The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-10-26 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

CAUTION TO OWNERS OF .PROPERTLES.—At the Police
"jourt, held on Wednesday before Messrs. H. Howard,
and B . Hingley, John Shelden was summoned by H.
Harper, surveyor. of Rowley Local Board, for the sum
of £lO 143 money paid for erecting a privy and ash pit.
Complainant said that there was a deficiency of privy
accommodation. He sent the defendant with an order
to erect some more he did not comply with, and he built
more accommodation, from an order of the Rowley
Local Board, at a cost of £lO 14s. Od. Mr. Wright,
appeared on behalf of the Local Board, and Mr. Addison
defended, and said that the defendant was out of court
as the money should have been paid within six months,
and the work was done in February, 1876, and according
to Mr, Harper, no demand was made until April 17th,
1878. Mr, Wright, contended that no formal demand
was made until April 17th, 1878, and that the bill was
left at the house in February, 1876. The Bench made
an order on the defendant to pay the sum of £9 9s. Bd.
and allowed one month.to pay. Mr. Addison gave
notice of appeal.
Waoiss Cam—Moses Dann was summoned for £1 2
Od. wages alleged to be due. This case`was adjourned
for complainant to produce a book showing the entries,
complainant said he worked for the defendant wash-
ing breezes at 2s 104 per day. He hadworked for the
defendant a long time and he was in the habit of stopping
his money. some times one shilling per week, some
times nine-pence, and some times sixpence. The de-
fendant often compelled him to take apples. and
potatoes, 3 and on one occasion he had to have
a fowl instead of the money due to her. Ur. Addison
far the defence, said this was not a word of truth in
what the complaiaant had said, that he was paid in full
every week, and the money that was stopped was what
was advanced in the first part of the week, and that she
was discharged at a minutes notice for stealing iron and
that she haa never made any claim for wages until she
was discharged. Defendant was called and denied that
he never paid complainant any wages that his sister
always paid wages. ilia Field was called to corobor-
ated. The Bench made a order for the defendant to
pay 103 the last weeks wages.
ASSAULT CAM—Harry Skitt was charged with as-
saulting Martha Saddler on the 12th in st. Mr Addison
defended, From the evidence of complainant and other
witnesses it appears that the parties are neighbours.
and related to each other On the night in question they
had some words when deiendivat struck her several
times, knocked her down and when down kicked her
s..veral times. Witnesses were called for the defence,
and said that complainant first struck the defendant on
the mouth, and that she was drunk at the time. Tde
Bench considered the case proved and fined defendant '
5s and costs. _

A VIOLENT WOMAN.—Mary Ann Bedford was charged
with assaulting Sarah Ann Bradley, on the elst inst.
Tile parties are neighbours. Complainant had occasion
to go to a closet when defendant came in and struck her
several times. Defendant's husband came to her and
asked her what his wife had done, Complainant said let
me go and cried out. When she got into the ho Ise de;
fendaut came in and assaulted her again, tried to
strangle her, and made use of bad language. Defendant
was drunk at the time.-11izi Turner, mother of the
complainant, corroborated and said the defendant also
struck her, Harriet Lowe and Police-constable Parnell
also gave evidence and said the defendant was very
drank at the time. The Bench considered the assault
a very bad one and fined defendant 20s and costs ; in de-
fault one month's hard labour.
MINERS' MEETING.—DETERIIINATION IT,),RESIST THE
MASTERS' PauPosaLs.—A largely attended meeting of
miners was held last night at the Duke William Inn,
Old Hill, for the purpose of considering the proposals
made by the employers at Dudley on Tuesday last,
The chair was occupied by Mr. H. Shakespeare. The
following resolution was passed unanimously :—" That
in tue opinion of this meeting it is not desirable to
accept the masters' conditions proposing to increase the
number of working hours, and we pkdge ourselves to
unite to resist any attempt to increase the working time
of miners at any cost."—A. meeting was also held at
Quarry Bank, when a similar resolution was unanimously
adopted.