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The Warwickshire Herald. — 1885-03-28 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

LATEST FROM PARIS.  Fashion in regard to mantles emulates in its else ticity that which relater to dresses; there are to be no exclusive preferences cr models; long visites and redingotea, short jackets and mantelets are all equally fashionable, and choice is simply a matter of taste and individual convenience. Long redingotes and large mantles in visite form are made of one, or of two different materials. The smaller mantles are usually made with turned-under sleeves, and the ornaments are of the finest make and qiiality. Long pardessus are chi, fly made if vigogi,e and black and col aired frist, woollen inaterialii and of plain :did brocW silk ; more elegant models are in two materials. Braid is still employed to some extent, but not in the same way RR during the past season; it is now only used as a border heading a fringe, which falls front the lower side. However great the variety of mantles may be, there is still no doubt that the favourite models will be the very small mantillas, quite short at the back and with turned-under sleeves, or rather similar shapes with a postilion pleat at the back ; the mantelet ends in front are either pointed. square, or scalloped. It s^eme hardly possible ti-at capotes should be smaller than they have been if late, and yet they certainly are so. These capotee are made in plain and speckled satin traw, and consist of a flat round crown, and a front pa: t u hich is a mere flat band: Very small capotse, with pointed open brims are also made of embossed velvet, with the brim of etamine lined with silk and bordered with fine chenille fancy braid. A bow, comp tied of loops of satin and velvet ribbon, fastening in a small bouquet of flowers, forms the only ornament. Straw hats are chiefly of the Ligh.crowned, narrow-brimmed description that suits nearly all faces ; in some models the brim is ;lain all round, in others it is bent, opened, or arranged in some fanciful manner on one side. The new woollen materials arc distinguished by a remarkable combination of apparently opposite qualities ; they are thick and rough in appearance, and yet of exta erne lightness and softness. Woollen or mohair lac. a, worn over skirts of woollen or silken fabrics, are likely to be quite as popular as black lace dresses, and are more serviceable and less dressy than these. A very curious novelty is a rough but traneparert woollen fabric, light enough for summer wear, although wenn in appearance. Thibet canvas is another of these fashionable semi-transparent woollen materials. Out-door costumes, even those worn as visiting toilettes, are more than ever made in very simple styles, although 8 ime are in the bright colours, malachite green and uncut ruby, already referred to.—Myrals Journal.  John Ro-e, the sailor who, a short time mince, shot at and fatally wounded Alfred Winton, • fellow lodger in • house at Camden TAvn, was, at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, indicted on a charge of wilful murder. The jury found that he was not sufficiently sane to plead to the indictment, and he was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1885-06-27 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MURDER THROUGH JEALOUSY.  At the Central Criminal Court, on Wednesday, Henry Alt, 31, was charged with the wilful murder of George Howard. He was also charged with feloniously wounding Anne Eliza Russell with intent to murder her.—The prisoner, who is a diminutive man, pleaded not guilty to both charges. The woman Russell was a widow, and the prisoner had been courting her for about 12 months, and he visited her frequently at her. lodgings in Whiteehapel. The prisoner appeared to have been desirous to marry her, but Mrs. Russell objected, and shortly before the occurrence the prisoner chewed her a dagger, and told her that nothing but death should part them. Mrs. Russell took the dagger from him, but the prisoner regained possession of it. After this Mrs. Russell appeared to have agreed to marry the deceased, and the prisoner became very much enraged at this On the day of the murder the prisoner asked Mrs Ressell to marry him, and she refused. The same night the prisoner stabbed Howard with the dagger, and he also inflicted 12 wounds on Mrs. Russell. Prisoner also stabbed him-elf in the breast, and when the deceased ran away the prisener was seen to follow him. Deceased took refuge in a butcher's shop, where he died in a very few minutes. P isoner afterwards jumped into a cab and drove off in the direction in which lie lived. He was sulesequently taken to the German Hospital, where he stated that he had received the wound + in a querrel with another roan. It was stated that there was a good deal of quarrelling between the parties before the stabbing took place, and that Mrs. Russell was heard to tell the prisoner that she did not wish to have anything more to say to him. Evidence was also given that when the deceaeed and Mrs. Russell let the house of her sister on the night of the murder,theywere perfectly sober. While the prisoner was in the hospital he told a po'ice constable that he and Howard and Mrs. Russell had quarrelled, and Howard wanted to tight with him. He said that he stabbed Mrs. Ruses)l in the course of the quarrel, that Howard ran away, and that he followed and stabbed the deceased, and hen stabbed himself. The priioner subsequently told Inspector Abberline that Mrs. Russell had got his bank book, and that it was she who had brought him into it. No dagger, it appeared, had been found.