The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-06-03 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

STRALISO fans ti the rol.ce Court on Wednesday.
befoto Meet,,. F. W U. Barre and N. Hintzley, Hannah
Maria Edam E od Limn 1 a and Deborah Wea-
ver Isere ch,oai 0 wait riming a quantity of iron, the
property of the New linusn iron Company, on the 27th
hit ham Rea.hey saw he wan a tabourer at the Corn.
greavea. on the allove date le saw them near the kilne
where he wea a. work a ham after six o'clock in the
veno.g. fin heard a nchae, and ou going up the lathier
ne saw three inn .us mere. He shouted, and they ran
away. One f thin or .pped tile iron. He could not
say which of the three dropped the iron. 'there hi not a
pooho road there. but many p.ople come that road. The
eon is picked oat .n rubbish. and put in a heap. One
ran .I.og the brook side, nod the Other two ran through
the water. W ..na the b y Edmunds ran;throngb
ti'- waler Viii rn htri • Ihir,arer for prosecutors. IWO
the 1 On prodo .e., ea. too ea,ae that he isalr on the t
A to. oloond ii, Ui shove date. Henry Fox, constable
.0 toe employ of toe Comas:iv, said he received the trot
'rout la.i trild,6ll, on Sunray. Baloney oe•callecil said
de Mild DOt swear to posoners. Fox said from infor
nation receiv. d ho went to Edmunds' house on Monday
morning. lie Mid their mother he wanted their names
tor stealing scrap, and the girl Edmund* said Weave
was with them the case was remanded for a week for
the production of farther evidence on behalf of the pro-
secution.

DRUNK AND Rinvors.—Thomsa Fiddler was charge°
with being diunit and runtime on the 201 b, at Towlele.
Police-conatnbie Satchweil proved the case. Defendant
~,eaded g iii. and wan ordered to pny the coati.
Fratous Damao P-ier ittle was charged with
furious drivii g in. the 28th, at ft..wiey Pulice.constable
dome kind shot half-past ids in the evening of the above
date he saw doeuintil. woo en. very diunk. driving at •
bolos, rate, at Itia.Auenth tie fetches milk from West
&mitten, and he epee% his cart cud then got op and
drove away again very last. He ass beating the horse
moet umnercifudy. Defendant p.eaued guilty, and way
lined 5s and costs

DUCNIE AND Disout secy. Joseph Eldershaw Iva*
charged with being Creak and diaorderly on the 27th ult,
at Blackheath. Boice-constables Jackson and Home
proved the case, Defendant was fined Is and cost, ; in
default II days.
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Assaf:Luxe • Woman. Benjamin Siddaway was
charged with •asaini.ng Hannah Price on the 15th of
April, at Spinner's Ead. Complement said on the above
date her mother rent her to defendahia house to fetch
her so.ter, who was there. IN fonnaut took her away the
night before. She ists years of age. She saw her sistei
and told her to come home. Delehtlaut came out of a
chum shop, and Site told him anal she wanted, and Ihr
struck her on the face several tiuuma. Another sister and
witness tuck the yahug, sister from Siddaway's house.
Mary Ann Perkes, stater of couiptailiant, corroborated
her. Defeurlaut said tue girl sat sot at their house all
night. Compoiinaiit atm, k hitu with an umbrella, and
he pushed tier. The Bench tilled the defendant 40e and
co.de ; in default 21 days.