The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13 00:00:00

BILIERLEY HILL.

ILLEGALLY TAKING A PARROT.—At the Petty Sessions
on Monday last, a respectehe married woman, named
Ann Philip., Bank-street, was charged with unlawsilly
taking a parrot belonging to Mr. George Skidmore, ot
the Bell Inn. The Bench asked Mr. Skidmore whether
he wished to press the case, to which the complainant
said he did not if hie bird Was given up to bins. The
de eudant said rho was quite s Wing to give tip the bird
if Mr. Skehuore would pay the damage done to her
dress. When she tempi the j meet at liberty in her
neighbour's garden she cauget it in her hands, but before
she could secure it the bird tore her dress to rags in
several places—(laughter). If Mr. Skidm ire would tell
the mark on its body he might have it. The complain-
ant then swore that the bird produced was his, aro that
it escaped 0 week or SO before:Defendant (excitedly) :
We have mores of applications for the bird, and have
answered one advertisement of a party in Birmingham
about at."—The Bench ordered Mrs. Phillips to give up
! the bird rind pas the costs of the day ; to which the de-
! iendant said. •. It was a bard case to keep the bird a
cock, have her dress torn, an' pry 10a for her trouble."
Laughter).—The Beech said she should have left the
parrot “10110 —D feedant paid the Money.
ALLoWiNG DECSKE a.— thoross Harrie,a boatman
tnd pubactie, of the rind', lived, Brockmoor, was lined
al, arid co4s, tor &Loretto( lira drunken men to remote
su his premises. Petice-aergesut Breton, who gave evt.
deuce in the case, affirmed that orin of the inns Was so
drunk that he lay In the empty fireplace, with his head
up the chimney.
Assartrixo A SCHOOLMASTER —At the Petty Sessions
ueld on Thursday. betore I. Spooner. Esq.. Stipendiary.
Hoary Sutton was charged by Coarms Bernard Hardy
with assaulting him on the Ott, inst. Mr. Collis appeared
for complement, and Mr. Prescott for defendant. Mr.
..ollis, ins opening the case, said the complainant is a
schoolmaster at Wordsiey. said the defendant is a glass.
saber, and has a photographic studio at Wordsley, arid
it adjoins the complamanie school. On the above date
!iefeedaut street, the complainant, and afterwards picked
him up and threw bun down. finch was the assault corn.
plained of, Complainant said he had a school at Words.
Icy, and lived at Kiegewinford. On the sth Wet, from
east he heard, he went out of the school-room about
one o'clock, on to the land adjoining. Sutton was stand.
lag on the land adjoining, which is often sued as a play
erudnd for the boye. Went to the door by the wall and
said to defendant, "What do you want with me. Mr.
Sutton Defendaut then said, " Come in here.- I
wenl in through the door, and when nearly up to him
defendant tirade a sudden buried, and struck me on the
left side of the back. I fell down. I got up, when the
defendant took hold of meant retried me into the street,
! and threw me down in the gutter. Was hurt on the left
knee. Cruss.examined : Dave been schoolmaster !row
the 30th of May. The laud is divided bye wall. A new
doorway has been made. Defendant has told me several
miss he was the tenant of the land. The land belongs
• to the Wordsley Lecture Hall Committee. Defendant
. has read to me an agreement he held, on the 30th of
thay. Defendant did have a photographic studio on the
land when I went to the school. There were two doors.
There are ties three; one additional one for the school.
I have not received a letter from Freer and Perry about
the trespass, nor seen one. Have not yet paid nay rent.
Shell pay Zti on the 25th of September. Knew n 'thing
about a lock being broken cff the door. I did know the
defendant was a tenant. Mr Prescott amid that the jn•
risilictiou of the Court was ousted, as it woe • disputed
rigor, Mr. Spooner said, at present, lie thought not.
ilire is a man wile fronds out for another, and then
smocks him down. Cross-examination of cowpiejeeet
continued : Do not know that my boys have done the
tefendaut any damage. Defendant did pick me up,
carry me oust of the school, throw me down, and hart
my knee. Mr. Spooner said at this stage that he should
scud the case for trial. He was not going to ran any
.oek of having an action brought against him, and should
protect himself by sending it for trial. Mr. Prescott
Very well. John Hall, a eeheolboy, was called to prove
Lost the defendant asked hint to fetch his master out.
Is Informed his master of what defendant had said, and
itr. Hardy went out. Defeertent then struck him, SOO
aterwarde picked him up, and threw him down. Or:
..rosesexemmation this witness admitted that defendant
dad compisined of the boys usteg had language. Diu
mit know the whitlows of the studio had been broken by
the boys. Henry Groucutt, a ecuo ..lboy, was called. and
said tee defendant did Sot strike tee complemeet, but
mat he saw him throw the complainant down. This
oeleg the case for the complainant, Mr. Spooner said he
,thorml adjourn the case for a week, for the purpose of
deviug the depositions taken down, and in the meantime
Motiol he glad if a third person Was Called In to Settle it.
if not, if both parties could agree about the right, he
would himself decide the case so far as the assau.t
Defendant was then bound over in £2O, to appear next
Thursday.

ettAROEow PERIIIITING DRI7NLENNESS. 'Thomas
Skidmore, landlord of the Royal Exchange, wascharged
Supenutendent Mitts witn knowingly permitting
drunkenness in his house. on the 30th ult. Mr. Waldron
defended. Police-constable Streeton said he was on
duty on the above date, and at 0,1 minutes to three
o'clock in the morning was near the defendant's house.
When within thirty yards of it he heard • great noise.
Vent into the house, and saw one man drunk. Went
into another room and saw one man lying asleep with his
omit' on a bag. Called the attention of the landlady to
to it, and woke him up. He was helplessly drunk. There
were from ten to twelve persons in the house. An officer
named 51a1and was passing, and witness called him in to
see the two men drunk. Mr. Waldron, for the defence,
said he was instructed to deny the charge in foe, and
should call witnesses to prove that there was no one in
the house drunk, and called William Humphries, John
itobins (Lye), William Lewis, John Humphries, Charles
Hovey, and John Yardley, but there were several discrep-
ancies in their evidence ; and Mr. Spooner said it was
in attempt to evede the law, by calling a number of wit.
nesse,. He had heard the evidence of the policeman,
which had been given in a very straightforward way, and
had always found him to do .0, although he had many
opportunities of watching his evidence narrowly, and if
..e had not been satisfied with his evidence he should
adjourn the case for the other policeman's; hut lie was
• I tile satisfied, and it did appear to him that a small fine
sas of no use. A greet deal of crime, misery, and
oreicheduess was caused by men drinking too much, and
here was an instance of drunkenness being sanctioned
oy the landlord. Superintendent Mills moved that the
"'leaden' wits lined £5 on the 10th of February for al.
ldwing gaming in his house. Defendant was then fined
10 and costs—Elo 12s 6d.
CHARGE OF ASBArLTINO a WOMAN.—Alfred Duprec
was charged with assasiting Maria Meese, on the 14th
nit. Mr. Barbary appeared for the complainant, and
Mr. Addison for the defence. From the evidence of
satuplainant it appears that he had been wdrking at
Macmillan's clay works. Defendant also winked tnere.
'..tine cuspute arose about the complainant coining after
slit, when the defendant struck her several times—A
cross.sundnona was then heard charging Maria Meese
e.it.h assaulting Duprez After hearing the evidence,
Mr. Spooner remarked iliat both parties had paid soli-
citors, both had taken out summonses, both hsd fought,
did he did not think there wde a pia to choose between
them, and diennased both summonses.