The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-12-04 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

A REFRACTORY PAYPER.—At the Petty Seslitiollll. OH
Monday last, before B. St. John Matthews and L Freer,
Five., George Evans. an inmate of the Union. wig
charged by Thome Hill with fighting on the 27th ult
William Keightlev proved that the defendant was fight.
int. Thomas Baker and Huntley, two paupers. gave evi-
denee to the .ffect that the defendant was fighting, and
that he struek Bolter and threatened to stick him with a
knife. This was denied he the defendant, who mil that
Baker fir.it streek him, and then threw him on the tire.
Sentenced to 21 days' hard labour.
A NICE Lund.. Row —Thomas Scriven, .Tames Smith.
and Thomas Darby were charged by Samuel Simmonds
with assaulting him on the 21st ultimo. Mr. Stokes de. ,
fended. Complainant said as he win returning from
Brierlev Hill about one o'clock, he met Thomas Sariven,
who asked him why he set his dog upon him. Witness
told him he did not. He then offered to fight his dog at
£7 to £5. Witness told him he shoull not fight his dog. !
when Striven mid he would maks him (witness) fight.
and then struck him and knocked him down. Smith and
Darby then came tip and said " Kill the b and
incited them to break the peace. Two witnemm were
called to corroborate the complainant Mr. Stokes, for
the defence, contended that the compleinent and a person
nraned Wood were the aggressors, and bleause the de.
fendants had got the better of Simmonds and Woad they
then took legal proceedings. Eli Westwood was railed,
an I said that he heard a noise. Went to see what was
thy matter, and found Simmonds and Scriven fighting.
Sin:monde had his jacket off, and struck the first blow.
The case was X111111...1.
BREACH .8 THE PEACE. Samuel Simmonds, John
Wood, Eli Westwood, and Thomas Scriven were charged
by Sueerintendeut Mills with committing a breach of the
peace by fighting at Buokpool. on the 21st alt Thomas
Darby proved that he saw all four defendants fighting.
and they were stripped. Simmonds denied the charge.
—Samuel Siturnonds was then charged by Thos. Darby
with assaulting him on ths 21st ult. Complainant sacrl

that on the ab'nve date the defendant threatened him. and
pet his flat; in his face, an,l challenged him tn fight.
Mery Proudly gt Lye corrolmrative evilence. El:fendant
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deni.ed the charge. aid called John Wool, who wive evi-
dence for him. The breach of the peace was withdrawn
on the payment of So 94 each, the costs. The charge of
assault tag Limit Si !monde was dismissed.
CHARGE alt RORYIERT• —Elizabeth Edwards, a domestic
servant in the employ of John Beard, of the Holly Bush
Inn, Amblecote, was chsrued ivt`a ceding a sovereign,
a half-sovereign, forty %Milieus in silver, go:d brooch. a
scarf, and two gold rings, the property of her master.
Mr. Perry appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Maltby for the
prisoner.—Elizabeth Beard, wife of John B ard, said the
prisoner came into her service on the 12th of August
lost, and left on the 23,1 of November. The next day
she come for her clothes. Witness hod no other re, v tot.
Her bedroom door tom a drop latch, and there is a client
of drawers in the room. Within the drawers she Mei a
brooch with a miniature portrait, set in gold. She also
had a purse containing as Australian half.sovereign.
There were also a g,4 I chain, two rings, and a sesrf.
The last tim t witness saw the above articles was on Nos
vetnber the 14th. The key of the drawer was upon the
hunch, and when the prisoner went into the room, she
1.-nt her the keys. No other person went into the room.
The brooch produced so, the nine which was previously
in the drawer. Th.. centre part of the brooch was shown
It witness be a Mrs. 1.31,,n, a eharwoman, and there Was
a chain att wiled to at, and had been for fourteen years
Cro,a-examimed: Do not know why she left niv
Have riot heard that she chargd my I:usband mitt taking
itherties with her See would not tell we why she woo
le iving. She ni.i i cite would tell tier mother, and came
back next day. Can swear to the frame of the brooch.
and to the centre of it. Piisoner had access to my room
She hod been in the room many times to clean arid dust
it. There was a servant man on the premises, but he
had no business in the Morn I the pinsoner,
and suspect her of taking the ring.. The same peram
took all the things. Have made no complaint previonsly
about the prisoner.—Mary Bourne said that on Thurs-
day, the 24th ult, she was eugoged in cleaning the room.
when she found the miniature brooch on Mrs. Beard's
bedroom Boon—Police-constable Fr, amen said from in-
formation received he went to prisoner's house. at Nell,-
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erton. He charged her with stealing a purse contlining
t overeigu, a half-sovereign, a quantity of silver, and a
gold brooch frame. She tail." /low could I, ohm n all
the things were locked uy!.. lie thou sea•ched the

house and found tne_fraine yroduced in a await his in