Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1895-11-09 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

LINCOLNSHIRE TRAGEDY.  AN ELOPEMENT AND ITS SEQUEL  The quite village of North Searle, about ten miles from Lincoln, has been the scene of • most savage attempt at murder, • married woman named Annie Law being the victim of • murderous attack by a man named Thomas Ulyatt, with whom she had for some years cohabited. Iler wound. are of • serious nature, and only faint hopes ars entertained of her recovery. The story of the crime is one quite out of the common, and trans upon an elopement to Australia, rearm of Illicit love, an management, and finally an attempted murder. The parties are each about 64 years of age, and the accused, who in in the custody of the Kesteven polio., is by trade • behiber, and until recently he carried on business In North 'Beale. Mrs. Law is said to be the daughter of • clergyman, a woman of good ,ednoatioe, and poeteesed of considerable personal ' attractions. She has an income in her own right, and Ulyatt had in reality been living upon her. I Both are natives of Crowland, South Lincoln. shire, and a friendship in their native town I rapidly developed into a warmer feeling. Six years ago Mrs. Law, whose husband was also a butcher, suclitenly disappeared from her home. Ulyatt was also missing, and little doubt was entertained at the time that they bed fled together. It consequently transpired that they were in Australia, but they did not ketay there for more than • year, returning to hagland and settling down at North Scale, where for a time they seemed to live together in pesos and comparative comfort. Of late there had been quarrel-4, and • separation had been talked of. About three weeks ago a quarrel took place, and Mrs. Imw hid tired so much of her lover that she decided they should part. She booght him a ticket for America, and In addition presented him with £5. He went to Lincoln, and took lodgings at No. 11, Waterside North, but apparently no steps toward. emigrat. log, and instead preferred • drinking bout. On Monday he went to the Midland station at Lincoln, and took • ticket for Swinderby, the nearest elation on the Midland Line to North !Scale. From the station to the village is • distance of two miles, and Myatt midis straight for the house of Mrs. Law, arriving about half. past six and entered the house unobserved. 'noonntering the servant girl, the object of his ' visit was quickly made apparent. Ile etrook her ' with hie fist, knocking her down, and then rushed into the room where Mrs. Haw had been silting. I Hearing the commotion, she was stepping forward to ascertain its imam when Ulyatt drew out a large knife, and at once brutally attacked her. Her 'creams of ..Murder" brought the parish I constable and • neighbour named Wright to the scene, tail nieantrme terrible injuries [ had been inflicted. When they reached the lhoose the amused was found in the room alone, with hie throat out, but the wound was only superficial. Mrs. Law had staggered to sfieigh. boar's house, about 80 yards away, and there she was found in a orltioal condition, having 16soeived three distinct stabs, two of whkoh are of la serious nature. The wounds are et the top of the left gitOulder, the knife hating been driven downwardi. Dr. Broadbent, of Oollingham, who was quickly summoned, discovered that one wound had penetrated to • depth of four inches, and had probably iejured the lung. The doctor holds out only faint hopes of recovery. The man's wounds having been attended to, he was arrested by Falloff-constable Rannders, and taken to Linooln, where, on being formally charged with attempted murder, be replied "I don't know what made me do it, Mr. taulader.." On Tuesday he was formally atm.,- ...fore the Kesteven magistrates with wounding with intent to marder, tonancled tor a wok,  !bolds