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Beverley and East Riding Telegraph. — 1896-03-14 (Beverley, Humberside, England)

MASKED BURGLARS' CASE  SUSI"RCTS IN COURT. Henn Watts, and William Hall, giving London addresses, were charged at the Greenwich Policecourt on Monday, with being concerned with William Carter (since convicted and sentenced to 12 years' penal servitude and 25 lashes with the •• cat' in stealing a gold chain, silver purse, &c., value £2O, from the person of James Evans, jeweller, of High Street, Lewisham, violently assaulting Mr. Evans, and with the possession of housebreaking impliments. The prisoners have deen arrested at Birmingliam.—Mr. Evans said that on January 31st at 9.20 p.m. he was in his shop parlour, the shop being closed, and the door t, mg bolted and barred. He heard a knock at the door, and his mother went and asked who was there. He heard a voice outside say, "I want to speak to Mr. Evans. I won't detain him a moment." He got up and opened the door, and three men entered. Watts was the first to enter, Carter followed, and Hall was the third urea. Hall stooped and bolted the door. He asked Watts what he wanted, and he pushed him towards the parlour, saying, "I want your money and the keys." All three pulled masks over their faces from under their hats. Watts held a revolver at his head and said, "I'm a Scotchinan and Pm a desperate man. I don't want to be a murderer, but if you resist or raise an alarm I'll munier you at once." The witness said," I've not the keys and I've very little money," and Watts replied, "We'll do without the keys." They pushed the witness into the parlour from the shop, and Watts said to Hall, "Give me the rope." Hall took a rope from his pocket, and Watts said, "Tie him up." Hall commenced tying the witness's legs while he was standing, and then the men suddenly missed Mrs. Evans, who had been there all the time. She had unbolted the back door to raise an alarm. Hall left the parlour, and one of the men said, "Murder the old if she raises an alarm." His mother cried out " Murder !" and "Police 1" and he also did so as he saw his mother pulled back by Hall. He heard one of the men say, "Down him, down him," and he was struck three heavy blows on the head with some instrument. He was under the impression that Carter struck him. The blow did not quite stun him. During this time one of the men had his mother on the ground, with a revolver at her head. The witness heard an alarm at the back, and also some one trying the front door. The men took off their masks and made oil. Within a few seconds two policemen came in by the back door. Last Saturday afternoon the witness went to Blackheath-road police-station and saw the prisoners among 15 or 16 men. He picked out Hall and Watts without any hesitation.—Watts said that ' he was in Liverpool from January 28th. Either ' the prosecutor had made a great mistake, or he was the greatest liar on the face of the earth.— Prisoners were remanded in custody.
Beverley and East Riding Telegraph. — 1896-03-21 (Beverley, Humberside, England)

EPITOME OF NEWS.  The new Spanish Cortes will assemble early in May. William Cromwell was sentenced to death at Leeds on Monday for the murder of Sarah Anne Baxendale, at Birkenshaw. The Leeds City Council have decided to put the purifiers, cinder-throwers, and enginemen employed at the various gasworks in the city on the eighthour day. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, who are to arrive at Woodstock on 1 April, will be met at the station by the Mayor and Corpotation and the Volunteers and fire brigade. One feature of the festivities will be a dinner to 400 persons.  A Mrs. Whyte ani her maid, residing at Cordal, near Castleisland, were found to be suffering from the effects of suffocation caused by a fire being lighted in a room which contained no chimney. All efforts to restore consciousness proved unavail ing. Mr. Justice Vaughan Williams declared at Liver- ' pool on Monday that an enormous proportion of crime came from drink. It was not for him, however, to express an opinion as to what ought to be done in the case of the publican who served obviously drunken men. A severe gale was experienced over most parts of the United Kingdom on Monday. The Flying Squadron felt its full effects off the Irish coast. At Liverpool, a huge derrick was blown down and crashed through the Coroner's Court, the men who had been working it narrowly escaping. The respondent's costs in the Haggerston election petition were returned at £3,655 3s , but the taxing master has reduced the amount to £1,833 2s. Bd., thus leaving £1,822 Os. 4d. for the petitioner (Mr. W. R. Cremer) to pay. It is said such a reduction in a bill of costs is without parallel. The total rest in connection with the petition will be £4,600. It is stated that when the North German Lloyd Prince