The Herald of Wales. — 1888-05-19 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MAGISTERIAL PROCE'EDINGS. Canonbury•ternioe, Highbury, on Wednesday At Bow-street Police Court, afternoon. Two men gained admission to the F'd"rd house, where an elderly lady—Mre Wright— Rowdem, described aa a barrister, and giving we., for the time, alone. Madame Chefdeville, his addrese an at the Hotel Metropole, eess who resides in a house nearly opposite, having charged on Wednesday with maliciously pati• her suapioions aroused, went across the road tishing defamatory libel on the Hon. Violet and knocked at the door. She was about to go Lane Fox, in a telegraphic meesage. for assistance when the men emerged, aud she followed them, but they eluded her. Mrs Mr Lewis, who appeared on behalf of Lady Conyers, stated that for five yea" the Wright was found dead. defendant had persecuted her ladyship and her Two men were arrested on Thursday on strepieion of having caused the death of Mrs daughter. fie met them at Homburg, in 188.5, and sought introduction but failed. He Wright at o,taaabaty an Wednesday, them to Paris, and thenm when they made an attempt to rob the house. I to London, and by persistent annoy. There is much excitement in the neighbourhood awes had rendered the young lady's which the reticence of the authorities does not life most unbearable. In 1884 • petition In ,tead to allay. It is understood that the traces 1 bankruptcy was presented against him, and he which the polies have to follow are only of a was au uently arrested as an absconding , faint charsoter, and the Canonbury murder, like 'debtor, an imprisoned in Holloway jail. Other charges were afterwar s preferred ......, the daring crimes at Horton, Camden ' d of the mysteries ot London. The mediae' findinit sureties upon oonviclion of annoyiag evidence at the Inquest will be read with Lady Conyers and her daughter, he was senteneed to six months' imprieonment. interest. Althouili deceased has a black eye, received probably in struggling with the I At Bow•street, on July Bth, Rowden was sentenoed to 18 months' imprisonment for robbers, her ihjuriee, so far as yet a ertained, 1 do not seem sufficient to account ford ath. She ' , libelling Miss Lane Pox. After his discharge, he immediately resumed the annoyances, no had some foam on bee lips when discovered. .',gentl that the pl intiff wan afraid to ' Beyond the left eye,the marks of ill-usage were leave her ouse. He had been repeatedly ' very slight, and it is now suggested that se earned, without effect.. Finally, he sent to ' y . deceased suffixed from heart diaerise, her death Lady Conyers • telegram (which was handed h might have been due to that attufte—a by no to the magistrate.) means improbable event considering the fright Lady Conyers corroborated the evidence she must have experienced. . The man arrested in North London was con. encouragement. by roma of the witnesees on Thursday given She mild the prisoner had received no encouragement. He van a stranger to her daughter. . morning. It was evident he wan not the man Jdne Pyke, maid to Lady wanted, and he was imm..diately discharged. C' onyers , said she The witnesteis were then taken to Wmdminater WM in the park with Mine Lane Fox on Toes. The confront the two other sttepeetsxl men under day, when prieoner came up and made a "grab" at Miss F.ix. She call.Al a policeman, detention there. and the prisoner disappeatcd. The Lqueet was opened at half-past three on A police sergeant depore.d to the serest of Thurschy Afternoon. Rowden_ en Tuesday. _ . .  Mr Newton, sohcitor for defendant, asked for a remand, but as he did not intend to rail witnesses the magistrate ref used. Mr Newton then stated thLt the ble!imm was sent fu the heat of temper. est morning the defend,nt wrote a It ter of ,apology with regard to the previous day's proceedings. In Rotten-row th- extended his Nand. but certainly made no "grab" at the lady. Mr Vaughan, the magistrate, having read the telegram, described it as most IL. suiting. Prisoner', conduct was that of a lunatic or a coward. Be ordered him to enteinto his own recognisances in one thuusend pounds and find two sureties and five hundred pounds each to be of good behaviour for mouths.