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The Commonwealth. — 1866-08-04 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE MURDER IN SOHEBSTOWN.  Dr. Laulrester resumed the inquest on Saturday, at the Rising Sun Tavern, 130, Euston. road, on Emma Butcher, aged three years and six months, and Agnes Butcher, aged 12 months, supposed to have been drowned in a tub of water by their mother, Mary Butcher, who afterwards attempted to drown herself in the water-butt at 67, Vilib.tead-street, Somers-town. Inspector Frazer presented the following certificate from Mr. Butt, the surgeon of St. Pancras Infirmary : "I hereby certify that Mary Bateher, aged 39, has had a very bad night, and is this morning unable to attend the court.  (Signed) "W. F. BUTT, "Surgeon, St. Pancras Infirmary." The following addition d evidence w 6.8 then taken : John Brown, of 67, Wilstead•stre4. stated that he had known the Butchers for about 18 months. The last week Mrs. Butcher appeared to be strange in her manners. Last Saturday morning he heard some moaning in the yard, and went to ascertain the cause. He found Mrs. Butcher in the water. butt crouched up. The water was up to her neck, aod her head was lying on one side. He knocked the tap out of the butt to let the water out quickly, and haying obtained assistance she was taken out. Witness then called in the assistance of Mr. Jackson.  Margaret Brown, wife of last witness, said she was intimate with Mrs. Butcher. On Saturday morning she saw her lying on a bench in the yard, She appeared to be insensible. When she recovered she asked for the children. She said she wanted to suckle the baby. The husband said they were at the grandmother's. Witness did not think she knew, even at the present time, that they were dead. About a quarter to eight witness, with Mrs. Bradford, were endeavouring to restore Mrs. Butcher, when Mrs. Bradford remarked how soundly the children were sleeping. The father then went to the bed, and touching one of them, exclaimed, "Good God, she's dead ! " He touched the other, and found her also dead. He took Emma, the youtuest, out of the bed, and walked about the room kissing her, and calling her his dear angel, and exclaiming, "Oh, my pretty angel—it's dead, it's dead!" There was a tub of water in the room, in which were some children's clothes. One of the deceased had on a bedgown, but she could not say whether it was wet. There were three other children in the room when Mrs. Butoher was carried in, the eldest being ten years of age. The coroner here made inquiry as to whether any of the surviving children could give any account of the matter.  lutTector Frazer said ho had questioned the children, but neither could say anything about it. The eldest child said they were all asleep. William Butcher (the father) also stated that on questioning the children they stated that they were asleep. The coroner, having referred to the case, asked the jury whether at this stage they were prepared to come to a verdict, or whether they would adjourn for the attendance of the woman.  The jury preferred an adjournment, as they hei,itated to return a verdict without having seen the accused.  An adjournment was then agreed to.
The Commonwealth. — 1867-07-13 (London, England)

PROFESSOR BEESLEY AND THE PRESS.  "Let us howl," said the Times. "With pleasure," says the Morning Herald, " but at whom?"  "At Professor Beesley," replies the leading journal. "Certainly," chimed in the AStatalard. "By all means let us howl at Professor Beesley; but what for?"  "Because," says the Times, "he declared at Exeter Hall that Murder by whomsoever committed was a henious crime, hateful to God and man; but that a. Trades' Union murder was not as such, more horrible or hateful than a capitalist murder, and that murders committed in the interests of Jamaica planters were as abhorrent as murders committed in the interests of the Sheffield grinders and cutlers."  Did he really say that?" asked Mrs. Gump. There it is in black and white," replied the Tkinderer, handing the old woman of Shoe-lane a copy of the Times containing a mutilated report of theProfessor's speech.  "This is dreadful," says Mr. Gamp. "It is fiendish," says Betsy Prig. "It is unpardonable." says the Thunderer.  