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Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1886-04-03 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDY- IN A COURT  OF jIISTICE.  A New Orleans correspondent writes :—lnformation has just been received of a tragedy in a Court-house at Carrollton, Miss. It is impossible' owing to the isolated position of the town, to give full particulars, but the following facts are gleaned from different points within telegraphic reach :—About a month ago James M. Liddell, junr., a young lawyer of Carroll County, was shot and wounded by three Negroes in ambush. The wounds were painful, but not serious. Liddell suffered only temporary inconvenience. The Negroes were arrested, but made counter charges against Liddell, and both cases had been fixed for March 17th. At the opening of the Court that morning the Negroes were at hand with their witnesses. About one ' o'clock a party of forty or fifty white men, I armed with carbines and revolvers, rode up to • the Court-house, dismounted leisurely, hitched ; their horses, and entered the Court-room. Few j words were spoken before the party opened fire i on the Negroes, riddling them with bullets and , shooting them down as they attempted to I escape. Ten Negroes were killed, and three I others mortally wounded. None of the Negroes in the Court-room escaped injury. Having I finished their work, the party withdrew, re- 1 I mounted their horses, and left the town by the 1 I same road they came in on. Those at the Court-house who witnessed the affair say' they do not know -, the attacking party, and an allege that none of the men live near Carrollton. Carrollton, where this tragedy occurred, is the capital town of Carroll County, and is in the interior, far from any railroad or telegraph line, but on the lino of the proposed road from Greenville to connect with the Georgia Pacific. Xis-twenty-four miles 'south of Grenada, and about eight mites west of 'Winona. The Illinois Central runs across the south-eastern portion of the county about, twenty miles away. The population of the county is. about evenly divided between white and coloured people.. The county takes good care of her schools and [ churches, and the people have been regarded as j exceptionally law-abiding. In fact, it is in these 1 portions of the State that have heretofore borne I good repute - where the informal taking of j human life has been most noticeable in the past few months. The people there charge it to the immeasurable leniency of Governor Lowry in commuting death sentences. Some very urnportent convictions of both white and black murderers have taken place in the past few years, but in nearly all, if not every instance, the executive power has been interposed to save the murderer from the gallows. The 1 people have grown tired of this action, and have 1 in half a dozen cases lately done their own 1 lynching to save the costs of Court. This may j not be a case in point, but doubtless is an outgrowth of this sentiment.  A
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1886-04-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ORIECTIONB TO THE GOVERNMENT MEASURER. It Duty be well to look at some of the objections which have been made to the measures, and see what are the obstmles on this road. It will not be an easy road to follow. There will be many and grave difficulties to Overcome, many obstacles to puss by. It will require all the skill and courage and patience of the peat stateeman. It will require all the, support which Parliament and the _people of England j can give him before he can Wing his great work to an end. Among the objections which are made are these :--It is said you are going to Ihand over the government of Ireland to men I who have encouraged. nay, I have heard say, have even directed outrage and crime in Irej land. This is a very g eve acestsa.tion. I have I been in a position—in an official position--in I which I have been able to see and know nearly all the evidence that has been given in Ireland in regard ts murders and conspiracies to murder which took place in 1881 and 1882, and 1 can say, without doubt or hesitation, that I have neither hoard nor seen any evidence of complicity with crime against any of the Irish representatives. (Cheers.) It is right that I should clearly and distinctly express my condemnation of many of the methods under , which they have carried on their agitation.  They have often used language and arguments that were as unjustifiable as they were enfounded. They sometimes, perhaps, did so for financial grounds ; were silent when words would have been golden—when words from them might have had a great influence on the state of the country. They may even have employed men for their legitimate purposes who had been employed in illegal acts. This I must say, on the other hand, I beileve these men to have an affection and a real interest in the welfare of their country. I believe them to he men of ability. Their ability has been shown and acknowledged in the House of CoinMons by all parties. I believe with a full responsibility upon them they will know that the only true way of attaining the happiness and contentment of Ireland is for her Government to maintain law and ordix, and to defend the rights and privileges of every class and every man in the country. (Cheers. Now, some of our critics have said of the very safeguards we have made and introduced into our Bill were signs of mistrust of our measure. I entirely deny that statement. What is the measure ? It is a great compact or treaty with the Irish people. You i4lay call it if you like the Magna Charts of the Irish people; but it is necessary in a contract or treaty of this-sort not only to lay down the principle on which you wish to proceed, but to defend some of those who oppose the policy, and are alarmed at the consequences it may bring about. That I think you will agree with; and, however, we all know—everybody knows in the kingdom—that there have been many feuds in Ireland, old animosities which cannot be expected to die out all at once.