The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-02 00:00:00

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I At the Ilancces-te7---Serinictcasions-Cin Friday before
Brett, n Lord Justice Bretomad weedale, 45, was indicted
for having, at linciniale, on the 31th January, faionioude,
wilfully, and with malice aforethought, kdi.d and murder
Thomas Tweedale. Mr. Lerear.ha prosecuted, and Mr.
Addison 'tended. The preituer belonged Weever& families
of cotmiderable respectability in the neighbourhood of
Rochdale, but he had not been fortunate in the affairs of
th• world, and earned his lining as a strolling musician.
He resided in Charleestreet, Cloth Hall, Rochdale, and
hail two sons, both of whom in the ordinary acceptation
of the term were good mine, hut some fitnily difficulty
seemed to have led Abriham to leave Rochdale for
ll•nchester, for the purpom, aa the bailer was intormed,
of enlisting. This preyed considerably on the Prisoner's
mind, and be berm, to drink. Bic got it into his head
that the de eased had favoured the action of the son who
had ehlisied, and he felt some anger and irritation
enema. him. At an early hour on the morning of the
Ith January ttne prisoner called upon • friend of his a
man mimed Rerabsw, with whom he went into a public-
boom and pato-A af some refreshment The prisoner
spoke to Kershaw altmt the annor mice be !saint Abraham
mill tine, and blamed the deceased for having ins. sue way
been the means of causing him to leave him. At a later
period of the day the primmer met Agnes &mutton, who,
with her husband, lodged at his house in Chnsimstreet
He •ppeared to be fresh in drink and verv, much excited.
and he said to her "ACOO4 whatever am I to do, my son
bag gone fort soldier." She took him into • putilic-h nee
clog* by, and addreased to him wont, of consolation,
telling him to go home and put the best face upon it he
could. She went to the house, sad he followed some time
after warda and the man Ker.haw subsequently came in.
The deceased at that time had come holes front bin smolt,
and was mated at the table, getting his tea. The primmei
joined him tithe table, and after • while began talking
,to bliu end calling him • ramal, and asking him what he
meant by his conduct. The prisoner • dd. "Do you
mean to Mat ruer -meaning, doll the son intend to be
master of the house.. The deceased replied that he did not,
Lll.O which the prisoner said. "Didn't you tell our
Abraham when he was going away tbat If he would go
for a s.diller you would go toor The deceased replied,
"Yea" and after some further e onvermtion the primmer
loft the table and went away much excited. Ultimately
become again to the table where the deceased wassitting,
took • knife out of his pocket and wimp,' him by tine
shoulder. The deceased rose from his chair, and the
prison r, shaking him, asked him what be meant end be
replied thgt he mesat nothing,. 8-eiug the excitement
under which the prisoner was labouring his wife attempt.
ed to quiet him, and asked him what he wig going to do
He replied "I'll run (or rsm)tbia knife :tato him." at the
same time striking bits a blow on the cheat. T'be son
exclaimed "I'm done.. The mother ran to to the maist
anew of the decease', who had fallen on the door, and on
an alarm bring rimed a neighbour came in, and he we'
planed in a chair, but be wite so weak that he everbalancei
himself and fell off. In 15 ininntes from that time he
we,, dead. On a medical execnination being made, a
Punctured wound below the sixth and seventh rib was
found, which had penetrated the heart. The prisoner
wig soon afterwards seen standing on a bridge over the
river, near the Town Hall but be was at once arrested
Woe° in custody, the prisoner said, "I wee put about
through my lion enlisting. I was always very fond of my
dear son. He would have been the last perms. I
should have thought of hurting in any way. I had no
intenVon of injuring him. an I merrle wi•htel Li show
him who WY ma-ter. Ile must bare COMO On to me
before I kuew where I was or whnt lens doinA " TI,-
tury found the prisoner guilty of" Mansinughter." The
Judge sentenced him to penal mreirode for life.