The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-07 00:00:00

WORCESTER SES lONS

At the SeSsions on Tuesday. in chargint the
Grac.d Jury, tha Vice-chairman regretted to in.
f,rru th,rn that the chLirman (Mr G. W, Rasting
M.P.) was very unwell. 'the chairman had hoped
up to The last moment to deliver the charge, but
the doctor had forbidden him to get up. Referring
to the calendar, he said the cases were very few,
and would not cause the Grand Jury any great
!ttu:tint of troub'e. Alluding to a cat° in which a
uris ,nor Was charged with refusing to assist a
poii.!e•constable, he said that a polie- CO/lambi-. was
entitled to call upon any of the Queen's subjects
who were standing by to some forward and assist

inn in arrestitiv persons who ;:ere guilty of ;
breath hf the law, If they refused to assist- the
pollee they themselves were guilty of an offence.
After referiag to some other minor matters he
dismissed the Grand Jury to their duties.
CHAEGS OF REFUSINO TO ASSIST A POLICEMAN
CT BLAYEDOWN.—Johu Hunt, on bnil, was indicted
for ',lasing to assist Police constable Holloway
when he was being asslulted by two men in his
custody on October It; Mr. llickey prosecuted,
an; Mr. Cranstotm defended. —The officer arrested
two brothers named Sm'ai for being drunk and
disorderly. One of them kicked him ira,ny times,
and the other struck him on the heal. A companion
of the men attempted a rescue. The defendant was
standing a few yards off watching the assault, and
the police-officer called upon him to aid and assist.
, He, however, did not respond, but walked away.
! Two other men, when called upon assisted the
officer, four men being reqiured to carry and drag
011 e of the Smiths to the police station.— rho de-
fence was that defendant did not hi-ar the ()facer
call ripen him for sysisiance ; and a female wilkees
who sew the affair, ssid she did not hear the officer
speak to the defendant. It was also stated that the
defendant had rather dtfective hettrinx.—The Vice.
Chairman pointed ou, that the jury must be swig-
fl?d the defenlant beard tile offi,ier.—Dafendaut
was scquitted.
INDACENT ASSAULT AT 1311LBS000RTON.—GeOrge
Brown (on bail) was shargact with iatievantly as.

Rennin Lucy Ward, *ger! 11 year% en 'Mit 27 '-
1888, at Belbroughtnn. Mr. J. Ampblett prolecto,o
Thp nrim, n r I,?tt Lis hnrao at the time and rattroed
October, when ho g.,vd hims,Af into eustolv.--- -
R 2 WM found guilty, ar,d ro2otn nid to maul'
11,-! 'noed to fJur ituprisonlndat ,
with herd labour.

BILIBRLEY HILL.
[HS SUSPICIOUS DISCOVEGT AT BILOCIIIIO9II
On Saturday Mr. E. B. Thorneyeroft, deputy corn,.
er, orenei an inquest at thl Commercial Inn,
Broektnoor, on the body of a female child found *
day or two previously in an aehpit
Tranter, labourer, said he was emptying the eishpit
'tear his house, when he found the body. He it Once
informed Police constable Lafford, who to .11 ehfr,rie
of the body.-... Mr. /Warhead. surgeon, gave evidinee
to the effect that thet child bad bean born alive aul'
tie slnuld judge two or three day. previously If
was a fullegrown ehild.—The Coron,l• stcliournld
the epqniry until the 13:1 instant, to a'iow of
enquires by the police.
ALLEGED ROBBTAT 07 WOBEMBN's TOOLL-011
Monday, at the Kingswinford Police Court—bef,,re
Major Webb and Mr. P. H. Foley—Jarnes4raluA,
aiies James Dunn labourer, was charged wildi
stealing workmen's tools It was 1611,dged that st
nutnivr of these were taken from the new bask
buildings in the Hig'n Street, and some from the 3
premise. of Mr. Janes Blaekham, a builder, oi
Se tuley. ;noine of the tools were pledged at Mr. .
Stringer'a, at Stourbrtdg.. and an assistant nemud
Sisserson, becoming suspieleue, told the police.
Defendant was apprehended on the charge, and
pleaded guilty. He IVILS eerntnitted for trial .
:diversion was complimented by t • Oourt ou his
eondnct in the ease.