Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1881-03-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

HOUSEBREAKING AT  STOCKTON.  I  On Monday morning a man named Thomas Christie was brought up before the Stockton Borough Magistrates on a charge of breaking into the house of Mr Robert Russell, in Paradise-place, and stealing a gold watch and chain, value £lo.—From the evidenoe of Mrs Reason it appeared that between seven and eight o'clock on Saturday night she went out shopping, leaving the house securely locked up. When she returned about an hoar afterwards she was very much surprised to observe a light in one of the rooms upstairs. At first Mrs Russell thought her husband had come home during her absence, and had gone up to his bedroom. She called out to know who was there, but received no reply. In the course of a minute or two, however, the prisoner and another man rushed down stairs, and tried to bolt oat of the yard door. Mr Simpson (a neighbour, who had heard Mrs Russell scream out) was just coming into the house to know what was the matter, and was just in time to catch Christie as he was running out. The other man, however, succeeded in making his escape, and has not yet been apprehended. On going upstairs Mrs 1-Cassell discovered that the men bad ransacked the bedroom. They had brokeu open a box, apparently in the hope cf finding money, and had stolen a gold watch and chain from a drawer in the room. Christie was, no doubt, carrying off the watch and chain when he bolted for the yard door, as the watch and chain were afterwards found near the door, where it had been dropped when the thief saw "the game was up." The burglars, it seems, had gained an entrance to the premises by scaling the yard wall and breaking open the kitchen window. Superiutendent Bell asked for a remand of the case till Saturday, by which time he said he hoped to bring up the other man. He was also in possession of evidence which led him to suspect that the men were connected with the other recent cases of house breaking in the town.— Prisoner was accordingly remanded till Saturday.  Mr Bright has written the following letter  to Mr Gut, Burnley :—" I thank ion for your very friendly note, and for the copy of . . . - . .  ilieresofution of he Burnley Liberal .A.;eociatiom I hope the Government may continue to deserve the confidence which you feel in its honest endeavours to promote the public good." At the London Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday a petition for liquidation was presented by Edward Rushton, East India merchant, of Lime-street, connected with Messrs Rushton Bros, of Calcutta. Liabilities £150,000. At Leamington Police Court on Tuesday morning Alfred Johnson was charged on his own confession with the murder of Lieut. Rlper, at Brompton Barracks. He accosted a policeman last night, and gave himself into custody. He stated he was drunk when he committed the murder. He was re. maaded.  While the Duchess of Connaught was returning to Bagshot Park on Saturday afternoon in a carriage drawn by a pair of Russian ponies, the Pachses herself driving, one of the ponies took fright and ran off. In running throsgh the village of Bagohot the carriage came in contact with a baker's cart standing on the roadside. Toe cart was completely smashed, and the Duchess and the lady who accompanied her were thrown out on the road. Fortunately, her Royal Highness escaped unhurt, and was able to walk to Bagnhot Park immediately afterwards.  Szaxous