The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1890-05-17 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

MURDER AND ARSON AT LEEDS.  Dora Harris, wife of Samuel Harris, a Jewish shoemaker, died on Saturday at the Leeds Infirmary from the effects of wounds inflicted on the previous evening by her husband. The parties had lived an unhappy married life. The neighbours hearing screams issuing from .the house, a • constable entered and went upstairs, but found the bedroom door looked. He burst it open, and found Harris, his wife, and child, the two latter nearly covered with blood. The man had attacked them with a shoemaker's knife, and, after inflicting terrible wounds on both had set fire to the house. The woman and child received medical attendance, but the former succumbed on Saturday morning, her depositions having previously been taken. Harris, who is in custody, shows but little concern.  BETTING PROSECUTIONS AT LEAMINGTON At the Leamington police court on Monday, Frederick Penn, who has three bootmaking shops in that town, was summoned by the police for allowing his Park-street premises to be used for betting. Mr. Humphreys prosecuted, and Mr. Crowther Davies defended. Police-ooustable Fletcher stated that on 'Wednesday afternoon he visited Penn's Park4street shop, where he found Mrs. Penn sitting at a table with a book open before her and betting tickets on the table. Witness asked her what price she was giving on Lily of Lumley, and she replied " 6to 1." Witness said, "All right, I will have a shilling on that." He then asked her what she was giving on Tyrant. She told him, and he said he would have a shilling upon that. He-paid 25., and received the ticket produced, which bore the names of the two horses. At five o'clock witness returned to the shop and said, "Tyrant has won." Mrs. Penn said, "You surely do not want the money now. We do not pay on telegrams." While in the theatre pit in the evening Mrs. Penn unsuccessfully tried to get the ticket from him.—ln cross-examination, Fletcher said no other betting transaction occurred at Penn's while he was there, except that a young man put something in his pocket as he left the shop. He could not prove that young people frequented Penn's shop.—P.c. Cox stated that on Wednesday he went in plain clothes to Penn's shop and made a bet with Penn on Tyrant. While he was there a boy of about dxteen asked Mr. Penn what was the betting, and received the ticket. Three men also walked into the back room, and witness heard money jingling. At night witness called, and Mr. Penn paid him 7s. William Kerr, compositor, 99, Learn-terrace East, also spoke to visiting Penn's shop, and as to betting going on there.—Mr. Crowther Davies, I for the defence, said he could not resist a conviction, but asked the bench to believe that Penn simply indulged in a little betting as a hobby, and that he was not a "greedy, needy, seedy bookmaker."—The Mayor said betting produced great evils among the working classes, and the magistrates were determined to suppress the system. In future the maximum penalty. of £lOO would be imposed, but in this case the fine would be mitigated to £2O, and costs 155., or in default three months' imprisonment.—Clement Smallwood, landlord of the Queen's Cross, Livery-street, was summoned for allowing his licensed premises to be used for betting. Mr. Humphreys prosecuted, and Mr. Blaker defended. Police - constables Fletcher and Cox - visited  defendant's house at different times on Wednesday for the purpose of making a bet in connection with the Chester Cup. One of them deposited 2s. with the defendant, who told them that he was no bookmaker, but that he knew where to get the money on. Without hearing Mr. Blaker's defence, the magistrates stopped the case and dismissed the summons.