The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1891-08-15 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EXTRAORDINARY BIGAMY CASE AT DURHAM. A MODERN BLUE BEARD. At Durham Police Court onWednesdayJos. Holmes, a miner belonging to Rotherham, near Shefseld, was charged with committing bigamy on November 23rd, by marrying Eliza Brown, his former wife I being still elite. Some years ago defendant moaned at Pensher a girl named Rutherford. Hsi subsequently left her, spa later married it girl named named Bell, en living at Sunderland. A the latter had borne him a child he left ; her and went to live with his gast I wife, whom also he sobsequently diverted. I In November, 1889, he went through a form of marriage with a third woman at Normanton, whom he deserted in turn, and returned to live with his first wile. They removed into the South of England, where defendant eloped with another man's wife. After living with her for some time ; he deserted her also, and again returning to his I first love, with whom he removed to llotherlutm, ' where he was arrested. Formal evidence having Ibeen given, he was remanded for a week.  Sams was al  of Mr Wm, by Council. Trades council 4° n°Fil!ate  Bil X.P  clia-i; magi  , nominate/ societies will The Sitioielgt ___ their genene to the Congr-nrs,wiL ongly the eight home day by h., , ensotrnent, and to more resets, tions girin trades union officials the powsr ts attend and cross-examine &tint:meats, and to gni evidence as experts. Mr Whitburn will also cloys a resolution declaring it an offence against tram union principles for societies formed for the organisation of one ease of workmen to take lute their ranks men belonging to any other class od employment. Mr W. Snow will probably rsprs. sent the National Association of Blast-furnamtnes, and Mr Carlton has been selected as the Cleveland district delegate to the bkingreas. The question et the eight hours shift and the best means to obtsis it will be discussed at the annual conference of the Association, when the delegates will be instruetht Mr Jos Smith will represent the Middlesbrough Trades Connell. Mr John Burnett will attend the forthcoming Trades Union Congress at Newcastle, as usual, os behalf of the Board of Trade; and Mr Geodrey Drage has been directed by Lord Hartingtoo tgmset in the same capacity on behalf of the Boyal Con. mission on Labour.  The enquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Miss Clara Law, the head of the confectionery department of the Central Stores 01 the Todmorden Co-openstive Society, who was found on the premises Oft Monday eight,- the 3rd Aaron, with ,lier throat cut, was resumed at the York Hotel, Todmorden, on Tuesday —The jury, after half an hour's oonsidiation, returned the fol. lowing ierdici :—" We are of the opinion Cat the deceased Clara Law was murdered, but titim there is not sufficient oidence to show by whom the wound in the throat which caused her death was indicted."  The landlady of the cundetnned man Conway has received Mee following letter from a Walsall pensioner named Wm. Hunt —"I: hope you will pardon an old soldier for asking a little information from you. I believe Itnow the poor man tbatll% in Kirkelale Gaol for the murder of the poor little boy Nicholas Martin. There was a soldier in tie 53rd Regiment, No. 5 Company, of the name of John Conway. He was part of his serv:ce in the Crimean War, and was struck on the lower Miv by part of a shell that burst near him. He was, I believe, in the Indian Mutiny as well. If the John Conway is the man I mean, he is not properly in his right mind when under the in tinence of intoxicating licinorm If he is the one.., he would remember throwing some nom) I bread into ray face in Cowworth Barranks, Pons month, because I would not spend my Indian bounty money with him. Dear frieni. pies* answer this, as I am anxious to know all abort him, and would like to see him, for I like all oil soldier comrades." in reply to this letter Con. way's landlady has said that she has not the slightest doubt that the John Conway now lying in Kirlrdale Gaol is the John Conway of Hunt's acquaintance. She cannot say 'mythic; about, a scar on his face, for as long as site I'M known him he has worn a full beard. The Horn Secretary has not yet replied to the condemned man's petition for mum. The execution is fizei for fr--`”at 20th.  LETRG n WEST .s held on Wednesday es CONFERENcE 4 Loyal Hudson Emerson aged ,_ ;