The Stockton Examiner, and South Durham and North Yorkshire Herald. — 1879-09-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE EUSTON SQUARE MYSTERY.  The Central News says:—Hannith Dobbs has written a lull history of the Euston Square case, wl:ich will be published shortly. The story is full d the most startling incidents, and amounts to about ight ( olumns of mdinary newspaper I, ngth. She declares that tbe old lady lodger was undoubtedly Miss Hacker, and gives the most minute details of that lady's life at 4, Euiton Square. On the last time she saw Miss Hackea—that is, on the day she (Dobbs) took the children to Hampstead, Miss Hacker took a bundle of notes from a wide hem in her petticoat to pay her rent. Dobbs says she mentioned this fact to others in the house. About a fort right • titer Miss Hacker's disappearance she found toe out-ide coal-cellar door locked. She hunted for keys until one was obtained to open the lock, when she entered and found a bundle in a counterpane tied round with new cord. On opening the bundle she f,nuid human remains, and the clothing therewith we, that which Ikti,s Hacker used to wear. She declare, that when she mentioned this discovery she was told if she spoke of the circumstance she would bearrested us an accomplice in the crime, as the had pawned ,ome of the old lady's things, amongst others a bracelet. She states that the horrible secret was then confided to her, and although all the details are not given, it is mentioned that on the day Dobbs was at Ilantpstead, the old lady missed the things which had been stolen, and threatened to call the police. She was stopped when she proceeded to do so. Dobbs ir. referring to this matter, says, 'Let the authorities Ask the men in the workshop if they remember the bell being rung violently on the day I was at Hampstead. The men remember my holiday well, as they joked me about donkey riding. Let the men be asked if they can remember the bell being rung a second time, and one of their number being asked to go upstairs. Let them be asked if they can remember screams for the police, the smash of broken glass, and then pistol shots." With reference to the date on wh•ch Miss Ilacker disappeared, Dobbs asserts that a Mr. was living in Miss Hacker's room, on October 14th, the day on which the police allege the murder was committed; that this gentleman, a dayoi two before that date, found a pistol in the water closet on the se me floor, and near the door of Miss Hacker's room. She also says that a glazier mended a paste of glass which Miss Hacker broke, before october 14tb. These points have been brought to the • notice of the police, but it is unknown what action • they intend taking.  At Rolvenden a few days since a Whirlwind was observed away to the south what appeared to be a vast number of rooks gyrating high up in the heavens, pursued by birds of enormous size. The aid of strong field-glasses showed this phenomenon to consist of what was probably the contents of a hay-field. Still keeping up the peculiar s•efitl motions, the numberless tufts (which were eviciendyiopt up by a current of air), swept gradually av,y to the west, and were seen to maintain about Rid same elevation until lost in the distance.  The Broad Arrow regrets to learn that the Director al Ordnance has decided that no proposal of any sort •imanating from Six William Pallioor shall be laid onfore the new Dun Committee. In the I,le of Kotka (Finland) the saw-mill ane glassworks of flagman and -Alkwist, whose coll• c• tion of timber specimens figured in the Paris Exhi. talon, were burnt down on the sth. A second clean saw-mill was with difficulty saved. The loss is esti• mated at £OO,