The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-04-16 00:00:00

BELBROUGHTON.

CHARGE GF THEETENING.—At the Stourbridge Police
Cqurt, on Wednesday, before Major Fletcher and J.
Hunt, Esq., George Mallen was charged with having, on
the sth of April, nulawfully used divers threats towards
Edward Bellamy, with intent to incite him to commit a
breach of the peace. Mr. Hoinfray appeared for corn
plaivant, and Mr. Perry for the defence. Complainant
said : lam tenant of a cottage, at Belbroughtuu. The
defendant also lived there. He left Lie place to come to
rey house to live. He asked me if I was goiug to leave,
and I said I had got two rooms which I did not use, and
he could have them for a few weeks if he wanted them.
He brought his goods there on the 25th of March. With
regard to the threats he made to me, he said if I did not
go out of the boner he shon.d put me out into the road.
On the 4th of April he said he would get 20 or 30 men
to do it. He threatened me in the presence of Lliza
Rutter, my servant. A man named Waldron came to my
house on the night of the Bth mat, and there were about
20 men round the place. . Waldron went opts the room
defendant had been using. Some of the met outside
were backing him up. It was about half-past 10 o'clock.
I am afraid that defendant will proeeed to action that
will cause a breach of the peace. Cross-examined : Was
tenant of the cottage at the rent of 1:16 per year. Did
not agree on the 24th of March to let the house to the
defendant for £lO. Helped him to remove the goods
into the two rooms. Did not tell Henry Holland, nor his
wife, that I had let the house to defendant. My wife
keeps a little ahop. Defendant's wife has never served
any customers in the shop. The crowd outside were
backing the man up to stay in possession of the house.
Mallen said he could bring '2O or 30 men to turn me out.
—Eliza Rutter said: lam servant to complainant. On
the 4th of Aprill heard the defendant say he could get
25 or '3O men it he wanted to put them out into the road,
and it would not take but a few minutes to do it. He
said that several times. About half-past ten or eleven
o'clock on Friday night, Thomas Walden came to the
house, and west up stairs. There were about 20 men
outside he house. They said my master was going to
shoot the man that was in the house, Cross•exemined:
Complainant did not any he should shoot the man. Did
not tell people I was going to leave the house with my
master. I said if he went, I should go with him.—The
Bench did not consider there was sufficient evidence
against defendant, and dismissed the case.

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