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Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-03-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MURDEROUS AFFRAY WITH BURGLARS.  On Saturday great excitement was caused in the neighbourhood of Heston on its becoming known that a desperate attempt to murder a policeman bad been made by two burglars in order to escape arrest. It appears that early on Saturday morning Detective Edward Cooper, of the Cl division, was on duty in Pitfield-street, when he observed two suspicious men loitering shout, and be secreted himself in a, recess. A few minutes afterwards he noticed the two men go to the shop-door of a boot and shoe manufacturer, where, after staying a few minutes and doing something to the padlock, they, it is believed, bearing someone approaching, left and walked some distance away. Detective Cooper afterwards examined the door, and findiug that the padlock had been removed and that there were marks of a jemmy upon the doorway, went after the two men. Upon getting up to them and making himself known, he was threatened and , than struck on the head with a large jemmy, which caused blood to flow. Cooper, notwithstanding his injuries, struggled with the man that he had I hold of, and then he was struck another blow on ' the hoed with the jemmy, this having the effect lof making him release his hold and to fall. I While Cooper was upon the ground he was struck several times, one blow from the jemmy I falling on his head and rendering him partially I insensible. The two men then hastened I sway. Some few minutes afterwards the officer was found by a uniformed constable, and taken to the Heston Police Station, and there, it being found that he had received injuriee of a very severe character, Dr. Oliver. the divisional police-sargeou, was at once summoued by the inspector on duty. Dr. Oliver found Cooper in au extremely exhausted condition, and that he had sustained throe serious wounds on his head, it being almost a miracle that the blow had not caused the officer's death. Cooper, who is a young and intelligent officer, was afterwards removed home, and is now under medical treatment, it being feared that it will be a considerable time before he will be able to resume his duties. Detective-Inspector William Peel, under whose directions Cooper is employed, having been communicated with, obtaiued a full description ef the two men, but they sre still at large.  A NEW BELTED Caufsay..—PreparatiOns are being carried out at Chatham for the commencement of a new steel-constructed belted cruiser, which is to be at once laid down in one oi the vacant desks at Chatham Dockyard. A large quantity of the material required in the eonBisection of the vessel has been prepared, and the work will be pushed forward so that she may be completed during the present year. The new cruiser is intended to be a vessel of greater speed than any ship in the navy, the designs showing that she is intended to steam 20 knots, or nearly 24 statute miles per hour. The Teasel's armament will consist of guns of heavy calibre, so disposed as to have a right ahead and astern lire in a line with the ship's keel. birtimitious
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-12-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

QUIPS AND CRANKS.  Crinsrgre is a very interesting city—Deesidedly. TIJE only order we obey with punctuality is a money order. Clowning of lime should be scattered at least once a weak under sinks and in all places where sewer gas is liable to lurk. A rious old lady recently sent as wedding presents a pair of flat-irons, a rolling pin, and a motto worked on cardboard reading, "Fight on." AN all-round wag has placed the following placard over his coat bin :—" Not to be used except in case of lire." The cook's relatives are in consternation.  MANAORA : "How many acts do you say your play has?" Playwright: "Five, It will please the boys." Manager: " How ?" Playwright: "So indny chances to get out, you know." 134,11 TY looking for lodgings "But • the use. of a piano' is no use to me. I can't play." Landlady: "Oh, sir, but you'd 'aye the use of it all the same. My daughter is always a. pr,ctising." POPE'B oath was, "God mend me." A.' linkboy, to whom he had refused a penny,! looking at his diminutive, crooked stature, cried out. "God mend you, indeed. It would be less trouble to make a new one."  Tan; is the composition a new teacher had the pleasure of hearing read in a school not far from Liverpool :—" Gong to schoal---I like to go to school when we have a good teacher. I don't like to go to school this term."  . . Finer " Eugh, that tenor's top notes are simply atrocious." Second ditto: "I call it criminal." First ditto: Do you mean that he is chargeable with • uttering false notes ?" Second ditto : ' Worse than that; with eommitting • murder on the high C's.'"  A 'YOUNG man never feels so much inclined I 1 to contribute liberally to the cause of religion al when he accompanies his girl to church for the first time, and finds, when the contribution box is shoved under his nose, that he has nothing less than half a dollar in his pockets. AT a recent funeral in an adjoining town , the minister refeired in his prayer to the various relatives of the deceased, but failed to mention the wife, who was present. The , aggrieved woman thereupon arose, and stated in forcible language her objections to being utterly ignored in that way. ALOY : "Do you think, my love, that your father will consent to our marriage r Angely "Of course, papa will be very sorry to le-a me, darling." Alg,y : "But I will say to him that, instead of losing a daughter, he will gain a son." Angely : I wouldn't do that, love, if yon really want me. Papa has three such sons living at hope now, and he's a little bit touchy on the point." A MAN who had become annoyed beyond endurance by the fault-finding of his children with their food, exclaimed at dinner—" lan children are intolerable. You turn up your noses at everything. When I was a boy I was often glad enough to get dry bread to eat." " Poor papa," said little Bose, the family pet, "poor papa. I'm so glad you're having so much nicer times living with mamma find us."
