The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-11 00:00:00

CRADLEY Y.I._;ATH.

SALUTATION CONCERT HALL.—This popular place
of amusement is crowded nightly, with delighted
audienees, to witness tte performances of Miss
Beatrice Irving, and Messrs. Herbert and Beaumont
Mi-s Irving pusse”ses a very rich soprano voice, and
by her car..tul selection of s ,ngs, which she ren.iers
in exqusite style, seems to have,won the approbation
of all those who v sit this place, as s'ne has to appear
to repeated encores. \Ve must also say that the
performances of Messis. Herbert and Beaumont,
two very clever negro comedians, are eutth as have
never been witnessed in t'lis district before, for the
manner in which they turn 7 themselves about, ai.a
throw summersaults in their acrobatic c ntertain-
m-ut is more than can be described in pint. Th
arti,tes, in addi; ion to othei s, will appoar each
evening next week, so those who hay. 3 not had the
opportunity of seeing them. cannot do better than
pay this place a visit. We are pleased to see that
the enterprising proprietor is successful in carrying
on the above ida-e in such an orderly and respectable
way, as he has spared no expense in making the
place worthy of the patronage and supi‘or f those
who wish to spend an evening in Intrnil es mirth
and fun.

DUDLEY,
"MORE THAN HE COULD GavEnat."—At the Police
Court., on Wednesday, before G. Bagott and J.
Bateman, Esqrs. James Wakefield, miner, George • -
street, pleaded guilty to being drunk in Flood-street
the previous (Tuesdaa ) night, and also to doirg
wilful damage to a ham, two loaves of bread. apair
ol scales and a phte, belonging to Geo. 11 nry
wood, p. ovision dealer, Fiood-street. Defendant,
w'nilsc in a sta.e &scribed. by Chief-Superintendent
Buiton as "mad drunk," entered Hay altars shop
and asked for something to eat. He told Mrs. Hay-
ward, who went to him, that there was plenty in
the shop, aad he meant having some, at the same
time taking hold of the ham and the other articles
named and flinging them into the street.—Defenc-
ant now told the court that "he took more ale tan
he could govern."—The Bench fined hint 55. and
costs for the drunkenness, 5s and costs for the
wilful damage, and also ordered him to pay 103.,
the amount of the damage, the alternative being 21
days' imprisonment.
A BRUTAL WIFE ASSAULT. Charles Duca y.
collier, King-street, was charged with assaulting
his wife, Emma Buckley.—According to the coin-
plainant's statement, defendant, having lost his
money by gambling in a public-house, went home
"and had his revenge upon her" by beating her to
such an extent that bruises were left upon her body
and her eye blackened. In reply to the Bench,
comp ainant said she had had tour children, but bad
buried them all, and she attribuzed their death to
her husband Hi usng her —The magistrates com-
mitted defendant to prison for 21 days' hard labour.
A SHOCKING CASE.'— John Ri_und (45), engine
smith, 42 Salop-street, was brought up in cusaxly
charged with criminally assaulting his own daughter
Maria Round, a child eleven years of age.—The
particulars of tie case were of a most revolvi,,g
character. Prusecutrix, after being duly cautioned
as to the nature of an oath, gave evidence to the
effect that on Saturday morning last, whilst she was
in the house, her mother being absent, the prison r
took her upstairs, and having pulled out a penknife
(produced), and threatened to killher if she resisted,
he criminally assaulted her. 'Witness complained
to her mother upon the lat.ter's return home, and
her mother accused the prisoner, upon which he
cursed and beat her. On the following Monday
witness spoke to a neighbour, and the latter took
her to. Chief-Superintendent Burton. The subse-
quent portion of the child's evidence skewed that
the prisoner had repeatedly assaulted her in a
similar manner for two years, and witness's com-
plaints to her mother had resulted in the latter
being beaten by the prisoner. Depositions were made
by Emma Roberts, a neighbour of the prisoner,
Sarah Colebourne, a married sister of the prosecu:
trix, and Police-sergeant Maore, all of whieu went,
to c^rroborate the testimony of the prosecutrix,
Dr. D. Timmins having given evidence, the Benc'',
remanded the prisoner until Thursday, in ordci
that a cerlificate might be procured of the girl's age'
about which there was some doubt, and w;.ich the
prisoner said was 13 years. Prisoner was again
brought up on Thursday and committed for trial o,t
the Assizes.