The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09 00:00:00

HALESOW. N.

THE ALLI i'.o PRIZE FIGHT.—At the Halesewen
'Police Court n Tuesdsr, before air. E twat, Lie ~.
alio Mr. J. G Iteay (magistiates), J. ha Bateman,
of Bl.,ckheath, and Thomas Masetielu, of Rowley,
were surnmo.,ed for being tie prole.pat . in an
alleged p.ize ti,ht.—Police-constabie Edwards said
early on I e morning of tile 22nd Lilt, he received
inform. .tion that a prize fi4lit was to take pl .ce at
the il Fields, and at 545 he viited the
distriLt whtr It was arranged the fi4ht sut uld tike
pliiee. On ri.ving at Bristnall kid lis lie round
that a ring had been formed and bet.. een fifty and
sixty spetatura present. tive.al rounds weie
foug..t, and boaie of the pugnist,s' supporters
rubb_ti them wed with tow.,ls.—Ar Gem: A what
en i d of th, ti,4..t aid you al:ive ? Wi ness :
the mill woeu ',thy were warm at ti•eir work—
'laugh ter). D.reciiy it became known that he was
a policeman the pui,oists and .heir supporters ran
awa) air, Gem: I wer : afraid of ne man
ch..o f—WiLuess: T .ey nid not like my appearance.
Len.,an,s said ,lp-y ttiought ci Living tie
over quietly. 'there 'here no stakes —Mr.
Gem said tare must hay. b u fo,. a iar4e nutuber
ot p 11S0118 to alseruib.e a, early in the morning. He
was aurpc:std Loa,. men di o not try t. get better
atmiseme .t Clan 1 °king at two wen disfigure each
other. - Bot . teen, who 13 id been previo :sly con
victed, were ordered to fin z titre its to keep the
pe ice foi six months, or in default one mouth's
irupi is nment.

.13IHE.E SOCIETY The aunual me •dug uf this
soci ty was h-id on Mon tay uiut, in tie National
eniois, the Rev U. C. Nation presidia..., over a
good .Lten 13irirunghilin,
spike tido • the mi.-faille-43 tit the society awl the
g •ed work being d we by it. The tiranelal state-
lueL t pres,nted was of a very satisfactory chaiacter
THE BONA•FIDE IHAVELI.Ex. Qt--STION. At the
PulmeOffice on Tuesday, 0. iOL., at Enr, Edward
Own J G. ReaY (u.a,;istra(es) .1 lin Jones,
labour •r, Post Oa; E..d, 6„iet-11 iek-, was •uin-
-110 .ed for ta.sely re :esti ti g 111.116,1 f oce a
t aveiiar. nod o ailing ref,e u Lug pro
iiibitcd ..ours, at tiie Isteeli Tr e Ina ti, eh Lan
oil lU 27th wt. —t e lid -lit repr,ese;.teci. tet
.e li.in walked fur wie,, wneritas he had
tw4,-A ol Us alit: cast, was hoi oSea.
AS,AULPING A Ckipri.E..-At he same Court, E i
tV idetis, nailer, was fined 115, er in aef .ult four-
teeu aays' imprisonment, for assault ng a cripple
)aaniecl Ellen Clay, on the 2dth alt.

Trisrr or WATERCRESS. At the same Court,
William Par3oos and John Hawksford were each
fined is. and costs for stealing a quantity of water-
cress, the property of Mr. Joseph Cattell, farmer,
Houghton Fietds, Hunington. The complainant
said he was compelLal to prosecute the defendants
in consequence of so much damage being done to
the crops by trespassers.
NSW RATES. —At the same Court, the magistrates
sanctiored a now highway rate of 7id in the pound
for Romsley, and a highway rate of 10d, in the pound
fo • the p frish of Hill, e
Puna nrs Dmvutet. —At the same Court, Alfred
Par,•on, fruit rer, Birmingham, was fined .2 110 s. 6d.
for furiously driving a horse at the Quinton.
BRITT A L ASSAULT ON A. WOMAN AT H ALE SONVEN.
—At the same Court, Enoch Harris, labourer, Oliver
Street A PS charged with ass.ulting Emma Moreton
on the I itb ult.—The parties are neighbours, and it
was allegt d that on the d,y in question the defend
at jumped into the complainant's garden, knocked
her down, and attempted to stringle her. He after-
wards bit her about the hands, nearly seve ing one
finger, and then reached a hammer to strike her on
the head with. A railway signalman, named
Breakbwell, said the defendant nearly killed the
woman. In reply to the Bench, the complainant
said she wis still under medical treatment. Mr.
Gem d scr bed the defendant as bring a wild beast
and unfit to be at large. He would be sentenced
to one month's imprisonment with hard labour, and
Sri default of paying the costa he would have to
undergr a further term of fourteen days' imprison-
ment.