The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-01-27 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

Cumlca Wonkens.—On Monday evening, the second
annual Church Workers' tea party was held in the Intim t
School-room. Addresses were delivered by the Veil.
Archdeacon Hone, the Revs. Ryder and Lewis (curates),
and Messrs. E. Mooue and Trewolla,

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DRUNK AND REFUSING TO QUIT.—At the Halesowen
Police Court, on Tuesday last, before Major Smith and
Messrs. B. Moore and E. Gem, Zechariah Smith, a
Perish-constable, was charged with being drunk and re-
fusing to leave the Travellers Best beerhouse. Cock
Sheds, Halesowen, when requested to do no by the land-
lord, Josiah Rollinsom Complainant said the defendant
went into his house on the 20th Met, at five minutes to
eleven by his clock, which was five minutes fast by the
policeman's watch. Defendant said it was time to close
the house, and complainant ordered him out, and be said
he should not go until he had a mints He was quint
fresh at the time. Complainant'. daughter, Mabel, and
John Jones corroburated him. Defendant said he went
into the house at ten minutes past eleven and told com-
plainant to clone the house, and complainant caught hold
of him and would not let him go out. Mr. Gem said he
did not believe a word any of the witnesses had spoken.
Police-constable Denuant was called, and said daring the
last 18 months defendant had conducted his house re-
markably well. The house was always shut a little be-
fore closing time, and on Saturday last he passed it at 10
minutes past eleven at night, and it was shut up then
the case was adjourned for 14 lays to enable defendant
to bring witnesses to prove as to the time when he en-
tered complainant's house.

CRUELLY ILLTBEATING A Doo. William You MU
charged with cruelly illtreating a dog belonging to Wit-
jam Dearne, landlord of the Plough Inn, Briatenall, on
the 15th inst. Mr. Jackson, of West Bromwich, defended. I
Complainant said on the above daft as he was going past
the defendant's house with his dog (a spaniel), defendant
set his dog (a bull and terrier) on the spaniel. He also
struck the spaniel several times, and held it down whilst
his bull-dog worried it. Witness carried his dog home,
and he had not seen it since. Cross.examined : I did
not charge defendant with making away with my dog.
The spaniel is 15 years old, and weighs about 30lbs. My
dog did not set about the bull-terrier. Defendant did not
try to part the dogs, but he set them on. I did not know
that defendant's hand had been bitten through. William
Atkins corroborated the complainant. Mr. Jackson con.
I tended he had no charge to answer. Instead of tom•
plainant's dog being tortured, it we. the old defendant

whose hand had been bitten through. The dogs w..re
fighting, and be went to separate them. Several witnes-
sea were called, and after hearing the evidence defendant
was fined 2.1 tid and coats ; or 21 days.
THREATENINO.—JOIIII Fox, a son of the defendant in
the prvvious ease, woo summoned by William Dearer for
threatening to knock his b— head off. Me.
appeared for defendant. The case was withdrawn.
BREACH OF THE Peace—Joseph Gould and
Hodgetts were charged with committing a breach of the
peace by fighting at Blackheath, on the sth inst. Police
constable Home proved the ease, and defendants were
bound over in one surety of £l.O each, to keep the peace
for six rnonths.
ASSAULT WITH A POKER. William Dingley was
charged by Thomas Yates with assauAing him on the 20th
inst, and wounding him with a poker, with intent to do
him grievous bodily harm. Mr. Jackson defended. The
complainant said on the above date he was in his own
house at Cockaheds, when defendant broke open the door
and hit him on the back with • poker, knocking him on
the door. Mary Yates, wife of complainant, said she was
in the house the whole of the time defendant was there,
and she did not see him hit her husband. Fined Is and
costs.—A charge of threatening against Hiram Dingley
was withdrawn.