Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1891-04-11 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

PRINCE FERDINAND THREATENED.  Threatening letters hare been received by Prince Pt rdinand, Princess Clementine, M. Stambuloff, and M. Grecoff, promising them the same fate as has befallen M. Beltcheff. The authorities, says a Staa,/ard telegram from Sofia, have ascertained the letter-133x where these missives were posted. It is nearly opposite the Palac, in the street where the Russian Legation stands. Moreover, all the envel3les bore the initials "P.M," and were apparently old ones. It was remetnbered that the initials of M. llogdanoff, who once resided at that Legal ionovere identical with those on the envelopes Accordingly, steps were taken quietly to obtain specimens of the handwriting of the persons residing in the Legat ion, and on comparison it was found that the caligraphy of the four letters corresponded to that of the principal Russian cavass. The delivery of these threatening letters so soon after the recent murder and escape of the assassins has naturally led to redoubled precautions, as it is feared the conspirators may shortly renew their nefarious attempts. The letter addressed to M. Stambuloff by Prince Ferdinand has been placarded over the town. It gives him carte blanche to use every expedient to put an end to the work of the conspirators.  UHAIllikI 131UAMY. At the Old Bailey, on Monday, before the Recorder, Johannes Adolphus Backs, was indicted for marrying Sophia Goodliffe Dawkins, his wife being then alive. Mr. Geoghegan, upon the prisoner pleading guilty, said the prisoner was married to his first wife in 1882, and to the second in 1888. He was a native of Germany and was 32 years old. After passing his university examination and gaining high honours he came to this country when he was 18 or 20 years old. He was a _brilliant classical scholar and an excellent linguist and obtained employment as a teacher at Mill Hill Schools, and was utterly ignorant as a man of the world. While at Mill Hill he made the acquaintance of his first wife, who was a domestic servant, and married her. The learned counsel could hardly say that as the consequence of a man of superior education marrying a woman of such inferior station the union turned out a most unhappy one. In 1886 Mrs. Backs seemed to have anticipated the late decision in the Clitheroe case, for she deserted her husband, and left the following letter on the mantleshelf, "I Sarah Backs wish you Johannes Backs to leave me and live by yourself for I cannot put up with your grumbling any longer." She then joined the Salvation Army and instead of attending to her baby walked the streets selling the War Cry. She left her husband alone with a little child two years of age. He has since supported the child and gained a livelihood by teaching, and was living most happily with Ins second wife until an anonymous letter came to the police. Neither the first nor the second wife prosecuted at the police court, nor did the second wife in any way complain of the treatment of the prisoner. The prisoner instituted divorce proceedings which were abortive, but before they proved abortive the second marriage was celebrated. Mr. Besley, on the other side, said he had nothing to say but what was in the prisoner's favour. He had not practised any imposition on either wife. The second was a lady of considerable means, and the owner of a large number of houses in Marylebone, and she formed the connection with her eyes open. She had no knowledge how the police got hold of the anonymous letter. The Recorder sentenced Backs to one day's imprisonment and on the application of Mr. Geoghegan he was immediately discharqed.  11xlit Nottots.  - -WASTE PAPER for FIRE KINDLING to be had at the GAZETTE OFFICE, GRATIS, on application.  THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY I SIC AMONS in connection with the Queen. street and Thornhills-road Schools, will be preacbed at ST. JAMES' CHURCH, Brighouse, on Sunday, April 12t4, 11391, Preachers :—in the morning at 10-30, and afternoon at 2-15, the Rev. P.