The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-01-21 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

DOUBLE HUEDEE.—Clavering, in Essex, has been the
scene of a horrible double murder. The murderer, or
rather murderess, is a woman named Rebecca Law,
the wife a man named Samuel Law' • farm labourer
end rateatoher, and the victims are her husband and
one of her children, an infant. The husband, it appears,
was a rather loose, although not absolutely bad,
character, and recently he had received a month's
imprisonment from the magistrates, who, in Feces, are
evidently of the ithadamanthus stamp, for having
broken a farmer's gate On coming out of prison he
found his wife and children in the Union workhouse,
having been driven there through want. The man
immediately took steps have them rev...eyed, and
their removal • Was e on Sunday morning. On
that day they all dined 11 the husband's mother in
Clavering, and seemed be on the most friendly terms,
On Tuesday morning the woman and one of her
children appeared at her mother's house, which is
situated at Langley, about three miles from the scene
of the murder. She was besmeared with blood, and
at first said that some one had broken into the botue
and murdered her husband. Subsequently, however,
she acknowledged that she herself wee the murderess,
and subsequent inquiries confirmed the truth of the
last statement. The unfortunate man had been
murdered with • bill hook and his head and hands
were frightfully mangled. The child died from injuries
on the head inflicted by • hammer, after suffering ix
great agony for several hours. Although she has, as
we have seen, confessed to the double crime she is
silent with respect to her motive for having perpe-
trated it. It appears that a brother of her husband's
had courted her before her marriage, and it is stated
that she had been heard to declare that she hated her
husband, and loved her former lover. This, however,
may be mere gamin. The woman, whom it is charity
to believe is insane, his been committed for trial on the
double charge.
SALIWN Posen:Mo.—An affray similar to that which
occurred seeently on the Coquet, bat still more serious
in its results, took place, early on Wednesday morning,
on the Eden, near Carlisle. For same time past there
has, it appears been a great deal of poaching for
salmon in that appears,
and on the morning in question
the watchers came upon the poachers, and attempted to
capture them in the water. A desperate fight ensued,
in which one of the watcher; was so desperately mal-
treated that be died on the &IMO day.. Another poor
fellow, it was feared, was also fatally injured. Two
persons, father and son, have been arrested and identi-
fied as parties in the fight.
Mr. Alfred Denison, who acted for some years as pri-
vate secretary to Sir William Denison, the Governor-
General of Australia, is appointed private secretary to
the Speaker, to succeed the Hon. George Leah Walde-
grave, resigned. . . .

BROTHERS DROWNED AT WORRLIT.—An inquest
was held at Worsley, on Monday, by Mr. Rutter, on the
bodies of two little boys, brothers, named John William
Brown and Thomas Brown, the former six and the
latter two years old. From the evidence of their
mother, who lives at Roe Green, it appears that on
Friday the elder was sent to wash • mop in the brook,
and took his younger brother with him. John asked his
mother whether he might net wash it in a pit, which is
in a field near the house, and his mother told him that
he was not to go near the pit on any amount. The boys
then went out and never retuned. After some time
had elapsed the mother went to look for them, and
ultimately the body of the younger was found floating
in the pit in the field, and the body of the elder was
afterwards drawn out of the same place. The mop and
elder boy's shoes and stockings were found on the edge
of the water, which would seem to indicate that the
younger boy had fallen in first, and the other had, in
trying to save him, been drowwd himself. A verdict
of "Accidentally drowned" was returned.
GARROTTING IN LONDON.—A few days ago • com-
mercial traveller was decoyed down a dark passage in
Shoreditch, and there seized, throttled, and robbed by
two men who were apparently lying in wait for him
The poor man has since died from the effects of the ill
treatment he thestreseived, but before his death a turn
,irmiseolf Oaelek St& keen arreaMedreed, being brought
into the dying man'a presence, was identified by him as
one of the men who had seen him making & rather too
free display of his jewellery in • public-house. The
counsel employed by the prisoner declared that he was
• respectable man, and had a complete answer to the
charge, but as the case must be tried e'sewhere he re-
served the defence. The prisoner was then remanded,
and bail was refused. _

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An attempt was made by a man named Lister to shoot
a respectable tradesman, at Bradford, on Monday night.
The attempt was fortunately unsuccessful, and the
motive for it was not lmowo.

