The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-09-04 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TIIE WIFE MURDER AT BRISTOL. THE INQUEST.  On Saturday a ternoon an ,nquest was opened, at Bristol, on the body of Alice Hole, who was murdered on the previous night by her husband. The jury proceeded to view the body, whi h presented a ghastly spect de, there being two deep gashes in the throat, one underneath th • chin, which had not severed any of the principal arteries; but the second, which was three or four inches lower, was much more severe.—Mary Ann Hollister spoke to the identity of the deceased, who was her sister, and fifty-two years of age. She was the wife of William Hole, who was a barge owner. The husband, William Hole, who has been appre. hended, has for some time past been labouring under the greatest excitement, ,brought on by drink, and increased by altercations with his wife, who was habitually given to drink, and it was more especially when she was intoi.cat d that these outbreaks between deceased and her husband occurred. Between 11 and 12 o'clock on the night of the murder the accused made his way to hi 3 • home. His wife had been waiting for him, and she was sitting on the door step! The quarrel ta ok place in the middle of the road, the poor woman having been afraid to enter the house owmg to the fierce and threatening demeanour of her husband. 'I he servant, whole a middle•aged woman, heard the screams, and running back she saw her mistresc lying in the road with the blood streaming from her throat, and the pi isoner standing in the doorway. The neighbours were attending to the wife as the servant ran across the road, and going up to her master she said, "What have you done ?" He replied, "Oh. I have done it now !" She made an exclamation of horror, and push( d him into the house. In the meantime a carving knife, with which the crime was eannraittee, was found in the roadway. The prisoner was formerly a bargeman, but some time since became the owner of three or four barges, and was well known amongst his companions as Captain Hole. He was in very comfortable circumstances, and cid a large business. For five years he was a teetotaller, and was a member of Countersrp Chapel, and regularly attended a place of worship until five or six years ago, when he gave up his abstinence principles. His wife gave way to drink still more frequently lately, and it was in reference to this, when admitting at the police station that he had cut his wire's throat, he sad, "I have time it; I have Buffeted from a drunken and incorrigible wife for months." The inquest was adjourned.  One of the vacancies among the Military Knights of Windsor has been accepted by Col F. P. Lea. late Barrackmaster at Sheffield.  NEW COTTAGE BUILDINGS PON COLLIER'S IN Yowssinas.—Colliery extensions in Yorkshire are necessitating t e erection of large numbers of cottages for the miners. The Pileley Colliery Company, whose works are situated near Sheffield, are sinking a new shaft, which will enable them to turn out the enormous quantity of 1000 tons of coal per day. The nes, works will require the employment of an additional number of colliers, for whose accommodation the company are providing, by the erection of dwellings. They are about to build upwards of 100 new workmen's cot' ages, and are putting down machinery for the manufacture of bricks for the purpose. Messrs. Grayson, Lowood, and Co., colliery proprietors, are also opening out a new mine on Lord Wharricliffee estate, near to the Deepear Station of the Manchester a d Sheffield Railway. This new mine will yield both coal and gannister. The firm are about to erect a number of cottages on the spot, and sixty of them are now in course of building.—The Builder.  Tux itrmoke or Ulu Lowx.—Nr. Lowe ho 3 arrived in town from Norway, where the right hoe. gentleman has been Fojourning for a month.  A strike of 300 milers has taken place near 13, sham on a I,Nal geevance respecting deacieut s•lppiy of water. A lengthened strugg,M Ia feaii.  QuARkNTINII AT