The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-25 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

ALLEGED ASSACLT WITH INTENT.—At the Police CODO
OD Wednesday. before Ileasra F. W. G. Barra, J. Holcrtift
and N. /Lingley, Charles Priest, William W diets. and
George Thompson were charged with having on the lath
instant; unlawfully assamted Samuel Price, with intent to
do him eone grevious hod vy harm, Mr. stokes defended
Complainant said he lived at Old HRH and was a miner
On the 18th about 12 o'cloek he was a little above Jones's
ironworks He had beets batomg in the canal, acid hau
got nut for the parpoae of dressing himself hen the de-
fendants Priestjand thidupson laid hold of him by the
foga and arms, and threw him into the water. They diu
this twive and he got out of the water and he ran away ti
avoid them. The aelendaut Willetts ran after him. He
went in to the opposite side of the caual mid jumped iii
1.. fete,, hi. Cloth, a. On doing SD. hit head struck mom/
tiard sabstanee in the water and etserly injured him.—
Cniss-esanatued : There was a lad bathing with me named
Wa•tittua and defeudaut threw him in twice. When they
me iv it hurt me 1 w." Lou of water." Edward
Phippa said Iv woiked st the Eagle Ctilliery. He saw the
three defemiame interfere with complainant and threw
bto and the lad Williams into the canal. Complainant
afterwards jumped into the camel but that watt nothing to
do with the oefeudants. He was net ?waited by the men.
wileu he jumped to. Thomas Bally cerroberated. Mr.
St .kes tor toe &loner called John Brettell, who Said
coMpleiluallit asked the men to throw hurl into the water,
and they oid so. the Benet, said that it wet: quite cl^at
the men bad nothing to do with the accident with
the lads dead, but they had no right to throw him into the
Caine. and they wouid be tined tie 6d each, iu default
ti• van days.
ASSAULTING or •N OLD %%MAN.—ha:lo Nock Wan
charged with aasaulting Liizabettt B itletts on the 7th last
..omponumut said site was Si, years old, and on the above
du.. .teething threw his orate round her neck and tried
to kiss her but .he dm not let him, as she out not want
ii he ki. Defendant hurt her cud tore her car. Six
pn viouseonvictioue hav•ng been proved againat Mewl-
oit lie was hued 100 and emits. In debut 21 days
DAVatO AIIs•ULT —Richmond Piaui Was charged
. with aeakulung LiavAl Mourn on the 20th inn. Com-
plainant 'aid Lie wee at the &Lifters Artn• lon, on the
adore ditto when defendant came in and strock him three
tones without soy provocaTion, and he Was going home
d fondant ioliowed hint and struck hint, kuocke him
• -two and kicked him deer lie eye. taatinah Bear°
c .ir ,ht rated complainant. Mr. thugley, said It ease
cry brutal thing to 000 a Woe in that way. It waii like
a utfil,log going into tom. Dafendant was lined 20s eta
...data. In tlesaU.t Olin Mouth.

Coat. ThALINti AND AASADLT.—EIiza Hadley, was
atm nod WWI ceal a qtnetiry of coal, the poperty of
k,danote sou taldrou, oh the lath inst. Alfred
Harris. said sae saw the girl go to a fawned sad fill het
apron mil of coal. He went towards her, arid she throw
s. down, but afterwards came back awl ti.ltd her AprOti
Aram sod wok it away The value of the coal geoid b,
2,. 1/..a Want wee hued 5s au delawt seven days.—
daue Haute;, wotuer of the defendant its the above case,
was charged with wattultum Alfred Harris, on the 15th.
..,umplaiusut said he eras sittindill the store room when
d. s. wish% came t. the door mud asked hun for the apro,
VILDALL he had taken from the girl. lie ASIA brie should
out have it, *Mu Mir rail at haw struck trim ADO kuocked
lowa. he was pulled away from him wad Site then
berew hair-lines, at burn, aud struck him tut tile heau,
Hichard Harris corrob.trated. Defetadant deuied the
.4 'W.I., Cud said etnibp.AtuAur struck per first. Fined Is
tat delaud 21 dal...

Da.l,Sllll.N•c.;.—tlfred Fletcher, was tined Is and
usteg k at black/wain, On thc 5101u.t.
eo.l e•.1.10.../.l4.iti,k,rved the vtlNtl.—Josrpil Lon.,
I .11 coarged wius sett.); atm.k and disurdecley on the
Idto mat. Was ordered to pay coats. Yolice-cuaatable
tac,,ca protea the case.