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The Northern Guardian. — 1893-01-11 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.  LAvemcit's for immense variety of Toys, Dulls, tte. Showrooms now open, Whitby Street.—Advt. The Beet and Cheapest Shop in the Hartlepool.; for Watch, -Clock, and Jewellery Repairs is CROZIKR 76, Lynn Street. All work guaranteed 12 months. —Advt.  WEST HARTLEPOOL PARLIAMENTARY A N LITERA R Y DEBATING Soo First Debate, "Should there be a legal eight hours dly," on Thursday night, at 8 o'clock, in Messrs Rowe' Restaurant, Lynn Street. Please bring friends.— A dot.  By a fire in a house in Cambridge Road, Kilburn, last night, two persons were terribly burned.  Dr. Madden has been sworn in as Chief-Justiee of Victoria in succession to the late Hon. George Higginbotham. The Marchioness Dowager of Londonderry has joined the Duke and Duchess of Westminister's party at Eaton Hall, Chester. A Pontefract telegram reports that Lord St. Oswald is dangerously ill. It is believed that he is suffering from an apoplectic stroke. A man, named Chamberlain, of Keighley, yesterday confessed to murdering a woman at Bristol, on whom he committed an outrage, in the autumn of 1884. The police are making inquiries. Mr Wrightson, M.P., as president of the Stockton Literary and Philosophical Society, will deliver his inaugural address this evening, at eight o'clock, in the society's hall, Exchange Buildings.  The Press Association understands that it is I the intent ion of Mr James Lowaer, during the debate upon the Address in reply to the Queen's Speech, to raise the question of alien immigration into the United Kingdom. The total yield of gold in the Colony of Victoria during the past year amounted to 663,000 ounces, showing an increase as compared with last year of 41,000 ounces. The output is the largest since 1386, when the yield was 665,196 ounces.  Mr J. F. Lee, who has been for some time manager at Castle Eden Colliery, has been appointed agent to the Sheephridge (Derbyshire) Iron and Coal Company. Mr T. Shipley, of Woodlands, near Bishop Auckland, has succeeded Mr Lee at Castle Eden.  Sir James Mathew, president of the Evicted Tenants Commission, left Dublin yesterday for London, where he will conclude the report, which it is hoped the Chief Secretary will be able to lay on the table of the House of Commons immediately after Parliament meets. The Home Secretary has intimated his willing. nese to receive, on January 23rd, a deputation, whose intention it is to urge the Government to bring in a measure for amending the burial laws, with a view especially to putting an end to the contention which has arisen out of the consecration of cemeteries.  Lord Alcester met with an accident on Monday evening. On leaving the Travellers' Club, in Pall Mall, he fell down the steps to the pavement rather heavily. He was picked up by the club servants, and after a short rest was able to go to his residence in Ryder Street, where Dr. Laking was called in. Yesterday, the Admiral was able to go out for a short time. The Empress of Austria has returned to Malaga from her visit to Granada. In Madrid Court and
The Northern Guardian. — 1898-10-28 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION AT WEST HARTLEPOOL.  SUMMONSES WANTED FOR CONSPIRACY BURGLARY, AND ASSAULT.  As the magistrates were leaving the West Hartlepool Court this morning, a man entered the witness box and said he wished to have a summons taken out against a woman for conspirecy to murder. The Clerk: What is the conspiracy? Applicant: The conspiracy, my good air. The conspiracy commenced in 1892, when I was last in Auctrali-a.  The Clerk: Then I am afraid you will have to go to Australia.  The applicant : But I have discovered links here. (Laughter). It has been here aa well. They have stolen goods belonging to me. They took jewellery. The Clerk: What jewellery Applicant: I discovered it in 1892. It commenoed in 1879 in America. discovered my. watch which . . _  I lost in 1878 at Southampton. I also found my chain here. I also discovered my mother's gold spastac:es, 'presented by my mother-in-law on her birthday. Then I discovered my box keys, whieh I had lost since 1876, and a carpet beg coiled up. The Clerk: Your best plan is to 170 to a solicitor, and let him take it up. Applicant: I have evidence. I sen prove it. I suppose I can sununons who I want. After you have heard the summons you can dismiss it. The Clerk What is the conspiracy you complain  Applicant (pointing to his hea'd): I have marks here. They tried it with poison too. I have a sure sin, for the nail. on my toe is coining out. (14-ughter.‘ The man made an application for a further summons against a man for "entering a house, No. 87, Scarborough Street." He also applied for a summons against another man for assault. He said the man came in the house yesterday and tried to strangle him. The applicant here consulted a note book, in which he had evidently made notes, and coynmenced reading out a number of dates on which certain people had made visits to the house. lie said that somebody had taken away money, a will, and some jewellery from the house. The Clerk: How do you know? . . . .  Applicant: Oh I have here a notebook in my uncte's own handwriting. He had an account of the money. He had one £lOO note, two £5O notes, eight £5 notes. Oh.l have plenty of prJof. The Clerk: How did you g.et possession of that? Applicant: Oh I was searching for my own. I was in charge of the house—(laughter)--and I suppose I conld see.  _ The Clerk: You cannot have a summons for conspiracy. You can have one for assault. Applicant : We shall see about it. Superintendent Tillar : Don't ret cheekT about it. The Applicant: It is possible that I shall go further than this at the finish. He then gathered up a handful of note books, pencil cases, and documents, which he said would prove all that he wanted, and after signing the summons, left the Court.