Regent Leopold, of Antwerp for Sydney, called at Southampton on Monday, it was boarded by detectives, who took off a Derbyshire ex-constable and a young lady from Sheffield, whom it is alleged he was alsducting, she being under the age of 17. They had tiokets for Sydney, and the exconstable had £47 in his possession. At the Jersey States on Monday the Bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, the preamble of which was adopted last week was again discussed. The first article, legitimatising such marriages already contracted, was finally , adopted by 27 votes to 15, the Dean and the whole I of the clergy again voting in the minority. Whilst on his professional rounds on Monday afternoon, Dr. Gale, of Woodseats Sheffield, medical officer to the Ecclesall Poor Law Union, and his son were pitched out of their trap by reason of the horse bolting. Dr. Gale's jaw was broken, and his son sustained concussion of the brain. The injuries are of a serious nature. A fire which broke out at the Ingate corn and flour mill, Becclea, Suffolk, on Sunday, resulted in damage being done to premises and stock to tne value of nearly £lO,
The East Riding Telegraph. — 1903-08-22 (Beverley, Humberside, England)

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.  BIG STACKYARD BLAZE AT WASSAND.  One of the most destructive farm fires that has ever taken place in the neighbourhood ofj Hornsea, occurred on Sunday morning at Wassand Hall, the residence of Mr H S Constable, J.P.  For some days past the estate workmen had been busily _engaged in stacking the recently gathered crop of hay, which had been placed in one large stack, containing something like one hundred tons. On Sunday morning, about eight o'clock, one of the grooms who was going on his rounds, observed smoke and flames issuing from the stack, and at once gave the alarm. The estate workmen from the neighbouring vu of Seaton were quickly on the spot, but, ring no fire apparatus, they could do tically nothing to stem the fire which steadily increased in volume. In the meanwhile, Sergeant Homby, of Hornsea, had been acquainted, and he immediately telegraphed to the Hull and Beverley fire brigade. During the period which, however, had to elapse before either could arrive on the scene, the fire continued to make rapid progress. Soon two stacks of last year's hay were involved in the blaze, and also a peat stack, and grave fears were entertained that the neighbouring implement and wood sheds would also become involved, and a strong band of helpers at once set about the demolition of these, and the removal of a large quantity of new wood to a safe distance. Close to the wood shed was a horse-box containing the well known horse," Deeside," and he also was removed.  [age ha'  praci  P.O Hobson, of Sigglesthorne, was the first police officer to arrive on the scene, and he was quickly followed by Supt Stephenson, of Leven, and Sergeant Hornby and the Hornsea police. Soon a shout went up as the Beverley fire brigade, under the command of Supt Knight dashed up, and were quickly followed by a portion of the Hull brigade, under Inspector Alvin. The first work was to confine the fire to the stackyard, and, having successfuly accomplished this, the brigades turned their attention to saving some of the hay. Some portion of it was saved, and was carted away, but can only be used as fodder, as no cattle will eat fire tainted hay. During the day the still smoulkring stacks were•visited by a large number of spectators from the surrounding district, but thanks to the efforts of the two brigades, the fire was then well stamped out.  The Hull brigade were at the scene of the fire one hour and twenty-five minutes after the receipt by them of the alarm. Mr Constable, who, together with Capt Constable, of Hornsea, visited the scene of the fire several times during the day, estimates his loss at £6OO. This is partially covered by insurance. A similiar but even larger fire occurred at Wassand five years ago, at the close of the hay season, near the well-known stud farm.  The wedding rings of the murdered King Alexander and Queen Draga have been traced to a pawn shop in Belgrade.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-08-31 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

