The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-11-02 00:00:00

H.A.LESOWEN.

AlleaULT Cam—At the Police Court, on Tuesday last,
before Mr. E. Gem and Major Smith, George Lees was
charged with assaulting George Mallen, at Fairley Wool,
on the 6th ult. Mr. Holbertou appeared for defendant.
Complainant said on the above date he wee in Fairley
Wood, with defendant and some other !nen. They had
been together for some time wheu he and defendant had
some words about Tatt which he had lent to the defend-
ant, and defendant struck him and knocked him down,
and hurt his aim. Mr. Hayes, surgeon, said complain-
ant went to his surgery shout five o'clock on the above
date, and complained of his arm being bad. '.Vitueas
examined it, and found it was discoloured and swollen,
and the appearance of being either a plow or a kick.
Cross-examined: The blow would not have been caused
by a fall. Mr. Holbertuu contended that defendant had
received provocation from the fact that the complainant
picked spa stake and challenged him to fight. tieurge
Priced. and George Belt were called for the defence, said
they both said they were un the spot at the time, but did
nut see 'nothing." Owen Cleweasuid the complainant
challenged defendant, and threatened to cut his head off
with a stake, and then defendant gave him a push. The
Bench were of opinion that an assault bad been commit-
ted, and lined the defendant to 61, the doctors fee, and
coots.

11111 AFFAIRS OF a FIWONDLY 130CIOTY. William
Deane Was charged by David Smith for that be. being
foanierly trustee of a Certain Friendly society, that he
did then and now have in has possession, certain money
amounting to £6 belonging to the said seciety.—Mr.
Shakespeare appeared for detendant.—David Smith said
he was secretary to the Friendly Society held at the Bar-
ret Inn, Causeway Green. On the 231,1 of January, 1571,
defendant was a trustee of the society. IL Was agreed
amongst the members that he should hold the money, £6,
until they wanted it. The funds being very low, they
went to defendant about twelve months ago, and made
application to him for the money, and they had applied
several times since then, and had also written to him res.
pecting it. Defendant told him he would put it MI the
bank iu his own name. Defendant had been out of the
club twelve months, and he did not hold any (ace what-
ever, as they had elected a trustee in his place.—The
Bench examined a copy of the rules of the society,
which stated that there should be three trustees, • trea-
surer, and a clerk.—Mr. Shakespeare said: 1 will tell
you at once we have the 1:6 in hand, and we consider we
use entitled to hold it. Mr. Deane is really one of the
trustees, and he was requested to keep the money by the
society. He gave them a memorandum, and the society
then passed a resolution that he should hold it. —Mr.
Hayes to complainant : You are not prepared with your
case, that is certain. You had better try to settle with
Mr. shapespeare, and! have tio doubt you will come to
some amicable arrangemeut.—The parties consented to
do no, and left the Court.
A SINGULAR C•l6.—John Jones was charged by Joseph
Hodgetts with having, on the 10th mat, unlawfully, wits
fully, and knowingly aided and assisted the wife of Wil-
liam Morris in the removal and conveying away of cer-
tain goods and chattels, not exceeding I:so.—Mr. Homer
defeuded.—Complainant said he did not know when they
took the goods away. William Morris was a tenant under
him, at a deut of Is hid per week. Twenty.three shillings
were due ham him up to the 12th October. He went to
the house a week before the 12th, and saw some goods
there. There were plenty of goods to pay the rent. He
had deen the house since the 12th, but the parties had
taken the key away with them. He had got possession
of the house, because they left the back window open.
Cross-examined : It was on the 10th of October that they
took the goods away. On the Friday we found out who
the parties were that had taken the goods away. We did
not enquire of them anything about it. I knew defend-
ant was one of the persons that took the goods, but I did
not enquire anything of him. A Wall named Sinter told
me about the things being taken.—James Stviter said he
wad passing the house on the 10th, oust he saw defendant
come out of the house As ith some goods in his pomession.
Cross-examined: Some of the goods were on the foot.
path. Ido not know whether there were any goods left
in the house. I did not go to Jones and tell him any-
thing about W.—Complainant said he believed the value
of the goods he saw in the house would be about £4.
Mr. Homer, in defence, contended that the defendant had
bought the goods from Morris, and that he was simply
conveying them home, and he gave £2 2s 5,1 for them.—
Stephen Dix said he was in the house at the time, and
heard Jones pnrehase the things, and saw him pay a de.
posit on them—Stephen I/ix was then charged with a
similar offence.—juues was sworn, and said lie purchased
the goods from Mrs. Morris, and Dix was assisting him to
take the goods home. Complainant said Morris'd wife
paid him 7s on the llth October. She told him she had
sold the goods, and had not had all the money for them.
—The Bench dismissed both cases.