Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1881-04-29 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

PRISON TRAGEDY. to the Bicycle Club, who dropped £2O by their liberty. Such a constitution was surely worth preAldridge said Pearcly's father was a tenant of the defend* • athletic sports last year. A number of good songs serving. The second remark was that the grandest ant's, under a lease. After the last quarter day in The New York Hem-old gives particulars of a tragedy were sung during the evening, and the proceedings and most brilliant career has an end. The illustrious December there was rant owing to Mr. MundelL Pearcey, enacted within the gloomy precincts of the Eastern Penis were of a very pleasant nature, statesman just removed having filled his place, and Dn., still remained in occupation, and he had a witness tentiary in Philadelphia. John M'Bricle, a man of 49 TH il VoLuNTEns.—Our rifle corps attended, eccor 1- done his work had left the arena of o )nflict, to prove that on the very morniug of the distress, the 17th years, under sentence of two years' imprisonment for ;rig to annual nubt'un, divine s vice at Lenefleet and was to he laid "iii his narro w cell where the of March, Pearcey was selling milk from the cow in aggravated assault, and John Pfeiffer, aged 23, an habitual church on Sunday morning last ;it bein, the first rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep." All must die, questien.-His Honour said if the facts were not in diethief, serving a period of three years and six months for Sundae, after Easter. Capta'n Stone Was in command, The last observation he would m .ke was that it was could only the e ilzaeltloalehad a blanglarn, had occupied the same cell ftr about a month. and the f, U. win r,ffieer3 were present: - 'Lieut. at once inspiriting and gratifying to note how, in the o distressright had ben clearly and legally myade, and then it The overseer, upon making his rounds at 7 a.m., found Budge,L'euf. Harrison, Sceond-Lieut. Smythe Sergt.- presence of death and the close of a great life, the two would have to be the cause of a separate action. A man both men dead. The body of lerairide was lying Ins' ructor Hurst, Colour- Sergt. Hicks, Sergeant great historic parties who guide d the destinies of this hid the right to eeize immediately aftrr rent became due, stretched on the floor, with arms extended, and his pro- Hoskins, and Sergt. Real, with one butglar and 68 country and empire could cordially unite in showing but he had no power beyond that. The landlord appeared truding tongue and contorted features gave indication rank and file. The fife-and-drum band Played them honour to whom honour was due. It was expressive to have been too indulgent. He could not justify the that he had met a violent death. Around his neck was tied a piece of the bed sheet and half a yard of thin to and fi one church. The Rev. Mr. Williams, the hon. of that noble generosity of sentiment for which all true seizure. Judgment for £5 -Mr. Aldridge : I have not chaplain to the corps preached the sermon and imthe Englishmen were fam me. As he had said the occur- the least doubt in my own mind that the cow will be ;wine, which had sunk deep into the flesh. His body found 0-morrow in the possession of young Pearcey, course of it took occa4m appropriately to 'refer tolhe rence was to be considered a netional trouble. Might s was covered with bruises, evidently inflicted with the late Earl of neaconsfield as a man who had "done his it be over-ruled in the providence of Almighty God by after our decision. (Laughter.) teel of a boot. Pfeiffer hung limp, in a semi-kneelingo, that forbearance and cordial feeling and kindly coneostare, from the gas bracket. A noose had been siderat ion for ethers, which were the characteristics of made by tightly twisting the selvage of the sheet. a truly great people; and might England never want Corroponbence. Pfeiffer's body also bore many marks of rough treat- a succession of men t) oireet, under God, the affairs as. ment, and there was a deep gash on his right wrist, of the state, and who shoubl prove thein7lelves to be Ile post-mortem examination showed convincingly that guided by those eternal and Chris- ianrinciples drawn n THE PUBLICANS AND ALDERMAN NORTON, NVEride was the murdered man. Corresponding to _ from the Bible, which had hithrr'o proved the secret Sir,-As one of the trade, attacked by Mr. .T. J. bruises on his forehead there was an irregular fracture and the source of England's g •eeteess. Norton, in the letter which appeared in the Telegram involving the frontal, parietal, temporal, and spenoidal bones; the frontal and temporal bones were comminuted.Tun