Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1878-03-29 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MURDER. OF .A .SON.  At the Manchester Suring Awdzes on Friday before Lint Justice Brett, Thomas Tweeilale, .16, was indicted for having, at Rocodale, on the 3lth January. feloniously, wilfully, and with malice aforethought, killed and murder Thomas Twee.lale, Mr. Leresche prosecuted, and Mr. Adlison d -fended. The prisoner belonged toseverel families of considerable respectability in the neighbourhood of Rochdale, hut he had not been fortunate in ihe affairs of the world, and earned his Habig as a strolling musician. He resided in Charles-street, Cloth Hall, Rochdale, and had two sons, both of whom in the ordinary acceptation of the term were good sons, but some family difficulty seemed to have led Abraham to leave Rochdale for Manchester, for the purpose, as the father was informed, of enlisting. This preyed considerably on he prisoner's mind, and he began to drink. He got it into his head that the de eased had favoured the action of the son who hal enlisied, and he felt sonic anger and irritation against him. At an early hour en the morning of the Ith January tne prisoner called upon a friend of his a man named Kershaw, with whom he went into a public house and partook of some refreshment. The prisoner spoke to Kershaw abed the annoy ance he felt at Abraham enli tine, and blamed the deceased for having in s. toe way been the means of causing him to leave him. At a later period of the day the prisoner met Agnes S'aunten, who, with her husband, lodged at his house in Charles-street. He appeared to be fresh in drink and very much excited, and he said to her "Apes whatever am I to do, my son hat gone for a soldier. She took him into a public-h foie close by, and addressed to him word, of consolation, telling him to go home and put the best face upon it he could. She went to the hoese, and he followed sonic time afterwards, and the man Kershaw subsequently came in. The deceased at that time had come home from his wook, and was seated at the table, getting his tea. The prisoner joined him at the table, and after a while began talking to him and calling him a roscel, and asking him what he meant by his conduct. The prisoner s ,id, "Do you mean to beat met" —meaning, did the son intend to he master of the house. The deceased replied that he did not, upon which the prisoner said. "Didn't you tell our Abraham when he wan going away that if he would go for a soldier you would go toor The deceased replied, "Yes," and after some further conversation the prisoner left the table and went away much excited. Ultimately he came again to the table where the decease! wassit tine, took a knife out of his pocket and seizel hitn by the shoulder. The deceased rose from his chair, and the prison. r, shaking him, asked him what he meant and he replied that he meant nothing,. Seeing the excitement under which the prisoner was labouring his wife attempted to viet him, and asked him what he was going to do. He replied "I'll run for randthis knife :nto him." at the same time striking him a blow on the chest. The son exclaimed " done." The mother ran to to the assistance of the deceased, who had fallen on the door, and on an alarm being raised a neighbour came in, and he was placed in a chair, lint he wee so weak that he everhelenced hintself and fell off. In 25 minutes from that time he was dead. On a medical examination being made, a Punctured wound below the sixth and seventh rib was found, which had penetrated the heart. The prisoner AVM soon afterwards seen standing on a bridge over the river, near the Town Hall but he was it once arrested. When in custody, the prisoner said, "I was put about through my son enlisting. I was always very fond of my poor, dear son. He would have been the last person. I should have thought of hurting in any way. I had no intention of injuring him, and ebirele whited to show him whe was master. He must have come on to me before I knew where I was or what I was doing." The jury found the prisoner guilty of !kiwi sleughter." The Judge sentenced him to penal servitude f.o. life.  Friday being the Emperor of Geroaany's lilst birthdays His Majesty was congratulated lay the chief and military dignitaries and the bodies of the State.