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-04-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EXECUTION OF THE HOXTON  MURDERER.  BRUTAL CALLOUSNESS OF THE CULPRIT.  The convict Carrell, found guilty of the murder of Lydia Green, his sweetheart, at Horton, was hanged in Newgate Gaol on Monday at eight o'clock. The prisoner, trim the time of his ! arrest down to the last moment, appeared perfectly unconcerned, and troubled himself very little with what was doing around him. He spoke but little in the condemned cell, and out. , wardly showed no remorse for the terrible and , utterly motiveless crime of which he had been convicted. His relatives visited him once or ' 1 twice, and the interviews on those occasions were very affecting, but after their departure the convict soon relapsed into his callous mood. To I the minister who sought to give him spiritual i consolation in his hour of need Carrell admitted his guilt, but declared that he had no knowledge of what he Was don:in at the tim' a neither did he ! give the slightest indication of the motive which , led him to slay the poor girl who had so implicitly trusted him. Carrell learned on Saturday night that there Was not the , slightest prospect of a reprieve being granted, and thereupon resigned himself to his fate. Ho maintained his usual composure throughout Sunday, employing his last day in ! writing several letters. He retired to rest at an early hour on Sunday night, and appeared to sleep well. He was aroused before six next morning, and after taking a moderate breakfast he devoted his attention to I the advice of his spiritual attendant, listening I earnestly to the consolation offered him. At ten minutes before eight he was summoned by the Governor and Sheriff, and conducted by three warders from the condemned cell to the pinioning room, to which place he walked without assistance. He submitted quietly to the process of pinioning, and when asked by Mr Sheriff Kirby if he desired to say anything he replied, "No, thank you, sir." The procession then started for the scaffold, passing through the corn. dors to the innek yard. It transpires that the writing in which Curren indulged on Sunday was a full confession of the crime. The document has been forwarded by the Governor (Col. Milinan)to the Home Secretary. Curren admits the justice of hl4 sentence, and declarel that the murder was premeditated, and actuated by jealousy. He purchased the revolver very shortly before, and paid 7s 6d for it. He , denies that the bullets used in the revolver were the same as those found in his box as alleged. There was no quarrel between the deceased and himself, and he fired the pistol at her without a word being used. After the crime he proeeeded as fast as ho could to the residence of his father, and on his way he threw the weapon over one of the canal bridges. He repudiated the suggestion that he was not responsible for his , actions when the murder was committed.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-10-08 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.  The Press Association says :—Mr Cooper undertook the whole of the clerical duties of the parish, but does not seem to have gained the affection of the parishioners. Ile was generally credited with Heil' Church proclivities, whereas the Vicar was Evangelical. There does not seem, however, to have been any quarrel or dispute between the Vicar and the curate. On the contrary, circumstances seem to show that very friendly relations existed between Mr Cooper and Mr and Mrs Farley. On Satnrday the servants retired to bed between nine and ten o'clock, and Mrs Fancy also retired. She slept on a small bed which she had placed in her husband's room in order to immediately attend to him if he required anything in the night. As her rest had been disturbed for several nights, she thinks she went to sleep immediately. Mr Cooper had previously gone to his bed-room, which adjoined. About midnight she was awakened by Mr Farley saying, 'What's that ?" and on unlocking the door she saw the curate in his dressing-gown, with a candlestick in his hand. He was quiet, but deathly pale; aud in reply to her question as to what he wanted tried to force his way in. With difficulty she turned the key, exclaiming to her husband, "Why, he is mad." Mr Cooper called out, "I want to come in and see the \Titer." Mr Farley replied, "Oh, poor fellow, open the door, and see what he wants." She then admitted him, but did not notice any weapon in his