The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18 00:00:00

WOitD2I.4UY.

Funtocs Dins tho Petty Smiting, nn Mandy
het. before V. Evils and T. Y. Leo, Eafire..
it no mail driver from Stoarbridgo to %Vniverliemp•
Nu, was choiged h aperinblident Mills with furious
drivii.g on the nth ml. loliec,o oietable Vrerman soid
that defendant's norm) was galloping Ma fast os it eould, end
defendant was beating It. The Belson considered the
goes proved, end Mr. Ewers said it was a very serious
°Moine for the defendant to tie driving at the rote he
was; he being a pnblio eervant, fthd having the care of
letter.' out 10111.01 usoutiy. Defendant woe then fined
Ito lid RIO

Smith (15), was charged with
stealing a quantity of coal fi•ous No. 40 lot. the property
of the Earl of Molloy, on the ard toot. Ssineel Robin-
son, watellumn. proved that he sew the defendant come
to the bit end Lake iota° coal away iti bar aims. Re
reinered that it would weigh Millie, and It would be
worth ad. Detecidsoit desliel the a,cr,c of gtggliog,
said ,Lat • little boy brought a lump of coal to lier, and
that Rounisoo we. present st the time. The Bench eon.
aiderwl tie oatii proved, and tined defendant ;in do'
fault 1.61.,f. 44011.
Cast.—lienry Collins was charged
thot lie being one of the °dicers of a Friendly Society
gal the • Alan. ing Star Lodge." Order of Druids, did
ou the Slut Dees-tuber last to give up certain papers
aka 1:2 in mousy belonging to the said LOtige. Mr.
Maltby appeared to. defend. dale... Tleimpson, Seim.
tory to the Morning nos, bodge, of the Order of Weida.
Nu. IoS. pturtil a copy of the mins. Mr. Moithy
led and dela that it NWe not sig.md by 'Veld Pratt. Wa-
ll.. pr.ocildt.:.l URI rules bt aim hot Lodge, which lie solid
woo, eiginul by Pratt. The Bettell hlilJ the copy
produced was uotsigned by Tula Pratt. but was mutely
a opt. They must Lave the signature of Tidd Pratt
Mr. Maltby seid that hey/utile warn the complainant that
the society *AN Ilot a properly registered Otte, awl that
he should ask fur coma if compleinaut did not prove UM
coutrary at Rio unit cleating. The 1141•0 WAY then sa-
-1 loomed for a fortninht.

A DISOWSDIN NT 7spvtivcrics. Cimino Bailey wise
suirieroudd icy William Middleton, his master, fur neglect-
iog lee work, he beteg ALI apprentiee. Mr. Maltby
appeared fur the coilipl tenant, woo said that the ch.fer.d.
set w• 11 bound au au apprentice to wont honalit, to learn
the trade of a slicer. licnir. Some dispute had arisen in
naliNillitnille of the reenter having eildllgol.l his residence,
and it au happened that the father of LUIS boy in.d also
sh.nged his reeiden,e. Defointuut, who ws, an out-door
apprentice. ohjoeted to cow° hi in. work unless the tour-
plalueut paid ror Ire lialgrui. The indrilturoa did Ina
....Nide that COIllp!li:1111LIL 11,11 A to fled I...barqs, and oil the
71.11 of January d..fe Wart left and lieu at returned niece ;
arid lie wee afraid &GAMMA lIAS b.-1,11 badly wlvised try
I/ • father. In answer to the Bench, complainant aiiid
that if defendant would pay for the 1,,,a lie had eustaim-il
mid the coat* of the Court, h• would withdraw the
charge. The father of defendant obj.cted to pay any.
thing. Mr R. Wileox provdd want:a:dm( the indenture,
and ..orenlainatit proved tout defendant lied left his work
on the 7th inet, auil had not since returued; sad in sus-
. atqwertca of his out attearliug to his work he had List
Ile "11" flinty, father attire doh:lnlaid gave evidence
to the eltdet that his ton could not walk the distduce,
which we. three Mies, so he WAS 1111fruSilsir from asthma.
hi rtrrera abio stated thet complainant had previousli
lodged Iris cull for five woralle. Defondaiit Was ordered
to pay the lo.a (Us) raid costs, and ordered to rotern to
Ins work. The Nth, then ached for the indentures le
he cancelled, whieli wee ol.jt otrcl to by the minder, who
said that he woulA give defendant an extra half hour to
walk reels way. The father objected to this arrangeureut
and appeared very eLstaiete, eating that he would 1101
pay a farthing fig li. sou, wha after a whoa deliberatiou
vow committed to Stafford for serve days to default.
COAL STUALlNO.—tiannah Homer arid Iliurueh Jonea
were cherkled with etealieg is quantity of lama 011 the 7th
lenient, the property of %Valise' hlattlinwe, of Corbyn'•
Alfred Bate, lintehilienllll3. proved that defeudaute
rue about Salim of coal tech, tie ea.' thorn pick the
coal up by the puke tire, arid throw it down again. They
had rile hogs, B'Mll defandalita plaeded guilty. Hower
wag Aued 54, laid Joust marinated for 7 deya.

