Weekly News. — 1892-01-14 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE MURDERS BY POACHERS.  Charles Rayner, Walter Smith, and Frederick Eggleton were, at Aylesbury, on Saturday, again charged with Oi ! murder of William Puddephat and Joseph Crawley, at Pitstone, near Aylesbury, on December 12th. Statements were made by Rayner and Eggleton. The former admitted being in the wood on the night of the murder. The two keepers, he said, attacked them first, lie also said he saw Eggleton coming from the wood, who said to him, "I have done for one, Charley; I shall be hung." Smith at that time had gone away from the scene, and he (Rayner) followed Eggleton, caught him up, and said, "I have killed the other, I know, for I could put my fingers right into his brains." Rayner also stated that Eggleton said, "I shall be hung, and you and Smith will get five years' each." I,4gleton, in the course of his statement,referring to Rayner. Smith, and himself, said they were all in Ahury Wood in search of game' and added, "Puddephat and Crawley came to us there, and us three started off, but before we had the chance to do so they both flew into us, and we fought to the outside of t! e wood, and it lasted about a quarter of an hour in the wood, and us three started off to go away then, but they both flew into us, and all five fought in the field about half an hour, and us three started off to go and they would not let us go. William Puddephat said, Come on, Jo‘,; we can take them, I know,' and Crawley said, Knock him down,' and us three then turned back, and there was a great struggle then with us all. Then i was knocked down. Then I did not no what was done  after then,but they was both alive then, and I don't know how long it lasted after then; and Rayner said, ' Come on, for wee are agoing.' I said to 'im I don't think i can come.' He said, • Walt is gone.' I said to him, My head is cut, so I niver shall get home,' and when me and Rayner got in the road I said to him, You have got (the word Puddfort had been written, but marked out) hat on,' and I said, Whear is Walt ? ' and he said, He's gone this way." We did (not) see Smith eney- more that night, and I said to Rayner that night, What are you gon to do with that hat ? ' He said, 'Burn it, and he done so. And this is a true statement sine by F. Eggleton. And I said to him in the morning I hope that they are not dead,' and he said, ' You need not wish that; I now they are.' And he said, • Wee will goe and see Walt and ear what e say about it.' And Smith wife said, If you don't go away I will have you lock up.' So we didn't see him till in charge."—The prisoners were committed for trial and remanded to Oxford.  In Morocco the tribal agitation against the Governor's authority continues, and the supply of provisions which usually comes to Tangier from the neighbouring vil.lages is running short.  The Frankfurter Zeitung states that, according to intelligence dated December 12th, received at Wiesha.!en from Tanga, in German East Africa, there has been some fighting between a detachment of the German colonial force, under Captain litenzler, and the rebellious Wadigo tribe, led by the chief Majimbe. The Wadigo had blocked the road to Kilimauj Aro, and were therefore attacked an the 14th ult., at a place six hours' march to the north-west of Tanga, by Captain lirenzler's force, wh.ch stormed and burned their canin.  trange, out true,- musea tne victim ot untoward events, that crooked management too often produces straitened circumstances." Friend: "If you have so much trouble with your wife's relations, why do you live with them ?" ilatcwork: "Because in) relations won't have us."