The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-03-28 00:00:00

WORDSLEY.

Carnets To CARTEOR.—At the Petty Sessions, on
Monday last, before B. St. John Matthews, ii. 0. Firm.
stone, and If. Smith, Esirs., John Conley not charged
by Superintendent Mills with not being In such a position
as to hove any control over his here and cart, on the
13th inst. Policamonstable Witßain% proved the offence.
Def.:Want pleaded guilty. Ordervd t, psy the costs.
BItE,CR Or sue PSACF.. —John Hanbary mid John
Andeeivs were charged by Superintendent Mills with
committing a breech of the peace by fighting on the Ithh
Instant, at Brockineer. Police-constable Hughes proved
the offence. Defendants pleaded guilty, and were bound
over In £5 each to keep the peace for six months, and to
ply costs.
Antivo AND AnglTl:lo.—Williara Felton, Caleb Skid.
more, John Haddon, Thomas Hussey, John Guest, and
Cornelius Pearson were charged by Superintendent Mills
with aiding and abetting at the above tight, on the lOth
list. Police-coestable Hughes proved the offence, and
each of the defeedants was betted over in £5 to keep the
peace for sin months, and pay the costs, 10s 6.1 each.
ASSAULT CASE.—John Dodd was charged by Ann
Friend with assaulting her on the 11th inst. Complain-
ant said that she was standing in the road on the above
date, when the defendant came up and she called him
.• awallew gudgeon ;" as defendant had told some false•
hoods about her mother. Defendant then struck her
twice on the face. A witness corroborated the assault,
and said they were both ueing very bad language. Mary
Powell was called for the defence. Defendant was lined
6d and costa, tOo 6.1; in default seven days imprison-
ment. _

Cation: or Fowl, STEALIN(I.—SSmueI Pitt and The-
mas Venable,: were charged with feloniously stealing 12
fowls, the property of Pheanis Parsons. Theophilos
Lessey Parsons said he was son of the prosecutor. Jest
before Christmas, 1866, his father had twelve fowls kept
in the pig-stye. They were stden. Mary Ann Itussell,
of the Queen's Cross, Dudley, said she fornerly lived
next door to the prisoners, at Pensuett. In December
1866, Venables brought a bag over his shoulder, into the
house. Witness asked him if he had got fowls. Pitt
was with him; but neither of them gave witness an an-
swer. A fowl shortly after tied out of the bag, and on
Sunday morning prisoners' " women" asked witness to
lend them a pot. Sne saw each of them with a fowl,
and tozir others in the house. Witness asked them to
give her it feather or two to dust my bed hangings. After
some time pressing, witness picked some feathers up, and
tied them together. At this stage Mr. Mills asked for a
remand, stating that he should be able to comp!ete the
ease in a week. Prisoner was then remanded till Mon-
day next.

'A
MASTER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING AN APPREN-
TICE. —Benjamin Evans, glassreetter, residing at Brettell
Lane, was charged by George Timmins, one of his all.
prentices, with aisaniting him on the 20th instant. Mr.
Addison, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. C. Collis
for the defendant. lu opening the case, Mr. Addison
nail that the defendant had been repeatedly summoned
for assaulting his apprentices, and it lie proved that he
asdailteil the conipiaivant on the above date, he should
aak for a heavy tine. George Timmins said that lie was
apprenticed to tile defendant to learn the glass cutting.
On Friday last he got to his work at a quarter to seven
by the defendant's clock, but lie (defendant) had put it
on ten minutes the night before. James Hughes said he
had put the clack on tea inmates by the defendant's
directions. Wlmn witness came to work, defendant told
him not to begin to work till breakfast. Witness went
home and returned after breakfast, and worked till near
dinner, when the defendant came in and began to count '
up his work. Defendant then caught hold of witness by
the collar and said, "Yon b—r, I will shake your
heart out. Defendant said he would not hit witness.
He then shook witness, and said he was no use but to
carry out a basket like his father; and that he would
make him a cripple before he was out of his time. Wit-
ness asked the defendant to cancel his indentures, but
he refused. Witness did not work anymore that day, as
he was unwell from the shaking which caused his heal
1 to ache. Mr. Collie cross.examined witness at some
' length to show that complainant's conduct Waa had, and
that he Was in the habit of neglecting his work, and
doing all lie could to annoy his master. The Bench to
Mr. Addison: Have you any medical certificate? Mr.
Addison : No; unfortunately my client did not go to any
medical man. Mr. Matthews: The case id dismissed.
COAL STIALING.—kIiza Windmill and Elisabeth Baker
were charged with stealing coal, on the 21st ulifmo, the
perty of the Earl of Dudley. Additional Pulice•con-
amble Moore Bald that he saw both the prisoners take a
quantity of coal from the Robin Iliad Colliery pit bank,
and throw it doe i. ll,foodauts wo.o or&rod to pay the
Costs, and allowed a week to got the money.