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1886-02-06 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE CUMBERLAND MUI BURGLARY.  INTERESTING DETA  On Monday morning next the damned for the murder of Consta Plumpton will be executed in and, according to a Carlisle conte seem to have become somewhe their fate. Badge, it is said, loc situation with a light heart. Up< the noise of the preparation of th no effect. He is a lively fellow, in manuscript, upon which he has engaged every day since hi should see the light of di be sure it will contain some ate lions, not only about his life in cc —where, by the way, he made acquaintance of "the tlaimant. whole criminal career. His fathi died when he was a young lad. young when he began to frequenl gamble, and live by his wits. engaged in many well-planned • criminal adventures, and he Netherby robbery with some cont not a planned burglary, he assi cases his gang have been acoust( by an Ordnance map, and car operations in a most methodic& more elaborate scheme was frustrated just before they Ottml land. This was at Lord Roseb( at Dalmeny. For three nights antsido the house, and sufficient': themselves with the habits of the venture in. They found plenty pictures' whioh Budge declares 1 admire, but the " swag " in whicl search of could not be got at, an retire with an empty bag. Di plodding burglar, doing beet whe his own hand, and he now expres that he consented to join the g professed a good deal of sorrow 1 and children of Byrnes. II man to "peach." and when, trial, Rudge was disposed to tel the history of the whole traria interposed with • protest age, 'em know any more about it." - E senor in Newgate at the early age followed criminal courses ever body having one day expressed they had been able to undergo th their long trudge from Longtown remarked, "Oh, that's nothing; I my fifty miles a day." Baker 111 foreign blood in his veins—pose gipsy extraction. It is not imprc first began to talk about the cc gaol in the hope that the &nth accept him as a witness for the C has not yet abandoned all hope ( Rudge has stated that if he able to get at his revolver fast em have made every loaded chamber upon the railway men at Te and Martin had changed coats be ton and Tebay, and Budge, mown( his revolver in his left breast p right hand in his left breast to weapon when the railway men wen him; but the breast pocket in the on at the time was on the right-hi before he could remedy his mistak ible jackbar was on his head. As been made to identify Rudge witl Garden jewel robbery in 1876. Thi a mistake, because he was then ii tude ; but it is not at all impossibli have had a hand in the more nicer robbery in Hatton Garden, when turned down and the letters stolen eyes of the Post Office officials.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1886-01-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EVIDFXCE.  The following narrative, w ingly exhihits the fallible, nature of circumstantial eyit also a oonvincing proof of the necessity of procuring media* the highest order in all erim lating to injuries of the person tor, Mr Perfect, a surgeon at II sent the statement to the Lancet (Mr Wakley) in Unison "It is now tkiirty years ago tally passing the Packhorse, To my attention was atter:toted by sons of the lowest order asse the door of that inn, who was their execrations against sour was suspected of having r brother, in corroboration of told, that his bones were fc premises where he formerly view of which a jury was then an adjournment from the day found that two surgeons had be to inspect the remains, and 3 but that every information character had been obtain alone, therefore, induced i way into the room, found that the coroner, an a double jury, were sitting fc day, and were engaged in an which tended to show that market gardener at Sutton Co. a few years before, a broth him, who was engaged in t whose conduct was dissolute to a degree that often provoke his elder brother, and sometin and violence between them; ti of the elder brother was as li trol as the conduct of the yoi fine, that they lived very together. "One winter night, when th covered with snow, the yoi absconded from the house ( lived together) by letting himu his chamber window; and missed the ensuing morning were clearly tracked in the e siderable distance, nor were ti footsteps but his own. Time p after a lapse of some few yl were heard of his retreat, noi there ever been since. Some the grounds surrounding the been undertaken by a subseque the elder brother had then Is skeleton was dug up, and the appeared so conclusive that cc murdered the other that the pc was raised to the utmost, pannelled to investigate the ea "After listening attentivel tails, 1 ventured to request of be allowed to examine the b found were contained in a hal the further end of the soon much flattered by his immedie for he desired the parish beer attendance, to place them up and having myself disposed t natural order, I found that th a person of short stature, obliteration of the sutures of the worn-down state of the tee belonged to an aged person. : my surprise when I reoonstro of the skeleton and found the the trunk to be those of a fern diately communicated the fac and requested that the two me had before given their opin sent for, one of whom attender a moment's hesitation, oorrob port. " I need not add that the pr instantly at an end, and an ini reived the mettle honorable in an apology from all present, coroner heartily joined. It proved beyond all doubt where the bones were found the site of a large gravel pit, ir of gipsies not only aseemhl sionally buried their dead, more skeletons are yet to be I vicinity." At the dietaries of forty yea tor of this occurrence may v upon it with pleasure, and con self upon hewing been " the ment in the hands of Providei a worthy and innocent n obloquy, and perhaps the Is darer."
