The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-25 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.
GEE r. HOMES AND lIICKTON.

At the VS oreeeter AohlZ. OU baturday before Mr.
ihrou Pigot, this Was au action for datu..ge., 011
of wire, rl aroogful ot.teanial. The pottutltt, James tie.,
o, a comuituam, traveuer, lie,ug in thrust:loam, mai the
~le.u..te are Mad earryiag ors bu.luera
at taaaesoeeu. klaiat,fl brought au artist apnea the
efele,a,,ts at the apriag ...zee, whet, ii..peClai jury gate
.rui a vcrL•le:.lol. La/. Ou tee appileatiula or toe aelene-
....le a tiLW 41011 VI. greaten.
Mr. Yowei, , ant ,sr. Xeuug, tioatrueteel by Ur.
Kale). sewereo for the and Atr if naeleateu,
out With LIM Mr Jell tauetructed by biretta
d quira) and alllbC. WO, for tile ad.runillta.

lite case was •e-opened on bride; eveniug . and ad
y iain. d. On reatunetion a letter was put to front to,
pa.u.itr to sip. defendant.. date,' Octubet let, Dia In
note plaimaff atated that he wished to withdraw frow
• couoitnieuthot duties and devote himself ',timely to
toe limo, ouggeating that a lined 611.11 should be paid to
'dot unoututy by oie detenatons, and he wouid pay al:
t4l/i1 1.-g • miens., Liu tun 3rd of ilettiber be received
a 1. p 7 io widen the defendanto said they somil teak over
li. wetter. Other correspoudeuce L pistutiff
n oiomety input' that he should leave Hales wet, even
lilt Lad to give ttp laa.esgagcuseuit_ au ale &II Novelis-
e r, at au interview wait ail. dome*, it was arrangel
that to escaatiged for hia continua house duo, a, be
• u. 4 detests Ina spare tune to spectally wording up the
8 ',lngham and Wolvehatupton brae. It was also an
Atom, lie suudid aye at kinumghann. On liar 20.1 s
.NOVclub. r Ise ',tested a Urdu sts'e WA.. to leave flout ibis
diestion. tie refused to accept the notice, inintinnea est
Use itafeenseist wools sot erie re tilt June 2441, 1874. On
.tie Isl Dec. tuber he went to the detenoant's place of
business to do Ms ordinary work, when he Sills assaulted
• in, a wan named hit Priest. lie returned home, and
, wrote to the deteutiatits, 'worming them of trie *0.51511,
, and said that, to prevent a recurrence of the disgraces u,
pniceedings, he should rettfalls at etude Mitts Were Lieu
been a magisterial in Milton. He summoned Priest, cod
the magistrates bound humover to keep the peace for inx
•adistilm. AWaltslist the near Wit 4 ale aUstlesoses, tie
staved away front toe (Alice a few day., When he cocci-ed
note fr ut tine defendants, saying &hal, ae he had shies.
t.i Illtallea toe from the let December, they must big
mut not to miter their office mom with the VseW OL ft
alUrillur hie au.ies.
In cron.etamination plaintiff denied having had Priest's
" auob " tii Chancery " Pm. at rdalled Ls one saysig.
Who is lacier sod stcppiug, nutted his bead against
Ifitsuesit'e Cutest. fie aleired bold of Priest's arm, and at
1•14 t I struck 1.I•M WSW Ai LAW. On the back of the neck
ale afterwards told Mrs. Hicaton than he towelled taking
Pr.est Mime the magistrate., adding that tilt bent nu.,
that penco. assaulted him he amnia give him a good hid.
tag.
sarsh Gee, wife of the plaintiff, said after the interview
between the latter and Mr. Holmes 011 the bib November
her Limbs. d said everything had been satisfactonly ar.
ranged. On Mr. Holmes leaving the premises she tinder.
stool him to say the acme. W bon the aseauit took place
on Dec:mutter lst, sin. waa attracted from her house, by
shouts of Who's • feller? " She prevented the SiPSII.I
going say ur. the, Priest teas sheering her imaband to
sash an extent that eh° thought the latter might stnke
hint.

?Wahl! daughter and • young man namea,Field gave
eorriborative evidence.

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Tee thleuLe sea that tLe plaintaff bad unlawfully ab
SeWed hiaroelf from his
.45.ics.

Mr. Jell said he tsougbt the plaintiff based his Reties
on an alleged agreement a the tith November, the de
lehosobs clewed Lost such statement was entered into.
Piaui:4ls let.cr showed that he wished to end hie ea-
ger menu with the defendants un,ess they agreed to
alter the eti-twg arrangements. 11ith respect to the
°warp nee on the let December, he subinittcd that the
plaintiff who had aspersed Priest behind hie back, We.
Ulu saressor• . . .

Mr. Homes said be dismissed the plaint:ff because he
absented himself from his uncles Had be not stayed
away from nosiness hem ght have remaintd ont‘l the ex-
piration .4 his noitce on the 3lst December No agree.
went was made between him and ate plsinuff on the fith
Noveinber. In crosaexammation witness said on the
251 u November he made arrang-meut with • traveller
named 1.111102 to enter bis service.

tdr. klickton said pmintiff.eaa diamivsed because he wag
going to live in Birmingham on account of the quarrel in
We °dice.

Verdict for defenfants. on the ground that the plain.
tiff n I in sb.eutinn himself from their
services.

