The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-02-17 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

NEGLENT Or Woo.—At the Police Court, on Wed.
neaday, before Messrs. F. W. 0. Barre and N. 'Tingley,
George Williams and Joeeph Siviter, two colliers, were
charged by Messrs. Pearson, of Old Hill, with neglecting
their work on the sth inst. whereby they had sustained
damage to the amount of £2. Mr. Humfray appeared
for complainant.. Mr. Samuel Brazier, manager, said
defendants were engaged as colliers. On the 3rd instant
whilst they were paying the men one at a time, the col-
lier. outside burst open the door at three o'clock.
There were 30 or 40 outside. He requested them to go
out, and they refused. He heard come one telling them
to fetch him out, and throw him in the canal. It was
seven o'clock before he could pay the men. On the sth
the two defendants refused to work, and tried to persuade
their men not to go. He did not have any notice from
them. Cross-examined : I did not hear you say you
woudl not go to wink. Major Smith, overlooker at the
colliery, said he was preseet on the sth. The two dc•
fendants were in the hovel. He went to them five times
and asked them to go work. They refused to go, and
said if they could not be done sooner at night they should
not work. There was sufficient disturbance in the office
bi prevent the paying going on. Siviter said there was
no one in the office when Mr. Brazier stopped the ply
They were kept there until iltdi-post lA. William. said
they did not go to work on the Moudey because they were
not paid earlier on the Saturday. Mr. Barre said it sas
O GIOIA outrageous case. Mr. Homfray said they should
be satisdled with a nominal tine. Defendants were fined
tid each cad costs. William.i'e contract was rescinded.
Cit inoe op BEGGING. —Ellen Jones (55), was charged
with attempting to obtain moue" fry a beggirig petitien.
on the 701. bannull Darby sabi Le lived at Waterfell
Line, Old Hill. He hal nit, in. the defendant seivriii
On the above date •.nfendant callnd upo,i tin
with • piiper, which wax a begging petition. Sergeant
Pinner and the defendant was cohabiting with a man et
,Velsatt, and both he:sel and the man we-lit abut with
them petitinns. Ile joint 5s gjd on her. Difendairt
ass ordered to go out of the district at once.
W ii IUL Dauxos:.—llaniel WlBialllS War dia.rgl'd with
having wilfully and. ninliciously damaged a certain sin
the property of Samuel Late, on the 7th instant.
de was further charged with assaulting Bel. n Piper, on
Lhe 7th, at the same place. Harriet Bate, wife of Samos.
Bate, landlord of the Fox Hunt. Garrates Lane, said on
, :he above date defendant was at her house. She heard
Iroise in the kitchen, and asked defendant to leave the
, house. He rclused to go, and used filthy language She
I ordered him out, and he eventually went, taking with him
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a cup containing ale. He came back and threw three
bricks through the window, breaking the glass and wood-
work. The damage donejamonnted to 5s lid for the
glass, and Ss 6d for the woodwork. She sent the servant
after defendant for the cup, and directly afterwards the
girl came back with the blood running down her face.
Sergeant Powner, Old Hill, said on the day in question
he was coming down Garratt's Lane, and sow defendant
throw a brick through the window. He was about to
throw another through when witness took it off him.
She woodwork and the glass of the window was very
much damaged. He saw the servant, and the blood was
running down her face. Ellen Piper (the servant) said
die went after defendant and asked him fir it, when be
Arack her on the face with it, and made her bleed very
bully. The cup was broken by the blow. Defendant
said he wit, very drank, and did not know what he was
doing. For the ease of wilful damage defendant was
tined 10s, and the damage, Sc 4d, and coats; and for as-
saulting the girl, 2s lid and costs; in default five weeks'

imprisonment.
alonw Lit OFFENC6.—Jarno. Powell, Garrett. Lane
was charged with riding upon his cart wiihont having any
reins. Police-sergeant Powner proved the case, and the
defendant was tined I3d and costs.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, all Old lady
named Sophia Malin. 72 years of age, residing at Tiyi-
dale, met with her death under rather painful circum-
stances. It appears that she went upstairs at a quarter
to four in the afternoon, and on returning fell down
stairs and received a severe cut over her right eye, which
was so serious that she died in about 20 minutes. Dr.
Houghton, of Dudley, was in immediate attendance, but
his efforts weie of no avail.
CHARGE or ASSAULT.—At the Old Hill Police Court,
, on Wednesday, before Messrs. F. W. G. Barre and N.
Ringley, John Vipond was charged with insulting Ben-
jamin Attweod, landlord of the Wonder lan, TivideJe,
on the sth inst. Mr. Stokes defended. From the evi-
dence it appears that complainant and defendant had
some words about some stakes for a dog race, when they
both got in fighting attitude, and defendant led off the
battle. The case was dismissed.

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