The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1867-05-25 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

OLD HILL.  A PARISH CONSTABLE CHAR6ED WITH AV ASSArLT. At the Petty Sessions, on Wednesday last, before F. W. G. Barrs and H. 0. Firmstone, Ewa., Emmanuel Perry, Parish-conhtable, IV:18 charged by Caroline Mills with assaulting her on the dud inst. Complainant said : I keep the Bull's Head Inn, Windmill End. On the above date defendant Caine to my house in company with a man named Parkes, for Queen's taxes. I told him I could not pay, and would send for my brother. He did not wait, but began to take the goods. I said to him, "float take them at present," when the defendant pushed me; after which he struck me under the right breast, and knocked me dowu. A person standing by me cried out. "Murder." I was then assisted up on to a chair, and became insensible.—Jane Taylor said she was in the house when the defendant and others came in the house to take a distress. Complainant said she hoped they would not take the goods, and asked them to wait a few minutes. Defendant said he would not wait one minute, and struck Mrs. Mills on the breast with his open hand, and knocked her down.—Elijah Darby said he was in the complainant's house when the defendant and others came in to take a distress. She asked them to wait until she had sent to her brother, and she would pay the deinand. Defendant refused to wait, and struck Mrs. Mills, and boo !bed her down. Perry was drunk at the Cone, and commenced taking the goo Is, ant broke some pictures as Ire wag taking them out of the house.—Defendant, in ex'enuation, stated that he went to complainant's house for the purpose of taking a distress. She asked him to wait until she had sent tr her brother's for the money. Ile waited from a half to three-quarters of an hour. He did not come, and defendant began to move the goods, when complainant said that she would break the first man's arm that touched them. She came np to hirn, and Ire pushed her away, and she fell down and began to hoot " Marder."—Jaines Brown, Parish-constable, said he accompanied the defendant to take the distress warrant. They waited some time for complainmit's brother to come. He did not come, and witness picked op • Pembroke table for the purpose of removing it, when coinplainant said sire would break the first man's arm that took anything away, and stood against the door to prevent them taking the goods. Defendant asked her to go from the door. She refused, and be eking!: t hold of her by tha wrist, and pulled her away. Will swear he never struck a blow. hire. Taylor was there at the time, and showed all the resistance she could. It was the worst case of resistance he ever had in his life.—Jorreph Parker, collector oft ises. said that he went to the defend. onto house for the purpose of collecting the taxes. aDefendant said she could not pay them, and asked him to wait and see tier brother. lie had seen her brother who had refused to pay,,thern, and he was obliged to levy a distress. Previous to doing so he waited some time while she seat to her brother. He did not coma, and he t ill the defendant an I Brown to levy the distress. They did so. He heard complainant threaten to break the first man's arm that touched a tbiag.--Under there Cittalo2stances, the Bench diAnissed_the.eare. .