And so they all howled,  The Times howled, the Morning Herald howled,. the Standard howled of coarse, the Pall Mall Gazette howled, the Globe itself howled, and when all the horrified dailies had howled the --Conservative weeklies took up the strain and howled with aggravation, until at length, and after having made seven days and nights hideous, they howled themselves into dumb exhaustion and silence.  But some how or other the Professor does not mind it. He does not seem a bit the worse for all the howling execrations which has been let loose upon his devoted head. He repeats in a series of letters all and more than all contained in his Exeter Hall speech. The fact is, that Professor Beesley does not believe in howling as a means of arriving at truth or of set— tling a difficult social and political probl em. But he does believe with the great Professor Bentley that no writer or speaker of any power worth speaking of ever was or ever will be written down but by himself.  ndal" in a of inabout thedral at dis By all it what  t that a horrible murders  Ire were  .?rests  F-l. lied the ,ane a. rt of the howled,. Gazette all the weeklies on, until lays and , to dumb  ot mind all the. 'lupon his s all and @Mi. t believe r of set— But he that no g of ever tself.  doni : an&  Praise of to know man only r praising  rrmen to eatment  we have  omethnes rguatent, qreatest wisdom  ;chednes.4  is not It must :reasure9 ley must he mine. Lot to'  TheY em. One for the hod the, point of be same ieavenlY •ine the one age to be in. It ing, and 'red to a grata ..int of silentlY if knoW— • be hact with iasholar i!! and all en the  krt
The Commonwealth. — 1867-04-27 (London, England)

MORE C4.ABO,TTIWG.  At the Southwark Police-court, on Thursday,Michael Collins, a tall, powerful-looking man, was placed at the bar, before Mr..Burcham, charged with being concerned with another, not in custody, in garotting M. Louis de St. Jean, a Frenchman and robbing him of 12s. The prosecutor said that he lived at 5, Great Union-street, Borough-road, and was a drawing master. On the previous night, a little before 12, he was passing up a street leading from the Blackfriars-road towards the Boroughroad, when the prisoner and another man accosted him. They told him they-were hatd up, and wanted some money. Witness gave-them-Is. 6d., saying "that it was all he could spare, as he was not a rich man." At the same time he asked them the nearest way to get home. The prisoner said, "Oh, all right,; we'll show „you." They took him down a by-street and then they suddenly turned upon him and knocked him down. As he was getting up the prisoner struck him on the right eye and then seized him by the throat, when they rifled his pocket of 128., all the money he had. Mr. Dunham asked him in what pocket he had his money in, to which the witness replied it svas in his right hand trousers pocket, which was torn in the struggle with the prisoner. He called out " Murder!" and 'Police ! " and, as soon as a constable approached the other man ran off, but he held the prisoner and gave him into custody. In reply to Mr. Burcham, the pro . secutor said he was ,sober, and that he htul only been from France six months. Police-constable 54'M said he was on duty in Friar-street, Blackfriars-road, a little before one o'clock in the morning, -when-he heard cries of " Murder ! " and" Police ! short distance off. He proceeded towards King-street, and as he was turning the corner of the street he saws man runningaway, but still hearing the cry of "Murder!" 11601 net pursue lam, but went on and saw the prosecutor And prisoner struggling on the ground. The witness seized the prisoner and pulled him eff, when the prosecutor gave him into custody for being concerned with the other man in robbing him. The prisoner then became very violent, and he had some difficulty in getting him to the station. house. In answer to Mr. Burcham, the constable-said when he came up the prosecutor was on his back, and the prisoner was above him and striking him, but he left off as soon as he approached, and turned upon the witness. The prosecutor was perfectly sober, and bleeding profusely frojn a cut on the right -eye. In answer to the charge the prisoner said he was passing itp King. street towards home, when he saw a man knocking the prisoner about. He went up to his assistance, when the constable came up And took him into custody. Sergeant Baldry, M division, here asked for a remand, as he believed he should be able to apprehend the prisoner's companion. They were both well-known desperate thieves. Mr. Burcham remanded, him for a week.