HOW MRS. JONES GOT EVEN WITH HER HUSBAND.  Mr. Jones went home late the other night and found Mrs. Jones sitting up for him with an expression of countenance that instantly rendered him as sober as a judge when holding court. "Met Thimpthon and went with him to thee a boxing match—you—you—you don't care, do you, Maria "  "No, indeed," answered Mrs. Jones amiably. "I really didn't expect you home so early. I thought you had gone to the cau—what is it, Jeptha?" "Caucus, Maria I'm going to be elected to fill that vacancy in the city council, and don't you forget it." "No, dear, I won't. I didn't forget it to-night when a young man from the newspaper called to interview me about you." "W-w-hat did you tell him, Maria?" "Nothing bad, Jeptha. Don't you worry,dear. You see he didn't want to know much about you now. It was your past he was looking into." "Well, I haven't done anything to be ashamed of. I suppose you told him that I was a lawyer when you married me, and stood high in the esteem of my fellow citizens, &c." "No, that wasn't what he wanted. Ile asked Ms if I had any pictures of you taken in youth and early manhood and at later intervals—" "What'" "So I gave him the one you had taken for me when we were first engaged—that old daguerreotype, you know." "Great heavens! The one where my hair come, down over my coat collar and covers my ears, and I am bearded like a pirate ?" "Yes, that's the very one." "Maria, you never gave him that slab-sided, knockkneed caricature of me, did you ? " "Yes, I did, Jeptha. I'm sure It looked just lilt( you when it was taken. And there was an ambro. type of you when you organised the B.M.C.S. That was a sweet picture because you looked so good." "Looked so green, I should say," snorted Jones. "Maria, you have ruined every political chance I ever had. In that picture I look like a bray monkey. Thank goodness, there are no more portraits of me." "Yes, there was one more. The crayon picture you gave me for a birthday present last year." "That measly thing! I look like a murderer ir that, Maria, and you know it." "Yes, I always thought so. You said yos kiwi it painted because the artist was a poor girl who had a family to support. They will have you at thre, ages, Jeptha, and you can send the papers home tt Jasper county and shew how you've got famout at last. It's all the style to be triplicates now." "Maria,' gasped poor Jones, "you've sold me ti the Philistines. I can never hold up my head again, never! I hope my fate will be a warning to all men not to have their picturee taken at any age I'm crushed, Marla, crushed!" And he knew by the twinkle in Maria's eye that he had done the cruel deed in a cold-blooded spird of domestic r•r-revenge !—Detroit Free Press.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-01-05 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SHARP WEATHER.  The first part of the winter, fortunately, was mild, but with Christmas came such severity tha farmers short of fodder began to fear for their stores. A hard frost makes a remarkable duff, in the quantity of food needed for cattle. the first place, they eat more in order to obtain the necessary heat of the body, and in the second, the herbage of the fields is destroyed, and it la useless to turn out cattle in the hope that they can get their own living. Feeding, consequently, has now to be done in earnest, and with regularity. Hay is undoubtedly very scarce, al straw is not very plentiful, and, besides being deficient in quantity, it is in many districts wofully bad in quality, damaged by rain, and little relished by stock. Fortunately roots are good al.l plentiful, and upon these the chief hope rest tor getting through the winter without a largo expenditure in the purchase of feeding stuffs. T 1... ni,st economical way is undoubtedly to give the creator part of the food in the form of chaff, milting up a mixture of hay and straw, flavouring aims with meal and cake, and moistening it wti pulped roots, it is surprising how well such a ,nixture is relished; 'hot a morsel is wasted, as is often the case when hay is given alone. It i. liov:ever, scarcely, possible to do without a small feed of hay or straw at night, so that hunger may tw satisfied before it is time for the morning feed. as of the mixture it is never advisable to give inlre than will be eaten up immediately, or the ca•tle will tire of it; and we may accept as good policy not to allow food to be breathed upon by the animals when at rest. It is always more appreciated by them when given fresh, and probably is consumed to better advantage in the improvement of their condition and the maintenance ef their health.  Esther M'Callum Leckie, a girl aged le, jumped out of a fourth-storey bedroom window on Saturday, in Cumberland-street, Glasgow, and was killed on the spot  - - ;Hen, remberton, of Wolverhampton, was only reconciled to his wife a fortnight ago, and now lie is in custody on a charge of murdering her. Cries of "Murder were heard, and a neighbour found Peinberton hacking at his wife's throat. Half a dozen persons were summoned at Brentlout on Saturday for selling condensed milk from which fat had been extracted. Alfred Platt, of E iling-road (abstraction 80 per cent.) was fined fl.O, and Frederick Wright £3, the other cases being adjourned, as notice of appeal was given.  The story of two workmen livmg at Altiai.tanssen, who have just fought a duel,the cause being rivalry in the affections of a pretty darn.sel there. is told by a German paper. One of the worknim 1114 Tut,relied with his betrothed for talking to anf,ilte workman, and in a fury released her from her engagement. The rival workman charripioninz li.r cause, the first declared that the second 11..1 brought about the quarrel, and that they mist fi!li it out. The weapons chosen were knives. A hail, combat ensued, and both men were so terribl, injured in their encounter that but faint hips are entertained of their recovery.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-09-28 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

