The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-05-11 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

BREACH or THE BRACE.—At the Petty Sessions, on
Monday, before Messrs. F. Evers end H. Hall, Mark
Gough, William Griffith., and Joseph Morgan, were
charged by Superintendent MilD with committiug •
breach of the peace by fighting and trespassing in afield
the property of Joseph Hayes, on the 29th ult. The
case was proved, and defendants fined 108 each.
DRUNK AND RIOTOUS.—W. Jones, of quarry Bank,
was charged with being drunk and riotous, on the 28th
alt. Police-constable Lavin proved the case, and the
defendant was finedla and costs; in default seven days.
ALLOWING A DOW TO DE UEMUZZLI.D.—JoAeph Roth-
erham was charged with alloilug a large and ferocious
dog to go shut uninurzled, on the 50th ultimo. George
Ptgott, a youth. said that on the above date he went into
Mr. Jackson'• tieid to get dandelion roots. Defendant
came by, and told the dog to take the basket off him.
The dog came up to him and caught bold of the basket,
and tried to take it of him. It itness did not let him
have it, and the doe bit him on the thigh. There is •
large wound. A medical certificate was put in to prove
that it would be some days before the wound would be
well The ease was adjourned for a week for a itnesses
to attend to prove the dog had bitten other persons.
CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO A DOG 80441111E1 Baker
was charged by Superintendent Mills with cruelly
treating a dog by setting it on to fight, on the 27th sit.
Roland Thompson, landlord of the Town Arms, mild tun
defendant camo into his Vaults. Ile had •large dog with
him about 311lhs, which he threw upon • spaniel, and it
fastened on the latter by the neck, indicting a severe
wound. The spaniel was a small dug. Police-constable
Goodfellow gave corroborative ivideuee. Fined Is and
costs, or seven days.
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CiNTION TO Itisnue is.—At the Police Court, on
Thursday. before I. Spooher, Esq., &mud Haywood,
landlord of the Wateriod Jim, Mill.atrett, was charged
ends permitting drunkenness& in Li, house on the 22nd
ultimo. Mr. Stokes apioomarl f,,r defendant.
sergeant Bretoin said im Bogey the 22nd alt, lae visited
defendant's house in company with Sergeant Psssey and
Polioa•constable Griffiths at 20 minutes to twelve p.m.
lie went into the tap-room and saw three wen sitting
behind the door. They were all drunk. They had two
cups of ale in front of them, lie spoke to the landlord
about the lava, and told him he bad three drunken rasa
in his house, and he said he thought they were gone.
The landlord spoke to the men, and two of them left the
house. The other one he allowed to remain there.
Cross.axamined : Did not hear him say he had not served
them with any drink. A man said to me, " There is no-
thing wrong." The man did not speak to me at the
door. There were men standing near the table. There
were five or six caps on the table. I saw the defendant
in the passage coming from the bar.—Policediergeaat
Palmy gave corroborative evidence.—Mr. Stokes, in de.
fence, said the men aunt, in drunk, and the landlord met
them as they were in the passage. He saw they were
drunk, and he ordered them out, and they went. He
went into the bar to attend to some customers, and whilst
he was there the men came bark without his knowledge,
and it was then the policemen went into the house. He
should call witnesses to prove that the men did not have
anything to drink in the house. Three witnesses were
calied, who stated that the men came into the house, and
were ordered out by the landlord. They returned again
shortly afterwards, and called for some ale and ginger.
beer, but they did not have any drink.—ln answer to Mr.
Spooner, the witnesses said there were some cups on the
table at which the men sat, but they did not drink any.
thing—Police-constable Griffiths was called for the pro-
secution, and said he saw the men go into the defendant's
house. He had ordered them out of the street some
time before, and they were both drunk. He went and told
the two aergeante.—Superinkodeut Mills proved that
therehad been a previous conviction against defendant
on the 11th of March, for a similar offence. The house
had not been well conducted ifilleu then. Defendant was
fined .flO and costs, and his license wan endorsed.
ARSAULTINO • WOMAN.—Henry Griffiths was ordered
to pay costs for assaulting Jane Jones, on the sth laid,
at Brieriey Hill. Mr. Stokes defended.
A BRUTAL FICSDAND. —Richard Whitehouse, a boat.
man, was charged with assaulting his wife; and further
charged with drunkenness, on the Bth inst. Police-con-
stable Grady said he was on duty in Mill-street about
half-past nine p.m., and he heard a row on the canal side.
On proceeding to the spot he found thedefendant and his
wife. He had got held of her by the hair of her head
with his left hand, and was besting her with his right
hand. Just as witness got bold of him he threw his wife
in the canal. Defendant said he tried to get his wife into
the boat, and in doing no she slipped off into the water.
The learned Stipendiary said he hail never heard of such
a thing in his life, and sentenced him to •is months'
prisonment, and to find two sureties in £95 each to keep
the peace for twelve months.