The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-27 00:00:00

MURDER AND SUICIDE AT BATH.

Too BAD OF Him !—Arkansas has a celebrated
A tragedy of a fearful nature—one of the wont, wil case, which has teen hanging in the courts for
perhaps, that has occurred in Beth for the past twenty thirteen yearn. The jury at Marion recently brought
years—was discovered to have been perpetratei on in a verdict for the defendant, when the opposing coon-
Monday afternoon at No. I, SPencer's Bellevue., a gel demanded the judge should cause the jury to be
house which for aSlae little time Past has been occu. polled, and it was accordingly so ordered. Three names
pied by a person named Pramaka.d Ss &collegiate school hacl been called, and the question, "Is this your ver-
for junior boys. It appears that some little time ago diet ?" addressed to the fourth, a man named Mitchell,
Mr. Prankard boat his wife, which greatly affected but before he could reply he uttered a keen, sharp
him, and it is currently stated that in consequence he scream, as if in mortal agony, and dropped apparently
bad, greatly given way to intemperate habits. Oa lifeless. Every effort was made to restore him, but by
Monday he appears to have reached the climax of his IVA accounts he was still unable to speak. The doc-
mental depression. tors pronounce his disease apoplexy. If he dies before
Miss Minnie Prankard, one of the daughters of Mr. answering the question, the case will have to be tried
Prankard, was about to leave home for a situation on over again.
the C entinent ; the packing incidental to the removal IRISH SYMPATHY WITH FRANCIL—M, Lenge,
was being proceeded with on Monday, and in the course a French resident in Dublin, who organised subscript
of the afternoon the servant overheard some high words time for the French wounded, has received the follow'
between Mr. Prankard and this daughter in the school-
ing communications:—
room, a younger daughter neing also present. ('he sub-
ject of the quarrel was the young lady's journey, to ha.' "Sic—The Empress Regent has received with your letter a
nk order for 6,4.00 trance, which you addresied to her
Which her father strongly objected. About three Majesty as the first , &ring of the Irish people is favour of
o'clock in the afternoon the unfortunate man went the wounds dof the Preach army, The generous sentiments
into the schoolrt om, in whieh were his two daughters, which inspired this offering, anti the wishes that Ireland has
with a revolver concealed under a pocket-hand- turasedafaoiritheiriTastsi of our arms, and the happiness of
deeplytouched the heart of her
kerchief which he carried in his hand, and in- Majesty In comLindisg me to express the high sal isf so-
stantly fired twice at his elder daughter, a handsome lion she feels at your patriotic Initiative, the Hewers Regent
young lady of twenty-one years of age, striking has deigned to ask me to pray you to be to the sulacriners
her in the right ear with one bullet, and in the left the interpreter of ell her Majesty's gratitude and sympathy.
temple with the other, and causing her instantaneous Receive, tee, for the pied secretary, Marc Heide eerie
death. He then seems to have turned round on his
19th Augu' 'st 1e79 Offee of Secretary of her Imperial
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younger daughter, and also fired two shots at her, Majesty
wounding her in such a dreadful manner that she was GENERAL TROCHIL—The following anecdote of
left by him for dead. Having satisfied himself that his General Trochu may be read whit iote rest, at a time
deadly work was done, he immediately locked the door when he seems called upon to play an important part
on them and rushed upstairs to his own bedroom, where, in public affair., as it shows that he is not leas dis-
after securely bolting himself in, he destroyed himself by tinguished for his private virtues than for his talents
a dosed proseic acid. Shortly atter being left, the young- and courage as a soldier. Upon the death of his father,
en daunhter recovered her consciousness, and, gather. isome years ago, he became entitlsd under the French
ing up her strength as well as she could, hastened to law of FUCC,slou to a meiety of the small patrimonial
the window which overlooked the garden, and by estate iu Brittany, which was to be divided between
meane of the roofs of some outhouses succeeded in get- himself and his brother. This brother had 11 children.
tint; from the parlour floor into the garden, and thence The General has none. He simply remarked that
into the adjoining house, which is occupied by the Rev. his brother needed the property more than he did, and
J. H. Way, minister of Christ Church, Montpelier. The relinquished his share of at. Not long afterwards his
poor girl left sad tree., of the way by which she made brother likewise died. Upon this occurrence the
her eacape,the window frame, window sill, and the roofs General observed that, having no family of his own,
the outhouees being covered with blood. The room in be was the better able to provide for that which Prot
which the tragic scene occurred presented a fearful vidence had bestowed upon him. lie adopted His 11
spectacle,the ong school desk on which the younger girl nephews and nieces, laid down his carriage, reduced
had fallen literally swimming in blood. On reaching his own domestic expenditure, and aseumed with
the next house she was inetantly attended to, and cheerfuln.sa the duty of providing tor its whole o
neediest assistance was promptly obtained ; hut she hi. late hr, h... '4 :ao.ily . 1 h ,o„h I,i

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COMPLAINT AGAINST THE FRENCH
AT STRASBURG.

The Official Carfrothe Gat, tie contains the following -
"The violation of internathoul Lowe immitted by the V ouch
lit the thenner in which they curry on the war, as ezemplifl
first at Suarbruck, has been repesied be them iu their Ott-
loot toward. Kehl. The German batteriee are so situated
that that town lies entirely out of range of the fire.
Nevertheless, Kehl, which is an open and detenceless town,
has Intentionally been tel on fire by the cannonade of the
French, in violation of the law of nations. General Weeder
consequently wrote to the Commandant of Straeburg, saying t
' Such a mode of warfare la unheard of among civilised
nations, and obliges me to hold you personally responsible
for the consequences. Moreover, I &all have the damages
which have been caused rsbimated, and shall leek compensa-
tion by levying contributions to Alsace.'"