The Northern Guardian. — 1898-08-01 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

ANNIE 0' THE BANKS 0' DEE'.  RACI  BT GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N. Author of "The Rose of Allendale," "The eruhse of the Snowbird," "Our Friend the Doe,' "The Log of a Gentleman Gipsy." "Shadowed for Life," "Stanley Grahame," de.  CHATTER )LXlLl.—Continued. • a sailor s mistake, langhed Dickson; "but this is Mr. Hall, who was a passenger;- and th;s is Dr. Reginald Grahame. Our vessel's name was the Wolverine." "And she sailed from Glasgow nearly three years ago?" Captain Cleaver bent eagerly over towards Dickeon as he put the question. "That is so, sir." "Why, you are long since supposed to have foundered with all bands, and the insurance has been paid to your owners." "Well, that is right ; the ship is gone, but we are alive, and .our adventures have been very strange and terrible indeed. After dinner I will tell you all. But now," he added, with a smile, "if you will only take us as far as 'Frisco, we shall find our way to our homes." Captain Cleaver's face was very pale now, and he bit his lips, as he replied: "I can take you, Captain Dickson, your six men, Mr. Hall and the ladies, but I cannot sail with this young fellow." He pointed to Reginald. "It may be mere superstition on my part," lie continued, "but I am an old sailor, you know, and old sailors have whims." "I cannot see why I should be debarred from a passage home," said Reginald. "I am a plain man," said Cleaver, "and I shall certainly speak out, if you pretend you do not kr.ow." "I do not know, and I command you to speak  out." "Then I will. In Britain there is a price set I upon yotir head, sir, and you are branded as a murderer!" Dickson and Hall almost started from their seats, but Reginald was quiet, though deathly white. "And—and," he said in a husky voice, "whom ! am I accused of murdering?" "Your quondam friend, sir, and rival in love, the farmer Craig Nicol." "I deny it in toto ! " cried Reginald. "Young man, lam not your judge. I can only state facts, and tell you that your knife was found bloodstained and black by the murdered man's side. The (odds are all against you." "This is truly trerible! said Reginald, getting red and white by turns as he rapidly paced the floor. "What can it mean ? " "Captain Dickson," he said at last, "do you believe, judging from all you have seen of me, that I could be guilty of so dastardly a deed, or that I could play and romp with the innocent child Matty with, figuratively speaking, blood between my fingers and darkest guilt at my heart? Can you believe it?" Dickson held out his hand, and Reginald grasped it, almost in despair. "Things look black against you," he said, "but I do not believe you guilty." "Nor do I," said Hall; "but I must take the opportunity of sailing with Captain Cleaver, I and my daughter and little Matty." Reginald clasped his hand to his heart.. "My heart will break 1 " he said bitterly. - . • • •
The Northern Guardian. — 1898-05-17 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

THE THEATRE ROYAL.  "The Sins of the Fathers," by XV. G. Markey and W. Davidson, is being produced this week at the Theatre Royal, West llartlepool. Lest night was the opening night of Mr Davidson's Company in the town, and it goes without saying that with such a capable author at the head the new play was, from a playgoer's standpoint, a huge success. The piece is admirably written, and is not lacking in fuu. The plot is something out of the ordinary way, and lovers of 2,ensation are well looked after. The prologue is taken horn life in Queensland, where Reginald Morland, under the nom do plume of Ishmael, is working as a miner, and discovers a nugget of great size. Morland, alto his discovery, announces his intention of returning to Enghaid to meet his father, Si Reginald Morland, and informs a keeper of a bush tavern, Sebastian Brandt, of his intention. Brant, who is an escaped convict, and half-brother of Marian& determines to murder his