The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-09 00:00:00

WORDSLEY.

SAVADE AIDLUILT ON •V OLD WOMAN.—At the Police
Court, on Monday, before Messrs. If. Si, John Matthews
and H. Hall, William Henry Morgan, a puddler, was
charged with assaulting Caroline Stafford, au old woman;
and forther charged with damaging a lock and staple be.
longing to complainant, ou the 15th ult. Complainant
said defendant was a lodger at her house, and on the
above date he went into the house, and asked for a bun-
dle out of the box. She refused to let him have it, and
he went upstairs, got a hemmer, broke off the lock and
staple, and then came down again. He caught bold of
her, knocked her down, and, kneeling on her chest, tried
to strangle her. Defendant said he did not touch the
complainant. He admitted breaking off the lock and
staple, but it was to get some of his own goods out. In
the case of damaging the lock, defendant was fined Is
and coats, and in the case of aasault fined 40s, or one
month.

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•••41:11.7 AND C RUH LTY TO • DOO. —Richard Pheysey
arid Samuel Evans, two boys, were charged with assault-
irrg Lucretia Gibbs, a little girl, on the 29th ultimo; and
further charged with cruelly illtreating a dog belonging
t complainant's father, on the saw ! date. Complainant
arid on the above date she was coming from her father,
when she met the defendant. They began throwing
stones at her, two of which attack bor. They then threw
at the dog, and used him very badly. The poor animal
rin away, and they had uot seen it since. She did out
know whether it died from the illtreatmeot or not. A
witness was called, who proved seeing defendants throw
at the dog. The case of assault was doimissed, and for
the illtrestment defendants were fined hid each and costs,
or seven days.
DRUNKENN6BB.—SamueI Deane and William Beckley
were charged with being drunk and riotous at Brockmoor,
on the 2nd inst. Police-constable Cotterill proved the
coves, andidefendants were fined Is and costs; in default
••veu days.—Thomas Underill was fined Sc 6d for a
similar offence at Brierley Hill, on the 29ih ult. Poliee-
constsble Limn:Bellow proved the case —Joseph Bailey
was tined Ss and costs for a like offence at Brierley Hill,
on t.e. 3.1 runt. l'olreu•conntabie Hollins proved the
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STEALING Lib 104.—llothea Talbot, of Hart's Hill.
was charged with stealing £lB 10e, belonging to Mr.
James Higgs. grocer, High.street, Brierley Hill, on the
diet ult. Mr. Stokes defended. Prosecutor said on the
above date prisoner went into his shop about half-past ,
ten in the morning. ttelge she went in he placed some
money behind a coffee can on the counter. There was
Cla 10, in gold, in a small white bag. She went to a
ieve where some raisin, were kept, that was close to the
coffee tin. She picked some raisins up and asked the
price of them, and then turned round and walked out of
the shop. She did not buy anything, as soon as he had j
rinielied serving a custaner be missed his money. When
flr placed the money near the coffee tin there wise to one
near. He gave information to the police. Cross•exam- '
tiled : I had paid a commercial that morning. He be- •
mged to the firm of Hayward, Young, and Co., of Sir.
iniughem. I will swear to the time. He came in about
haif past ten. I FULt upstsirs tO fetch the money for the
conimerc,al. No oue was in the shop when I paid the
money. A customer came in afterwards, but I forget the
name. If any one had gone to the raisin eleve they
could have seen the bag with the money in. I did not
give information to the police before nine o'clock at
night. I went with the officer to the prisoner's house at
Hart's Hill. The officer read the warrant over and
searched the house. He charged her with stealing the
money. She said she did not know tile shop. She wee
down at Brierley Hill that morning at-Frank's stall. She
used to come to my shop every tueeday and Saturday.
By the Bench: Prisoner was not in the shop when I
paid the traveller. I saw prisoner when she told the
officer she was not in the shop that morning. Police-
sergeant Breton, stationed at Brierley Hill, said he lip.
prebended prisoner on the 24th ult. He told her he had
• warrant for her She said it could not be for her. He
searched the house and put several articles together,
which he brought away. There was a woman in the
house. He read the warrant over to prisoner before he
left the place, and she asked her mother if she would
prevent her going to the lockup again. He then lucked
tier up. Cross-examined : Prosecutor went with me. Ile
did not stay until I brought her away. I can't as;
whether I read the warrant to prisoner before or after
proaecut3r left the house. If he says tread the warrant
. tirst it is untrue. Elizabeth Higgs, wife of prosecutrix,
mid she saw prisoner in the shop on the above date.—
Mr. Stokes, in defence, contended there was no case
against prisoner, and no jury in the world would convict
cur if she were comee.tted to take her trial.--Prisoner
I was committed to take her trial at the neat Stafford
Session..
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ThANSPF.I4B —At the Petty Sessions, on Mon-
day, before Messrs B. St. John Matthews and H. Hall,
toe following licenses were transferred: --The Bed Lion
WoMboartle, from William Pennell to Joseph H d-
ined ; the Royal Exchaoge, Brettell Late. from Elias.
hem Webb to William Dtmemt &mint; the Unicorn Inn,
Brettell Laue, from Harry Duggan to Eliza Sutton; the
beerhouse certificate of Wiliiain Black. imo., Bromley, to
‘villiain Black, jun.; the neerhouse certificate of Mary
J ores, Vensnett to Samuel Jones.—An application was
matte by Elias Cooper for the transfer of the license of
Use Albion Inn, Moor-lane, Brierley Hill, to him from
William Narrowmore. Mr. Barbary supported the appli-
cation, and Mr. Elcock opposed. Mr. Barbary stated
that the case was one in which the landlord of the bowie
applied for the license of the house to be transferred to
him from the late tenant. Narrowmore had been given
six months notice to quit the house. and at the copies.
tmu of that time lie rt fused. An ejeetwent order had
been signed by the magistrates, and Narrowmore had
since left the house. Cooper had offered him £4, the
amount pvid for the license, but lie still refaced to give it
up, unless lie wan wane £lO. The applicant was willing
to pay for the license. Mr. Elcock raid he ebjected to
the transfer, because the license had only just been taken
out of the current year. There was a dispute between
Messrs. Corner and Walker, solicitors, Stourbridge, and
the landlord, about the house, and the former advis.d
Nurrowmore not to leave, and to pay no attention to the
notice given him to quit. If his client had to give up
the license it would entail heavy losses upon him. The
magistrates decided to grant the transfer, and stated that
if there was any claim against the applicant it was a case
for the County Court.