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Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-06-17 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MARQUIS  CONYNCHIAM.  The funeral of the late Marquis Conyngham, who died at his town residence, in Belgrave-square, took place at noon a day or two ago, the deceased nobleman's remain, being placed in the family vault in ratriabourne Church, Bifrons, near Canterbury, the Kentish seat of the Conynghams. At about noon the funeral cortege aerial at the churchyard. The body was taken from the hearse and was met at the churchyard gate by the Rev. F. J. Vine, vicar of Bridge and Patrixbourne, and assisting clergy, the coffin being carried into the church by eight workmen on the estate. On the plain oaken coffin, at the pediment of a cross, was the following inscription : "The Moat Honourable George Henry Marquis Conyngliam. Born Feb. 14, 1625 ; died June 2, 1862." His lordship was a patron of the Funeral Reform Association. Among those who sent or brought wreaths for the coffin were her Majesty the Queen, Sir Moses Montefiore, the Marchioness of Headfort, Lady Ventry, and the crew of the yacht Minerva. The mourners included the present marquis, Lord Charles Conyngham, Lord Colville of Culross (representing the Queen), the Duke of Ric :mend and Gordon, the Duke of Leinster, Earl Sydney, G.C.8., Earl of Sandwich, Lord Bingham, the Marquis of Anglesea, Lord Londesborough, the Marquis of Crmonile, General Hankey, Earl Harrington, Lord Alfred Paget, the Earl of Wincliilsea. Lord Churchill, Sir Theodore Brinckman, Bart., Colonel Fitzgerald, Holt. F. Ca :wan, Mr. Gustavus Lambert, Dr. File, and Mr. W. H. Saltwell (the family solicitor). The whole of the tenantry on the Kent estates were in the procemion.  Frvw itinerant Irish tinkers were charged at Hanley Police-court with committing an aggravated assault upon souse gipsies at Talke, Staffordshire. One of the gipsi., an old woman, WAS brutally beaten with wooden rails and iron bars, and nearly murdered, and her husband and daughter were savagely assaulted. The prisoners had located themselves near the gipsy encampment, end took offence at a dispute between one of their own young women and a young woman belonging to the gipsy camp. The prisoners were fined in amounts varying from £5 to 40s. Sams EXCITEMENT bat been created in Teesdale owing to the di,appearatice, from lionaldkirk, of a mason, aged about forty, named George Alderson. On the morning of the day he left the man went, it is assumed, to his work in sonic neighbouring irickfields. He was, however, never seen near the place, nor has any trace been found of him, although ponds have been dragged and the country scoured by men and dogs. It is stated that Alderson WAS possessed of over £2OO in cash, which cannot be discovered, but the assumption that he may have eaddenly emigrated Is discredited by the fact that he was ill-clad when he left, had his wages to draw, and certainly had not taken all his property with him. . .  Tun Salvation Army leaders at Bridgwater, Captain Bourn and Lieut. Page, left a few days ago by train for Cheshire, being accompanied to the railway !station by a large number of "soldiers," headed by the army brass baud.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-05-20 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TuntsDAT.  MR CRISIS IN ROTC?.  In reply to a question, Sir C. Dilke rated that immediately upon receiving intelligence of the urgency of the situation in Egypt, the Government had entered into communications with the French Government, with a 'view to the protection of life end property.  Mr. Blaciver ;rave notice of a question to the riome Secretary as to whether he would take steps to prevent the circulation of speeches by Mr. Gladstone calculated to encourage crime. Sir li. Harcourt, after a brief reference to recent events in Ireland and the assassination of Lord F. Cavendish and Mr. Burke, proc.vded to explain the provisions of the Government bill for the prevention of crime in that country. To meet the system of terrorism which prevented jurymen from doing their duty, it was proposed to give the Lord Lieutenant power to direct that a special tribunal of three judges might try CISoa of treason, murder, attempts to kill, or other crimes of aggravated violence, or attacks upon dwelling-houses. This tribunal would sit without a jury, and would decide questiom of lass and fact, ,ind their judgment must be unanimous ; but there would be an appeal In certain cases. Power . . .  