The Warwickshire Herald. — 1895-05-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SENTENCED TO DEATH.  At the Central Criminal Court, on Monday, before• Aaron Pollock, James Canning, ex-soldier, was Indicted for the wilful murder of his sweetheart; Jane Touell, aged 21, lately residing at 41, Delaford-road, Bermondsey. The accused plead guilty. His lordship accepted the plea.—Canning, when asked if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed, made no reply.... Baron Pollock, assuming the black cap, and addressing the prisoner, said that, having read the deposition and the statement that the prisoner himself made before the magistrate, he was quite prepared to accept the prisoner's plea. Nobody could be surprised, and nobody could blame the prisoner foe the frank avowal that he had made of his guilt. He begged the prisoner not to entertain any hopes that the sentence of death, which it was his duty t<l pass, would not be carried out, but to seek pardon of his Maker for his crime. Sentence of death was then passed on the prisoner in the usual form. Before he was removed Canning, addressing the court, in a firm voice said: "My sentence is just, mv lord, and I lone to die: 1 lone to die."  Baron  begged  An inquest has been held at Sheffield, on the body of Edwin Young, aged 40, employed at a steel warehouse. It was Young's duty to prepare the pick. tank of hot vitriol, in which to immerse steel. •• thus engaged, he fell in himself. He was .iy rescued, though he begged to be allowed to remain in to end his misery. On being conveyed to the hospital the deceased quickly succumbed to the frightful injuries he had received. A verdict of accidental death was returned. : The light-fingered fraternity were busy in St. James's Park on Saturday, both during and after the ceremony of trooping the colour. A number of purses, watches, and other articles were appropriated, on* lady losing valuables worth nearly £BO. An elderly gentleman while watching the procession in the Mall lost a valuable gold albert chain, but found his watch lying on the ground at his feet. The police appeared to be fully alive to the exigencies of the situation, and several arrests were made. "lnis may De justice," said the defeated de. fendsnt, "but it strikes me as being a pretty fish* verdict." "That shows that it is justice," retorted the plaintiff. "One of the most conspicuous features of justice is her scales." Smart: "Whatever induced your uncle to marry the widow of a man who was hanged ?" Simpson: "He had been married to widows before, and said he was tired of having the virtues of former hui. bands flung in his face." "No," mused Mr. Benedict, as he sat down te do some repairing to his clothes—"no, marriage is not a failure. When I was single it was an awful task to thread a needle. Now I have a wife and Btu threads it for me."  ling i. Whilst  quickly  A novel alteration ha.- teen made in the old plan of hire-furnishing. A leading furnishing house in London, Messrs. Norman and Stacey, of Queen Victoria-s:reet, Las just oppl'ed the life assurance system to it. By thls new departure the hirer has tne satisfaction of knowing that in the event of his death before the completion of the purchase not only will his wife receive a receipt in full discharge of the unpaid balance, but also, if payable withlS months, the retu n of the whole amount of callk p ,id. The secret of this prudential system is found i the fact that every one of the customers is insured b.,- the firm in some well-known life assurance society free ot charge.  "People are talking so much about epigrams in novels," said the young woman. "How would you describe an epigram?" "An epigram," said the young man, who isn't literary to any great extent, is a sort of joke with a clean collar and its Sunday clothes on."  Mrs. Henpecker is one of those wives there is no pleasing. On the return of her husband from the City last week, she treated him thusly: "Oh, Adolphus," she exclaimed, "how short you have your hair cut?" "But, my dear Angelina," replied Mr. H., meekly, "I haven't had my hair cut at all." "Then it is high time you had," returned -•rs. 8.. zAvAralv  DEAFNES All sufferers. from these dis• ANStressmg co.mmppilefunretsmmedayy HEAD NOlSESciirendeasvg 14 year: earn nhicohi