The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-12-23 00:00:00

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THE STOURI3RIDGE OBSERVER.

passed the intermediate examination of the
Incorporated Law Society, held at the Society's
Hall, Chancery Lane, London, during the present
Michaelmas sittings.
THE MEAT Snow.—The show this year, held on
Thursday night, was not so good in many respects,

as we have seen it. One or two of the butchers

who usually make a splendid show let the oceasioß

pass without any more display than they generally
make on an ordinary Thursday night. The chief
attraction was the American Beef depot in the
Hagley Road, and hundreds flocked there to
inspect the fresh carcases which had just arrived
from the vessels at Liverpool. Messrs. J. Hazle-
dine, S. Hill, G. North, It. Brooks, and H. How
exhibited some splendid samples of English beef,
mutton, and pork, and Mr. Mudd and Messrs.
Garlick and Downes showed a large quantity of
very fine game and poultry. Mr. George Beddoes,
butcher, Oklswinford, had an excellent show of

capital meat. and one pig (20 weeks old) that he
exhibited was a perfect marvel and was witnessed

by crowds of people.
LANDSLIP ON THE RAILWAY.—The down line
between Stourbridge and Hagley was blocked for
•several hours on Thursday owing to a landslip in
the deep cutting at Pedmore, caused no doubt 'v
the heavy rains. Some fifty tons or so of soil and
rock came down, strewing the line for some dis-
tance. A luggage train was coming in at the time
but the distance-signal happened to be against the
, driver, and as he had shut off steam he was able to

pull up before reaching the obstruction. The
telegraph wires were displaced by the fall of the
soil. A staff of men was set to work to clear away

the soil, but this occupied several hovrs, and th-e
up and down traffic had to be worked on a single
line.

—*A NIGHT ON THE ROAD.—OR Thursday morning,
the driver of the mail-cart from Stourbridge to
Kidderminster reported that there was a, man
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lying in the road.-near Iverley. A trap was sent
off, and the man was taken to the Kidderminster

Police Station, where Mr: D. Corbet attended him.

His clothes were sodden with wet, and he had been

run over by a passing -vehicle. Mr. Corbet found
him very badly injured, and in the course of the
day he was removed to his home at Stourbridge.
His name is John Wa,kelam. He had been riding

home ovei night on a horse attached to a timber-
wagon, had fallen off, and lay in the road all night.
DRUNKENNESS.-At the Police Court, yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher and Lord Lyttelton, Thos.
McFaddan was charged with being drunk at Cleat,
on the 18th inst.—Police-constable Wallace proved
that defendant was drunk and was shouting, and
had lost his hat and basket. Defendant pleaded
guilty.—A former conviction havinc, been proved
against him, defendant was fined es and costs.—
Thomas Higgins, of Cradley, was charged with be-
ing drunk and disorderly on the 17th inst.—Police-
constable Hancox proved the case, and defendant
was fined 2s 6d and costs. Patrick Kilcoyne, an

old offender, was charged with being drunk and
disorderly in Birmingham Street, on the 17th inst.
—Police-constable Williams proved the case. and
defendant was fined lOs and costs; in default 14

days. David Fulwell was charged with being
drunk and using obscene language in High Street,
on the 16th inst.—lnspector Doorbar said defend-
ant was drunk and used very bad language—De-
fendant denied that he was drunk and called a wit-

ness who said he saw defendant and he did not see
that he was the worse for drink.—Defendant said
he could have brought Mr. Wilson, the postmaster
if neccessary. He drove the mail that night to
Birmingham and back by three o'clock. The
charge of drunkenness was withdrawn, and defend-
ant fined 2s 6d and costs for making use of ob-
scene language.
CAI:11'1'1N TO CARTERS.—John Bennett was
charged with being in charge of two carts, one
having no name upon it, on the 18th. Police-con-
stable Harris said the defendant was in Market
Street, on the above date. He had in charge two
carts, noname on one. Defendant said he worked
for Mr. Clulee, and he did not know the name was
off the cart. Fined is and costs.
BREACH OF THE PEACE.—George Cox and John
Lane, were charged with committing a breach of
the peace, by fighting in High Street, on the 16th
Police-constable Philpot. proved the case. Super-
intendent Freeman proved ten previous convic-
tions against Cox, who was fined 10s and costs.
Superintendent Freeman proved three against
Lane who was also fined lOs and 0013tEt•
CHARGE OF PERMITTING DRUNIENNESS.—Job
Cartwright , landlord of the Crown Inn Lye, was
charged with permitting drunkenness in his house
on the night of the 11th inst.—Mr. Perry defended.
—Police-constable Paynter said he visited defend-
ant's house at 10 o'clock at night and saw a man
named Daniel Cartwright asleep there. He had a
pint of ale before him. Witness woke him up and
found that he was drunk. The man gave the
name of Harris which was wrong. As he was go-
ing out the mon staggered. Elijah Cartwright
corroborated. Several witnesses were called for
the defence, who swore that the man was not
drunk and only had one pint of ale. The case was
dismissed.

