The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-10-01 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MURDER OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN RUSSIA.  The Odessa correspondent of the Daily Nan reports the murder of an Englishman, named Knight, at Novorossisk. Mr. Knight and his housekeeper were, he says, brutally murdered a sheet time ago at their residence, about four miles from the town, he being stabbed in the neck whilst asleep with one of the native kingsla, the nature of the wound being of such a kind that death was instantaneous. The blow must have been a powerful one, as the knife went through his neck, the arm on which his head was resting, a corner of the pillow, the mattress, and a minter rug, and entered the Dam& beneath. The woman in the next room was horribly mutilated, having no fewer than eight wounds. Mr. Knight nevus awoke, but the housekeeper appeared to have made • hard strugple for her life. Although having received a wound in her neck similar to her master's, she managed to get out of bed, but was cut down just as she got to the door. 'The room presented a dreadful appearance—pools of blood everywhere, and footprints which ought to lead to the arrest of the murderers.. The police, who are being urged on by the English Consul, are taking active steps, but so far without success. Mr. ht was. • well•to-clo man, owning large vin and other property in the neighbourhood,ea but t was well known he never kept much cash in the house. The thieves, however, took everything they could lay bands upon, not even leaving atitheA of clothes or linen in the plow. Mr. Knight is • brother of the rector of Middleman, Yorkshire. • --r• Captnhi the Bon. Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham Flames, • military Knight of Windsor Ovate, died on Saturday morning at his residence in Windsor. 'The deceased was late of the Ist Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Professor Lewis Swift, of the Lowe Observatory, Echo Mountain, Californikone of the most successful and indefatigable American, comet seekers, reports that be dimovered a bright, cornet just about sunset on Sunday last, September 20th. The comet was following the sun at no greater distance than a degree. The next evening be observed the comet again, and found that in consequence of its recession from the sun it had diminished in bdghtness. It had also moved further towards the nostbl  He was grown up.—A little fellow went into a shop some days ago to buy a pair of gloves. The shopman stared at the juvenile customer, and asked him what size he took. The yotmgster promptly informed him. "Do you want kid gloves, my boy ?" asked the shopman. "Kid glovesi " ejaculated his customer, "I'm not a kid now. I want ' grown-up ' ones."  A German has, it is slid, Invented a safe that MI Its lock beinlrtsainpered with throws open its doors, seizes, and and locks in the burglar, and handcuffs and olds him in readiness to be conducted to the police-court in the morning. A man in Manchester is going to improve upon this, and is experimenting upon an automaton that will fix the burglar across its love, and amuse him withrit stick until the police arrive. At Lancaster, on Saturday, William Sands, formerly a master ironfounder of Leeds, was charged with persistent cruelty to his wife. The wife, Theresa Sands, said he threatened to drown her, incited two dogs to won:), her, and tried to" set her on fire while she was ill in bed. The doctors said Sands was quite sane. A maintenance order for is. and the custody of the children were granted to the wife.. At Coatbridge, on Saturday, during the of an open-air meeting in support of the Wet= land iron and steel workers, the platform collapsed. and about 40 persons were thrown to the ground. , Fortunately, none were seriously injured. Sir George Morrison, formerly town clerk of Leeds, died at his residence at Hampstead, on Sunday., He was one of the greatest authorities on municipal legislation.  II  OC:FOBER 1, 1893