The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-21 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

RnEussiso TO QUIT.—At the Police Court en
Wednesday, before W. Basssno and G. H. Pearso
Esqs., Joseph Hodgetts was charged with refusing
CO quit the license 1 premises of Betsy Taylor, The
case was dismissed on payment of costs.
AssAursr.—Hannah Hyde was charged with as-
saulting Sarah Ann Westwood on the 10th inst.
Fined 10s. and costs ;in default 14 days,—Amelia
Corbett was charged with assaulting Eliza Homer
(2), the child of Eliza Homer, of Cradley, who
stated that at about 11 o'clock on the 10th inst.
the child was out and she did not see it again till
8 o'clock at night. It was said that the defendant
picked the child up and took it into the house of
William Buckley, where she lodged, and assaulted
it. When the child was found it was covered with
bruises. Eli Clark saw the child on the bed while
the defendant N‘ as cleaning the window. Fined
10s. and costs; in default 14 days.
BREACH OF THE PEACE —Charles Eddie, miner,
was charged with committing a breach of the peace
by fighting at Tividale on the 10th inst. Bound
over to keep the peace for four months
DRUNKENNESS. Mary Ann Robinson was
charged with being drunk and obstructing the fait-
path on the 7th inst. P.C. Lsadbitter proved the
case. Fined 2s. Gd. and costs ;in default 7 days.
—David Robbiuson, chaiumaker, was charged
withbeing dtusk on the 10th inst. at the Five Ways,
Cradley Heath. P.C.- Ty!h_rley proved the c,se.
Fined 2s. 6d. and costs; in default 7 days.—lsaac
l'romaos, Thsmas Copsou and Joseph Rhodes were
ch,rged aith being drunk and using olscene'
language on the 11th inst. P.O Leadeitter proved
the case. Fine I 2s. 6d each and costs.—Joseph
Tromans and Henry Homer were charged with
being drunk on the 11th inst. at Crailey Heath.
P.C. fytherley proved the case. Fined is. and costs;
in default 7 d ys —John Alwen was charged with
being dtunk on the 11th inst. at Blat:kheath. P.C.
Leacibitter pro; ed the case. Fined ss. to include
costs; in default 14 days.
NEGLECT OF WORK. Jemimah Dinick was
charged with neglecting her work and damaging
iron to the value of ss. tte property of Wiliam '
timer, of Cradley. The Be!ich told the com-
plainant to get a summons to recover the ss.
REFUSING TO KEEP A DAUGHTER. James
Strong was summoned by the Board of Guardians
for retusing to support his daughter, Eliza Strong,
who was now receiving 2s. per week from the com-
mon fund of the Union. Mr. Cooper appeared for
the Guardians. The Bench ordered the defendant
to pay 2s. Per week.
BREACH OF TIIE PEACE.—Charles Turney and
John Nock were charged with committing a breach
of the peace by fighting on the highway on the 10th
inst. P.C. Cheeseman proved the case. Bound
over to keep the peace for 6 months.—John Bate-
man was charged with cocarnisting a breach of the
peace by fighling. P.C. Leacleuitter proved the
case. Bound over to keep the peace for 6 months,
himself in £lO and two sureties of £lO each.—
John Mole and William Hodgets were charged
with committing a breach of the peace by fighting
on the oth inst. P.C. cheeseman proved the case.
Bound over to keep the peace for 6 months, them-
selves in £5 and two sureties of £2 each.
AssAuhT.—Samuel Thompson was charged with
assaulting Jemimah Taylor on the 7th inst. It
was stated that on the 7th inst., the complainant
was quarreling with the defendant's wife, who had
a baby in her arms. The complainant hit her and
' then the defendant came up and struck her on the
face, knocked her down, and kicked her. P.C.
Styles said that when he came up the defendant
was stripped and was cursing. Fined 2s. 6d. and
costs ; in default 7 days.
STEALING A SHAWL, Ellen Hickman was
charged with stealing a shawl the property of
Sophie Holt, of Cradley s who had gone out into the
yard and left the shawl on the table when the
prisoner came in to sell some picklets and took the
shawl, She took it to James Newton, pawnbroker,
of Cradley Heath, and pledged it for 2s. 3d.
Elizabeth Newton said that the prisoner came into
her shop and pledged the shawl for 2s. 3d. P.C.
Tytherley said that when he arrestei the prisoner
cud charged her with stealing the shawl, she said,
"The reason I took it was because Iliad lost ls. 6d.
of my mother, s, and I wanted to make it up." Fined
£1 ; in default 14 days.