The Northern News. — 1898-01-15 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

THE BURLEY. TRAGEDIES.  DEATH OF PICKUP. At tha Burnley Hospital on Saturday night, John Kirby Pickup (50), under-manager at Towneley Colliery, died from injuries inflicted on the 31st December. About seven o'clock that morning William Howe, collier (32), walked into the Burnley Police Station and startled Inspector Hamer, who was on duty there, by telling him, "I have come to give myself up." The Inspector asked, "What for!" and the man replied. "For killing Jack Pickup ; you will find him on the finny road." Hamer next asked when it happened, and Howe replied, "About half-past six this morning. Howe was detained in custody, and Inspector Hamer and others hurried off to Towneley, where they found Pickup lying terribly injured. He was removed to the Victoria Hespital, where it was found that his jaw had been broken and his head teiiibly battered. The bloodstained lamp and walking-stick found in the lane leave no doubt as to what had caused the injuries. Pickup never sufficiently gained consciousness for his depositions to be taken. Howe. who is a married man, was formerly employed at Towneley Colliery. He was discharged a few mks ago through a complaint by Pickup, and it appears that he had asked Pickup to take him back again. hut the latter refused. On Frida). morning week Pickup was going to his work soon after six o'clock. when it would appear that Howe ‘‘aited for him in a lonely part of the road. Lite on Saturday night the police arrested, at Accrington, William Cheeseborough, a weaver, who is accuted of shooting Mr. Percy Crabtree, cotton manufacturer, engaged with his father, Mr. James Crabtree, at Rate Head Mill, Burnley. The injured man acted as inside-manager, and it seems discharged Cheeseborough for neglecting his work. Cheeseborough went to the mill on Friday night, and wanted Crabtree to take him back. The request, was not granted, 'and a quarter of an hour later rrabtree was shot in the neck as he entered his house. The accused was formerly in the army, and is known on the raoing path.  not  At Old Bailey, on .llonciav, on the application of the Treasury, the trial of Vladimir Bourtzeff and Klement Wierzbicki, for commiring to persuade persons to murder the Czar, wee adjourned .until the next sessions. MT. Horace Avory id the Treasury was awaiting certain evidence from Russia. Mr. Grant applied for bail, saying the men were quite ready to meet the charie. Dourtztff, ai student, had suddenly been iseize3 by the Russian Government. and without any accusation or trial had been bauidlied to Siberia. whence he escaped after two years. He was not at all likely to visit Rusisit srgaa, and the men, if fret, could better prepare their defence. Bail was refused. Having in view the "tall" statements as to the cost 01 board in Bultuvaeo, the following prices, .• . considered - given in " Rhodesia," can hardy be _ excessive:—Weekly boarders, 50a • breakfast and tiffin, 3s. each, and dinner 3s. fxf. It is not a long time ago, adds Our contemporary. since these prices were obtainable at Johannesburg. and even to-day ordinary middle-class board costs £7 las. per month at the latter place. Many of the bachelors of Buitiwayii 'hoard themselves, and can come out well on £7 or £8 per month. Those in billets in Bultiwayo, without extravagant notions, can•save a fair amount from their wages if prudent. The t rdinary wage 3,,,,,iitsere and clerks, frvm £l5 to *0 per month.