The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-06-17 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

D3IIICKENNESS.—At the Police Court, on Monday, be.
fore Messrs. F. Evers and H. 0. Firmstone, Edward
Rowland was charged with being drunk and incapable at
Kinver, on the 6th init.—Polies-constable Ferrol proved
tie case, and defendant, who pleaded guilty, was ordered
to pay costs.
WOMENS' QUARRELC—Mary Ann Perry was charged
with assaulting Ann Danks, on the 6th inst.—Complain-
ant said defendant set about her brother and she
interfered when defendant struck on the moutk and
raised a lump as big as a " tea cap," and her mouth
was filled with blood.—Ann Simpson corroborated com-
plainant. Defendant said there was an illfeeling be-
tween them because she had had a child by complainant's
brother and on the above date complainant and herself
had a regular fight.—A witness corroborated defendant.
—Daniel Dunn, brother of Danks, was charged with
assaulting Mary Ann Perry.—After hearing the evidence
; the Bench dismissed all the cases.

ASSAILT CASM.—Charles Garbett was charged with
assaulting Thomas Bsgnall, on the 7th inst.—Com•
plainant said on the above he saw the defendant with
others playing at cards in his mother's garden. He told
defendant he should pick up the cards if they did not
Stop playing and when he stooped to pick them up defend-
ant struck kim, knocked him, down and kicked him
Defendant said she did strike complainant, but com-
plainant was intoxicated and pushed hirn.—Fined 108
and costs; in default 14 days.
Wrucri. DAXAGR.—A lad named John Truman was
summoned by Mr. J. W. Beckley, for wilfully damaging
a cart, the property of the Brierley Hill Local Board,
on the 4th just, doing damage to the amount of Its 6.1.
—A. lad named William Hill said he saw the defendant,
with others, on the above date. They laid hold of the
shafts of the cart and pushed it and it rolled into the
canal at the Nine Locks. The stand and dash board
were broken.—Defendant pleaded guilty and was ordered
to pay 3s 6.1 the damage and costs. Defendant's mother
asked the Bench to allow her time to pay the money.
Allowed 21 days.
A FAMILY SQUABBLI.—john Price was charged with
assaulting his aunt, Hannah Price, and further charged
with assaulting his cousin Elizabeth Price, at Quarry
Bank, on the 30th ult.—From the evidence it appears
that on the above date there was a family row over some
trivial affair and that a considerable amount of indecent
language was made use of. After hearing both sides of
the question the Bench dismissed the cases.
BOARD OP HEALTH.—OD Monday afternoon a monthly
meeting of the above Board was held at the Public Hall;
Mr. Isaiah Rollinson in the chair.—Ths Clerk reported
that the death-rate was 16 in the 1,000 —Mr. Holberton
also reported that four of the newly-elected committee for
the outside, on the Free Libraries Committee, had
resigned in consequence of political feeliag having been
imported into the election. The four who resigned
were Mr. John Addison, Mr. D. Cole, Mr. A Clark, and
Mr. E. Husselbee.—Mr. Thomas Wood asked whether
they could fill up the vacancies ?—The Clerk said he
could not answer at once ; and then Mr. Wood moved

that the resignatbus be accepted.—Mr. Carder said the
gentlemen resigning might reconsider their determina-
tion if they had time. He proposed that they be re-
quested to reconsider their letter.—Mr. Skidmore, Mr.
Wood, and Mr. RoHinson denied that there was anj'.
political feeling in the matter; and Mr. Carder said that
Mr. Clulow might have been deceived by party feeling if
not political.—Mr. Wood said Mr. Clulow would have
been elected only that the first six on the list were car-
ried —The motion of Mr. Carder was then carried.
CoLusrox.—A serious collision took place on
Thursday last, about three o'clock, at Port Way, King
swinford, be.ween Mrs. McGregor's ;:c arriage, and Mr.
F. lieekley's trap, when the horse of Mrs. Mc ..iregor
was killed, and that of Mr. Beckley injured
TURIIATENIMe.—At the Police Court, on Thursday,
before Mr. I Spooner, Stipendiary, William Drew was
summoned for threatening Ann Stokes, on the 7th inst.
—Mr. Clulow defended. Complainant odd on the shoe°
late, defendant threatened to kick her over a wall and
kick her g— out.—Defendant was ordered to find two
sureties of A 5 to keep the peace.
ALLISGED IwDECENT AssAULT.—Henry Jones, wagoner
in the employ of the Great Western Railway Company,
at Brettel Lane, was charged with indecently assaulting
Lavinia Hill, a little years of age, at Brettell Lane on
the 4th inst.—Mr. Addison defended.—Prosecutrix said
on the above date she was in Nayers Field, Brettell.Lane.
Prisoner was there and took iudecentlliberties with her.
He threw her down on the grass but some people coming
he desisted. The mother of the girl was called and said
her daughter complained to her about prisoner indecently
assaulting her.—The case wag adjourned for a week for
the attendance of a witness named Mrs. George. Prismer
being admitted to bail, two sureties of £5O each.
ROBBERY BY A SEIRYANT.—Ann Leech, a domestic serv-
ant was charged with stealing a quantity of black Coburgh
on the 7th ult, the property of John Dorral, Draper.
High Street, Brierley Hill.—Prosecutor said he was a
draper at High-street, Brier'ey Hill, and prisoner:had bi el
in his employ as a servant. she left on the 7th
inst, and he missed a piece of black Coburgh from the
warehouse. It was worth £3. On Wednesday last he
went with Police- sergeant Kavanagh to the White Hart
Inn, Harts Hill, where prisor.er had gone to service
and in her box they found the piece of cloth produced.—
Sergeant Kavanagh said he accompanied last witness to
the White Hart Inn, Harts Hill. He found prisoner
there and told her she was suspected of stealing a
quantity of black Coburgh the property of Mr. Dorral,
and she did not make any reply. He told her he must
search her box and she took them upstairs and showed
them the box. The stuff produced was in the box. He
then charged her with stealing it, and she made no reply.
He afterwards went to the house of Mrs. Stagg at the
Common, Round Oak, and found the other piece of cloth
produced.—Mrs. Stagg said the piece of cloth produced
which she handed to the sergeant, a girl named Elizabeth
Penn .brought to her to be made into a dress.
Elizabeth Penn said the prisoner gave her the piece of
cloth to take to Mrs. Stagg to be made into a dress.—
Prisoner pleaded guilty.—Mr. Spooner said he was ex-
ceedingly sorry to see prisoner in such e painful 'posi-
tion. she Was in prosecutors employ as a servant and
it was her duty to protect his property rather than steal
it. He should take as lenient a view of the case as was
possible ,and sentenced prisoner to six weeks hard labour.