—Counsel for the prisoner contended that the jury would be justified in convicting his client of manslaughter only.—The jury, however, found him guilty of wilful murder, but recommended him to mercy, believing that the set was committel in a fit of jealousy—Sentence of death was passed in the usual form upon the prisoner, who seemed in no way affected by his position.  Further reinforcements and guns have arrived at Herat. The fortifications there are being rapidly pushed on, and are converting the place into • formidable stronghold. The Commiuion of Delimitation are about to move nearer to Herat, and are Maga% Mot satisfactory Progress with their eurver.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-11-26 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

TWO MURDERERS SENTENCED TO DEATH.  At Liverpool, before Mr. Justice Bruce, James Derr, 32, labourer, hie been tried for the wilful Murder of his wife, altherine Bat* at Warrington. The prisoner, a Chlcal'llbbeSr,4istlived at watriagtoa With the decistihed ter 14 Aire. Both WON addicted to debar. 4:ln the making Of deptember 7th he We to wort as Waal, heving his wife and • little girl in th. here*. During the da the deceased, as was her habit, went to the house Of • woman named Connor, where she remained for • long Urns drinking beer. The child at 6 o'clock in the evening told the prisoner on his return home that her mother was at Connors. There was *no food ready for him, and nothing had been done in the way of tidying the house. He went to Connors, saw his wife drinking there, and then went away and got drink himself. During the evening the deceased was seen, when in drink, to fall on her knees and then roll over on to her back. At 10.30 she returned home and spoke to the child, and went with her to the back room, where they both lay down on a bed. At 11 o'clock the prisoner came home drunk, called the attention of the woman to the state of the house, and, according to the child's evidence, he kicked the woman in the face and on the body, and also stamped on her back, causing blood to flow in large quantities. He afterwards told the child to say that her mother had fallen downstairs drunk. It was contended for the defence that the injuries which the deceased had received were caused by her falling about when in a drunken state. The jury found the prisoner guilty of murder, and sentence of death was passed in the usual form. At Leicester Assizes, before Mr. Justice Day, Francis Rogers 42, was charged with the wilful murder of Charles Packer, at Langham, in Rutland. —The prisoner and Packer were both stablemen at the kennels of the Cottesigore Hunt at Langham. On the evening of September sth the two men and another, named Baker, had been to Oakham, and on returning late at night Packer overtook Baker, and left him near the messmom at the kennels. Half an hour later Baker went to the messroom, where he found the prisoner and two other men. The prisover was sitting on a form, with a poker near him on a table, and the body of Packer was lying four yards away, at the entrance to a pantry in a pool of blood. Rogers said that he had killed the man and was glad of it, and, pointing to the poker, said that was what he had done it with. The Oilier men present confirmed this.—The defence was that the death was the result of a quarrel in which Packer was the aggressor, and it VIM elicited that both he and Rogers were the worse for drink on that evening.—The jury found the prisoner guilty of murder, but recommended him to mercy.—His lordship said that he would forward the recommends' tion to mercy to the proper quarter, and sentenced the prisoner to death.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-10-01 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE FRENCH PROFESSOR AND HIS SER  COWARDLY ASSAULT AT WITTON.  At Aston Police Court on Monday, before Mesta'. Smallwood, Will., W. Evans and Yates, Paul de Martillac, professor of language., residing at 18, Deakins' Avenue, Witton, was summoend for assaulting hi, servant, Mary Hunt, a middle-aged woman.—Mr. H. S. Hadley appeared for the complainant, and Mr. W. .J. Rabnett defended.—Mr. Hadley, in opening the case, said hie client was engaged as servant to the defendant, who wee a Frenchmall. On Thursday the 24th ult. she was sitting up for him until after twelve o'clock, and when he came home he was the worse for drink, and he at once began to abuse her. He inquired about the baker, and when she said he would leave no bread, because there was no money, defendant knocked her down on the floor. She got up and tried to run away from him but be caught her and kicked her twice on the leg.—The complainant bore out this statement, adding that she manard to get upstairs and barricade herself in by placing the bed to the door. Defendant tried to get in and threatened to kill her, and she fled through the bedroom window, lowering herself down by' a sheet. In answer to Mr. Rabnett witness denied being drunk. She had borrowed sixpence from a neighbour for washing powders and soap, which she purchased. It was not true the bought sixpenny worth of rum with the money. Mre. Merrillac did not re. quest her to go to bed "for a drunken woman." Madame de Manillac was in bed at the time; she always retired at four o'clock in the afternoon, in accordance with a vow she had made. She was a very dirty woman in bed. _ .  