The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-04 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

TRY LATE CIIAROF. OF STEALING A MARE. At D..
Stafford Sessions, on Monday, before Mr. Roped Kettle,
Assistant-Chairman, Matthew Stringer (20), was indicted
for stealing a mare on the 22nd Cicf.oter, the property gt
John My'lett. Mr. Chandos Foe prosecuted. Found
guilty, and sentenced to nine months impiisonment. '
STEALING Ducas.—Henry Maycrolt was indicted for
stealing ducks, on the lit December. Mr. Motteram
defended. Prisoner was acquitted.
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DRCNKENNESS.—At the Alice Court, on Monday last,
before Messrs. B. St. John Matthews and H. Smith,
James Abrams, a tramp, was charged with being drunk
on the Seth nit, in Biterley Hill. Police-constable Mee
proved the offence, and defendant, who pleaded guilty,
was fined 5e and costs ; or seven days.—Eli Bißingham
and Samuel Perry were charged with being drunk and
fighting in Fenton-street, Brierley Hill, on the 25th ult.
Police-constable Mee proved the case, and defendants,
who pleaded guilty, were fined 5s and costs, or 14 days.—
William Hope was charged with being drunk on the 25th
nit, in High-street, Brierley bill. Police•constsble Grif-
fiths proved the case, and defendant was fined Sc and
costs, or 14 days.

STEALING COAL —George Cooper was charged with
stealing a quantity of coal the property, of Benjamin
Wood, at Kingswinford, on the 25th ult. l'olice•constable
White said on the ab re date be was on duty at Cali-
fornia. He met the defendant, who had something under
his jacket. He stopped him and asked him what it wan,
when defendant admitted that it was coal, and that he
had taken it from Mr. Wood's pit. John Stevens Taylor,
the manager, said they had lost a considerable amount of
coal and timber, and Mr. Wood was determined to press
the case, so as to put a stop to it. Defendant was. coke
wheeler, and was earning 4a lid per day. Defendant
pleaded guilty, and W:l9 committed to Stafford Gaol for
14 days.—Henry Wylde was charged with stealing •
quantity of coal, the properly of the Earl of Dudley on
the 21st ult. Samuel Robinson, watchman, proved see-
ing defendant take about 50lbs weight of coil from the
wharf. Defendant pleaded guilty, sad woe sentenced to
14 days' hard labour.

gig/AMMO Brim—Charles Kuno porter, was charged
with stealing a quantity of rum, the property of Israel
Wharton, landlord of the Crown Inn, Gradley Heath, on
the 25th alt. Prosecutor said defendant Ind been in his
employ live weeks. On the above date he went down the
cellar to stoup a barrel of ale, when he found • bottle of
rum which was placed behind the barrel. He watched in
the cellar, and about hall-put eight he caught the priso-
ner with the bottle in his possession in the gangway. He
took hold of him and brought him up the cellar, and
sent for • policeman. The run wee worth Is 6d. Police.
constable Collier said from information received he ap-
prehended the prisoner and charged him with stealing a
quantity of ruin, the property of Israel Wharton. He
said, " I did steal it." Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to one month's hard labour.
ROBBING A MASTER.—John Evan, porter, was charged
with stealing • packet of tea, quantity of candles, and •
jacket and vest, the property of his master James Witney,
grocer, Quarry Bank. Prosecutor said he found the arti-
cles produced in prisoner's box on the 28th ult. Police'
constable Hughes said lie apprehended the prisoner, and
when charging him prisoner did not make any answer.
Prisoner pleaded guilty, and VMS sentenced to 1 month's
hard labour.

ASSAULTING TIES PoLica.—At the Petty Sessions, on
Thursday, before I. Spooner, Esq.,,Stipendiary, Edward
heelwright was brought up on a warrant charged with
assaulting Police-constable Grady on the 26th September,
1870. Complainant said that he WAS sent for to the
Three Crowns, Brierley Hill, and went in company with
another officer named Mee, lie found the defendant
fighting with a ill i/L1 named George Skidmore. They
tried to atop the fight, when the defendant and Skidmore
het about them, got them down, and kicked them. Skid-
more W&S had up at the time and fined. The defendant,
being known, was summoned, bat he did not attend.—
Police-constable Mee gave corroborative evidence, and
the defendant was sentenced to one month's hard labour.

