The Telegram. — 1899-03-14 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SHOOTING A DAUGHTER.  CHARGE AGAINST A SHEFFIELD  ACCOUNTANT.  Robert Kershaw, a Sheffield accountant, was taken into custody on Sunday evening on a charge of shooting his daughter Agnes, who is well known in Sheffield as a leading and most promising student of the Sheffield School of Att. Three weeks ago the qU3StiOll of removing the prisoner to an wilyuin was discussed by i,lie finiy. Ito hai an illusion that his daughter's career as an artist was immoral, and recently visited the School of An and gave the porter to understand that he intended to shoot the head master. The accused formerly held the important position of chief accountant of the Sheffield Gas Company.  ALLEGED MURDER Oviß-A SNIALL  On Saturday night, a man calla upon M Glendenning, who lived in one of the low quaitt• of Middlesbrough, with respect to a small debt. it., was told to come ag,in,when he became abusive, and utter striking at the woman, kicked her in the stomach. She was internally injured, and died soon afterwards.  Stamen Mtlett BETTER after taking the tneditine prescribed. When she had taken all the medicine they went again to see Dr. Cory on Saturday last in the afternoon, and founu him out, and they were asked to see Mr. Cory, Dr. Cory's father, and told him what she had been taking, and he offered to examine her further, but she refused. Deceased left 2, Stanhope Gardens, about 7 o'clock, to go and see Dr. Cory, and that was the last time she SAW her alive. When she left the house in the evening, deceased was in very low spirits. As deceased Was away a very bug time she (witness) went to Dr. Cury'e, and found elle had left there as 8 o'clock, and then she gave notice to the police. Wiiliain Henwood, a young man, 21, said he was at present living at Linda, in the -Poole Road, Bournemouth, and was iL footman. He knew the decesiael, and had known her for about six mouths He last saw decease! alive on Saturday night, about 10 minutes past 9. She went to Lied% where be was in service. He was out when she arrived, and she Was talking to the housekeeper • when he got there. The housekeeper then went laway, saying, "I will leave you two, now." He SAW deceased was crying, and he slid, "3i/digt, WHAT is THE MATTER?" She said, " I cannot tell you." He said to her, " Mabel, you twist tell ine what is the matter. Du tell me what it is. I have got to go down town for some things soon, or the shops will be shut." She replied, "I cannot tell you ; read this letter," and she held out a letter towards him. He would not read the letter for some time, hut he afterwards did so. and then he said to her that it was nothing to do With him. She said to him, "Oh, Will, who was it?" to which he seplied, "I do nut know , who it awe" and he afterwards said to her, "Mabel, is it me ?" She said, " Will, I have been deceiving yeti." He said, "lain going down town ; Is it me? Are you coining down town ?" She replied "No." He then left her, and heard no inure of her till he wastole of her death. She made no threat against her life. To a Juror: He was 21 years of age. He had only been in Bournemouth six mouths, and his first acquaintance with the deceased was about a month alter he came here. A Juror: Why did you leave her and No from I THE PRUDENTIAL ANSURANCE the house when she was in such sorrow?—Witness I had to go down town to get some things for the '