The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1894-03-10 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

DREADFUL AFFAIR AT MAN CHESTER.  What is supposed to be a murder of a -particularly 1 brutal nature is occupying the attention of the Manchester police. Shortly after five o'clock on Sunday morning a married woman named artha Ferranti, who lives in Mount-place, Chorlion-on-Metilock, went' to the Cavendish-street police-station and stated to the officer in charge that just previously her brother, Richard Hodgins, cattle drover, Fairfield-place, Chorlton-on-Medlock, •came to her house and said that Annie Dobson, a woman with whom he cohabited, had been fighting the night before, and that they had both gone to sleep on the sofa in the kitchen. tie awoke about four o'clock in the inornin'i and found Dobson lying dead by his side and her head on his arm. Acting upon the information furnished by Farrand the police went to the house in Fairfieldplace, where a horrible scene presented itself. The woman Dobson was found lying, dead on a couch in the kitchen. She had g wound about five inches long on the left side of her head. and the couch, walls, floor, and stairs were bespattered with blood. A poker, hammer, rolling-pin and parts of a broken chair were also besmeared with blood. Search was at once instituted for Hodgins and he was ultimately arrested at his brother's house, in Pollard-street. When formally charged with the murder of Dobson lie replied "I have nothing to say." The body of the woman was removed to the Cavendish-street Mortuary. At the inquest a verdict of " NVilful murder" against Hodgins was returned.  "The babies in our block have organised a bavi club.  Paderewski knows his Shakespeare from cover to cover.  • Very few lion tamers live to retire from their profession. The late Mr. H. W. West, Q.C., left personalty of the value of £28,842. Teacher : In what battle was General Blank killed P—Bright Boy : His last one. It is something to remember that Great Britain has not as yet produced a single Anarchist. The smile and the sob have always been the same in all languages, but profanity is not so primit.ve.  Isabella Williams (46), of 20, Dobie-street, Barnsley, has died from the effects of laudanum taking. " How do you know he's engaged ?"—" He topped wearing his scarf-pin with the point exposed." When two girls meet they kiss. When two men meet they don't. Which shows plainly who wants kissing the most. Blinks : I tell, you we men are not what we used to be.—Jinks : How is that F—Blinks: Well, you see, we used to be boys. Sportsman: Are there any snipe in this bog ? i Native : Is it schnipes ? Begob, if ye hadn't yer gun wid ye they'd ate ye aloive ! A shark ten feet in length and five in girth, which was captured at Kirkwall, had swallowed a , salmon three feet in length. Spatts : I'm very sorry for that boy. Your scolding cut him to the quick.—Bloobumper : That's impossible. He has no quick. He's a messenger boy. , "What carrot-headed little urchin is that, madam ? " : "Why, he is my youngest son."— "You don't say so ! What a dear little, sweet, doveeyed cherub 1" "You see," said a dissipated old bachelor, on [being advised to get married, "You see I can't do it because I could not marry a woman that I didn't respect, and it would be quite impossible for me to respect a worossa that would consent to maru um"  To DARKS'S GREY limit.—Lnckyer's Sulphur Hair Restorer is quickest. best. safest. and cheapest. Lockyer's keeps off ravages of time. Causes hair to grow. Large Cheap Bottlef.. Everywhere.