hand. He walked direct to the bedside, and put his left hand in the direction of the Vicar's throat. Mr Farley exclaimed, "What do you mean V' The curate laughed, turned round, and walked quietly out of the room. Before he reached the door Mr Farley exclaimed, in a weak voice, "He has cut my throat." Mrs Farley at first thought her husband delirious, and as'she could see no blood, replied, "Nonsense." She, however, followed Cooper, and &shed what he had in his hand. He replied "Nothing," and even than she could see no weapon. On going back she found Mr Farley on the floor, with blood gushing from his throat. She ran back to the curate and asked him to come and help, but he made no reply. She then despatched the groom for a doctor, but long before the latter arrived Mr Farley was dead. The curate seems to have remained in his bed-room until aboat one o'clock, then, having dressed himself in his usual clerical garb, to have gone down stairs and left the house. Where he went to is not clear, but he wandered about until five o'clock in the morning, when he returned to the vicarage. The policeman opened the door to him, and in answer to the charge of murder he simply said, "Oh," and asked permission to go to his room. He remained in his room, in company with a police officer, until about eight o'clock in the morning, when he was removed to the lockup at Framlingham.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-12-31 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MURDEROUS ATTACK ON CLEVE LAND POLICEMEN.  Yesterday afternoon at the Loftus Police Court Mr W. Whitwell and Sir Charles Mark Palmer, M.P., investigated a case of rowdyism and , ruffianism which occurred at Loftus and Carlinhow on Friday night last. The defendants 1 in the case were five young fellows, named respectively John Bach, Marriot Jackson. Thomas Arnold, Thomas Abraham, and John Walker, all minors living at Bretton. The evidence showed that Bach, who is known in the district by the cognomen of "The Giant "—a term which his stature by no means warrants—had on Fiiday last appeared at the Court for the 70th time On a charge of drunkenness. He seems, after paying his fine, to have joined the four defendants in the present case, and partaken of sundry quarts of beer with them in the Angel Inn, Loftus. On leaving the house the party proceeded down Westroad, brawling and shouting, and throwing ,1 missile at the shop windows. In passing the I shop of Mr Ralph Neesain, butcher, Bach threw' an open pocket knife through the window pane, , the blade striking in a piece of pork. On Mr Neesam and Mr Taylor, grocer, following and charging the men with the damage they were subjected to threats of violence, and Mr Taylor's hat was knocked off his head. At Carling How the men again indulged in drink, and on turning into the streets their language and conduct were such as to cause women and others to seek places of refuge. One woman actually fainted in the street. P.C. Appleton came upon the scene, and hearing the I defendants threatening to break the windows in j the Railway Cottages he ordered them to desist ' and go home. The men at once began to maltreat him, striking him about the body and face. Stones were thrown at him whilst he was struggling with Jackson, and one of thesestruck him on the back of the head and felled him to the ground, rendering him insensible for some time. Sergeant Kirton, who had been sent by Inspector Allan to follow the men from Liftus to Bretton, heard the policeman's cries of distress, and going 'to the spot engaged defendants, and Jackson struck him on the face and back. Stones were thrown at him, his helmet being damaged, and he had to retreat from the men with his trucheon in his hand. Dr. Sanderson was called and spoke to P.C. Appleton being brought to his surgery at Loftus, at 10 o'clock on Friday night. There was a wound on the back of the head, and a punctured wcund on the forehead. I The right eye was braised, and .the face I scratched. The right arm was much discoloured, and the officer was suffering greatly , from shock. The next day he could not stand safely on his feet.—For the wilful damage Ditch was fined 10e, and the others 2s each. For being drank and disorderly the defendants' were each fined is 6d ; and for the assault on the policemen they were ordered to pay 14 guineas amongst them. or each suffer two months' imprisonment , with hard labour.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-07-16 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN COUNTY  DOWN.  