The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-10-19 00:00:00

BALESOWEN.

DRUNK AND ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—At the Police
Court, on Tuesday, before Messrs. E. Moore and E.
Gem, Philip Jones was charged with assaulting Police-
constable .1. Parkes, at Oldbury, on the 13th inst. Com-
platnant said on the above date he took defendant into
custody for being drunk, and on the way to the station
defendant resisted him, kicked, and struck hint and they
both fell to the ground. Defendant pleaded guilty, and
was lined 40s and coats; in default one month.
WOMEN's WARRELE—ElIzabeth Farley was charged
with assaulting Eliza Salt. on the 3rd Mat, at Halesowen.
Complaimmt said on the above date nhe was going to her
work when defendant struck her with both hands, with-
out any provocation. Defendant was tined lid and coats,
or seven eisys.—Ann Saddler was charged with assaulting
Eliza Robinsou, on the sth inst. Complainant said she
lived at Quinton. On the day in question her uncle went
into the house for a light, and he then called defendant
in. Witness ordered defendant out and she refused to
go, arid struck her, and knocked her down, and her uncu
held her whilst defendant kicked her. Ann Aimes cor-
roborated complainant. Defendant said she was called
into the house, and as soon as she got inside complain-
ant threw a ginger-beer bottle at her, and cut her head
open. Charles Saddler, uncle of complainant, corrobo•
rated defendant. The cane was dismissed.
Aii,AULTING • Boy—Alex Clarke, a nailmaker, was
charged with assaulting Joseph Brettell, un the 7th hint
Complainant said on the above date defendant set about
him, and struck him on the head with a stick. He took
some rock off defendant's child, and she told her father,
and he then set about complainant. Mr. Moore. 1 should
think it served you right. The case in dismissed,
Wit-Ent Damso..—Jobn Coley was charged with wil-
fully damaging a certain fence, the property of Joseph
Smart, ut Springhill, on the 98th ult. Robert Smart,
son of c,rup,ainant, proved seeing the defendant pull the
sticks out or the hedge on the above date, and put them
in his wagon. The .tieks were worth 3d. Defendant
pleaded guilty, and was fined Is, tld damage, sad coals;
m default 11 days.
STEALING A SIVEDK—D Forrest, a lad,was charged with
stealing I swede. the property of Mr. White, on the 15th,
at Lutley. Police-coustable Smith said on the above
date he saw the defendant at a quarter to four o'clock
pass through Mr. White's field. He went about three
• yards from the footpath. aunt polled up the swede pro-
duced. Mr. White said the swede was worth id. It was
not for the worth of the swede that he wished to prose.
cute, but he had a great deal of damage dune to his pro-
perty by trespassink Defendant was cautioned by the
Bench, and ordered to pay the costs.
MAblElls AND SERVANTs.—Heury Ward and Alexander
Clarke, nail makers, were summoned by hlesars. Homes
and Richton, naihnasters, for neglect of contract. The
eases were proved by Mr. Wright, the manager, nod the
defendants were allowed a fortnight to work the iron up.
' HALESOWEN Moe,—This annual Mop was held on Mon-
day last. There was a very large attendance of persons
from the surrounding districts. About ten o'clock the
• men, women, boys, and girls that were for hire assem.
bled in the streets with the usual emblems of their
trades in their hats; some of the men wearing horse-
hair, others cow-hair. others wool or whip cord. A large
I number of servants were hired both in the streets and in
the public•houses. A large ox weighing '2B score was
roasted in the street by Mr. Joseph Andrew., butcher, of
Halennowen. The ox was soon reduced to a skeleton, and
the meat fetched 10d and ls per lb. We believe it is
I about 29 years since the custom of ox roasting died out
in this place. At that period Mr. Thomas Attwood gave
an ox to be roasted and distributed gratuitously amongst
the poor people of the parish. At the death of that
gentleman the principal inhabitants of the town contri.
buted to the purchase of an animal for roasting purposes,
and it has been continued ever since. The animal that
was roasted on Monday was supplied by Mr. Andrews,
and the local committee gave him £6 from the ox fund
towards the loss he sustained by roasting it. Through-
out the day the town was very lively, more than the
usual number of amusements being provided for tie re-
creation of the people.
STEALING PIGEONS.--At the Worcester Sessions, on
Wednesday, William Walker, 121), nailer, was charged
with breaking into the nailshop of George Smith, of
HMesowen, on the 17th of July, and stealing six tame
pigeons.—The prosecutor proved that the pigeons were
safe at six o'clock on the evening of the 16th of July,
and that they were missing on the following morning.
Two of the pigeons were afterwards found in the posses-
sion of Eh Silcock, of Spring Hill, who had exchanged
two pigeons with the prisoner, and in that way they came
into his place.—The defence was that the pigeons had
strayed away, and the prisoner, after having kept them
for some days, exchanged them.—Not
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.—At the Worcester Sessions, on
Wednesday, before Mr. G. W. Hastings, Richard Parrish
(56), labourer, was charged with a criminal assault on a
littlq girl, named Emily Alice Millward, of Halesowen, a
child under the age of ten years. Mr. Godson appeared
to prosecote, and Mr. Jeff defended. The facts of the
case were of a very revolting character, and after the
I production of evidence corroborating the child's state-
. meat, the jury, upon the Chairman's recommendation,
returned a verdict of guilty of indecent assault, and 00-
1 quitting prisoner open the subsidiary count preferred in
the indictment—Mr. Jolt urged a technical point of law
for the reconsideratien of the Court.—The Chairman re.
marked in reply that if a case was asked for he should
certainly acquiesce in the application.—Mr. Godson ap-
plied for legal notice and very substantial bail if it was
determined to let the prisoner out on parole until after
the next Session was holden, to order that the argument
tendered by the learned counsel for the prosecution might
be weighed—The Chairman declined to take bail, and
the prisoner eventually threw himself upon the leniency
of the Court —The Chairman observed that this woula
be of very little use as far as he was personally concerned,
as it was one of the worst cases he had ever heard.—The
Chairman sentenced the prisoner to twelve calendar
months' imprisonment.
ASSAULT.—At the Worcester Sessions. on Wednesday,
Thomas Webster, John Billington and William Mondon.
indicted for assaulting Allen Hill, at Halesowen, on the
4th August, were let off with the light sentence of a
month's hard labour, some intleuniflcation having been
made to prooecutor. Mr Griffiths prosecuted, and Mr.
Godson defended.