The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

DIICSK AND RtOTOUII AT QUARRY BANK.—At the Petiy
Sessions held on Monday, before H. 0. Firmshma and
U. Smith, li.gra, William Crampton, a tomer of Quarry
Bank, was euareed with being "[auk and riotono, on the
26th ultimo. Mr. Addisou defended. Ponce constable.
Liven and Griffith. gave evidence to prove the ease, au
dr. Addtou denied that deft imam wall drank, and called
hi. father, John Crompton, and bin brother, Wisdom
Crampton, to prove that be ass subii, and that 14,131 e
men had been heating him. Tier bench fined the de.
lenient 5s and coots.

Wogs Cast —lie owe Angus nu rott...r was sum..
mowed by Bei jumin Ward I r Li so,i.es soleged to be
sue to bias. Sir. Homer ape, ared tar the complainant.
And Ilr. finite rton for, the lit it Ile, COlillAilllant said
tie engaged to work for Ms-sr.,. trotter, Hammi, and
Oorbett, a. a warehouseman Hi. *ages were to be 5.
per day. Defendant gave him hotiCe, cud there were
tour oays' wage. due to him. For the defence, Mr. 11•,i.
in:non denied mere were any wages due to e,,niplainaut,
and called the defendant, WOO said the foreman gave tit
defendant notice ; but they were willing to keep hint on
for a time until be could get a situation, as he was a
married man, hut in consequence of several blunders
made in the consignment of goods and directing letters
wrone. which caused them a good deal of trouble, they
d-ciered him off the preuihies. The Bevels considereo
,Ile Case proved, and urderad the defendant to pay tne
amount, and costs.
liattiOes 011PlinCE At:AIN'T a VoLUNTllEß.—Abraharn
Pearce. of Kingswinford, was charged by Richard Henry
tiroweutt with setting a bull and tenter batch on him on
llt• 28th ult. He was further charged with assaulting
ebony Bourne at the same time. Mr. Waldron appeared
tor the complainant, and Mr. Holberton for 11...L.miant.—
tiroweutt proved that he went to Mr. 11111 man's, the
Cross Inn, Kusgswisstord Defendant afterwards came in
aml wanted to tight the dog with his mouth. Witness
told Mtn he did not want to tight the hitch. Defendant,
who was in a voluuteer'a uniform, stabbed the dog in
three places, sod killed it. The dog was worth
—Henry Bourne said he was at the Cross Inn, The
defendant, who was formerly in the employ of owcutt,
came into the Cross Inn, and wanted to fight with the
-tog. Wanes,. told Inns the dog did not want to fight. He
then said he would fight witness. The setter told him
he did not want to tight. Defendant struck him a blow
on the chest. Witness struck him on the nose, when the
defendant drew Ina bayonet and struck him in the thumb,
the bayonet penetrating through his waistoost..—Cartniue
Perks gave corroborative evidence, and aaid she thought
Bourne was killed, and *creamed ,tot, as she saw the
bayonet go tbrougn his clothes. Defendant swore lie
would run it through Bourne's heart. Did not see the
dog go to bite defendaut.—Harry Broome also gave evi-
dence.—Mr. Holberton, far the defence. said defendant
was attacked by the bull-dog, and he drew his bayonet
Pie the purpose of defending Muses-II a.,aiust the nog,
intl tnat tie was justified in killing it. But he could not
defend the man tor drawing his bayonet to Bourne. A
volunteer ehould never draw Ids bayonet tullesa in his
...dirndl duties, or in defence of his romi,try.—Univisali
Morgan via. called, and said the dog was very savage, and
running after the defendant, and that Pearce was obliged
to draw his biyonot to'defend himself, And struck tile
dog twice with the bayonet—Mr. Firoodone, is paving
.entence, sant tney had given the ease their best conside-
ration. They considered the use of the knife Weil bail,
but tor a vosunteer to draw his Impinet was much worse.
and they weft: determined to mark their .clem of it, and
should fine the defend:tot 40s and mist.; in default one
Month. Theme was no evidence to price that the dog
was a savage one; but it had been pissed on the con-
trary mat the dog was a quint cue. Slid they were deter-
mined to mark their sense of that, but nut to the extent
of the other case. sod fisted deftn-ant 5. for the assault.
and ordered tom to pay 100, Om value of the dog ;Ist
default 14 days.

DRUNK ANL) RIOTOUS AND ASSAULTING A PARISH-
CONSTALLE.—WiIiisIII Hickman and James Hickman
were chsrged cliii being drank on the 28:h tilt. Then
were tattier clmiged with assaulting l'ansh.constable
Joon Banbury. Mr. Waldron defenued.—Complainsiit
said that he heard a noise at Wordsley Fields. Went to
Aer what was the matter, and found the two defendants
tigh (mg. They were drunk. He then charged the peace,
wioo, James came up to him, and struck him and knocked
aol down. While he was down, the other defendant
eanie up to him and kicked him. Ile then got assistance
and hsiolcuffed them, and whilst taking them t the
station, James etruck him on the lip and ant it through.
William Rogers and WiLiam (Bringer pee corroborative
svidence.--Mr. Waldron addressed the Beach for the
oefence, aut said that the constable was drunk, and that
tie first assaulted James Hickman, by striking him on
tile head, with a stick—Thomas Bland and Samuel Webb
swore tiiat lionbury first struck James on the head, mil
knocked him down. He then put the handcuffs upon
him, and knelt upon his chest—Time Bench considered
toe case of drunk and riotous proved, and fined them 5s
each, and cost+. For the assault upon the constable they
were fined 204 and costs.

eIIAIME or STEALINO LEAD.—At the Petty filskaiOna
held on Thursday, before I. hpooner, Stipendiary,
John Smith, a boy, was charged with ateining a quantity
of leaf, on the ltith in,4, the property of Messrs. Budd
and Co., Tin Works, Brockuwor. Joseph Baker, a
packer at Messrs. Budd and Co.'s, said that ou the above
date between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, be
was passing over the canal bridge near the works, sod
met the prisiner, who hod a piece of metal in hie pocket.
kskeil the prisoner what he had got in his pocket. Prt.
sour said a piece of iron. Witness looked at it and
frond it WOO le,cl weighing 211ba, worth 6.1.
Police-
cant iblo Cotterili pr orei appreo.m.ling Ike prisoner. who
pointed out from Whence he had atolim it. Mr. Spoons,
remarks! that it Was fortunate the new law bad not coma
into operation. On and after the dad October it is euac•
WI that it any person bays, or by spat purshaess • leas