The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-20 00:00:00

WORDSLEY.

I'IseRnEPLY PAIRER.—At the Police Court, or
• betore Monza. F. Evora and H. Hail.
• was chained with deatioving his clothes is in
Utoon. on the lath inst. William Reight.ey, Superin-
tendent of Labour, proved the case. Defendant was
committcd.for one month.
AseAULT Cum.—Mary Rogers, John Rogers, Samuel
Rogers. and John Brown, were charged with assaulting
John Mountford, on the 14th of July, at Merry Hill.—
Mr. Addison appeared for the complainant, and Mr.
Homer for the defendants.—Complainant said on the
above date he was at his brother•in-law's house,. A man
named Milled naked him to dance, and he retailed.
Mary R. gere then began of him, and ran at him, nnd
ecriacked his face. She went into the le•use and her two
sons and Brown (the three defendants) came out. They
ran at him, and atinck him on the face and body, and
kicked him. They got him against a wall, and Samuel
Rogers hit him over the eye, with eomething be had in
his hand. They knocked two of his teeth down his
throat. Police.constable Fairbanks went and SW what
state complainant was in. He did not any anything to
them to make them attack him. Cross-examined. My
teeth were knocked down toy throat. Two policemen
came to our house. Joseph thilward and two others
were there. Millward was not dressed up in women's
clothes. He was dancing on • table. Mrs. Rogers did
not come out and remonstrate with me for making a
noise in front of her house, because her sons were asleep.
She struck me without any provocation. Did not go to
them the next morning, and try to make it up. There
was no gambling in the public-house.—Mary Ann Han.
bury, wife of Alfred Hanhury. sod daughter oi complain-
ant, corroborated him. Cross-examined Mtllward was
dressed up in women's clothes. He had on one of my
skirts, and • little girl's hat. He was dancing as the
table, and broke it down.—Pelice•constable Fairbanks
said he went to the ;dace, anti saw complainant covered
with blood. Deiendarta were very noisy. Complainant
gave him instructions to take out a sucumona.—Mr.
Homer. in defence, said it appeared to be • publie•house
row, here was dancing and a great noise being made
in front of defendant's house. 'the two Rogers were
asleep in the house, as they had to go to work. Mrs.
Rogers ;mut out and asked them to be quiet, sud coon
plangent knocked her down. Her sons then Caine OM to
take their mother's part. and he knocked one of then,
down; and called John Roger., husband of Mary Rogan.,
who said he lived Close tO Miilwod's public-house. On
the l4lh of July his eons could not go to sleep. in conse-
quence of the noise in front of the house. Mi.lward was
dancing on a table, and the, were all drunk. John Brown
was in the hon.e all the time the noise woe going an
Ile did not go tint until the policeman come. John Bo
actor went to witnem's house. and solo if be would settle
the case he would give him 135.—John Booster mid he
mis present at the disturbance. Complainant said sem..-
.bele about Mrs. Rogers, and as she was going op te
ow, he knecked hoedown, Her -on sari the lodger "btu
-.slue out, end complainant knocked ear of /In m down.
—The Bench lined defendants Is such end co. ;in d..
malt seven days.
UNLAWYCLLY TAKING • HARE. Daniel Reid WAN
..berged with walawfudy taking share on the Slat ult..'
iiingswinford. jetties Broad said its saw deleodent.and
• ••vet al other young Wen, in Mr. WhitwortlVß field, on
be above date. Deferdent started a bare and followed
.t. It tried to get up a bank, but fell back, and defend.
'at tumbled on it and caught it. Be put the hare under
me jacket. There is • road through the field. Witness
went and gave information to Mr. Whitworth. Defend.
ant !domed sooty, list as this was Ids first offence, the
Beech °Mr fined Mtn 11.4 and costs; in default fourteen
OATS.
STEAL'S° APPLEs.—John Collins was chaiged with
..teehug a vantity of apples belooeing to Sonmel Festo-
on the nth instant. Mr. Waldron defended, k.dward
uavenpoit said on the above date he was watching his
dui garden. andel, adjoins prosecutor's, when he saw
arisoner oollie On, of tie house and go into prosecutor's
garden, and get a quantity of apples. With..s julnperl
over the hedge after him, and ran him. He sent through
the force, ami broke it down. Cross•examined It was
about four o'clock in the morning. Prisoner lima about
hitt) yards hunt the place. Saw turn come out of the
„oar. Will aweer he is the same person, because I Was
dose to him. Prosecutor proved missing some apples.
the apples produced were similar to those he had on
Ilin trees. Mr. Waldron, in defence, contended it was •
case of raisin/tee identity, and called prisoner's mother
ma father, who swore he was sot out of the house until
see o'clock that morning. Fined Is 6,1 and costs : in
•filault seveu days.

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