The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-10-21 00:00:00

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Inn' Marley Hill, from John ticl ,
theCroaa Guns, Brierley Hill, from B BAUGH Pearee ,
Thomas Pardoe ; the Four Locks, /Culver, from r.m-
inannel Newton to Mary Rebecca Newton ; the Unicorn,
/irierley Hill. from Thome& Timmins to John Birch.
OBSTRUCTING THY. FOOTPATH. - Obadiah Morgan,
George Breakwell, John Baker, and George Stanworth,
four young men, were charged with obstructing the foot.
path at Kingswinfori, on the 6th inst. Police-conbuble
White proved the case, and defendants were_ordere I to
pay the costs.

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Assimurzau • WOMAN. Joseph Duboy was charged
with aasaulting Elizabeth Dyaon on the ith Mat. The
complainant said she had some words with defendant on
the above date, when be struck her three times on the
face. Defendant said complainant knocked him down
and beat him before be touched her The case was ad.
journed for seven days for the production of further
evidence. _ . _

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BRRACII or TUE PracE —BlLlnnel Brown and William
Bate were charged with committing • breach of the
peace by fighting, on the Bth Mat. George Bache proved
the case, and the defendants, who pleaded guilty, were
ordered to pay the costs.
NEGLECT OF Worse.— John Jones was charged vsith
neglecting the service of Mr. Samuel Bowen, of the
rlatts Olass Works, Brettell Lane, and they claimed 135
Dis as compensation. After hearing the evidence of Mr.
Bowen, defendant was fined £5 and coats, complainant
to stop the tine out of his wages at the rate of :as tid per
week; in default of payment one month's imprisonment.
Asssmur CASE.--At the Petty Seseions held on 'lice,.
day, before L. Freer and H. Smith, Esqrs., Walter
Kilcoyne was charged by Miles McDonald. an old man,
with assaulting, him on the oth inst. Complainant said
that the defendant is his sou-in-law, and he came Louie
about twelve o'clock at night, drunk. He began to make
a noise. He told the defendant he would not have a
noise, when he struck him twice. The defence was that
he (defendant) married the complanaint's daughter, and
complainant promised to give him some money and a
pig. He had not done no, and on the night in question
he (defendant) had a drop of drink, and did not know
what he did. Defendant was ordered to find one surety
in .810, and himself in £lO, to keep the peace for six
mouths, and to pay the costs, 14s fid.
A Wire BEATER.— Junes Priest, a labourer, was
charged by Mary Ann, his wife, with assaulting her on
the 14th inst. Complainant, whose face and eyes were
frightfully bruised, acid she had been married to the de-
fendant for twenty-two yearn. On Saturday night her
husband came house and brought her some money. He
then left awl went to Smith's public-house, where he
stayed for Susie time. She went to melt him to come
home, when he struck her in the kitchen and knocked
her down, inflicting two WoUtid4 On her heed. She then
went home, but afterwards returned to the public-lionee.
She met the defendant in the passage. Ile struck lier
again, and they both fought. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Noble
told her husband to take her by the hair of her head
when he got home, end beat her again. Her husband
spent a good deal of his time at Smith's public-house,
and that was the occasion of frequent quarrels. Mr.
Clulow, for the defendant, mid that the complainant was
the aggressor, having etruck the defendant first. Ile did
not say the defendant was justified in striking Isis wife
again. But she was of very drunken habits, and ha
often pawned her husband's clothes, her own, and the
children's to obtain drink ; that she had mold the defend-
ant's furniture; and that was the cause of the quarrels.
Jane Smith, landlady of the Royal Exchange, said that
the defendant came into her house very drunk. Her
husband Was there, and complainant struck the defend-
ant three limes; first while be Wad sitting down. The
defendant had not given her any provocation. The de-
fendant then got up and struck his wife, and knocked her
down. She fell against the table, and witness told her
that she would not have such a noise in her house, and
advised her to go home. Complainant then left and re-
turned again. She had a key in her hand, and while she
was talking to defendant in the passage, the complainant
atruck,the defendant with the key on the head, and eat
his head open. Complainant ale° struck witness twice.
Her husband came and put them both out. I did not
tell the defendant to beat her. Complainant in a very
drunken woman. The Bench said the defendant might
have had some provocation, and no mist the complainant
from the fact of hiin being so long aria public-house, ant
should order him to find one surety in £lO. and himself
in £lO. to keep the peace for six months.
ArniArLT Cam—Arthur Colwell was charged by James
Holt with assaulting him ou the 7th Mat. Complainant
said he was in the Lodge of " Free Gardeners,- held at
Mr. Walsby's, Fenton•istreet. The defendant was there,
creating a disturbance. He remonstrated with him,
when the defendant struck him several times. Edward
Bowdler gave corroborative evidence. Defendant, in
answer to the charge, alleged that complainant etruck
him first, and he only etruck in aelf.defence. Fined is
Si and cost.; in default 14 days.