Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-10

DR,Apyrt Accfpryr TO A cLguGYNAs-A distress
sing accident took place on Thursday week at the
railway station ut Louth The Rev. William Mason,
vicar OF Bilsby was standing the platform with
one of his daughters, waiting for passenger tram,
by which he purposed returning home lie had on
long coat On sudden engine belonging TO
goods train rushed past the crank connecting the dri
wing wheels caught his coat, whirlei him several
times round, and tossed him dead on the platform -
This melancholy event has spread gloom over the
neghborhood, where the unfortunate deceased gen
tleman was universally respected. He was an emil
nenty Christian man, deyotedy aud exclusively the
bishop and pastor of his flock; beloved by all alike,
both rich and poor.
MODERN JACK SuKPpARp.- George Woodcock,
whose escape from Darnoor Prison we recorded
short time ago aud who is now awaiting his trial IN
the count, jail ia most notorious offender and it is
said that the criminal incidents of his life are as ex-
traordinary and romantic those of Jack Sheppard
or Dick Turpin. lie is acquainted with several Ian
guage7 and has considerable natural abilities. lie
has been convicted no less than Oh times OF bur
gares picking pockets and other offences in different
parts of thu couItry, under the names Of Woodcock
(which IS his real name). Massey. Thompson. Mont
gomery Sigsmund, aud Colbeck He boasts that
he knows every Jail in the country he was born
rogue, was brought up IA rogue, and means to CON
time rogue. His plan OF escape was m ingenious
one and he contrived by means Of rope latter, to
scale one Of the high walls OF Dartmoor Prison. and
get clean or
SAcuLEGE AND FELo DE Son Sunday morning
last, the clerk at st. Augusiine's Roman Catholic
church. Great Howard sire t. in Liverpool, missed
several articles of plate from the alter and on look
ing about the premises they detected halt-Stnryed
German, Johannes Gnmsnage, against the door with
the missing plate in his possession. He given
into custody, and taken to the policestltion. The
keeper took him his dinner at half past O'Clock,
and on going again at five minutes to he found him
strangIed with handkerchief tied to an iron bar
with which the shutters were opened and shut. He
had in the meantime eaten his dinner and drank
quart of water At the inquest verdict of "Felo dc
So returned, coupled with Il accumulation that
the iron bar should either te removed altered so
that it should afford assistance to prisoner who
might contemplate suicide
Confession OF AMURDRRER-A Chester paper says:
"rwenty years ago last Saturday, n Mr. Hucknull the
landlord of the Three Greynonnds Inn, in Aostock,
near Norwich, drowned in The river Dane, under
mysterious circumstances. On this day, which
Middlewich Fair day, Mr.. lIocknull had been in
the company OF one Ann Gtiiths alias Ann Burns
but generally known by the name of "Nutty Ann
Ann Burns and another in due time
brought before the magistrates suspicion of hay
ing drowned the poor man, but the evidence not be-
ing sufficient commit them, they were discharged
During the last week. Ann Burns has died in Left
wch and shortly before her death confessed TO hav-
ing been in company with Mr.. IIueknn on the night
in question, by the river side and he being the worse
for liquor, she first robbed him. and then pitched him
into the water.