The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-22 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

DRUNKENNESS.-At the Police Court, on Tuesday, be-
fore Major Smith, Messrs. E. Gem, H. Howard, W.
Bassano, and E. B. Phillips, John Hadley was charged
with being drunk in High Street, Halesowen, on the Bth
inst.—Police•constable Drew proved the case and de-
fendant was lined 5s and costs; in default 14 days.—
Charles Lowe was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly at Halesowen, on the 24th ult.—Superintendent
Kemp proved the case and defendant was fined 5s and
costs.

A. PALTRY CHARGE AGAINST A LANDLADY.—Mra. Pear-
sall, landlady of the Shenstone Hotel, was charged with
threatening Will'am Pyne, on the 11th inst.—Mr. W.
Hayes, jun., defended.—Complainant said on the above
date he was at work at the Shenstone, sweeping the
yard. Mrs. Pearsall came to him in an excited manner
and asked him why he had not done it before. He did
not make her any answer. She called him a drunken
scamp, vagabond, &c. He then walked away and she
said if the master was out she was master and if he
came into the yard again she would throw the first
thing at him she could lay her hands on.—The Bench
dismissed the case without calling upon Mr. Hayes for
his defence.

DAMAGING GllASS.—Tidal Robinson, a lad, was charged
with wilfully damaging a quantity of grass, the property
of Mr. Hingley, at Drews Holloway.—Police-constable
Oakey prov3d seeing defendant with others running
about the field.—Mr. Hingley said the damage done by
the defendant would amount to U.—Defendant was
fined 2s 6d, Gd damage, and costs; in default 14 days.
STEALING A HEN AND CHICKENS.—John Homer was
charged with stealing one hen and five chickens, the
property of Joseph Hulston, on the 9th inst.—Prose-
cutor's sons gave evidence to the effect that they heard
a noise in the yard early in the morning in question and
on looking through the window they saw prisoner going
out of the yard. They followed prisoner and eventually
caught him in Uffnaore Wood. Pour of the chickens
were afterwards picked up in the wood. They searched
prisoner but did not find anything on him.—Police-
constable Oakey said he received prisoner into custody
and charged him with stealing one hen and five chickens
the propetry of Mr. Hulston.—Prisoner said he was not
with them (meaning some other men who were seen
there.) Prisoner was very hot and perspiring at the
time.—Mr. Hayes, in defence, said his client was un-
doubtedly on trespass in the wood. He had been out
for a walk, but he was not with the other men who were
the real culprAs, and when he saw prosecutor's sons he
ran away because he thought he was trespassing —Henry
Kendrick, nail manufacturer, Cradley Heath, said
prisoner had been in his employ for a number of years
and had always borne a good character.—Prisoner was
sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.

ASSAULT CASE.—John Jones was charged with stealing
a silver watch, gold albert and gold seal, from the per-
son of Robert Collins, on the 17th lost, at Halesoweu.
Complainant said he was a blacksmith residing at
Dudley. On the 17th met, about 10 o'clock at night lie
was going across the fields at the top of Carter's L Inc,
in company with a friend named Hymn. Defendant
met them and pushed against witness and began to curse
and swear. Witness and his friend walked on and de-
fendant followed them, put his fist in witness' face,
caught hold of him round the body and threw him down.
They had a struggle together and several other people
joined in the row. When defendant got up he missed
his watch. He told the people so and they ran away.—
William Flyam, of Dudley, said he was with last witness
when he was assaulted. He saw something pass him
whilst complainant and defendant were struggling and
afterwards discovered it was complainant's watch.—The
charge was here altered to one of common assault.—
Oeoro Rose ssid he heard complainant say he had lust
his watch on the nignt in question and he helped to
look for the watch and chain. —Defendant was sentenced
to one month's bard labour without the option of a
fine.