The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01 00:00:00

SATURDAY, MA'Y 1, IE4BO

ley Hill) prosecuted, and Mr. W. S. Hayes (Hales-
owen) defended. Complainant, who is a prominent
Censervative, sail that on the day in question he
eoing to the Station at Cradley Heath,
when he saw the det.e.elaet, who was with a. hun-
d..ed or more persons, shouting at every o nservative
they saw " h. re's a b--:ory." Vv'hun he git up
to defendant she struck him and broke a tooth off.
He did not eive any pray:catien ,hitever. Mr. J.
NArrght, solicitor, Cradley 11.,eath, said he saw ~he
def- ndant near thy polling st ttion on the day tn
question itid she was actin ;r in a very disonierly
manner He was in the Railway Tavern and the
complein came in to him. He saw defendant
c,tell hold of complainant and pail him ab u.
Complain int's mouth was bleeding when witness
saw him, Complainant told him, in the presence of
defendant, that she had struck him. Defendant
was us.ng very abusive language. Mr. Hayes ad-
dressed tire Benc`i for the defence and said that Mr.
Billingh,un was very much excited on that occasion.
Some words were exchanged between them and he
commenced to use bad language towards defendant
and threatened to strike her. Complainant struck
at defendant with a stick and caught another woman
and defendant then struck him. Joseph Attwoed
was called for the defence and said he was present
when the disturbance toot place. He saw coin •
plainant come across the road to the public-house.
In crossing the road he began pushing the women
• and used bad language towards them. He struck a
woman with a stick. Defendant was fur Vier charged
with assaulting complainant on the Ist ult. It ap-
pears that, complainant was in the R iilway Tavern
on till night after the etection when defeadant came
in and b?gan to use bad language. She sail" You
are the-- man that summoned me," and struck
him three times Mr. Newton said he was al the
Railway Tavern on the above date when defen tent
(311110 hi. She troatened how she would serve
complainant and struck him three times. Mr.
BASS3.IIO Slid defendant was fined in 1879 for in-
timidation, and she sen-ned to be a very da igero is
kind cf woman. They considered the uses fully
proval and thought they
•were worse thin oth3r
c acts, bee use when a man was struck by another
twinh c übi hunk him down in self-deenc-, but.
if a woman s ruck a man his hands were tied be-
hind him. "f they should fine her 20s and (tests ;in
one month in the first case, and 5s and costs
in the second case ;in default 14 days Defendant:
Think you. I shall comae for something next time.

DRUNKE NNES3 . —Ed ward Truentan, socket maker,
was charged with being drunk and disorderly in
the highway at Gorsty Hill, Blackheath, on the 15th
ult. Police-constable Lightfoot proved the ea, -e,
anl defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs. Jolla
Hatnpton and John Marston were charged with be-
ing drunk and disorderly in the highway on the
22nd ult. Police-constable Wetton proved the case
and defendants were fined 2s 6d and CoSti.
CHARGE UNDER THE BICYCLE ACT. 'George
Williams and William Woodhall, boys, were charged
under the Bicycle Act with riding a bicycle without
having a bell or whistle. Police-c mstabie Row-
lands proved that the defendants were riding up
and down the Halesowen Road on a "boneshaker."
Discharged with a caution.
A MISCHIEVOUS YOUTH.—William Haddlington
was charged with wiifully damaging a notice board
the property of the Ein of Dudley, on the 18th ult.
Police-constable Sylvestre proved that on the day
in question he saw the defendant throwing stones
at a notice board, situate in Garratt's Lane, Cradley
Heath. Defendant was fined 5s including costs.
ALLOWING A HORSE TO STR Y.—William Darby
was fined 2s 6d including costs for allowing his •
horse to stray in the highway, on the 23rd ult.
OBSTRUCTION —John Taylor was charged with
obstructing the free passage of the fo Apath on the
6th ult. Police-censtable Styles proved that the
defendant was racing a dog up and down the foot-
path, in the road leading from Tividale to Rowley.
The Bench find defendant 5s and costs, Mr.
Ba•zsano r ?marking that it was one of the worst
nuisances of the day.
THEM—Sarah Brooks was charged with stealing
3lbs. of beef, the property of Thomas Tibbetts.
Prosecutor, who is a publican and butcher, of '
Garratts Lane Old Hill, proved that he lost a
piece of meat on the 24 h ult. Mrs. Fitchew said
that a fcw mititt es past eleve on tle day in
question, she saw the prison.lr o into prosecutor's
shop and pick up a p:ece of meat and put it under
lat..r shawl. Pris ,ner came out of the shop and was
walking away wilen (w.tness) caught hold of
her and took her back ag'aiu to prosecutor.
B nijamin Parsons, (.1 Cherry Orchard, said he w.ts
'solaced by pros cutor to we...ch the shop. On the
724th ult, he saw prisoner go into the shop and
pick n,) a p'ece of me it and walk out again w.th
the meat under her sh iwl. Poice constable
kVicks'.ead proved appreactng prisoner. Prisoner
doni,tcl that she weat out or th) shop with the
nat and s id that she was going to buy it. She
had no intention or stealing the meat. The Bench
committed prisoner to hard labour for 28 days.

