The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-04-02 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MURDER BY A SOLDIER.  A shocking mu dor was committed about 9 o'clock me Sunday night in the Arthur-road, Windsor. The Vt Ii we Mrs. Laura Ellen Wzolridge, aged 23, sidti he • n.tive of Bath. For about two years fee has been employed as an assistant to the post. nastiess in the office at High-street, Eton,where she was known un er her maiden name of Glendon. She was, it is stated, married to a trooper in the Royal Horse Guards named Woolridge, but had lived very lttle with him. This man, it appears, went on Sunday evening to Alma•place, where Mrs. Woolriults sae residing,and under the pretence of signir. a parer was allowed to enter the house. Mrs. Wootridge thereupon asked a young woman who was sitting with her in the front parlour to fetch What end jacket. When the latter left She room the man and woman went out of the street-door towards the iron wicket-gate leading to the street. There, it is alined, he attempted to cut the throat of the woman. *bt. shrieked out "Murder!" and ran into the middle of the road, where he threw her down and completed the crime. Woolridge afterwards gave himself in to the polite, saying: "Take me Into custudy ; I have killed my wife." He added that if his h d at thrown the razor away he woulu have cut his own throat. The prisoner was brought before the waxiitrates at Windsor on Monday and remanded until Saturday.  The as. Essen has left Colombo, with a large wumbrr of Cirgale s artitans, devil dancers, carvers, potters, pa wee..., goldsmiths, brassworkers, lace women, &c., ior the Emp,re of India and Ceylon Ezhibi,ion at Earl's-court. An opportunity will thus be afforded this summer of seeing both Indian and Cingalese workmen and performers plying their varied vocations, and endeavouring in their differrnt ways to amuse the public. Work on the emends an , various buildings at Earl's-court is keeping rapidly pubbed forward for the opening early In May.  The Cambrian Railway. Company has, it in stated, decided to reduce the brit-class fares over the whole of its systern to three-halfpence per mile for single tickets. It is understood that the altersLon will be effected in time to give summer visitors ths full benefit of the reduction.  The other night at Baroda an elephant belonginv to • Stale official got loom and ran out into the native town. The city was in • terrible state of confusion while the brute was at large, which wan over an hour. The Osikwari flowers were heath. despatched in all directions to warn the people, but nevertheless some four or more unfortunate persona are said to ham been trampled to death, while several others are reported to !tine been more or less severely injured.  Mistress: "I can't say that you were always respectful, Bridget; dill I will put it in the reoommendalion." Bridget: "Thank you, ma'am. An' I'll say the same thing uv you." "Excuse me, sir." said Barker to a boorish traveller, "but what is your business?" "I am a gentleman. sir. That's my business." "Ah," said Barker, "I sae. You are taking a holiday." In Cuba.—Orderl (saluting): "Colonel Alvarez is tinier arrest." Osasrai Nonommos: "What has be dons?" Orderly: "He killed a man in battle." Osneral: "Horrible! Order • court-martial."