The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-02-13 00:00:00

Suitt an gistrict

CONCBRT.—Messrs. Matthews Brothers, the well-
known negro deleuiators, gave one of their highly
popular entertainments in the Corn Exchange, on
Tuesday evening last, to a large and appreciative
audience. Mr. W. Matthews, in his stump oration,
and Mr. H. Matthews, in his banjo song, elicited
rounds of well-merited applause. The songs and
choruses were capitally rendered, and were frequently
encored.

DEITNE AND REFUSING TO QUIT.—At the Police
Court, yesterday,lbefore Col. Fletcher, Col. Barrow,
and Captain Noel, Richard Mobberley was charged
with being drunk and refusing to quit the Lyttelton
Arms Hotel, Hagley, when requested, on the Bth
inst. Defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs.
WORKSHOPS RZGULAT lON ACT.—The following
persons were summoned by Mr. W. H. Brewer, Sub.
inspector, for non-compliance with the above Ad,
and fined 28 6d and costs each: Wm. Westwood, M.
A. Walters, Thos. Cox, E. Hodgetts, and E. Fisher;
and T. Richards 55 and costs, in two eases. Several
of the defendants' wives appeared, and Col. Fletcher
told them that their husbends were liable to be arres-
ted on a warrant for non-attendance.
A DISHONEST SERVANT..-- Frederick Birch, for-
merly groom in the employ of William Pearson, of
Norton, was charged with being the bailee of £9 lOs
ed on the 22nd nit, and fraudulently converting the
same to his own use. Mr. Wall appeared to prose-
cute, and said that prisoner was formerly a servant
in the employ of prosecutor, who sent him to Bir-
mingham on the above date to pay some accounts.
Prisoner did not pay the accounts, but converted the
money to his own use.—Prosecutor said he purchased
some goods from Mews. Ludlow, Daniel, and Rob-
erts, and on the 22nd nit gave the prisoner £9 103
6d in cash, a cheque for £lO, and 35 for his own per-
sonal expenses. He should have paid Messrs. Lud-
low and Co., .217 158 6d, and to Mr. Fenn, £1 158.
• The money was not paid to them, but prisoner sent
the cheque back on the 25th ult, and informed him
where the horse and trap were. Prisoner returned
on the sth inst, but did not bring the money back.—
Mr. Blyth, cashier to Messrs. Daniel, Ludlow, and
Roberts, proved that prosecutor had an account with
them, amounting to £l7 158 6d. Prisoner had not
paid the money.--.31r. Fenn, tailor, of Birmingham,
proved that prosecutor owed him an account amount-
ing to „el 15s. Prisoner had not paid the bill.—Po-
lice-sergeant Jones proved apprehending prisoner,
who said it was a bad job, and drink was the cause of
it. He met some friends, and they had some whisky
and water, and he spent all the money in two nights.
—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
three months' hard labour.
STREET RuFFIANI oz.—There has been some signs
lately that a few of the wilder spirits et Stonrbridgs
desire to emulate the examples of ruffianism which
have distinguished other places. Two candidates for
I fame of this sort were brought before Messrs. It. L.
I Freer and J. B. Cochrane, at the Police Court, On
Tuesday. Their names were John O'Boyle and
Patrick Greeuway, and it was shown that they as-
saulted David Dakin and Emma Dakin, his sister, on
Saturday week, in a most cowardly manner. DJkin,
who is a youth of fifteen, was passing quietly along
the street, when the prisoners and one or two other
young fellows attacked him, and struck him to the
ground. His sister asked why they ill-used her bro-
ther so, and they at once struck her as well, knocked
her down, and kicked her while she was on the ground.
There had not been the slightest jot of provocation.
Prisoner did not appear to summonses, and one was
apprehended on a warrant, and the other gave him-
self up,—They were fined 40s. each and costs, or six
weeks to hard labour. Their friends paid the monZy
fo rthem.