Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1877-03-31 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

FERRY BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE TYNE.  TEfftlit PIRSOMPOItOWITSIX,  On Monday morning an accident NOM* in the death-pf Ogee parlouB. loaned to a fertl.boat • on the *no about six miles above Newcastle. The boat plies between Bytou on the South and Haddon on the north side of the river, and is propelled by the aid of a wire rope stretching from one bank to the other. On Monday about eight o'clock, the boat started from the north side with sing away, met two keepers; tvho attemptad to arrest I the ferryman, Alexander Scott, and three passengers them, when Slenderman threatened io shoot the first —namely, i Miss Elizabeth Witch, 35 years of age,_ man who advanced. The keepers did advance, and who was employed in Newcastle during the week, the posohers again ran away. A chase ensued, and and usually spent Sunday at Iteddon ; Mary Dale, finally, seeing that the keepers were likely to appre- about 20 years of age, daughter of the coachman to, bend or identify theln, Slenderman shot Walker in Mr. Thomas Bates, of Heddon. Banks; and Mr. the legs, Had frem the effects of the wounds he died John Idoor (33), bookkeeper in a tailoring establisha week after. Slenderman absconded, and a reward ment in Newcastle, and who, in consequence of his of an was offered for his apprehension, the three wife's M-health, had been residing .for some time at other poachers being arrested next day. The Notts •Heddon. The three passengers were on their way and Lincolnshfre police scoured the country for the to the Ryton Station to take train for Newcastle. murderer, but he was not heard ottuitil the 15th of The river, owing to the recent heavy rainfalls, was Tebrtall' "en he was 611.2*"111 3:IY SuPti 24°,12 much swollen, but the boat was pulled safely across (Ilineoincht•.'e ConstabtaaltYlkt havek9ttf, itheiy he from bank to bank. On reaching the south or Zdadeaikeligageinentt°get4thelrialm'agii a""°n4 Ryton side, the ferryman fastened the boathook on hank in a mackerel boat, witich.was-to sail on the the shore; but the force of the flood had loosened 16th. At tho trial his companfons were liberated, the earth, which gave way, and the boat was driven ' and turned Queen's en:denim. S landermall was can- . suddenly round and instantly swamped. Scott victed, and sentence of death passed upon him. managed to gain the bank, and was pulled on shore After his condemnation, the culprit became exceed- by a platelayer who had witnessed the accident. ingly penitent. A few minutes before nine o'clock Neither the platelayer nor Scott could assist those on Monday morning he was pinioned by Marwood , who were struggling in the water. At this critical and the usual procession set °IA for the drop, which moment the boatmen's dog was seen swimming fast had been erected at the rear of the Court-house, in from the north side. Coming to Miss Veitoh he seized the Castle yard. Slenderman walked with a firm her and attempted to swim ashore with her, but step, and mounted the scaffold without assistance. the current was too strong, and ;the drowning Here he several times ejaculated "Lord have mercy man, with the dog holding fast to her, drifted a Upon me," and had expressed the firitt two vioribt of quarter of a mile down the river, when the. animal, his final petition for mercy, when the bolt las by an extraordinary exertion, brought her ashore at drawn. Not the eghtest tremor Was observable Ryton Willows. It was then found that she was after he fell. The culprit Weighed, &little over 13 dead. Miss'Dale-Mtd Mx. Moore soon sank. Their Stone, and the drop, as arranged by MingwoOd, was bodies have not yet been recovered. 6 feet 6 inches. , -----_—__- William'bisike, alias Slenderalan, attets six other nainee(lAytrickmaker,..was executed at Limo* on Monday merniti. g for the iniirder of Henry Walker. Slenderman and three companions were on a poaching expedition at Norton Disney, near Newark, on tlie night of the 28th1anuar1,•whenthey fired at some pheasants, which they i?aggpd, and, then ran off. Slenderman and a man named Garner, in run The 'writer who adopts the pseudonym of" H. pp„p," is preparing an accotiut (,i De Qtabidel; his Life and Writing, with 15 np03013.0 Correspondence.," The book wifl, it is said contain about A It IlAdred- Of Mr. De Quincey's letters, and letters' tO hith from Professor Wib,on, Mr. Thomas Carlyle, and others. iIiTTJAH  ST. JAIMBI3, if.