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Widnes Examiner. — 1903-08-01 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE SARN OF CEFYN.  TREDEGAR ran towards Garth as fast as he could make his way over the rocks and shingle. Then he • climbed the cliffs and doubled back swiftly to the South. As he passed the place where he had left John Walroyd, he peered over the edge and saw that the latter had not moved. Fifty yards away another form lay motionless. It was the body of the stranger, crumpled into a little heap like a dead insect. Treclegar passed the highest point of tha cliff and descended a long slope to a • tiny bay. Then he crossed this and began to ascend the next ridge of hill. A little way inland a farmhouse stood white and bare in he moonlight. He looked at It, stopped a moment doubtfully, and then walked. boldly 111) to the gate. A sheep dog began to bark and rattle his chain. Tredegar flung himself upon the animal and strangled it.. He felt as though he had murdered a friend,: for he was passionately fond of dogs. But it was no time for sentiment. Whatever stood .in his path that night had to be silent or to die. Five minutes later he had bre.)ken into the house and secured every "piece of food he could lay hands on, together with an old coat and a flannel shirt. He. left nothing that could possibly be eaten, and he emerged with a small sack full of loaves, hams, flour, butter, cheese, etc. He gave one glance at the dead collie, patted him tenderly on the head, and fled up the hill. He had decided on' his hiding place,. Two ,miles south of Garth there was 3 srrtS-A hole  in the face of, the cliff. It was about fifty feet from the ground, and not more than four feet :6 diameter. Twenty years before the date of • this story a mining engineer from London had spent his summer at Garth. In the course of his wanderings along the beach he had icked up a piece of , gold quartz, and his practised. eye had detected a reef on the slaty  iace of the cliff. He returned to bondon, haa -in assay made, and found that it ran about ounces to the ton. On the strength of . . .  is he obtained mining rights, floated a- small :ompany, arid they commenced boring an adit in the wall of rock. They took out sixty tons of quartz, and obtained about 2O ounces of gold. For two or three months Wal*s boomed like Australia in the palmy days of Ballarat. Mines sprang up like Mushrooms, and miners in far off lands started to pack up their goods and book passages to England. Then one fine day the reef disappeared, and the company dug through yards and yards of slate in the hope of finding it again. But never another pennyweight of gold did they take out of the concern, and the only asset of the company when it was wound up. was a tunnel some 200 yards in length. It was for 'this place that Tredegar was making. He had explored it often as a boy, and had been whipped more than once for 'returning ihome with torn and dripping garments, It was one of these incidents that
Widnes Examiner. — 1903-03-27 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

VIEWS OF A SCOTLAND YARD EXPERT. Mr. F. G. Abberline,formerly chief detective inspector of Scotland Ydrd, who had full charge of the criminal investigations at the time of the "Jack-the-Ripper" crimes in Whitechapel. has been interviewed by the "Pall Mall Gazette" regarding the report that Klosowski, or Chapman, and the "Ripper" are one and the same man. Mr. Abberline says: "There are a score of things which make one believe that Chapman is the man, and you must understand that we have never believed all those stories about Jack-the-Ripper being dead, or that, he was a lunatic, or anything of that kind. For instance, the date of the arrival in England coincides with the beginning of the series of murders in Whitechapel. "There is the coincidence also that the murders ceased in London when Chapman went to America, while similar murders began to be perpetrated in America after he landed there. The fact that he studied medicine and surgery in Russia before he came over here is well established, and it is curious to note that the first series of murders was the work of an expert surgeon, while the recent poisoning cases were proved to be done by a man with more than an elementary knowledge of medicine. r,The story told by Chapman's wife of the attempt to murder her with a long knife while in America is not to be ignored, but something else with regard to America is still more remarkable. While the coroner was investigating one of the Whitechapel murders he told the jury a very queer story. You will remember that Dr. Phillips, the divisional surgeon, who made the post-mortem examination, not only spoke of the skilfulness with which the knife had been used, but stated that there was overwhelming evidence to show that the• criminal had so mutilated the body that he could possess. himself of one of the organs. The coroner, in commenting on this, said that he had been told by the subcurator of the pathological museum connected with one of the great medical schools that some few months before an American had called upon him and asked him to procure a number of specimens. He stated his willingness to give £2O for each. "Although the strange visitor was told that his wish was impossible of fulfilment, he still urged his request. It was known that the request was repeated at another institution of a similar character in London. The coroner at the time said, is it not possible that a knowledge of this .demand may have inspired some abandoned wretch to posess himself of the specimens? It seems beyond belief that such inhuman wickedness could enter into the mind of any man but unfortunately our criminal annals prove that every crime is possible.' "There are many other things extremely remarkable. The fact that Klosowski, when he came to reside in this country, occupied a lodging in George Yard, White. chapel-road, where the first murder was committed, is very curious, and the height of the man and the peaked cap he is said to have quite tally with the descriptionsI got of him.  - WANTED GRNER&L, with experience, age '8 small wash; £lO —Apply 31,,