OLD lIILL,
CIiARGE 01. AiMAI:LT.—At the Petty gessolona, 00
Wednesday last, before F. W. O. Barra nod .11sjor Lea
Smith,Esqrs.,Jolieith Neale wan charjed by John Parkes
with snsaulting him on the 7th inst. Complainant, who
is landlord of the l'l4 and Whistle, Old Hill, aalicl that
between nine and tea o'elock defendant calor into his
house, and uskeil for drink. Witiieso retuned to let him
nave it, when the defendant broke a cup nirt glans, and
afterwards struck him several tituca. Elizabeth Evans,
servant to complainant, eurroborated the charge of as.
.ault. A wane!se wail calmed for the defence, who ad-
mitted that defendant broke the glans, but that it wan an
accident; and stated mat efonplainaut brat ..triiek the
defendant. Fined 2, 61 and coats for the aonault, and
ordered to pay lid, the value of the glass; in default 14
days.
Couranninow eon NEGLECTING TO WORIE-TP IltON.
Samuel Robinson was sum mole I by ThOmall Pargetne
Jones, chain manufa,turer, for might:ling to work up a
quantity of iron, whereby he loot sustained a Liss of lls
31. Mr. Addison defended. John Green, nisnager,
proved that defendant had on the 16th October, 25 ext.
of iron to work up auto chain. The iron had n.t been
brought in, and they had sustained a loon of lie 3d.
The value of the lion was E 8 Pls 61. Mr. Addison ad-

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witted that his client hail received the iron ; but he had
It it out to WUrhilleti who had not trought it in, and
asked for a remand to enable him to MULUllliells the moo.
Th.; Bench made an order for the amount to be paid and
costa.

ASSAULT CASE.—Javoes Bradley was charged by James
Piper with assaultnig him on the 4th inst. Complain•
ant said that he webt to the defendant's to levy a distress
for rent, about one o'clock en the above date, and as
soon as ha got into the house defendant put a poker into
the fire, and threatened to kuook his brains out. De-
fendant afterwards struck him, and knocked liiin out of
the house. Samuel l'erry corroborated the last witness
as to the assault. Fined 5s and coats its default 14
days.
NON-PAYMENT OF • BASTARDY ORDER. Wiltism
Westwood was summoned by Eliza Parlay for ten weeks'
arrears of a bastardy order. Defendant was committed
for a mouth, but thu commitment was ordered to stand
over for deft truant to make terms with complainant.
A WIER BEATER.—Elijalk Watchorn was summoned
by Louisa %Val.:horn, his wife, for assaulting her. The
Bench asked them if they could not settle it between
them, as they were both young. Complainabt said she
had only been married fifteen months, nod her husband
had beaten her several times. Tho charge was denied
by the husband, who said the disturbances were caused
lay his wife's mother. The charge was withdrawn by the
defendant paying costs, and • caution from the Bench.