The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-09-10 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRITNEENNESS.—At the Police Court, on Wednes•
day, before Messrs. C. Holcroft and H. Walker,
William Heath, chainmaker, Cradley Heath, was
charged with being drunk and disorderly in the
highway on the 3rd inst. Police-constable Martin
said that he was on duty in High-street, Cradlpy
Heath, where he saw the defendant who was drunk
and making use of bad language. Defendant said
that he was not drunk and that the witness came
up to him and said that he was a "Nice Salvation
Army Man." He told the officer that he ought to
join it as well as him. The Bench fined him ss.
and costs.—Joseph Gardener, ironworker, of Burnt
Tree-street, Tividale, was summoned for being
drunk on the 13th ult. Police-constable Gana
stated that the defendant was drunk and was
ejected from a public-house. When on the road the
defendant began to abuse the landlord. The de-
fendant was fined ss. and costs.—Alfred Challoner,

carpenter, of Cradley Heath, was fined 58. and
costs for being drunk and disorderly on the 3rd
inst., at Lome), To en, Cradley Heath. Police-
constable Martin proved the cage.—Ezra Parsons,
of Old Hill, was fined 58. including costs for being
drunk at the Five Ways, Cradley Heath, on the
3rd inst. Police-constable Twigg proved the case.
—John Hoban, of Chapel-street, Handswerth, was
tined is. and costs for being drunk in Garratts Lane,
Old Hill, on the 3rd inst. Police-constable
Rowlands proved the Case.
ASSAULT, —Mesach Hackett, of Blackheath. was
charged with assaulting William Woodall, of the
same place, on the 13th ult.—Mr. Cookst-y appeared
for the complainaut.—Complainant said that his
daughter made a complaint to him in consequence
of which he went to the defendant, who pushed
him about and struck him in the mouth. Shortly
after the assault the defendant came into the houqa
and begAn to use bad language towards him.—
Abergail Smith, daughter of the complainant,
said that the defendant came into their house
whilst her parents were at chapel and used some
filthy language towards her. She told her father
and her father went to see the defendant about it.
She saw the defendant strike her father on his
—The complainant's • brother gave similar
and cost, with the alternative of 14 days imprison
mouth,—The
to last witness.—Defendant was fined 20s
hne
ment.
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO STEAL A MULE..—.
John Fox, labourer, of no fixed abode, was charged.
with attempting to steal a mule the property of
Isaac Mullett, contractor, of Springfields, Rowley,
on the 2nd inst.—Elizabeth Poyner, of Springfields
said that about nine o'clock on the night of the
2nd inst she was passing down a lane, in company
with a woman named Emma Weston, and heard a
noise as if a bucket was being thrown or kicked on
the other side of the hedge from where she was
passing. She went two or three yards down the
lane and saw the prisoner with a rope attached to
the mule, one end of which he had in his hand.
She saw the prisoner take the mule about 100 yards
down the field owards the gate, which led out of
the field, and shouted at him. She went and told
the prosecutor what she had seen.—Emma Weston
gave corroborative evidence.—The prosecutor was