would be given to search for the secret apparatus of murder by day or night, to arrest 'bangers who could give no account of themselves and to remove foreigners dangerous to the public safety. Summary power would be pet] to deal with intimidation and with unlawful meetingsdangerous to the public safety, and to compel the attendance of witnesses about to abscond. Additional police could be appointed at the expense of a district, and upon a district could be levied compensation for murder and maiming. Seditious newspapers could be dealt with under the Act, the summary powersof whichwould be placed in the hands of any two stipendary magistrates, and the bill would remain in force threeyearn. The measure might be regarded, he remarked, amid some ironical cheering from the Home Role members, as an extraordinary one ; but, he added, amid general cheering, it was to meet extraordinary cit. oumstances. An animated discussion followed, in which Sir S. Northcote suggested that if they altered the ordimiry law, they should do it eliciently, and that if they passed a strong LW they should use it firmly. Mr. Chaplin twitted Mr. Bright with his observathn that force was no remedy ;" Mr. Forster strongly supporte l the bill; Mr. Bright said his remark had no reference to violence in Ireland; Mr. Parnell predicted failure for the bill; Mr. Dillon was called to order for dmeribing Mr. Forster'e speech as "bloodthirsty;" Mr. M. Henry thought the bill dealing with arrears should be proceeded with at the same time as the Coercion lull; and Sir J. Lubbock, Captain Aylmer, Mr. O'Donnell,.Mr. Healy, Mr. Goschen, and other members having spoken, the House divided, and carried the motion for the introducing at the bill by 327 to 22. The second reading was fixed for that dav week, and the House then adjourned.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1889-12-28 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE GREAT GAS STRIKE.  1,11.11 HZ  A deputation of the gas stokers on strike had an inter. view onthe 18th inst. with ktr. Livesey and two other representatives of the South Metropolitan Gas Company to see whether any arrangement could be made to terminate the strike. The conversation was of the most friendly character, but the men declared that they could not work with the new hands, and Mr. Liveeey was equally firm in maintaining that the gas company must stand by them. All was again quiet during the day, and the stock of gas was increasing. With regard to the refusal of the coal porters to unload some of lord Durham's ships which have lately arrived in the Theme., Mr. M. Henry, secretary to their union, sent • telegram to the Lord Mayor to the effect that these particular ships might be discharged, but that in future the vowels must be manned by members of the National Union of Seamen and Firemen, one of the our unions allied In the struggle against the South Metropolitan tiu Company.  MAnosawr Haeron, 51, who lived in a cellar in Bradford, was apprehended on the charge of tke wilful murder of Richard Crowther, three years old, the child of. couple living in the upper part of the house. While the mother area out Banton took charge of the child, which wan very cross, and when Mrs. Crowther returned she found that the child bad been severely burned across the lower part of the back. The child ehortly afterward. died. Heaton was brought before the rased...tee and remanded. AT the Warwick Assize., before Mr. Justice Will, Sarah Kibble, a married woman, was indicted for administering corrosive sublimate to Mrs. Hamblow, wife of • medical man at Leamington, with Intent to murder. The prisoner was emp'oyed as a charwoman, and after drinking some tea prepared by her, and also some brandy and water, which had been left in • Mom where prisoner was alone, Mei. Flamblow was seized with violent Vomiting. Corrosive sublimate was found in the vessels. The prisoner was found guilty, and was sentenced to 15 year.' penal servitude.  Sic EISfiRT Scstxtia lisiss, to whose memory a sculptured tablet haa been unveiled m Weetridnster Abbey, had • triple claim to be honoured in such fashion by his countrymen. As legal member of the Supreme Council in India he took part in the administration of that great empire; at Presld.ent of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he proved himself • scholar as well as a lawyer ; and by his reeearebee into the ethics of constitutional law a philosophic and original thinker. The ceremony we.. purely formal one, Lord Cross being accompanied by Lady Maine, the Dean, Sir M. Grant-Duff, and Mr. Courtney Ilbert. THREI notorious burglars, described by inspector Peal as belonging to the worm gangs the police had had to deal with for some years, were convicted at the Central Criminal Court on several charm of housebreaking in the suburbs. They were sentenced to fifteen yean' penal servitude each.  1111NRY
