The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-02 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

INouEsT.—An inquest wss held on Monday last before
it. Hooper, tit the Oak run, Blackheath. touching
the death of Joseph Smith, From the evidence adduced
it appears that the deceased was at work on the Mai ult.
at the New Level Furnaces, Brierley Hill, when a tin
burst and the unfortunate man was severely injured and
died onthe 26th. After hearing the evidence the jury
returned a verdict of ccidental death."

DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—At the Police Court, On
Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Bassano aud B. Hint;ley,
Caleb Newey, ironworker, residing at the Lye, was
charged with being disorderly, at Cradley Railway Sta-
tion, on the 18th ult.—lnspector Lock appeared on be-
h tif of the company.—Mr. &licit, station-master, proved
that on the above date when the 813 train to Stourbridge
came in he saw the ddeLdant on the platform cursing
a.?ti making use of abusive language. He had not gor
a ticket to go by train and he had asked for oae. Lie
remained in the waiting room for some time and created
a disturbance and made use of very bad language.—A
porter gave corroborative evidence and defendant was
fined 20s and costs ; in default one month's hard
labour.

CHARGE oir THREATS.—Mary Ann Beaman was charged
with using threatening language to Mary Ann Johnson,
on the 25th ult.—Mr. Addison defeuded.—k'rom the
evidence given it appears that about nine o'clock at
night there came a rush at the door. She saw the de-
fendant and her husband and a man named Siviter at
the door and threatened her life and was afraid.—The
Bench considered the case proved and ordered the de-
fendant to find one surety of £5 and herself in £lO for
three months.—William Siviter was charged with a
similar offence by threatening Mary Ann Johnson. On
the same date.—The case was proved and defendant
wa bound over, himself in £lO and one surety of £5 to
keep the peace for three months.—A similar charge
against Mary Ann Siviter was dismissed.
CHARGE OF HEIPENING Til QUIT.—John Baker, Joseph
Raybould, and Abel Homer were charged with refusing
to quit the house of Matthew Bowers, the Royal Oak.
—Mr. Hayes appeared for complainant.—Complainant
said that the house was sold to him by the trustees if
Moses Dunn. Ever since he had taken possession he
had been very much annoyed by men coming int.) the
house and creating a disturbance, but he did not wish to
press the case, if they would promise not to go into
the house and pay costs, which defendant's agreed
to.

CHARGE OF BEING DRUNK AND REFUSING TO QUIT.-
George Homer was charged with being drunk and re-
fusing to quit the Five Ways Inn, Cradley Heath.—
Joseph Whitmore said that the defendant came into the
house drunk and called for something to drink. They
refused to fill him anything to drink and defendant
then began to quarrel with a man and they afterwards
fought. He turned him out of the house twice and he
came in again and he sent for Police-constable Sylvestre
to turn him out.—Police-constable.Sylvestre proved that
he saw the defendant in the house drunk and making a
great noise and cursing and swearing. He got him out
of the house and defendant was very abwive to him.—
Di,fendant pleaded guiity and was fined 56 and
CO tti.

STEALING COAL.—Frank Taft, Thomas Siviter, Alfred
Saunders, and Simeon Johnson were charged with steal-
ing one cwt. of coal, on the 16th ult, the property of
James Holcroft.—Mr. Loyd, the manager, proved the
loss of the coal and that it was wJrth -4d.—John
Jennings proved that be saw the prisoners take the
coal.—Jaines Turner, watchman, corroborated.—Mr.
Loyd kaid Mr. Holcroft did not wish to press
the case if prisoners would pay the costs ana the
case was adjourned for a week to enable them to do
so.

CHARGE OF DRUNIENNESB.—Joseph Aston was charged
with being drunk at Ileddal Hill, on the 26. h ult.—De-
fendant pleaded guilty.—The case was proved and
.de.
fondant was fined Is and costs.

DRUNK AND DDIORDERLY.—John Rose, a rivet maker,
was charged with being druuk and disorderly, on the
night of the 26th ult, in the Halesowan Road—Police-
constable Frost said the defendwit was cursing and
swearing and making a great disturbance.—Several pre-
vious convictions were proved against the defendant
who was it appeared fined 20s and costs the previous
day at Haiesowen, and on this occasion defendant was
fiue•l 2s 6d and costs.

CHARGE OF GAMBLING.—AIfred WilHas atd Henry
Goodmao were charged with gaining on the highway, at
Wright' Lane Old Hill, on Sunday, the 20th ult.—
Pohce-constable Wickstead provcd the offence and said
thy were tossing up money in their caps.--Defendants
were tined 2s 6d each and costs; in default 7 lays hard
labour.

FgLomousLY WOUNDING.—At the Staffordshire and
Shropshire Assizes, on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice
Lush, Joseph Hewitt, (28), miner, was indicted f)r
feifoliously worindinc, John Carter, at Rowley Regis,
on the 18th October, with intent to do him grevious
bodiy harm.—Mr, Darling prosecuted ; the prisoner
wa nut defended.—Both prosecutor and prisoner had
be,:u eriuking together at a public-house at Haiesowen,
whea a qua.rol arose between the parties as to some
money wlicli the prisoner had won from the prosecutor,
but. which the latter refused to hand over. In the
course of the quarrel prisoner succeeded in stabbing
prosecutor in the thigh, the wound being blth deep and
dangeruui.—Prhoaer was fouqd gu lty, and sentenced to
five years' penal servitude.