Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1886-06-26 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

THE KENTISH TOWN TRAGEDY.  On Friday, at the Nlariebone police-court, George Vincent Heneage Fine 19, described as an artist, of 15, Ospringe-road, Kentish Town, was brought up on remand charged with the wilful murder of John William Bowes ; also with attempting to murder Frances Hardy, and, further, with stealing £7 10s., the money of the Postmaster-General.— A lad named Sale said he went to the chemist's shop, 165, Brecknock-road, to purchase some stamps on the day of the tragedy and noticed the prisoner and Mr. Bowes in the shop talking together Shortly after leaving the shop he heard the report of firearms.—Henry Brown, a policeman, living nearly opposite the chemist's shop, said that some time before the murder he noticed the prisoner walking up and down near the shop and frequently looking in at the door. Shortly after 4 o'clock he heard a report of firearms, and then he saw the prisoner come out of the shop and go towards Ospringe-road. Witness immediately ran out and subsequently went for adoctor.—Robert Rardy, chemist, of 165, Brecknockroad, said he was a postmaster, and the deceased, James Bowes, was his assistant. Mr. Hardy described the interior of the shop, and said that the sash-box produced contained the gold used in the Post-office business. It was possible for any one to see that box in the till when open, and there was an opening through which any one could get round the counter. Prisoner was a stranger to him. Dr. Saunders, in stating the result of a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased, said there was a gunshot wound on the left side of the temple, will& had caused death,—William John Stone, page to Mrs. Finch, the prisoner's mother, said that during the last three months prisoner had been stage mair.ger to a theatrical club. About three weeks ago he saw him with a revolver in his bedroom near to the dressing-table. Witness said, "I die not know you had a revolver, sir," and be said " Yes ; Ma knows all about it ; I had its year or so ago, and I expect she has forgotten all about it. I never keep it loaded." Witness looked at the revolver, and he knew that it was not loaded, for he tried tbe trigger. On the morning of the murder witness found between the mattress and the palliasse of prisoner's bed, a tin can containing a number of ball cartridiree.— George Saull, hall-keeper at the Kilburn Town. ball, said the prisoner hired the hall for a dramatic performance to take place on the 10th June, and paid a deposit of 10s., the balance to be paid on the night of the rehearsal of the morning on which the performance was to take place. At the last rehearsal the prisoner said he could not pay him then, but he would see him on the matter the following morning. The audience assembled on Thursday night, and also the actors except the prisoner, but no performance took place.—Other evidence having been given to shew that prisoner at the time of the :rime was in want of money, he was committed for trial.  The marriage of Madame Christine Nilsson with Count de Casa-Miranda will take place in London at the end of the present month. The marriage will be almost quietly celebrated, although there will be present at the ceremony many distinguished members of London society. The Queen has already sent a wedding present to the eminent prima-donna. Lord Iddesleigh, speaking on Thursday night at Wolverhampton, dwelt on the importance of the political orisis,when a Minister was pursuing a course which had never before found favour with any English statesman. His lordship urged that it was the duty of Conservatives firmly to oppose the Irish policy of that Minister, and to aid in maintaining entire anion of the whole of the British Is  Messrs. Estet and Lsuriat, an American firm of publishers, announce an ilttion de luxe of the works of George Eliot. It will contain all the author's novels, essayit; and poems, and a 'biography by the Reverend George Willis Cooke. There will be a series of illustrations designed by leading American artists, and the work is to be printed from now electrotyped pistol; on choice `• linen drawMir-pauer."  I