Widnes Examiner. — 1882-11-25 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE THEFT OF £15,000 WORTH OF BONDS.—Ivan Novitsky was charged at the Marylebone Police Court, on Tuesday, with stealing bonds of the value of £15,000 from Ivan Savitch. The prisoner invited him to his lodgings, and then, after playing chess, assaulted him and made away with the money. He was arrested at Hamburg. The prosecutor was called as a witness, and described the assault and robbery. The prisoner was then remanded for a week. SUPPOSED MURDER IN LaincssrErt.—On Tuesday morning, a policeman passing down Oxford-street, Leicester, was trailed into a house' where lee found a woman, named Lucy Cement& Patrick, dead at the bottom of the stairs. On examination it was discovered that the neck of the deceased was broken. There were several people living in the house. The husband of the deceased returned home. about midnight under the influence of drink, and it is supposed that a quarrel ensued, and that deceased was thrown violently downstairs. Inquiries are being made. At the Central Criminal Court, on Thursday, Michael Martin, 33, labourer, was indicted for the manslaughter of James Martin, his son, aged 8, at Westminster, on the 13th of October. The deceased had caused his father much trouble by playing truant from the Board School, and on the date mentioaed he again absented himself. On the prisoner coming home the boy crept under the bed, when the prisoner used a poker to drive him out. The poker struck the boy on the head, inflicting a fatal wound. The prisoner was sentenced te one month's imprisonment. The result of the polling for the Sheffield School Board was declared on Thursday. The Church party returned only five members out of fifteen. The Unsectarians (one of whose candicates, a member of the Society of friends), was at the top of the poll, returned all their candidates, including Mrs. S.R. Wilson. Seven church candidates were defeated; the Wesleyan (Old Connexion) candidate was also rejected; and only one Roman Catholic finds a seat. The new Board shows a decided majority in favour of the energetic and public-spirited policy of its predecessor. Late on Wednesday afternoon, as Police-constable Ellis, of the Kent County Constabulary, was proceeding along a road leading from Cliffe to Rochester, he saw a convict running towards him. Ellis challenged the fugitive to stop. but the man rushed at him, and struck him a violent blow on the head with a pickaxe which he carried, inflicting , serious wounds. The constable, however, closed with his antagonist, and after a severe struggle succeeded in recoilveying him to prison. Ellis is for the present incapaeitated from duty. Particulars of a,terrible accident which occurred in the Roman Catholic chapel of Mangherow, one of the wildest districts of erounty Sligo, have reached Dublin. On Sunday morning, while a violent thunderstorm was raging, the congregation were on their knees during mass when a flash of lightning struck the belfry and tore it down through the roof. A dreadful panic ensued, but fortunately only lasted a short time, the priest leaving the altar and calming the worshippers. The heavy stones forming the roof came crashing down into the centre of the congregation and injured many of them. One heavy stone fell on a farmer and broke his back, the injured man dying soon afterwards. The other sufferers are now doing well. 'ln the rush made , to leave the building some injuries were caused. rim