Widnes Examiner. — 1881-01-01 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ALLEGED MURDER IN LONDON.—A stockbroker nam:d Robert Hume was, on Thursday, charger! at the Marylehone On the bof Vingto , arr---.... 26th ult, at the Parish Church, Wardngton by the Police Court on suspicion of murdering a woman named Rev' W. Quekett, rector, Mr. W. Clark to Miss Mary' ' Rigby, Annie Harcourt, in a house in St. John's Wood, early on both of Warrington. Thursday morning. The landlady of the house in which On the 25th ult, at the Parish Church. Warrifigton. by the the deceased lodged stated that, hearing a.shot and screams, Rev. W. Quekett, rector, Mr. Richard Wilcock to Miss Sarah she and her husband broke into the room, and found Harcourt Ann Lloyd, both of Warrington. On the 25 ult, at the Pareh Church. Warrington by the lying on the floor dead, with the accused standing near her. Rev, W. Quekett,M jbe Arnold • 'Elizabeth A rector, r. a zto Miss A recently discharged revolver was found in flume's posses. Annie Payne, both of Warrington. sion ; and flume's account bf the occurrence was that the On the 25th ult, at the Parish Church, Warrington, by the deceased, whilst playing with the pistol, accidentally shot Rev. W. Quekett, rector, Mr. Alfred Fosterto Miss Mary Leslie, .herself. He was remanded, without hail. both of Warrington. On the 28th u't a THE SALE OF DRINK TO MEMBERS OF WORKING MEN'S „Thimi Nowell. Mr. , t St. Paul's Chapel, Runcorn, by the Rev. Cr:res.—On the 10th of November several of the Rochdale merly of Runcorn, to Miss Jatalajo, of Sill?, Yorkshire, fore county magistrates decided in a case that came before them Oa the 25th nit, at the Pari2Churg, Runecitern,'yf Runcorn. that the manager of the Whitworth Working Men's Club G. 'P. Simpson, Mr. Abraham Bail to Miss Mary Jane Bo , bad not committed an offence against the Licensing Act by bot_hao!ollico n. thrult. at the P selling beer to the wife of a member of the club to be drunk u 112 _ arish Church, Runcorn. by the Rey. G. T. eimpeon, Mr. Joseph Shaw to Miss Sarah Ha off the premises. The magistrates' decision was. brought "' ' both of Runcorn. Hannah Pye, before the Constabulary Committee of the county, and it On the 27th ult. at the Parish Church, Runcorn. by the was decided to Lake ceunsel's opinion on the subject. 00 J. J. Bryant, 8.A., Mr. John Gatliffe to Miss Emma Clarke: Wednesday, at the Rochdale County Police Court, the both of Runcorn. magistrates' clerk read to the magistrates a c'emmunication On the 27th nit, at the Parish Church, Runcorn, by the Be,', J. J. Bryaoritii ,I)3f.t.,riMr. Alexander. Russell to Miss Isabell from Mr. Houlton, the clerk of the peace for the county, a who had forward in ed the following opinion of Mr. J. E. Gorst, 2 r!. Savdnetneb2Stth ult,uate'g'Parish Church. Runcorn, by the Rev Q.C., M.P., on the case:—" Ido not think in this case the Canon Barclay, M.A., Vicar and Rural Dean, Mr. John James' deci. ion of the magist ates was wrong. The manager seem Warburton to Miss Miry Egerton, both of Runcorn. to have 'sold,' as it is called, beer in accordance with the On the 28th ult at the Parish Cher& R , =corn, by the Rev. rules of the club, and to have had no ma.. doubt - . ' eon to that Canon Barclay, M.A., Vicar and Rural Dean, Mr. Albert the wife was authorised to fetch the beer, and did bona fide Wright to Miss Annie Elizabeth Fletcher, both of Runcorn. fetch it for her husband. No offence was, in my judgment, On the 25th ult, at the Parish Church, Halton, by the Revcommitted against the Licensing Act, because there was no J. Lockwood, vicar, Mr. Alfred Watldn to Miss Martha Leath, real sale at all. Liquors in a club of this kind are the corn- wood, both of Halton. mon property of the metnhers, and what is called selling i On the 14th ult, at St. Peter's Church, Liverpool, Mr. Arthur merely a convenient method of sharing the common property firer d,gock Ts Vet!! , eorf (iluipley, to Sarah, second daughter of amongst the members, and settling how much each ought to On the 30th ult, at Le'realeme OlZel, Flint, Andrew Fe contribute towards his purchase.". Mr. Helton stated in his c nly surviving son of Mr. Robert Mure, late of St Helem, letter that after Mr. Gorses strong opinion that no offence and now of Goven N. 8., hon secretary to the St. Helenahad been committed, the Constabulary Committee did not c4ledonian Association, to Mary Katherine, eldest daughter/ feel jiletified on the part of the police in proceeding with of the late Mr. John Balite, of Flint. the ce se,