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-02-28 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

GENERAL NEWS.  THE ARMY EsTIMATKB.—About £14.630,000 is the coat of the army for 1861.2; and £14,320,060 for 1862-3. The total strength of the army is 228,000 men.  The Captain of the Sumter has been arrested at Tangiers, at the instance of the American Consul at Gibraltar and the Commander of the Tuscarora, who went for that purpose to Tangiers The death occurred, on the 14th inst. at Winkfield, Berko, of Mrs Esther Stike, who had reached the advanced age of 103 years. She possessed all her faculties to the last, She leaves three sons, aged respectively 79, 77. and 75 years, 24 grandchildren, 51 greatgrandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.  There seems no probability of a lack of "private business" in parliament this session. At the end of last week 270 private bills have already been brought into one or other House. The railway bills propose the construction of no less than 1,800 miles of new line in the United Kingdom-1,497 in England. A charge against a Bradford beerhousekeeper elicited before the Bradford magistrates this week a frightful amount of roguery. On searching his house, a large amount of stolen property was discovered —wearing apparel, purses, pocket-knives, loaf sugar, and mohair and alpaca yarn. The prisoner said he received the goods in exchange for ale and victuals. lie was committed for trial.  The trial of William Chariton; engine-driver, for the murder of Jane'Emmerson, at Durran Hinovas concluded at Carlisle. The deceased was an old woman, and kept the gates tit Durran Hill. She was murdered under somewhat mysterious circumstances, but suspicion fell upon the prisoner, and the evidence was conclusive as to his guilt. The jnry found him guilty but recommended hint to mercy on account of his previous good character. Ile dec,ined to say anything, and was sentenced to be hung.  TUE BARON DE An attempt has been made to obtain the release of the Baron do Vidil by a number of his friends, and, for the purpose of strengthening it the son was applied to, to ascertain if he was willing to be a party to the application. He positively refused, and said he should hot interfere any way in the matter. On this being communicated to the Baron, he called upon those who were moving in the matter, in the most imperative manner to desist from their efforts, and the prisoner will remain till his term has expired.:—Observer.  A great scandal has been attracting general attention to Adrianople. Monseigneur Letitza de Demotic° was accused of having beaten to death a girl of 15 years of age for refusing to marry a man whose pretensions were favoured by her friends. He has just hesn acquitted of the capital offence, but has been found guilty of having employed violent and nejustifiable means to force on the marriage ; this, too, for a sum of 500 piastres received from the rejected lover. Such is the price paid fur securing the good offices of a bishop in that country ! Great efforts are being mate to save him from exile, which the sentence imposes.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1858-10-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

GAIT AN INDICATION OF CHARACTER.—Observing persons move slow—their heads move from side to side, while they occasionally turn round. Careful person., lift their feet high, and place them down fiat and firm. Sometimes they stoop down, pick up some little obstruction and place it quietly by the side of the way. Calculating persons generally walk with their hands in their pockets, and their heads slightly inclined. Modest persons generally step softly, fiir fear of being observed. Td p-rsona often step off from a side-walk, on meeting another, and always go around a stone instead of stepping over it. Wide-awake persons toe out' and have a long sw og t their arms, while their hands shake about miscellaneously. Careless persons are for ever stubbing their toes. Lazy , persons scrap about loosely with their heels, and are first on one side of the walk and then on the other. Very strong-minded persons have their toes directly in front of them, and have a kind of stamp movement in their walk. Unstable persons walk fast and slow by tnrns. Venturous persons try all reads, frequently climb the fences instead of going through the gate, and never let down a bar. One-idea persons and very selfish ones ' toe in' Cross persons are apt to hit their knees together. Good-natured persons snap their thumb and finger every few steps. Fun-loving persons have a kind of jig movement. LAVOHTER is not altogether a foolish thing. Sometimes there is even wisdom in it. Solom ,ut himself admits there is time to laugh ai well as to mourn. Man only laughs—man the highest ormnized being; and hence the definition that has been propose! of man a laughing animal.' Certainly it defines him as well as a cooking animal,' a tool-making animal,' a political animal,' or sucli like. Laughter very often shows the bright side of a man. It briuge out the happier nature, and shows of what sort of stuff he is really made. Some way we feel as if we never thoroughly knew a man until we hear him laugh. We do not feel at home with him till then., We do not mean a mere snigger, but a good round hearty laugh. The solemn sober visage, like a Sunday's dress, tells nothing of the real man. He may be very silly, or very profound, very cross or very jelly.—Let us hear him laugh, and we can decipher him at once, and tell how his heart beats.—We are disposed to suspect the man who osuthiteuhvnei n Ira tauuti hasl.nw e‘A,ltiaoanlilli eetvv eegnr et a,t laughs over.tliere. who dislikes NrelliptOurlssialsa, dislikes music, or the glad face of a child. This is what everybody feels and tome more than children who arc quick at reading character ; and their strong iustiun rarely deceives tit md—F!,,lney;-/,  40.Pnw  A tniiiiitter of the gu..pel was executed ; kuit month for the murder of his wife. b-fore his execution prayers were ofrerel in church in his behalf.  At the marriage of th Duke of peror of the FretiAl p esented the Dac:;, coronet ornament el wit:i magiiiticent the Empre,s gave a Jena/It de Ow'Safe, 3.140 vet' diamonds of great value. MR. BRIGHT'S V I,IT To
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1858-07-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE LATE WILLIAM PAI NIER'S SCIIEMES.—ID the Rolls Court on Friday, the case of the Prince of Wales Assurance Company v. Palmer came on for trial. The bill in this case was filed for the delivery up and cancellation of a policy for £13,009 effected in the office of the plaintiffs upon the life of Walter Palmer, of Rugeley, a brother of Wiliiam Palmer. who was executed for the murdir of John Parsons Cook. The grounds upon which the plaint ffs rested their claims were these: —Assuming that the policy was effected by Walter Palmer, they contended that he had obtained it by fraudulent misrepresentations and suppressions of the real state of his own health and habits; and they support: d this by the evidenre of Dr. Mention], u ho had attended him in the Isle of Man during three or four severe attacks of delirium tremens ; of Dr. Campbell, who had attended him during a serious illness produced by drinking ; and of numerous itnesses, including his widow and ethers, who deposed to his gross intemperance from the year 1844 to his death, which happened on the 18th of August, 1855. In fact, It appeared that for a ieriod of six or seven months he had never been sober. On the other hand. assuming that the policy was effected by William l'almer, the plaintiffs insisted that the evidence of fraudulent misrepresentation was equally strong in his ease; and they further urged that lie had insured his broth. r's life without hav:ug any interest in it, which would render the policy void; or that he had enabled his brother to insure his own life with the intention of taking an assignnw nt of the policy afterwards for a nominal consideration ; on that he had insured his brother's life with the intentior of murdering him afterwards, and that he did murder him, and thereby defrauded the company. The plainifs proved that Wiliam Palmer had been, through his attorney, Thomas Pratt, the chief te gociat, r in effecting the insurance ; that William Palmer laid the prem:ums out of his own money; that the amount of the policy was not stated in the assignment from Walter to William; that the consideration of £.lOO for the asqgnment was paid in a bill for £.400 which no one would discount, and which was returned to William as worthless; that Wal' er always expected up to the day of his death to receive come money from his brother, and was constantly disappointed; and that within five days from the time when William Palmer learnt that he could eff ct no more insurances cf his brother's life Walter Palmer was a dead man ; and, finally, that the coroner's jury had found a verdict again, t Palmer for the murder of his broiler AValter. The Master of the Rolls held that the plaintiffs had fully made out their ea-e, and made it decree in the ti tans of the prayee of the bill, declariec its s :he pnlie- for  ON Friday night, the Duke of Somerset moved the second reading of the Church-rate Abolition Bill, in the Douse of Lords; but a considerable majority of that august assembly refused to entertain the