The Commonwealth. — 1867-04-27 (London, England)

VIOLENT OUTRAGE ON A WOMAN.  A man, named Hugh Hagan, was charged before the magistrates at Whitehaven,on Monday, with committing an assault of a most violent character upon Mary Handley, a labourer's wife. The woman suffered so much from the injuries which she had received that, although the crime was committed on Saturday; the 6th inst., she was not able to give evidence until Monday last. Her statement was' to the effect that on the night. of Saturday, the 6th inst., she went to Egremont to purchase some flour. It was about half. past eight when she started on her return journey. She went by the sideN•of the Hier- Eben. When she had walked about balrthe way hoe, she: saw a-man before her in the field - through whieh she was. passing. She passed him, and he took care to keep close behind her until they came to the end of that field, whendre stepped pastqier,_and, laying: some bundlesle, was carrying on the ground, said he must have a kiss before he went any further. She then saw it was the prisoner, whom she knew: by sight, and said, "Hagan, leave me alone. She added, "If you touch me I'll put this knife into you.. - That was. said to frighten May. as she had no knife. He replied that he would have a kiss if she had twenty knives. He told hold of her by the neck, and kicking her feet from under her threw her ?irkftertirwromriterbreeivr Stre-sefzert—trirlecirVitrUth: bands, and shouted "Murder" and "Help." Prisoner told her to bold her noise,.and commenced striking her with athis force in the face. She got two of his fingers in her mouth, and bit them as hard• as. she could. He continued striking her; and knocked one tooth out She •21:1-knaged to eel: oil kc-f, and ran NV-ri prisoner followed; caught her, threw her down, and struck, her again. She still screamed out, and he stuffed his cap in .her mouth' and afterwards put his hand over her mouth. She did not remember that he attempted to take any liberties with, , her. He had not the opportunity. He next got hold of her by the arm, and said he would put her where she could not tell any one what had happened, and commenced dragging her towards the river. She got her arm in hiS -kerchief, and some of her fingers in the button-holesof his jacket, thinking that he dould. not throw her in the river without going in biniself. He dragged her back from the river, as she supposes; to loosen her hold of him. Finding he could not do that, he kicked her savagely over the-eye and cut her head. She supposes the prisoner must' have heard some one coming, so he -went away and left her. She lay awhile, then got her basket, and tried to .gather her things up. At this time two neighbours came up, and helped her home. Some corroborative evidence was given, end the prisoner was' committed for
The Commonwealth. — 1867-07-06 (London, England)

ANOTHER SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER.  About mid-day, on Sunday, as two working men named Samuel Powell and George Claverly were going along the Penn-road, near Wolverhampton, their attention was attracted to a dog, which was barking and biting at a dark object among the bushes, which grew by the side of a pool of water in the pit. On going up to the object they found it was an ordinary-sized black travelling bag, and upon opening it they were horrified to find that it contained the dead body of a male child. The attention of a policeman was called to the circumstance, who took the bag and its contents to the police-station. There the body was found to be that of a fine full-grown male chill, which had probably lived two or three days. It had evidently lain where it was found several days, and was much decomposed. From marks about the neck it is believed that death had ensued from strangulation; but Dr. Love, who cursorily examined the remains, can, of course, form no positive opinion as to the cause of death without making a post-mortem examination. The place where the body was found lies down in a hollow just beneath the right hand side of the high road, from which it was doubtless thrown at night. The body was wrapped in a piece of new calico; and though search was made and the pool dragged, nothing else was found to lead to identification.  lELD DAY AT IV ORMWOOD 6CRUl3s.—Tliere was a review of troops at Wormwood Scrubs on Monday. The troops present were the Ist Life Guards, the Royal Horse Guards, and the 3rd Hussars, the whole under the command of Major-General Lord George Paget, Inspector-General of Cavalry. