The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

AN INHUMAN HUSBAND AT TIVIDALE. -- At the
Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Walter
Baseano, J. H. Smith, and W. Holcroft, Patrick
Sullivan, boatman, Dudley Road, Tiviclale, was
eharged with assaulting his wife, Hannah Sullivan.
On Sunday morning the prisoner assaulted his wife
without any apparent cause. Ile struck her several
violent blows in the face, and whilst he held her on
the sofa he called upon his son to assault her.—
Dafendant expressed contrition for hie conduct, and
complainant asked for the case to be withdraw.
The magistrates refused to comply with the request
of the complainant, and fined the defendant 20s
I and costs,or in default one month's imprisonment.
NEGLECTING TO PAY POOR RATES.--About fifty
persons were summoned by the overseers/or neglect-
ing to pay their poor rates.—One of the defendants
was Noah Priest, of the Yew Tree Inn, Rowley,
who stated that he was unable to pay his rate as he
was not taking a shilling a day. During the present
severe weather people could not earn sufficient
money to buy food, and they had no money what-
evnr for beer.—The Bench sympathised with Priest
and the other defendants, but said they had no
alternative but to order the amounts claimed to be
said.

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our Sporting Correspondent.)
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP AND THR
LIVERPOOL GRIND NATIONAL.

I Even without the handicapper's aid the great
race set aside for decision on the Carholme, next
Wednesday, the 24th just, owing to such severe
weather during the recess has made the mystery at
getting at the winner a greater problem than ever.
Then the market complications are added to the
surroundings, and what should have proved a guide
leaves the backer in the "slough of despondency."
The corning of Crafton certainly had an effect on
the market status of Kilcreene, and likewise the
advance of Renny was the signal for the decline of
Royal Hampton and Necromancer. Still with all
this "sillily shallying," I am quite prepared to wit•
ness both the rulers of jewitt's and Gurry stables
defeated at their own game. Ryan tells all his
friends that he will not only win the Grand National
with Coronet, but that the second in the Middle
Palk Plate, and third in the Criterion Stakes of
1883, with his lenient impost of 6at 81bs will canter
in for the Lincolnshire Handicap. Despair has
been well backed by his party, and at one time
Hopscotch and Lonely ilia a genuine ring about

them. However, lately both have been under
suspicion. Fast and Loose, Dalmney, and Corunna,
who left off back-end in good form, are expected to
give a grod account of themselves. Tom Cannon's
stable coninctions anticipate pulling off ti:e double
event with Portnellan and Redpath, and since the
weather of Mallon has been a bit more propitious
Breadknife again ieceives some outside attenton
Hewever, in trying to get at the winner of this, e
first important spring handicap I shall continue to
advise that

CORDIEILLE and DESPAIR
be supported for wins and places, and should any
codreteny arise at the eleventh hour, any of my
readers cm have my final wire on the day ot race
by sending only twelve stamps to Travelling Cor
respondent, care of Tissue Office, Hull, The Liver-
pool Grand National wagering was noticeable for
the introduction of one or two outsiders, whose
price should be of a more expansive character than
is offered. However, lam still of opinion that the
brunt of the battle will be borne by my long selocted
trio,

CORONET, TOO GOOD, and REDPATEI,
who may furnish the first three.

SATURDAY MARCH 20, 18'86.

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HALESO WEN.

, ..
CRUELTY TO A. ./ MIZE, At Vie Police Cot
On Tuesday, before! Mestere, F. D. Lea Smith in
E. Gem, James Deeley, ot Ridgaere, was ch:-.
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with cruolty to a horse on Monday. Defendant
the son of Mrs. Mary De eley, owner of Ridgac,
Farm, nun' manages it for her. Clara Noisy, c
fendarit s s ister, deposed to seeing him strike one
the horses in the stable with a fork, which split '
pieces. Ere, then attempted to run the prong ei
fork into the horse, but witness prevented him
doing it, 3 oseph Bremer Said he saw defendal
whilst under The influence of drink, go into t
stable at the f4trm with a whip, and commend,
lett the horse. The whip broke, and he then If
the horse with a fork, which also broke.

Larsej

animal was badly cut and bruised. P.C. Wilk
state.cl that he was sent for by defendant's nicA
in cousequence of her son's conduct. The 134
had many severe cute and bruises all over the 11(
and legs, and the eye was also cut. Mary Decl
prisoner's mother, said her son told her toat
would not go to bed until he had killed the hoc
A. fine of 40s and costs (103), or in default two&
oae days' imprisonment. was imposed.