The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-12-24 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

DRUNK AND ASSAULTING THE POLICIL—At the
Police Court on Wednesday, before Dr. H. Walker,
Messrs. J. H. Pearson and IL A. Wiggan, Thomas
Carr, anchoremith, of Cradloy Heath, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly on the 17th inst,
and further with assaulting Police-constable Rowe,
on the same date.—Police-constable Rowe deposed
that about 11.30 on Saturday night last, he was on
duty in the Reddal Hill Road, Old Hia, aid saw
the defendant, who was drunk and making use of
bad language, coming from the direction of Crad-
ley Heath. He remonstrated ,aith the defendant
about his disorderly conduct, upon which defend-
ant said he would give him a "North country
touch," and rushed at him, knocked him down, and
kicked him in the ribs.—Tnere was a further
charge against the defendant of damaging the
officer's helmet.—The officer stated that in the
struggle between them the defendant broke his
helmet.—A summoned witness named Smith gave
evidence in support of the charge.—He was fined
40s and costs in each of the former charges, with
the alternative of:two months' imprisonment; and
in the latter charge he was ordered to pay 8s for
the damage done to the helmet.
DBUNKENNESE.—Thomas Downes, Isaiah Hale,
and James Healey., of Rowley, were summoned for
being drunk and disorderly, on the night of the
10th inst. Police-constable Styles proved the
case and Downes was fined 5s and costs, or in de-
fault 14 days; and the other two defendants were
each fined 2s 6d and costs, with the alternative of
7 days' imprisonment.—Samuel Robinson, for being
drunk in Garratt's Lane, Old Hill, on Saturday
night the 17th inst, was fined fis including costs.
Police-constable Rowlands proved the case—Thomas
Pillow, of Cradley, was charged with being drunk
in the highway on the 12:11 lost. Police-constable
Twigg proved the case, stating that the defendant
was drunk in the Corngreaves Road, Cradley
Heath. A fine of 5s including costs was imposed.
—Alfred Harris, of Old Hill, was fined 5s including
costs, for being drunk in the Haleso wen Road,
Old Hill. Inspector Walters proved the case.—
Thomas Hill, minor, of Old Hill, was find 5s and
costs, for being drunk and disorderly in Garratt's
Lane, Old Hill, on the 26th ult. Police-constable
Rowlands proved the case.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE. —William Bateman, miner, of
Blackheath, for using obscene lan4uage in Rowley
Village, on the night of the 101,11 inst. was fined
20s and costs, with the alternative of 28 days' im-
prisonment—Margaret Hale, of Sedgiey Road,
Tividale, was fined 25 6d and costs for a similar
offence. Police-constable Winfield proved the
case.

STEALING A PAIR OF TROUSERS.—David Robin-
son (27), chainmaker, Cra.dley Heath, was cha-ged
with stealing. a pair of trousers, value is 9d, the
property of Elizabeth Wakefield, of George Street,
Dudley.—The prosecutrix is a dealer in second-
hand clothes and resides at Dudley. On Saturday
night last, the 17th inst., she was at the Five
Ways, Cradley Heath, selling second-hand clothes
from a stall. About 7 o'clock at night the de.
fendant went to the stall and picked up a pair of
trousers, asking the price of them. Ha was told
that they would be is 9d, and he offered the prose-
outrix 6d for them at fust, but afterwards offered
her is. Sometime subsequent to this, whilst prose-
cutrix was engaged in serving a customer, prisoner
WBS seen to put the trousers under his jacket and
t) take them away. Information was given to
Police constable Twigg, who found the trousers at
the prisoner's hon. se, and .1,110 apprehended the pri-
soner the same mght.—Prisoner, who is now under
police supervision, was committed to take his ttial
at the Sessions.