The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-16 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

Dnuria.-4&t the Police Court ou Monia) before
F Evers, 11. 0. Firmstone and Wilkes Webb, Eeqs.,
Tuomas Hingley, Wordsley Green, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly on the sth just, in
High Street, Wordsley. P.C. Reynolds said he
saw the &fen lant in a drunken condition, and he
was making use of ve..y bad language. Fined 23 6d
sill costs.

ALLEGED WILFUL DiliA.GE.—"Wchard Skidmore,
John Skidmore, Joan Gtainger, John Homer, James
Shaw, Samuel Read, Thomas Little, James Grainer,
Peter Read, Benjamin Dunn, Thomas Dann, John
Pearson, Joseph C ambers, John Cartwright and
Ev'el Davis, all of Qaarry Bank, were char:ed with
maliciou-ly and wilfuliy damaging a quantity of
oak saplings, to the amount of 54, on the 4,0 mat,
tae prop-arty of the Gu trdiand of the Earl of Dub
1-y.—Mr. Holberton prosecuted. and Mr. Waldron
defended.—Emmanuel Flavell said he was a keeper
in Saltwells
_Wood, and ab ut half-past elArlat on
'the night of the 4th inst ho saw the wbole of the
ciefetadaalts in the Wood, about 300 yards from the
main road. Tao place waere they were was planted
with oak saplings or seedlings. The defendaats
were lying down; they bad bottles of drink with
theta, Wnen witness cent to his dinner the trees
we e alright. When the d feedants left there weee
thir yor forty of them spoLed, Cross-examiueJ :
He oid not see John Homer or Benjamin Dunn sit-
ting or standing upon the saplings. It was not an
open space where the defendants were. He dii not
tell a man named Grosvenor that he only saw two
men there. —Enoch Read said he saw Richarl
Skidmore, John Grainger, John Homer, James
Shaw, Thomas Little and James Grainger come out
of the wood. It ;was nothirt.; unusual to see a
number of men come out of the wood at this time
of the year.—Mr. Waldron said there appeared to
be a doubt, and alter heating his witnesses he hoped
the Bench would dismiss the case.—After hearing a
number of witnesses, the Bench said the evidence
was not sufficiently strong to prove that the damage
was malicious, and dismissed the also.
MAINTSNANCE Cess.—Richard Hill, Rose Hill,
Quarty Bank, was summoned to show cause why an
order of 2s per week should not be made on him
.or the maintenance of his father, William Hill.—
Mr. Wall appeared for the Guardians, and Mr.
Waldron defended.—Mr. Trewin, relieving officer
for the lialesowen district. said the defendant's
father was an old and infirm-man, and received relief
from the Guardians —David Rlper, wagr s payer at
Corngrecoves Woks, sail he paid 83 101 to the
defendant for 2 weeks work ending March 12th,
1887, but this was not all for himself he had to pay
his 3 sons who worked for him.—Mr. Keen, ac-
countant at Corngreaves Works, said the defendant
had had £32 Os 2 i far the 15 weeks ended June ii,
1887; but out of the 15 weeks he only worked 49
days He a, era,Led th it Richard Hill would have
Li Sc 10d per week for himself.—Mr. Waldron
contended that the Bench had na power to increase
the amount of the order (a previous order being for
Is 6d.)—Mr. Wall said the order for Is6l became
void when the father left the Workhouse of his
own accord for a week, and therefore the Bench
had power to make an order fof the 28.—The Bench
made the order asked for, with costs.

DADIAGN —Jesse Homer, Chu; ch Street, Quarry
Bank, was charged with damaging a fence and some
mowing grass on the 30th nit, to the amount of 3s.
—Mr. flelberton prosecuted.—Emmanuel Pitmen
Fai .1 he saw the defendant walk thr nigh the Sad
and get over a fence. Defendant was fined is and
co-ts, and 18 damage.
ASSAULTS. Peter Read, Quarry Bank, was
charged wi h assaulting C,rnetins Pearson on the
11,th just, at Quarly Bank.—Mr. flolberton prose-
cated.—Complainant said he had no quarrel with
the defendant who came in o the field and struck
hint on the shoulder and on the back of the neck.—
Ernest Palmer and Mr. Hingley gave corroborative
evidence. Defendant wag fined Is and costs.—Jaoe
Evans was charged with assaulting Ann Barnes cn
the 7th inst, at Quarry Bank. Complainant said
she spoke to the defendant about some money
which she owed her, and defendant said she ought
to be ashamed to twit for it. Complainant said She
was not ashamed to ask for her rights, and defend-
ant thereupon rushed at her and knocked her down
causing the back of her head to be cut. Ddendant
sail she struck comp'ainant because she called her
A dishonest bi;ch. The Bench took into considera-
tion that she was provoked, and only fined her is
and costa'