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was present. In one of the charges a horse fell and rolled over its rider, who was so injured that there is tittle hope of his recovery.  znbrat aith Couniril Marlido.  The Money Market.  CITY, JULY 3 —The stock markets are inactive to-day, and prices generally unch urged Foreign stocks have been very little dealt in, and exhibit no movement of importance. The amount of money seeking employment in the discount market is very large. while the uemand is mod i rate. The general charge for choice bills is called 21 to per cent., but some transactions have occurred at 21. Ia the Stock Exchange loans for a few days are obtainable at 11 per cent. Consols are now quoted 941 to 1, ex div., both for money and the 10th instant; and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 93ttot. There is little business iu British railway stocks, but the tendency of the market is rather better. North British has improved 1 per Dent., Great E (stern, 1, and London, Chatham, and Dover, and Great Western, 1. The other leading lines are steady, at the closing prices of yeti-rday. Metropolitan siocik is quoted 1231 to 1; Great Western, 421 to 43; London and North-Western, 1121 tat; Midland, 111 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281; Caledonian, 1101 to 1111; South Eastern, 631 to 64; Great Eastern, 26 to /1; Great Northern, 113 to 111; ditto A, 1111- to 112- London, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 1 ; North British, 30 to 31; and Brighton, 521 to f. /3ANK OF
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-05-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.  Yesterday, a woman named Mary Curley was breught before Mr. Mansfield, charged by Detective Carlyle with having murdered a child, apparently about three months old, under the following strange circumstances :—On E'riday evening she was seen by some boys at the south end of the town in some fields, adjoining Mr. Lawrence's demesne, endeavouring to bury a living child, about the age mentioned, under some sods and clay. The boys took up the child and made her take it away. She made two or three efforts subsequently to get rid of the child, prevented. The last time the child was seers with her tva,, the evening, near the extreme south pier-head. grinie time ,;_er she was seen without the child. The police have been en ;hn that search all Saturday night, Sunday, and this Morning, but eettLi_ not disicover the child. D. is said the Womaa is an idiot, au,.. she has stolen the child from some one, as she is nit known to have had a child herself. The affair has created great sensation at the south end of the town. Several intellieent buys, amongst whom were lads .7.l.l'T'ett, Daniel Duffy, John Christie, James Pennington, Dac...a Hale, Jeffrey It. Lightening, and James Quayle, wells examined, and their evidence w, nt to prove the above facts generally. The boys were pla , ieg cricket in a field, when the attention of one was drawn to the prisoner, who was at a lime kiln that was burning, trying to lay a bundle towards the mantis of the kiln, and on the approach of some of the boys she gathered up the bundle and ran off. saying it was cabbage or cauliflowers she herd in it. The boy Duffy watched her and saw her go towards a hale ar drain, near Mr. Lawrence's wall, and put some sods on snmethitig, and on going up to her he saw it was a child, about three months old, and he heard it moaning ; he took off the sods and the prisoner then ran off with the child She made several attempts to get rid of the child by throwing it amongst timber arid into holes and drains, hat the boys followed and prevented her. Some of the lads Went for a policeman, but could not (as they steel) find one. The woman then proceeded towards the extreme south end pier-head, and a heavy thunder storm coming on the boys went away. The prisoner was seen returning in the same direction soon after, but was not seen after that instil Sunday morning, when the boy Duffy happened to see her in Park-road, and as there was a policeman present he gave her into custody. The police, tie to the present time, have not been successful in their c arch for the body of the child. The prisoner, from appearance, was quite idiotic ; she was very poorly dressed and had her hair fantastically plaited across her forehead. Carlyle said it was known she had no child of her own, and it was strongly supposed she had stolen the child from some person or other out of some house in the absence of the mother. She had a bundle of wild flowers which she fondled very much. She was remanded for seven days.
