The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-03-17 00:00:00

ROWLEY R EGIs.

VIOLENT ATTACK ON A COLLIEB,T 11ANAGER.—At
the Police Court on Wednesday, before ttlesers. W.
Hoc oft, W. Batsat,o, H. A Wiggiu, end J. H.
Strit h (rrigist,ates). G-..orge Alprt, miner, R dali
dill, wee autni-nonel for as•aulting Samurl Brau4b,
underp„round manaw,er at the Rowley Hall C
ii the Bth inet,—*lr. Plant (in the absence o!. Mt.
Smtkesp ere) appeared for the eons! 1 iinaut, end Mr.
C ul w, of Brierley Hill, for th-! defendant —Mr.
l'.aLt stated that the men were empl ,yed at 01,
Rowley Hall Colliery, belonging to Messrs. No. Ha
and Wrioht, worked in i:•inupcnies, and on the d y
in question the corn: aviy of which the defendant
me:nber was ire meted to make a "parting"
i. the w,rking% e•:ia was what was known .s an
extra, and it was t,F,e, duty of the complainant to
assess tie amount of the extras, and in the, present
instance he 13.-B.'Es,d it at sa. This amount in the
o•eii.ion of the defen•lant we. iusaffilieuf. .He because
very annoyed, and threated to ehlp off his bead
with a shovel he hell in h a hint. On arriviag
at the top of the pit 1311.ift, the defend,nt dealt. to
cowplainant sert.ral blows on the which
caused him to fall down, an.' the detendan• crs3 so
voil.nt that it t three men to prevent him fto
further assaulting the complainant.—Witnees4
hiving been called in sippit of Mr. Plant's
com*inant, ii rep:y to Mr. Clulo slain
ger:Tat sd,pu-es hai tticen p:aeo at the Riwley
Colliery, and cle'en;lant nits a man who had always
t ken a very sc ive part in thern,---Mr, Clulow said
li cou4l in no way justi y the dile.udant in nasau!t.
lag tsau4h, but at Ow sarue ti inc he was beun3 to
say he was much provoked to do wrong by the vexa-
tious course pursued by the cow plin•An:. At t,ie
present time then was cooklerable unplcanostntits
at the colliery, awl he trusted that by the
magistrates taking a lenient view of the osse before
them they would be the means of causing a better
t.•elizig to exist betwee•i the wo:km •n atin the P.ia.•
ployere and thdr managers. A large number of the
miners had been out on s.rike since last Thursda-,.,
but a notice to which the miwre had taken ex-
ception had been withdrawn, and he was pl. used to
say the miners had taken exception had been with.
dr :ma, and he was pleased to say the miners had
taken resu.ned work that morning.—Mr. Wiggin
sail the agistra.tes regarled it as a very 81,•t13
case, as the defendant might have been charged
with murder through his assaulting Baugh at t ie
mouth of the pit shift. As considerable unpleasant-
ness had taken place at the colliery they were dis-
posed to take a lenient vow of the case, ant on!y
inf Let a fine of 20s. and 103. c..e's. or in default ono
mouth's imprisonment.

SERIOUS ASSLULT ON A TRADESMAN AT TIVIDALL
—Will am Hemmings, g..:'ncral dealer, Sa!op Str! t.
Deli y, vas fe.:mmoned for assaulting Thomas
Baker, gteteral dea;er. Fier Steet, Dully.
Plant, of Dudley, appe-nred for the complaliant.—
The c insplainant st.itsd that on the 9,h iust, h. went
to Mr. Hatnm-nl'e glassworks at Tividale f.
purpose of buying glsss. Upon going into the
wArehouse he saw the dt:f4nrlant, and as he was
transacting business he ked out nt the warehous,
into he street. He wit:. foli .vred by C'e defon -la•;t,
who atm. k him 8- ver,.l violent 1316w8 in tke face,
causing his eyes to le .Iti-cvloured.—Mr. Pia.tt in-
fennel the Bench that the complainant was unable
to dt-!l,,tid himself in consequence of suffering from
injuries recet iu S tiamway accident —Defendant
s .id the complainant was frequently insult;ng
3,3,1 h stauck him in cans queue.: of his makin-i an
iadet.teat rricark.—The Bet.ch imposed a litAs of
20e. and costs, ..£3 in all.
ItennEntes--David Smith (21) and Hezekiab
Bloomer, pu ldlcri, Cracilvy, wete eliargc.l wit:.
stea.in,,, four pi4eons, the propeny of" hcena. Pcole
merchant, Cradley tleath.—On the night of the 9th
ins the prosecntor'e premises were broken into
and several pi.;eona were broken into and severs
pigeons were stolen. A few days afterwards Police -
constable Peake ascertained OW the prisoners had
disposed of the miesiog pigeons at The Lye, and
subsequently *mated them.—Tne Beach fiaed (tacit
of the prisoners 20& and costs, or in default nne
month's impriso.tment.—Joseph Harris (13),
Peartres Lane. Old Hill, was ordered to receive four
strokes with a birch rod for stealing a quantity of
eggs, the property of his employer, Mr, Joseph
Harris, of Lawrence .Larte, Old Hill, The
prosecutor is cousin to the prisoner.