CHARGE AGAINST A BEERHOOSZ ISEZPRR.—At the Po.
lice Court. on To«sday. b.-tore l. Gem J Wt.
ion. aol Ii How•rd, o.lld notice's. beerhou•e-keeL.,
and ponlttrer, lloore•screet, iillalsoßBo.ll/111 Henry Hod•
pile, kis ow was slossirid Irttb sessolitag Georg*

Bmlllt, on the 24ib alt. Mr. Forrest appeared for com-
plainant, and Mr. Smith defended. l'omplaimo.t said he
resided at Lapel. end was e ahspherd in the employ of
Mr. Wright. He went to Bronisgroee fair in tdis 24th
ult. taking tub him a horse. which he cold. He came
back in a trip iii compnuy with Richard Farmer. Charles
Farmer. arid John M lineup; The defendants re, re also I
driving hawk. and one of the men in defendant's trap :
dropped his het, which witness picked up, and threw on'
to defendant's trap Defendant (David) jumped out of
the trap. and sail. • • You dog killing you are just
the man I wanted He caught hold of witness by the
throat, threw him down, and began to belabour him on
the fare with his haat rti,. younger defendant kicked
witness, and gave him a back eye. Defendant (David)
tried to get his finger i to witness's month. and said he '
would pull his tonguo out, and that would stop him talk-
ing again Complainant was no iltused that he became
ineensible, and was removed to a c.dtage ciGse b.. ('ross.
etamined : I was sober at the time, and the defendant
David) gave me £3, and paid the doctor'. bill, 10s lid, for
me to make it up. The case was allowed to stand over
for a abort time, when Mr. Forrest said they had
arranged the matter.
NEW ItrioCßS' QVAREELS.—Flizalieth Jones was charged
with asseulting Maria Suilvock, on the 9th inst. at Spring
words with defendarita daughter, end they had a fight
• this was taking piece the defendant ran oat of the
brewhouke and sum k circus with somethiug she had in
her hand, cutting her fate, and blackening her eycs.
Hill Complainant said on the above date she had some
Fanny Withers said she saw defendant strike complain-
ant on the face, and directly afterward. sue new a cinder
in defendant's hand. Defi-ndant denied the assault. Me.
Bloshaim surgeon. said he cremated complainant, and
found seven or eight contused wounds on her face, and a
cinder would produce such wounds —Maria bhilvotk was
cuarged with assaulting klizabeth Jones, on the Stli inst.
Complainant said defendant bit tier finger —Maria shit-
Yea was charged with sasaultiug Ann Maria Gadd. at the
gam e time and place. 'lbis roniplaioant is the daughter
• of Mrs. Jones, and ehe stated that defendaut etruerr her
firat, and then they fought. She called hnity Dubber,
who said both parties stink each other at the same time,
sad there was a regular tight between them. hay were
I Leith as bail aa rails other. The defendante in each case
were fined 2. fid and cost.; in detach 14 days
ALLEGED ILLEGAL FIBBING ny • tininnsoitsit SoLE.
Crroa —William Docker, sooeitor. of hirmiuguam, was
c iarged by Howland Barnsley, for having 1.111 the 12:h of
Jdue last, unlawfully nada and destroyed, or attempted
to take and destroy. cermie likh in certaiu water, his pro.
jetty Mr. Horufray appear,,d to plosectite, and ar
Parry, of Biniaingnam. oeferided.—Mr. Parry contended
that the Bench had no juluelictiou, as it was a question
of right of road —Mr Homfray said he should be shin
to prove that defeneant woo tee passing on Mr. Barualey's
property After sonic argument between the two legal
gentlemen, Mr. Homfray coiled George Hill, who cant he
was bseiti in the employ of complainant, at the New
House Farm. On the 12th June, labitit eight o'clock trl
the eveniug, he saw 31r. Docker and Mr. Green fishing.
Defendant Wlis standing on the deco of the top pool:
W mesa went and stood I*, defend.int for about 10 minute,.
H' saw a large fish rise iu the lower pool, and Mr.
Docker netted fit it, bus did nut succeed in catching it.
Mr. Docker had a rod, atid was fi!tislatug, and sir. Green
hal a landing net. %Vitae., in asured the distaere from
shire Mr. Doeker stood to she coppice /idle, and foetid
it was 291 t. tin, He reported the matter to his master;
but he did not object to tbem being there at the time.
Cross.elarained : I have not been at the place long, and
d mot know sulythiug about the ti&l3l being nude—high.
anti Perks said he lived at Brettell Lane; but was for,
merly tenant of the New House Farm. Ile occupied it
seyeu or eght years. from 1859. When he was there the
t.p pool wax filled with mud. He had it cleansed, and
stocked it with bah. There was only a small quantity of
land belonging to Mr. Manley. Mr. Doi•ker'e aorniu.lew.
Mr. Docker had often limied there', btu if be amt across
Vie brook course he wa• on trespass. —The Bench e-41-
eidrred that some evidence should be adduced of Mr.
Docker's rigSt to be there —li..wlaud Barnsley, the emu-
piaivaut said he was tenant of the New liousei Farm.
He dm not buy the fish from east witness. They wereleft
in the pool until Mr. Green let the water out. There is
no right of way testing to the darn of the upper pool.
the whole of the land covered by the water, with the ex.
c •pann of a entail quitutity belonging to Mr. Manley, was
tits property. Mr. Docker wait on trespass.— Mr Parry
contended that Mr. Mauley's land reached 33 feet 5C10.141
tile cl•ni. and consequently Mr Docker could not be In
trespass. as complainant's witness had stated he was ouly
29ft, lin. on the dew —William Green said he was tenant
of One ferns belonging t, Mr. amulev, and had beim there
25 years. He kilos the psoituonol tue two pools. 'thee.
i.e rood through tne coppice to the dam. 0 ituess wee
wi•l3 Ir. Docker on the day is questiou. They iv. re on
Mr M t.,1 y's land at Die time complainant's wtturin saW
I viii and Mr. Manley's land extended to • stump he had
cat Misr., hunself, whieu was 33 feet rho Bench said
they had no jurisdiction. tied dismissed tile ease