The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-01 00:00:00

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1878.

gaid nothing. When he saw the horse ag in the tonge
was hanging out of his,ruou:b and bleed•ng. lie did no
see defendant beat the horse.—Williffin Davis, manager
to Messrs. Hingley, saki he saw the horse and his tongue
was out of his mouth six inches, and the tongue bled
very much. lie sent the horse to Mr. Blakeway, of
Stourbridge, and the horse was permanently injured and
it was worth £4o.—lnspector Price Baia he saw the
horse on the day in question about eleven o'clock and
the tongue was hanging out from six to eight inches.
Mr. Blakeway said the only means of saving the horse's
life would be to cut out the tongue.—The defence was
that he did not think of hurting the horse.—Mr. Smith
said it was a most brutal and cruel thing to do and he
felt it his duty to put the highest fine he possibly could
and fined him £5 and coats; in default two months'
hard labour.—A further charge was made 'against the
defendant for injuring the horse and a claim of £4O was
made. For this offence the defendant was fined the
highest penalty, £lO and costs ; in default two months'
hard labour, Mr. Smith said he was sorry he could not
tine him more.

CHARGE OF INDECENT AssAuLT.—Before Messrs. F.
D. L. Smith and B. Hingley, David Hackett, chain.
maker, was charged with indecently assaulting Mary Ann
Slade, on the 20th ult.—Mr. Hayes defended.—uom-
plainant said that she was going through a field towards
Rowley with another girl and on returning the defend-
ant laid hold of her by the shoulder, threw her down,
and put his hand up her dress, and she cried oat and
defendant ran away.—Enama Jones corroborated al,o
John Little.—Mr. Hayes, for the defence, admitted the
assault, but said it was committed by the consent of
complainant.—Defendant was fined 20a and costs; in
default one month's hard labour.

ASSAULT CASE.—William Manger was charged with
assaulting his wife, Caroline Manger, on the 18th alt.—
From the evidence of complainant it appears that they
are man and wife but live separate. Defendant was
living with another woman on the day in question and
she went to ask him for some money to support herself.
He gave her a shilling and she told him it was not
sufficient, and she called him a scamp when defendant
laid hold of her by her shawl and threw her down.
Defendant had often beaten her since Christmas.—Two
witnesses corroborated and defendant was bound over in
£2O and ordered to tied two sureties of £lO to keep the
peace fnr twelve mon Is.
NEGLECTING Ti SUPPORT A WlFE.—David Williams,
chaiumaker, was summoned by John Taylor, relieving
officer, for neglecting to support his wife and allowing
her to become chargeable to the Dudley Union on the
30th April.—Complainant proved the case and said the
cost was 103, four weeks at 2s 6d per week.—Defendant
MIS ordered to pay the amount and costs ; in default
one month's hard labonr.—Def indant was further
charged with being drunk and disorderly, on the 18th
1876 —This case was withdrawn on payment of
costs.—William Forrest was charged with allowing his
wife and two children to become chargeable to the
Dudley Union ou the 30th April.—John Taylor proved
tic case and said defendant's wife and child had been
chargeable to the Union for five weeks at a cost of 5s
per week and 253 was now due.—Defendant said he
worked and lived at Widnes, Lancashire. His wife was
near her confinement and she went borne to be confined.
He was willing for her to live with him and he had taken
a house and furnished it.—The Bench considered it very
hard for the defendant because his wife had left him,
de was willing to maintain his wife and the Guardians
lied sent and apprehended the defendant at a cost of £1
103 91 and he had been locked up for a week —Tue
Bencia dismissed the case.

NEGLECT OF Wonk.—llenry Bloomer was charged
with neglecting to work up a quautity of iron the pro-
perty of Gideon Billingharn aid claimed 8:3 Bd.—De-
fendant pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay the
amount and caste.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—EIi WillittB was charged
with being drunk and disorderly, oa the 2nd
Po!ice-constable Wickstead said the defendant was very
drunk and created a disturbance—Defendant: Mr.
Hingley. I have worked for you and your father many
ye,ri. I a Saviour." I was not drunk at the time.
—Mr. Hingley : Why you are drunk now.—Defendant :
No my love.—Mr. Smith : You have been eight times
conv.cted. You are committed to Stafford for seven days
hard labour. You will when there have time to get
sober.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—Septimus Bill and William
Forrest were charged with being drunk and disorderly,
on the 25th ult.—Police-constable Sylvestre proved that
the two defendants were drunk and fightin.T.—This
being the first care against them they were ILIA is each
and costs.

