The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-30 00:00:00

TRAGEDY AT PETERBOROUGH.

On Tuesday morning a terrible tragedy was dis-
covered to have taken place at the Princess Victoria
beer house, a common lodging-house in the lower
part of the Peterborough. It appears that during the
last fortnight a young man and woman have been
staying at the house, living as man and wife. They
were in very poor circumstances, and for the past
week the man had to stay in the house, his clothes
having been pawned for food. On Monday the
woman received some money by post from her
parents, who live at 48, Diana-street, Newcastle-on-
Tyne, and the man's clothes having been taken out
of pledge he and the woman went out. They re-
turned in the evening, having been drinking, and
retired to their room about II o'clock, being then the
worse for drink. On Tuesday morning, on a parcel
and a letter arriving by post at eight o'clock, the
landlady went to the apartment occupied by the young
couple, but as she could get no answer she thought
they were asleep, and went away. At half-past 11
she again knocked at the door, but still getting no
answer she called her husband, who, tearing a piece
of the paper shutter from the window, was horrified
to see the man and woman lying on the bed, with
their heads covered with blood. The door was broken
open by the police, and the man and woman were
both found to be quite dead. They were lying on their
faces, the man having his right arm around the woman's
neck. On turning the bodies over it was fouLd that
the woman's throat had been cut in two places, and
her head nearly severed from the body, while the
man had a severe gaili on the left-hand side of the
neck, the jugular vein being completely severed. On
the bed vras found a razor stained with blood, and
with this instrument the deed, no doubt, was com-
mitted. In the pocket of the man's coat was found a.
photograph of himself in the uniform of an artillery-
man, with his name, "Corporal F. Wass" on the
back. He was a smart-looking fellow, about 26 years
of age, and was in the Army Reserve. He is stated
to be a native of Bourn, Lincolnshire. The woman
was about 21 years of age, and fairly well dressed. It
is thought that as she had no means of subsistence at
present, her parents were assisting her, and a letter
,she received last week was addressed "Mrs. Butler."

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WIIY is a young lady looking at a finger-post like a
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