The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

OFFENCES.

A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY NEAR HANTACY.—A horrible
tragic occurrtnea aroused the quiet neighbourhood of
Beanell from its proprieties, and afforded much food
for gossip, on Sunday. At Eavo's-lane, near Buoknall,
lived a farmer named Enoch Brown, who ono day last
week had a "difference" with his wife, and in conse-
quence she left him, and went to the house of her Eon,
Job Brown, a farmer, at Luslow, near Bagnalb It is
rumoured that the old man is jealous of his wife, in
consequence of an alleged intimacy of hem with a
Griner named Ralph Dale, who resides at Leigh House,
near Cheddleton. On Saturday evening, Dale went to
Job Brown's house, where Mrs. Brown was staying.
He had only been there a short time when the old
farmer came in, and finding his wife and Dale there, he
made a furious attack on the latter, and beat liii,, so
unmercifully that he WWI left for dead. Mr. Walker,
surgeon, of Hanley, wee sent for, and Dale was removed
to his home where he is lying in a dangerous state.
Enoch Brown went into a born on his farm, where he
was presently found by his son Simpson, who lived
with him, and had seen him go into the barn, and who
asked his father why lie did not go into the house.
The old man replied, " Dele won't get over it, and the
police are after me. I shall lie down here, and If they
come, you tell them I have gone out, and you don't
know where I am." Ills son left him, but returned
to the barn about twelve o'clock, and found his father
hanging by a rope from a pole across two beams that
supported the roof of the barn. Ile had apparently got
upon a large heap of elm in the barn, fastened the rope
round his near, and swung himself off his support with
such force as to cause instant death.
Munn= AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A LUNATIC.
—A fearful occurrence took place on Monday at &place
called Sunday's Gate in the northern district of
Drogheda, in Ireland. It appears that a man named
Denis Deane, agardener, had been for some time past
unsettled in his mind, and resided with his family,
who considered that it was not necessary to put him
under any restraint until a few days ago, when a person
was eniploycd to attend him at his own house and
watch his movements, in order to prevent him doing
hams to himself or others. On Monday morning,
however, Deane managed to elude the vigilance of his
keeper, and slipped away from the house. In a short
time, ho was missed, but it was after be had forced
open the door of a neighbouring woman, named Bryne,
who at the time was in her bed, and, it is stated, had
jest been pronounced convalescent from an attack of
illness. He seized some heavy instrument which he
found in the house, with which lie struck the unfortu-
nate woman repeated blows on the skull, and beat out
her brains. He then proceeded to do violence to him-
self by inflicting wounds qn his own head, and having
run into the street the alarm became general, and a
large crowd of persona gathered. A number of men
rushed on the lunatic, and captured him, when he
was conveyed to his house. and bound him hand and
foot with ropes. Dr. Ellis was soon on the spot, and
having first visited the woman Bryne, pronounced that
death was inevitable, as she was breathing her last.
He next dressed the wounds on the head of Deane.
A company of the police force was shortly after in
attendance. Had Deane not been captured no
promptly as he was, there is no knowing to what extent
his outrages might have extended, for it appears that
on his way to Mrs. Byrne's house he met an unoffend-
ing little girl, and struck her to the ground, inflicting
a deep wound on the head. Deane was for come length
of time gardener at the grounds attached to the School
of the Christian Brothers, and lived on the premises.
He was a man of good character, and is father of a
family.

DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW A PASSENGER
TRAIN. About half-past nine o'clock on Tuesday
evening a moat wilful and malicious attempt was made
to upset a passenger train on the East Lancashire Rail-
way, as it was proceeding from Preston to Accrington.
The train consisted of the engine and two oarriages, and
contained about 20 passengers, As it passed down the
incline beneath the far-famed Hoghton Tower, and was
approaching the Darwen, the fore-wheels of the engine
came upon something which caused the engine to jump,
but as it came to the driving wheel it was dragged
forward a few yards, and then cut it in pieces. This
wee followed; in less time than it takes to record it, by
the engine and train running off the metals. Having
run in this way upwards of 50 yards, the train citric
upon the viaduct, and it is believed that it would have
forced Itself through the fence wall and been precipi-
tated into the stream beneath, but fortunately, after
approaching it, the train turned in an opposite direction,
and came to a stand so soon as it had crossed the via-
duct, without having received other injury than what
might have been expected to accrue to the engine.
When the train came to a stand the passengers got out
and walked up the line to the Pleasington station,
about three-quarters of a mile distant. They jwere
then told that they would have to wait some time
before.they they could be carried forward, as some boura
must elapse before the train could be got on the metals.
The obstruction was found to be a railway rail, 16 feet
long, which had been obtained close at hand, the road
being then in course of relaying. The rail was cut into
two pieces of 9 feet and 7 feet, and had been dragged
along the line several yards. It is not known who
the depredators are, but there can be no doubt that the
metal was wilfully placed across the rails.
FATAL FIGHT.—An inquest wog opened in Carlisle
on Tuesday afternoon on the body of George Sinclair, a
lad 17 years of age, who was killed on Monday night in
a fight with a lad named Callam, 15 years of age. It
appeared from the evidence of two witnesses called that
the deceased and Callam bad had some difference on
Sunday night, and had arranged to meet the following
evening at 8 o'clock and fight it out. Seconds were
chosen, and at the appointed Sine the two lads went to
the rendezvous, and, accompanied by their friends, pro-
ceeded to the outskirts of the city. A ring was formed,
and the lads began to fight. Sinclair was rather taller
than his opponent, who however, had the advantage of
weight. They fought 34 rounds, one of the ;seconds
keeping "time," and the fight lasted an hour and 20
minutes. Neither appeared to have any advantage over
the other, and it was proposed that they should desist
and shake hands. Callam war agreeable to this propo-
sition, but Sinclair said he would have it fought out
that night, and he called on Cellars to "come on."
Sinclair jumped off his second'a knee, and the two
closed again, and in a wrestle which ensued Callam
threw Sinclair down with the buttock, and fell on him.
Sinclair became sick, lost all power, and never stood
on his feet again. He was carried to the dispensary,
where he died a short time afterwards. Both witnesses
said the fight had been fair, No stones were used,
and there was no kicking. It was dark at the time. The
inquest was adjourned for a post morain, examinat on of
the body.