Set pant Yarldey said he was on duty at the Police Station when complainant called to lodge a charge against the defendant. It was a very wet night, and as she was without bonnet and shawl he allowed her to stay. She !hewed witness bruises on her elbow, and complained of being kicked on the leg. She was perfectly sober—By Mr. Rabnett: It was about two o'clock on Friday morning. He did not think she could have been drunk at half-past twelve. For the defence Mr. Rabnett said the complainant was drunk when defendant returned home, and that she had sustained her injuries by falling. Annie Salter, a neighbour, was called and said complainant was the worse for drink in the afternoon and at seven o'clock. She also fell in the sink ana complained of hurting her side. Witness heard the shout. of "Murder" and got up. She, however, refused to let complainant into her house.—ln reply to Mr. Hadley witness said defendant had given her money to pay Mrs. Hunt her wages. She (witness) had not seen complainant, and returned the money to defendant. It was not true she had spent the money. The magistrates said they were perfectly satisfied an assault had been committed. It was a most dastardly thing for a man to attack a woman as defendant had done, and he would be fined 40s. and costs, in default one month. An application from defendant to pay in saran days was refused.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-02-06 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

NOTES FROM SOUTH AFRICA.  The other day, at Roodepoort, near Bruirersdorpx several hundred Kaffir, armed with "'terries, looted 25 stores. Many white men were seriously injured, and merchandise to the value of over £l,OOO wan taken away. On receipt of the news at Pretoria, a body of police were immediately despatched, and four Ka/firs were arrested. . .  While examining a revolver at Kimberley the other day a man named Stanner accidentally ahot himself through the body.  A miner, named Afuncaster, hailing from Cumberland, was crushed to death in the De Beers mine the other day. He was between two pillars of ground stretching up to put dynamite cartridges in the holes for blasting purposes, when suddenly a pillar of ground behind him closed in with the result as stated. It is quite possible, says a Cape paper' for a man to be tried twice for the same offence in the Transvaal. • native named Snuff was recently tried there on a charge of murder. He was sentenced to be hanged, but the Executive, through their law adviser, saw clearly that the sentence was invalid. The "authorities" had grossly blundered, and Snuff was accordingly released. He was, however, immediately rearrested, and ordered to be tried again —this time in Wakkerstrooni—for the Genie offence  AT I contemporary states: "Mr. Taves, formerly acting editor of the Volkssten, who was taken to the Pretoria, asylum lately, is out and about again and looking for somebody's gore. Hs says he was as sane as any man, and has been played a shabby trick."  isoidier belonging to the West Riding Regiment was drowned one day recently whilst swimming in the Umsindusi.  An aged and respected attorney, Mr. Thomas Massey, shot himself dead the other morning in his office at East London. The act was attributed to insanity excited by the news from the Transvaal.  On Christmas Day an attack was made on the mail runners between Jammu and Samba, in Cashmere territory. The tract crosses a wide sandy plain, and about the centre of the plain in the small hours of the morning four men sprang out from behind ei mound, and felled the runners with blows of • heavy st,ck. They then rifted the mail bags, carrying away 100 rupee' in British coin, and leaving the rest of the mail, which contained registered and other articles, scattered about the place. The runners were seriously injured, and had to be sent to hospital in Jammu on stretchers. No trace of the .obbers has been discovered.  Harold Pritchard Plc.°Hey has been committed to the Dorset Assizes for anon. Prisoner, who is the son of a Dorset clergyman living at Burleston, admitted having wilfully set fire to • rick. He confessed that he committed the act not out of spite or malice, but simply because he wanted to 'se the fun."  A disastrous fire occurred at Stockport on Suurday, the outbreak taking place in some stables °erupted by Mr. Lawton, a grocer. The dames spread rapidly, and five valuable horses, two pigs, and 100 head of poultry were burnt to death. Great excitement prevailed, and the 11701X111 Of the bones were fearful to hear. The stabling vu destroyed.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-04-09 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE WINDSOR TRAGEDY.  At Wind,or, before Lord Francis G Osborne and Mr. C. B. Foster, Charles Thomas Wooldridge, a trooper if the Royal Horse Guar is (C troop), was charged with the murder of his wife, from whom he had lived apart. Mr. Angus Lewis prosecuted for the Treasury.