The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-03-07 00:00:00

TFIV STOURBRIIDGE OBSERVER.

WANTED, two Good RETORT MAKERS I PROPOSED CONSERVATIVE BANQUET . The se,rh retired to rootider Mr. PerrT'a applies
and one CHIMNEY POT MAKER.—AppIy at AT STOUHBRIDGE. tom to adjourned the case of Pardee. Oa returning. Mr.
the Higher Mill Fire Brick Works, Stalybridge. Scott sail they were willing to &Muria the case bat would
. The great increase in the number of Conser- sagest that the case proceed on as far aa they could.
vative electors in the Stourbridge Division of Mr. Perry said he was instructed to prove an alibi, as
WANTED, by a LIVERPOOL OIL FIRM, Et W thi s de regarded Parlor. He should he able to prove that Par-
a RESIDENT AGENT on Commission, for asorcusersre, as t s rated at the
the • doe went fu Dr. Thompson's at the Lye; and that he was
SALK of OILS and GREASES to Consumers. must recent election, appears to have infusld new life
there for an hour. Mr. Thempsons• servant could prove
have • knowledge of the Business, and preference given , into the steerbridge constitutional Association, he was at the house It was unite true that he was at
to one who h•is a conneetiot. -Address, •• 0.1." care of , and it is probable that under their aunpices a the Lye, in the morning before eleven o'clock ; but he
J. R. Wilhaies aril Co., Printers, Liverpool. 1 Conservative banquet will shortly be held in should prove that he was at Dr. Thompson's from four
Stourbridge to celebrate the victory achieved at tool half past tee. b like sthholild, also prove that
stated
daylbur
the last election in lia.ot Worcestershire by the
TwoalmfinGte. oanndttheat :ere' wasroswuicnhgastdoona thuat shae eh o ulyd
return of two Conservative members. The it.lt the Bench to give him the benefit of the doubt, and
initiatory step towards this end was taken on wit to Read the case to the 11:114.1. Taylor had hitherto
Monday evening at a special meeting of the borne a very good character, and he (11. r. Perry) called
amciation, held at the committee rooms. Stour. Della Taylor, who said the
.is a married woinau.h Et-
hridge. Several of the leading Conservatives ma
I:: about eh' p
Se
.elteeoudodno.
o'clock,
Lairriorpcaarkm eGtodte their
Sheoulestet
of the district, who are vice-presidents of the a filo him about two u.oclock and they went to the Lye
association, sent letters of apology for non-at- together, and was at home again by four. Lid not
tendsuce, owing to other pressing engagements,
,' loose sight of her from from two o;clock matill four
but all expressed their cordial approval of the o'clock. He did not throw stones, or anylltu3g else.
iuiggestion, and their willingness to assist in , 114mwaarisaviree:17ellf Pork Side, she remembered the
making the banquet successful. It was Low- i day of election and taw Taylor' from half-past twelve to
ever, generally felt that before any definite step I ode. Saw him ag dr. at his house dour about four
were taken, the secretory should corres- o'clock. He woo coxing home. this being the evi-
pon I with the hon. members, Messrs. T. Walker deuce for Taylor.
and if. Allsope, with a view of eliciting from Endlocrb. Perry he shout I call the first wilnese for
them the earlieut opportunity at which they Jom.Homer.h. it,. of the Lye. „id lie saw Pardee many
could attend the banquet, and a resolution
.to that times on the day of election; the neat time between
Oka was unanimously carried, eight and nine in the morning, at his lather' a house, and
he was in and out all toe day until four o'clock; some
times having ale
The Bench retired to outsider their decision. On re-
turning, Tayhor NM discharged. The cases against
Pritchard and Pardue were adjourned until this day
(Saturday).

PROPERTY SALE—At the Vine Hutel,on Tues-
day last, Mr. W. Fiddian offered by auction a
residence near Washing Pool, Wollaston, let at
4.16 per annum. After a very spirited competi-
tion, Mr. Wright, of Brierley Hill, :was declared
the purchaser, at £360.
CRARiIE OF STE ILINO A WATCH. —At the
Police Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. H. L.
Freer, Elizabeth Gurfurd an itinerant traveller,
was changed with feloniously stealing is watch.
the property of John Perks, of Green's Forge.
From tbe evidence given, it appeared that the
prosecutor went to a house in New-street, with
the prisoner. On arriving there, the prosecutor
gave some money to a woman who was in the
house, fur her to fetch some ale. Whilst the
woman was away, prisoner snatched at prosecu-
tor's watch, and got possession of it, and at once
ran away. Information was given to the police,
and hu was apprehended try Police-constable
Bled .n. She was remanded until Friday, and
brought up again before Mr. H. C ichrane, and
comuitted to take her trial at the next Worces-
ter Assizes.

MASTER AND SERVANTS CASE.-At the Police
Court, yesterday, before Mr. .J. B. Cochrane,
Richard Bann, batty collier saavamell by Ben-
j amen Gray for 18s. wages alleged to be due. The
cJinplainant said that he had done cork amount-
ing to ..td 9a 61, and that defendant. had stopped
18s. The defence was, that the men work in sets,
and that he paid the money to cue man, whose
duty it was to settle with the others. This was
croberated by two witnesses, and the case was
dismissed.

eIIARGE OF TIIREATESINO —M ay Ann Hilr,
an old womat, w: it charged i h ing Vacating
language, to Itlizaheth dames, ua the 7ult. The
threat complained Of, was that she would stick a
knife in her and kill her. Defendant was oftmt
drunk and abusive. Defendant was bound over
in .C 5 to keep the peace for three mouths.

others present. A man of the name of Blunt, mid it
was the prisoner who had taken them, and that the latter
had given him • cigar. He also said that the prisoner
drew some ale. Jame. Blunt proved that he saw the pri-
soner draw three pints of ale out of the machine, and
gave him a cigar, after he had been round the counter.
Committed fortwo months hard labour. . .

A Iwittv Row.—Thomas Morris was charged with
a-malting It -Wien Plant on the thith ult. He sms further
charged with assaulting Elizabeth Plant. Mr. Addison
appeared for complainants, and Hr. Stokes defended.
From the evilenc, it appeared that the defendant is a
sou-in-law of the complainants, and on the night in ques-
tion some dispute arose as to which was the best man,
when defendant struck complainant several tiines. and on
his wife ieterfering irtencl.i also struck her. The de-
fence was that they had a fair stand-up fight. There were
some sisteeen other summonses issued, arising out of the
ab ire family row; but the Bench decided only to hear
I the skive, and adjonrned all the other cases for a month
Ito enable them to settle the various casts. In the above
I case defendant was fined 2s hid for assaulting the old man,
1 and ordered him to pay the costs for the assault upon the
wife.