The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-29 00:00:00

BURN RAE.

SCIDDIN DIATO OF G. MID, FAQ : TEO INQUICIIT.—
Dr. Creddock, coroner, held an inquest On Thursday,
en the body of the above-named gentleman, who died
suddenly on the previous Tuuday. Caroline Smith, a
starinut, stated that at tan minutes pest seven on the
'morning of Tuesday on passing her mater's door she
heard him breathing heavily, but her opinion was that
he wee in a sound Sleep. Honig to the room with soup
of tea at twenty miontes past eight, on opening the door
she observed something psouliu in the appuranoe of
her master. Captain Flier wu called trout the sajoioing
room, when they discovered the deceased quite dead.
Dr. Phelps gave evidence to the effect that the deound
gentleman bad died from natural causes. The day
previous he attended him profeesioually for a sough.
Denson was subject to giddiness, almost approaching
to (Unison He had also disease of the heart. The
issroaer made referents, to a riport which has been
circulated inferring that the deceased bad oommitted
suicide. This bad originated, he presuinei, beciaue be
had been galled upon during the last week or two to pay
a hoary atm of money. Uncharitable people wore
news ready to put all sorts of collate notions on thew
eking', but in the present instanee there was no reason
to suppose the deceased bad teken anything to do away
with himself. The doctor had told them he had begirt
disease, and his impression always had been that he (the
deceased) would die suddenly. Dr. Phelps fully
indorsed the recuaiks of the coroner. A verdict of
"Died from natural cause*" was returned. His age
eras stated at 63. Report states that hia life is insured
tithe sum of 112,000. lir. Reed was a direct.' of the
inforturiala Somerset and Dorset railway. It wiU be
remembered tnat last week we reported • trial, that
remind in • decision under which Yr. Reed would hue
had to pay D 30,000 towards that railway which hes
bane so heavily on Sir R. Baker and Yr. J. C. IllanseL

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE ep, 180:

IiOERIBLE MURDERS THROUGH INSANITY.
A horrible ous of religious aberratioe recently
o-airred in North Carolina. A Mr. Loud, Jane his wife
sod four children. named/lamb. t oily, Eli, and Nimrod,
became inaane by an atten 'aces at a "protracted
meeting," sod began tofu visions. Silly claimed to be
the true God, the mother often saw Polly on the orcsa,
sod at times herself felt on her head the th irny crown,
and felt in her aide the spear, as her Saviour load done
before her. They held meetings in the fields, and were
NW; one dsy with their sleeves rolled up shove their
elbows, knocking dried chesout-bure boas mu to the
other until their naked band. and toms were covered
with blood. On. night, while Sally end her mother
discussed some passage in Scripture, a dispute arose.
pocasioned by both of them claming to be God. The
mutter thought Sally was the devil, and oil :ad h r
sons nod husband to tie her; thee did 10, sod thrust her
her hands tied together, out of the door. She attempted
he get lo; Junes seised a btt of burd and tried to push
her away, chile the mother, unable to bold the door
spinet her, ordered Eli to shoot the devil; he Mod,
bitting her in the bud, and thee, as they described it
afterwards, "the devil aersobled off the doorstep."
Soon she woo bask again, pasting her bloody hands in
at a ho'e in the top of the door, when Eli wits again
ordered to shoot. Nimrod loaded ttie rifle with two
bullet., gave it to Eli. talc:said, "Fetter, must I shoot?"
"If nothing else will do," said be, "you meat shoot ;"
and said Eli, "this time I plumbed him right between
the eyes." The body lay outside the door until day-
light, then the mother ordered the rest to carry the devil
to the log-heap and bora it. This they did, nothing
being left but a bit of the spine and skull, a rib or two,
some portion of the abdonsee, and the outline of the
swelliog shoulders and hips in the ashes. The family
artire taken to jail, sod while they were all occupying
the cage, a room grated with iron on thn top and sides.
the sons killed their mother by avking her. A tried
resulted in their aosuittel oil the ground of insanity.
BoMon Courier