CHARGE OF STEALING TABLE LINEN.— James
Hyde was charged with stealing on the Bth inst, a
quantity of bed and table linen, the property of
the Talbot Hotel Company. Mr.Acldison defended.
Louisa Wakefield, wife of John Wakefield, pawn-
broker, Enville Street, said that the prisoner came
to their shop on the above date and brought a
bundle of linen for pledge, and she advanced is 6d
Mary Ulett, manageress at the Talbot Hotel,
proved that some of the linen produced belonged
to the Talbot Hotel Company, and the name was
upon some of them. Had missed several pairs of
sheets, toilet covers, napkins, and pillow cases.
Believe the whole of the articles produced belonged
to the Company. Police-sergeant Jones proved
that he apprehended the prisoner in Hereford.
Defendant denied the charge, and said they be-
longed to his wife, who asked him to pawn them.
He did so at Mr. Wakefields and had is 6d.
Searched his house, and found a quantity of sheets
table linen, napkins, and other things. Mr. Addi-
son addressing the Bench for the defence, said he
should not deny that the towels marked belonged
to the Talbot Hotel Company, but the prisoner
had a daughter formerly in the employ of the
Talbot Hotel Company who was now committed
for trial for stealing. He should admit that the
defendant pawned the articles which belonged to his
wife. At this stage Colonel Fletcher said they
were going to reduce the charge to one of illegal
pawning a pillow case belonging to the Talbot
Hotel Company. Evidence was given to prove the
case. Mr. Addison admitted the defendant pawn-
ing the articles which he said were given to him by
his wife. The Bench considered the case proved
and thought it singular that the pawnbroker
should have taken in pledge an article marked
"Talbot Hotel Company."—Dr. Bayley was called
to prove that prisoner was suffering from paralysis
in the head and defendant was discharged.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—David Fulwell was
charged with cruelty to a horse by working it
while in an unfit state, on the 16th inst.—John
Window was charged with driving the same horse.
Fulwell was fined lOs and costs, and Window
5s and costs.
SEntous ASSAULT CASE.—Phillip Drewry, jun. and
Phillip Drewry, sen., father and son, were charged
with assaulting John Grange, on the 16th inst.—
Mr. Homer appeared for complainant, and Mr.
Perry defended.—Mr. Homer, in opening said if
his instructions were correct the defendant had
committed a most savage and unprovokod assault
upon complainant. He was knocked down and
when down was kicked by both of the defendants,
was covered with cuts and bruises about the face,
head, and body.—Complainant said he lived at
Wollaston. He went with his wife to the Duke
William a little before ten o'clock and had occa-
sion to go out of the house and saw Drewry the
younger. Witness said "Halloo Phillip?' He
said "Halloo John." Defendant struck him on
the mouth, knocking his hat off. In stooping to
pick his hat up he kicked him about the head and
face inflicting several cuts. After he had knocked
him down he picked up his hat and ran into his
father's house. Complainant went in and asked
for it when he again knocked him down, kicked
him, held him and called for a knife but he did
not get one. At that time Phillip Dre,wry, Ben.,
came up and kicked him about the body. In
cross-examination he said he did not strike defend-
ant again. The father did not try to separate
them but he struck and kicked him the same as
the son. A man named Chamberlain helped to
drag him out of the house but he did not kick
Chamberlain.—Walter Walker, who lived at the
Duke William, said he took out three shutters to
close the house and in fetching the other two he
found Grange on the ground and young Drewery
kicking him. Grange was covered with dirt and
Compson and Mary Bird were
called to support the case.—Mr. Perry addressed
the Bench for the defence and denied the assault,
and said that complainant was the aggressor.
They afterwards fought and Drewery, sen„ tried
to part their.—Elizabeth Best said she lived at the
defendant's house. Grange Came to Drewry's
house and struck young Drewery first on the nose,
saying "I will give you Brummagem." They
both fought when young Drewry cried out
that Grange was biting him on the leg. The
father then went into the smoke-room and a an
named Chamberlain, who pulled Grange off him
and he went out of the house, but came in a
second time and struck Chamberlain. Grange and
his wife were very abusive, and young Drewry bled
a good deal from the nose.—Pho3be Drewry was at
home on the day in question. At night her
brother came home without a hat. Grange came
in after without a hat, and when in the smoke.
room Grange shuck her brother and knocked him
down and they 'both struggled on the ground. Her
father came in and tried to get him away as