The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-08-21 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

A 51,11'1.T CASE —At the Petty Ses4ons. nn Wednes-
day, fore E Moore, F. W. G. Barr, and N. Ilingley,
I:,urs...t.etili Weeder was charged with a,simlting Em-
manuel Ptchford. on the 11th inst. Defendant oh-ailed
not guilty. Complainant said he lived at the Four Ways.
and wino an utport rot Cradley Railway Station. On
the °hove date, elonit ten o'clock at night was in Letts'
pahlic•hou-e. Defendant picked up Ills cop of ale, and
drank it. Ile did not strike him. Adjourned for seven
days.

DAMAGING WHEAT —3..9)h Tim Mini., Samuel Tim-
mins, and Frederick Martin woe charged eith wilfully
damaging a quantity id growieg wheat, the property of
William 81ab..., of Portway. on the 15:1i instant. Julius
Payne snid he maw the allele of the defeellents ham the
corn and put it in their nock.ta. IVitnea. to 'it 59 ears
if Joseph Timmins. The damage done ani 'noted to Id.
A FoItIU,E•TELLIM: IN TIOUSIM.—Aim Jones, Wilkes
Fold, ens cliaig.d with felouious!y obtainieg £l. 16s ed,
free) Elia I Crailley, under falae pretences, on
the Ith of May. Coniplainant said LIP the above date
she Wf•Gt to 4 fendant. having sot that she could cure
diveses. Defendant said she enidd cure iny husband of
a death-spell, and she gave me a mirk to fasten to
my 11.11,1[1W:4 shirt, and that would take the spell MT
him. She a.ked me to give her 61 for the stick, and I
gave it to her. Put it on my hushand, and he went
worse. 1 wai to see her again in three days. Saw her.
and she said my husband would not get well until mho
tank the Reell oft' the 11011 AG. She said she had put it on.
and could hike it 14 She cairn, on the Thursday fol-
lowing, roil said she moat walk through the 110 GPO.
Walked throngli the hon., and muttered something.
She afterwards said I moat give her 7, 64, or alio would
take it ett my husband, end piit it on seine one elm in
the hon.. Gave her the 7. 61, being afraid she would
put the spell on my uhildren. On the 14th she came
again. and she Bahl to my hu4and Can't (do, it nil
nnless I put it on seine nee else, who put it on." My
In.hand arid he would die first. I went oat of the door.
and -he followed me. and said, " If you'll give nit 9. (id,
I will eo right. and take it off him," Oave it to h.r
On Whit-Monday I went to her, and told her that Inv
11.6.1 WAY no better She fetched a jar of toed-. AO
said she hail not ;ea her ehitiren that day. She maid
that 1114.001 i en she let the toadr die toy hniband would
die. She gave name something to put in the oven, for
wldeli sine ,bh,gpd $4 iii. which I gave her. I put ills
two hours eneh day, end my hashand went nod, and weet
all tart r.,tl apirle, int Die Saturday followitig saw her
ag.in, and slat said sire had deco it silt i.t his body into
11ia head; fool said she woeld draw it out of Ilk head for
es el. On to Chapel sometiniea. Hoard that defend,
oil eneld cure any ono. VinAs.clatuined : Gave you ltd
for cutting some cards. and yon eli,,rod ino the win' la of
the money. By tire lien-ti: My Wlllt iltYl me give her
son,» Ihoney, Mary Southall. mint id the complainant,
said she lived at Credley Hvath. Knew the defendant,
and in eousegoeuce of sionething witnesa 1.,14 her Iliere,
she went to nefendent. Have heard that defendant was
a witch. West with compinitiant to defendant. Told
defendant sire MO brought a woman whose husband wa,
had, nod she went into tire pantry and fetched a jar out,
tilled with frogs. end said she must feed her enildren.
Saw my niece pa: her 6.1. Police•constable Taylor said
from ieformation he received he apprehended defendant,
who said vile knew lie was cooling, and that complainant
had got a warrant, by her canto. eleorge Southall, son
of complainant. said she had even the defendant is their
house. Defendant said she did ”.d charge the complain-
ant any money. Coonuitted for six week.' impri.u.
relent, with hard labour.

APPLICATI4iNinIn SURETIES.—John Wel:ingS woo sum-
moned by Gideon Bißingham with threatening him.
After bearing the evidence. the Bench bound the defend-
ant over to keep the peace for three months, in one surety
of .C.;

STEAMS!: A SHEAF OF WHEAT. John Green was
charged with stealing a sheaf if wheat, the property of
Simeon Bradley, at Kate's Hill, on the 1 ith inst. John
Sichlawxy raid he was a watchman at the Tividale Col-
liery, at Kate's Hill. Saw the defendant at half-past
eight o'clock. with a sheaf of wheat on isis arm Saw
him pick it up. 'The value of the wheat was Is. Police-
constable Satchwell said he apprehended the prisoner at
Kate's liill. Charged hitn with stealing the wheat, and
he said be wanted it to ext. Prisoner, in defence. said,
I was clammed,' and I took the wheat to burn and eat.
My mother sent use to steal it." Prisoner was committed
fur 11 days,