The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-05-21 00:00:00

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'rues lay. befor.• R. L. ifreer Ind A. Fre., Esq.,
C,,aries Forrest. baokst -.maker Lye. and Air '
Leadhan, labotirer, Lye, were char-1 witn being
dru ad diso • 43,,1y
_on (71. mt 1114. on the 1-t
mat; def-ndauts We f tr.her chargfd with assault.
iug Davis whilst in the elocution of his duty.
L -adham was further charged with as4aulting James
Whi taker on the stme da-e. Mr. Hinds defended.
—v,C. Davia ani 1 from iuformation receive i he
went to t-ehi la .11-1 the-e saw the two d fendants
fizhcing with several othe s 'Ph.y were both
(.luilk and udn-.4 ba I lanuage. Soo:0y at er, by
J,it-ries' defendants began another
dis ur .3nd wailst trying to handcuff For-eat
he kieked hint (‘Aitness) on the lea 13-4 was also
hit with F tiek • arri a one,: on the hands and ribs.
He saw L a ham pick up aton- awl threaten to
e-r.ke him (wi.ness) vri hr it.—J hn Fulwe-1 gave
cor ob -rative • vidence.—Mr. Hinds said he was rot
0 nor to del in t his c ients conduc, on tt 14 Sun& y,
but -hey expr s4ed themselves, 0-rough him, tx-
trem,l) s irs' tor iti-enn acting theuiselses. TiLey
mad oever b en tn a court before, awl they had
asked •in n itneltre th. Bench to • eat let iently
ith them. Hi, cli nts had a's in4truc ed him to
say that trie, had no int, ntion of usieg the s-tones
against the officer, but a,oiest a gang of r ties
had attacked them Nometune previ
Fre, r said the object fer which tne hi is had 1-‘, ec
op-ned was tntirelv frustrate-1. 11- td:ls were
Opened for the benefit of the public, but the coudut t
of such as defendants was to w y to get them
d. Th y c neidPred this a very bad case, but
they should only convict in the as-ault on the police,
fur which they %%nuld be each fined 403 includii.st
coats. Mr. t'r tr remarked the, it any more cases
came before them they would be more heuv.l.y
fined

ASSAULTs.—William Perry, Fanny Street, Lye,
was charged with aswitiliing nob o wai Boxley, Lye,
on the Stu lust, at the L)e, Uoutpiainaitt said de—
fendant s ruck him two blow and stunned him be-
cause he would not back two pigeons. Mary Ann
Bradebey and Mary 1-111 corroLor.ted. Defendant
contended thnt v*as the afiini ant. —The
Benet. fined nef•-lid.nt 5s and co 14 —Fe. detick
Allcock. gi.siLutter, bill, was charged wi:h
assaul•i. g Alary Ann Snvagt, Summer Str,et. n
the 7th ins', in tztuunier Street. 1' S. Ilardwic• e
slid fie ha, the oef,ndant s take compl ottani in 11 e
tot,w... iii. ech said a wan • u.tlit never to
strike a w aittit un er any me .mstances. and a
tine f 5. and ctist, i•I posed.
--1.. i r-et. Oldswinfold,
was ctzargei wilt us'n4 thr ats towards Henry
Smith, Nrw Street, tkiewinf on the 30th al .
Mr. Hinds appearrd for he defe-ce lament
haid the ti,-tend-ait threatencd to gie him a b--
go •a hiding and he uas a•r: id h w •ud do him
so—e hodn h.l ut.—lnspi-eto: Log s•dhe ha d
def.-natant using tivi-lits to s •u.eone, and lie p,r-
suaded ititn to at, ft me—Safi.uel Cook and Elias
Smith gave corr,•burafive • vi,ence —the detente
was a denial of tie threats. Mr Hinds teat; a
character tow Messn.,. Yaidley •iid Co., Lye, stat-
ing that tleend4,:t was in their employ for 14 year-,
dui hg which pt jot h. was sober, ho,)tst and st• ady
Henry Cotten! at Funoy Sid awn gave avid • nee
.—D feudaut was bomber to ketp
e peace 1.1 t in tithe, and lay ci a.
INcluisT —Mr. 1) cker, deputy-coror•er, held an
ingu-s , on \\ eon &lay, at the Whi e Hurse
the Heath, upo, Et.zn,,eth Bait ,r, a m taut, whose
paten's Lye in He tth Lar.e. The evidence showed
tha: he the ad h.t b .en found dead if? bed, and
The jury returntd a verdi•A that she 'Alta accidental y
sutiocate 1,

DISAPPEARANCE FROM WoLLASTON -Some anxiety
ha, ben occaio ed rar..ing Mr. William Hugh
Halton. w 0 U s b_en missing from the home Of a
relaive at Wu sinie Alc,ndav w ek. The
poli.e tat ce ben makiug ev..ry enquiry with the
or disenve.l .g wa.lt has b cuole ot aim
the woo have been se •rcn. din the ii ig bouth od
from s,tne be t that be in.. Lit have rambled
a a.ni, tak mu ilnd cwe B.llie mischance. Mr.
ituiton was 30 ye irs f ag.., a id ito t 5 t. Bin. in
height, Lnd is u i.tit einui.lexi-n, is oi gentlemanly
and w hen hi lett his iehtive'm house
atWi kilon, was ..r SS d in a darti-brownctmek
suit, and fit hat.

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V 1%4 t:-s Jiltrt CIA Ice of Vit,)ilss on,
f)!. o-tlr .zainst her hi.bin I. Chides Chrtce,
tA A fotfl Vt. c)r •t ) to Vl' 14 fr.r main-
ten ta,! l'h • B n 3 I mile ,a oL• ter for iefe Cur
to pis, is 61 p-ir week. The Banca granted solidi-
to • s fee and costs.: v2kji
A.,ISILItir Wirt' A LutP.--Bmja,min Harris was
eh trga I with Lis tattle;cVillia Jones, coil haulier,
TalbJt Street. on the 11th inst.—Complain tnt said
he saw his brother wia &fen 'ant fighting. on Satur-
day night, an 1 Harris had got his brother by the
nek and tried to throw him out of the door. Com-
plainant went to stoo him and defendant struck
him with a lamp and cut his thumb. He lost a lot
of blood,and had to tt.o to Dr. Smith to have his
thumb sewn up. In cross-examination by Mr. J.
Hinds, who defended. complai ,ant said he was not
sober when he got home. He di I not strike Harris
on the ear with his iron arm. He did not strike at
H irris and mi.'s him and his band go through the
window. Robert Lewis Jones, brother to corn-
pla'nanf, said he saw defendant strike his brother
with a iamp.—The defence was that complainant
rc ived nis injuries by striking at defendant and
his hand goi,.g throu h the window. Samuel
Harris, brother to defendant, said complainant
amok at his brother and his hand went through
the win.low. Susan Harris, wife of la-t witne-s,
said the lamp was knocked off the table during the
struggle. Complainant struck at defendant but
his hand wen.. thr alga the window and broke it.—
P C. Watkins 'llse gave evidence, The Bench re-
tired to consider their decision and on returning in.
Court Colonel rile:cher said they should adjourn
the case for a week tor the attendance of a medical
man.