Widnes Examiner. — 1916-03-04 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SAD LENT.  Rector On Joint Responsibility Foi  The War.  The Rector of Warrington, in the "Pan Magazine" for March, says:— If ever there was a year when Lent should b observed it t‘coild seem to be th 9. presen4:. A least ten nations are engaged in war, and more than twenty millions of men are fighting. War, too, of a horrible kind on the part of our enemies -Germans, Turks, Bulgarians alike, not the war of civilised nations, but murder, massacre, mutilations, starvation, abominable atrocities too dreadful one would have thought even for imagination. Five millions of soldiers, either of the enemy 'or of the Allies, have been slain. Relations and friends in every country are mourning for the dead. It is or it should be a time of penitence. Who are the authors of this war? Without hesitation we must say the Germans—the Emperor, his ' military and naval advisers and the people. For years they have been preparing,' and in 1914 they thought the time had come when we were not ready and the country was divided into parties. Nor was it the Army and Navy only that wanted the war. It was the people also; this has been abundantly proved and bitter hatred' has filled the hearts of all. Are We Blameless?  But are we blameless in this matter? Was it not our carelessness, our culpable defencelessness, our unpreparedness, our divisions and miserable party strife that provoked the war? Would Germany have dared to attack us had we been united, had we been prepared? No, we hai`e to a great extent brought it on ourselves. But let us look more closely and think more seriously. Who else has caused this war? Without doubt the Devil. He has stirred up all these bad passions of envy, jealousy and hatred. He it is who delights to make strife and bad feeling amongst nations. He without doubt was the prime originator of all this trouble. Yet once again let us consider carefully who has allowed this war? Reverently we may answer, God. Nothing happens without Him. He has permitted it and for our good. What was our condition before the war? What was the state of the streets at night in London and other large cities of the Empire? Was the number of convictions for drunkenness on Saturday nights creditable to us as a nation? An Inordinate Love of P)easure.  And even though there has been a great improvement in many respects do not the people seem given up to an inordinate love of pleasure? We are told that the picture palaces and places of amusement are packed every night. Is this reasonable, is it right? Can the Reople afford such expense? Ought they to be so spending money when economy is such a dire necessity? No, God intends to teach us by this war the seriousness of life. He wishes to prepare us for the enjoyment of a new and better life, and Lent is the call of His Church to her children to put away for a season even innocent pleasures and think for a time of the things which concern our souls of the life which we might be living even in this world for the good of others, and as a preparation'for the life to come.  sh
Widnes Examiner. — 1916-07-29 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

CHAPTER IX. A RUNAWAY dIATCH,  While the flames were licking round the many treasures of Hung Li's den, reducing, to a smouldering ruin the resort of evildoers, Blair Stanleigh hurried back to Vivian. Confident in his Pluck the girl knew that only death could place a barrier between him and possession of the diamond. Sure enough he had succeeded. From her bedroom window she watched his stealthy approach, and a few minutes later he had clambered to the window. "Vivian. the diamond is mine. See, here it is. At last we have the treasure."  "Give it to me. Blair. let me once again clasp it around my neck, the beautiful jewel." "No, the diamond has its price. You promised to marry me if I got it, and you must, or I shall keep it." Blair resolved upon the only price he would accept for the proud possession of the Stanleighs—the favour of a woman he loved. " Quick, say if you agree." "Yes," nodded Vivian. "Then move quickly because Blake and Bloom are sure to come after me. I know they are after the diamond." So did Vivian, because she had been present when the syndicate for its recovery was formed. "I will wait for you," said Blair, tensely. In a few minutes Vivian had joined him. A few blocks from the Randolph house they hailed a belated taxi, and were driven to the home of the Rev. John Gray, noted in conservitive Richmond as "the marrying minister." _ .  Blake and Abe Bloom were hot upon his track, as Blair anticipated, and had roused Mrs. Randolph within a few minutes of the flight of the lovers. A search of the house revealed the hasty flight of Vivian, and assuming that they had gone to see "the marrying minister," Blake hurried to call upon Mr. Gray, remarking to the flurried Abe,. "I have a wedding present—a pair of bracelets— for the groom." But the detective was too late. Blair and Vivian were man and wife before the unceremonious bursting in of the detective confirmed the minister's fears that he was assisting the escape of young people afraid to ".face the music." Stepping forward Blake, with a deftness acquired by long practice, snapped the handcuffs on the bridegroom, exclaiming, "We want the diamond, and I arrest you for the murder of Dr. Lee." Vivian did not scream; she clutched the diamond and drew it to her breast. Blair, roused to a frenzy of fright and rage at the thought of losing Vivian and of being hauled off as a murderer, swung his manacled hands with all his strength. For once Tom Blake was caught napping. He was knocked back over a chair and lay a moment stunned. Abe Bloom was next to feel the swinging double blow of the infuriated Blair. Vivian, quick as thought, pressed the button of the electric light switch near the door, and she and Blair rushed from the room, Blair pausing just inside the hall to draw back the sliding door. They dashed from the place, and 'were in their taxicab and away before the excited and irresolute  i  440Q0200J4G4QJJ(44f  IG#)4QC3O).
