The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-04-22 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE WILTSHIRE MURDERS. A Devizes correspondent says Gurd, who murdered his sweetbart's uncle, Henry Richards, and Polleesergeant Moulden, has written to Dr. Bowes, superintendent of the Wilts County Asylum, where the prisoner and his sweetheart, Miss Adams, were employed, asking that he might be allowed to see " Florrie " before be dies, so that he may know that she fo, gives him. Guru, who is now very quiet in his demeanour, expresses great regret it hie terrible erituee,  HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN BIRMINGHAM At the Birmingham Police Court on Saturday I morning, before Mr. J. St. Wild,rs and Alderman ! Johnson, John Dennis (23), ettam •11 r, court Albion Street, was elbarKed with highway robbery with violence. A young woman named IFlorence Poole, stated that she was iu the service Of George Dlster, Watery Lane, as assistant pawn-broker. the shop was a lock-up one, and it was the oustnin of the assistants to take the money home at night and bring it back net morning. On Monday last she Was returning possessed of a bag containing between £l6 and £l7, when sho suddenly felt F.1111e,1119 jump on her back and snatch the money. Turning round she saw the prisoner, aud before he was aware of her she seized the bag. lie gave her a blew and took the money again' and totes more she re-. covered it—and with a blow sent the accused righs into the gutter. These priSs.edinge ensiled some attention, as it was only juet turned eight o'clock in the morning. The prisoner was aware of this, and considered it time to deoamp. He picked his hat front the ground, and darting down an entry he got away. There was no police officer in sight at the time but witness sahaegoently described hot assailant time, Deteetiva Moron, who apprehended the accused, who is under police supervisions and who bad failed to repott himself. A girl named F. Armshaw, was with proaecutrix at the time of the attempted robbery, and she identified the primer as well. While the affair was proceeding a Irian named James !Longinotti, at ho i quest of woman who witnessed the occurrence, tiaM chase to the azoused. Lougmore caught him up just as he had reached the top of a wall. He clung on to sue of his legs, but the fugitive t-,iok a brick from the top of the wall and bit him on the hand. Acoordiugly be released his bold awl the man got away. The accused, who denied all E.. tvwle.lge of the affair, was ! committed to the Assizes. Mr. Wildera oompli• : mented Fl relics Poole fur her courageous coa. duct in resisting him.  The Bishop of St. Asaph will unveil the Welsh National Memorial to Bishop Morgan, translator of the Welsh Bible. 'llie Secretary of the Minima's Society in Glasgow has received notices from the whole of the employes in the West of Scotland that a reduction of wages of 10 per cent. is to come into form in 14 days. the "British Medical Journal" announces that i the Queen has sent a donation of 25 pounds in aid I The death is annouuced, at Walsokeir, of Thomas of the Pensioners' Fund of the Royal Medical Bene-1 jek, wire lied attained the age of 101 years. 'the relent College. 'old man retained his famines to the last. Sir Robert Peel asks aa to state that there is no Four men belonging to tho Royal Artillery, etatruth whatever in the report which reached us from timed at Feroz-pore, who were recently bitten by Paris that a portion of iady Peel's jewellery had a mad dog, will start for Paris immediately to be Vert stolen at Laroche Station. treated at the Pasteur Institute, The "Kentish Observer" states that Sir Edward The request of Mr. Lilo, Deernituea soliciter,that ind the Hon. Lady.Dering celebrated their "d* a medical board shoald be appointed to test the Imud wedding" on-sunday last, and had the honour dimity of the prisoner, 11,1.4 been g. an toa by the >f receiving a telegram of congratulation from her Government on condition that the crewri is reprelisietty on the oocalion. *exited et the enquiry.