The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-16 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

SEUTOTII CASE.—On Tuesday afternoon, a
serious stabbing case, which is likely to prove fatal, oc•
curred in Binningham-street, Dudley. Two young men,
named Joseph Hendley, aged nineteen, and John Bryan,
aged twenty, were together in the above street, when
quarrel arose respecting a pigeon, After Rome hot and
angry words they agreed to fight, in order to settle the
dispute. After a " round " or two, ilendley finding he
wit getting by far the worst of the encounter, took out
knife-blade from his packet, and when the pair closed at
the end of a 1' round " he struck Bryan in the ear with
it, causing a wound more than an inch in depth. The
injured youth fell to the ground, with the blood pouring
from the wound. Ile was taken to Mr. Mainwaring's
surgery, and his injuries attended to. The wound is said
to be a dangerous one, and it was deemed advisable not
to remove Bryan to his own residence for an hour or two
after the dressing. Hendley was soon apprehended. lie
coolly gave up to the police the knife-handle, and made
no attempt to excuse the savage act.—At the Police Court,
on Wednesday, before Messrs. S. Rudge. S. Price, and
0. Bagntt, Joseph Hendley (191, whitesmith. Birming-
ham-street, was charged with unlawfully stabbing and
wounding John Egan, on the previouo day. ueorge
Bound, nailer, deposed that be saw the prisoner stub
Bryan with the blade of a pocket knife in the ear. The
parties had been quarrelling and fighting a few minutes
when the stabbing took place. Bryan was still in bed.
Mr. Barton, Chief Superintendent of Police, asked for
a remand for a week, and put in a medieal certificate
showing that it was not safe to remove the injured man.
The remand was granted. Bryan is in a very critical
state.

As EXPERIENcED SltheLla ran.— At the Police Court
on Monday, before the Mayor (A'derman Job Taylor) and
Aldermen Wi.kinson and Aston, Ellen Mitchell, 12, Staf-
ford Road, Wolverhampton (25), niarried, war charged
with stealing three pairs of boots, the property of Mr.
John Baker, hoot and shoe dealer, High•street, and fur-
ther with etealing three shawls and • child's frock, the
property of Ann Mills, Birmingliam-street. Early on
Saturday morning Police•constable Dowling was on duty
in Salop-street, and saw the prisoner crying one lodging
house door-step. He enquired what was the matter, and
she replied that, having quarrelled with her husband, -die
was waiting until he went to sleep before she ventured in.
The officer endeavoured to persuade her to enter the
house, but she refused. He turned his light upon her,
and noticed • large bundle partially concealed by priso-
ner's dress. This, on examination, proved to contain the
whole of the stolen property, with the exception of •
pair of boots. Upon the road to the station prisoner ,
declared she wria a hawker, I fiadial tireless she
attempted to t,,e th, ,ala•ei At the atatioa, Mrs.
Davis, the twareher, found the pria.mer a pair of
sharp scissors, apiece of atone lured for rubbing off the
marke on the soles of the boots previous to pawning),
mid nine pawntickets. It was proved by several witnes.
Fes that the property wee stolen during the Friday after.
nom. The prisoner, who wept bitterly during the whole
of the bearing, was sentenced to four months imprison.
me, t with hard labour, for the first offence, and three
„.0 j,pejamtmaaa, with hard tabour, for Ws second,
the bentenee to be coneecutive.