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1886-05-15 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE ST. LOUIS MURDER .2 OPENING OF .T.1.E.1E TRIAL  Oc Monday last, Hugh Mottram Brooks, a young solicitor, son of a schoolmaster at Hyde, was put on his trial at St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., on the charge of wilfully murdering Arthur ['roller, at the Southern Hotel, St. Louis, on Easter Saturday, 1885. Preller was the 800 of a Wood-street (Loudon) merchants and at the time of his death was en route for Australia in behalf of • Grin of carpet manufacturers of Btadforst. He made Brook's acquailllMlCe wile oil boars' the steamer kturneying from Liverpool to Boston. They stayed ttgether some day in Boatels. Theu Preller left for St. Louie, via Canada. A slay or two later Brooks, who was travelliug under the name of Maxwell, atartal direct from Itistou for St Liii.. where it had born arranged he should meet Preller. Us was in St. Louis three or four days before Preller Caine Sallth from Canada. The all god murder took place at the S althorn Hotel, where Brooks had been atayiug from the time of his arrival iu St. Louis, and where he was joined by Preller, who was to start from St. Louis for Sao Francisco. On the Monday or Tuesday Following Easter Sunday, Brooks felt the hotel, and purchased a railroad ticket for Situ Fraucimo, via Ogden. Ou the Monday following Si. Louis was horrified at the news that the body of a man had been found in • trunk in one of the best. tootus of its leading hotel. The body was terribly decomposed, but it was finally modems. elusively identified as that of the Bradford commercial traveller, C. A. Preller. The a troner's inquiry allowed that murder had been committed, A verdict to that effect was returned, and a warrant was issued for the apprehension of Brooks, alias Maxwell. Two deputy-sheriffs followed Brooks to Auckland, and, aubueqoottly, brought him back to St. Louis in August last, Up to that time Brooks had been passing as Maxwell, a •urgeou of St Bartholomew's Ravi. tat, Loudon; but among his baggage, taken puseemion of by the police at Auckland, sad handed Over to the Mdasouri officials, was a phos tograph with the name " Brook," ou the back. Letters in his possesaion also showed that he Came from Hyde. Cheshire, that he had served his articles with • firm of Stockport solicitors, and had commenced practice an MI !Mortal in his native Su", ; and that lie had left Iljdeli-Mn li:ter Christmas, 18t4, la a Inytiteri• US Manlier, rile theory to be Oct up for the dormice is that Preller poisoned himself, and that in fear &mita packed ktia body in a trunk and ran away from St. "Amis. Toe hearing will occupy Judge Van Waggoner the whole of the preseut week,unlees mane technicality is raised which will cause a still further postponement of she trial. Is event of the accueed being found guilty quite a series of appeala may be taken—tiret to tha city Circuit Courts, next to the State Courts m Jefferson City, awl finally to Watshingtou—before the sentence eau be carried out —Manchester Courier.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1886-11-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

PROOF MARRS FAITIC—For nearly half a century Horniman's Pure Tea has been known to teadrinkers, and gained their preference and esteem, because it is strong, far a rich and devious flu ~or, and is free from the injurious mineral facing powder used by the Chinese to palm off inferior brown leaves. AN organ which has been erected in the parish church at Esher, at a cost of nearly £lOOO, in memory of the late Dube of Albany, has been formally opened at a special service, at which the Duchess of Albany was present. Canon Farrar preached the sermon. AT a dinner given by the Loriners' Company of the City of London la the Livery, Alderman Sir Henry Knight, in responding to the TOUR of "The Corporation of the City of London; said he believed the Corporation WaR the best friend the working classes had in the country, because the Corporation had money and did not hesitate to spend it ; and every sovereign the Corporation spent, they might depend upon it nearly the whole of it went into the pockets of the working classes. He hoped the Corporation would be permitted to carry on its work for centuries to come AT Liverpool Assizes James Mellor, 67, a blacksmith, was indicted for the murder of his wife and sister-in-law at Lytham, on the 2nd inst. Evidence of the insanity of the pr:soner was given, and the jury haring found him to be insane. Mr. Justice Day ordered him to be detained in an asylum during her Majesty's pleasure. AN estate. TB acres in extent, has been handed over to the Recreation Grounds Committee of the Leeds Corporation to be laid out as a recreation ground for the East-end of Leeds. Cants disease, in the forms of p'enro-pneumoma and anthrax, exists in several places in Kent. One outbreak of pleuro-pneumon:a is reported at Sevenoaks, and two cases of anthrax have occurred at Scurry, near Canterbury, and one at Ditten, near Maidstone. Bin J. DrAIRIN has appeared to an adjourned summons at he Westminster Police-court, charged with unseemly conduct at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, in May last. The evidence went to stiow that, acting