THREE PERSONS MURDERED BY A  LUNATIC.  SEVERAL SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. A fearful tragedy occurred near Rathfriland, County Down, on Saturday morning. It appears that a man named James lieslop, a saddler, bad been discharged some time since from Downpatrick Asylum, as his malady was not chronic, and up to a fortnight ago he pursued his regular avocation. Symptoms of lunacy again appearing, he was taken charge of by some friends. On Saturday morning he obtained permission to go out to reopen his shop in the Square, Rattanlaud, and he appeared then perfectly sane. reslop then went to his shop and took down the shutters. On coming out again he was seen to have a billhook in his hands, and walked in the direction of Eiallyroney. He met Thomas Brannon and John Herron, two carters, going to Itathfriland. They spoke in passing, whereupon Ileslop made a furious attack upon them with his weapon. The men whipped their horses and drove away without being seriously iujured. An old man named Samuel Hemming, however, was found shortly afterwards lying on the road with shocking injuries from which there was no hope of recovery. The nest victim was an elderly woman named Nancy htulhollamd, who was found to be frightfully mutilated. Reale!) then went into a hayfield, where a young woman named Maggie Spiers, her father, and two young men were at work with scythes. A dreadful conflict aliened, as the madman rushed on the haymakers. Eventually Maggio Spiers and her father were left to confront the man, the others having fled. With one stroke he cut the girl's head nearly in two, and turned upon the father, who was felled to the ground, and beaten with the handle of the implement. The maniac afterwards attacked a woman named Eliza Higgins, who he fearfully injured, leaving her unconscious.. After this he went to s lake near, and divesting himself of his clothes plunged into the water. On emerging he made his way in a state of nudity to the house of a woman, who had a baby in arms. He did not attack them, but killed a goat and returned to the lake. A number of people assembled, and lieslop now and again rushed at them until the police from Rathfriland arrived, and plunging into the lake secured the madman after a desperate struggle. —The inquest on the two females killed was opened and adjourned on Saturday evening, and concluded on Monday, when a verdict of " Wilful murder was returned against Ileslop.  THE NEW FAMILY MATCH SAFE for Brys.nt and May's Patent Safety Matches supplied a want that has long been felt, and will be adopted at , once by all careful housekoepers. It is very tarns' mental, and contains three dozen lc Les of Bryant and May's Patent Safety Matches, and three of the tnetal match crass. and CAII i.e obtained from any grocer or oilman, tilled and fitted complete, for Is Gil. It is strong and damp proof, and should be found in ! every store room, 14.1)
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-09-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

HORRIBLE AFFAIR AT HARTLEPOOL.  A WOMAN KICKED TO DEATH.  THE ACCUSED BEFORE THE BENCH.  On Friday at Ilartlepool a labourer named Wm. McNally, aged 36, was charged before the Mayor and Messrs Walker and Black with causing the death of Margaret Ambrosina by kicking her. —The Chief-Constable (Mr Metcalf) said he desired to submit sufficient evidence only to justify a remand. He then called Elizabeth Shore, from whose statement it appeared that the deceased, wha belonged to Shields, and was aged 32, lived with prisoner as his wife at 29, Itopery-lane, Hartlepool, in a loom rented from John Shore, husband of witness. About noon on Thursday McNally was heard by Mrs Shore to enttr his room, and exclaim," What the h— are you doing ? Where's my dinner ?" Deceased I replied that it was in the oven. She was sitting on a chair, and pointed to where his dinner was standing. "(et up, you b—," he shouted, 'or 11'11 kick your guts out of you." He then knocked I her down, and kicked her in a most brutal manner. Mrs Shave heard her scream, and appealed to prisoner not to Muse her. " Oh, for God's sake, ' she exclaimed, "don't kick me, you will kill me." The kicks were repeated several times, and were so violent as to be heard in an adjoining room. A neighbour named Sarah Harrison was attracted by the noise and deceased's cries. She shouted to prisoner, "You murderer, don't kill the woman." He told her to mind her own business, and made a rush