The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-28 00:00:00

SATURDAY; NOV. 28, 1574.

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said that lie saw I iiie :rine at S ward lustone, and
missed him, lie t,eu :tan k hits en the top of toe hat
several times, aud inisheil him in the hedge and kicked
him down. Price then caught hold of Instone by the
, two legs and threw him over the hedge. James cazue
op at the time, and said put it on him." George
Inetone creme up at the time and took sides. Price then
struck George several times after James came up.
Price set about Edward Instone again and beat him ins
most shameful way. Maria Hadley said that she saw
James rua and kick Edward I nstone 0, the head, a hid,
bled very much Daniel W. Phill:ps, ourgeen, said,
that on the day in question he was called in to visit
Edward thstone, awl he found five wounds on the head,
four which were very slight, and one on the left side, a
severe one, as inch and an eighth long, and cut to the
bone, and have attended him ever since. Complainant
lost a deal of blood. The boy will be well in a week.
George Instone, also gave evidence as to the tossesaion
of the field, which he held up to Minch. Police-conatable
Smith, proved that he found a hage quantity of blood in
the field, and afterwards spprehendcd Price on • warrant
who said that he had done no more than be shouid do
again under the circumstances. Ile afterwards served
summons upon him and en James for assault. This
being the case, Mr. Shakespeare addreseed the Bench
for the defendaets, and said that what they had g it, they
seized for, and that the assault arose out et the owner-
ship of the field, which he said was given up by George
Insione on the 19th of October, which he should prove,
and that the assault arose out of the complainant behav-
ing in such a defiant way. He should call witneases and
after hearing their evidence. he should ask the Bench to
dismiss the cage. Caroline James, said that on the day
is qua-tam:l. she saw Edward Insthne drive the cows into
the field, and Price trying to drive them out. She afte,
word saw Edward lustone put up his fist, to fight, and
struck him. Price then pushed Inetone into the lone,
and he picked up a stone and threw it at Price, which
caught him on the bark of the heed. AV that time be
called out, " George, " who came into the field, and
they both set about Price and knocked him dews saying
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1111/1111C1 Lewin, said that he saw tee young chaps go up
to Price and knock him down, who got up and kuecked
one of the chaps down. Price then knocked the other
chap down. Saw James come up to the chap while he
was down. Did not see James ki. k him. William
James, sou of one of the defendants, slid that Edward
Dastoue first struck Price. Mr. Bissell, the landlord
was called to prove that !intone had given up possession
and that he had let the ground to Price, with orders to
turn anything out of the field that C 11123 in. The Magis-
trates retired to consider the case. On returning into
Court, Mr. Smith said they had decided to dismiss the
case against Price, and fined James, 108 and costs for
the assault; in default one modth's imprisonment. Mr.
Shakespeare: Pardon me gentiezuzu, but have you not
made • mistake. Kr. Hayes: The Bench believed that
James kicked the boy on the head, and fined him for it.
MONK ANDIRIOIIOOII.—JOhiI WOOdhall, Frank Tur-
ner, Frank Noakes. Eli Hill, Allen Powell, and William
Sorrell, were charged witd being drunk en the public-
highway, at Saint Haulms, on the sth inst. The case was
di:aniseed.