FORCE OF HABIT.  Proof of the force of old habits has been amply afforded in the case of the man Capy, who has been arrested in the street in Paris by an employer whom he had robbed. In 1886 Capy was condemned to Danal servitade for attempted murder arm burglary. ue was sent out to Cayenne, but after a few years ,capect from the penal colony, returned to Paris, nd obtained employment in a café in the Hue ferhige. In his new berth the man gave for a time wery satisfaction. He was punctual industrious suet apparently honest. One day, however, he fell into temptation. His employer's wife had been C ninting up her takings and savings, and she !eniperarily left on her desk a sum of £lOO in gold ,nd silver, together with money securities valued at £240. While the woman's back was turned Capy e!z-.,d the pile of money and paper and disappeared on the café with celerity. The other day his inployer, while walking along the Boulevard hastopril, met the thief, seized him by the collar the coat, and held him until two policemen mme up, who marched Capy off to the station. There the thief admitted his guilt, and stated that he was an escaped convict, an assertion which has been proved to be true. He says that if sent out t, Cayenne again he will easily be able to extricate !Omen from the hands of the warders a second time.  The German Emperor and the King of Saxony, who have bee:. deer-stalking on the extensive estate of the Archduke Albrecht, in Hungary, have had good sport. The most fortunate was the German Emperor, to whose gun four stags fell. Is addition to these he also shot several large eagles as they were swooping down on the prey. One of the stags shot by the Emperor William, it was dis.. covered, had a history of melancholy interest. The animal had been wounded seven years ago by the late Crown Prince Rudolph, but at that time it was spared and taken care of by the keepers. This stag had very fine antlers, with no fewer than 24 "tines." Even on the Be!lye Estate, which is oils. boated for its many-brauched stags, this was a rarity. She: "Henry Is such a simpleton. He's like the ostrich that hides his head in the sand and then thinks that nobody can see him." He: "Oh, but that isn't a bit like Henry." She: "Why, you know how indiscreet he is." He: "Teo • but he hasn't got the sand." • •  Jasper: "See how that little boy is looking at the green apples on that tree. He has designs on them. Will that man driving by in till gig stop him ?" Jumpuppe: "No; for the man who is driving I.y in that gig has designs on the boy. He Is the village doctor."  THE BEST  BOOKSELLER,  SOLD 1117  If.  BOROUGH SUPPLY STORES,  PARADE, SUTTON COLDFIELD:*  IT IS A WELL KNOWN FA( 7 THAT IF YOU WANT A Fl RsT  CLASS ARTICLE, IN  GROCERY AND PROVISIONS  YOU MUST  GO TO PITGH'S,  THE NOTED HOUSE FOR CHOICEST DANISH AND  DORSET BUTTERS,  ALSO FOR HOME C Rt• D
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-11-02 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ERDINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. INTERESTING DEBATE.  The school connected with the Baptist Church last Friday was for the space of two hours turned into a ! mimic House of Commons, and the present Gladston-1 ian Government was put upon its trial. The occasion I was a debate between the above society and the Gravelly Hill Literary society, the Baptist debaters, or the majority of them, undertaking to support the proposition—" That the present Government ought no longer to retain office "—the visitors to a man supporting the maintenance of the Ministry. There was a large attendance, and it was manifest by many indications that unusual interest would be taken in the proceed. ings, especially when it was seen that in addition to their leader, Mr. Geo. Ingall, the Gravelly Hill Society had the support of Alderman Hart, J.P., and I the Rev. Geo. West. Mr. W. V. Dunn made an ! excellent chairman. The opener on the affirmative side (Mr. A. Washbounie) in the course of his speech, I charged the Government with getting into office upon promises, which they knew they could not fulfil. He , held that with their Home Rule Bill thrown oat by the Lords, it was' Mr. Gladstone's duty to ark the ! country to decide between him and the Upper Chamber. Mr. Washbourne severely criticised the Ministry for the way they had "gagged" discussion upon the greater part of the Home Rule Bill. Mr. G. Ingall's speech largely consisted of an indictment of the House of the Lords, and in attempting to prove ' Mr. Chamberlains inconsistency. He concluded by expressing his conviction that the Home Rule Bill would pass. The subject having been opened by the leaders, s lively and hard fuught debate ensued, the following gentlemen taking the affirmative :—Mr. Once, Mr. John Dawson. 