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The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-09-15 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

HISTORY OF THE MURDERED WOMAN. About ten o'clock on Saturday morning a woman, named Amelia Farmer, gave important information that she had been a fellow lodger with the deceased, and had known her for some considerable time. She stated that the deceased woman was Annie Chapman, the widow of a veterinary surgeon, who had died at Windsor about eighteen months ago. She was accordingly taken to the mortuary at half-past eleven o'clock, and immediately recognised her friend, apparently being touched at the dreadful spectacle. Later on she made a statement of what she knew of the history of the murdered woman. Annie Chapman had for a long time been separated from her husband, a veterinary surgeon at Windsor, by mutual agreement, and had been allowed les. a week by him for her maintenance. The money had been sent by Post Office order, made payable at the Commercialstreet Post Office, and had always come regularly. About eighteen months ago the instalments suddenly ceased, and, upon inquiry being made, it was found that the husband had died. Annie Chapman had two children, but where they were she could not say. The deceased had a mother and sister, who were living in the neighbourhood of Bromptou or Fulham. Farmer had been in the habit of writing letters for her Mend, but could not remember the exact address of the mother or sister, but thought it was near the Brompton Hospital. Last Monday Chapman had intimated her intention of communicating with her sister, saying, "If I can get a pair of boots from my sister I shall go hop picking." Another relation, a brother-in-law of the deceased, lived somewhere in or near Oxford-street. Farmer asserted that her murdered friend was apparently a sober, steady-going sort of woman, and one who seldom took any drink. For some time past she had been living occasionally with a man named Ted Stonley, who had been in the militia, but was now working at some neighbouring brewery. Ted Stonley was a good temp.red mac, rather tall, about sft. 10in., fair, and of florid complexion. He was the last man in the world to have quaarelled with Chapman, nor would he have injured her in any way. At the beginning of the week the deceased had been rather severely knocked about in the breast and face by another woman of the locality, through jealousy in connection with Ted Stonley, and had been obliged to go to the casual ward. As a regular means of livelihood she had not been in the habit of frequenting the streets, but had made antimacassars for sale. Sometimes she would buy flowers or matches, with which to pick up a living. Farmer was perfectly certain that on Friday night the murdered woman had worn three rings, which were not genuine, but were imitations, otherwise she would not have troubled to go out and find money for her lodgings. The police, on the statement of Farmer, made a vigilant search for the mother, sister, and brother-in-law, but without success. A man named Chapman, from Oxfordstreet, was found, but proved to be no relation.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-10-02 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

IWO MORE LONDON MURDERS. FIENDISH ATROCITIES.  Two awful murders, distinguished by the same hideous ferocity as those in Whitechapel, were discovered on Sunday morning in apart of London not very far removed from the scene of the Hanbury-street crime. The first tragedy was perpetrated in Berner-street, and the victim has been identified as a woman named Elizabeth Stride, an unfortunate, who had lived apart from her husband nearly five years. The assassin had evidently been startled before he had time to perpetrate any of the nameless atrocities which distinguished the murder of Annie Chapman. In the second case, however, the scene of which was Mitre-square, he was apparently uninterrupted, and the corpse was frightfully mangled. The body of the second victim indicated somewhat less of poverty than in the first case, although both women were of the same class. The scene of the first of the latest murders is Berner-street, Commercial-road, on the St. George'sin-the-East side, and within about two hundred yards of Buck's-row, or Haubury-street, where the last two murders took place. The body was found by a man named Joseph Koster, who found the woman lying on her side in the gateway leading into Dutfield's stabling and van premises. The gate, which is a large wooden one, was paitly opened, and the woman lying partly in the opening and the street. He immediately roused the neighbours, and by the aid of a candle it was seen that the woman's throat was cut open very nearly from one ear to the other, and her legs were drawn up as if she had suffered sharp pain. She was dressed in black, and appeared to be in mourning. She wore a black bonnet, elastic-side boots, and dark stockings. In the breast was a small bouquet of flowers, and in her left hand she held a small packet of scented cachous. The police were soon on the spot and the body, which WiLB quite warm when found, removed to 40, Berner-street, where it was placed in a back room. To all appearance, the woman seems to have been taken into this stabling yard for an immoral purpose, and after having been treated like the former victims, carried out and laid openly in the street. The demand appears to have been about twenty-eight years of age, and it is not thought that she belonged to the locality in which she was found. The wound must have been inflicted with a sharp instrument, no trace of which has been found, as it is very deep, and she was lying in a pool of blood, with which her clothes were saturated. The news of the tragedy spread with great rapidity, and a large numher of detectives from Scotland-yard, together with superintendents and inspectors of the police, were soon ou the spot. Dr. Blackwell and Dr. Simmonds being sent for, and having submitted the bo.ly to a cArefal and minute investigation, could find no marks: of violence except the wound, four or five inches long, in the throat, and no sign that there had been any attempt to further mutilate the body hi the horrible manner which added so much horror to the Hauburystreet case.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-04-14 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