under an imaginary right, he forced his way into rented pews during Divine service. The offence, however, had not been repeated since the summons was issued, and a merely nominal penalty was imposed. Tee committee of the" Peoples Contribution Fund,' in aid of the North London, or University College Hospital, have decided to take steps to endow a bed in the horp:tal, to be caned the "Queen's Bed," in celebration ol the Jubilee. Mr. Newton H. Nixon, the hon. semetery, will receive donations at the Hospital, Dower-street. Mn. I. A. Roue, of the Hendee, late one of the members for Monmouthshire, while out pheasant shooting the other day with. party of friends, aexid.entally shot one of the keepers in the face. The man was brought into Monmouth and attended by Mr. T. G. Prosser, who found that the sufferer was badly burt, the shot having entered one of his eyes.  -
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1886-05-29 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

EUSPICIOUS DEATH AT ASHTON.  On Wtduesday, at the Ashton Borough Police Ct urt, before Mr. John Fletcher, Mary Ann Britland was charged with wilfully murdering Mary Dixon, by administering poison to her. The court was yet y full. The Chief Con. stable, Mr. George Dagleish, prosecuted, and Mr. F. W. Bromley, solicitor, appeared for the accueed,—The Chief Constable. after recountiog the facts of the case, said it was iu consequence of something the analyist found in the stomach of the deceased 'lonian which had led to the arrest of the prisoner. At the adjourned bearing and inquest on that day week to intended to prove that she had also been charged on sus piciou with causing the death of two other persons,—Louis Woolfendeu, father of the deceased gave evidence corroborating that already published—Win. Kilvington, chemist, of 75, Wellington road, Ashton, spoke to the prisoner being served with a packet of Bunter's vermin-killer on the 28th April, representing that she wanted it "for mice," and after the register was signed the prisoner asked for another packet which was supplied to rte.—Wm. Henry Greeurtalgh, assistant to Joseph Cliarlsworth Hirst, chemist, Old-street, Milton, deposed to baying aer•cd prisoner with three 2d, packets of Harrison's •ermiu towder on May 3rd. The packets were labelled "poison."—Mr. Bromley asked for bail. —lu reply to the Clerk, the Chief Constable said he should be able to prove that strychnine was in the poison and that strychnine had been found in the stomach.—Mr. Bromley urged that it was important that the accused should be on the spot to be able to have every facility for refuting the charge. Prisoner had substantial bail to offer.-1 he Chief Constable: Fromiuformatron 1 am poaseseed of, and on behalf of the Crown, 1 must iOSO. This is a very serious charge, and on behalf of the Crown I must oppose bail on so seri. an • charge.—Mr. Fletcher thought the charge was too serious to admit of bail. Addressing the prisoner he said she would he remand. d to the County Gaol on the charge of causing the death of Mary Dixon, by administering foist u to her on the 13th instant.  VOTING BY BALLOT:The monthly meeting of the Gorton Local Board was held on Thurs. day evening; Mr. J. Bruitley iu the chair The Clerk (Mr. Behold) said a cut:Mar letter bad been received fruit the SIIILtOII Local Board aching the Board to cetiiiva Parliawsut in favour of veting by ballot at localboard elec. tions—Mr. Underwood said .there was much reed of au altetallon in the pest ot system. There seemed to be an impression outside that the Board were oppt bed to the ballot, but the old members bad always been in hi•cur of it.— Mr. Morton said, a • new Iltt mber, that be was air obitly in favour of the ballot, and the Board adopted a petition to Parliament, which WY directed to be sent to Mr. Peacock. M.P. aitk A. soma that he weld aspipset Mr&
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1886-12-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SINGULAR FREAK OF BOYS. Rive little boys who were reinandA at Dunstoble the other day on a charge of stealing from shop-doom have had an extraordinary escapade. It seemed that the person who had supplied the boys with diner had by mistake left the key in Use door of the cell, and the youngest boy managed to squeeze hiinself through , the aperture by which food is handed to the primers, and unlocked the door for his companions. Their escape was quite unnoticed, and was not diaavered until some times afterwards. When it was found that they load escaped Superintendent George drove in the direction of St. Albans, and search was made by others in various directions. Meanwhile the boys had made their way to a farm just outside the ton. Here they caught a fowl, wrung its neck, an I took it to the mistress of the farm-house, informing her that they found it on the railway run over by a train. The woman, believing their tale, gave them tea, and pee tented them with 6d. They then proceeded towards Houghton Regis, but near that place they were seen by a policeman, who chased them furs considerable distance untl he lost sight of them In Chiltern-rood. Determined not to be caught, the boys quietly re turned to town, and the surprise of the superintendent's wife may be imagined when, on answering a knock at the station door, she found the rur6 sways before her. They told her they had been "out , for a run, and had come beck to tea." When he husband returned late in the evening he was told that , the boys had been in bed for hours.  