The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-10 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNEENNESi.—At the Police Court onWednes.
day, before 11. T. Hickman, H. Walker, and H.
tiowari, Esqrs., Elizabeth Barnsley was chal gad
with being druuk, on the 28th ult. P.C. Lead-
bitter proved the case. The case was dismissed.—
Joseph Fdulkener was charged with being drunk,
on tue 28th ult. P.C. Leadbitter proved the case.
Fined 2s Gd and costs; in default 7 days.—Stepheu
Scott was chargedi%ith being drunk and disorderly
on the 4th inst. P.C. Tytherley proved the case.
Fined 5s and costs; in default 14 days.
CAUTION TO CARTER%—William Parkes, carter,
was fined 2s 6d and costs, under the Highway Act,
for not having a slip under the wheel of his wagon,
while descending a hill. P.C. Cheeseman proved
the case.

UNLAWFUL WOUNDING. —Mary Bills was brought
up on remand and charged wtih unlawfully wound-
ing Georga Hadley, on the 27th ult. Mr. T.
Cooksey was for the defence.—Complainant stated
that on the 27th October he was going to a house,
about a quarter or twenty minutes to eleven. As
he was going along he met the prisoner and her
husband and daughter. He spoke to Mr. Bills
when. the prisoner struck him in the mouth and
hit him on the head with a quart jug. He then
went to Pearson's, and as he was goinghome heard
the prisoner saying what they should do to him.
tie went to the door and asked her what she was
going to do. The daughter then reached the poker
and prisoner took it off her and hit him on the
head with it. He did not remember anything else.
He was in bed for 4, days.—Cross-examined by Mr.
Cooksey. Immediately he received the blow he
lost his senses. He was in the gutter in front of
Bill's house when he was struck with the poker.
He was not drunk, he had only had two pints of
ale. He did not jump on Bill's back before he
was struck with the jug. He did not strike Bills.
There was nothing said to him before he was
struck with the poker. He did not burst Bills'
door open neithe: did he catch hold of Mrs. Bill's
dress. He did not say he would kill the prisoner
or her husband.—Edward Greenfield said he saw
the prisoner strike Hadley with a jug on the head.
de saw Hadley go down to Bills' house and begin
to quarrel. Prisoner went into the house and
Hadley struck the door with his fists. Prisoner
came out and stood on one side and said "It's a
clear passage for anyone." Hadley went towards
her and she struck him. Hadley then went to the
other side of the road and leaned his head against
the wall and afterwards fell down. Hadley tried
to strike the prisoner, and in doing so fell into the
house.—Harriet Stierman stated that as she was
going into her house she saw the prisoner conic
into the street and strike Hadley on the head with
a poker. Hadley then reeled across the road
and said "oi, good Lord."— P.C. Rowlands
stated that on the the 27th of last :month at
about tea minutes to eleven be was on duty at Old
Hill. His attention was called to a disturbance in
Wagon Street, When he got through the crowd
he saw Ha hey leaning against a wall. He was
about falling when lie caught hold of him. He
saw blood running from his head. He afterwards
arres.ed the prisoner and charged her with unlaw-
fully wouteling George Hadley. She replied "I
cant say anything to it."—Dr. Standish said that
re siw Hadley on the 28th and had since been at-
tending him He found two distinct wounds on
the si le of the head, produced by some blunt in-
strument. on penetrating the skull right to the
bone. The man was very ill, he having lost a large
quantity of blood. On Sunday he had an appopletic
fit but has since been progressing favourably.—Mr.
Cooksey addressed the Bench for the defence and
said that as the prisoner Wai returning home when
she was set upon by the prosecutor. His defence
was teat the blow was given in self defence.—Mary
Ann Nlarsh said that on the day in question she
was in Bills' house. Prosecutor came and made a
noise. Prisoner went to the door and asked him to
go home or she should summon :him on Monday.
Hadley then struck prisoner and made her stagger
against the wall. Prisoner then struck complain-
ant with a poker on the heatl.—Mrs. Emus said
she was in the house at the time of the
row. She was sent to fetch the police as Hadley
was drunk.—Ano•her witness gave corroborative
evidence.—The Bineh fitted the prisoner £5; in de-
fault 3 months' hard labour.

ASSAULT. —Joseph Elul, block and pay manu-
facturer, was charged with ass4uling Clara
Archer, on the Ist inst. Mr. Cooskey def nded—
Complainant stated that on the day in question she
was going out of her house when the defendeint
cauglit hold of her and threw her down and then
struck her.— After hearing several witnesses for
the defence the Bench dismissed the case.