ATROCIOUS MURDER IN IRELAND.—A ful murder has been committed in the county Down. The scene of the tragedy is a place called " Kate's Bridge." It is about three miles from Rathfriland, and five from Banbridge. From the evidence adduced at the inquest, it would appear that the deceased, Daniel APArdle, and the person by whose rash act he lost his life, William Ginn, a tailor, were at a funeral in the neighbourhood on the 29th March, on their return from which they visited a public-house kept by a person named Carothers, near Kate's Bridge, where, it' would appear, they had some drink, the evidence showing that up to this period they appeared to be on very friendly terms. However, some altercation took place about some clothes which Ginr was to have made.. They left the public-house together, and it is. presumed the quarrel was renewed, a fight being the result. M`Ardle, is next found at the house of a Mrs, Potts, where he went to wash some blood off his head and face, Ginn having gone to his own house. He, however, returned to. Mrs, Pitt's, and meeting M`Ardle, asked him if he had any ill-feeling against him, to which M`Ardle replied that he had not. Ginn retorted "You are a liar," when APArdle struck him in the face. Ginn was put out of the house and went home. About two hours afterwards APArdle proceeded to Ginn's house, whom he found asleep. He awakened him and renewed the altercation, which proceeded to violence. Ginn seized a pair of tongues, but his friends prevented further violence, and put APArdle out, shutting the door to prevent Ginn following. He, however, went into an inner room, where he obtained a large pair of tailor's sheers, measuring from 12 to 15 inches in length, and, getting out through a window, proceeded in search of M`Ardle, whom hEi found at Kate's Bridge talking to three or four persons. He at once rushed at him, inflicting a fearful wound with the sheers in the abdomen, from which M`Ardle died on the 31st March. Very considerable excitement was evinced at the inquest, which, as already, stated, extended over two days. The attendance of some half dozen Roman Catholic gentlemen, amongst whom the Rev. Mr. Burns, P.P. of the neighbouring parish of Tullylish, made himself conspicuous, tended much to increase the excitement, and was calculated to give it the appearance of a sectarian outrage. The deceased was a Roman Catholic, while Ginn is a Protestant; and a force of about 20 of the constabulary, under Sub-inspectors O'Callaghae, of Rathfriland; and Robertson, of Banbridge, was found necessary to protect the prisoner from violence. A post-mortem examination was made by Dr. M'Court, .of Rathfriland, who deposed to the nature of the wounds which caused death. The jury were locked up for some hours, and ultimately found an open verdict. It was understood that ten were for wilful murder, and two for manslaughter.. The prisoner, who was identified by the dying man as the person who inficted the wound, was removed in custody of the constabulary.  rw.licrnsia la4OlQ.lc) ava4a
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-10-27 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

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The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-03-31 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE SCOTFORTH MURDER.  Though justice is slow—how slow !—to overtake the atrocious miscreant by whom poor Elizabeth Nelson was so foully murdered on that fatal evening in January last, the generous sympathy of a horror-stricken public has been more than usually forward in doing honour to the memory of the devoted victim. But little time has elapsed since we first announced that it was intended to raise, in the secluded by-way where the deed of blood was perpetrated, some unpretending memorial,as well inhonour of the murdered woman herself, as in testimony of the shame and indignation felt by the people of these parts on finding their accustomed freedom from great and terrible crimes so fearfully interrupted ; and now, it is our grateful, but with all very melancholy, office to announce that the popular wish has been fully and most efficiently realised. On Monday afternoon the memorial, of which the following is the inscription, was duly set up at the very spot where the blood of the betrayed sufferer still cries to heaven for retribution :  IN 2,IEMORY OF ELIZABETH NELSON, of Skerton, Spinster, aged 31, who At this spot On the Evening of Thursday, January 11th, 1866, Was barbarously murdered in defence of her chastity. "0 Lord, thou had seen my wrong: judge thou my cause."—Lam. 3 c. 59 v. Erected by Public Subscription.  The memorial stone is symmetrical in form, the letters are neatly cut, and the material is that durable Yorkshire slate used in these parts when long endurance is desiderated.  - As an incident worthy of note, we must record how the chief features of the now celebrated Green-lane is altered by reason of the vast concourse of curious visitors that it has attracted thitherward. From its entrance, to the spot where the brutal deed was perpetrated, the lane is no longer a green lane, so completely trodden out of sight is every blade of grass or other vegetation. Then the passion for relics has made sad havoc amongst the brush-wood that lines the thoroughfare on either side and imparts to it such a secluded character. Sprays and branches have been cut or torn away, and there is one remarkable young ash plant, the boughs of which must have nearly touched the garments of the murderer on the fatal night, that is now a mere denuded stem, some visitors, more enthusiastic than others, having cut their initials in the bark. There is yet one other incident to remark as an .instance of reverential forbearance quite touching. The day after the murder, a notch was cut with a spade in the cart track just where rested the head of the murdered woman, and ther i .e s yet, plainly to be seen, the thousands and thousands of human feet that have trodden every other inch of ground bare and smooth, having, with one consent, religiously kept that intended spot of earth free from the trampling that has levelled all besides.  At the inquest, held on Saturday, on the body of Dr. Spurgin, who died from injuries inflicted by garotters, in London, the jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter against some person or persons unknown."
