The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1880-06-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DREADFUL TRAGEDY IN SOOTLABD.  The village of Glenlace, ten miles from Stranraer, was early on Tuesday morning the scene of a fearful outrage, an old man named Milligan having been murdered, and his housekeeper having received wounds from which it is expected she will not recover. A young girl named Anderson, who resides in the house, gave the alarm about two o'clock, and on the neighbours rushing in Mr Milligan was found lying on the floor of his bedroom in a pool of blood. His housekeeper, named Grace McCredie, was discovered in the passage of the house fearfully mutilated. Two tramps who had been in the village binoe Saturday are suspected of being the perpetrators of the awful crime. It is supposed that either one or both of these had been secreted in the house. Robbery seems to have been the object, as the keys were taken out of Mr Milligan's pockets and a chest broken open, but it is not yet known if any money or other articles have been taken from the house. The old man VI first attacked, the instrument used being an axe which was found in the house. He received a number of frightful wounds, one of whiah laid open his skull, from which the brains protruded. The miscreant then set fire to the bed. The housei•eeper, who, was lying in her bed in the kitchen, was next attacked. She was fearfully cut and bruised, there being no less than five wounds on her head, and her hands and arms fearfully cut, as if she had raised them to protect her head. The bed on which she was lying was also set fire to. The girl above alluded to hid below the bed, dud on the murderer or murderers leaving the house she rushed to tlie street and gave the alarm. Information was at 011et3 conveyed to the police at Stranraer, and about seven o'clock parties of police and the villagers in great numbers started in pursuit, but up to noon unsuccessfully. Milligan lived to seven o'clock, but he never regained consciousness. He was upwards of 70 years of age, and generally respected in the village. The old woman, who is between 60 and 70 years of age, was carried to a house adjoining, but she has not as yet spoken, and little hope is entertained of her recovery. The event has caused a sensation of horror in the whole locality.  The Rev. John Sheward, of Milton, Rent, writes October 29th, 187 a :—" My nerves were so shattered that I dreaded the simplest dates, and lost all energy and pleasure in the performance of them The aespondency I endured became almost unbearable. Since taking COBDEN'S PILLS the change In my health for the better is very marked. I have lost that horrible depression, my nerves are much stronger, and ray general health very greatly improved. I cannot express how truly thankful I feel for the remarkable and pleasing change." COBDEN'S (QUININE AND PHOSPHORUS PILLS give strength, energy, and vigorous vitality to constitutions in any way enfeebled. Infallible In Neuralgia.—Ask for " COBDEN'S Pixxs," and have no others. All chemists will get them if they are not in stock, or they will be sent post free on receipt of 33 or 54 stamps (great saving) by the Sussex Drug Co., 135, Queen's-road, Brighton. Agent at Middlesbrough, Mr J. C. Robson, Chemist. W. L. MORTON'S TEAS at 2s, Is ad, Is, and 30 4d are first-class value—th suit the water of this nelghbeushood The is Liatiliospecoad