CHARGE OF LAECENCY AGAINST A MARINE.—
Wil jam B itho, a private in the Royal Marates,
was brmght up on a charge of stealing a watch
and A 2 18s 61 in moley, the, property of Joseph
Sands, on the 15th December 1874. The wife of
prosecutor was called and said she now lived at
Birmingham, but at the time the watch was stolen
she lived at Tivid de and prisoner lodge I with her.
Oa the day previous to the watch having been
stolen prisoner oaaplainel to her of being very ill
and on the 15tn December sle went up to Dudley
to get a note for him to go into the: hospital. When
she returned again, (lied from something her
daughter tol 1 her) she went 'upstairs and fount
that the drawers had been burst open and watch and
money wh.e taken out. They w..re sat 3 in the
draw, which w s locked, in the moraing when she
left the house. Witness limn .diately gave infor-
to the polic.. The daughter ot prosecutor sAid
that when her mother left the house I:Ashler was
in bed. Soam time after she had gone witness
heard a loud noise in her mother's room. Prisoner
came downstairs and put his things on and said he
w.is going for a little walk. Prisoner then walked
out and she had never seen him since tilt thee.
Police .constahle Winfield said from information he
receive.] he arrested prisoner at Whitchurch
Shtopshire on Friday last, He chargtd him with
stea!ing one silver watch and £2 183 6d in money
the property of Joseph Sands, on the 15th December
1874. Pris-nor replied ‘• I lod;ed there at the Cu?.
but they must find out who took the watch antl
money." Piisoner pleaded guilty and said 110
should have returned i; a goo 1 while ago, but h
hea-d that a Ivarraet bad been taken out against •
him and be thought it was no use. He wis
senteucea to avec months imprisonment with hard
labour.
SHOCKING SUICIDE.—On We blesday night a
woman, named Emilia Weston, twell(Y•aeven, wife
of Thomas Weston, pawnbroker and grocer, of 42,
Wagon Street, Old Hill, committed suicidi by
cutting her throat.—.A.buut half-pest eight o'clock
the husband of deceased left her in the house to g
to his club. She was then in her usual state of
health, and there was nothing remarkable in her
manner. She has, however, been ill at intervals
during the last fourteen weeks. The husband
returned home about half-past eleven, but could
not find his wife. A neighbour was called in, and
the house was searched. Deceased was then found
lying in a pool of blood under a cot in her bedroom,
with hr throat cut in a moit frightful manner. Dr.
lier was at once called in, but the unfortunate
woman died about one o'clock •on Thursday, morn.
ing. The fatal wound was inflicted with a large
shop knife. Deceasedj has been in a desponding
state for some time.