GAME UNG ON THE HIGHWAY. —Samuel Willitts,
William Westwood, Samuel Price, Caleb Wiilitts, Isaiah
Griffin, John Hackett, Thomas Blunt, Reuben Edge,
George Haywood, Thomas Garrett, William Smith, and
Mason Phipps, labourers, were cnarged with gambling
on the highway, on the 25th ult,—Police-constable
Sylvestre said that he saw the defendants with others
playing at dice and cards for money. When'the defend-
ants saw him they ran away and left some of the coppers
on the road.—Superiutendent Woollaston 'sa,cl he had
receivod many complaiAs of pers,ms gat:iv-ding on the
highway.—Westwood, Price, Griffin, Blunt, Garrott, and
Smith were fined 10s each and costs, and the other de•
fendants 53 and costs,

o•li.o. two tso -;:se co,,ie fisures were Preston and,
As,at TieS.sereriitse, tesso iseo went into bat sty'
the brothers Luck. e e the li.st to handle the willow.
R. Docker played a brilliant innings ageinst the 641
rate bowling of Talboys and Finn, and scored 39 runs.
No other player made doable figures and the stole
were out for 53 runs. In the second innings of the,
Pickwick the whole were got out for the small score
37 runs leaving Stourbridge 71 to get. Had there been
time to have piayed out the match no doubt the gat°,.!
would have been very exciting. The following
Pickwick : J. Preston, b Ingold, 14; 8.
Green, b Ingold, 7; Firth, 1 b w, b ing010•;
Mucklow, run out, 21; G. Henaman, run out, 2,; j.
Elliott, b Parkes, 3; T, Glover, b Ingold, 6; ,j
Williams, st Green, b Ingold, 4 ; W. Davis, b
4; S. Maudlin, c Green, b Ingold, 4 ; A. H. Aibut,
li;
out, 10; extras, 2; total, 86. —Stourbridge : R. Doske
b Firth, 31; L. Docker, c Firth, b Talboys, 3 ; Bdgeb
Talboys, 1; J. W. Parkes, thrown out, b ,
H. Turney, bjalboys, •W. J. Ingold, b Firth, 6 irid.
E. Millward, c Albut, b Talboys, 5; W. Green, b,
boys, 2; C. Rogers, b Talboys, 0; W. D4ViS' c
Preston, b Firth, 1; A. Plant, not out, 1 ; total, 53: s as
'STOUR/MIDGE W. WORCESTER CITY.--This
played en on the Stourbridge ground on Thursday lot+i .n
teams selected to represent the respective clubs bef. I
fairly chosen so far as cricket talent was coocertehe
The visitors won the toss and elected to o,Pessse
wickets, the fist to defend them being Messrs.
and Reading, to the attack of Ingold and Parkes,
from the second ball of ingold's first over Mr. Eesu„▪ ":1
was run out, 1 for 0. Mr. Tearne, who plsYed
cricket was next to retire, for on going out to one of d,
lobe los failed to recover himself and was neatly.sturoPea
2 for 10. Mr. Bial,serstou next came in but oefore,et
1 addition could be made to the .learne's -
score . „has
was lowered by one of Ingold's peculiars, in
over. Mr. Morris filled the vacant p:ace wberiare
Biekerston was cleverly caught by Edge off
next ball, 4 for 11. Mr. Caldicott, who came ~,,ot
who was the only player who seemed at home ,g'',ty
the good bowling presented to him, played 111 prseets
style, carrying out his bat for 8. The other vi'c'tal
fell in quick succession, the innings closing for a trst
of 30 runs. R. Docker and A. F. Villward were the
so
to represent Stourbridge to the looming of Pet'ne
Morris. Mr. Millward was the first to retire, bd it,
caught and bowled by Penn with the score
the next over Mr. Docker was out leg before .Icl,‘ets°e
the same bowler. Edge and Lipid had 61 e" fter
vacancies when the latter was bowled by 31OrriS
."
scoring 1, 3 for 17. Mr. Parish joined Edge 4Bd s
also bowled by the same bowler withodt scorisg,