LEGAL AND GENERAL LIFE
AIIBUHANCE ,LOCHITY,
10, FleeLeine', Temple liar, London. E.C.
Troika -
The Right Hon. Th. Loaf) Cm aNccuoa.
The Right Hon. The LOAD eilllnB.
The Right Hen. Sir W. BoviLh. Lord Chief Juttios, C.P.
The Hight Hoo. Sir EDWAnD VAUGH•Y WILLIAMS.
The Hog, Sir Gisosas Rues..
Trionas WEBB GREW, Q.C.
JOHN 088u11/41, Eon 2c.
EMT/AID SMITH BIOG. •q.
iiOBIBT BAIL! FoLurr, Esq., Toting Muter in
Chanoory.

Fosaitrial Poeition on January 1, 1869:
Existing Assurances £4,117,000
Reversionary Bonus thereon ... 539 000
annual Income ... 200,000
Invested Fund ... 1,610.000
Share Capital fully subscribed , 1,100 000
Claims and Bonn" paid
, WOOLS-WORLD Policia', granted for a single extra
payment of 10. per £lOO, where no Special Liability to
Foreign Residence then exista. Policies on Lives of
fall age when Assured. after Sth • existence
without incurring extra charge for Foreign Licence,
allow unreal-idea ruidence in any part of the world.
Ordinary Pobeim allow, from the date of issue, residence
in any part more than 33° from the Equator.
NINE-TENTHS of the total Profit, dividble every
Five years amongst the Aeturel. A valuable proyi.ion
for Policiee becoming Claims between two divieions.
Very moderate Non• Bonus Premium.
THE GENERAL CONDITIONS of Assurances
printed thereon, are specislly Framed to secure to Policies
of the Society, when once issaed, absolute freedom from
all liabiliy to four.
LOANS are granted no Life Interesta and Reversion'.
E. A. NEWTON, Actuary and Manager.

W. G. BEYER,
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER, GENERAL VALUER,
HOUSIC AGENT,
3, NAPIER TERRACE, SOUTkIRTRRET,
DORCHESTER.

VALUATIONII 10111- !IMAM-

BIRTHS.

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June 13, at the Rectory House, All Saint',' Chard-
stock, the wile of the 11v. Jemee G. UriLe, of •
deuehter,

tA the Abbey, Shrrborne, the w.f., of the
Re.. A. C. Clapin, of • son.
June 18, at stepleton Park. Wanifor 1, the wife of
Warren Haetings DO,Iy, B.C.S , of • daughter.
June 16, at Afli ngton, Cade Ca-tie, ttio .1(u of Yr.
Wilitaat Francis Kent, of • rimy/bur.
June 17, Kt the Rectory, Ilagt.rough. the Rife of the
1t... J. li. }Ulu. of aeon.
June 18, at Sydling, the wife of Robert Rendell, of •
daughter,

—Jues 19, A West Allington, B:iiport, Dorset, the
wife of 11.jor H. L. (leery, Royal Aittllrry, el • son
and heir.

June 20, 4 Bournemouth, the wife of Edwin B,
Kemp•Welah, solicitor, of a daughter.
Jana 22, at 13,11-atecet, Darcheater, tho wife of Mr.
W. Rom:, of

MARRIAGE&
May 12' at Ockbroot churcn, Derbyshire, by the
Rev. U.. ff. Scott. the Rev. J. lloGrort•, M.A.. of
1104 if Sittiogbourne, Kent, to Jane, thud
daughter of the late Capt. Tuuatati, hh Hee., of
Nobel.' Vas, oast Shrewsbury, •inl mete of the late
General Dawns, C. 8., of Tanybortch Hall, near
Aberystenth . .

JaOe 19, at Frome Vauchorch. near Msi,len Newton,
My. John Trovd, yeoman, tu Wet AnhiJ Chi/rations*,
of Filar Weddoo. near Weymouth.
Jane 22, at the parish church. Netherbory, by the
Boa. aps 1t.,. spring 1{406, asci.tcd by the Res. F.
Parham. Mr. Barry P. Polman, of Nethe-bury. to
Hornet, youagest daughter of thi• late Mr. John
Farwell Ropar, of Kingsland, Netherbnry.
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