hay ~ rty, and ho mild,. a b mate
thr deft nd.in • I2s 6 tot' n. Vt on
..-I,inlant 1, pro.eenlor Leut a loan with
In. to the weigh, . . at the bottom of Stan.-
!.. • t 11, ii before it 1.113 tibia from
to rnaei.in raid by defendant. for it
•ia the 111,11 I . foti•hed a load, idal
.1 oat ~f..............1a-lane with it. I.<
. • h,,,.. It W.: . I: it weighed, ,tnt toe:
ti • ! ilionniati. who
, Cher ci Ateii, l; „intendant, 0:111.11411 510 0

1,0.1 gnr,lou takd a trips of hay off
.I dellh.•rately throw it over the lied,r,e into
'lite taili,einan jinured over a wal, aatl.
11,-Id of ildlendant. alaurg,:d bin) with n•:•:•liad
ti U.S of hay, belerweg tm dr. ileneph Pitman. Ili Lodi
alit :aid lie tidly del ml heeavise it fell 'li, iii h,eold
i•rioti it along Alai the next hail, If. tool: the cart-lona
of hay to 0: e machine, mid liii it wdiglied, fin
of go Hands said he w. is in the i mploy iii prose-
eutdr, at Ambiecote. Won preseht lad. %hen
t.reavuot,•r wade a hat gain \kith ilelil r f. ,r st ihilift I-.
ri,k if by. I'. 11,V, 1,1kt•I: It 11,010111 then
and the end 1.1 the prey, lit iliUm.ill.tt 11, Ugh to pay 1:5
tdnlblprtoif'iit. It ras to lie pap/ ou delivery.

Went to the sreighing•tnaclanc at tile tiglttol3l of Stour-
bulge to have it a. ighed, when pit.on, had a load. ii
was taken in pi l,Auer's own cart. After it had been
weig`ted, he used to pay witness fur it. ‘litness did not
let it go without being ptid for. On tile 3rd instant.
r, co leeted the prisover rotuiPg, for A between nine and
toi o'clock Let th., pi slicer tivongh the Wt. into
A inticeoteldne. S..‘yed to fasten the gate, end ptitoner

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we) going towards the machine. Dill nut catch him 'JA-
W he had got to the mcclii ic. when witue,s noticed that
a truss w:is gent. Iron the crate),. 'inc value of the
would be 24 101. Told him there was a trues Mr, and
he saila trues had tumbled off, hut he wool.l put it on
oext 11,00. Cross•e, Iris iner's g mien is oppo-
site the fina:icnior's disiiii4.loolo. After cards went to
plisoner, wal Con him to retell the rest of the hay. The
truss was not put on the next loud. The policenian teuk
it. Know the prisoner, wheis a respectable mau.—Po-
lice.coustable Freeinaii s 01 on the ancve date lie saw tlie
prisoner loading st+ltleo hay in the Flu:octanes park. Saw
iiitl.ll4o t irougli tile 00 10(01 tim 1,13.1. SAW hi al w lien
opposite his own garden take a t•ttaa of hay elf the coil.
end throw it over the hedge into the garden. Cuu4ltt
lilt of him, and cheeped him with stealaig trims oh
bay, toe property of Joseph Pitman. Went Vi the ma-
chine. end beim: the primiler any the hay had fallen off.
and he would bring it on next time.—Mr. Maltby, for tht
defame:, BAid primiier lint ft:Vilma a load of lily from
out of the park. also OA uomilig down tim lane it heettine
laa,.. in the oirt, sod Opposite gaidtu he tou'a it off
, the bAck of the cart, to pre,ent its falllng, and threw i'
! or. e the hedge, until he came by next time. It wan no:
:likel that if the man wanted 1 steal the hay. be would
Lave put it °ter the beige in broad daylight, while there
wore people about, and the garden ising exactly oppoeite
pros-tutor's dining room. If had wanted to have stile.,
it, his stables were not ten yards It was not likely
Unit a respeetuble MBA like the defendant would make
hinastif a felon far the sake of do 10,1 worth of hay.—
Defendant, who plendial not g.. iity. was comionted t take
his tri::l at the neat Stalrird to ter Sessions. hail being
weieoted—hims_lf in nor surety of A:2O, and one. Eurety
of £lO. _ _

A ',MILT CAFE.—Charbis Laiihury was charged by John
Hack with assaulting hint on the Ain inst. Complainant
said on the above date ha vas standing on the side iif the
canal, at Wordsley. Deiciidant come up to him. and ,
struck him on the Car.— (7,31-333133/33.-0 eorge Itseb
was charged with sanhing Chiirlcs Laybury on the
same dot,. Cinerlainsiit said the defendant came into
the yard and trio io %Mt on the eye, and blackei.ed it
Defendant 11-ajeal guilty. and in Loth cases the defind.
cola were fintd 15 and costs ; in default seven days' im-
prisonment.
Assanur Cass.—Fsnny Bennett was charged with as-
saulting Mary kine.cbrook, on the Itth Wet. Complain•
ant said on the abovii dare defendant followed her inni
a neighbour's brewhouse, and called her an Irish b—
and a Fenian. Had some words with her. She struck
. bet-several times afterwards. Defendant called a witness
, who raid be SI not sees blow struck, from the first to
the last. Fined Is and costs; ha U. fault s,ven days.—
There was a cross-summons taken out, which was dis-
missed.
N so LECT etc IV MM. —Solomon Griffiths was summoned
by James Billingliain for neglect of work. Complainant
said the defendant left his employ on the 2lth of Decem-
ber last. without giving him any notice. There was an
agreement to give or take 1.1 days' notice. The claim
was £2. The defence was thist there was no work for
bun to do, and he got another place. The Bench said
they should make an vider that he should tithe r work it
out, or that his master should levy a distress no. his goods;
in default 14 days.
ASSAULT CASlL—Walter Pritchard was charged with
assaulting Sarah Ann Ihmutney on the Bth inst. Com-
plainant mid on the above date she wasat her door, when
defendant came up to her and asked her for a ball her
Mlle boy hat got. Witness said it was not his, where-
upon he roust her and beat her about the breast and face.
Defendant said he never touebei the complainant, but
that she hit him with a poker on the mouth. The BUICiI
fined him 1s and casts; in default 11 days.