The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-12-04 00:00:00

the sitting-room. When he hail found it he said td her,
" How about this?" She said her sweetheart gave her
that, and afterwards said that Ted, the chip gav • it to
her. Cross-examined: Have known the prisoner fir 12
years. Never knew anything bad against her bef ire
This being the evidence for the prosesution. Mr. Malthy
addressed the Bench for the defence, and said it hail been
his duty to app-sr before the Magistrates on many occa-
sions, but never had it been his lot to defend one who
had been charged with stealing a number of articles like
the prisoner, and when the evidence came to be sifted,
he thought they would find she Cage bore a different
aspact. They had found the outaide of a brooch at the
prisoner's house. IVhy was not the prosecutor put into
the box? No, they dare not do it, or he should have
shown that be hod insulted the girl, Ma that was wily
she left. And it was not till the girl had been and told
bar mother of Beard's c..ndu he ct that t charge hal been
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preferred against her by Mr. Beard. tie tbould ea!l the
mother, and she would tell the Court ahy Coe would not
It her daughter go beck; although she might have gone
hack it she liked, and have beeu there up to the preseht
time. He ilhoul,l ask the Bench to ditcuarge the prig°.
ner.—Mrt. Edwards ii iid that her daughter cisme back to
her house last Tastily. She went to hire. Beard on
Wednettity, who wentoil her to atvy. She then inked
Bra. Beard to look at her bog; but the refuted to the
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always found het lioneat. I'ho Bench then stoutouced vie
pi lioner to too rooutha' hard labour. The loather
tainted in Coutt._ .

littlUslail co SUIT.= • Wien.... Alfred Thompson.
storekeeper, at Messrs. Hughes Sad Smith, Hart's Hill,
was charged with retelling to pay to the support of his
wife, Bode Thompson, who is in StattardsLire hauatie
Asylum. U. P. Cn:lemma, relieving-officer, of Htie-OY-
en, proved that the nituplainant's wife was in the asylum
at a omit of 84 ter seek. The Benoit ordered the defeud-
ant to pay tie par week,
ASSAULT CASK.— William Jones. al re " Smoker."
Margaret Jones, and Elizsbeth Wi,k,s, were charged by
Ann tiny with assaulting heron the 18th ult. Mr. Adrit.
ni Smeared for tho complainant, and Mr. Maltby for the
def.:dents. Complainant said that ou the shove day she
was passing Jones's Maui!, when she saw the two feumle
defendants, who eanght hid of her by the hair of her
head, and began to beat her. William Jones also struck
her Mark Guy, collier, of Pensnett, gave corroborative
evidence, and said that Wiliam Jones struck her on the
ear, and cot it. George ttrowcutt and Mary Uoy also :
gave evidence in support of the charge. Several wit.
cameo were called for the defence, to show that they
were first assaulted by complainant and her father.
Wilkes and William Jones Were fined Os 61 and costs; in
default 14 days. The charge egotist Margaret Jones was
dismissed.—Mark Guy was then charged with essaulting
Margaret Jones, on the 18th inst. This assault arose out
of the above row, complainant saying that the defendant
shuck her on the shoulders and face. Several witnesses
were called, and the case was dismissed.
, Ilswitiso WITItoIIT A LICENtE.—A man named Breton
I was charged by Superintendent Mills with hawking with-
uut a license. Front the evidence it appeared that the
defendant was hawking thimbles and needles. Ordered
to pay 6a ed costs.
ClekltGE OF TIMEATENING.—At the Police Court, on
Thursday last, before 1. Spooner. Esq., Stipendiary,
Samuel Thomas WAS summoned by Jernium Mullett for
acing threataning language to her on the 20th ultimo,
whereby she was afraid he would do her grievous bodily
harm. Complainant said on the above date the defend-
ant went into her house aud threatened to cut her b---
head off, and struck her. Emilie Brown corroherated the
complaivant. In defence. the defendant called Selina
Cooper, who said idle lived at Brockinoor, and on the
above date she went iuto complainant's house, and now
some one strike defendant's mother, who was then turned
out by complainant. Defendant did not go into the
room; he stood against the door. Deteudaut was bound
over in his own recognizances of £lO, to keep the peace
for three months.

ASSAULT CAS., —John Carpenter was charged with
a3saultitgJohn Wi:letts on the 27th ult. Complainant
said he lived in Level-street, and was a boat builder. On
the above date he was in Weston's beeriemse at hall-pall
ten o'clock. Defendant's brother called on him to sing.
He do no, atoillefendant dropped a scene on his he'll.
He left the base about five minutes to eleven o'clock,
and saw the defendant, who strudc him on the mouth.
In defence, defendant called his brother, Henry Carpen-
ter, who said he was it the public-house on the above
date. He was in the room and saw his brother drop the
scene, and they then came out to fight in the street.—
Fined 5s and coats; in default 14 days.