Mr. A. J. Otter then went to the wicket. and Vie bess,,i
being collared some excellent play was witeessed. 'To -
he lost the partnership of Edge with a good ismiggilsi
14, 5 for 48 Mr. J W. Parkes next appeared but Ow,.
be score* and had to retire from a splendid bell by caout
oott with the score at 54. Mr. Green filling the
place when Mr. Otter, who had played in excellrntip°oo,
throughout and scoring 27 got under one froaatr• )sr
and placed it in the hands of the longstop, 8 for eI;C.
F. Webb placed 6 to his credit and F. Simras se° 'del
Hicks one each ; the innings closing tor 64, 34 '1,116,801
the visitors. Mr. Penn's bowling throughout bon!,
fine. In the second innings Worcester were slia'n wis
posed of for 48, leaving Stourbridge li to gel "'TV
which they,accomplished for the loss of one wieket.,,,. p.
following is the score :—Worcester City: RI `Besd•
Tearne. at Green, b Ingold, 6—b Ingold, 2; A. rkes'
ing, run out, I—h w, b Ingold, 0; H. Peen, s
3—b lugold, 1;H. E. Bickerston, c Edge, b Ing°""k'es,b
b Parkes, 5 ; W. F. Morris, run out, 1-0
Ingold, 12 ; W, Caldicott, not out, B—b ParkeBs,a b--
George, run out, 3—b Ingoid, 5; E. Penn, b Inge.'.
b Ingold, 0; S. E. Testae, b Psrkas. o—not oat, lu;,oci
Jarvis, b Ingold, 14—b Parkes, 1; H. J. Pouting' 30-
b Ingold, 2—c and b Parkes, 2 ; extras, 2; totalo,
48.—Stourbridge: R, Docker, 1 bw, b Peno7 irogold.
Millward, c Penn, 3; Edge, b Penn, 14; W. 11' 'sod
b Morris, 1; T. Parrish, b Morris, 0 ; A. J.
b Morris, 27 ; J. W. Parkes, b Caldicott, 0 ;Ijic*th 1;
W•
not out, 4—not out, 6 ; F. Webb c and b
9; F. G. SIMMS, b Penn, 1; C. C. Hicks, b Yen"
totals,6l-15. •
plori
KIDDERMINSTER V. REDDITCEL—A, match ic-s„sada;:
by these clubs on the ground of the former, 00 '"-testii•
last. The result was an easy victory for the bool,orter, •
The scores were as follows : —Redditch : Rev. 11-
b Chaytor, 8; Rev. G. Astbury, c Darkes, b eina, b
b
; T. Evans, c Hobbes, b chaytor, 5; P. DPoAnb7oies9ti ~
Hobbes, 0; F. Duggins, b Blunt, 8 ; J.
Chaytor, 9 ; J. Masters, a Kershaw, b Bloat, •). ;ctar.
Readins, c Moore, b Blunt, 3; W. ILlic:ox, b L;: A.
0; A. Hill, not out, 1; total, 43.—Kidde7n5tcy.
Butcher, b Piutisld, 6; T. Blunt, b Pinfield, 0;,
Hughes, c Astbury, b Pinfield, 4 ; J. Darke.s, b J.
2 ; W. H. Moore, c Duggins, b Pinfield, 56
Hobbes, run out, 0; Rev. J. F. Kershaw, c A
Pinfield, 29; \V. Broomfield, b Evans, 6 ; ilec. 0;
Reiss, not out, 6; H. J. Chaytor, b Astbusrt•
al•
Rev. J. W. Branckner, b Pinfield, 6 ; extras,
127.
BLACKHEATH v. SMETSWICE VULCAN--'13181,4 Lb°
Ssturday last, and resulted in an easy
home team. The following is the score
74; Snzethicick, 15.
the above clubs was played at ,h b Veer:
.Vcatilf
WOLLASTON a. LANGLEY GREEN.— A. Ina,c-,.-erurdi,
S'ollaston Oa Da.i,
last between the above clubs. The follosf!"seWel/'
score :—Wollaston : J. Bowen, b Kayes, 6
run out, 6 ; W, J. Maybury, b Bottomley. 12 ; s•
ot
b Keyes, 1; E. Cope, b Keyes, 0; G. Yates. 11,°` '
G. Trotter, c Cook, b Keyes, 1; T. Clulee b 130• 1'
T. Hodgkinson, is Prince, b Keyes, 0;
J.
tomlev, 1;F. G. Hedges, b geyes, 1 ; extras, ;
vas],
40s—Langley Green.: J. Cook, b Hodgkiusos,
Bottomley, b Cope, 8 ; 8. Firld, c Yates, bldoilllju
B. Bradley, thrown out, b Hill, 4 • J. Wbef ;
Brown, b Bowen, 17 ; J. Prince, b
Chemin, b Trotter, 13; G Keyes, b Bowe0,1:15
Prince, thrown out, b Hill, 1 ; 'l'. Wheldon. 11(4 011
J. Chatwin, run out, 0 ; extras, 6 ; total, 32.