The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-06-10 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

BRZACH Or CONTRACT.—At the Petty Sessions held
on Wednesday, before F. W, G. Barra and N. ilingloy,
Bsqra., Paul Jones was charged by Joseph Wiliiams, nil
ironmonger, of Cradley Heath, for neglecting to fulfil
his contract to make a quantity of chain, and claimed
£4 Zia, as compensatsion. Mr. Homfray defended. The
complainant said that be gave the defendant 28 bundles
of iron to make into chain. The chain bad been deli-
vered, but the work was inferior. and he could not sell
it. Defendant had the chain back again. Defendant
was to bring the quantity of iron back. He had not done
so. Mr. Homfray said the complainant had put himself
out of Court by giving the iron back, and it was a year
for the County Court. The Bench held they had no
jurisdiction,
,and dismissed the summons.

Vwx.xisTC•sit.—.l7l;;;;;lii-rn—sle—y—Zia charged by
James Lovett, landlord of the Portway Inn, witli assault-
ing him on the 30th ult. Complainant said that defend-
ant wanted to fight. He would not let him, and defend•
ant struck him on the mouth, and knocked one of hie
teeth out. Defendant pleaded guilty, and said he Was
very sorry.—Defendant was further charged with refusing
to leave the house when requested. Parish-constable
l'aynu proved the offence. Fined 2. Eid and costa for the
brat offence,: for the second, to pay lost..
A WLYE ligAika.—Joseph Smith, of Garrett. Lane,
was charged by Maria, his wife, with assaulting her on
the 3rd inst. Complainant said defendant came home,
and threw a bowl of soap suds over her. She then threw
some water over him, and defendant struck her on the
nose with the bowl, and cut her noes. Defendant then
beat her. He had often dune so more or less fur the last
forty- two years. Defendant had threatened to kul her.
Ordered to pay costs, defendant promising not to beat
hie wife again.
VI,LENTLY A.AULTING • Boy.—Edward Parrish was
charged with assaulting Philip Willis, of Cradley Heath,
on the 21st ult. Complainant said that he saw defend.
ants wife beating a little girl with • stick. Be asked
her if she was not ashamed of herself, when she struck
him on the month, and made it bleed. He told her he
should have a summons for her, and she struck him
again. Witness then went to tell his mother, and the
defendant came up to him and asked him if he was going
to BUIWILIODeI his wife. Witness told him be was. The
defendant then struck him several times, kicked him,
and knocked him down. He wee seriously injured on
the back. A witness corroborated, and defendant was
tined e in default 21 days.
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ABSAULTING A %NOUN. Richmond Barnsley wan
charged by Ann Hatton with assaultlng her on the 3rd
inst. Mr. Hayes defended. Complainant said ehe for-
merly hoed as servant with the defendant. Site left him
and was Staying at Stinton's, at Newtown. Defendant's
wile came and beat her. Defendant Came up at the time,
toad his wife to go away, and lie commencen to beat tier,
pulled her on the fluor by the hair of her bead, and
pulled a large quantity of hair off her bead. Cross-ex-
amined : lam sister to defendant's wife. I did ataild ii
my own defence. She did not misuse me of stealing her
dress. A witness corroborated the assault. Defendant
gave complainant 10s. and paid the costs, and the Me
was withdrawn.

DRUNK AND lizoTovi.—Jemes Birch was charged with
being drunk and disorderly on the 29th ultimo. Police.
constable Satchwell proved the offence. Fined Is //Ed
COSt., or 14 days.—Dauiel Bills, of Cradley, was charged
with a similar offence on the 27th ult. Police.constaMe
Craddock proved the offence. Ordered fops, costs.—
Levi Stevens, Elijah Williams, and Isaiah Williams, of
Spinners End, w,re charged by Superintendent Mills
with being drunk and riotous, on the 90th. Folice,er
geant Fulmer proved the case. lined 6d each and costs;
in default 14 days.—Eli Willett', of Old Hill, wascharged
wish a similar offence, and ordered to pay cost. —Janie"
Powell was charged with a similar offence on the 29th
ult. Police•constable Isom peeved the case, and said
that defendant drew out his knife and threatened to 101 l
him. lined 61 and costa ; in default 14 days.—Wildam
Smith was chalged 'kith a similar offence, and fined Is
and costa; in default 14 days.
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CITARU/': OF STEALING IRON.—A.IIII Maria Edmunds,
Edwin Edmunds, and Deborah Weaver were brought up
on remand charged with stealing a quantity of iron, the
property of the ktritish iron Compsny. Mary Ann Wil-
liams proved the offence against the two Edmunds.
Heaver was discharged. The other two pleaded guilty.
Sentenced tol4 days imprisonment.

Jzvzsizz Tntzvs.—Joseph Garrett and John Glaizer,
two belt, were charged with dealing. tame chicken, on
the 4th lest, the property of Henry Mansell. Prosten.
tor, who is a watchman at Corngreavee, said that on the
4th June he had seven chickens safe at home, at seven
o'clock, and missed one at eight. When in search ol
it, (Hazier asked him what he was looking for. He told
him, and he Said that Garrett took it to his grand-
mother's house, and that he caught it in a trap. Had lost
• number of chickens. Glazier:had the trap. Pleaded
guilty. Sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment.
TRANS/IR.—The Five Ways Inn, Uradley Heath,from
Joseph Edmunds to Joseph Whitmore.