DittlNK AND aNICSING TO QUIT.— Mark Wassail was
charged with being drunk and refusing to quit the Com-
mercial Inn, Broekmoor' on the 27th ult. Police-con-
stable Cotterell said that he was sent for. Went to the
house and found the defendant drunk end quarrelling.
He refused to leave, and witness :had to put him out.—
Ploebe Dialing., the landlady, corroborated the officer,
and said that uefendant was very violent. Did not 611
the defendant anything to drink. Defendant having been
several times convicted, was fined £5 and coats; in de.
fault three months imprisonment, with hard labour.
Bnurec AssauLv.—James Maley was charged with as-
saulting John Lyons on the 26th December.—Mr. Wal-
dron defended.—Complainant said that he lived at Hart's
Hill. lie and defendant lodged together, and stout half.
past seven at night the defendant came down stairs and
struck him on the face, and knocked him down bleeding.
Defendant assaulted him because he would not go to bad.
On cross-examination, witness said he bad been drinking
with the complainant part of the day, but denied making
a row, or calling the defendant names.—Mr. Wadron, for
the defence,lsaid that the three men had been drinking,
keeping up St. Stephens'. day. They had • few words
together, and the complainant sailed tha defendant a
liar," and other names, and the latter struck him; and
he saked the Bench to take this into mutsiderstion In
mitigation. Morgan Rourke, another lodger, said that
complainant came home noisy soon after seven o'clock.
Defendant had gone to bed, and came down stare and
asked him not to make a noise. Complainant then called
defendant • liar and a rascal, and Maley struck him
blackened his eyes, and made his nose bleed. Defend-
ant was sober, and complainant drunk. The Bench con-
sidered it • brutal assault for • sober man to strike a
drunken one, and fined defendant £2 and costs; in de-
fault sit weeks' hard labour.

FITRIOUS DILIVINO AND DISORDZSZT CONDUCT.— Wil-
liam Worrell was charged with furiously driving • horse
and trap, on the 26th tilt, on the road from Wolverhamp-
ton to Stourbridge. Mr. Holbertou defended. Police.
constable Freeman said that he was on duty on the above
date, and at eleven o'clock .t night was at Worckley whim
he saw the defendant, who was driving at a furious rate,
and shouting. A man was in the cart with him. Defend.
ant was driving at the rate of 16 miles per hour. De-
fendant did not stop, bet he (witness) went towards
Bromley, and on arriving at the turnpike gate saw •
horse there with its leg broken, and the defendant lying
in the road drunk.—Charles John Crump, pawnbroker,
said that on the night in question he WAS coming from
Kingswinford on his pony, when he heard a noise, and
thought it was caused by drunken men ; but on getting
up to him defendant was driving at • furious rate, and he
was afraid defendant would run over him, and told him
to mind what he was doing Defendant passed him at •
furious rate, and when he (witness) got up to the gate he
found the horse, trap, and man. He knew the defendant
well. Could not say he was drunk. Told defendant he
was a pretty man to have charge of a horse and cart, and
went to look for • policeman.—For the defence, Mr. Hot-
berton said that defendant much regretted the accident
to Li, master's horse, but it was a very dark night, and
he could not see the gate. He denied thatdefendant was
drunk, and he would leave the case in the hands of the
Bruch.—Mr. Spooner remarked that it was a very bad
case, and no doubt deLndant would have to pay the value
of the horse, the acti,ra for which would be brought in a
civil court, but he sli aid fine the defendant .£5 and
coats; in default six weeks' herd labour.

ASSAULTINO • WIFE. —Thorns, and John Malpas,
brothers, were charged with assaulting Sarah Malpaa, on
the 27th ult. Complainant said John Malpas wee her
husband. On the evening of the above date the went to
Thomas Malpaa's house, her husband being there. She
asked him what she was to do, as she was near her con-
liueruent and had four children. Thomas Halpin; said
bile had no right to be there. She told him she had a
right to be where her husband was, when Thomas Malpas
struck her and hurt her, and turned her out of the
house. In answer to the Bench, witness said that the
defendant, John. her husband, had left her for three
weeks. Defendant denied striking complainant, and said
it was her mother who 'mulled her out of the house. Two
witnesses were called for the defence. The learned Sti-
pendiary said he had no doubt about the cue, and when
a woman was in her position it was • time for • husband
to be near to his wife, and not to have left her. He
should order the defendant to find two good sanitise in
LIS wit to kosp the peace toe six ingratits, sad to pay ail
costa,

ATTIMPTIMG TO COMMIT Stranun.—Williarn Jones, an
elderly man residing at Kingswinford, was charged with
attempting to °astray his life by cutting his throat, on
the let instant. From the evidence it appeared that the
prisoner had been frequently ill, and had recently been
an inmate of the hospital, and sometimes his heed was
affected; and on Wednesday eight he tried to est his
throat with • knife. Remanded to prison for a week to
undergo • medical examination.