The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-01-08 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

THE WHITECHAPEL TRAGEDY.  PRESENTATION TO THE WITNESS STORES  BY THE LANE FAMILY.  Last week the whffle of the Lane family invited the witness Stokes to a supper at their house, for the purpose of presenting him with a memorial subscribed to by the whole of the members of the family, ass mark of their appreciation and thanks for his conduct which , led to the discovery bf the late terrible tragedy. Old j Mrs. bane, the nged mother of the unfortunate , murdered girl, was at her express wish brought from , her bed, to which she has so long been confined in affliction and grief, so that :he might present the memorial to Stokes with her own hands. The j memorial, which was engrossed and illuminated , on vellum, and mounted in a richly gilt j frame, set forth the thanks the family felt to Alfred • Philip Stokes, of 34, Baker's row, Whitechapel, for his energy and courageous conduct in following up the murderer of their unfortunate relative. It concludes with their goad wishes for his welfare, with the expression of a hope that in the end he will not suffer any loss, and that the humble but sincere memorial will for ever be banded down as a heirloom to his children and his children's children as an incentive to them also to pursue the path of manliness, justice, and integrity. Then follow the names of all the family, in- , eluding the children and children-in-law, the family being a very large one. Mrs. Lane, in presenting the memorial, said she with all the family had for a long time mourned the absent one, and latterly they had all felt deep grief at her untimely end. None but herself knew how good her child was in her early days till she left home and got entrammelled in the temptations of the world. Bitter as had been her suspense of feeling as to her fate, her prayers that she might know what had become of her had been answered, and that knowledge even was better than the dreadful suspense. Her heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Stokes therefore was very great. She felt that she would not like to pass away fruit this world without expressing to him her warmest thanks for following the remains of her poor unfortunate murdered child, and thus bringing the murder to light. The poor old lady at this point was so overcome with, grief that she mallet scatcely speak.] In continuing, she mid in effect that she hoped the world would not judge her child too harshly, but that all young people would take warning front her life, and, when similarly tempted with the allurements of the world, that they would never leave the love of s mother's Isome:for the paosing and fading glitter of the bad and worthless in it. Then turning to St, lses, she said that she hoped he would accept the humble memorial, and esteem it, not so much for its int rinsie worth, but because it expressed the admiration and the , gratitude oLthe whole of the bereaved family for his courage, and also their thanks for his untlinching conduct to the end. Mr. Stokes, in reply, said he hardly knew how to thank them sufficiently. He shonld always price the memorial, and hand it down to his children with the strict injunction that it should never eo out of the family. I He hadhad to stand against a good deal of intimidation and persuasion on the part of those who, from some feeling or otherwise, would, if possible, have prevented him from giving the whole of his evidence. He, of course could soya good Zeal about the pressure that tad been attempted in order to prevent his evidence, but the law of libel prevented hint from saying a good teal that might be said, and which perhaps the public night to know. The whole of the members having joined in the tnl.. oute of respect, the meeting 110012 after broke up.