The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-09-12 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

Cli tn.;r (IF 011TMIN) MONEY I.Y F kf.Fr Pr.rTFNCEF.
—At the Petty Se s. tis, 01 Thursday last, before I.
Spa:incr. , Stipeediary, Ann Jones and Cherie s
reel' were caarged with obtaining by false pretences a
lialf-siverei4a of Ai ary Wilhiauiw Camplainant SAW she
Lived at Hai l's Hill, and kept" The Store,.' lirren :end
another man came halo her bon, on Saturday ni ;lit, and
I,til d for two glas,es of ale. He after called for a cap
of ale, ani then aitared it to a glass of ale, and • bottle
of ginger beer. She served him with the latter, and
Hill gave her a sovereign to pay for it. She g iVP him
19s in silver. and gld in copper. Hill said be; would
be glad it she would give half-sovereign torten shillings
in silver. She fete bed him a half-sovereign, lIIVI put it
down on the counter. In about a titillate 11111 patdown
ten shillings, and directly said, "011, I beg your pardon.
I could have don • without change. Will you give me
back the sovereign Witness at once gave him a sove-
reign. Hill put down the half cot ereign on the counter,
and at once left o ith the prisoner. The servant-girl
went out to look after h.m. bat could not see him. The
female prisoner was in tile house at the SaMal, time.
The other man t 111111 had been brought up at Du hey.
and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The two
priaoners were with Hill in the house. Defendant said
that lie neve r handled the money, and that he drunk the
glass of ale Hill paid for, and Hill had been sentenced
to six mouths irnpri.nment. Ihe learned Stipendiary
said he should remand them for a week for the police to
make implirit..
CIFIIIIOE or CIII*F.T.TY To A Honsi:.—Tleonias Brown,
of Brockmoor. was charged by Superietendent Malls
with working a horse on the sth inst, while in an unfit
stole. Police-constable Cotterell proved the case, and
said that both the animal's shouldera were quite raw.
lined ti and costa—g2 lls fid; in default six weeks' im-
prisonment.

lIALESOWEN.
vamuNry.—At the Putty St.,ALLni, on Tuesday last,
before E. Moore. S. Haubury, sod F. Smith, I),pm.,
William Garner and Joseph Dame were charged with
being on prem.wm belonging to Sampson Ilmibury with
intent to commit a felony en the 30th ultimo. Dmll
Thomas gardener and bailiff to Mr. S. Hulbert, proved
the cabe, aud they were each sentenced to seven days'
iniprisonment
tit micros, Dim ion.—William Price iyai charged with
wilfully daIIISHOO/ it feuce on the '22nd alt, the property
of Tht man Downing. of Hill Top. Police•constabce
Blanton said that on the above date he saw the defend.
mit get over the fence, and damage it to the exteut of
it. The offence was admitted. all the defendant was
ordered to pay the damage done, 2d, and iv line uf 61,
and cents; in default seven dace.
Anonaysa ma ASSAULT. William Wakefield was
chat eed with committing an aggravated assault ou Selina
Grove on the 7th inttant. in Birmingham street. Com-
plainant said she was shunting at her door on the above
date. when she beard the defendant knocking at a neigh•
bom.s door. Her husband went to bee what was wanted,
when defendant said, 'What is that to you, you b—
old constable." Defendant then came to her mid ,truck
her, knocked her dean in the gutter, and kicked her.
Defendant, in answer to the charge, said that be was
inching at complainant's hatband, when the (complain-
ant) rushed in between them and her own hatband
lime Led her down in tLe gutter, nod she cut her arm in
tumbling. Complaimines lint:baud corroborated the as.
molt. Fined le and costs ; in default seven days.
NEOLEcTINO To SCPPoRT a BON IN •N ASTLITO.—
May Ann Hodgetta was summoned to show cause why
she should not support tier sou, John Hodgetts, who is an
inmate of Pike Lunatic Asylum. C. I'. Clisemen, Re-
lieving•offici r. if Halesowen, proved that the cost of
keeling defendant's son was 8a per week. Her win had
been an inmate of Vie asylum since April 10th at a met
of tis per week. striated to pay is per week.
WomEN'el IrAIIVELS —Bhu•ke Nock w a eh %rue! by
I Betsy Bailey with Res:outing her on the :eh inst. Com.
plainant suit they were neighbour., MG were not on very
g,•l terms. On the aheye date the defendant came to
her in • neighbour'e house, and struck her on the I roast.
Defendant said that she only pushid her, te anise she
refused to give her), ick some sugar which she (defend-
ant) had lent her a month lack. The case was din-
miesed.
BREACH OF THE Peas:. Thomas Taylor (dies
" Pork John Purcell, and Joseph Crockett sir:
charged with aiding and abetting at a fight on the filth
ult. George Dunn and Police•coinstable Dennaut proved
that the three defendants were present at • fight on the
above data between Smith asei Evans. Taylor wee
I ordered to tied a eurety is £5 to keep the peace for thr• e
I months, and the ether two defendants were orde ed to