MURDERS THROUGH JEALOUSY, A seaman has been murdered in Glasgow, it la alleged, through jealousy. A Spanish sailor, named Vilaneher, recently married a woman named Catherine Caldwell, a servant in the house M Glasgow at which he lodged. Patrick I oonneliy, the murdered man, who belonged to St. John, New Brunswick, also lodged in the house. It is stated that Vikaneher, who returned from a voyage shouts week earlier, was jealous of him, and wlrn they met in the house Vilaneher auddenly stabbed Donnelly in the back and breast, inflicting no fewer than eleven wounds. The injured man died in ten minutes. The Spani,d was takes into custody. A framework knitter, named Thomas Illowharn, has been apprehended by the Waster police on the charge of murdering his wife Ana The prisoner is about sixty years of age. During quarrel, which have been frequent of We. Mg prisoner drew a pistol and shot her behind the err. The children screamed, and a neighbour, on looking into the house, found the prisoner kneeling over hie wife, and cutting her throat with a knife from ear to car. Two men entered the hotne, when the prisoner presented a leaded pistol at them. Be au, however, overpowered, and the pistol taken from him. Ile Mee said," I have done for her," pointing to hiswile's dead body. Jealousy is alleged to be the reuse of the crime.  J
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-07-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THU ATT..MPT TO SHOOT A WOMAN.—At the 1 Ashton County Police Court, on Saturday, before Dr. Lees and Mr Mellor, James Foyle was charged with attempting t , shoot a woman named Ann Shelton, at Denton. on the previous Wednesday. Ann Shelton, deposed t I am a married woman but live apart from my husband. who is a navvy. I live as servant at Mark Wilde's beernouse, the Exchange Inn, Crown Point, Denton. Prisoner is a navvy. I have lived with him five months, but left him a fortnight since because he di.l not use me properly. The Saturday before I left him I went to a tea party, and when I came home he took hold of me aud, said. "Where have you been you —." I left him on the tollowing Tuesday morn log. He came on Wednesday last to Mark Wilde', beerhonse where I wee, it was about balf• past mix in the morning. He asked me for a pint of beer. I gave it to him and he asked Inc to cup with him but I refused to do no. He then said, give me a kiss. I replied, • Never, Jim. as long as I have breath in my body." He sat down end saidif you will not sup it will be the last time, you will not live six hours. Ile asked me to stand a quart. I said no, I have my little glrl to keep, and be then went away. About two o'eltick in the aftenoou of the same day he came again. I was in the waehhouse. He came to me and said you will not live another minute He then pulled out a pistol and pointed it at me saying, "I shall do it, I shall do it." I caught hold of the arm which held the pistol, shouted for help, and milled out "murder,' till aomeone came, Mrs Taylor and Mr Grandy came aryl took the pistol from him. I think he know what he was doing. The pistol had cape on. (The pistol, which is a double.barrelled one, was produced, and recognised by the witnesees as the one he held). Witness said, IWU afraid of my life being taken—Silas Grundy, butcher, Crown Point, Denton, said t I live near Mark Wilde'e beerhoose. From information I received I went to Mr Wilde's washhouse, It was a little after two o'clock. I saw the prisoner there. The last witness had hold of him and wax calling out for help, and oryidg " murder?' I took hold of him. The trigger of Use pistol was down end the cep we on the floor. I seised him by the neck and turned him out. He seemed to have been drinking for some days ; d was at the time in a state of nervous exeitem at. I let him go but told him he deserved locking up. Instead of going away he rushed back into the waelMouse again, and :aid "I will do for you." A m-ti named Vernon helped me, and he wee given in charge of the police—The prisoner when asked if he had any statement to make, replitti that he could not recollect anything about it.--He was found guilty and was bound to keep the peace for six mouths, himself in £2O, and two eureties of £lO each. As he could not get bail, he was sentenced hoax months imp/imminent  A.Y