The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1870-09-30 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER IN LINCOLNSHIRE.  The district of Biby six miles south-west of Grimeby, experienced the excitement of a murder on , Friday night. Mr. E. Smith, a farmer, employed a , shepherd named William Marris, a married man, aged 45, with a family of ten children. Among the , other labourers on the farm was a young man, named William Hicks, aged 18, whose duty was to attend the horses. Between these two servants there had been some animosity engendered, owing to Hicks taking the shepherd's oil cake to feed his horses. The shepherd was, it is said, in the habit of complaining to his master of his fellow servants, who, in revenge, composed a doggrel song, of which he was the burden, and they had been singing it as they went about for several days past. Marris was se irritated that he had more than once threatened to shoot the offenders. As the young men were dispersing for their homes, on Friday night, William 'Harris was lying in wait at his bedroom window with a loaded gun. Hicks, after leaving his other companions, passed Marris's cottage, whistling in • merry mood. His attention was attracted to the bedroom window, and, as he looked up, Maths fired a gun full in the young man's face, and he fell fatally wounded. The shot produced frightful injuries, and death ensued in a few hours. Mania, who had gone to bed after he had fired, exhibited great coolness. His wife said to him, "I don't know; it's done." After his apprehension he confessed the dee 1, and manifested the greatest indifference, ha /ing apparently an idea that his fate would not be worse than that of the Traneses, who shot a gamekeeper in 1889 at Wold, Newton, and got off with only seven years' penal servitude. When the prisoner was apprehended the gun was found to have been reloaded.  Admiral Kelly, who died three years ago, left by his will a large some of money, supposed now to amount to upwards of £lOO,OOO, to found a college At Southwark Police-court, on Saturday, Henry in Devonshire, for the primary educatiin of na--al Smith, 45, manager of the Prince of Wales Club, 3, officers' sons. The will has been the subject of Blackfriars-road ; James Thomas Tapping, 50, clerk; litigation, and has been brought within the jurielieJohn Burton, 31, clerk; David Handley, 48, mown- tion of the Charity Commissioners, who in I urn ger ; John Thomas, 30, gentleman; Franca Trewell, passed it over to the Endowed Schools Commie don. 22, no occupation; Thomas Simpson. 50, billiard The relatives threatened Chancery proceedings. but marker; James Martin, 39, clerk; lohnJames Hand- arrangements have just been come to by which al ley, 46; George Trotter, 32. gentleman; and Phineas further opposition has ceased, and it is steed t ,he Morris, 40, billiard player, were placed at theler be- almost certain that the college trustees will accept fore Mr.Partaidge,being apprehended on warrants by the offer of the Duke of Belford to give a magnifiInspector Clark and other detective officers, charged cent site for a college at Tavistock, and £5,00) to. with keeping and using abetting-house known as the wards the cost of its erection. It is also Fair: the Prince of Wales Club, situated at No. 3, Blaokfriars Tavistock Grammar School will be merged into the road. Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs. Wontner new college. and Sons, prosecuted on behalf of the Treasury. Mr. SiNGt Lice ECeteE