THE REPRESENTATION OF KIDDER-
MINSTER.
Political matters have advanced in Kidderminster
another step by the issuing of the new address of
Mr. John Brinton. A large ;meeting of Liberals
was held at the BlarA Horse Hotel on Wednesday
night, and the chair was taken by Mr. W. Green.
After soma introductory remarks by the Chair-
man, Mr. Henry Dixon moved and Mr. M. Tomkin-
son seconded, "That this meeting desires to express
its unabated confidence in our member, Mr. John
Brinton, and to tender its warmest thanks to him
f• a. the noble and horio.irable wanner in
f night the battle of the Liberal cause at the recent
election, and 1)0 ges its united energies to r,turn
.I. him at the Le “ of t a still larger
e poll k,y which he
majority."
The resolution was carried.
Mr. Cowell moved "That the district committee
who so heartily volunteered their services at the i
recent election be requested to take up their former
position."
wnnbury, supported by
This was seconed by Mr.
b s present, urg,*-
Mr. H. Pitt, and carried.
to 9 unit:A in the
He opkins, and
Mr. A. H. Greavcs,
Beililinieetsd7oba:yt:nb. , 1 i e athe t .
Mr. H. R. Willis also add%evissn
Ur. Georgeed
ho
inn. the LiberabLin
d expressing their confidence as
coming contest an
tad be.
to what the res'-
afte'r.ittr close of the meeting a few
Brinton's address were issued, accom-
Directly
from Mr. If
'other• Miller Corbett, Mr.
• referring to his recent victory, and
petition, founded on an allega-
aftei ..
..character, had been threatened."
to the lac • 1 1
0 tult:itf"caarried into effect, have resulted in
i e_commencement of political strife and ill-feel-
would,
irn the borough, goes on to say—" As soon as I
twibonichoivir
'l3"esetinle acquainted with thl objection—the ground
for which I need not say I was previously unaware
of—l deemed it to be
.the more straight orward
course to place myself again in your hands. I ask
no L.Lw Courts to ;4ive eff..ct to your wishes If
' any err ,r h ts h?aa made, I p e'er to r •Ti•sl- y ii to
ir.....i1f. y ti r.i iv.,s 1 t once, A;ul t In, .:.% ,i I i . 1 e
13.7 t int. 2 ests ol otic communizi, al: ril • ..
I uuncighbourly feelings which an election petition
I never fails to engender." He proceeds t , say that
the late contest was won fairly and honourably, and

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concludes by saying: "With the greatest conD• 1
deuce I submit my cause a second time to my fellow' 1
t .wnsmen, and ask every section of the constituene/
to unite with me in defeating the attempt to destroy
that good-will and harmony which at the close of
a well-fou,..!ht.elreti..n we had every reason to expee;
would have prevailed among us."
Mr. Miller Co- h t in his address says that the
ftli4ws that Mr. Br nton had determiwd to resige
his salt la I fallen upon the people of Kiddermioster
like a thunierbolt. He says the facts of the coe
are simply the: "Ott Friday last some of gr;
Bretton's opponents intitnat -d to him that as I ha 3
ben rpm to I for briOery at a munieip
his employineLt of me as one of his agents hv
rendere l his elLction void, and that utteds be re,;
signed his seat they woull petition against Wel.
He goes on to say that Mr. Brinton. uith a chivalry
all must admire, determined to resign, and that he
(Mr. Corbet) was placed in a most unfortunate
position, and the responsibility and consequence,
laid at his deor could over be effaced. He hao
one grain of comfort. and that was that 1010
others upbraided, Mr. Brinton thanked him cordialli
for his Lae efforts on his behalf. All that was left
for him was to try and undo the mischief that bid
been done; and he remarked that, although hie
could not act as Mr. Brinton's agent, he could alw
would work for him as a volunteer,

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our owa Tarr Correspondent)
THE CHESTER C &c.
Tie 2 000 Guineas was a complete floorer to 01
talent, and the way last ye ir's form was eat
doos not speak much for thoss engagel in tll3
events.

The next big event will be the Chester Cu
distance, one mile and three-quarters, run Wednes'
day next. F. Bates's Blackhorn is spoken of t.,2
having a fair chance. The Americans wiil ag
depend on Parole, who will run far better than ll°.
did last year. Jos. Dawson with Goody Two 600
is favourably treated. U. Dawson I,as 1.1 I.,tiiit
who is a genuine trier. Hayhoe will depeutl
Martivalle. I'Ansons Adamite 7st 41b will t are •
lot of doing and has all along been receiving
thorough training for this event. T“e Irish horse'
Philamon i expectyd to take the Cup to Ireland.
Usk is a useful 3-year old. Peck wilt surely hay°
one from his five that ini;ht compensate him far
his last year's defeat, and the best should bj
Maximilian. Porter will make a bid With Rosalind.
Last years victor, Reefer is well treated. Seriug,
31b if she can stay might do the trick. Robb'
Burns is a doubtful starter, er he would be
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champion of mine. AVadlow will have a fair clad!'
date in Sword Dance: but to sum up, I am most if/
favor of

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