Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1899-12-15 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

NOTES ON NEWS. A LITTLE MELODRAMA. WOMAN'S ACCUSATION AGAINST AN ARTIST.  Twit Ron. Allan McLean, who has succeeded in forming a new Government in Victoria, is the third Roman Catholic Premier who has governed Melodrama cast an unnatural light on Wednes. clay upon the South-Western Poiice Court, to that colony. lint, unlike his predecessors, Sir John O'Sluinasay slid Sir Charts Govan Duffy, which Mrs. Maria Waller, an Italian married woman, of Altenburg Gardens,Claphain, had been who were Irish, he is a So.teh Catholic. The summoned by Signor Joseph Beretta, an Italian ROW Attorney-General, Mr. Irvine, is a nephew of John Mitchell, one of the leaders of the '4B artist. rebellion. The artist assured the magistrate that because of Mrs. Waller he went in terror of his life. Two years ago he met her at Malta, and they came to A REVOLT has just been suppressed at the /ernes England, the Signor lodging in her house here Military School which at mme time threatened to with the consent of her husband, lie left after a ReanMili unpleasant proportions. The discipline of year ; and then, said Signor Beretta, Mrs. Waller theestablishment forbids mitn, king, and in other put it about that while he was drunk he bad points curtails the liberty of the students. No confessed to being the murderer of a wealthy letters, for example, are allowed to be sent or received without being inspected by the governor. Sicilian banker. In consequence of that accusation the Signor A petition signed "Fort Chabrol " was sent to the had to pay a visit to Bow Street to prove on oath tatter, after which the dormitories were barn- the falseness of the charge. It was said that in waded. Bedsteads were thrown out of the windows, time course of the murder trial, which VIM held in and a bonfire was made of the various articles of Palermo, the Attorney-General for Sicily had furniture. The firearms were seized by the rioters expressed the belief that Mrs. Waller had deeds() sang the " Marseillaise " and threatened tc; liherately sought to implicate Beretta in order to shoot several non-commissioned officers. The shield the real criminal. revolt naturally caused great excitement at Once, said the artist's solioitor, Mrs. Waller Nimes. dressed apse a man and met the object of her ..  per secution in a lonely spot, whei she pro. IT may be remembered that the late Sir William duced • revolver Inc levelled it at Fraser bequeathed his extensive collection of lit hilt.ad. telegram m anionthertalioxissioanyings.he.seenditent works and engravings on the subject of costumes to the Princess of Wales, to be handed down as affair; you have no more time. A fortnight ago the property for the time being of successive she had met Senor Saretta on Wandsworth Princesses of Walee. It will be learnt with Common, and had told him that his head would interest that her Royal Highness has desired the be under ground before the winter was over. Mrs. trustees of the British Museum to take charge of Waller declared on oath that the artist had struck the collection, upon the understanding that it her with an umbrella, and she denied that she had shall be available for the use of authorised threatened him. The magistrate ordered her to students. The volumes have accordingly been find a surety in £2O for her good behaviour for air placed on deposit in the department of prints and months, and to pay £2 28. costs. drawings where anyone provided with a student's ticket may inspect them. s *