The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-20 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

Isoritso.—An Inquest was held at the Boll's llead, on
Friday night last, before It. Docker, Esq., Coroner,
touching the death of a newly-born iufant which was
found dead on Thursday afternoon in a pool at the bock
of the house of Mr. George Moseley, butcher, in Hanley-
street. From the evidence it appeared that about one
o'clock on the previous day Philip Smith discovered the
body in the pool, which was at once got out, and after-
wards examined ny Mr. K Phillips, surgeon, and it was
found to be the body of a full-grown female child.
There was no evidence to show how the child got into
the waiter, awl the jury returned a verdict of Found
d ;ad."
HIGIIWAY OFFENCE.—At the Petty Sessions, on Tues-
day, before S. flaubury E. (lain, ant E. Moore, Esqrio
Mary Anchor was chargel by Superintendent Overend
allowing
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DItUNK AND DISOIIOEOLY.-355011 -r taere-
Mary Trow, Edward Butter, and Josiah Hunt
rally charged by Superintendent Overend with being
drunk and disorderly, on the Ist inst. Police-constable
Knowles said that he was on duly on the above date, and
when at the Sun public-house all the defendants were
very drank, and refused to go home. The Bench said
as it was Whitauutide time they would let them oft by
paving costs.
Dare K AND RIDIOVS. Joseph Whittington was
clititged by Superintendent Overend with being drunk
and riotous on the Eith instant. l'ulice.constable Hayes
proved that the defendant was very drunk, and making
Moe of very bad language. Witness ordered him home,
but desdant refused to go, and abused bins very much.
aci,,,..2t one month's impri-
sonment.
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ted. Fined its and cost; lit

AN OLD OFFENDER.—Elizabeth Gifford Wal Aaron
with being drunk and creating a disturbance in Birming.
haaostreet, Oldbury, on the 13th inst. l'olice.constable
Cartwright proved the offence, and said she was making
a great disturbance, and had only just crone out of pri.
son.
__Fined la and costs; in default 11 days.

A FRIENDLY SOCIETY CASE. Edward Basterfield,
Secretary to the Friendly Society held at the National
School, lialesowen, was summoned by William Joseph
Moore for unlawfully expelling him from the Friendly
: Society on the lot inst. The information was laid under
the •Ith rule of the society, which states that every per-
son wishing to become a member shall be proposed by
one member and seconded by another member one
month before he shall be balloted for, and if a majority
be then in his favour be shall be admitted. No person
shall be admitted a member who is more than thirty or
less than eighteen ; nor any jew, bailiff, or bailiff's fol.
lower, miner, pensioner, or gun-barrel grinder. And if
any member leave his trade to go to work at any of the
above-mentioned trades or callings, he shall be expelled.
—Complainant said; I was a member of a Friendly So-
ciety called (tie" Independent Benefit Society," and had
been so for eighteen years, and up to Christmas last col-
lected the rents for the Whitehall property. Oil the 215 t
of December I bad occasion to distrain upon one of the
tenants, and signed a warrant of distress addressed to
Thomas Moore. I accompanied them to show the pre-
wises, and saw them levy the distress. The goods were
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ses. After the goo is were removed out of the house I
carried two or three chairs. I did not receive anything
for it. I have continued to pay my contributions regu.
lady up to the 25th of April last, besides funeral money.
On the 15th of May I attended the general meeting of
the club, and tendered my subscription three times. A
show of hands took place, and they refused to take the
money. The defence was that complainant assisted to
carry the goads. Complainant was ordered to be rein-
stated.

CHARGE Or STEALING COAL.— Joseph Edwards was
charged with stealing a quantity of coal, the property of
Joseph Rowley and others, on the 11th instant. Police.
constable Turner proved that on the above date he saw
the prisoner take a quantity of coal. The value of it
was 3d. Prisoner pleaded guilty. The case was not
pressed. Prisoner was ordered to be locked up for 21
hours.

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CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO A Honsm—Anthony Jones,
nail master, residing at llowley, was charged by Superin-
tendent Overend with cruelly ill-treating and torturing a
horse on the 19th ult. Police-constable Knowles said
that as he was on duty on the above date his attention
was called to a horse at the Sun. He went and saw it in
the stable and found a very severe cut on the hock of
one leg. The other leg was also cut. The horse ap-
peared very much bruised. The flesh protruded very
much from the wound. Thomas Potter said I live at
the Sun Inn, Hunnington. Defendant brought his
horse to our house on the 19th ult, and asked for it to
be bathed. The horse bad a small wound on the bind
leg, and a bit of a scratch on the other leg. It seemed
sore all over. I bathed the horse, and defendant came
back between eight and nine o'clock, and ordered it to be
put in the gig. I did so, and it went a bit lame. De-
fendant struck the horse once with an ash plant to make
it go. John Davis, fernier, of Money Lane, said he
heard a noise by his house at one o'clock in the morn-
ing. He went into the road and saw the gig upset, and
the horse was down against the bank. Witness assisted
in getting the horse up, and put it into the stable, and
washed it. The horse's legs were cut from kicking
against the step ; one more than the other. The horse
appeared to have run away. There was a good deal of
blood on the ground. Mr. Joseph Willetts fetched the
horse at night, .d took it down to the Sun about five
o'clock. John Kettle, bailiff to Mr. Bissell, said he was
at work in his garden on the 19th of May, about seven
o'clock, and went at the request of Putter to see the
horse, and found a very bad cat on the horse's leg. De-
fendant said that the horse ran away from the Spout, at
Bomsley, and be hail to walk home. He found the horse
next day. Alfred Taylor said he was a smith and farrier,
residing at Cradley Heath. On the above date he went
to the Sun public-house to have some refreshments, and
defendant came in and asked him to examine his horse.
He did no, and pronounced it safe to drive. There was
scat on the bind leg. Did not examine the shoulders.
After hearing the evidence, the Bench did not think
there was sufficient evidence to prove that defendant had ,
cruelly illtreated the horse, and dismissed the cue. I