Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-04-12 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

CONDEMNED MAN DECLARING  HIS INNOCENCE.  SENTENCED ON CIECITMSTANTUL EVIDENCE.  William Chadwie-F, who lies in the condemned cell at Kirkdale Gaol, Liverpool, awaiting execution on Tuesday next for the murder of Walter Davies in a pawnbroker's shop at Atherton, as far back as July 22nd,1889,was on Wednesday v isited by his sister, Mn, Kay, the wife of a stonemason at Whitefield, with whom he formerly lodged. It was while living at their house in Radcliffe, and employed at Wild's paper mill, that the condemned man lost s finger, which formed an important feature in the identification. He was born in Pendleton, and there he married his wife, Polly Shaw. The interview lasted half an hour. On again emerging from the prison Mrs Kay said her brother was looking very ill and weary, but was delighted to see her. He said at once that he owned to being a bad one, but that he was not guilty of murder. He declared, however, that he would die like a man, and affirm his innocence on the scaffold next Tuesday morning. "Only five more days, my dear sister," he said, and then went on to tell her how he wished he could have had another chance, and added that he would have been better if he had been caught sooner for some of his misdeeds. Ile begged his sister never to forsalco his wife, observing, "No matter what I've been, Polly's innocent enough." Over and over again he declared his innocence of the murder. "1 admit all, tell my friends," said he, "except murder." When the time was up he said, "Good morning." "I think it is good-bye, dear brother," replied 'his sister, and then lie cried bitterly. Four times over she asked him if he killed Davies, and each time he raised his hands and said he didn't, and would repeat the same on the scaffold. His wife visited him a few days ago, and is going again on Saturday. The culprit is also ELUL lUDS to see his brother Thomas, and his sisters eldest daughter. No efforts have been made to obtain the reprieve of the culprit.  £100,000,000 gnor.,ArztEn.—A Register 312 pagee, cloth gilt, containing the names of 90,000 persons advertised for to claim property and money aince 1701. Price Is 6d post free. Every man and woman in the world should buy this book, as instructions arc given how to recover property from Chanoery free of all I charges or fees. Dougal and Co., 62, Strand, Loudon, lA. fortune may await you. Wllle searched.—Ancr, Lined 1‘..41 Gloves, patent Clasps,l/111. W. twart, 125, High-street, Stockton.  END OF THE YORKSHIRE RAILWAY 411BITItATION.  In London, last Saturday, the proceeding, in eonneetion with the arbitration suit between the Scarborough and Whitby Railway Company and the North.gastews Railway Company were confirmed before the arbitrator, Mr Gainsford Bruce, Q.C., M.P., at the Royal Courte of Justice.—Mr Saunders, Q.C.. continued his addresa in reply upon the whole case for the Scarborough and Whitby Company, argning that they were entitled to a larger service of trains on their local line. He also dealt with the question of terminal eh4tr7c3 and other matters.—ln the end an understanding was come to that if the arbitrator found there were any breaches of agreement, damages should be setricri by arbitration, and the proceedings then toriciaated.