Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1886-01-23 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

BURNING A WIFE TO DEATH.  On Tuesday. at the Thames police-court, Daniel Smith, 52,a warehouseman,was brought up on remand charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Jessie Smith, aged about 50, by throwing lighted paraffin lamps over her. The evidence shewed that one night recently the accused was under the influence of drink, and was seen and heard to have a quarrel with his wife respecting a large paraffin lamp. A lad named John Plaistow saw the prisoner throw two lighted lamps at his wile, and directly afterwards she was enveloped in flames. The lad's mother and sister also witnessed Smith throw one lamp at his wife, and during the whole time she was burning he stoodwatching her, and made no attempt to help extinguish the fire. When a man, named Steele, went to the por woman's assistance, the prisoner said, "It serves her right." Detective Gould stated that from what he was told he went to the prisoner's house and found him lying in bed recovering from the effects of drink. On the way to the station he asked how his wife was. Gould replied, "I don't know." Smith then said, "A —good job if she dies."—lnspector J. Pride, stated that he went to the London Hospital, and there saw Mrs. Smith, who, in answer to questions, said "My husband was intoxicated, and had the lamp in his hand in the kitchen. I was in the room, aind it caught fire to me. I was on fire at once."—The Inspector asked: How do you account for the lamp taking fire ? —Mrs. Smith replied : He broke it. The Inspector : How did he break it 10—Mrs. Smith: He had it in his hand and it dropped down. —The Inspector: Had you any dispute 7—Mrs. Smith: No.—lt has been said that your husband threw the lamp at you; is it true ?—No, it was an accident.—Mr, Henry William Godfrey, house surgeon at the London Hospital, stated that when Mrs. Smith was admitted into that institution she was suffering from severe burns on the face, mouth, arms, and body. From the post-mortem examination he found that the cause of death was shock to the system consequent on the burns she had received.— The accused was committed for trial.  MARRIAGE OF THE EARL OF AIRLIb. The marriage of the Earl of Airlie to Lady Mabel Gore, eldest daughter of the Earl of Arran, was solemnised on Tuesday morning at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Reverend Capel Cure. There was a large attendance of members of the aristocracy. The non-commissioned officers of the 10th Hussars, the bridegroom's regiment, lined the centre aisle as a guard of honour. The Prince of Wales and Prince Albert Victor of Wales occupied seats in the pews facing the altar; and amongst the other invited guests were Prince Victor of ITohenlohe-Langenborg and the Countess Fedora Gleichen, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Countess of Airlie, the Countess of Arran, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord and Lady Aveland, Lord and Lady Sudeley, the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, the Dowawer Marchioness of Lansdowne and Lady Emily Fitzmaurice, Lord and Lady Wolseley, the Earl and Countess Cowper, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Earl of Clonmell, Julia Marchioness of Tweeddale, Lord and Lady William Compton, the Earl and Countess of Cork, the Earl and Countess of Wemyss, Lord and Lady Leconfield, the Earl and Countess of Mayo, Lord and Lady Rosebery, Earl and Coturtess Granville, Lord and Lady A. Russell, Lady Stanley of Alderney, the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, the Earl and Countess Delewarr, Lord and Lady Elcho, the Earl and Countess of Galloway, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, the Austrian Ambassador and Countess Karolyi, and the Earl and Countess of Kenmare. Lord Arran conducted his daughter to the altar. She wore a csstume of ivory duchesse satin, trimmed with Alencon point lace :Ind sprays of orange blossom. There were nine bridesmaids: The Ladies Alice and Esther Gore (sisters of the bride), the Ladies Maude and Griselle Ogilvy (sisters of the bridegroom), Miss Fane, the Honourable Beatrix Ruth v. n, Miss Frances Mitford, Miss Ives Mitford, and Miss K. Hozier. They wore pretty dresses of white Ottoman silk, trimmed with gold braid, with jackets and hats en suite. Each wore a diamond initial brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. At the conclusion of the ceremony the bridal party adjourned to the town house of Lord Mount-Temple, the bride's uncle, in Great Stanhopestreet, where the wedding breakfast was served. Early in the afternoon Lord and Lady Airlie left for Castle Howard, Yorkshire, en route for Cortachy Castle, Scotland.