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-09-15 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE GREAT SHIP RACE FROM CHINA.—The truly marvellous race between the fleet of China clipper ships, from Foo-chow-foo, for the premium offered by the London brokers for the first season's teas, and their almost neck-andneck struggle during the whole voyage of upwards of 16,000 miles, is an event exciting a vast amount of interest in almost every maritime port, both at home and abroad. It appears there were nine ships engaged in the contest, and not five as previously reported. The struggle was between the Fiery Cross, Ariel, Taeping, and Serica. The And and Taeping, which had lost sight of each other for seventy days, found themselves on Wednesday morning, at eight o'clock, off the Lizard, running neck and neck up the Channel under every stitch of canvas that could be set, with a strong westerly wind. During, the whole day the two ships kept their position dashing up the Channel side by side in splendid style, sometimes almost on their beam ends, every sea sweeping their decks. On approaching the pilot station off Dunganess, the next morning, they each fired blue lights to signalise their position. At daylight the pilots boarded them at the same moment, and the race was continued in the same exciting.rnanner till they arrived in the Downs, where they both took steamtugs to tow them to the river The ships had to shorten sail to enable the tugs coming up and picking up the hawsers to take them in tow. 'This was about eight o'clock a. m. the tugs starting almost simultaneously, and both ships still neck and neck. The Taeping however, was fortunate enough to have a superiority in the power of steamtugs, and reaclaed Gravesend some time before the Ariel. The Serica followed closely upon them. She passed Deal at noon, and got into the river with the same tide which carried the Taeping and Arid l up the river to the docks, when the result of this extraordinary race was declared to be as follows :  Taeping, docked in London Docks, 9 45 p.m. 1 Ariel, docktd in Fast India Dock, 10 15 p.m. 2 Serica,docked inWest India Docks 11 30 p.m. 3 The Taeping, therefore, was the winner of the premium, about £5OO. the bills of lading of each ship setting forth that 10 per cent, per ton extra was to be paid to first vessel in dock with new teas from Foo-chow-foo. The Fiery Cross arrivedin the Downs on the 7th, and was compelled to bring up to an anchor on account of a heavy gale blowing, where she remained some time. She, however, managed to get into the London Dock by eight o'clock on Saturday morning, some 28 hours after the Taeping. The fifth ship, Taitsing, arrived in the river on Tuesday forenoon.  It is understood that the Election Commissions will shortly be adjourned, as some of the royal commissioners are revising barristers, and will soon have to attend their courts.  On Monday John Richard Jefiery was again brought before the West Riding magistrates at Halifax, on the suspicion of being the the murderer of his son, at 15, Neal's-passage, z-even Dials, London. He was further remanded. A
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-04-21 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE FENIAN CONSPIRACY.  Dublin, Saturday Night.  There was a good deal of excitement to-day, consequent on the arrest, in a public house, of six men, supposed to be Fenians. The capture was made by Colonel Fielding, three other officers, and a party of the Coldstream Guards, accompanied by a draft of the metropolitan police. The information which led to the arrests was supplied by some soldiers of another regiment. Resistance was expected, and would have been offered, in all probability, had not Colonel Fielding, on entering the room placed a loaded pistol at the head of the first man whom he seized. One of the prisoners, when searched, was found to be armed with two revolvers, and had a bowie knife stuck in a military belt. There were also discovered in his pocket rifle bullets and detonating caps.  throat was cut by her paramour, he afterwards having attempted to destroy his own life by similar means.—James Benton, a seaman, said he lived with deceased. She had told him she was married, and that her husband had been in the navy. She believed him to be dead. Witness knew the man Beloe, a lighterman, and when witness came from sea, three weeks ago, he was living with the deceased woman at 17, Elhath-street, Kent-street. The night before this deed was committed Beloe and the woman was drinking with witness in his room in the same house. They went upstairs to their room, and shortly afterwards he came down again and said they had had words. He said he would not stop in the house. He heard nothing more about them until a quarter to seven o'clock the next morning when Giles opened witness's room door, and putting up her hands, said, "Oh mate, Dan has cut my throat and his own, too." She sat on a chair, and asked witness to kiss her, which he did and put some rags to the wound on her throat. He then gave an alarm and called people about him. She was quite dressed. Beloe was taken to the hospital before witness saw him. He had said to witness that he wished he had never seen Giles, and that he should make away with himself. They were quite sober when they left his room and Beloe played with Giles's twin children Of 11 years of age. Beloe was jealous of witness; he had often expressed himself to that effect. Witness was sure jealousy was the cause of the act. Henrietta Hill, 15 years of age, also living at 17 Elham-street, was about to be examined, but owing to her never having heard of the Bible she was not sworn. A police-constable who was called in said he picked up a razor from the floor • he asked the man who cut the woman's throat, and he said, "I did." He then asked who cut his own throat, and received the same answer. —The man was then removed to the hospital.— Some other evidenee having been given, the jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder" against Daniel Beloe.