The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-09-06 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

WILLFUL DAMAGL—At the Police Court on Wed-
nesday, before Messrs. R. L. Freer and W. Bassano,
John Davies was charged with willfully damagng
stone wall b,longing to the Earl of Dudley, in the
occupation of William Giles, at Portway, on the 24th
ult. Mr. Addison defended. Police-constabie Styles
said he was on duty on the night in question at Port
way. About 11 o'clock at night he heard some stones
falling and went in the direction from where the
ise came from. He saw the defendant and two
others pushlng stifles off the wall. He caught the
defendant but the other two men :rot away He gave
defendant lo the charge of Police-sergeant Cooper,
and went in search of the other two men, but he did
not find them. Police-sergeant C.,oper said he was
going up Pottway on the night of the 24th tilt, and
heard a noise of failing of stone and ran in the di.
rectioa of the sound. He saw the defendant and tw.
other men Fulling stones off the wall. He saw la,t
wi fleas each hold of defendant and rau up to him
and took the defeßdant in his charge, while last wit-
ness went in search of the other two men. When he
wa9;taking him to the Police-station he asked his
name but he refused to give it, and became very vio-
lent. He struck him with his staff and knocked him

down, and when he was down he gave the name of
Pearson of Old Hill. Mr. Giles said he wa9 called

out of his house by Police-sergeant Cooper to look
at his wall. The wall wa- all right at about 10 o'cleck
at night. The next morning he went to look at the
wall, and found it was in a very bad state. The
damage done was estimated at about .25. Mr. Addi-
son said that defendant was returning home from
Oldbury, and as he was coming by the wall he saw
two men pulling stones off It was not defendant
that did the damage. Defendant was fined 10s,
£1 damage, and costs.
AsaAtazs.—John Mole was charged with assault-
ing James Adams on the 6th ult. Mr. Addison
appeared for the complainant and Mr. Hayes for
the defilidant. Complainant, wcnt to his house about
one o'clock in the morning and be,:an to knock Ma
door. Complainant went down stairs and opened
the door when the defendant rush-,d in and struck
him. Complainant tan into the pantry while his
wife got defendant out of the house. When she had
got defendant out complainant ran up stAirs and
open -d the window and shouted out murder. A
neighbour on hearing him fetchecl his father.
Phoebe Mullett, who lives next door to complainant,
said die heard a noise at the door, and a short time
afterwards she heard the complainant shout murder.
Defendant was fined ss, and cats ; in default 14 days
—John Bennett, Henry Mole and John Mole were
charged with assaulting James Adams, senior, on
the 6th ult. Mr. Addison prosecuted and Mr. Hayes
defended. Complainant a lid he was fetched by a
man named Ebor Lowe to the house of his s,m. On
entering the house Henry Male and John Male shut
the door and began to strike him. The defendant
John Bennett then came in and pulled him out of the
house, and begen to hick him. Rebbeem and Elcor
Lowe corroborated. Being sPveral times convicted,
the defudatits were fined iOs each and costs ; in de-
fan.t one month.

DauxlivNNEss:.—Joseph Parker, lab .urer, wa9
&:arged with being drunk and disorderly in High
:Areet, Blackheath, on the 24th ult. Police-sergeant
C,oper proved the case and said defe dant was very
drunk and creating a disturbance. Defendant was
fined 10s and costs.—Saintiel Barnsley was charged
w.th being drunk and disorderly is Hackett Stre,t,
Black'ae.oh, on the 26th ult. Police sergeant Cooper
proved the case and defendant was fined 54 and cost..
—William Webb was charged with a similar offence
in the highway, at Tividale, on the 16t'l ult. Police-
consta)lo Wingfield provel the case. li..fendant said
he wt s very sorry, and as it was the first time lie
hoped the Bench would del lightly with him. Th.,:
defendant; was let off on pliyizw, c is's.--jos=Th
Br alley was char.,,zed with being drunk and disor-
derly on the 21st ult. Police •constable Styles said
deft•ndant was drunk and wanted to fi4170;. There
were a great number ~f people round. He told Yrn
t) go home but he r..fused to do so, and pulled his
jacket off to fi.zlat witness. Defendant was fined 2s
Gd and costs.

BREACH or THE PEACE.—Benjamin Butler and
Will:a:n Homer, chaimu thrs, of Cradley Heath were
ely4rged with commi•ting a breach of the pace by
fi;bling on the 19th ult. Police-constable Martin
proved the ease, and sail the defendants were fightitg
rogather. Defendants were bound over to keep the
peace for three months.
COAL STEALING.—Thomns Wiltshire was charged
with srealing a quantity of coal, the property of H.
Waldron and others, on the 23rd ult. Pollee-con-
sti ble Wickstead said he saw the prisoner wirh about
one cwt. of coal in a bav,. Pr:soner was convicted
hr a modth.