Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1883-03-31 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT SCARBOROUGH.  A desperate attempt to murder s married lady named Annie Fox Strangways, living with her husband at No. 5, Belgrave-orescent, Scarborough, was made on Saturday afternoon by a Leeds gentleman named Joseph Gill. The accused and the victim of his violence seem to have been on the terms of greatest intimacy, and whenever Gill visited Scarborough he appears to have spent most of his time either at the house of the Strangways or in their company. Indeed, at one period Gill resided in the house with them, but on the occasion of his recent visit he stayed at the Pavilion Hotel. The conduct of the prisoner and Mrs. Strangways, both of whom are young people, seems to have been freely canvassed by their friends and acquaintances for some time past, and in a manner not at all favourable to the couple. The husband seems to have become alive to this fact, and ultimately an intimation was conveyed to Gill that he must cease to visit at the Strangway's house. This announcement evidently irritated Gill, and on Saturday afternoon he waited until Mr. Strangways left home, and then went to the house, the time being between three and four o'clock, and demanded of the servant to see Mrs. Strangways. He was denied an interview, but the girl's expostu4tion proved futile, and he made his way into the sitting-room, where the lady was, and, whether without any preface or not has not yet transpired, attacked her in a desperate manner with a pocket knife. He inflicted two severe horizontal cuts on the throat, and also a dangerous stab just beneath the chin. The unfortunate lady struggled in a desperate manner, and sustained several cuts on her hands, grasping the blade in her endeavours to defend herself. The blade seems to have been plunged through her collar, which is cut in a manner which clearly shows the force with which the instrument was weilded upon her. The lady managed with considerable difficulty to clutch the bell, which she rang, and the servant, whose name is Mary Grioe, came upon the scene. Thereupon Gill seems to have immediately desisted and to have left the house for the Pavilion Hotel. The wounds bled profusely, said in a very abort time the lady's garments were covered with blood. Mr. Strangways came in within a short time of Gill having left, and, upon seeing the alarming state of affairs, went promptly for Mr. J. W. Teale, J. P., surgeon. The lady is not yet out of danger. Information of the tragedy reached the Chief Constable, who at once sent Detectives Thompson and Johnson to apprehend the prisoner. They found him at the Pavilion Hotel and took him into custody. When charged at the police-station with the crime the prisoner made no reply. Prisoner has conducted himself in a very eccentric manner for some time past, both at his hotel and elsewhere, and he is generally believed to have suffered from mental aberration. He had previously, about a year ago, attempted to take his life by cutting his throat with a razor.  Hou.owar's °unman, rim Pima—A frequent cause of gout and rheumatism is the Infissinnstery state of the blood, attended with bad digestion and general debility. A few doses of the Pills taken in time an an effectual preventive against gout and rheamation. Anyone who has an attack -of either should ass Holloway's Ointment also, the powerful action of which, combined with the operation of the Pills., must infallibly effect a cure. These Pille set directly on the blood, which they purify and improve. Having ones subdued the severity of these diseases, perseverance with the Ointment, after fomenting the stinted joints with warm brine, will speedily relax all Ntithnas and prevent any permanent contraction. _