The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-04 00:00:00

WORDSLEY.

ASSAULTING Ci,UNTY COUra B tILIFIS.—At the Petty
Sessions, On Mon.lay last, before R. 0. Ftruistone and
'l'. Y. Lee, Bsqrs., Thomas Homer, nailer, residing at
Quarry Bar k. was ebarged by John Perry with assaulting
him on the 23rd ult, whilat in the eseestion of Lis duty.
Mr. 'tertiary appeared for the complainant. —John Petry
said I sin • bailiff at the Comity Oiled, and w is former y
a gardener. On the 23rd tilt I west to Quarry Bank to
levy some , w,eetions. I had the warrants with me.
Tholes produced are the same. Hove often been to
wry Bw.k to levy distresses. Aru well knows as •
b..ilitf, mid have often been threatened. Defendant haa
threatened another bailiff named Fawkes. I was present
and we bad an execution against the defendant. I Was
going to levy a distress against a man named Jones,
when the defendant and several others began shouting.
"Lick your doors, the LILO+ are coming." A turn named
Short WAS with tee at the Go.. I attempt.' to levy a
illerees at JOU•S'i, but could not get is. On retiring I
was assaulted by defendant lad others. knocked dice.
and kicked. My eye WAS blackened, and I have severdi
bruises aboit toy body. I was ao injured that I could !
wit attend to toy ditties for monis, time after. Cross•eze-
inined I did riot rut at you with my staff Did sot see
Perrin,' strike yea. I did nut fol., you round the shop
• with a stick. Iltoeseniined I did not h ere a staff with
:in, tlist night I neither bed I a stick. I had a iviir of
liandeuffs with me, but did not pull them nut. Damns.
ant. Wet token into o tetody lays conetahlo.—Joeeph Albert
Short, assisten••hwhtf at the Comity Court. euid that on
the above date lie cant wit •i Parry wel Perrius to Quarry
Bank. to levy LAO eiseoutit oat against two IlleO
111111101 Vesp.CtiVely, Uro? seal J net. Ido not know
whose bolls. it IVSS. I 101 l ccl P arty, who had tie w ,r•
nut. I ,11,1 lint hate the ware sot, or one it ;but werely
Coot tat sidiA it troceesary.—Mr. Lee : I think you ought
to have Aeon the warrant, or you may get youreelves into
mess some day.—Parry was quite solar. We had one
quart of vie in a public house. There wire hair of us
to drink it. Was rot there more thou a quarter of an
hour Parry went oat. and iii it few mir Meg I heard him
ehunt " Murder.° I went to his nvrtntohc . 1 SaW him
knuckvil kit.... Did not ice defcndant kick hint. Parry
was covered with blood Irmo the • flee:* of the blows.
I went to fete'. the police. \\Then I retuned!! 'terries wet
with me, and Parry was on the ground.—Abel Pertins,
asai,taut hntl,ff, eaid he was pree.'tr Lii exectiCieg arant on en the aboVe date, The way they went, Groves's
was the first hon... A. man eoitt.,i Chive keeps a public-
house, and a little farther is 41134,t'S I)•fendatiCe
shop is also between Grovees en! JO,I4•M'S. lii fontlitot
has been in our cletelies, lllid his g'ven so soine
We tried Groves's 'louse, but weild not WA ; aol a 1..,
at Jones's, with a result. IV. It r I the mord ~..rat
in tlist distriet, " Ttie hums are c•nitino'." We the i
tired into Urieehi p ouil lied a quart of ale.
We were thorn shoat a quarter of as hour. I again tried
'droves's looser, and Parry tried Jours'e. Barrett went
to Serve • auto nous In a few :Manisa Ihe r 1 Perry
ebouting out. I went to lila. alit I and Lim on the
ground. Defendant was there leaning ov,r Parry.
There were.two other situ, there. Did not sae defend-
cut or any one glee !strike or kick Parry. I picked him
up. In doing so I received a blow ea the heal with
Waist instriunent which emit my head open, nut! I was
severed wth blood. Th• men at once weut away. P trry
Was got into 'idea pebbiLLlAT.e, to wash tb, blood oft
him. We afterwards wool to the defendant's nailithop,
and Parry cearged dc fondant with atsfaultiu4 hint, an I
took him int) cast I ly, aiaistel by Short. At the same
time the Pariah-constable GAM,: up, and took him into
wistody. I did not strike him ; neither did I see any one
one strike hint. DAnidant denied the charge ,if assault.
Never saw the defendant wearing spectacles bcfore the
present tisua—Sep, rinteudent Mills said that he sa•
Parry and Pathos shout eight o'clock. They were bath
covered with bloat. He had a long conversatiou with
them. They were both perfeetly sober at the time.
There was no appearance of their buying Lem, drinking.
—George Robies,u proved taking the defendant ieto
custody. Ida charged the defeuilant with wilfully as.
earthing and woundin the Court men. Defendant denied
doing it. Parry said that he helped to dust, and witnees
took him in•o !witody. Par. y auil Perlin, were perfectiy
sober.—Mr. Barbary Kahl he had another will,us to esti
if uecessery, that Parry and Perrins w, re psofeet:y solo,
It waa very important to them that that fact stolid be
estAblished, as it aft,etel their characters, viii 11,1
would lose their sitar cions if it had b iou proved they
were drunk.—The Bench remarked they were satisfied us

to complainants being sober; but that was a question
they were not trying. Mr. Leo then to defendant :
We are of opinion that you were preacnt on the OCcAsitql
when complainant, who was doing his duty, was asiaultedi
and we have too much reason to fear that you struck the
How, and we fine you 20s and costs; its default one
month's Lard labour.