Beverley and East Riding Telegraph. — 1895-05-11 (Beverley, Humberside, England)

LONDON CLUB RAIDS.  Carl Rasch, 40, the husband of the woman who was murdered some time ago in a house in Shaftesbury-avenue, was charged at Marlborough-street Police-court, London, on Saturday with selling, at the Princess's Club, Winsley-street, W., spirits, beer, and tobacco, without being licensed to do so. There were 30 or 40 men and women in the club, and dancing was going on to the playing of a piano. —The case was adjourned. Ernest Heffmann, 45, club steward, of 3, Broadstreet, St. James's, was charged with selling beer and spirits at the above address without having the necessary licence.—Thomas Manley, policesergeant, said he arrested the prisoner at 3, Goldensquare, known as the Elysium Club, that morning at one o'clock. He read the warrants to him, and he said, "Oh, my God! Why do you come to do me so soon again?" He was taken to Marlboroughmews Police-station. There were about thirty men and women at the club. Music, dancing, and drinking were going on.—After hearing further evidence, the Magistrate" imposed fines amounting in all to £4O, or an alternative of two months' imprisonment. Auguste Muller, 43, a German, unable to speak English, was charged with selling beer, spirits, and tohsPro at 99, Dean-street, Soho, known as the Broumia. Club, without having a licence. He was ordered to pay a fine of £3O, or go to prison for six weeks.  Frank Muller, 39, described as a club steward, was charged with selling at the Whitfield Club, Whitfield-street, beer, spirits, and tobacco without a licence. Superintendent Shepherd informed the Magistrate that a man named Croneburg had been convicted for keeping the same place, and fined £lO. The Magistrate said the accused would have to pay fines amounting to £6O, with the alternative of two months' imprisonment. Julius Conzens, 34, described as a club proprietor, of De-.nark-street, St. Giles's, was charged with selling excisable articles at 2, Little Deanstreet, Soho, without having a licence.—De-Activesergeant Shaddock said the house in Little Deanstree t was a gaming- house. —The Magistrate imposed fines amounting to £l5, or in default of payment three weeks' imprisonment.  Miss Minnie. Westmore, the daughter of a lady of independent means residing at Tottenham, recovered £125 damages and costs, in the Queen's Bench Division, before Mr. Justice Wills and a common j.lry, tor breach of ,promise of marriage and seduction. The defendant, confidential clerk to an electric lighting company, whe conducted his own ease, maintained that the q ortion of marriage was never mentioned between him and the young lady. William Groves, a millwright, was arrested by the Warwick police charged with murdering William Small, a Redford millwright, at Water Newton, Hunts, in January, 1890, by throwing him into the river Nene on a dark night, and it is alleged that Groves, who cannot live long, recently made the facts known to relieve his mind. _ _  A seaman named Thomas Foot, in the employ of the Royal Mail Company, died at Southampton from shock. He was called "The Hero," because of the large number of persons he had saved from drowning under remarkable circumstances, and thrice he placed his own life in peril. HA had the medal, clasp, and certificate of the Roy!! Humane Society. He met his death by tripping over a rope in the docks, and falling with great violence on a floating dummy.