The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-11-27 00:00:00

OLD BILL.

Subunit rre the 17111 Sarah Ann Dill (10).
Married.rasiding at spring Mead° w,died under the follow.
ing eircuinstaoces. It appears thot deceaaed W:l4 prea•
u.at. and worked at nailinakiug in her husband's strip.
She complsinad id not beiug very well at night, and sent
for some moil:hie. waa about six o'clock. The
woman appears to have gone to bed, and slept until 20
minutes to four o'clock on Thursday morning, and died
shortly after. No medical assistance was called in. On
Fridav an incincod was held on the body at the house of
Mr. Pearson, before Mr. Bailey, Deputv-Coroner. No
medical evidence was called in, and the jury returned a
verliet of " Died from Natural Causes.'
COAL STIALINO.—At the Petty Sessions held on Wed-
nesiloy lost, before E. Moore and F. W G. Barra, Esqrs.,
William Downing was charged with feloniouely keeling
a quantity of coal, on the 13th instant, the property of
of Mesers. Turner and Skelding. Police-constable ray-
rir said he was at the Knowle Colliery at a quarter to
seven o'clock in the morning. He saw the prisoner and
two others picking coal on the mound. :he prisoner
threw down the coal and ran away. The value of the
coel is one penny. William Henry Whitehouse, clerk at
the Eilowle Colliery, mid the prisoner yes at the slack
mound, and pat th, re for sale. Had often seen the pri-
soner at the dirt mound. 'rho defence was that he took
some po' 'l3 roast at the mound, and that it was •
girl that e• she cool; and that what the policeman had
said wail illitrtie. The Bench considered the ca.e proved.
and committed the prisoner for seven days' hard
labour.
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immt. Demean.— James Evans, Benjamin Arm.
stn./1,. and Henry Itralltrong were brought up on. war-
rant charged with tilfully.breaking a window, door, and
lamp, the property of William Andrewa, on the 13th
inst. Complainent said that on the above date the three
defendants mane into his house about twenty minutes
past seven, quite drunk. Witness told them they had
had quite sufficient, and tried to persuade them to go
home. They refused to HO. Ultimately Evans went
outside the house. Henry Armstrong followed, and
pulled his clothes off to fight. and Benjamin he (witness)
put out, and the door was shut. Henry Armstrong then
ran at the door and kicked it, knoking the eateh off.
The door flew open, and broke the lamp all to piece..
They then Callll3 into the house, and witness put them
out and barred the door. The two Armstrong. then be.
tan to kick the door, and continued for more than half
an hour. Benjamin broke the windows. Police-sergeant
Powner and Parish.constable Hill were sent for. Evans
threatened him. The amount of damage done was 14.64.
Defendant had previously made a bet that he would have
ale and kick up a row. Joseph Parkes, collector of
taxes, said he was passing complainant's house, when he
heard a noise. He went to the back of the house. and
saw Benjamin Armstrong break the window and kick the
door violently, and heard him swear he would do murder
that night. Parieh.constable Hill gave corroborative
evidence Fined in and costs, and ordered to pay 5%
each, the damage ; in default 21 days' imprisonment, with
bard labour.
PROPZRTY Ssut.—On Monday last Mr. S. Leonard of •
fered for sale at Mrs. Cookley's Hotel, four Freehold
houses, in Black.wagon Street, and they were ultimately
knocked down to Mr. John Bates for 145.