The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-06 00:00:00

THE FENIAN TRIALS AT MANCHESTER

(IT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY MOSNING.

Mr. Justice Mellor, in summing up, said as
regards Martin, that he was identified by three witnesses
who never saw him before, while the alibi was supported
by six persons who knew him well, and who bad perjured
themselves if their statements were not true.

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SUICIDE THROUGH FEAR OF POVERTY.

INQUEsT.—(THIS DAY.)

This morning Mr. Richards, the deputy coroner,
held an inquiry at the Bridgewater Arms Tavern, Macclea-
tield•street North, City-road, respecting the suicide of
William Parker Howell, aged itri years.
Eliza Howell, 13, Maccleatield.street North, a fancy
trimmer, said the deceased was her father and a writer
by profession. He gave that up, and he took to keeping
a general shop. His wife died, and he became v,ry
desponding. The trade fell off, but he would not tell his
daughters anything about the state of affairs. Ho has
often said, " I'm tired of my life. If I knew my fate in the
next world I should end it here." Witness thought he
was jesting when he spoke. An execution had been put
into the house last week, and he paid it out. He was in
debt. The execution was for poor's rate.
Coroner—That was the climax to his misfortunes. How
was be on Monday
Witness—Very sad ; on Monday morning he came to
my roots and naked fora candle. That was at 7 o'clock.
I gave him a light. At 9 o'clock I went downstairs, and
in the parlour I saw my father lying on the sofa in a pool
of blood. His throat was cut. I saw blood on his shirt.
That is the knife. Oh—ithe witness here fainted, and her
examination ceased. tlhe was removed from the court).
The Coroner said that he had noticed that twice the
usual number of eases of suicide came before him in the
months of November and February than in any other
month in the year. The only way he could account for
such a singular fact was that the atmosphere was very
heavy and deprwaing in consequence of the fogs. The
present case made the second suicide which had been
brought about by fear of poverty within the last week.
The other was that of the man who threw himself under a
train at Balaton.

The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while in a state
of temporary insanity."

SUMPF:rTED MCRDER IN LEEDS.—lnformation of
a most suspicions character, as it leads to the belief
that a murder or outrage of some kiwi Las been
committed in Leeds, was yesterday received at the'
Borough Police-office. A ferryman on the Aim and
Calder Canal, stationed near Thwaite-gate, Hanalei. states
that ►t a l►te hour on Monday night he was disturbed by
bearing moans and cries, as from some one in distress, in
his neighbourhood. He made no inquiries to ascertain
where the sounds came from, and as the cries died away
after a time, he fancied that some one had been quarrelling,
and that the quarrel had come to an end. Consequently,
he thought no more of the occurrence till yesterday morn-
ing, when several persons who had been walking on the
canal bank brought word so hint that at one or two pines
they had seen pools of blood near to the water's edge.
This raised the suspicion of the ferryman, and the police
being communicated with, • search was made in the
locality, which resulted in the apprehension of • man
whose clothes were clotted with blood, in a kiln at the
glue works of Messrs. Armitage. The ferryman believes
that the cries he heard the previous evening came from
the direction of these works. The prisoner gave his
name as John Sellars, and said he was a pile driver, and
belonged to Selby. About one o'clock yesterday morning
he Lad obtained permission from the engine-driver to sleet,
where he was found. The canal has been dragged, hut no
body has been found, and no investigation has taken place
to show whether the blood on Sellars' clothes corresponds
with that on the canal bank, or whether it is human blood
or not. A circumstance so suspicious has given rise to
many alarming rumours, and ?esterday large crowds of
people watched with intense interest the operations of
the dredgers. No person had been reported to the police
as missing. Sellars is still in custody.—Leidy Mercurit.