The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-04-30 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

MINERS' ASSOCIAIION.—On Monday last a Meeting of
miners was held at the house of Mr. Bates Fox Hunt
Inn, for the purpose of forming a new Mining Associa-
tion for Oldbury, Old Hill, West Bromwich, Blackheath,
Halesowen, and Cradley &strict. Titer,' Wei is large
attendance. and a good many persons gave in their
names 11. members, and the following resolution was
passed :—'That in the opinion of this meeting Mr.
Breakwell be appointed as their agent, and that be was
entitled to this confidence for the manly and straightfor-
ward way he had conducted the business ou behalf of
the men for that district." A second resolution was
passed disapproving of the conduct of the officials of the
Brierley Hill district towards Mr. Breakwell. and their
determination to withdraw from that district, and to
support Breakwell as their agent in the new district.
DisOIIDERLT Roush.—At the Petty Sessions held on
Wednesday last, before E. Moore. F. W. 0. Barra, and
N. Hingley, Escirs-Samnel Staliey, landlord of the Boat
lon, Tividale, was snared by Superintendent Mills with
' knowingly permitting drinking in his house, on the 19th
instant. Pohee.const ble Sat:iiwell said he was on duty.
and about two o'clock in the niornin4 heard shouts of
" Murder." Went round to the back of the house, and
up into the club room, and there found between twenty
and thirty men and women. Two of the men were
stripped tialiiing, and the landlord was holding &candle.
Witness told defendant he should summons him. He
said he did not care. Fined :2110 coil costs. . .

A BRCTAL Soa.—Willmm Thomas was charged hy
EstLer Burch with assaulting her on the 111th inst. From
Vie evidence of complainant it appears that defendani is
her eldest ass. and is a bad boy. He refused to work,
and had been drinking all that lisy. He came home and
asked her what she had got for his dinner. She put it
before him, when he made use of bad language, and
kicked it over, struck her, blackened her eye, knocked
her down, and kicked her. Committed for two namths.
hard labour.

ASSAULT CASE.—Jane Palmer was charged by Ann
Selina tides with mssulting her on the 20th instant
Complainant said that the defendant charged her with
iltlViEg been 011 intimat, terms with her liuMand at the
time that she was in Dudley. Witness denied it. when

the defendant pulled her shawl off her hick, and struck
her. Fined est ami eceds: in default seven des s.
Dmeraorfsd CrO,S and Nadir Smith
were charged with wilfully destroying a quantity of fish
on the 2.1t1, Mat, tile pr,perty of WiIIIPOO
Coinplaivatit said that he lives at the Lye Cross.
and had a pr:vate fish pond, wilich contained fish. Din
not give the defendant kaVe to..fisii. Joseph Gordon. in
the employ of complainant. said he got up at nix o'clock
in the morning, and he Only Smicn. who had a riddle tied
to a long staff, with which he was trying to catch fish.
He caught a quantity of carp, and put them on to the
gras, Julius Payne, parish-constable, proved that he
went to both of the defendant's houses, and saw fish at
each place. Ordered to pay Dia the damage, a fine of
2a each. and Costa; in default 21 days.
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VIOLENT ASCIELT.—Thomas Clark was charged by
Mary Sherrard with assaulting her on the 20th instant.
Complainant's face was terribly bruised, and her teeth
broken. Defendant admitted the charge ; but said that
complainant first struck him. Several witneases were
called for the defence, and defendant was fined is and
costs.

SEatoos ASAAULT.—AIfred Hughes, Michael Walker.
Philip Hadley, and Joseph Nock were charged with having
assaulted William Mills, coalmaster, on the 10th instant. .
Mr. Addison appeared to prosecute, and said the assault
was of such a violent nature, that he should ask the Bench
to make an example of them by committing them to pri-
son without the option of a fine. He did not think lie
should be able to prove the case against Nock, and he
was discharged. Complainant deposed: I am a coal.
master, living at Rowley, and on the 21st instant I was
returning from Birmingham, about eight o'clock. I got
out at Rowley station, On going along the road I saw
a large throng of two or three hundred people. Whet.
near HeIDIUR'S (the butcher) Hadley was jumping up and
down, larking. He put his hands upon my shoulders,
mad kept pushing me about. I had 41 parcel of sugar.
and struck at him with it, and the paper burst. Can't
say it struck him. Hughes then struck me right and left
six or eight times. Walker came up. and struck me and
, knocked me down, saying they would kill me. Do not
know the defendants. Gave them no provocation. On
Saturday morning the defendants came and appeared
very contrite, and asked me what I would take. I told
them' Nothing ;" but said I did not wish them any harm,
and if they would pay £5 to go to the hospital, and costs,
I should be satisfied. They offered me £3. I refused
it. Defendants pleaded guilty. Hadley was fined 20s
and costs; in defauit one month's herd labour. The
other two defendants were And 503 and costs each ; in
default two months.

BREACH OF THE PEACE.—SHMHeI Clliter and Isaac
Nock were charged by Abeolem Bennett, Parieh.coneta-
bin, with committing a breach of the peace by fighting
on the lath init. Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay the
coats.

NEGLECT or Worm—Eliza Price (17), was charged
with neglecting the work of H. 'Melton and Co., brisk
makers, at Rowley. Charles Totterdell, manager, said
that the firm was reluctant to prosecute ; but they em-
ployed upwards of 30 girls, and some days 9 or 10 would
combine together, and leave work for a day together.
The consequence was that the moulders and remaining
girls could not work, and on the day the defendant left
the firm lost the making of fifteen thousand bricks.
They had 51 per thousand profit, and the firm had lost
£3 15s. Ordered to pay 5s damage, and costs; in de.
fault 14 days. —Hannah login' was charged with a
similar offenee, and fined fie and costs; in default 14

days.
CHARGE OF THREATENING. James Willett' Wag
charged by Ann Wright with threatening to do her some
bodily harm, whereby she was afraid. After hearing the
evidence. the Bench ordered defendant to pay the costs,
and promise not to interfere with her again.
VIOLENT ARRAOLT.—RobertBOTTIALOR, afias
gem, was charged with assaulting Rosannah Wakeman,
on the 19th inst. Complainant, whose eye was black.
ened, said the defendant struck her without any pros°.
cation, and she became iusensaile. The Bench said it
was a cowardly assault, and lined defendant 20s and
costs; in default one month. - . _

011;111117(21;;IIIE-11.GHWAY.--J0h11 Eades and Joseph
Griffin, two youths, were charged by Aaron Moyle, parish
constable, with causii.g an obstruction on the hiahway
at Haden 11th, on the latii inst. Complainant said the
defendants were stripped, and going to run. There was
a large number of persons there, causing an obstruction.
The defence was they wore not stripped, but juot going

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Bench, and they diemie,ed it.