Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1885-01-03 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT SHEFFIELD.  An incident of a most distressing character occurred In Sheffield on the morning of December 28th. For some time there has lived at 83, Ecclesall-road with his family Mr. Fuller, greengrocer and milk dealer. Mrs. Fuller was recently confined, and for the last few days she has been suffering from brain fever. Anxiety for his wife and the cares of business seem to have also affected Mr. Fuller, for early in the morning the neighbours heard sounds as of crockery and glass being smashed, and the children screaming most piteously. This was followed a little later by cries of " murder," and then Sergeant Straw and another constable forced the door to enter the house. A window opens on to the leads over the shop, and as soon as the constables came Mrs. Fuller opened the window anti threw one of the younger children out on to the leads. She then stepped out, and, saying to her husband " Follow me, Bill," she sprang from the leads into the street, dropping a distance of about fourteen feet. The husband obeyed her, and, taking up the thild, he tossed it down to his wife. She ran forward and caught it. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller had nothing en but their nightdresses, and the child was altogether naked. A constable entreated them to return to the house, but they positively refused, and, taking hold of arms, they walked down the street singing a hymn. The constable asked them to go to chapel with him, and they at once consented. 'I he constable led them towards the Ilighfleld Police-station, nearly a mile off, and when they got there they were nearly perished. Inspector Bradbury furnished them with rugs, and every attention was shown them. Meanwhile Sergeant Straw, who had gone into the house, witnessed a shocking sight. Crockery, glass, mirrors, and furniture had been smashed to atoms, and lying about store knives, an one, hammers, and other deadly weapons. A baby vein lying partly inn bowl of water, and two other children were in bed dripping wet. They told a pitiable story of what their father and mother had been doing to them. A cab was procured, and about six o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Fuller were taken home, and left in charge of a policeman and friends. About ten o'clock, however, husband and wife succeeded in smashing the window and getting on the loads again, and caused great excitement in the street. Ladders were procured, and after much trouble they were got back into the house. More stringent precautions were then taken to keep them from harm, and subseluently they were removed to a place of safety.  Tint St. Petersburg authorities are reported to believe that large numbers of Nihilists are harbouring in England, actively engaged in secret plotting against Russia. .  A CONST ‘NrINOPLn correspondent reports the capture of a band of brigands at Termet, in the province of Janina, by the Turkish troops. JOHN BAHEH, an English youth of I°, has been arrested in Paris for burglariously entering a Bordeaux bank, and stealing about £l2OO. A COLLISION has occurred off the Eddystone Lighthouse, resulting in the loss of the Chelydra. a steamship laden wi h rice, bound for Bremerhaven, and the Norwegian barque Tiolstrend, bound for Newport. It appears that the Ho'strend ran into the Chelydra, cutting-that vessel down to the water's edge. The crews of both vessels had to take to their boats, the steamship and the barque sinking within half-an-hour of the collision. The crew of the Chelydra were picked up by the Alice Crookall, of 1 leetwood, whose captain landed them at Plymouth, end all on board the Ifolstrend have been rescued and taken to Newport be a passing vessel.