half-brother and secure some papers in I.is possession, and then claim to be Sir Reginald Morland's son. This he seccessfully carries out, and later succeeds to the title. He then proceeds to pay his attentions to the daughter of an ironmaster, and proposes, but isrejected, preference being given t., George Armitige, the adopted son of the ironmaster, but in reality the real baronet. Of course the plot works out to the usual end. The title. "The sins of the Fathers," we supposi is taken from several scenes in the second act, where the object seems to be a denunciation of strikes. The scene in question takes place in a. bye street. A strike is in progies, and one of the strikers is depicted, with his child, searching for food. The father appeals for assistance to a man (Sir Reginald Morland) who has been the instigator of the strike, and is relimed. George Armitage appears on the scene as the child is dying, and then it is that we are told that "The Sias el the Fathers" cause suffering to the wife and children. The company which supports the play is a strong one. Mr Wallace Davidson, as Sebastian Brandt, is really &ever, his acting in the library at Morlard House being something out of the common. Miss Dorothy W'arton, as Edith Hatinworth. has an excellent reputation, coming as she does from the Globe Theatre, London. She is a graceful actress, with a splendid voice, and was a great success. Another fine impersonation is given by Miss Ella Vane, who, as Camille Le Blanc, Brandt's deserted wife, was very good. Mr Robert Faulkner, as George Armitage. was also a success, his acting throughout speaking volumes as to his merit. Amusement is provided by Mr.!. K. Walton, as Deutercnomy Smith. a publican; by Mr Fred Richards, as Justin Thyme; and Mies Fanny Wallace, as Polly Popplethwaite. A. clever child actress is Miss Bitty Coston, who in the dual characters of Nellie Hewitt and The Nipper, had splendid receptions. The scenic arrangements are admirable, and a capital representation cf the interior of an ironworks is seen.
The Northern Guardian. — 1898-11-09 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

GAVE HIMSELF AWAY.- -PtiSODeT was being tried for murder ; evidence against him purely circumstantial ; part of it a hat found near the scene of the crime; an ordinary round, black hat, but sworn to as the prisoner's. Counsel for the defence, of course, made much of the commonness of the hat. "You, gentlemen, no doubt, eachpossess such a hat, of ie most ordinary make and shape. Beware how you condemn a fellow creature to a shameful death on such a piece of evidence," and so on. So the man was acquitted. Just as he was leaving the dock, with the most touching humility And simplicity, he pulled his hair and said: "If you please. my lord, may I 'ave my 'at?" "I'm A DEAD MAN !"--When following the road some years ago, it VMS my luck to get delayed in a !remote country town, and I had to put up at the only inn the place boasted, where the landlord was under private restraint. Suspecting nothing 'inusual, I finished my supper, and after a smoke ,re! tired to bed. I had scarcely fallen asleep when 1 was rudely awakened, to find a wild-eyed individual , towering over me. grasping a large poker in his I hand. In my fright I exclaimed: "Great heavens, a dead man!" "Then I'm hanged if I'll waste the poker over you!" cried my assailant, as he threw down the weapon and left the room. At the Leeds Assizes some years agoa sexton of a certain church brought an action for slander against one of the parishioners for having alleged that he was guilty of improper and unbecoming conduct while acting in the discharge of his duties. ! Mr.-- afterwards Sir—Frank Lockwood. who appeared for the defence, submitted that there was no case in law against his client. whereupon Sir Henry Hawkins, the judge, remarked, "Oh. yes. Mr. Lockwood! Anthing said of a man which 'disparages him in his profession or calling may be the ground for an action. For instance," continued his lordship, "if it was said of the sexton that he said the Amen 'in an irreverent manner, or that he snored during the sermon---" "En that case," said Lockwood. interrupting, "I should pleadcustom."  