The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-26 00:00:00

OLD HILL

DRUNKENNESS.-Nt the Police Court, on Wednesday,
before Colonel Fletcher and Mr. Noah Flingley, John
Weston was chargeed with being drunk, on the nth tuht
Puiju e•constable Collier proved the case, and defendant,
who pleated guilty, was fined 2s 6d and costs.—John
Rush was charged w,th being drunk and disorderly on the
15th inst. Police-constable Sylvester proree the case,
and defendant was tined 2s 6,1 aud coste.

WomErr's Q UARRELS.—AIice Williams was charged with
assaulting Elizabeth Yeakrnan, on the 12th inst. at Tivi-
dale. Comp Meant said she asked defendant to pay her
twopence she owed her, and defendant gave her the two-
pence and atruk her live times on the face. Defenrihn,
.aid she did not strike ceuiplainaut, but only pushed tier.
Fined is and costs.

Assauur CASE —Jame 1 Mayfield was charged with as-
Wting Js; pia Hingley on the 19th inst. ComplaiLant
said he went into Coley's public-house, when defeiidant
threw a glass of all in nis face. Fined 2s 61 and costs.
On ,Taucrizzo THE litintwAY.— A lad named John
Naylor was charge,i wit obstiucting the pas3a4,e of the
highway, Cu the 17,h instant. Polic,i-coustable Kettle
sad h saw tie clefeirlant siid eight o.her lads tli,,,wiug
sioncs over a railway bridge, belonging to the ee
British Iron Compauy. They wrre causing an ob.tiue•
tin. Defendant was eauticucd, and ordered to pay int
costs.

ILLEGAL PAWNING.—An old w9ntan named Mary Ann
Paritt.r W£L, charged with steal:u4 a
property f Jereniiih itillivani, on Cie 2.id in,t att.
Isabella Biliingbaua, wlfe of prosecutor, said that on the
ab.)ve date her Little girl was wearing the woollen shawl
proticed. The:child was out at half past three, abil came
back in about ten minutes wituoac the shawl. Wi,diess
vrect to :dr. Bluck's paNnshop in company with l'oilce-
constable Collier, and identified the suawi. Mr. luck,
pawnbroker, five Wa a,cradiey HeatA, said the p i iner
pl •dged the ~nawl at hH
proved going with Mrs Bilanguain to the p-twu shop.
de ciaarg,.d pri,oner with stealing the shawl, and si. aid
sue pi.,ked IL up, but did not at :al it. He found 25wa
tiekets iii p•i,wer's poss,s4ion. The ella.go w 56 tred
to one of i legally paatting, arid liae‘i :zos,
Is the value of the shan't, ana costa ; in def-0..1. one
mouth.

ASSALTIA ING A POLICEMAN WITH A CLEAVe:R

Sammy! Bute, butcher, Dog Lane, Rowley, was cliarg..d
wi.ki assaulting Pinice-constable Joan tintts, on ins 19,h

Mr Waldron appeared fur Lim defence.

liias at A,' ti:t on the night in qiestion, eanut 2.1
mrt.o es psst twe.ve, he was on duty in Dug Lane. A,.
h wa passit.g by tietenaaat's yard h, 11.,:ard sou, on,
aoout rt. Le went to. aid f•tu‘n.i a can there. Ho
tit, tii•ef, nditut's .1°,1% :Vitiress taaw.defeada•a, • h
woo was stuk. anka u,,fendant if he k
mto, a..ti :to salad he di., told tale in n he
should de:, no han Lu iiiit: , ;ur.ii rr inquiries, wit., ;he
d rienti n :raid lid at 111.11 itu is, the wan hint.
.1) 1. :luau!. iuhrj at V. ain an, ail.i pa,,bea huh du ,vd • is
st,ps into 'tooth T yar..r. 1) •fenaant went into tit,.
arra wir.i..ess %vat gLoad to ,he doer, when d-rfeatt•tut me.
hiui w.fil a bu..ch..r.ts cnraver in his haul. Ile at a k at
w.tate-s w.tu .t, but wi.nest stepped b ,ck and a an 4..,
b. td, cLav,r on his staff Deleudant it is 1•1
i to the house, and shut the door. is tint, w...s i.
the yard gave his name as Samuel Ttomane, oi tit imtry
Mr. Waltiti,D, in defence, said his client was 4. Vt re,
vctable man, and he should call two pers. na •vii. , iv .Ih.
V: that d..fezidant did nut strike at Gies cot pus, thin
H nnah Fl,ielt:r said she was nurse to defendant's wife
Sc rt.r,tri. a r.p at the door on the night in qu-;-tiori,
wcnt to the door, and the vtli...er sel t tie ha i
found a man an the premises, and lie was going to t,k..
him to the Po.Lre Station. Dtrfendm,t aske•i the Wan it
hsvc a gla-s of ale. Defendant ord,rtd true otli er off
Ihe pre nises. The officer said he shout 1 use his st..ff,
on I defen rant sai I if he (hi so he (Men e. 1,) cult
fetch eornefillug to strike him with. Defendaut. went t,
fetch tio;11 sitiug, and wnen he c tine back the had
gone. ih.e was tio blow struek.—Sara:i Bits:Afield,
itt.otner servant to defendant, gave corroborative ev deuce.
—The Bet,cit w,re of opinion ti at the assault 'lad been
committed. and it we a very serious offence. They be-
ll, vA the olficer's statement to be true, and fined defend-
ant 1:5 and e:),t4; in default oue month.