The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-09 00:00:00

TO THE MOTHER OP THE DECEASED,

" Dearest Mother,—On the first lines I pray to forgive
the awful accident to the unlucky Dedea Redanies, which
I committed on my very dear Caroline and Maria Back
yesterday morning at five o'clock. Scarcely lam able to
write my heart break for my ever memorable Caroline and
Maria. The cause of my deed is-1, As I heard that Caro-
line is not in the family way, as I first believed ; 2, because
Caroline intends to go to Woolwich ; 3, as I cannot stay
with my very dear Caroline it made my heart so scattered
that I put into my mind at last that Caroline rather may
die from my hands than to allow Caroline's love being
bestowed upon others. However I did not intend to mur-
der also Maria, her sister, bat, not having other oppor-
tunity, and as she was in nay way, I could not do otherwise
I must stab her too.

" Dearest Mother,—Saturday evening, when I came, I
had not at least any intention to commit this awful act ;
but as I learned that my dear Caroline gave me back my
likeness, and as she told me she would leave, I did not
know any other way than that leading to the cutler, where
I bought a poignard which divided the hearty lovers.
Arm by arm I brought my dearest souls in the world over
to the unlucky place, near the road before Folkstone, and
requested them to sit down. But the grass being wet, they
refused to do so, and I directed then Caroline to go for-
ward, and I went behind Maria, into whose breast I ran
the daggar. With a dull cry she sank down. With a most
broken heart I rushed then after Caroline, lifting the
poignard in nay hand towards her. Dear Dedea,' cried
she, with a haltdead voice, and fell down with weeping
eyes. Then I rushed over her, and cave her the last kisses
as an everlasting remembrance. I could not live a more
dreadful hour in my life than that was, and my broken
heart could not feel when my senses were gone. And I
took both the black capes of Maria and dear Caroline, as a
mourning suit for me, leaving the awful spot with weeping
eyes and a broken heart. Never shall I forget my dear
Caroline and Maria, and the poignard will be covered with
blood until it will be put in my own breast, and I shall see
again my dear Maria and Caroline in the eternal life.
Farewell, and be not unhappy about the blissful deceased,
they are angels of God, and forget the unhappy ever
weeping, " DEDEA REDANIES."

The second letter was addrcssed to Lieut. Schmid, ez-
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pressmg.. regret at what he had done, and confessing to
baying " squandered away'? his watch, forgiveness of which
he craved, and also for the crime he had committed. Super
intendent Walker, Kent constabulary, home division, pro-
duced the letter in question, which he received from the
postmaster of Lower Ilardies. The coroner then carefnlly
summed up the evidence. pointing out its bearing on the
investigation, and could scarcely restrain his feelings while
doing so. After a few moments' consideration the jury
returned a verdict of wilful murder aga'nst Dedea Redanies,
and a warrant was immediately made out for his appre.
heusion.

THE BELGIAN PETEs.—According to the Belgian
papers, 600,000 quarts of beer were drunk in the beer-
shops of Brussels during the late fetes. One of the latter,
called Le Petit Paris, alone sold 20,000 quarts, and three
pumps were kept working day and night.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The dividend to be pro-
posed at the ensuing half-yearly general meeting of
proprietors of the Great Western Railway Company will
be at the rate of 2i per cent. per annum, with a balance,
exceeding £6,000, to be carried over to the next meeting.
POISONING BY STRYCHNIA IN DENMARK.—A clerk with
a wealthy merchant of the Danish capital, named M.
Joencke, who had been an unsuccessful gambler, has
pleaded guilty to robbing his master of considerable
sums of money, and to having s-nt him poisoned
powder, and put strychnia in his coffee. The medical
attendant happily detected the poison in time to save
the merchant's life. The prisoner was condemned to be
beheaded.

A TRUE SOLDIER' WIFE.—Mrs. Wilding, wife of a
corporal of the Royal Artillery, was one of three females
who were allowed to land with the troops at Old Fort, in
the Crimea. She was present with her husband at the
battle of the Alma, marched by his side across the court-
try to Balaklava, and was present at the battle of Balak-
lava, where she took a horse from a Russian officer.
During her residence in the camp she earned by washing
an average amount of 20s per diem, and saved a con-
siderable sum. Her invariable companion during the
war was an excellent revolver, which she much prizes.
Corporal Wilding, with his brave wife, left Woolwich for
Weedon barracks last week.

POLICE COURT

-Y T STERPAY

(BEFORE _MESSRS MAXWELL AND W. BATHROBE.)

ASSAULT.—Frederick Binck summoned Capt. Thomas
Owen, of the sloop Robert, for an assault.. The com-
plainant said he was going on board a vessel, and had to
cross the defendant's vessel, when he heard the defendant
swearing at some men, and he said to defendant, then
was no use in swearing at boatm n. when the defendant
caught and shook him, and also struck him. Mr. Bluck,
for the defence, said the complainant, had no right to go
on board the defendant's vessel, and he urged that, the
captain used., no more violence than was necessary to
put the complainant ashore, as he refused to go He
produced two witnesses, who fully established this, and
the complaint was dismissed, the magistrates telling Mr.
Binck be interfered in a matter in which he had no right
to interfere.

THE VALUE OF A BATH.—Miss Biddy Maguire ap-
peared to answer a complaint preferred against her by a
woman named Elizabeth Carey, of Warwick-street, for
having given her a bath, by pouring about three gallons
of cold water over her head, and the said Miss Maguire
was a complainant against the son of Mrs. Carey, for
divers misdemeanours committed against her. Mr.
Black was for Miss Maguire (and an exceedingly pretty
client he had), and it took nearly all the ingenuity he
possessed to unravel the mystery which cloaked the
affair. However, after a goad !deal of trouble, the
learned gentleman succeeded in eliciting the fact, that
Master Carey swore he would die for Miss Maguire, and-
probably out of affection for her, he struck her a blow
on the handsome face which added some sable to her
already pretty black eyes, and for this, the magistrates
fined him 2s 6d and costs, at the same time that Miss
Maguire had to disburse a like sum for having given a
bath to Master Carey's mother.