CURIOVS, SURE ENOUGH !--Deacon .Johnson, of Boston, Is a great temperance man, and sets a good example of total abstioenee as far as he is seen Not long ago he employed a carpenter to make some alterations in his parlour, and in repairing the cornet near the fireplace it was found necessary to remote the wainscoting, when to, a discovery was made that astonished everybody! A pair of decanters. a tumbler, and a pitcher were cozily reposing there. as if they had stood there from the beginning. The deaeon was summoned. and, as he beheld theblttshing bottles, he exclaimed, " Wal, II declare, that's curious; sure enough! It must be that old Baines left them there when he went out of this 'ereehousc thirty years ago." "Perhaps he did," returned the carpenter ;." but, deacon, the ice in the pitehet must have been friz mighty hard to stay so till this time !" HE
The Northern Guardian. — 1898-07-02 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

HARTLEPOOL MYSTERY.  VERDICT OF THE JURY.  The adjourned inquest on tho bpdy of a newly born infant, which was found in a railway carriage at Hartlepool under circumstances already repointed n the "Guardian," was resumed at Hartlepool last night by Mr Heslop Bell. Chief Constable Winterbottoru was present on belsalf of the Police, and Inspeckr Geenwood watched the case in the interests of the NorthEastern Railway Company. Chief Constable Winterbottcm, Inspector Greenwood. and Sergeant Farrar, described the nature of the inquiries which had been made to cbtain infotmation on the matter, but at present niehing was known.  John Bolan, carriage inspector of the NorthEastern Railway at Hartlepool said he examined the train in which the body was found between 6.1 and 8.18 on the evening in question, and he saw nothing of the child then. Witness, in reply to a juryman, said there was a sliding duor at the station n,ear where Mee 5t4.04,1, during fin?, night, tut it was usually in charge of a niglyt, watchman. The door was (Ten for ltcomotive mei.to go.in.and out.  The Conner said he did 71-4 think it was his duty to ask the iury to have further loss of time in prosecuting that inquiry by further adjournment. Whoever else had been lacking in their duty the jury had performed theirs. He specially drew r the attention of the jury to the fact that in January of last year, precisely a similar discovery was made, and under precisely the same circumstances. It was the last train at night, and was found by the carriage cleaner the next morni4g. Thy jury in the last case returned an open verdict, hut he was sure that the present wry had acme tender feeling,. and he was sure that they odd do something to prevent those thivgs in the future. For his cwn part he could net holp but think that as such a crime had been committed twice they should take some notice of the circninstancts. Looking at the mstter in another light, he drew the attention of the jury to ill.: fact that tho owners of this carriage in which the Lcdy was found was a great trilwrsy company, and it was a city that these crarriages _should become a place of concealment for crime. Cammeeting on the law of child murder the Coroner said that in this country there were peculiarities in the law in relation to child murder. For instance, if a person was charged with child murder, the almost universal practice was to reduce the charge to cue of concealment af birth, but with this the jtuy had nothing to do. It was their duty to say how the child died. He then drew attention to certain statements made by Dr. Morison relative to the case.  The room was cleared, and the jury afteiwards returned a verdict that the death cf the chill was due to suffocation, caused by some person or per&cns unknown. The jury also desired t 5 suggest to the Railway Csmipany, that the station should be mere securely safeguarded against infusion at night..
