The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-09-24 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

SHOCKING ILLTISAGE OF A. Wies.—At the Old
Hill Police Court, on Wednesday, before Mr, Walter
Bassano and Mr. J. H. Smith (magistrates), Patrick
Sullivan (50), ironworker, Dudley Road, Tividale,
was charged with committing an aggravated
assault on his wife Hannah Sullivan on the 18th
inst,—The complainant, who appeared with her
right arm in a sling, said that on Sunday afternoon
her husband and son came home the worse fordrink,
and without the slightest provocation knocked her
down and kicked her about like a football —Mr.
Bassano: How is it you I.ave not summoned your
son ?Witness: Because I could not find the money
—Mr. Bassano: What did they do to you P—Wit-
ness: They both kicked me and broke my right
arm, and my whole body is black and blue. I was
so badly injured that I had to be taken to the hos-
pital.—Defendant said that he found his wife drunk
at home, and alleged she sustained her injuries
through rolling about the streets.—Police constable
Winfield said he saw the complainant shortly after
the assault was alleged to have been committed
and she was then sober.—The defendant said it was
well known that the complainant got drunk on Sun-
day.—The Bench sentenced the accused to two
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
INTIMIDATING A WITNESS.—At the same Court
James Young, labourer, residing at Brades Village,
was charged with threatening to do violence to
George Timmings, a colliery clerk.—The complain-
ant stated that in consequence of his having given
evidence against the defendant for stealing coal
from a colliery at Tividale, he had several times
threatened to kill him.—Defendant, who had no
defence was ordered to enter into his own recog-
nisance of £4O, and to find two sureties in .£2O each,
or in default twenty-eight days' imprisonment, with
hard labour.
WHIGHTB AND MEAsuaits.—At the same Court
Joseph Barnsley, butcher, of Old Hill, was sum •
mon d under the Weights and Measures Act fi.r
having defective weights on the 29th ult. Mr. J.
E. Morris, inspector under the above Act, appeared
to prosecute.—Mr. S. Toy stated that on the abofe
eate he visited the defendant's shop, and found
several weights against the purchaser. Upon a
previous visit he cautioned defendant in January.
—Mr. Nfortis stated that defendant was a very re-
spectable man, and he be:ieved that there was no
intention to defraud, but he was careless in not
having the weights arijusted.—Mr. Waldron eon.
tended that th weights were brass, and being con-
tinually poll hed they lost weight. Ile therefore
asked the Bench to inflict a nominal fine.—Mr.
Bassano said the magistrates could not inifct a
nominal fine when carelt ssness was proved.—A fine
of 20s. anti costs was imposed.—Matilda Gill, of
Fox Oak Street, Cradley Heath, was summoned
for having uejust scales. Toy having proved the
ca e d fendant was fined 20g. and costs —John
Mathews, of New Town, Cradley Heath, was sum-
moned for having unjust scales on the 29th of June.
It app r ared from the evidence that a thimble was
placed under the balance of the scales. The Bench
imposed a fine of £2 101., and costs.—James Nock,
fruite.er, of Halesowen, was summoned for a simi
lar offence on the Bth inst.—Toy stated that the
defendant was hawking at Cradley Heath, when he
took the scales into the adjusting room and found
them against the purchaser. Upon examining
them he discovered a piece of iron under the scale.
Defendant was fined .22 10s , and costs.—George
Tromana was fined 20s. ,and costs. fora like offence
on the 18th inst.