The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1893-12-02 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE NEXT WORLD.  At the Lincoln Assizes on Wednesday, before Mr Justice Charles, Henry Edward Rumbold or Rumbell (37), smack-master. was charged with the wilful murder of Harriet Ettnhby, at Grimsby, on the 7th November. Deceased and prisoner had been living together whilst prisoner was whore. On the day of the murder they went to the house of Mrs Powdidge, whose testimony was that prisoner accused the murdered woman of going with other men. She denied it, and he struck her in the mouth. He said he had £49, which he wished to spend on her, but she would not have it now becauseshe had deceived him. He 'Dior] Burns was her fancy man. Deceased got up to go for a candle, but he pushed her upstairs, saying to those in the room, "If we don't meet in this world we will in the next." He also said deceased would not leave that ,house al: ve. Mrs Bowdidge fainted, and afterwards heard deceased scream. She ran up stairs and knocked at the door of the room they were in. The door was fastened, and she called out there were policemen coming. Prisoner said," If anyone comes in here rn blow their brains out." De..sed called out,"Don't murder me in my sins, . • .  Harry." Mrs .I3owdidge then heard two shots fired, and ran down stairs. About ten minutes later prisoner came down stairs with blood on his hands. Mrs Bowdidg,e said, "What have you done r He made no reply, out asked for his hat and walked out. She then hastened up stairs and found the deceased lying dead near the fireplace. Late the same night prisoner went to the house • of Charles Felyrard •Whiting, ship's smith. Stanley-street, and asked him to see after his things aboard ship. He told Whiting he had killed the girl, adding "I lifted her up and kiased her and came away." At two o'clock in the morning be gave himself up at the police station, and when charged he produced • revolver, and said, "This is what I did it with. It is loaded in five chambers, and I tried all five in my own ear, but they would not go off. This is all through Tet Toplise." Whiting in his evidence stated prisoner seemed very fond of the girl, and had said he would give everything he poese;s4ed if she would lead a moral life. He had'spent a great dealOf money. on her. The jury were only eight minutes considering their verdict, and then found the prisoner guilty of " Wilful murder." The prisoner was asked if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him, and replied, "No, sir ;" but after a pause he said there were several things in the evidence which had been given against him which were really falsti. Ile did not know that he would have taken the girl's life if it hail not been for the quarrel in the bed-room. She was a girl he was very fond of, and he had spoilt all his two years' earnings upon her. He killed her, and it was right he should be hung. He was much obliged to the jury for their verdict, for he would not have liked a verdict of manslaughter. Ho thanked his lordship kindly for what he said, and he would be very thankful if he would grant him 33 many cigarettes and ci "area as he w for irom now to the day of his Seth, as he was a great smoker, and he did not want to break down. Ile wished to die an English hem. Of course he knew 16 was a disgrace to his country and to all his friends. But he was in hopes that he would join the girl again and he knew that if she came to know that he brae down in that affair she would be doing nothing else but poking fun at him and throwing it in his eyes in the next world.—His Lordship then passed sentence of death in the prescribed form.