at her and attempted to strike her. Prisoner then I went away, and some time afterwards deceased Icalled Mrs Shave into her room and said she was I afraid she was dying, exclaiming, "He has killed Ime this time." She was lying on the bed, and suddenly fainted whilst speaking to Mrs Shave. About live o'clock prisoner returned, and going towards the bed ordered the poor woman to get up, saying, "Get up, you old cow; what's the I matter with you ?" The neighbours told him to leave her alone: she was dying, and scut for medical assistance. Dr. F. 11. Morison and Dr. Ainsley attended, but the unfortunate woman was then past hope of recovery, and expired shortly afterwards in the presence of the two doctors. l'risoner was apprehended by Sergeant Carville, to whom he denied having used violence towards deceased. He was not questioned before the Bench, who, on the application of Mr Metcalf, remanded him for a week. The Idistrict Coroner, Mr Settle, has been acquainted with the circumstances, and has ordered an inquest on the body to he held to-morrow afternoon. Deceased's father, is luau named Boyle, arrived from Shields this morning, and identified the body as that of his daughter, whose husband is in Australia. The borrao affair has creatid 1 a great sensation in Hartlepool, which for many years past has been free from crimes of this I serious nature.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-03-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS. Some unscrupulous persons, for the sake of making a larger profit, may try to persuade you to buy some preparation of their own. Do not do so, but insist on having Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills, which are wrapped Ida square green package, bearing the name of the Proprietor, W. LAMBERT,. 173, Seymour-place, London, W.  A military officer, who died in the General Hospital, Birmingham, on Sunday from fracture of the Anil, has been identified as Colonel George Newton Fendall, commanding the depot of the 53rd Regiment at Shrewsbury. The circumstances attending the cause of his death leave little doubt that he has been the victim of a murder. The deceased officer left Shrewsbury on Saturday afternoon for Birmingham by an excursion train. Nothing further was heard I of him until about eleven o'clock the same night, ' when a woman named Rooney, living in a court off Faggot-street, called a cab to her house and ordered the driver to take a man, whom he saw lying on a sofa in an unconscious condition, to the General Hospital, the woman stating that he had fallen down stairs. Rooney accompanied the man to the hospital in the cab, and when naked for an explanation gave a false address. and also a different account of the occurrence, elating that the man had been found lying in the street and carried into her house. The medical staff, discovering that the patient was suffering from a serious fracture of the skull in such a position and of such a nature that they considered Rooney's statement unsatisfactory, communicated with the police, and an officer was sent to Rooney's house! The latter now repeated her first statement as to the deceased having fallen down stairs. She and & man named Lester, who has been living with her for some time, were both arrested_ Further enquiries show that a neighbour heard • noise of quarrelling in the house on Saturday night. The theory set up by the police is that Rooney and Lester attempted to rob deceased, and on his resisting they attacked him. Spots of blood were found on the floor of a bedroom in the house. The body wee not identified until late on Monday afternoon.—The inquest on the body was opened at Birmingham on Tuesday afternoon, and adjourned after evidence of identification e as given by deceased's brother, s clergyman in Surrey, and a fellow officer. The body and clothes show evidences of struggling ; and although only a few shillings were found on the body, it is known that he had over £lB when he left 'Shrewsbury on Saturday. His jewellery and overcoat are also missing.— Rooney and Lester were brought before the magietrstee on Wednesday, and remanded for a week. The police, who believe the deceased was robbed, are convinced that other persons are implicated in the affair, and e.re endeavouring to obtain some link to war tho arrest of two men who are suspected. Tie, male prisoner asserts that he was a mile away at the time of the occurrence. —The funeral of the deceased officer took place on Wednesday at Witten Cemetery.  kEATING'S