The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-26 00:00:00

BEIEILLE HILL.

THREATENING.—At the Police Court, on Monday,
before Messrs. H. 0. Ferinstoue and L. Freer, Benjamin
Holt was charged with uslng threateneng language
towards Phoebe Thomas, ou the 13th lust. Complain-
ant seid on the above date defendant threatened to cut
her head off. Defendant denied the threatening. The
Bench intimated to complainant that they would bind
defendant over on complainant palled expense*. This
compile...it refused to do sad toe ease was abouissed.
hiLLlnti klAims.—James Nicholls, Richer...l Stewart,
John Jones, and Juseph Shewart, were charged with
having on the 101, Met, at Green Finge, unlawfully
killed and taken away two hares. Mr. Holbertou ap-
peared, to prosecute, and Mr. Prescott defended. George
Aleridith, gannet epee in the employ of the Earl of
Dudley, ,sej,t uu the Ist inat he eaw four defendants
moweng hi a field near Green's Forge. About half-past
ten they ran a •nare up the field, but did not catch it.
111TIcali watched in a cover close by. About half-past
se v. n he saw them start a hare from the mowing grass.
limy all four dropped their scythes and ran alter it. ,
Defeudant Nicholls caught it and broke its Deck, and :
afierwarda concealed it in the fluff they were mowing. I
They then went on mowing and def.:meant took the hare :
up the field and again concealed it under some clover. :
They started anoth.r hare and ran it right into the
mowing gums when Richard Stewart caught it and brie
its neck. Defendant neat &crows the field and put the :
hare in his jacket. Witness asked him what he had ,
under his jacket Keel he said " nothing " Witness laid
hold of the jacket and the leveret tumbled out. Oeo.
Butler, gamekeeper, said he went into the clover field '
and Nicholls asked him to forgive them for doing it. .
Stewart raid he wished he haz never come mowing, .
and he should leave off. Last defendant showed with.*
two liverets and they both had their necks broken.
The Bench fined defendants ls and costs each, with. ,
out having heard any evidence for the defence. Mr.
P. escott said the Bench hail not given him the oppor-
tuuity of calling witnesses for the defence before they .
had fined his clients. Mr. Firmstone : Call your
witumses. The names were called over, but no One
answered and the case terminated.
Excise; PRodlsenTlON.—At the Police Coort,on Thurs-
day, before Mr. 1. Spooner and Mr. H. Hall, Job Corns
and Thomas Creswell, were charged with shooting game '
withort a license on the 3rd of May, at Wombenerne. •
Mr. Otter, supeevisur of Inland Revenue, appeared to I
prosecute. John Timmins, labourer in the employ of
the Earl of Dudley, said on the 3rd of May he was at
Ownsdale, which belongs to the Rev. Wm. Dalton and
is in the occupation of Oliver Richards. He heard the I
report of a gun and saw a cock pheasant flatten iug about
in a field opposite to where be was standing, and then ,
saw Corns run alter the pheasant and catch it. Wetness
turned round and met Creswell who had a gun in his
hand. They both came out of the field where the
pheasant was picked up. Witness said to Corns " Job
you have been shooting again," and Corns said it was a ,
(mice. Wetnees said he knew what it was, it was •
pheasant. Creawell did not say anything. On being
asked to reply to the charge Creswell said he did not
shoot the bird. Mr. Spooner : You were with the man
who was ehootiug aud that is shooting without a license.
Mr. Thomas Cludinswich, officer of Inland Revenue,
stationed a: Wombourne, said Creswell had a gun license
but not a game license. Complaivant's mother stated I
that he had injured his foot and could not appear. The
ease wad adjourned for a week.
CRUELTY co A linear—James Hingley, Richard
Rude°, and James Wilkes, were charged with cruelly
illtreating • horse belonging to Joseph Dancer, master
gless-cutter, liffl, on the ma Mr.
Chaos appeared for ilingley and Nudge, and Wilkes
did not put ill an appearauce. Henry Higgs, a lad in the
employ of Mr. Dancer, said on the above date he drove
a pony Red trap to Cleat, and returned to Brettell Lane
between six and seven at eight. When he arrived at the
milestone at Brettell Lane, he got out to fasten a strap
that had come undone. Whilst he was out the defen-
darts got in affd drove away. He ran behind. Hingiel
was thrashing the horse and the other defendants were
in the trap. The animal was galloping. 'they met
complainant by the Church. He did not examine the
horse. Joseph Dancer said lie sent last witness to
Clent OD the above date. He met the defendants and
two of them were in the trap and Hedge was hanging on
behind. One of defendants was beating the horse.
Judge and Hingley were fined is and costs.
CONDBIAL !amis.—Charles Randall was charged with
assaulting Eliza Randall, his wife. Mr. Waldron de-
fended. Complainant said she had been married about
, six months. On the 4th Mat, she was at defendant's
mother's house. She had a baby in her wring and de-
fendant struck her in the mouth ;and made it bleed.
Mr. Spooner: You have not been married long enough
to have a baby. Witness : I had it before' was married
Sir. Defendant pushed her out of the house and they
had not been together since. Mr. Waldron said hie de-
fence was that there was no blows struck, and called

Mary Randall,mother of defendant who said the defendant
did not touch the complainant at all, anal she went
away "on her own head." Complainants mother was
called, and said she klaTi her daughter when she came
home on the day in question, and she had received a
blow on her mouth which had bean bleeding. Defen-
dant was bound over to keep the peace for six months'
in one sarety of £2O, and two sureties of £lO each and
pay costs
ASSAULT Casx.—George Bowler was charged with
assaulting Moses Guest, at Quarry Bank. on the 16th
inst. Complainant said he was sitting on a wall on the
above date, when defendant came up to him and balanced
him over the wall. Ile fell and sprained his wrist.
Defendant was further charged with assaulting Sarah
Ann Guest on the same date. Complainant said she
saw defendant illtreating last witness, and when she
remonstrated with him he struck her on the eye. Defen-
dant said he was afflicted and had been ill for some
time past. Mr. Spooner said be would do what he could
to keep defendant from attllcting other people, and corn.
milted him for three weeks' in each case.