The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-25 00:00:00

THE LYE.

Fradyley v. Aston..—Joav CASB.—At the County Court,
on Thursday, before Lop:bile Warren, Esq., Deputy.
Judge, this wu an action to recover the stun of £B2.

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• 10d, for beer supplied to the defendant. —Mr. Hoess,..s
appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Barbury for defend-
• ant —Sarah Ann Fradgley, wife of plaintiff, said that she
had supplied the defendant (James Aston) with beer to
the amount of ES 2s 10(1, and that defendant had given
' notes at different times amounting to that sum. The first
note was for four quarts of threepenny beer, but she did
not send it because she did not know the defendant
•I baton came to her, and said that when he sent notes for
ale he was to send it, and that Messrs. Mobberley end
Bailey would pay. Witness told defendant it was ueeless
for her to send it, as Messrs. Mobberley and Bailey
I always told her not to send ale without a note from them.
Aston then said it would be "All right," and she supplied
I the defendant with the beer, and gave a bill to him.—
Cross examined: Defendant acknowledged that he had
• had the beer, and said Mobberley and Bailey wouldpay.
Pt the time the asked for the money she knew the d,
fondant had been discharged from his employment.
Sho had been to Mobberley and Bailey for the account.
Mobberley said be knew nothing about it. Mobberley
and Bailey are witness's landlords ; that was not the rea-
son she trusted Aston. Did not look to Mobberley and
• Bailey as her debtors. Witness trusted Arden because
• he was bailiff' for Mobberley and Bailey. Witness knew
John Aston. Did not say before him that the note
• signed was all right. Defendant said he should make
Mobberley and Bailey pay. Did not say in defendant's
• house that she trusted Mobberley and Bailey. Never
had a note signed by Mobberley and Bailey from Aston.
Hod received one riot, from Skidmore signed by Mob.
berley and Bailey, and notes from a person named
Deeley.—Samuel Mobberley said that defendant was a
superintendent of labour. In January was making some
sinking alterations. Do not pay for drink. Do not allow
drink on the premises, but pay money instead. Did not
order defendant to pledge my name for ale to the amount
of ES 2s 10d. Defendant was discharged from witness's
employ. Deeley was authorised to sign our names to
notes. Skidmore did give one note for beer, but he was
ordered to give no other. The men were paid higher for
their work to get their own beer.—This was the case for
plaintiff—The defendant was then called and said that in
I January there wanted some alterations done to • pit, and
Mobberley and Bailey told him that lie was to have the
entire management of the work, and asked him to get
the work done as fast as possible. They did not tell him
to order beer for the men, but it was the custom for men
to have beer, and he ordered it off the plaintiff —The
I Judge remarked that aftil hearing the evidence he ehould
direct the jury to Sind r verdict for plaintiff', which was
acmirdiegly done.
blennesions ASSAULIII.—At the Stoorbridge Police
Court, yesterday, before Major Fletcher and It L. Freer
Esq., William 'Westwood, Sarah Westwood, Eliza 1110
and Plambe Parked were charged with assaulting Susan.,
nab Bogott, on the 220akinstant. Complainant said she
was in the house of a neighbour named Taylor. Phmbe
Parkes came in and called her bail names, and struck her
on the face. Witness then went out of the neighbour'.
house. Eliza Hill then came up and drew out a table
knife from tier pocket, and sued bad language, aaying elle
would cut witness's throat. She put the knife to wit-
nees'e throat three times. She then drew the knife across
witness's noae, scarred it, and made it bleed. She then
struck witness on the thigh, cutting it, and causing it to
bleed (certificate of surgeon produced). Sarah Westwood
then struck tier several tones, and challenged her to fight.
William Westwood then came up and struck her one
blow. Cross-examined I am single, and live at my
mother's house. Do not live with Elijah Hart. Have
had two children by him. I did not square off to fight
I There Was not a ;general row. There was a row with my
I mother and defendants. My mother works under them.
Hannah Fletcher aud Sussenah Hee gave corroborative
evidence. For the defeace, Mr. Addis ,a contended that
there Was a general r a between the parties, and that 'am
side was as bad as the other. He called Sarah Westwood
who said sire saw one of the defendants push at cam
clamant with a knife. Could not say it struck her.—
This being the evidence in the above case, Phoebe Parkes
was then charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on
Edzabeth Bagott, on the '22nd instant. Mr. Addison do.
feuded. Complainant said she was at work in the nail
shop. Defendant had been served with a summons in
the above case, and she came up and s rid witness should
not work in her shop any more. She tried to drag wit.
nese out. The latter gave her a push, when defendant
picked ups hammer off her block, and struck her on Um
cheek with it. She then struck witness with a pair of
pincers on the head, and aft,rwards with her fist. Mr.
Addison called Sarah Hughes amid delirium Hal for the
defence, who denied that defendant struck complainant
with a harnmer.—Elijah Hart was then charged with are.
saulting Eli Perks. on tha 22nd inst. Complainant said
there was a row. Defendant came up and struck him
with • hammer, arid he was carried away insensible'
Several witnesses were called for the defence. to prove
that defendant did lc t strike at the complainant with the
hammar, but tried to take it off' him, because he had I
been striking some other person. The Bench said they
had given the cases a good deal of attention, and had
determined to dismiss the summonses against the two '
Westwood', believing that they had taken but little action
in the affray. They should flue Ph.ebe Parkes is and
coats, in default seven days, and Eliza Hill 10s and costs,
in default one month. Phcebe Parkes, for assaulting
Elijah Bagott was further tined 40s and coats, in default
one month, and the charge against Elijah Hurt was die.
missed.