The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-02-08 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DAMAGE AT THE Asu TEEK CoLLIEET.—On Saturday
'oat, during the prevalence of the high wind in this dit-
Unit, a stack, the pr.verty of J. Iloleroft, Eaq ,us con-
nection with the above colliery, was blown down and fell
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t-o-i-th- the room with a fearful crash, and br...ke it in.
Tue stables were also very much injured.
Iltinaca in lon PEACE.—At the Petty Sessions, on
Wednesday Let, before F. IV. O. Burrs, Esq., Benjamin
Taylor and Wiliism Stevens, colliers, were charged by
Superintendent Mills with committing a breach of the
peace by lighting, on the night of the 28th ult. Pub.,.
constable Hume proved the offence. Ordered to pay the
coats.

APPLICATION YOU SCRETIES.—JeTeI/litth Comptini, of
Cradley Heath, was summoned by Joseph Parkes, tax
collector, for using threatening language to him on the
29111 ult. Complaisant s aid that he went to the &tomb
ant on the above date to collect the dug tax, about three
o'clock. Defendant refused to pay, and witness took a
distress, when defendant pulled some hot iron out of the
are, and threatened to "stab him to the b-- heart
if he touched anything in his shop;" and witness was of
opinion that defendant would do him some bod.ly harm.
James Brown corroborated the above, mid defendant as
bound over to keep the peace fur six mouths, himself in
Ado, and one surety in £lO.
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WAWA Cass.—At the Petty Sessions, on Wednesday
last, before F. W. U. Barre and E. Moore, Esqrs., M.sre.
Westwood and ltaybould, chain masters, were summoned
by Buoch Smith for wages alleged to be due to him.
Mr. Barbary defended. There Was also a cruss-sum•
moss charging Smith with neglecting his work. Com-
plainant said that last Saturday three weeks he had
coming to him 32e, and defendants only paid him 90s.
The nest week he earned 235, and delendante gave him
IN that week. The following week he only did one
day's work which was Os lid, and defendaute gave him
nothing. When witness went to ask for his usoiaey sue
of the defendants struck him on the leg with a poker,
and said if lie again moue on the ground, he tumid do
Lim some injury. Mi. Burbury, for the defence, put in
a paper where the complaisant agreed to work for the
defendants, and is consideration they lent Lim £B, and
the complainant agreed for the defendants to stop )2,) per
week. In answer to (ho Bench, complainant said that he
had not reecivoit ties 1:0 named, but that defendants had
bought him a suit of clothes and charged 20s, 164 tid for
a wedding ring to get tuerried, and Lis for ale. The case
was adjourned for 14 days.
CoAlltie oc eltUli.l:lY TO A Doc Thomas Coley,
beerhouse.keeper, residing at (irtalley Heath, was sum-
moned to answer a charge of cruelly illtreating a dog, on
the ginh alt, the property of JOscl:11 Parkes. Defendant
was further summoned for £B, being the value of the dog.
Mr. Addison appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Burbury for the defence.—Mr. Addison said that he was
instructed by the Humane Society to prosecute in this
case. Complainant had a dog which was a v:.ry valuable
one. Oa the above date the defendant caught hold of
the dog, and threw it into a privy. The deg was there
for nearly an hour. If he proved that, he should ask
the Bench to indict such a tine upon him that would
make him know better in future.—Susaunah Woodhouse,
widow, residing at the back of Mr. Coley's, at CradleT
Heath, mid: On the 20t1i of last month I heard the cries
of a dog between ten and eleven o'clock in the mooning,
at the corner of the wall at the back of the defendants
house. The dog's legs were up against the wall as if
some one was laying hold of it. I then lifted myself on
the will with the aid of sonic spikes, and saw the defend-
sat lay hoist of the dog and throw it into the privy, say-
ing 'Lay there you b— The dog scream,' and
howled very much, and it was splashed all over. It was
! in the place nearly an hour before it died. My son came
' up shortly after the dog was to the hole. Joseph Taylor
and Ann Perks got the dog out—Samuel Woodhouse,
chain maker, son of the last witness, corroborated her
• statement.—Joioph Taylor said that he assisted a man
named Perks to get the dog out with an iron bar. The
dog was dead.—John Perks, ironinouger, residing at
Cradley heath, said that from what lie had heard lie
, went to the defendant's '• bug.hole " with a bar of iron
and assisted to get a dog out. It was a black and tin
• terriet dog, and worth £o.—Mr. Barbary addressed the
Beach for the defence, contending that it was not such
cruelty that same within the meaning of the Act of Par-
. hutment, and that the complainant had his remedy in the
County Court. The Bench considered the case proved,
) awl. tined the defendant 20s and costs.

THREAT:iII—S.7I7Z: 1‘;; 7\11;;;;IIERS.—& general
meeting of nail makers ww held at Old Hill, on Mon-
day laat, when the following districts were represented :
—Old Hill, Gostey Bank, Black Heath, Darby Hand,
Long Lane, Bales Owea, Howley, Quinton, Moore Street,
Woodgate, Bartley Green, &c. It was unsmoudy re-
solved that unless the full price be paid for forged nail-
" Saturday, February Bth, a general strike will take
?lace ow tlio following Monday.

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