The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-12-16 00:00:00

A LOSS TO SOtIEIY:

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Much regret will be caused by an aunciancement in the Saw
Praaci«, 'karma that the witiessicet wan in ban Franciaco"
has come to an untimely end. This Imminent gentleman, it
some, kept the Bull Run ndoon In Pacille-street, which has
long has known as the most notorious don on the Barbary
coast. Ile was known by the turned Ned Allen, and was
famous ho the records el crime in many 146[61 His saloon hi
Paclfiestreet was the resort .4 the lowest kind of thieves and
cutahroutis, and lu it seillors and soldiers sore robbed of their
last penny without pity or remorse. The hieleou• noises and
drunken revelry of the guests who frequented Mr Allen's
hospitable home nude tbe place •• • synnlyin for all that is low
and vile." From Its doors pour drunken wretchee were okat
Into the weals after they had been fleeced of all they
peoessol, and frequently Yr. Allen himeaU made charges
against his victims to get uid of them. 00 the night of the
lot ult the bull Run" was filled as tonal with • drunken
crowd of men and
.women. Allen had Just inweasefully robbed
• longshoreman, and "gave treat' all nunid in the exuberance
of his spirit. As he warn serapleg Into the Ull the money of his
victim, three men sppmn.i et the door and calmly eurveyed
the scene. Allen slkod quietly towards them from behind
the bar, In an offensive, gentkinauly manner." Within the
door of the Bull Run is • Wrge green screen: the three men
stood lust Snide the door, partly hidden by the iscrtvn. Allen
stepped up to them and inviteal than to enter, at the same time
flaying that •. he did not went his door blocked." Two et the
men came Med. the sereell, but the third remained hidden
from view, and as Allen approached him drew • dagger or •
swonl and stabbed him just below the hien. Allen turned
quickly round, walked to the bar with.% a wonl, and fell
down died. It le suppseol that he made direct for the bar In
order to get • pieta At all events ho sra, too tMe, for the
murderer esaapod, and the wickedest umu in San rrauseissi.,"
unavenged, had passed away for ever. Poseibly emu, one
lamest si winked will he found to take hia place at the Bull
1t.., but in the tneantinte his death seems to have created quite
I void. liaactte.

MURDER AT AMYL.
The charge against MArgaret Thoruaa, of having murdered
David Channel Davey, of 1100 uet, Len 0.4 Will against
Evan Parry, her paramour.and Ann Yates, • common lodging-
house keeper, as accumurim after the act, was Investigated on
Thursday. on rriday, the 10th of October li.) there arrived
at Ithy I Station a lir. Darid ltmunell Ihevey, hiding • position
,4 trout in CullMellen with tin:Clerks' Llctievolent Iwid, hat ing
with him • travelling bag, rug, umbrella and other things.
Iwo witness., hotel keepers, remembered a person calling
Upon them the saute day, abefUt 4 and t; relqw.ctively,
Chum, as far as they mu now modlect, he appeared quite
sober, calm, mid .olleeted. At the last place he left his tag
anil rug, my Mg he would first have • I.s.k round and then
kiss, for Chapter by the train from Kliyl at a qusrtyr to At
about heftiest I) be was found itt the side of the hedge in
hereon's-Lam, only, few yards 11,111 the public had, I. lug on
his back, a All a in..rtal w•oind in his breast, which had pene-
trated the heart, and a elosol pocket-knifo under his parUy
open Mount;wa both his hands were IN eic bi 1 , the
Lit beih, 0,4,1. An inquest was held a day or oal ten+ erase
and a verdict was returneal that the dem:wed had ecounitted
suicide while labouring under tem.orary inutility. After the
funeral witnisene who had been reticent before spoke freely id
seising descasod a short thue prior to the .11.1, .VCrS of the body in
the company id a w. hula id bed character and •marently
drunk. One Baia laid be eaw the two going down the lane,
the woman returning alone only ten minutes or • quarter of
an hour before the Mee...eery of the !lichee body. This led to
the apprehension of the prisoner on the Itth I 4 last tuorithe
the day bhei had returned UM. her paramour to fetch the purse
of the dimessed, whkli she had hidden in a by-way ill her Sight
In the dark on the morning following the yad "mummy,
Impector Illerch produced all artielm hi his liosuusion
15longisig t thy ilyicased, 5111111 very rather nusucnone also
the clothe, of the MALI num, uid the body .4 a dream, hat, and
jacket belonging to the preemie,. mat woni by her on thy night
of the a1h.,4 outtsicr. Or.from Uic Intinimry
School .4 %olivine, Liverf•ol, laid no metallic irritaute or
opiate. had been found In the stostarlt of the cleaves:el Ile
detailed the marks .4 blood 011 the clothes of the decease Land
dee-riled sputa .4 blood found on the body of the prisoner
Thomas's drone, about the neck and chant, and Inside the
of the skovels Two aquae.. from Chester and another
iron Liverpool Identified Evan Parry ate! ILergaro) Thomas
as loditog with them as man and wife sin., the ..oeurreme,
and I mtifled varioua articled of clothing. The twee Cal
adj.Urliod till Saturday, when the two women • ere CWlZZllittal
or trial.

MADAMS RIMINI A's MUSICAL G Allan( raz
LADike, No, 35, Bruton-street, Berkeley Square, W.--
Bound Shoulders and stooping babite cured in Uwe
Yamaha. Ti. art of skating *anal at 10a 64. par
lesion. Madame Brenner's new work on Calletbaslas
for the use of schools farwArdid on the reseitit of 101*
6J. GOVIMMOS•II4 thorocghly laitiated In Ibis art of
teaching in throe lassos&
HOLLOWAY'S UM ;MINT AND PILL/ —Disowns sad
ceatialuee ineidentalto youth may beasiely treated by
the use of these rio.liesat msdiaaissats, asseediag to the
printed dlreetloas folded round each boa sad pot. Nor
Is this Ointment alone epplieeble to ',sterna allateate ;
eoujolaSy with the Yids, it szsrelses the most salutary
Minutes la checking ibilaasstatioss situated is the
Loud.. eg the body. Whea rubbed upon the bee* Sad
sheet, It gives the most sacatlile relief In wham,
alma/AWN pawky, and threatealag ocauntiaptiaa.
liatamay's mucks, WS *venially servieatilet In User
and steenaeb complAints. For Hui ours of bad Is., and
all parts at woun4 sores, aad likewise ecrofals, &ea
seerbetle slosoloss.sit. Otabasat predates a swelas.
O 4 "AM* Wan ohs* assepuble it tie wieweri