The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-10-31 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

APPLICATION FOR A THEATRICAL LICENSR.—At the
Public Office, on Wednesday, before Messrs. F. W. G.
Barre, N. Hingley, H. Howard, and Major Smith, Mr.
Taylor made an application to perform stage plays at the
Five Ways, for twelve months. He said the theatre g. 11.
erally closed at a quarter past ten o'clock. The Beach
dismissed the application.
DRUNK AND DisoßDEßLY.—Samtiel Willetts, was
brought up on a warrant charged with being drank a:[.i
riotous oti the 10th nit. Pollee-constable Kettle proved
the ease, and said that defentiabt was beating his anat.
Mr. Hayes said there were fourteen previous convictious
one for assaulting the police, when he was tined tilo ant
costs. Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined 40s and coats;
[ in defenit two month's hard labour.

CLAIM isa WAGES --eldward Lowe, of Old Hill, was
Cu d by John Roster, for refasing to pay him the sum of
£1 IGs for wages alleged to be due. Complainant said
flog he was engaged by the defendant as a labourer in the
LiWryard, at le per day. When he asked for Vie money.
defendant said that he was not entitled to it and offered
Lim ltis in settlement, which he refused. The defence
was that complainant came to:work in August, and agreed
to work at the county prices, which was 4s per day, and
thet defendant had overdrawn his account by 3s, but
that he offered him 16s to get rid of him. Defendant
agreed to y ay El 16s, and the costs between them.
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c'CHARGE OP STEALING Gas PIPING.—John Lakin, a
saddler of Blackheath, was charged with stealing some
gas piping on the 27u1t., the property of William Laister
Prosecutor said that he bad a sale at the Handel Hotel,
and bought the gas piping. He found • portion of the
piping in the clock case, which was being carried away,
assisted by the defendant. Prosecutor said that he
should not have brought the case before the court, but he
grossly insulted the police. Police-constable Jackson
said that he saw the defendant with the gas pendant, and
told him not to take it away, that it belonged to Mr.
Bolster, Defendant refused to take it back, and found
it in the case of a clock, which was being carried away
by the defendant and another. The defence was that he
assisted a man named Taylor to get a clock down. He
found the pendant in the clock, and the police saw him
with it in his hand. Another told him it belonged to
Mr. Laister, and to put it where he bad it from. He
found the pendant in the clock, and put it back again.
Prosecutor said defendant is a very respectable man, and
he did uot wish to press the case, and defendant was dis-
charged. . .

ClLllttil or TBESPA9B.-111ftatuth Smith was brought
up on remand charged with trespassing on land, on the
lot oil, belonging to Thomas Burley. The case, was
proved and withdrawn on defendant premising to pay
costs, and not offending again.
CHAHOH OF THREATENINCE—Leah Hopkins was
charged by Mary Ann Kirby with using threatening
language to her on the 2ilad Mat, Mr. Addison de-
fended. The threat complained of was that defendant
threatened to cut her brains out with a brick, and was
afraid of her. After hearieg the evidence the Bench
dismissed the Coos.

CHAEUE or ASSAULT —William Pike was charged
with assaulting James Hid on the 20th Mat. Mr.
Addison appeared for complainant, and Mr. Stokes for
defendant Complainant an old man said that he had
been ill for a year and nine months, and on the night in
question he went to bed at a quarter past twelve, De-
fendant came and knocked at the door. He then got up
and opened it, thinking it was Lis son, when defendant,
without saying a word struck him and knocked him down
and kicked him. His sorsiu-law and family were in bed
at the time. William Johnson, son-in-law to complainant
said that he saw the defendant strike and kick complainant
in the house. After he had done so, defendant accused
complainant of taking liberties with his wife. At this
stage Mr. Stokes applied for a summons against com-
plaisant for assaulting the defendant's wife. In doing
so, he said that was the ease of the assault, and if the
summons was granted the whole evidence would be
before the court. At this stage the summons was issued
and served, charging James Hill with assaulting her on
the 20th inst. The assault complained of, was that on
the night in question defendant wanted to kiss her, and
t &laded in an indecent manner. 'the hu-baui of com-
plainant was called and said the reason he etruck him
TM for assaulting his wife. After hearing further evi.
deuce the Bench decided to dismiss both summonses.

COAL STEALIN,—EmiIy Hill, Hannah Humphries,
and Harriet Kendrick, three young girls were olutrited
with stealing a quantity of coal on the 20th inst., the
the property of the Waterloo Colliery Company. Mr.
Stokes uppeared to prosecute, and said that it was not
often that an advocate attended to prosecute children,
but colliery proprietors were continually being robbed,
and they were obliged to take steps to pat estop to it
the cue was proved, and as defendants had been pre
vionsly convicted were fined 108 each; in default 14
days iuiprisonment