The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-03-16 00:00:00

BEIEBLEY HILL.

DRIACH OP /Hi PEACIA—M the Polies Court, On
Mondey, before Messrs. F. Evers and L. Freer, Walter
Pride and William Haden were charged with committing
• breach of the peace on the morning of the 10th inst.
Police-constable Mee proved the ease, and defendants
ordered to pay the coats.
DansElLSNElle.—John Donn was charged with being
drunk and riotous at Moor-lane, on the 6th inst. Police-
constables Breton and Griffiths proved the ease, and the
defendant was fined 108 and costs, or 14 days—John
Swinnerton wee charged with being drunk and disorderly
at Mill-street, an the 6th inst. Police-sergeant Breton
and Police-constable Grady proved the cue, and defend-
ant was fined 2s 64 and costs, or 14 days.
PERMITTING Dacmll.lllVSESS.—Samuel Hayward, land-
lord of the Waterloo Inn, Mill-street, wee charged with
permitting drunkenness in his house, on the 6th instant.
Police-conotable Grady said be visited defendant's house
on the night in question, and found five drunken men
there. He told the landlord about it, and on visiting the
house again he found the same men there, with the ex-
ception of one. Police-constable Griffiths gave eorrobo
rative evidence. Police-sergeant Breton said he visited
the house in question and saw four or five men drank.
The defendant was there, and he was not sober. He
spoke to defendant. Defendant denied the charge, and
said there wee no drunkenness in the house. He, did not
speak to Sergeant Breton, and Police-constable Griffiths
was intoxicated. Sophia Webb, defendant's servant, said
there was no drunkenness in the house on the night in
question. The dancing-room was closed at eleven.
When the officers visited the house the men were sitting
round, but they were not drunk. Defendant was fined
20v and costs: in default 21 days.
INDHCENT EXPOSUllll.—WillitinHishfield was charged
with indecently exposing himself, on the 3rd inst. Mr.
Addison prosecuted. Sarah George said the defendant
indecently exposed himself to her and some little chit.
dren on the above date. The case was dismissed.—De-
fendant was further.pharged with atone throwing and in.
juriug a little girl is Sarah Wylde, 13 years of ase
Mr. W. Noma, sargemi. said the child was not able to
attend to give evidence that day. On the applicetion of
Mr. Addison. who eppeared for the prosecution, the ease
was adjourned for tl days, bail being accepted for the
defendant's appearance at the time.
HIOHWAY OPFENCE.—John Fellows was charged with
obstracting the highway at Quarry Bank, On the 6th
by being on his wrong side of Bic riad. After bearing
the evidence of Police-constable Levin, the Bench dis-
missed the case.
ASSAULTING A Wire—At the Petty Sessions held on
Tharsdey, before I. Spooner, Esq., Stipendiary, Beija-
min Bennett was charged by Elm ibeth. his wife, with
assaulting her on the 3rd ult. Mr. Waldron defended.
Complainant said she lived at Brockmoor, and had been
married one year and nine months. On the above date
she went to him at a public-house, and asked him to
come home, when the defendant struck her several times.
Wes not hurt much. Had not lived with him since.
Ordered to find one surety in £lO, and himself in £2O,
to keep the peace for six months.
DRUNK AND RIOTOUL—George Wild WY charged by
Superintendent Mills with being drunk and riotous in
Brierley HiII, on the 9th instant. Police-constable Mee
proved the ease. Fined ss.
PALTRY CRAW:M.—Sarah Morris was charged with •••
milting Sarah Jane Jones, on the 2nd inst. Complain-
ant, a little girl, said the defendant slapped her on the
face. Defendant was ordered to pay 2s 64, the cost of

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the summons.
Darien sign EZIVSIIIO TO Qurr.—Valentine Smith, a
giry, was charged with being drunk and refusing to
quit the house of William Male, on the 4th inst. Mr.
Addison defended. Complainant said that he kept the I
Happy Return, Buck Pool. On the above date defend.
ant came into his house, quite drunk. He refused to fill
km any ale, when the defendant struck him • violent
Slow on the mouth, and knocked him down. A, man
came to his assistance, and helped him to get defendant
out, as he refused to go out. Eliza Harris gave corro-
borative evidence. For the defence it was contended
that complainant was drunk, and that the defendant, who
Is a gip,, was talking in an unknown tongue, and corn-
plaimuit said they were swearing, and he would not have
such bed language in his house, The father of defend-
ant was called, and said his son was sober, and that he
pushed the complainant down. The learned Stipendiary
said he considered a gross swami had been committed
upon the landlord, who was merely doing his duty by
refusing te till ale to • drunken man. He should fine
defendant £2 and costs; in default six weeks' imprison.
ment, with hard labour.
Women's Qoananza.— Eliza Barnbrook and Martha
Heath, two married women, were charged by Christiana
Blear with assaulting her. complainant said the de.
fondant Barnbrook accused her of being on too intimate
terms She denied it, and Barnbrook struck her several
times, and Heath came in the house and struck her.
Maria Jones said that Barithrook struck the complainant
and they fought. Heath did nothing. Heath was dis.
charged, and Sambrook ordered to find one surety to
keel the peace.
Tin LATZ OnAZOI Or WOUNDInO.—At the Stafford
Assizes, on Tuesday, William Slater (on bail) was indic.
ted for feloniously wounding Philip Franks, on the 6th of
August. 1871, with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm
Mr. CI. Brown prosecuted. The evidence went to show
that this was result of a drunken row, and the evidence
not being clear, prisoner was acquitted.

HAGLEY.
Cowarvut. SIMPIII.—On the evening of the Bth inst.
• number of gentlemen and farmers sat down to • convi-
vial supper at the Lyttelton Arms Hotel, to which they
had been invited by Mr. B. Wooldridge. After supper,
Hr. Wooldridge said that having been Induced by some
-to have a sale of stock at - ' he held his