The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-01-25 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

•
A DISORDERLY CHARACTER.—At the Police Court
on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Bassano and B.
Hingley, Ezra Smith was charged with assaulting
&las Parsons on the 18th inst, at Blackheath.—
Complainant said he was walking down Blackheath
on the above data, when defendant went behind
him and struck him on the ear. He turned round
and defendant struckihim on the throat. He ten
told defendant he should make him pay for it,
when defendant struck him several times.—James
• Russell corroborated complainant.—Defeudant WAS
further charged with using, profane language on
t_he same date. Police-constable Rowlands proved
tile case. Mr. Bassano said defendant was a very
disgraceful fellow. For the assault he would be
tined 2s 6d and costs; in default 7 days, and for
the second offence he wait fined 20 and costs, or 7
days.

A LIVELY AFFAIR.—Joseph Hadley and Sarah
Inn Hadley, man and wife, of Wrights Lane, Old
Hill, were charged with assaulting Elizabeth Roper
on the 21st inst—Complainant, whose eyes 'were
blaekened,said on the above date the female defend-
ant rushed into her house, struck her several
times on the face, and threw a teapot at her. The
teapot missed her and broke the window. The
male defendant tried to 'get at witness, and incited
his wife to beat complainant.—Jane Foley cor-
roborated complainant, and said some of the hot
tea out of the pot went on to her neok.—Polibe-
constable Parnell said he was called into Roper's
house on the above date in consequence of a crowd
assembled there. He saw Mrs. Hadley assault
complainant while ho was trying to prevent she
male defendant interfering. He also saw the tea-
pot thrown at complainant by Mrs. Hadley, who
got a knife and said she would kill her —The ,
temale defendant said complainant commenced the
aft ir by striking her with a brick. She was fined
20s and costs; in default 28 days, and bound over
to keep the peace for six months. The husband
was fined 58 and costs; in default 14 days, and he
was also bound over to keep the peace.
AI.T.EGED ASSAULT.— Ellen Thompson NV, s
charged with assaulting Ellen Eggerton on the
18th inst.—Mr. Addison defended.—Complainant
said the assault was committed with a shovel.
The case was adjourned for a week, to enable de-
fendant to pay costs.
DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Lowe, rivet maker, was
charged with being drunk and disorderly at Hales-
owen Road, Blackheath. Police constablp Row-
lands proved the case, and defendant waliEned 2s
6d and costs.—Thomas Morgan was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, in High Street, Black-
heath, on the 16th inst.—Police-constables Row-
lands and Frost proved the offence, and defendant
was fined 2s 6d and costs.
NEGLECTING A WIFE AND FAMILY.--• James
Rogers was summoned by .John Taylor, relieving
officer, for neglecting to maintain his wife and
family, and allowing them to become chargeable to
the common fund of, the Dudley Union.—Mr.
Taylor said defendant's wife and children became
chargeable to the Union, and received four weeks'
pay at 4s 6d per week. The case was adjourned
for a month to enable defendant to pay the amount
claimed.

A NUISANCE.—WiIIia,ra Evans, William Shaw
Jonah Payne, Peter Hughes, Shadrach Racket,
and John Blakewa,y, all young men, were sum.
awned for obstructing the passage of the highway
at Old Hill, on the 18th inat.—Politte-constabie
Styles proved seeing the whole of the defendants
with others, on the footpath at Rowley Village.
They were snowballing people that were passing,
and stopped the passage of the footpath.—Defend,
ants were each fined is and costs; in default 7
days.