The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15 00:00:00

sitrunkyt DECEMBER 15, 1114.

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him to hold his whip, and he tvott/d "kill the
I did not have a brick-end in ivy hands, . 7 was awl,
blinded.. I did not strike him at all. On Wesluesdalf
night defendant Pante to „my house, and asked on, lg
make it up. I slid not offer biuioite it up for. £ —Fof
! the defence, it was alleged thai. thu sionsplainant Ileuf
, struck the defendant twice in succession od the tihestsloj
with a brick-end, an defendant then struck her oud
I blow on the face. He (Mr. Bnrbury) would not attempt
to justify so violent it blow. .•.e wonld call two witnias
sea wild were rberei and the learned magistrate would
; judge.—William Blower, ,ohtli: said :be was present
1 when the assault took place. Contplaintira tame coal of
her house and asked the defendant if lie had said ill
she had stolen a bag. Defendant said, " Yes; she had."
She then struck the defendant with a brick-end twine on
the shoulder. Defendant then went to the stables to
fetch his whip, when complainant followed him and Said
she would knock his skill ichand hit him three times,*
the face, with tile brick in In r Ipmd. Defendant that
struck her and she stumbled ag,aittst Hughes's shutter.,
and afterwards went off home.—Marah Hughes also gays
evidence, but It was Very tontrolit.tory to timt yi„,,
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the previous witness.—Letitia Holden was then cl.rige4
by Ewin Drew with assaulting him on the gilt lust
Drew said Holden said to me, "Do you say that I hate
got One of your bay..' I said, `. Yes ; you have!' kg.
then caught hold of me by the hair 41 my hesd, aug
struck lie on the shoulder with a lialf.briek. I tried ts
' ward oft the blow, and it cut soy hand. She sftsrirkwis
, struck toe again, whet] in retnrn I ,itruelc her one
—The learned Stipendiary wel.t through the evidence,
which was very ettxtratlictory 1.0 several points. Ile had
no doubt but that there was some provocation gin i a, but
; the complainant's face wait sufficient evidence Is antra
that she had illuved. If he tied done it sithout
any provocation, he should have sent lets to prison for
six mouths bt as thPre were sOmeev!enotting eirenllo
stances he would give hint the option of paying a Gas
a ithant being vent to prison, or being Sent to pristiit with.
out a fine. Defendant was thou fined 7.3 and Cools;
default six weeks' bard Ixbour.

Sour Ronnainea—At the—Petry Sessions, on Thane
day last, Jane Gould, &mall Price, and Hann Ail Alaska
were charged with steal.ng quantity of winsey on the
10th mat, the property of John Whitfield, draper.—Pro-
seceder said: I am a draper, residing itt tillerley Hill.
On the 10th bust, I aniseed a roll of vviesey, about sin
o'clock. It was on a chair outside the doer, und tied I in,
I saw it safe a few minutes before. The winsey produced
is that which was stolen. I know it irons its pattern. It
has been cut, and was about 25 yards I.l,2.—Abraliam
Whitehouse, pawnbroker, proved that Sarah Pries
brought 131 yards of wiasey to be pledged, on Cie 12th
inst. He asked her whose property it was. She mid
that Jane Gould brought it to her house for her V. pledge
it. He had heard of several shop robberies, and gave in-
formation to the police. He knew her well, as she had
often been in the shop befure,—Police•conetable 1141
said : I took Prier into custody, on the 12th inst. I
charged her with stealing a quantity of erineey from Mr.
Whitfield. She made no reply. I produce the triunity
received from Mr. Whitehouse. I afterward* appre.
beaded the prisoner Gould, and charged her with deal-
ing a quantity of winsey. Site said, " I did *teal it, sad
I hope Mr. Whitfield will for give Inc."—Superioteadest
Mills said : I went to Haskell's hOUSC, on the 12th lust.
She is, widow,and resides at Hound Oak Common. I
found her in, and told her that I wanted to see what she
had got in her house. She said, "What there is here
belongs to me." I went upetairs, and found a piece of
wineey on the bed. When I came down I charged her
with having received it. knowing it to base been stolen.
She said it was left by a neighbour. I took her into
custody.—Jane Gould and Sarah Price were further
charged with stealing ou the 2601 at November, four
pieces of winsey, the property of Thomas Henry Itice,
draper.—Prosecutor said that about hell-past four o'clock
he missed lair pieces of winsey. of different cokes'.
Those produced were similar in colour, but not in Juan.
tity.—W dilate Sproat, I awnbroker, said that the prisoner
Gould pledged a piece of wiasey at his shop, on tbe 20111
tilt. Ile asked her wilco she hid it from. Gould re.
plied that she bought it at Mr. Thomas's, and paid titil a
yard fur it. Witness afterwards gave it up to Police-one
stable MlL—Police-col:stable Hill proved appreliendieg
I,er, and charging her with stealing a queutity of wiesty
the property of Mr. Rice, draper. Witness also showed
her the piece be had receives' from Mr. Sprout. She
said," I did steal it, and am a ruined woumn."—Alice
Walker said she assisted her moth w, who kept a paeu•
oroker's shop, at Holly Hail. J.ine Gould brought two
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at the prisoner Price pledged on the gritb
of November, about 12 yards of a insey. Price mated
that elle ri ceivesl it from Jan, Gland, who had it front
liromegrove.—Jane Gould and Sarah Price were thee
enninitted to take their trial, at the next Sessions for
stealing a quantity of winsey, and Hannah Maskell for
reveiving it knowing it to have been stolen.—liail was
accepted for Price and Maskell in two eureLies col £lO
each.

A -Wire BEATER.—Henry Price 11.9 charged by Mary
Price with assaulting her ou the IGth ult. Comp:alum'
lid she lived at lirettell Lane. (hi the above date ba
husband came home very ill.teuiperei, and they had
some words about some pork. lie struck her on the face
and made her nose bleed, :tad afterwards struck her on
the back with a toasting fork, and hurt her very much.
She hail to leave her house, and had left sertral thaw
before. In defence, the husband alleged that she w.a., in
the habit of getting drunk ; and the reason she hit lief
house was bee.tusu she got drauk. Ordered to lint two
soreties in £2O each, and himself iu £lO, to keep the
peace for six moutht.