The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-08-28 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

A VIOLENT Wet so—At tln P.,ttv gegginfill held MI
Adondar hat. before R. Ilan rind It Smith. E ra
Lavinia Webb iraq cl,ur. hy Charlotte Whittaker with
atiaaulina her on the 11,1 i ioat. Defendant was further
char:pot with assaultine LUz theth Weaver. From the
evidence it appears that she met the defentlasit in the
..dreet. when the defendant. without any provocation,
came to her arol strook her several times. Elizabeth
Weimer ore corroborative evidence, mini said defendant
+truek her as well on the mouth. and made it bleed.
Joseph Shaw ako ore evidence to prove the ca:e. The
lefendant said that she went to purchase some furniture,
when the complainant and Weaver call her namea, and
boast, to beat a tea board in her fare ; and she then struck
Weaver. Fined 0.1 in each caae—El. Is, in defanlt seven
dor, the iicond tom to commence at the expiration of
the first. _

AIWITLT rAgE.—SATonel Parry Was charged by • boy
named William Jones with assaulting him on the lith
instant. Mr. Addison defended. Complainant said he
winked for the defendant at Messrs. Brown and Ereer's
work, About half past three in the morning defendant
came into the works. Be had been drinking, and was
about " half•ard-half." As soon as be cone into the
erotic,. lie began to kick wanes., and kicked him four or
five times. On cross-examination. eomplainant admitted
that be Woo fighting with another boy, when the defend-
ant came inNw the works, and that defendant bit the other
boy, and parted them The case was dismissed.
Trte CITAEGE op SHOOTINO A DOO.—DuAley Pearson
was brought up ou a remand charged with unlawfully and
maliciously wounding a dog to the amount of £2, the
propetty of Noah Kendrick. Mr. Addison defended.
Francis Janice WAS called for the defence, and proved
that complainant's dog was in the habit of dernaging the
defendant'a garden and wheat, and that he had repeatedly
cautioned him to keep him tied up; and that RO late ass
; week ago, complainant's dog was running in defendant's
fold. after the sheep. The ease WWI dismissed.
! THE NEW BEEHWOUSE ACT.— At the Petty Sessions
held on Thursday last, before I. Spooner. Esq. (Stipen•
diaryl, William Griffin and William Tordiltf, were charged
with being on the premises of Thomas Williams, dlrink•
ing, ale, daring prohibited hours. Defendants pleaded
guilty, and were fined roi each.
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A %SAULT C SR.—Are/ler Hughes was charged by Sarah
Ann Brooks with assaulting her on the ISth inst. Com-
plainant said she lived at Commonside, and was doing her
work in her own house, when the defendant threw binlie
mortar into her house. Witness had occasion to go out
of the house for some water, when the defendant threw
ROMP mortar, which struck her on the hack. Defsudant
after spottled her like a leopard. Ordered to pay the
costs, ss.
CHARGE OF TITRFATENING. Maria Turberville wan
charged by Sarah Ann Beldero with using threatening
language to her on the 14th inst. Complainant said she
kept a shop at Brockmoor, and the defendant's child came
into the shop for • halfpenny candle. She gave him the
candle, and 54d change out oft sixpence. Shortly after
the boy came into the shop. put 414 down, and defendant
charged her with being a cheat, and threatened to do her
some bodily harm. Ordered to had one sorely to keep
the peace.

AFFILIATION CASE.—NV IMAM Henry Walker, printer,
residing in Stourbridge, was summoned by Eliza Brooks,
of Coalboarnbrook, to show cause why he should not
support her illegitimate child, of which she alleged he
was the father. Mr. Perry appeared to support the ease.
and in his opening remarks said it was a ease of great
cruelty. Defendant had seduced the girl, under a pro-
mise of marriage, and had gone so far as to purchase the
wedding ring, which he (Mr. Perry) produced. He also
produced a number of letters and birthday gifts, received
by the complainant from the defendant. Complainant
was then called, and gave her evidence, and was suppor-
ted by Mrs. Northwood. Defendant did not appear; but
sent a letter to the Magistrates admitting the paternity
of the child, and the Bench ordered the defendant to
pay 5s per week for the first six weeks, 5a for midwife,
and 20 Cal per week. and all casts.