The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-02 00:00:00

ELECTION OF CCMMISSIONERS'.

The usual pl ice of polling for the election of
Commissioners' was aizreed upon
.

The Clerk read the contract agreed upon
between the Commissioners' and Mr. Richards,
the Medical Officer, which was accepted and
signed.
_ . . .

-There was no other business of importance.

OLD HILL.

A LIVELY Yore° Woetsr.—At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Messrs. F. W. G. Barra and N.
Flingley, Betsy Fletcher (15). was charged with wilfully
damaging a pane of glees at the Old Hill Police Station,
on the 24th ult. P.O Cooper staled that he was on
duty on the eh .ve date about nine o'clock, when beau,
toe defondant with a crowd around her. She said she
would break the b— window and then struck it
twice with her baud and brek.• it. He then took her
into custody. Difeudent shid she broke the window
because she wanted something to eat. inspector Price
coil defendant made a statement to him that she broke
the window in order to get to gaol. The damage done
amounted to Is Ile had toned defendant wandering
about the streets at all hourn of the night and was obliged
to seed her home. The Bench to defendant: Where
do you sleep at bight when you run away from Lome.
Defendant: I sleep in the fields. Defendant's father
woo called, and slid he could not do anything is ith her.
He did not think she was in possession of her right
feculties. She would not work at home and was con-
tinually running away. The Bench to defendant.
When you are at home did you get plenty to eat and
driek ? Defendaut . Yes gentlem,n, pleats. Fined 64,
dannme and costs, or la days'.
REVESING TO QUI-I.—Anthony and Elizabeth James
were charged with refusing to quit the public-house of
Solomon Southall, at Windmill End, on the 46th nit
Complainant said he did not hee the commencement of
the affair. He heard a noise about six o'clock. He
went out and as, the female defendant in • threatening
attitude before his wife. He ordered both defendants
out and they refuse Ito go. The quarrel was respecting
a quart of ale all irhi the di fandauth had not paid for.
The wife of complainant was called, and said defendants
w..re not on the premises when the affair took place.
They weat any si 1 s!-18 called them back. The case
was dismissed.—Eiirabeth Jarvis was then charged
with using threatening language towards, Emma Southall,
and was bound over intwo sureties of .£5, to keep the
peace for three months'.
JOE CHARON OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Samuel
Perry RAP brought up on reinend charged with attempt.
ing to commit suicide by hanging himself, on thc list
ult. Mr. Addison defended. Jsimph Adams said on the
above date, lie heard .cries of murder mid dtl.mdant's
children were shying their father had bung himself.
Witness went into the house and saw defendant on •
choir. There woes rope attsched to a hook and defen.;
dant was IllPssing with his neck. The rope was not
round his neck. Mr Addison said there was no case
against defendant. He only pretended to do Cain order
to alarm his fernily, and he well promise the Bench
I that such an affair should net oenur again. The defen
dant waa discharged.