The Northern Guardian. — 1898-11-11 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

PRISONER BEFORE THE BENCH.  Thai prisoner, whose name was given before the magistrate aa Juhana Schneider, aged 36, was brought up at Idarylebone Police Court, thia afternoon, charged with murdcrinr, Conrad Bernath, and with attempting to murder William Ross, and further with stealing watch, etc., the property of Bernedt.  Mr ROM whose head was bandaged, said he allowed rrisoner, who had formerly been in his employ, to sleep in the bakehouse last night. When witross went to the bakehouse early this morning, Ie a.-Iked where Conrad Bernedt was, and prisrmer replied that he was not well, and had none to bed. Witness remarked that it was fortunate that prisoner was there. and then went to the oven to see bow the tire was. Whilst examining the oven he receiled a blow on the back of the head from scan. heavy instrument. On turning round he saw the prisoner with something in his hand. Witness was rushing away when the pri-oner seized him round the waist, amid during the strto--rle witness was stabbed in the chest with a knife. Subsequently witne4A reached the front daor, and shouted "Murdier- and Police," priboner rociknwhile escaping down the street The police scion arrived,  and a doctor attended to witness's wound. There was abto a wound on his hand and -a bruise on hia left ear.  Prisoner, on being asked h— the magistrate if Ito wished to put any questions, said he knew nothing about the mat'.ar.  Police Constable Grist, who was the first policeman to arrive at the bakehouse, said that at the oven door there were three ,rrea.t cans, two of which had water in them. On opening the oven door they saw the charred remains of a human body. Witness procured a rake and raked out tie tire, and threw water into the oven to cod it. The body w... 1.9 then drawn towards the men door, and ',vat; 2.fttrwards recogniscd as taat of Bernedt.  In,-peethr Gough said that on the stairs leading iron tEe bokehouse he found a hatchet, which be produced. There were hair and stains of blood on the hatihet. On the floor of the rbtkehouse he found a piece of lead in the shape of a life-preserver attached to a rope handle. There was a rag' outside the lead, and on the rag was a wet spot like blood. Witnes.s, who assisted to get the body from the oven, said the head was nearest the door. The skull was bare and broken. The body was placed in a shell under the superintendence of the doctor. Witness was present at Albany Street Police Station when -prisoner was charged with murder, attempted murder, and robbery. In reply he ,N 44 " I know nothing about it. Ido not know that shop." Prisoncr was remanded- Prisoner, who was shabbily dressed, is a man of medium height, alight figure, and is apparently physically weak. Ells face is pile and thin, his complexion fair, and he has a short bus'ny beard and moustache. While the evidence wee beinz given he stood silent ard motiolileA in the dock, and apparently took very little interet in the proceedings. Taken altogether, prisoner did not look like a man capable of committing, such on atrocious crime except in a state of frenzy.
The Northern Guardian. — 1898-08-11 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

DUTY.—A few months ago a pointsman engaged at a station not many miles from West Bromwich, had absented himself from his post in order to indulge in a day's outing with some companions. A railway official, bearing of the occurrence, sought out the delinquent, and found him contendedly imbibing the contents of a pint mug at. a small public-house in close proximity to the station_ "Now what are you up to, man?" angrily enquired the official, "this is not attending to your duty ! "Not 'tendiro, to my duty ? " hiccoughed the man. " Well, Ibe tliftin the pints, bea'nt I," and the disconcerted interrogator could not gainsay the remark.  No NEED TO GEC Excrrse.-7-Ssveral persons were making purchases in the grocer's shop on a very etormy day, when an old man with a stick in one hand and a buudle in the other entered, and asked: "Did any of you drive up here in a trap?" "Yes, I did," replied one man. "Was it an old white boss?" "Yes." " And an old woman in the trap?" "Quito right." "And cm she manage that hose?" "I should think she can." "Then it's all right," said the man of the stick and bundle. "The old hose has run away, and the old woman 1s hanging to the tailboard, shouting ' Murder ! with all her might ; but if she can manage him there's no use anybody gettin' excited over it. What's the vice of eggs to-clay, please ? " Levin wait THE Juroe.—An Irish witness was being examined as to his knowledge of a shooting affair. "Did you see the shot fired?" the magistrate asked. "No, sorr. I only heard it," was the evasive reply. "That evidence is not satisfactory," I replied the magistrate, ;sternly, stand down." The witness proceeded to leave the box, and directly his back was turned lie laughed derisively. The magistrate, indignant at this contempt of court, called him back, and asked him how he dared to laugh. in court. "Did you see me laugh, your honour ? " -queried the , offender. " No, sir, but I heard you," was the irate I reply. "That evidence i 8 not satisfactory," mid Pat, quietly, but with a merry twinkle in his eye, "so stand down." At this everybody laughed— except the magistrate. A IitTSORY Tasser.—A tramp went through a country village very hard up. He had bad nothing to eat for two days. IL was coming down one of the streets, and as he was passing one of the large villas he Raw a. lady palling through the window, awl stopping a few minutes, lie thought of a plan that he might get something to eat. He opened the gate and fell on his knees and began to eat the grass off the lawn. The lady cause out of the house and said "My good man, are you that linierry that you are eating that grass?" "Yes, main, I am," replied the tramp. " Well, my good man, when you have fiiiislied that I wish you would be so kind as to come round the back, it i a great deal longer there, for it will save my gardener bringing the lawn machine to-morrow, and after that you can come to me, and I will find you a situation to act as a yard dog to keep the beggars away." So the poor tramp came away down-hearted. As liminess's