One of those stupid women who go about emulating
Blondin in bis reckless disregard of fracture of the spine
or dislocation of the neck nearly met with her death, at
Preston, on Monday night. She had been publicly ad-
vertised to make a' terrific ascent" in the open air on
• wire rope to the top of the Hippodrome, and had
completed about the half of her journey when, in con-
sequence, it is supposed, of the slackness of the guy
ropes, she lost her balance, and fell amidst the shrieks,
screams, confusion, and horror of • great multitude.
The lady, in falling, caught the wire, and so escaped
with a slight abrasion of the hands. A repetition of
the unsuccessful feat was announced to come off on the
following night.
An extraordinary accident occurred on the journey
of the express train to Bury from Town on Saturday
evening. By some means, which have not been ex-
plained, the wire of the telegraph became
entangled with the wheels of the train, and not
less than two miles of wire pulled down. The train was
at length stopped, when one of the telegraph poles fell
upon the Bory carriage, in which Lady Arthur Hervey
and other persons were seated, but happily no personal
injury was sustained.
A LARGE SHIP STINE OFF HOWTH.—lnformation
was brought into Kingston harbour late on Tuesday
evening of the fact that three masts of an evidently
large ship were seen off the Bailey Lighthouse, at
Howth, sticking tip out of the water, and discernible
from the foot of the topmasts upwards. The report
was conveyed by some of the trawlers employed in fish-
ing the bay, and was at once communicated to the
harbour authorities.
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE FROM AN 1011NIBUS INTO
THE THANES.—About nine o'clock on Tuesday night
rest excitement was mused amongst the passengers on
London-bridge, owing to the following remarkable ease
of suicide. It appears that for many years past Mr.
Herring, the omnibus proprietor of Lewisham, has
been in the daily habit of running his vehiole from that
place to the City and back again. On Tuesday night,
as the vehicle was performing its return, the conductor
Mr. Herring, jun., was noticed to step off the "monkey
board" of the omnibus on to the step, then dash across
the foot pavement between the passers by,
and having mounted the steps of one of
r the tecesses, plunged head foremost into the river. An
alarm was immediately raised, the drags were procured.
and search made for the unfortunate man, but without
effect. There can be but little doubt that the deceased
met his death before reaching the water by striking
against the projecting piers of the bridge, No WWI is
at present assigned for the rash JO.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT WITH A-THRABHING MACHINE.
—A most frightful aceident occurred on Monday at
Stoughton Wyrille, Leicestershire, on a farm occupied
by Mr. Dunmore, caused by the bursting of the boiler
of a steam thrashing machine. About eleven o'clock
on the morning of the accident, while Mr. Butcher and
ten men were in Mr. Dunmore's stockyard, employed
in wcaking the engine, it was ascertained that the
supply pipe was leaking and means were immediately
set about to stop it. To do this the engine was stopped,
and while some et the party were in the act of applying
tow and red lead to the part, the boiler exploded with
a loud report and scattered destruction all around. At
the time of the accident eight persons were standing
near the engine, four of whom have lost their lives.
One poor fellow's head was blown off and was found at
a distance of 50 yards, another's leg and head were
blown away to • great distance. Two others were
carried over several potato camps, and at the time they
were picked tip were not 'dead, but expired towards
evening. The other four Ire more or less injured, two
we believe seriously, but hopes are entertained for their
recovery. Mr. Butcher, who was also much scalded,
was conveyed to his own house at Gummy; and we are
glad to learn his injuries are not of a very serious
nature.

The Prince Consort Memorial Fond now being raised
under the auspices of the Load Mayor is progressing
very satisfactorily, subscriptions to the amount of
between £6,000 and £7,000 havingalready beenreceived.
The Lord Mayor has addressed a eircular to all the lords.
lieutenant throughout the country, inviting their co-
operation.
ESSAYS AND REVINWEI.—The Dean of Arches Is not
expected to give judgment in Dr. William's ease until
Trinity term.
&TIMM AT CRICKDALL—A correspondent tells the
following story :—Two poor half-clad, half-fed boys, the
same of honest labourers, were the other day brought
before the Crickdale magistrates, charged by a pollee-
mark, one for playing at marbles, the other for 'tending
in the street; they were each fined fis. and £1; in de-
fault they were sent to gaol—the gamester for seven
days, his Companion for one month, both with hard
labour,

A shocking affair was brought to light at the Bow-
street Police-court on Wednesday. A youth only
seventeen yearn of age, was charged with having had in
his possession a loaded pistol, with intent to shoot his
father, who occupies a respectable position in the British
biusuem. It appeared from the evidence of this gentle-
man, which was given with natural reluctance, that
having reason to believe that some coins and cameos
belonging to the Museum were in his eon person he
endeavoured to search him, whereupon the latter took
a loaded pistol from his pocket, as he believed, with
Intent to inflict upon him bodily harm. Happily
however, by the timely arrival of assistance all further
mischief was prevented. The prisoner being unable
to find two sureties, as required by the magistrate,
was committed to prison.