—The first witness was Ali7e Cos, of 22, Alma-terrace, Arthur-road, Clewer. She is the prisoner's nie,e, and stated that she had lived with the deteased woman since January 11th. She was the occur, or of No. 21, and the prisoner used to visit her there, tough of late lase frequently. The witness told ot the ptiFoner's vi it on the 27th, his private tonversation with the deceased woman in the front room, which ended in the discovery by the witness of the prisoner's wife ening on the floor, with the prisoner bending over her, and remorsefully blaming himself for striking tier, and her for provoking him. The witness added the further detail that she fetched water for the deceased woman to bathe her swollen face. The witness at his request accompanied the prisoner a part of the way to the station, and lie remarked that Nell had very mu h tried his temper, and he was very sorry for what he had done. He mat appeared there about 9 p.m, on the 29th. The witness oleued the door to him, an], without speaking to her, he walked straieht into the front room, where his wife was. He took out the paper bearing the agreement which the deceased woman had sent him, and putting it on the table, commenced to write. The agreement which the police found was here handed to the witness, who identified it at the inquest, tut now she was more doubtful. She only said it was "like that." Then she told the stor% of the sudden tragedy.—Other evidence was called, and the accused was remanded till Saturday.  The Spital sermon at Christ Uiurch, Newgate- I street, London, will be preached by the Bishop of Salisbur.. Alfred Broyden, three, son of a labourer, of Barclay-street, Somers T two, died in University College Hospital trnm the effects of scalds. Forty fresh cases of fever (chiefly scarlet) were admitted to the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylum.. Board. There were 3,969 patients under tleatment ott aiturday. At the Kng John's Head Tavern, Sluthwarkstreet, l,nli n the 24th anniversary dinner was held in connection ith the Amalgamated Society of Engine-chivers and S;oaers. After dinner a most successful concert, to which ladies were invited, u as given.  Owing to the occaFionat Carnage done to the fishermen's nets by what apresred to be fragments of masonry in the Adriatic Fes off the Peninsula of Istria, the elty authorities of Robingo sent down a diver recently to investigate. At a depth of 90ft. he found himself in a submerged city, with streets and squares laid out, the doors and windows of the half•ruined houses being alnicsi bidden by seaweed. Archmologists identify this lost city with ths island and city of Ciesa, described by Pliny. At the annual stallion chow at Bedford, the premier honours fell to Mr. J. Morton, We t Budham, Norfolk, and to Mr. Bryan Welch, of Leighton BusaarcL
Blandford Weekly News. — 1889-02-02 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MORE LIKE A MADMAN THAN ANYTHING ELEE."— Thema/ Norman, a labourer, was charged with having on Saturday night, the 26th of January, refused to quit the Penhionere Arms, with breaking a pane of glass at the came public-house, value Is 6d, and with tearing a coat belonging to the landlord William Tingall.—William Tingall, the prosecutor, said the defendant with his brother and two other men, who were strangers to witness, entered his house on Saturday light and were served with two pints of beer between four. They had been in scarcely two minutes when the defendant and his brother began to quarrel, but witness thinking "it was all right" went out. In about ten minutes he returned and found the defendant acting more like a madman than anything else. Witness asked him to leave about half a dozen times. Defendant was very abusive, his language being something terrible. He took charge of the _place and threatened to do all sorts of things. Witness called in P.C. Barnes who cleared defendant away. In about twenty minutes however, he returned and threatened that if vitness bad him locked up he would murder him the next morning, and there would not be a whole pone of glass in tho place. Defendant tore the oust from witness's back, knocked a chair through the wire blind, put his hand through II pane of glass, cracked another one, and if he had been in the place half a hour longer witness eupposed he would have cleared it. Witness had to call in the notice again, as it was more than he could accomplish to put him out. In answer to defendant, witness said he had deliberately put his hand through the window. Witness denied that he had struck or that his" Miaow;" had scratched the defendant. Defendant had threatened to dash his brains out.—James Witty said lie saw the defendant smash the window deliberately. The coat, he thought, was torn in the scuffle which defendant had with the landlord.—Mrs. 111%01 said that had it not been for the blind on the window defendant's hand must have been cut. He had struck her twice and had said he was going to take charge—P.C. Barnes said that on Saturday night he was on duty at the Police Station and about nine o'clock lie was called to the Pensioners' Acme. He Raw Norman outside and the landlord standing in the doorway. The landlord showed witness the damage done to the door by, as he alleged, defendant. Witness pot Norman away, and thought he had gone home. He returned to the Police Station and in a few minutes he was called for again. On going he found Sergeant Chaffey there. The defendant was leaning across tile bar and the landlord gave him in charge for MtaliOollll damage. Witness and P.S.Chaffey had great difficulty in getting Norman to the Police Station. He behaved like a madman. In reply to the defendant, he said the landlord may have had some drink, but he was quite capable of taking charge of his house.—P.S. Chaffey corroborated.—Defendant was Sued is for being drunk and disorderly ; and ss, with damage, for smashing the pane of glass; or, in each case. 14 days' hard labour. A