The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-18 00:00:00

THE RANSOATE MURDER.

John Walters, 48 3 ses of ars of Stemford Hill, was on
Frids brought hofore the Ranasgate maristrats, chivied
with the murder of his master. son, Gamins Wagner,
aged 17. A It unseat* nostruardsmaa deposed that on
Sunday night, the lod of Aprol, he found dim do:wailed
under the air. thi the Thunidny two piliwww
taken into custody by the polies, sad, in the onus of
traeelling to London Bridre station. the prisomir said—
"lt looks very bl!ck artist me, ao there is no money
found on the bor. He *stood very 'anew, sad said—
"Oh Ig .od God II wiah I was dead mused of that poot
boy. I took him to Rostrata on the Satarday night, and
I have denied all knowledge of it up till now, for I did not
want to get myself into trouble. On our j 'army down
the boy sold t mobs +sated to go on the Rsougete cliffs
butt advised him not to go before the morning. W. did
yo on at shoot half-put ten p m., or a little later. We
theft assist some fields and there lest the boy." The
prisoner asks' him if Is dli not remember meeting him on
the @anis it six o'clock In the morning nes the new pier.
I Ho said '' I bade you 'G Kid m truing.' and you so/waved
me. You were thin with another stout constablis."—
Dr. Lyiloo, a physician o' Runegeta, who ox.mionl the
bid,, described the injuries which wen such es sight be
inflicted as the result of • fall over the cliff. This arch of
the right foot was isatirely fractured. —Toe father of the
deco teed, a butcher, of Weet Ham, Zoos statist that
on the first of April he sent his eon to the balk with AIR
in gold. Hi. eon did not return, and whilst he went to
look for him, the prisms who was in his employ as •
journeyman, was also missing. He saw him on the toe.
day, when be said be hadn't seen his young matter since he
left the sloop on Saturday. Thil prisoner was under notice
to leave. —la the defence it was said that f ether sad son
were on most anfrieadly terms, sad that the son wee in •
most desponding oanditoon.—Tnis was, ho *ever, deni•dby
a witness for the prossoution.—Evideace was gine to show
that toe prisoner and the youth were seen together,
sal thud ober went to an oatdoter'e shop where
prisoner pu,clossad end p Lid for • pair of trousers
for toe boy, who appeared to have only a fewooppers in
his possession, whilst prisoner had • good bnadful of
sovereign.. The lad seemed to be all of • tremble, and the
shopkeepor remarked that be wasn't awl asked him
to sit down.—Upon this evidence prisoner we. remseidod.

LATEST.

SNOWSTORM.

Homy eshowetorin passed over North Sootleed this
morateg. The arsaspiso HIM ere covered a to 4
deep.

MX H. EDWARDS, M.P.
Sir George Elliott ad Mr. Hairy lidwardadpiti:z
arrived M Plymouth today per Cape steamer

THE CHANNEL FLEET.
HAL Ships Aginomirt, Northumberland, and
Achilles &mind I Portland Roads on Batur4s7. Tim
Minotaur aad another were expeonai by 'Lauda,
(to-day), bat bad not srrlved this morning.

MR. PARNELL.

Mr. Parnell left Patio oa Bandar via Follreetorie, for
Loodoa, in order to procood direct to lElletainhain.
Mr. Parnell doclined 'Atm to moire visitors or stake
calla Irbil@ there, lest Each ado should be oonetrood ass
broach of hi. patois.
[Br Tizzosarg.]
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Mr. Parma has proceeded with his sister and her
children to secluded country district, wham he can
obeiiin privacy denied him lit Pith.
At the solidtations of relatives he will take limit of
time !Wowed by parole.

COMMERCIAL.
004'9014 sixteenth better.
Wheat elipenas to one shilling dearer.

A THEATRE DESTROYED BY FIRS.
Shortly after midnight on Saturday, the Temple
Opera-hours, Bolton, °peopled by Yr. Charles
Ilajtiton, was destroyed by Are. The drains " The
Two Orphans," had o ,00luded &boot an hour when the
was discovered, an 1 in • very short Um* the entire
buildiog woe in Grimm Within ball ea hour the root
fell in, an I n °bins but the bare walls are nmr stand.
ing. The damps, estimated at £7,000, is sob °covered
by insurance.

EXTRAORDINARY NIHILIST PLOT.
According to inf ',motion publzhed st VI no.,
eighty mohnien bars beeci arrested employed in
ths oaths nal at Stomow upon th• preparations for this
coronation of the Czar, • mine having bses discovered
under the edifice. The lastropolitan of Monocle
refused, It is said, to celebrate the Resurrection cern
teeny for this rums.