2.1 r. David Harris, Mr. A. E. Washbourne, Mr. Jevon, and Mr. Guest, while Mr. Ingall was supported by Mr. Shillicorn, Mr. A. Ingall, Mr. Alderman Hart, Mr. Maileley, Mr. W. H. Hart, and Mr. Poole. Mr. John Dawson, in making a vigorous and incisive attack on the Government, severely criticised the Irish party, whom he styled "rebels." Mr. Alderman Hart defended the persenel of Mr. Gladstone's followers, particularly the 'lrish party, whom instead of "rebels," he called "heroes." Mr. A. E. Washbourne, in an able reply to Mr. Hart, quoted Mr. Gladstone's own well-known denunciation of the Irish party made by him in 1885, as "marching through rapine and murder to the the. membernient of the empire." This was received with applause. Mr. A. Washbourne. in his reply, briefly summed up the arguments with which the opposition had set forth its defeuce, and ably replied to them. The votes of the members of both societies were then taken, and resulted in a victory for the Unionists by 21 votes, the result being received with cheers. A vote of thanks to Mr. Dunn for so ably fulfilling his office as Chairman, concluded one of the most memor. able and enjoyable debates recorded in the annals of either society.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-09-21 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE MATABELE CRISIS.  LOBENGULA'S DEFIANCE.  A Parliamentary paper has been issued relating to the affairs of the British South Africa Company in Mashonaland and Matabeleland. On August 25th Sir H. B. Loch telegraphed to the Marquis of Ripon, Colonial Secretary, informing him that he had received from Lohmanla the following reply to a letter protesting against the Matabele in their omit ice expedition against the Mashonas approaching too close to Victoria I shall return no cattle r compensate anybody for either cattle captured by ,nv iinpi or damage done to property until such t,ine that Rhodes returns to me all the captives, their wives and children, cattle, goats, and sheep, which were given protection to by the Victoria peeple; and had I known at the time when I des;inched my itiipi in the direction of Victoria what I kii,w now, I would have ordered them to capture airl loot all they could lay their hands on belonging to the whites, to compensate myself for the nei ple and their property which were withheld hr m me." "Of course," added Sir Henry, "it is impossible to comply with this request or to surrender the unfortunate Mashonas, with their wives and children, to be murdered by the Mats. bole." The Marquis of Ripon replied, expressing regret at the unsatisfactory reply from Lobengula, but di precating any offensive movement or the prereing for compensation on the part of the whites unless they were actually attacked. His lordship addcd: "It is important that the British South Africa Company should not, by menacing Lobengula, commit themselves to any course of action which I might afterwards have to reverse. Their duty under existing circumstances must be limited to defending their occupied territory, and her Maksty.'s Government cannot support them in any aggressive action." The date of the latest telegram from Sir Henry Loch to Lord Ripon is September 4th. In this despatch Sir Henry said that Lobengula was reported to be collecting men on the frontier, and ho considered it necessary to strengthen the position at Maclousie by 50 men; and Lord Ripon, replying ou September 7th, sanctioned the proposed increase of the Bechuanaland p lice. The volume also contains a mass of cerresiordence relating to South African affairs, end dating as far back as May, 1891.  Mims Crawford, the daughter of the well known iedy correspondent in Paris of the Daily News and Truth, says the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, was recently drowned whilst bathing in one of the Swiss lakes. Miss Crawford, who was engaged to a journalist in London, was travelling in Switzerland with a lady friend and an English doctor. • telegram from New York states that yellow fiver has broken out in an epidemic form at Brunswick, Georgia. Numbers of persons are already ,town with it, and it is still spreading. Eleven iresh cases were reported on Sunday. The sanitary authorities are taking all necessary precautions with a view to confining the disease to one part of the town, but their efforts have not met with entire