The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1879-09-06 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

OLD HILL.  WILLFUL DAMAGL—At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. R. L. Freer and W. Bassano, John Davies was charged with willfully damagng stone wall b,longing to the Earl of Dudley, in the occupation of William Giles, at Portway, on the 24th ult. Mr. Addison defended. Police-constabie Styles said he was on duty on the night in question at Port way. About 11 o'clock at night he heard some stones falling and went in the direction from where the ise came from. He saw the defendant and two others pushlng stifles off the wall. He caught the defendant but the other two men :rot away He gave defendant lo the charge of Police-sergeant Cooper, and went in search of the other two men, but he did not find them. Police-sergeant C.,oper said he was going up Pottway on the night of the 24th tilt, and heard a noise of failing of stone and ran in the di. rectioa of the sound. He saw the defendant and tw. other men Fulling stones off the wall. He saw la,t wi fleas each hold of defendant and rau up to him and took the defeßdant in his charge, while last witness went in search of the other two men. When he wa9;taking him to the Police-station he asked his name but he refused to give it, and became very violent. He struck him with his staff and knocked him  down, and when he was down he gave the name of Pearson of Old Hill. Mr. Giles said he wa9 called  out of his house by Police-sergeant Cooper to look at his wall. The wall wa- all right at about 10 o'cleck at night. The next morning he went to look at the wall, and found it was in a very bad state. The damage done was estimated at about .25. Mr. Addison said that defendant was returning home from Oldbury, and as he was coming by the wall he saw two men pulling stones off It was not defendant that did the damage. Defendant was fined 10s, £1 damage, and costs. AsaAtazs.—John Mole was charged with assaulting James Adams on the 6th ult. Mr. Addison appeared for the complainant and Mr. Hayes for the defilidant. Complainant, wcnt to his house about one o'clock in the morning and be,:an to knock Ma door. Complainant went down stairs and opened the door when the defendant rush-,d in and struck him. Complainant tan into the pantry while his wife got defendant out of the house. When she had got defendant out complainant ran up stAirs and open -d the window and shouted out murder. A neighbour on hearing him fetchecl his father. Phoebe Mullett, who lives next door to complainant, said die heard a noise at the door, and a short time afterwards she heard the complainant shout murder. Defendant was fined ss, and cats ; in default 14 days —John Bennett, Henry Mole and John Mole were charged with assaulting James Adams, senior, on the 6th ult. Mr. Addison prosecuted and Mr. Hayes defended. Complainant a lid he was fetched by a man named Ebor Lowe to the house of his s,m. On entering the house Henry Male and John Male shut the door and began to strike him. The defendant John Bennett then came in and pulled him out of the house, and begen to hick him. Rebbeem and Elcor Lowe corroborated. Being sPveral times convicted, the defudatits were fined iOs each and costs ; in defan.t one month.  DauxlivNNEss:.—Joseph Parker, lab .urer, wa9 &:arged with being drunk and disorderly in High :Areet, Blackheath, on the 24th ult. Police-sergeant C,oper proved the case and said defe dant was very drunk and creating a disturbance. Defendant was fined 10s and costs.—Saintiel Barnsley was charged w.th being drunk and disorderly is Hackett Stre,t, Black'ae.oh, on the 26th ult. Police sergeant Cooper proved the case and defendant was fined 54 and cost.. —William Webb was charged with a similar offence in the highway, at Tividale, on the 16t'l ult. Policeconsta)lo Wingfield provel the case. li..fendant said he wt s very sorry, and as it was the first time lie hoped the Bench would del lightly with him. Th.,: defendant; was let off on pliyizw, c is's.--jos=Th Br alley was char.,,zed with being drunk and disorderly on the 21st ult. Police •constable Styles said deft•ndant was drunk and wanted to fi4170;. There were a great number ~f people round. He told Yrn t) go home but he r..fused to do so, and pulled his jacket off to fi.zlat witness. Defendant was fined 2s Gd and costs.  BREACH or