The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-19 00:00:00

CUTTING AND WOUNDING AT

PESSNETT.

At the Wordsley Police Court, on Monday jut, before
Messrs. H. 0. Firuntone cud L. Freer, Esqrs., Wdliew
Slater was charged with cutting and wounding Philip
Funks, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, on the
:Ali lust, at Pemnett.

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Mr. Addia,n appeared to pro,ocute, and Mr. StOnes
defended.

a Complainant said he was a puddler, and lived at Pen,
uett. On the above date he went to Dailey to the Bell
Inn, where there was a raffle. When he got there he saw
prisoner. Soule time afterwards he and prisoner left
the public.house together, and went walking about the
tuwu. They had a few words about the time, and cont.
plainnut said " if that is your temper I will leave you.
Ile then went along the road. Prisoner overtook Will
Jaat before he gut to the Queen's Cross gate, and asked
him why he left him, au.d complainant told him be did
cut waist to have any bother. Prisoner then said he
would make it b— hot for him for leaving hint. Ile
then pulled his coot oft and wanted to fight. Complain.
aut told him to go home, and be would be vexed for it in
the morning. After ;they had got some distance along
prisoner etopped and sent behind him, and stabbed hint
in the back with what he thought was a knife. he
blade was about five inches long. A man came pact them
and oaid, " It seemo as though you wanted to kill or fight
Wm. N% by don't you have • round or two, and I will bee
fair play.- Complainant said he did not want to have
any bother, as they were neighbours together. Cow.
plainant then went in the direction of Pensnett. Prim.
uer caught hold of him by the neck. and put his one knee
on his cheat. Complainant said, Lord, Will, don't you
kill me; you hate given me quite enough." Defendant
then got up and walked away.
Croas.eiarutned I was quite inoffenoive at the time.
I did not go with pritoner to Dudley. I met him about
Ls,enty minutes to nine o'clock Ye were at the Bell
luu, Dudley. I bad come htraight from home, and did
not have anything to drink before I left Penanett. Ihe
prisoner sou the birds, I did not claim them and say
my ticket had won them. We did not quarrel about the
birds in the public house. I was sober, but defendant
was not. We were there two hours drinking.
William Coley said he Ilaa a watchman, and lived at
Penal:tett, and on the above date he was on duty un the
Peuavett and Dudley turnpike road, about 12.30 p.m.
He had a dog with hint, lie heard prieoner hay, "You
know you struck tee, and wanted to rob me if this bun-
dle I have gut under thy arm." Complainant replied,
"Itle rub you; I iteu too quiet for that." They then
went abeut lOU yards down the road, and he heard a
sound as though something was htickiug, and one of them
said, "Oh, put up the knite." On the following morning
he went down the road, and found a glass fountain cut
of a bud cage.
Cross-examined : I he fountain was broken.

James Bradley, burgeon, Penanett, said •he was an
and in practice at Penanett. on the limning;
of the 6th he aus called to complainant and found bun
suffering from a severe coutuaed wound, about If inch in
iengtb. rhe wound wao in the lower part of the back,
abut If inches below the kidneys. Tim instrument that
indicted the wound came in contact with the hip bine.
The wound was about three•quarters of an inch deep.
Cross-examined: Have been in practice four years.
Have not had • similar case since I have been in pear.
:ice. I will swear that a piece of glass would not pr-
lace such a wound.

Poiice-constable Storer said he took the prisoner into
custody on the Sunday morning about ten o'clock, and
charged him with cutting and wounding Philip Franks,
with intent to du him bodily harm. He said he did it t
cut him; he had no knife.
Paire•constable Malawi said prisoner made a state-
ment to him whilst he was locked up at Itrierley Hils
Po:ice Conti. He began telling witness about the alricr,
init said the prosecut ir struck him, and he was obliged
do something in his own defence.
Plisoner was committed to take his trial at the nest
itstrord Sewn*, ban being accepted in two sureties of
Cal each, sad himself in one of ElOO.