, 1879-04-02
WILLIAM DROADNEAD.
A Sheffield Isnttcner Nvl,oao Crimes Gnvo
Ieatls the lGrn of u Novel.
Mo }trk lEorIa,


Ef,e 1nrk World.
Tic English mails bring particulars OF the |
death Of the notorious William brondhcnd, |
Whose crimes inspired Charles 1lealc WITH. the
ttira Of Lis nnycl "rut Yourself III Ills piacc.'
Drou,lncad died Of BoItening Of the brain, nj |
the ugc Of u, leaving vito ,.ild tpm children.
lie had served his apprenticeship rs eaw-
griudor, antl III 1878 gAs appointed Secretary to
tho Sawcrindcrs' Union, II very powerful ui,1
sternly-coustitutcd soecsy. Broadhcnl llso
kept s,,a!l taycrn, the George IN Ilu1ly street,
ffequentch by tic operatives employed In tits
trndc. 11o was man Of considerable nut,lral
abilities, although of scant scnlnstic acquire
u,cuts nslutr, ricar.lniuded endowed with nn
Iron will md much strategir RESOURCES, but
wholly without scruplc. Under his mn,,-
ngrnent the srstetn OF tcrrorlziIg masters nntl
rccalrItrnut nnIonists was carried to lis utmost
lvur,hs. The "Vcngcance Cunmttec" wcrc
accustomed to blow their victims up with gun
powder. Wherever tic Shefltld "Alnry Anuu''
wrnt she carried tanfstcra full Of TINT explosive,
and dowt, cllitnnc,s md through !oors nnt
windows death nl.tl destruction were dealt to
those who hud Offended against tile regulations
Of the trade or who wera IN arrears with their
t.uastyn money. 1t wus nlwayB s,lrew1ly sus-
pcctcu tlat HrQudllead wnH concerned in tllesc
crimes, but 1t was mt nntN Octoher. isuG, that
matters game to crisis. cnn Of gunp0wter
was exploded under tle house of a ulan named
Feaynyhullrl,, and, although nD llar,n wns iune
to lll,tnatl llfc, inuet dnnInyv wnB ealIectt to
| property. A thousand pouuus reward offered
by thc Sheffield manufacturers mud M additions
nj reward Of .e1(N promised by The iGvesin1leHt
failed to bring to light the perpetrators Of ti:
outrage, nll cuff,plieIty III which was indignantly
rcpu.tlatcd by tilu ttadcs-un|olis.. 10 Pronf q
their slneer|ty tley offered Il aunplcincntnl r1lO
for the detection III thu pcretratnrp. lnnn nriele
published shortly afterwards by, n Sheffield
newspaper it was strongly 1nstal1attu that
! Observation-Disclosures h0 wns mt mentioned by
nams-xncw son'cthlnE about tho ol,irnse.
The Secretary calcd on thu editor 70 complain
Of tic ssrieturcs passcd by Implication OH llis
contluvl, CONSULTED hs solritDr, And at inert.
ing Of union representatives DECLARED thns II he
Ind to selk bis shirt to meet tie costs l.c w0u'd
takr proceedings agai!,st tic paprr in which nc
| bud been 60 crlte1IY calnnnjntGl.
| AT lust, mainly ut tile INSTANCE Of the editor
| in question, commission wns appointed to In.
yestiuate the whole system oil traa3 NutsaYes uL
Sheffield, md absolute Indemnity was pruI.isel
| 10 ali witnesses who would tell tisn wule trlttA
however deeply they might have hcen COM
prn,nlsel IN the crtmos committed. Two Of the
men cxnmuctl who had bccn liroadleatl's Tired
braves began to nuke ,apnaltingly damaging
revolutions concerning hin, Rntl he, hndhlg the
tolls Tightening around hin, nt length fully COLI
tossed ills cullt: Tl,c narrative Of nroudhcad
bcenu with 1853, when he prucurct, the liant
stringiug Of a horse, whoss owner, one Parker,
lad oeen guilty Of working With non
untonists. This warning bcIng l!srcraraed:
l!roadhead hired two 'c,'to sloot i'"rKsr, a'Nl
August, 1854, H. catlsrl Ills bgaros lU track one
Ltn!cy 1rum house to house To murder lin.
The victim was fund NJ last sitting u tlle roon.
ynrl mud tlrougI, window l,Y tncaits of MI ar.
gun. lle died somp weeks attrrwnrIs from tllo
cirects Of his Wounds. Previously L'uioy hal
tceu blown up ollcc and slIot once, always BY
l,roauhrhd that hu Intended tbs man to l,u shut
but uut alatn outright, md be added that II was
with "yery great patn y tint hu llnll eonactcd
to tho propnsa! for siloot!ng him. III caIs't
upon him., ',o remarked, ira ~ nnpcnsan!
subject" For tlle shuoslng OF lAnlcy he Ind
pald Il5, unil hr took somu :42201 out Vi III
funds OF tho union tor thu nl1rposo Of brIbilll
hcsts. Before having i.,nley killed Broadhc,.t
secured tlc blowing up 0f sa1nuol l}axlcr, d
Loxloy, unosl,er inpri,!tunt a,td su.fwlllctl saw
grinder. 4 couple VI s.lonths hftcF HIS Bhuot
ing of Lnley o',o Mullwe'': wuo had ~ not Ut bcci
OF working Ut tat ira1e blown up by guntow
: der. which WIS iGni.ed by t!,u sparks fron, hi
, "glazcrr VI h. began to wuek. Uronsls'cad
nun called Clark for tr destruction Ut lu flI
, tcrlopilg snwgrtn.scr, ,Alni hall q cnnfnl hn'
bcui p!arcl by tlark IL Itcl!lwcll's tsa'lsh
The POOR mud was MT kil!c.l, hut only bnetl
, nroatlhead drew up II t!nn tar shooting !!I!,l
' hut rcltnqu,shcd II, als,l nlcw ~ part Of q
: iactuty Of Algssrs. Whcutnlan IL Blnitll, win
D had snncl greatly by Introducing new mod
: Ut grinding s,.Ws,
slol Iroadhead received, according TO inc ple!g
i ciYc, tu t!lt guilty witnrssre, ecrt'lisato OF III
o den,nity, thonah hy ills own adlntsslnii lllu'
= derer as'l u sro"r'sr q ln,lfdesers r g. sho
h Us publieu,, aln!. KutIScrlptt!f' having bce
raised by him. le csnfcrntetl u Amerirl, tut r.
J., crtyct 50 told reception lcre that hou l'o II
!, turned tn EhglnI!l ntn1 to Sheffield 70 veNctnl
| 1h n the kp.nHr nj ri1NllNr'H