Blandford Weekly News. — 1889-06-29 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER.  As has been noted in several papers, Mrs. Alexander Sullivan,wife of the Irish-American politician now under suspicion of compllcity in the murder of Dr. Cronin, arrived in London from Paris several days ago, upon a journalistic mission. She is a clever, sharp woman and knows her way about. In the train between Paris and Calais, during her journey thither, she fell into conversation with a gentleman, who, with • friend, occupied the compartment with her. She soon became aware of the fact that her fellow-traveller was an American, and he also discovered that Mrs. Sullivan was from the land of the free and the home of the brave. "From what part of the country- do you come ?" the lady inquired. "From Chicago," answered the gentleman. "Why, so do I," she rejoined. Two fellowcitizens 80 opportunely brought together naturally be,inie friendly at once. Further confidences revealed that the two travel's),, lived not far from one another, in the "Queen City of the West " ; and the lady was so specific in giving her address that the gentleman happened to be thus able to learn who his fellow-traveller was. Conversation upon the general subject of their greatcity finally led to a discussion of the chief event of the day, not only in Chicago, but elsewhere—the murder of Cronin. The subject was thoroughly discussed, and in the midst of this Calais was reached. Several cute attempts on she part of the lady to draw her fellow-traveller as to his own name had been quietly ignored by him, but all the same they had thus far had an enjoyable trip. Upon the boat they met again, and in the cabin partook of luncheon together, washing down the roast beef of Old England with a bottle of champagne. While discussing luncheon in this comfortable, pleasant way, the lady asked her new acquaintance when he intended to return to Chicago, "Well, Ido not think I shall go back for some time," he answered. "No ? Then you like Europe?" "I find it better for my health upon this side," exclaimed the gentleman. "But I hope to have the pleasure of meeting you in Chicago some time," said the lady. "Well, to tell you the truth," replied the mysterious traveller, "I do not think I shall ever return to Chicago at all." "Why not," asked the somewhat astonished lady. "If you wish to know, madam, I will tell you. The reason is that if! did return I would probably meet the fate of Dr. Cronin in 24 hours. My name is Henri Le Caron." The scream and precipitate retirement of the lady from the table to her cabin may be left to the imagination. Some of the champagne was lost by the violence of her departure, and she was seen no more by her fellow-traveller during the voyage.  Adam Hicks was fined £6O on Tuesday at Birming, 'Z'l7. for betting in a yard attached to a public-house. It was proved he had made nearly 300 bets in three , hours and a-half, the sums ranging from Is. to EL I The solicitor for the defence contended that the yard I did not come within the meniaine of tho Act. but the magistrate held that it wee a " and convicted Hicks. A little girl named Bumiclee, aged 9 years, has died at Sunderland from eating mussels which she picked up on the sea-shore. At the inquest the coroner remarked that he had never known an instance of the kind in the Sunderland district, but the doctor said there were several reoor.: • in the kingdom. The child died 24 hours after eating the mussels. At an early hour the other morning three burglars entered a large house at the corner of Lewisham High-road and Shardeloeo-road, New Cross. Being disturbed by the police, the thieves left the premises and scaled • garden wall in the rear. A constable, however, awaited them, and he endeavoured to make an arrest, but the three burglars attacked him, and one of them dealt him a violent blow in the abdomen with a jemmy. The burglars, who were well dressed, one of them wearing a silk hat, then made off. At a meeting of the Middlesex magistrates a letter was read from Sir Francis B. Morley which said that the period was about to expire for which he had been elected chairman, and recent legislation having deprived the justices of all power over that county business in which he was principally interested, leaving only the criminal business to them, be bogged reluctlantly to be allowed to withdraw from seeking reelection, feeling that the duties would now be more efficiently performed by 101111 magistrate who bad had legal experience.