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-12-13 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.—At a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society this week, Captain Sherard Osborn reported that he had just heard from Captain Cator, formerly of her Majesty's ship In'rer id, Conservator of the Humber, that Captain Parker, of the Truelove, announces that the Esquimaux had large sledges of wood, which they 'tad got from a ship that had been broken up on the beach, 'Wild that there was, another vessel pressed up in the ice, but 'bot yet broken up, down Prince Regent Inlet. The wood the sledges were made of had trenial holes. These nativei frequent Pond Bay, in Baffin Strait. Captain Osborn believes these vessels to be two more of the deserted squadron. A Nwv WAY TO ACCOMMODATE BOARDERS —Most of our readers will remember how frequently, a few months ago, inquests were held on the bodies of " unknown men found floating in the river." Scarcely a day passed without one or more such in lusts, and some days there have been as many as five. Almost without exception, these men were recognise I from their dress and appearance as deck-hands on the river ; but that was all that could be discovered concerning them. There was generally nothing found in their pockets except some tobacco, a pocket-knife or pipe. For several months past there has been sc rcely an inquest of this description held, and the two fac's taken together present a quite significant aspect. Some circumstances which have lately come to our knowledge furnish the solution.— About a year and a half ago a Spaniard opened a boardinghouse on the levee,near the waterworks engine, a house which was frequented by a great number of boatmen, princ-pally deck-hands. We learn that it was a constantly recurring circumstance for boarders to leave in a very mysterious manner ; even their most intimate friends not being aware of it until they were missed: The fact finally began to attract attention, and it was observed that the men who disappeared were never seen any more, nor even heard of. At length a watch was set, and the keeper of the house was seen at a late lnur one night to carry out a man in an apparent state of s'upor, and proceed to the river with him as though he were carrying him to some boat. The watch followed • him and sa him deliberately throw the man into the river. An attempt was made to arrest him, but without success, and nothing has been seen or heard of hi,rn From that time to this but few bodies of unknown men have been found Id ia'ing in the liver. There can be but little doubt that that the villanous Spaniard gave his boarders dragged liquors, i and after robbing them threw them nto the river. We obtained the statement from an ex.policernan of some note. In' the wall of a rancho, occupied by a man wiese brother has been hung for murder, on the road to the diggings, the bodies of twenty-six men have been found. It is supposed that they met with a similar fate as that of the :Clove mentioned.—Calkfornia Pape, boatmen
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-12-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

TRIAL OF A SOLDIER FOR SHOOTING HIS COMRADE.  At the Maidstone assizes, o❑ Wednesday, Thomas Mansell, a private in the 49th regiment, was indicted- fur the wilful murder of Alexander M'Burney, at Hougham, in Dover, on the 27th of August last. It appeared from the evidence adduced that M'Burney had been a lance corporal in the regiment in which the prisoner served as a private. They had been on bad terms for some time previous to the death of the deceased, in consequence of a charge which had been preferred by the prisoner against M'Burney, of having appropriated to his own use a pair of new boots which had been delivered to the prisoner in the Crimea. On the 27th of August the regiment was encamped in the Hospital Meadows, at Dover; and early on the morning of that day Mansell Was seen to leave his tent, and approach that in which M'Burney was stationed. On nearing the tent he deliberately raised his rifle and presented it at M'Burney, who was engaged at the time in cleaning his accoutrements. A soldier in the same tent accidentally stepped between the prisoner and M'Burney, and Mansell then. lowered the gun, and walked nearer to the tent On approaching to within three yards of M'Bnrney he again raised the rifle and fired. M'Burney received the charge in his side, and exclaiming, "Mansell has shot me," he fell to the ground. He was conveyed to the hospital, but expired almost immediately. Mansell was at once secured, and made no attempt to deny the crime which he had committed. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the judge passed sentence of death upon the prisoner in the usual form.  SERIOUS CASE OF STABBING AT BRIGHTON A t the Brighton Borough Bench, on Wednesday, a tail, gentlemanly youth, who gave the name of Charles Henri* and who is 19 years' of age, and son of Lady Girdlestone, was charged with stabbing a girl of the town, named Julia Blundel Paine. The girl had been removed to the hospital, and, owing to the injuries received, was not in a condition to he present to give evidence. It appeared, from the evidence, that the prisoner had been seen parading the streets, brandishing a knife, and threatening to stab the first who interfered with him. Having met the unfortunate girl, Paine, the prisoner went up to her, and said, " llolloa, old girl, how do you get on ?" making use of very obscene language. The female said, "I do not know you, sir." The prisoner hid got a knife open in his hull and he mado an underhand stab at the girl, saying, " How do you like this ?" Tho female stood for a moment, when she cried out, " Oh, you have murdered me." He was then taken into custody, and the female, who was found to have sustained a wound in the left groin, about three-quarters of an inch in length, was removed to the hospital. The prisoner was remanded t) Saturday, when it is expected the girl will be able to attend, bail being refused.