The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-03-02 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

Woman's Quattiami.—At the Petty Sessions held on
Monday, before J. Holeroft and L. Freer, Rages., Mary
Rogers was charged by Leah Mountford with assaulting
her on the 20th. From the evidence it appears that the
parties are neighbours. They quarrelled and called each
other bad names. The Bench considered they were
equally to blame, and ordered them to mills mists, fis
each, between them.
CRUMMY TO • COW.—ZOIM•21101 Forrest, of Quarry
Bank, was charged by Superintendent Mills with cruelly
illtresting a cow, on the 22nd Polleweondable
Griffiths said that he was on ditty M Quarry Sash. The
defendant vu driving some sows. He caught held of
' one by the tail, and eontinued to beat It for some distance
with an ash plant stick. It being the first ease, defend-
ant was fined Is and seats; in definalt seven days.
Cacrairr TO • Do..—Georgs Skidmore, Mina Hag-
house," James Hall, George Reynolds, Williams Shake-
speare, John Gill, William Andrews and Jobs Sateen.
were sherged with ernally illtreatag two dogs, on the
20th nit, by fighting them. Police-eonstable Goodman
said that he was on duty at Broeinnoor about hailed
eight o'doek. He heard a great noise of dogs, and went
Into a hovel opposite the Labour-la-Vain. Om 1i the
defendants carried out a white dog, which was bleeding
from the head. Did not see dogs fighting; and saw but
one dog. Cross-examined: Did not see a second dog.
Can't say the ears of the dog had been cut. The other
dog was " dnwed." Did sot see any fighting, but heard
it for ten minutes. There was • great noise, and more
than one dog. By the Bench: The dog was bloodies
from the bead and month. It was covered with blood.—
Police-constable Cotterill proved that he saw Skidmore
leading a white bull-dog muzzled towards • hovel, and at
once gave information to Superintendent Mills and asked
for assistance. He saw Andrews, Shakespeare. Gill, and
Skidmore at the hovel. Ile saw two dogs. Cross-exam-
ined : Will not swear Gill and Andrews were present, but
believe they were. Police-constable Grady proved that
he heard dogs fighting. Went to • hovel and saw Skid-
more, Reynolds, Shakespeare, and Hall there. Scriven
carried the white dog away under his arm; also saw •
brindle-coloured dog. Police-constable Mee gave similar
evidence but would not swear to Gill and Andrews • but
saw the Other there. At this stage, Mr. Barbary asked
that Gill and Andrews be discharged, as there was me
evidence against them, and they were discharged with a
caution. Mee farther said he would not swear to Sexiest,
but believed he was there. Mr. Barbary addressed the
Bench on behalf of Hall, Scriven, and Shakespeare, and
denied that the dogs were fighting. The Bench eOnsi-
dered the defendants were guilty of cruelly illtreming the
dogs, and fined them 406 each; in default two mouths'

imprisonment.
SMALL-vox PATIENTS CUAILOID WITil EXPOWO
TutusExvxs.—At the opening of the Police Court. on
Monday, the presiding Magistrate said I persons
had been summoned for exposing themselves in the
streets when suffering from small-pox. The hearing of
the cases would stand over, as it was considered that it
would be dangerous to the public health to bring them
into Court, and might be the means of spreading
thodis-
sane. He wished to call particular attention to the mat-
ter as a caution to other parties. It was a most serious
offence, and persons exposing themselves were liable to •
penalty of £.5 aud costs; in default, two months' inapri.
Isonment.