The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-22 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

APPLICATION FOR BEER LICENiES —t the Police
Court, on Wednesday, b .foie 'leers. W. Hassan-1 sod
B. Hingley, Mr. Oklershaw made an applicatiou on be..
half of John Darby for a beer license to inell off the pre-
rnises.—This case was adjourned for the production of
Mr. Parkes to prove the assessment, who said the
annual rental was £2l.—Mr. Bassano said he was very
sorry they were obliged to grant it. Application granted.
—Mr. Hayes made an applicAtion on behalf of Allen
Brooks for a license to sell beer off the premises. Ap-
plication refused.
ASSAULTING A WlFE.—Alfred WillettS was charged
with assaulting his wife, Sarah Willetts, on the 12th
inst.—Mr. Stokes, who appeared for the complainant,
sai,l the parties had ohly been married two years and
during that time the defendant had repeatedly assaulted
the complainant and that she was obliged to bring him
to the court for protection.—Mr. Bassano asked if it was
not possible for them to settle the case, both were
your-lg.—For the defence Mr. Hayes said that his client
was perfectly willing to find good and substantial bail
hut denied the assault—Defendant was then bound over
to keep the peace, himself in £2O and one surety of
£lO.

Doo LICENSES.—The following persons were sum-
moned by the Excise Authorities for keeping a dog
without a license and fined 25s each :—George Fletcher,
Charles Attwood, James Ball, Joseph Timmins, Solomon
Timmins, and John Bowen.—Mr. Sturgeon conducted

the prosecution.
STEALING A.sans.—Maria Salt and Mary Lee were
charged with stealing a quantity of red ashes, the pro-
perty of William Andrews.—Mr. Hayes, who appeared to
prosecute said he did not wish to press the case if tie-
fendants would pay costs—Defendants said they did not
know they were dcing wrong and the case was withdrawn
on payment of costs.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—James Basterball Was
charged with being drunk and disorderly, on the 11th
inst.—The case was Droved..—Defendant pleaded guilty
and was fined 24 6d and costs.—Simpson sock was
charged with a similar offence, on the 10th inst —De-
fendant pleaded guilty and was fined 13 and 'costs
Mary Ann Smith was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly, at Blackheath, on the 11th inst.—Police-ser-
geant Cooper and Police-constable Hicklin said that the
defendant was very drunk and fell down, and was making
use of bad language.—Fined 2s 6d and costs, 10a 6d ; in
default 14 days.
BaEacu OF THE PEACE.—Joseph Parsons and John
Fallow were charged with committing a breach of the
peace by fighting, at Cradley Heath, on the 11th inst
Mr. Hayes defended Parsons.—Police-constable Gaskin
proved that he saw the two defendants fighting at Cradley
Heath ,nal that Finlow struck Parsons first and they both
fought two rounds.--They were bound over to keep the
peace for six months.
CHARGE OF DOG STEALING.—WiIIiam Shaw and
William Dingley were charged with stealing a dog, on
the 11th inst, the property of Samuel Partfidge.—Mr.
W. S. Hayes prosecutel.—Complainant said the dog was
chaiaed up and the defendants slipped the collar and
stole it. He followed the defendants who were carrying
it in their arrns.—Mr. Hayes said as the defendants'hari
p'eadvd guilty he did not wish to press the case against
them.--The defence was that they were drunk and they
only did it for a lark.—Fined 10s each ; in default 28
days.
STEALING TOOLq.—Euoch Wood, of Rowley, was
charged with stealing a quantity of carpenter's tools,
and umbrellss, on the 14th just, the property of John
Dingley.—Prosecutor said lie went to Tranter's public-
house and he saw the prisoner in the kitchen. The tools
were in a bag and he put ',Lem down on a seat where he
sat. He h-id an uoabrella with him at the time and he
was in the house about half an hour ,having his dinner.
114 had occasion to go out for a short time and he left
the prisone rin the kit.then and Mr. Tranter. He heard
Mr. Treater go Gut of the room and he shortly after-
wards heard the prisoner go out. About ten minutes
afterwards he went into the kitchen and missed the
articles in question. He asked Mr. Tranter if he had
seen them and he said they were safe ia the kitchen
when he left. He afterwards went in search of the pri-
soner and gave information to the police all the articles
wire worth 12s,—Jahn Treater, of Springfield, said he
kept toe Biqa' Oak and that he knew both prosecutor
and prisoner. They were both in his house on the day
in question and that he left the prisoner alone in the tap
room wAli the articles and when he left the house he
did not sty anything.—William Grant, residing at
Dudley Port, boat loader, said that on the 14th inst, be
was at the Carley Mow and he saw a number of men in
the tap room including the prisoner wao offered aa
umbrella for sale. He first asked 61 for it and he
bought it for 3,1. Prisoner called for a pint of ale with
the money and the umbrella produced was the same.—
police-constable Given said he received information of
the robbery and he went to the prisoner's house in Coal-
pany with Police-sergeant Smith. lie found the pri-
soner examining the tools and he was taktng them out
of a bag one by one. He then charged him with the
robbery and took him into custody and prisoner said he
never stole them but bought them off a man up the hill.
He denied having an umbrella or that he had sold one
and that he did not know what was inside the bag bat
was just looking when he came in, and that he had
bought the tools off a man named Round at the Hale
stones.—Prisoner pleaded guilty and he was sentenced to
ax months' hard labour.

DAMAGING A PEAR TREE.—Joseph Benne:t was
charged with wilfully damaging a pear tree, on the 11th
init, the property of • Joseph William Sinart.—The CASO
was clearly prove I but complainant
.said be did not wi3li
to press the case and it was withdrawn on payment of
c.,sts and cautioned.

CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT.—Joseph Priest, of
Blackheath, was charged with committing an indecent
a.ssault on Sarah Taylor with intent to carnally know
her, on the 10th inst.—Mr. Hayes appeared to prosecute,
and Mr. Addison defended.—From the evidence of the
prosecutrix it appears that the parties are neighbo irs
and at the request of defendant she went into his house.
his wife was there but she shortly afterwards went oat
and the defendant threw her down and committed the
assault complained of. She shouted out " Murder" ansi
when her husband came the door was locked. Joaiah
Taylor, her husband, burst it open and found her lying
on the floor.—Josiah Taylor give corroborative evi-
d nce.—The defence was that complainant was dru:lk
and the charge was trumped up.—Police sergeant Cooper
was called and said the complainant was drunk ald
a•lced him to lock her up.—Other witnesses were called
to rove the levity of complainant's conduct and the
Bench dismissed the case.