The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-05-28 00:00:00

THE LYE.

CHARON or UNLawrcum Woraniso.—At the Petty
Sessions held at Stoorbridge, yesterday, before B. Little•
wood and It. L. Freer, Eurs., James Hill, of the Lye,
was charged with assaulting and unlawfully wounding
Samuel Robins, on the 21st. Mr. Wall defended. Com-
plainant, who was accommodated with a seat u he was too
ill to stand. said: I am a nailmaker, and live at the Lye.
On the night of the 21st inst. about ten o'clock, was at
Samuel Pardoe's house. Prisoner was standing at his
door. It is about ten yards from Pardoe'e to Hill'ecloor.
I said to Hill, " You called me all the thieve, and scamps
last night; now can you prove it ?" Prisoner's wife and
daughter came up, and prisoner, who had • bar of iron in
his hand, struck use on the heal. I was knocked down,
and became insensible. Cross-examined : Was not
drank. Had one pint of eider. Had a° quarrel with the
prisoner. Was summoned sixteen years since for neg-
lect of work, and once since for fighting.—Benjamin
Sanders said I an, a botcher, of the Lye Waste, and
saw the prisoner strike Robins with a piece of iron.
Robins did not fall, as his wife and two 4ughters had
hold of him.—George Handy, horsenail maker, of the
Lye, 'mid he was near prisoner's house about ten o'clock.
Saw the prisoner strike Robins two or three times with
an iron weapon on his head, and he became insensible.
—John Roberts, of the Lye. borsenail maker, said he
new the prisoner shortly after Robins had been struck.
He had • piece of iron in his Land. Saw him go into
his house, and afterwards into the yard, saying" Come
on in ;he won't work nest week." 'his was to his wife
and deughter.—Benjamin Chance proved that he saw the
prisoner coming from the direction of Robine's home,
and swearing very badly, saying "That he would kill
Robins dead." Had often heard the prisoner threaten
Bobins.—Police-constable Rea proved that he found the
piece of iron produced in the privy manure, and appre-
hended the prisoner on the charge of unlawfully wound-
Mg Samuel Robins. Prisoner said how could he murder
him, when be struck him with his list; and said he never
was outside of his house, or used an unlawful weapon.
He also asked what brought Robins's wife and daughter
to insult his wife. On the way to the station prisoner
said that Robins was only actiug, and that if he had hurt
himself it was because he fell down, he was so drunk.—
Robert Luther Bayley, surgeon, said the prosecutor
(Itobiee) is under his care. He first visited him ori Sun-
day morniag. He found two wounds on his head. One
of them an inch long. at the top if the head, an incised
wound, and another on the side. • contused wound.—
This being the case, Mr. Wall addressed the Bench for
the defence, and contended that Robins had first l-
ied the prisoner's daughter and wife, and that what he
did was done whilst in the heat of ,passion. If the
Bench thought an assault had been committed he hoped
they would deal with the prisoner as leniently as pos.
eible. Its should call witnesses.—Mary Hill, daughter
of the prisoner, said: I was in the house having my sup-
per with my father and mother, end heard • man coming
down the road. making • noise. It was Robins saying,
" Come out; I will kill you befere you go to bed. Ha
opened the door, and had a stone in his hand. I ran to
the door and pulsed him out, when the mosecutor threw
auother stone which knocked the door down on to we.
Prosecutor caught hold of we by the hair of my head,
threw me down, and beat me wills the stone on the lase
and arm, making my near bleed. My father then came
out, and they began to fight. Thy both fell. My father
did not strike Robin* with • piece of iron; only with his
fists. When my father got up he emit for the police.—
Matilda Allport, of Careless Green, said she was passing
near the prisoner's house, when she heard Robins wear-
ing and saying that he would kill the prisoner, and saw
hint throwiug stones, but did not see the men lighting.
—This being the ease for the defence, priseuer was com-
mitted to tile his trial at the nest Worcester Sessions,
bail being accepted in two sureties of £lO each, and
himself in £2O.