The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-08-28 00:00:00

BRIERLEY SILL.

DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court, on Monday,
before Messrs. B. St. J. Matthews and H. Smith, Frank
Smith was charged with being drunk and riotous at
Mount Pleasant, on the 12th instant. Police-constable
Golly proved the case, and defendant, who pleaded guilty,
was fined 5s and costs; in default 14 days.
ILLEGALLY TAKING FISH —Charles Lavery was charged
with illegally attempting to take fish from the Stourbridge
Canal, on the 13th inst. William Slatthewes, keeper to
Mr. Foley, said he saw defendant and another man fish-
ing in the canal between Stewponey and Gothersley
Bridge. Mr. Foley had the fishing there. When the
men saw him they ran away, but he caught defendant.
Defendant was ordered to pay ss.—Thomas Waltier was
c'etrged with a similar offence, on the 11th inst. William
Matthewes proved the case, and defendant, who pleadei
guilty, was orderedlto pay ss.—William Deakin and James
Burton were also charged with a similar offence, and were
ordered to pay 5s each.
THREATENING.—EIiza Bradley was summoned for
threatening Benjamin Warr, on the 13th instant. The
threat complained of was that defendant said she won" I
knock complainants brains out with a brick. Defendant
was bound over to keep the peace for 6 months.
ASSAULT CABEB.—John Turner was charged with as-
saulting Mary Stout, on the 11th inst. Complainant
said defendant was assaulting her son on the above date
and she put her hand on his shoulder, when he pulled
her by the hair of her head. After hearing the evidence
on both sides the bench dismissed the case.—William
Malpass was charged with assaulting Eliz.i Pearce, on
the 18th ult. Complainant said there was a disturbance
on the above da e when defendant struck her on the
mouth and knocked one of her teeth out. He also struck
her and knocked her down. The defendant denied the
assault, and called a witness who corroborated him The
ease was dismissed.—James Carter was charged with as-
saulting Maria Simmonds, and was fined 20s and costs ;
in default one month.

BREACH OF THE PEACE.—George Merrick Joseph Cox,
Henry Davies, Thomas Deane, Mark Bennett, William
Bennett, James Crook, George Bennett, Edward Corns,
and William Brooks were charged with cominittifig a
br ach of the peace by lighting, on the 13th instant, and
were oriered to find one surety each of £5. to keep the
peace. Mr. Waldron oefended. Mark Bennett was
charged with assaulting Thomas Harthill, on the 13th
instant, at Wornhourne, and the other defendants in the
above case were charged with aiding and abetting. Mr.
Homfray appeared for complainant, and Mr. Waldron
defended. Complainant said he was in the employ of
the Earl of Dudley He was in Hiniley Coppice on the
above date. He saw two of the men fighting. He spoke
to them, when defendant (Mark Bennett) said he would
give him something to summons for, and struck him on
the back of the head, and also gave him a black eye. He
hsd seen defendant Bennett since, and he offered to
make it up. Cros-exarnined : I did not threaten to cut
Bennett's ear off with my stick
.Bennett was not trying
to part the fighters. Edward Grainger, bird tender, in
the employ of the Earl of Dudley, said he was in Swin-
don Lane, on the 13th inst. He saw defendant on a piece