The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-20 00:00:00

BEHERLEY HILL.

ILLustmn A Hon:E.—A.', the Police Court, on
4onday, befo:e C )I°,lol Fletclier, and 3tr. G. K.
d-trciset.Ja no+ Chinea, o!' th'. Lye. was chargod
with illtreab,no• a ho o, by woiking it whilst in an
unfit statJ. Pliec oait.tble SAit said he saw the
dot'en. I tut (trivia.; wo h0r529 !ip nigh-street, Brier-
Ile weat amt exaained one of the ho •ses,
:ud found he had three wounds on his shouldees.
Daf-mdant pleaded guilty, and wis fined 203 and
eo,tB

BREACH OF THE PEACE.—JOhII Scott was ch irged
with eo;onlitting a breach of the peace by fighting,
on the 7th inst. The else was withdrawn on p.iy
ment of costs.

i) .UNIC AND DISORDERLY.—J.Iin Raybauld, chain
maker, .1 Quarry Bank, was charged with being
'runk and diso!der:y in th highw ,y on the 7th inst
Police-c nstable Hyman proved that defendant was
drunk and usine bad langua2.e in High Street,
Quarry B Ink. A fine ..f 23 al awl costs was imposed.
—Joseph Bateman was fined 2s 6d and costs fr
biog drunk tiatt disorderly in the highway on the
Th inst. The cnse was pro t.ed by PolirT-constable
Hyman.
CAUTION TO Do % KOEPERS.—A number of per-
sons were summoned for keeping dogs without
dcenses Defendants were each fined 10a inc 'tid-
ing costs
ASSAULT.—John Hodnett anl William Hodnett
were charged with assaulting Thomas Wall, nil the
28th ult. Complainant said he lived at King,,swin-
ford. On the day in questim he was going to hi
iy s
arden, whi;th v% as situated about a mile from his
home and close to
.the house of defendants. On
reaching the garden he saw some f.,wls itibit be-
loneingi'to the defendant John Hodnett. He then
81W the defendant and told him the fowls had I),en
picki'ng the hearts out of his cabba 4e and told him
Es should make him pay i
. for t. Defendant tnen
a' rock him with somethitg, on his eye William
[Jo nett had a spad3 in his eand and threatenel t.,
inurd. r him. llr. Waldron, for the defence, said
ti-at compla,haant went into th- Woodrna,„ Inn,
an
began to quarrel about defend +nt a fowl and invited
otlhae inea anr%., andagvenamn
defendant io go ont 112 at. Defendant told coin-
painmt. to take his do eas off. The defendant
only took a whip stock oil
on
hill, what is called a
clout
Hendley said eliP was working at the Woodman
Inn, on the 28'h ult. The two defendants were in
the house. The complainant came in and told de-
fendant John that his fowl had been damaging his
g ,rden. Complain int threatened d fendant and
wanted him to fight. William Groom said that
complainant challenged defendant John Hodnett to
Eight. Complainant was going to strike defend-
ant with a whip and defendant only took the whip
off him. The defendant William did not strike at
all. The c.ise was dismissed.
CHARGE AGAIN S r Bo.traiKN —James Holmes and
William Ray, boatmen, were charged" That on the
tth inst, they being in charge of a boat did obstruct
the free ntvigati,n of the canal." Police-constable
Efu.ch said he was called by Richard Turner, bock
Keeper, at Bet:tertian-1, near Swindon, where the de-
fk.ndants were obstructing the free pass ifre of the
c mai by allowing their boa's to stand in the luck-.
Defondants were each fined 5s and costs a in de-
fault 7 days.
It EOSi NG TO QUlT.—William Rowley was
charged with being disorderly and refusing to quit
the Albion Inn, Albion Street, Brielley Hill, on the
7th ins-.lJanies Hyde, the lan llord, proved that the
defendant was in the house about twenty minutes,
nming bad language. A fina of 5a aid costs was in-
flicted.

COAL STEALERS.—Phoebe Griffiths, ti insrried
woman, Albert Wlight (13), and John Payne (10),'
wen.; charged with stealing a quantity of coal, toe
property of the Earl of Dudley, on th 3
Jarrv.s Taylor, th,. constable, proved that the defend-
ants were taking coal from No. 21 W allows Co!liery
Griffiths was fined 5s inclu,ling cos; s, a,nd Wright
was ordered !orecvive six strokes with the birch rod.
Payne was dischtrged. 10th inst.

DUDLEY,
THE FOURTHCOMING ELECTION.—Mr. Waterman,
the Conservative candida•e, continues to be heartily
welcomed in all parts Oft ex.tensive Parliamentary
The cordial reception given in
borough of Dudley.
f.,vour at the . outlying dis-
the town proper has lx•en followed by enthusiastic
demonstrations in his
tricts of Brierley Hill end Kate's Hill. At a
of his friends and suppor'-ers held
crowded
Hill,
meeting
on Tuesdiy nainglAt,, ri tir,..
e thei i i TowntnadcAirroisT,Oßnriehrolenny—e
ani
Mr. Waterna
and touched
whichrovi n
g elicito f h
his
frequentc a nai
(ia
local matt_
planso. nani
L.reign politicstouched upon personal and
ronnearpp
er:
a-.
tu r e was umously adopted. At an "overflow'
ti•nesaolint
meetiig Mr. Wat.rtnan was received with equal
cordiality. On Tuesday a largo and i.nthu:dastic
meeting was held in St J a
~hii'sSool Room, Kate's
Bill. Aldermnn E. T. Terry presid.d. After an
address from M.. 'Waterman, the electors t present
pasged a vote of contileace ;kaiid much ir
it i 4 evii.Dt Co.', Mr. Sht.ritimi witl nto e tt • cheering.
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p ar; t't (itialitkatiotlsrrijfo-
.;; arduous task he tins undertaken, anti he is, at all
eitti•led to the grati; ude of theConservatire
party for the spirit he has shown in coming for-
ward at this crisis.