The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-01-06 00:00:00

BRIBILLEY HILL.

LOCAL BOARD UN iILALTIL—The usual monthly LOCO.-
ing of this Board was held Os Monday last, when Mr. W.
Jeffries presided, and there was a good attendance of
members.—The Roads Committee report showed that
the surveyor's expenditure for the past month was £5-1
12s 3d. A letter from Metiers. Steve. and Williams we,
read as to the Whimsey /tied. It stated that proof coura
oe obtained that the road wan a public highway at tlo•
time of the adoption of the Act, and threatened the
Board with proceedings unless they reconsidered their
decision. Mr. Cook said there could be no doubt that it
was a public road, and being in a disgraceful elate, he
moved that the Board Abbue the usual notices to the
owners of property, and that the road be pot into repair
—Mr. Rulnuson seconded the motion, and it was carried.
—The Chairman then moved that addresses of congratu-
lation be forwarded to the Queen and the Princess of
Wales on the partial restoration to health of the Pilo.-
of Wales. ThIS was seconded, and Unanimously carried
—The finale!) report stated that the balance on the torra
account was £l7l lls Sd, and on the general accouot
/110 lls 2il. During the past month the collector l's
paid to the treasurer the sum of £35 12s 7d.—ln the re-
port of the Itegistrar it was stated that 213 deaths had
happened in the course of the past month.
DUUNK AND BLOTOVIL—At the Petty Sessions, on
Monday, before P. Event, bsq, Thomas Campbell, an
old man, w.ta charged by Superintendent Mills with being
drunk and riotoua, on the 30th ultimo. Police-constable
Dodbar proved the Case. Pined 5a and costs.—Sainuei
sadding, of Netherton, was charged with a sim.lar
offence. Police couatab.e Moylaid proved the tesi.
I' nod Is.

Lth,rkulfl:th Cl.olllLa. I }Minas Hart was c tat d
*eats w Wall) &law) mg clothes, on We 3uth oltuno.b. -
louipug to the Stuorbrldge lthathlana. Wilh.w lieigh,
ley k.oved the Ca.,e, had (It feudrat Was Committed to
Mulford for our mouth.

ItaI:DULISNTLY iiLSIOVING ODOM Edwin Pearson
was coarged with frau fulently removing his goods to de
haul Abraham Vitra., his landlord, of .E 1 4s 4j4.
complainant proved that the above amount was due to
hum and that defendant bad removed his goods. Wit.
neas admitted that he allowed defendant to take tht,
goods off the premises, on the promise of his paying tlo
rout on the following Monday. The Bench remarked
that complainant had made a debt of it, and must sue
the County Court.
Nzomscr or Worix.--John Birch and Squire Hooka
were charged with neglecting their work on the 14th of
August. Mr. Holberton appeared to prosecute. Mi.
Hughes, manager to the Earl of Dudley, proved that the
defendanta were in the employ of the Earl of Dudley as
puddlers, and tart they left on the abort date without
giving notice, causing a loss to the Earl of Dudley of .E. 3
114 84. Mr. Holberton said he did not wish to prese the
case, and the case was withdrawn by defendants paying
the costs, £2 1,9 d each.

SERIOUS CHAIWIL CP CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—JoIun
Cartwright was placed in the dock on a charge of 1101..-
tally wounding William Wheeler, on the 16th ultimo.—
Mr. Ho'bonen appeared for complainant, and said th3t
both parties worked for Mr. Bowen. Shortly after six
o'clock ou the morning of the above date complainant
had acme words with defendant, when the latter struck
him several times with a poker or bar of iron, inflicting
serious wounds. Complainant bad since been under the
care of a surgeon, and unable to work—William Wheeler
said he was foreman at Mr. Bowen's brick works Bret-
tell Lane. The defendant is a labourer. A number of
women are engaged at the works. After some remarks
from the girls, he went to the defendant said told him if
be made use of such words again he would strike him,
and told him he was an unmanly man, and WAS in the
act of going away, when the defendant struck him with a
bar of troll on Use head, cutting it open. Defendant
struck him again and knocked him down. When down,
witness cried out " Murder," and asked defendant not to
kill him. Defendant struck hint again while down, say-
ing he would knish him. Witness then became insensi-
ble, He was afterwards led away, and had since been
attended by Mr. Chapman, sargeon.—Benjamin Hudson
gave corroborative evidence.—George Chapman, surgeon,
said Ile was bent for, and found the complainant suffering
how lons of blood. kxainined him, and found three
I wounds on the head. The large one was cut to the bone,
I and two inches and a quarter long. The other two wounds
are not so bad. Complainant was still under his care,
and would not recover from the effects for some weeks.
Toe one wound was a serious one, and of a dangerous
character, hut is now going on well—Defendant was
committed to take his trial at the next Stafford Sessions,
bail being accepted iu two sureties of £4O, and himself
in SSO.

CAUTION TO PAWNBiloKalia.—William McMillan, pawn.
broker. wa aumnioue,, for taking • pair of boot• in
pledge of e.dain We said Merchant being
tev,ve )e.a. 1110. Edwin Merchant (10r, said that
..au emote date lie pieuged a pair of boots at McMil-
len... who is a pawaoroker. Received Bs lid on them.
Arc 4ekilllll.l M1M1... the boots, and gave him the
mosey and ticket. :4110 asked hun if he had offered
them in pledge to any ottier shop. Ann Merchant, the
molder ot the last witness, proved that her son was only
ten years old. She never sent him to pledge the boote.
The Beach remarked that the lowest flue they could in.
fiat was 40s. They could impose a fine of £lO. It we
is serious thiug to take goods in pledge Of boys, and they
ain't One him 404 and costs, £2 Ils tid.

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