The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1894-07-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MENT. the brutal murder which took place at 28, Hen- son, of Lark llonee, Cornsay, against the Wear. Matthew Dixon. farmer, of Lilling Green Fain,sell-street on Thursday week, were interred at dale Coal and Iron Company to recover damages . near York, was summoned at the Ewe Bolos Stockton Cemetery on Sunday. The street in by reason of subsidence due to the colliery deceased woman had lived was crowded illy of the defendants. The work' j Petty Sessions, York, on Wednesday, at traimasies which the deceased Plaintiff further ' of inspector Hoskins„ N.S.C.C., for wilfully il from end to end be those attracted to the scene ny claimed that the defendants had wrongfully taken' morbid curiosity or eympathy for the bereaved re- certain coals which belonged to her that the girl under - yOl/I 1 treating Elisabeth Annette, a le lativen. A large concourse ot people also followed , also, y tot age, between February let and July 12th, 188 f d f d had unlawfully use • road which was not their the procession to the cemetery, where the little —The girl said that she was in the employ , church was crowded to overflowing &Ariel the eer- property, and without license.—The defendant& i the defendant as a servant. Since March dl. vice, which was conducted by the Rev. Mr Teape, admitted they had taken coals underneath the defendant had continuall I curate of St. Thomas's Church. Mr Teape plaintifFsproperty, and damages best her with a whip soda stick. On we remise to the sedate, knocked her down, on two mune pointed out that it was their duty to show their They denied, however, that the minerals were the , sympathy with those who had eurfered this bereave- Property of the plaintiff, and ehodenied that the meet. The mai, who had done this deed needed had used the road in gyration —Only the question their prayers, and the forgiveness of Heaven, Ira to the amount of damages to be awarded to i Whore grace, working in his heart, might, he plaintiff for the suleciclence was Pieced before saying that he saw the defendant stagger the aid trusted, bring him to repentance. Mr Tear* pro- the jury. the question of the ownership andel to point out the hideousness of passion, of the coal below plaintiff's land bear reserve°, and the terrible consequences of giving way to it, for the decision of the Judge (2. r Justice . They were too apt to judge of a sin by its cones- Grantham). It was acknowledged that the house, 9th the complainant came to her enences, but they should always rerneroler that • subetential cottage of stone' only built in 1877 i complained of the defendant assaulting it was not the murder,but the hatred which caused or 1878. had, since 181)0. gradually become on- The witnesa examined her and found her me which was ablierreint in the sight of Heaven. inhabitable, daylight showing through great scratched and marks on her shoulders and card After the service in the church the coffin which cracks in the walle—Plaintiff held that the house by a whip or stick, and there were black sodas was oovered with bouquets and wreaths of coloured required pulling down and rebuilding, while de-1 y ill-treated her, lad I and Y he tuck her by the throat and shook her —Jobs Mattriss and 'Thomas Scaife, farm servanta, gers ce evidence in support of the prosecution, the knew _, , by a blow, and the latter saying that be meI tinually heard the girl screaming. —Kw Young, of elieriff Hutton, said that an 1 , se . on her leg-. The girl had been etayingrathlat . were, was conveyed to the grave, where the eon. fendants said it only needed repairing.—The jury ever since. On Tuesday the girl remained**, eluding portion of the ceremony was gone throe .11. gh. took the former view, and awarded £305 damages. moaned a good deal, and seat blood.—Tbe dell* -- —Counsel then proceeded to argue the question of ant glee the complainiuit a very bad eherain. DEATH ol'