The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-04-21 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

HIS GUILT. seriously injured. Some goods recently japanned were being dried in the ovens' and the gases gis en off in the Greet excitement prevailed in Blackburn on Sunday drying process, which are of a very dangerous clue ojan it became known that the police had taken into meter, exploded, completely destroying the building, ogeey William Flab, barber, of Mole street, on the which was afterwards ignited and entirely burned down, arge of murdering Emily Holland on March Cries were heard of a man in the burning factory, and ih 2.8, and after the kel fire brigade ha:ri:amstinguished the flames, the found portions of the skull and hair of a child. charred remains of a w named Geo. Holland, fopicion had always attached to the barber, who were found underneath therual's Another man, John kose a lock-up shop, and resides at 162, Moss street, Naish, sustained very serious injuries. tots bis wife and two children. The discovery of he skull was made in a most extraordinary manner. Chief-col:stable Potts bad arranged with a man maned Preston, of 72, Nelson street, Preston ring , to ng over two of his dogs, one half bloodhound of spaniel, and the other a Clumber spaniel. Policed/Wives Holden and Livesey were sent out with the a,,, to the pleee where the trunk of the body was food at Bastwell, but nothing was scented. The dosa were taken close to where, in Royshaw Wood, a esn had been seen to go backwards and forwards to yoer Cunliff, Riehton, where the legs of the ohild we found, but without any result. They returned to Blackburn, and Mr. Potts then decided to have the &fa taken to Fish's shop and the shop of a barber wed Denis Whitehead, who had also been suspected, wren nine and ten o'clock the two detectives, along eib Superintendent Eastwood, entered the premises of two barbers einedtaneously, Holden remaining at 's'hop, while the other establish went was examined. Bo the movements of the (legs the police had g reason to suppose that soothing was concealed s, and Superintendent 'Eastwood, Detective Livemy, Moe and his dogs proceeded to Fish's shop. The eedhound at once scented up the chimney ot a front row upstairs, and the owner of the dog on putting his jend up the chimney pulled down from the recess of the &aught hole the skull and other portfons of a Mild, wrapped in a paper covered with blood. From a medical examination made by Dr. Petthett it was evident that the head had recently been burnt. It will be recollected that the trunk of the body and the legs were found wrapped irs copies of the Preston Herald, timout them bring of recent date—oneof Nov.lB, 1875. paha shop was tw ce previously searched, and copies of tie lArald were found in his possession, the date of the wain which the dismembered body was found being loamy. There in no heading to the newspaperin which die skull was found, but in one portion there is printed in italics, "To the Editor of the Manchester aurie-," and the prisoner Fish takes in the Manchester Courier. Fish was present with his wife when the discovery was made, but be mid nothing. Mr. Potts was at once writ for, and it was with difficulty that Fish could be taken to the lock-up. He was in danger of being lynched, and, if the police had not been prompt in getting him away, violence would have been resorted to. After the charge had been entered the prisoner was removed to a cell, and two constable' remained with him all the night. His wife went to see him at the pollee-office, and said she did not think her husband capable of committing a crime. There was a strong feeling against the prsoner in the district, and it me only the other day that he went to the policeAce to ask for protection. lie is 26 years of age, is about sft. 2in. in height, and wears neither beard nor !Deutsche. On Sunday night he appeared to feel his position keenly, and looked vere pale. His shop is only about forty yards distant from the grocer's shop where Emily Holland purchased iuz. of tobacco for a man. Every day on her way home the little girl would have to pass the barber's shop, and he must therefore hoe known her well.