The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-03-19 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

IsEnitt.crEs.—At the Police Court on Monday,
before Sir H. Lambert and Messrs. G. ling-liar-
in, P. 11. Foley, and H A. Payne, Samuel
collier, Pewn-tt, was charg,..al with being drunk
and uisorJer Y, at Pensnett, on the 7th inst. P.S,
Adams proved the case. Fined 5s and costs.—
Caaries Price, ironworker, Brieriey Hill, was fined
2s 61 and costs for being drunk and disorderly at
Brierley.Hill, on the. sth inst. P.C. Smith proved
the case —Wi ham Fendalt, plasterer, Malvern
Link, was char.,,ed with being drunk on the 12th
just, at Brierley Hill, and was final 5s and costs.
flins.:FT or Coar,.—Willarn Cooper (9), Priscilla
Bradley (13), and Sarah Nook (13), all of Lower
Gornal, were charged with stealing a quantity of
coal at Hirnley, on the 7th inst, the prap,rty of the
guardians of the Earl of Dudley, and of the value
of 61. Defeudauts were finea 5s each.—Kate
Morris, Lower Gonad, was charged with stealing a
quantity of cod, value 61, on the oth inst, the
property of the guardians of the Earl of Dudley.—
John Adams. assistant •wateliman, deposed to seeing
the defenitint fetch the coal of the bank of No. 11
pit, Hind y Colleries. Fined 53,
irROYELE AGAIN.—Jom Dean, horse-breaker,
Lye, was cha-ged with assaulting Tomas
driver, on the 51h inst, at Quarry Bank. Mr. I.
Higgs,clefended.—Complainant said be went to the
Thorns Hotel to get a pint of beer, and whilst
there defendant came in A discussion arose as to
some horse harness, and defendant eventually be -
came angry and struck him in the face. Defeudant
also pushed him off the step and followed him and
hit him a,-ain.—Cross-examiaed :—He did not
kniaik defen'ttint down in the house. Th.ire was
not a stand up fight betw.!.en them.—Wm. Goodey
said ennplainant and defendant beau to fight
t ,getlitr. When Wellan told defendant he should
"make him pay for it," defendant ran at him and
struck him.-I'.C. Buckley said complainant caine
to the police station on Saturday and made a corn
plaiut against Dean.—William Brown and Joseph
wooldridge gave evidence for the defeace.—Super.
i,itendent Woollitston proved previous convictions
against defendant, and add-rd that he was now on a
ticket-of-leave. Fined lOs and costs.
Poom RATE DErallurans.-1 number of persons
w,re summoned by Mr. Yates, rate-collector. for
Ilan-payment of poor rates. Orders were made for

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payment.
NlArtarso WoneN's QUARREL.- Annie Grove,
married, Brettell Lane, was charged with assault.
in Clara Wylie, married, t3rettel: L me, on the loth
inmt. Mr. Clark pr, secuted. —Complainant said
tac a33.1...11-. toalt. pla.:o over a staple to which a hoe
was attached. Defendant used filthy language
and struck ner with her fist. She did not strike
defendant at all. Caroline Haine, Ann Morgan
and Elizahe‘th Holier also gave evidence.—Mrs.
Perdoe and Wetter Grove gave evidence for the
defence. N. fine of 23 6d and costs was imposed.
CHARGE UNDER THE MARRIED WuMEN'S MkINTEr.
ANCE AND DESERTION ACT —ltunes Wood, sand
and coal merchant, Coalbournbe, ok, was summoned
under the above Act to shuw cause why he should
1,1 maiwatil his wife, .Nlizabeth Wool—Mr. Clulow
appeared for complainant, and Mr. Bolb.rton de- I
fended —Mr Cltuow said the parties were married
in 1873. and things went on pleasantly till 1877
when some letters were found by the wife from a
young lady who was a barmaid in Stout 'oridge. The
husband asked fer the letters and threatened to
strike her if ehe did not turn them up. In 1878
they became tre':'! inted with a Mrs. Hill About
this time cora!, :mint suffered trom a serious ill-
DOSS brougat out by her husband Shortly
after the defeLdant was ill and he had Mrs. Hill to
nurse him and stayed in his room all night, while
his wife was relegated to another room. Adr.
Clulow mentioned other instances of desertion, and
! then explained that a deed of separation was entered
into, and defendant agreed to give his wife 12s per
week. By this agreement he was now about £2B
i in arrear.—Complainant then gave evidence to the
1 eftect that she was married in 1873 at Kingswinford
iChurch, being then about 24. A letter came one
' morning whieh she opere d 1..•.: :wand it was from a
barmaid at the. Mitre Hotel, Stourbridge, Th re
i zlso came ano her and her hu,band asked for tlo la
lie was the worse for drink and swore at her, so
1 she fetched the letters and he burned them. They
had lived very unhappily, and once he said if she
.• would overlook it he would live better. She had
: bad to go to a doctor from a disease inherited from
her hu-band. lii 1878 they went to live at Coal-
bournbrook. In 1880 her husband had an illness,
when a Mrs. Hill nurse i him. He used to send her
1 (Mrs. Wo)d) out of the room, and preferred Mrs,
Hill She had se n Mrs. Hill lying on the bed by
his a de, hut she was dressed, On one occasion her
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t husband cei hr if she did not bog his pardon le
1,
I would make her repent it. She went in ht r kn( si
1 and beg„o•tal of hitn to he peaceful. She went to
i Hereford to nurse her sister, and whilet there hr
111 shand came and Mrs. Hill with him. In 1880 be
we.:bed her t.) leave the house, and offered to pay
' her 12s a week. After she. went Mrs. Hill stayed
in the house. Afterwards her husband went ro
lodge at Nlrs. Kemp's, Dennis Park. In 1882 a
petition was pr..,sented by her for the restitudou oi
conjugal righ s. She then went to the house of
her huthand, but the latst of the furniture was not
there She nad two children, but they were not in ,
the house, A girl was there, and her husband came
in abote 11. He asked for some money and said
she must tind some. She slept in one room, and
, in the in ruing she made the breakfast, and when
her hust.(nd came down he began to make use of
bad language. When she found him quarrelsome
she went upstairs. At night he came in again and
' began to swear. She sat up alt night and the next
day she left the house. She le t the house I.ecause
, si.e was ads ised. Tt.ere was (fly bread rad Lutter
, I t ) , at; thcre was soiee cider in the cellar hut It
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kept the key of the baud. lie wtut 10 Wil'et.t4ti.
111a06 ea to Birmingham with Mrs. Bill.g i:Whima