The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-20 00:00:00

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Defendent got lowa sad got up.
fell, and the officer got one handcuff on Shaklee.
then called on Samuel Thompson, who assisted him.
Sirekiss was all this time on the mound, sad the oldest
said defendant kicked him on the hock. The odium Sass
managed after acme trouble to get defendant'. Wade be.
hind his back, and handcuff him. Defendant was amp
violent, and the officer had to give him another blowsela
his staff to keep him quiet. He then fetched• deg than
and fastened defendant's one arm to the trap. wbeilt be.
longed to Thompson, and the defendant tumid not walk
along. He then got a strap and fastened the other arm
to the other side of the trap. and started the horse along
the road in the direction of the Police Station. Just
after they had started the defendant fell down, sad nee
dragged for a short distance. The officer called tor
Thompson to stop the trap, and he did so. Masa4a:4
then asked to be liberated, end he would walk. This wee
done, and he was ultimately taken to the Police Sliallak
In cross-examination by- Mr. Hollerton, witness said be
had been convicted for +trespassing on the railway, ay
ordered to pay costs for assaulting the pointsman.—Thos
mas Whitehouse gave ewidence to the effect WM illateml.
ant was creating a disturbance in in his house. He us
requested to leave, but z efused to do so, and *abase
fetched the police-officer. He saw defendant tisk a,
officer, and the officer tlit si struck defeadeat with tbe
staff. The officer then gays witness the etaff to hold.-..
Mr. Spooner: It would havi been • good job if yoa bet
kept it.—Witness croas-ex amined : Defendant's hands
ware handcuffed behind him when the officer struck his.
with the stair—Samuel TI °tepees, baker, roadie( in
Oxford-street, Bilston, corraborated Plant.—Aftsr hr.
tug this witness's evidence, Ide Spooner said he could
only tell him that he would have been tried for men.
slaughter, if not murder, if anything had keneenea
the man, and it was entirety un-English.—fiGr. -tam
addressed the Bench at sonic length on behalf of his
client; after which Mr. Spooner summed up, ens said
the oMoer was not • ht person to be in the polies form,
and he should fine him ES and coats, in dedialt
months. Simkiss, for refueling to leave the pablie-kotle•
was fined 10.64 and costs.
SHOCKING DEATH.—A fatal and shocking acsideat 00•
caned to amen named Isaiah. Hill, of Holly Hall. The
deceased, who is 22 years old. was engaged at the Loco-
motive Works belonging to the Earl of Dudley, in
Level-street, Brierley Hill, about six o'clock on Wedam.
day evening. and was left in the shed by Edward Map.
son, engine driver, for the ramose of cleaning his angina.
It is supposed that Hill had a St, and fell down upon a
heap of burning ashes which had been taken awsy, and
so literally routed to death. Hill was found in a shock-
ing state about half-past six o'clock, by Samuel Jane",
quite deed and charred. The body was removed to the
Three Furnace* Inn, An inquest was held co the body
yesterday, before Mr. Phillip*. when • verdict of
dental death" was returned.