The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-05-30 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE DEVONSHIRE MYSTERY.  Mr. Hugh R. etherford Shortland was again breught up on remand at Kingsbrilge on Friday, cha-ged on siespicion wit the murder of his wife, Liars Censtentia Soortiand. It was announced beforehaad that the Treasury hid ordered a further remand ta be applied for, and as a result there was an absence of the excitement which prevailed at the previous hiaring. None of the witnesses had been eummoned to attend the court, and the case lasted lose than half an hour. The magistrates oa the b,nch were Mr. W. H. Ilbert. C Maiden. Mr. H. 11. Watson, Mr. J. H. Seale, and Mr. W. Cubitt, Inspector Rota was again present from the Criminal luvestigatioa D +pertinent. and the prisoner was represented by Mr. E. G. Bennett, of Plymouth. He was dressed in a suit of deep mourning, and carried black gloves in his hand octor H ots informed the Bench that he atteuded at the direction of the Treasury solicitor to explain that the analysie by Dr. poen% was net yet emulated, and to ask for a further remand, afore leaving Leedom he saw De. Dupre at Westiniast.r, and that gentleman toll him that it was pessible he might coo0:ule hie analysis by next Fri lay night, but of that he e 'LIU give no pe.itive aisuranee. Witaess, therefore, aiked tor a remand uatil t so 31st init., when he thought the case might be gone fully inte.—Mr, Bennett, on behalf of the accused, submitted that there was not a tittM of evidenc against him, and was about to object to the remand, when he was ruled out of order by the chairman informing him that in the opinion of the Bench he had no right at this stage of the case to make any statement —Mr. B onnett conteaded, however, that he had a right to be heard, but the Bench adhered to their decision, and remanded the prisoner until next S erday.—The police su parent endent having ordered Mr. Shertlancrs removal, the latter indignantly exclaimed, "I am not going to be ordered about by eou. You treat me as if I were perfect scum."—The Superintendent : Does the Bench say he is to be removed ?—Tee Caairman : The proeeedings are at an aut.—The Prisoner : It is nothing but persecution. There is not a tittle of evidence against me. and we are prepared to prove our case.—Mr. Bennett: I have already amid that. You see it is of no use.—The Peisoner was then removed.—The deciaion of the Bench not to hear the prisonir's advocate on the gum'• tion of a further remand has excited much adverse c emment, and as the C eurt dieolvei there was some alight hissing. After the Court was cleared Inspector Red; lead a long conversation with the magistrates, and subsecinently proceeded to Blackawton and Dartmouth to in• irestigate one or two clues which have been suggested since he vim Wee in the neighbourhood Hi at present refuses to divulge the course likely to be pursued by the preseenticm, but says they are anitieua not to do anyth,n4 to interfere with the analysis by Dr. Dow& upon tee result of which a great deal, of course, depends. Inspere tor Beets contemplat as returning to L ndon on 'Kendal', and does not anticipate that any further inveitigatiOne in the neighbourhood on his put will be necessary.