The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-03 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF AM EVGLIBH CLERGY.

MAN.

The Soil' has the news of an attempt in the Calais cold.
night express bound for Paris to aseastin,te the Rev. Kr.
Whitburr en English clergyman. Tee /Reed murderous
as 4141 waa made upon him at about four o'clock on Than-
day morales, near Ailly-eur-S 'mins. He was awoke by
repetted blows on the head from • cold chisel. He had
presence of mind to call for help. and make all the noise
he could. In the struggle that ensued the travellers in the
next compartment beard him, and rang the alarm-bell.
lb. engine.driver accordintiv stopped the train. When
the aggressor taw the guard enter he drew • revolver and
attempted to blow out his own brains. The weapon being
rapidly torn from Min, he tried t jump out. A menisci
was emit on to Amiens to the Polies C,matiesary, who
• ait-d there the train wilt som, aunts and • surgeon.
Mr Whitburu's h-rd is severely cot. lut the skull is not
fractwo I. Pie •g4,..0pi rlt r.-. nit 3 givo him ham,,
hut he alguit4 t`utt blimp' nes r eply main Mr. Whit-
burn, and therefore owed hfiu or smile,

PARAATIIM OP 1116 CLELOYMAII.

Paws, Whidbarae is not In any drawer,
nor dors he suffer any lacuovunience her ond beim{ obliged
to keep hls room In Vile saga it a; ea ith or. Hi, butt is
b .und up. The bandages t .k, th rasp .on It of a via:or-
b..s helmet of chain armour. Tnere has been no feverish
simptain, and he stye he feels ultra. comfortable. Mr.
Whidborne is curate of St Patera', and is tell, spare, and
a little bent and middle-aged, but ther, must be • graxl
deal of spring and steel in his slender trains. The verbal
account which he lias Riven in" of his adventure materially
differs from that appearing in the French journals It was
furnish!ul in • composed manner, end them eras evident
ears to convey so ex act irapreasion of the different
Ind lents of the aggression sad struggle.
He think, his aggressor wag shorter than he to, but
erang looking. At the same time V-. Whiaborne to of
opinion that he would have been more than a match for
him hail the man been unarmed. If lure the &Reek was
begun the door of the carriage wee opened, fortunately ae
it turned out for the clergymen. who was dosing when he
was violently and repeatedly stmult with the cold chisel.
Directly he saw the daor pent ocrarred to him that the
aggressor intended to do his worst and then make off.
He then pulled the iron tool which w" urad as • weapon
to full him from the man', hand, and lung It away by the
open dew. After that a revolv..r was drawn from a
pocket, and yresected. Mr. Whidb ne took It also, but
after a tough straggle to keep the muzzle so directed
that if the trigger 0••• re drawn the lull would do no
iniurr. He wee hampered in defending himself by the
lima that it he git hold of the pistol it would
ill.benoins a clergyman to make • de rally IWO of it.
As soon u he wrested it from the man, and cut it on the
fi.w.or....t....ateeept was male to ramp, hia left eye,
but he cane .t rememhur whether the thumb or a finger
was usei in pressing ageing% the under lid. The Firmware
wee sarong, en 1 it hat left, b'alt Work. th•digh not • vs. y
disfiguring one. Mr. Whidborne, n dimrming his
wth.efno.!!turr..aaireunut'iii
tekenctitoma carriage. where
agaremor. rapidly stePPed out of the apartment and
therewkedw
ea
rl oe
tog
th-y lot down
end
finding
tediht edisntirtrhdev.carMlarirtd-
the window, and on hearing of his advent ire dragged him
col
dhadd"gohe on. The train was
in. Weak from lass of blood and intense excitament. be
ala
ltroametpt"iledlohgni,i cvhlunattt'he.al'it:dtAgradmrarigelne. on engine wan dope tc hed to
• it itran whieh Mr. Whidhore. u,t,itintt.hdi the
men lumped out. He saw him brau;ht into the atition
and taken into custody by the police, remarks I his deediy
! Pallor, and Smelts was wounded in the head ; but whether
! the wound was maul by • piat.l-shot, or by 'Ulu-.(rota
tho trete, he could nat ray. labet II the
teweeeet
! seemed to belong to what ara terme I the "deuterons
! classes." "No," ins the sneerer; "when he got in at
Calais I smreely noticed him H. wa, Nitly etnil
dre.sed." "It did not in the .trugle occur to you that
he might be a lomat%) r No. I raw that I mut dig.
art. him. Hs did not speak one word. and I did not hear
hint sp.sk at tiniens. Nat knowing French, I did not
! well understand what WS Pfillese were ab mt."

4`ti!Tarly

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It i n amenity. atirint Dot weather. to advoil beverages
likely to hat or stimulate the eyst.mt. C /11. deprived
of the supord.t.iue oil, and guarantssai absolutely pure, is
aa• wt mothing, sustaining. and refreshing beverage. Be
tare that yitu sei, Cad burr s Coca Essence when you sak
for it, as imitations are often pushed by shopkeepers for
the sake of extra profit. Ushers by medal emphasised
te the QOM

HASTINGS ELSOI•loN.
usnu. VICTORY.

Yore excitement and enthusiasm were visible on
Friday than have been caused by any election contest in
imp borough too many FOWL Alter the close of the poll,
the excitement became very vest, and a vest crow
amembled to bear the rasolt. Al twenty minutes past
maps o'clock tila Mayor declared the result to be NI
follows
Mn. Warner (C 1 ••• •.. • 2101

T. Liberal victory wee reeuired with treuoindoot
cheerio& which combatted I o some time afterwards.
The poll at the ivrieral rlection in l 891) wee an follows :
Mr. Murray (C) ••• 1873
Sir T. Braemy (L/ •.. .•• •PUS
Sir U. Kay Shottleworth (L) 1702

E4RTLE.43 CONDUCT.
On Friday evening the deputy. coroner for Westminster
bald an inquiry at Si. 41 mires • Hospital a.inching
death of Dada Heade. seed six rime. rion of • neintell
living at Pimlico. O•or so Nor rum* e hog ton gems old.
deposed toot on Wodueeday even., ba wow, with
decimeed on Pimlico Fier to play. 'Thry got over the
and erit,••.e was trying to caich a rat while
Heelfe eras endeavouring to ash a piece of wood oat of the
river. Suddenly she deceased (ell into Use weter thrOuta
over-balancing himself. A men wee etending Dear at tus
time, and wane.' imid—" Piamis, sir, will riu come and
pull • boy Ullt of the water!. to reply to which the man
addresa.d semi—" Well until I have smoked my pipe,"
and mule no eitirt to save the child. When wanes*
returned to the plow. Ws consoaniwt bail sunk, and nil
body was not recovered tor over two boors. Me coroner.
in summing up, said the mean conduct was most heart-
less arid cruel. The jury concurred, and returned •
verdict of " Accidentel death."