Widnes Examiner. — 1883-01-06 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE STATE OF IRELAND.  During an affray with firearms, on Tuesday, in the county of Tipperary, a man was shot dead. Three Emergency constables had been attacked by an armed party. The Dublin newspapers speak with approval of Mr. Trevelyan's visit to the distressed districts in,Donegal, and hope it will result in effectual reiief being given to the famine-stricken people. The election contest at Mallow has now fairly begun. Mr. Nish, the new Solicitor-General, is opposed by Mr. O'Brien, of the United Ireland., and also by Mr. Moriarty, a birrister and the son of a local solicitor. The grounds on which Mr. Moriarty appears are somewhat obscure. He claims to be an " Independent " Liberal.  At New Russ Mr. Edward Walsh, Mayor of Wexford, has been committed under the Crimes Act to 14 days' imprisonment for having published inflammatory language in a paper owned by him. The article impuoged was admitted by a "Lady Land Leaguer" to be her writing. Leave was given to Mr. Walsh to appeal. One of the Dublin papers calls attention to what it. describes as a studied insult to England on the inauguration of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. The City Hall, it says, was decorated with flags of other nations emblematic of Republican and Democratic principles, whUe the flag of England was conspicuous by its absence. At the banquet the Queen's name was received with hisses, and many guests remained seated while the toast was being drunk. For his violent speech at the National Literary Club at Witt... Word last month, in which he denounced Lord Spencer as a bloodthirsty tyrant, and declared the conviction of Francis Hynes of murder illegal, Mr. Biggar, M.P., was on Tuesday formally proceeded against at the Sessions House, Waterford, on a charge of sedition. Evidence having been taken as to the language used by Mr. Biggar, the hon. member was formally committed for trial at the assizes, but was released on bail.  Th,t excessive zeal of certain Irish officials in the cause of loyalty has called forth a rebuke from the Lord Lieutenant. It appears that when His Excellency was passing through Monasterevan he received an unfriendly greeting from a few people, and the result was that several men were brought before the magistrates and remanded. Earl Spencer has asked the resizlent magistrate at Portarlington to withdraw the charges made, as he "does not wish that a prosecution should take place for an act which was quite unnoticed by him, and which does not, in his opinion, deserve any attention."  1 Christopher Quinn, an Irishman, was charged on his own confession at Guildhall Police Court, London, on Saturday, with being concerned in the Phenix Park murders. The prisoner was brought to the police by two men with whom he had been drinking in a public-house. It seemed that Quinn had said to his companions that "he was a good Irishman, that he was one of the four Who went to Phcenix Park, and that be should like to be on such a job again." The only suspicious feature of the case was that the men did not appear to be drunk; and the prisoner was remanded for inquiries to be made.
Widnes Examiner. — 1883-04-28 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

LABOUR AND WAGES.—High wages and short hours are nearly all the mills are at a standstill. At Manchester man's reply to Mr. Harrington's question about Myles Joyce , quoted prices still range from Os 6d to 103 for best coals, very desirable but let all those who woulel prolong their lives work is quiet'. At Leeds most of the leading manufacturers 1 was that the statement sent to the Lord Lieutenant did not 17sed to 8s for seconds, and about 6s 6d for common housestrike Cl once against its ailments, and remember that "TIC are well employed. At Leicester hosiery a little more say that Myles Joyce had no complicity in the murder for ' fire coals, with steam coals to be got at from 5s 6d to 55 9d SANO " is warranted by medical men to cure Rheumatism, 1 Neuren-fe. Lumbago, Headaches, and all disorders arising from active, anand saoeakers are busy. At Nottingham ' which he was executed. His complicity .was distinctly I per ton; the minimum quotations for house-fire coal reprea low r-ndit inn of the system, and to ward off the evil effects some factories are ! i d boot m fully employed in some branches of the proved both by independent witnesses and by the approvers, I sent, however, more nearly the average selling Price. ' of damp and over-heated atmospheres. Dr. Price says after a i lace and curtain trades. Hosiery factories are quiet. At and was not denied by the two other men who were exe- ' Engine classes of fuel are steady at about 4s 9d to 5s for long trial that it is a medicine essentially necessary in every 'Northampton boot manufacturers are busy, although the cuted with him. The Government could not consent to lay burgy, and 4s to 48 3d for the better qualities Of slack. but , Surgery, that it acts like a charm, and that in two cases of an i dispute in the hand-sewn branch interferes with work. At any papers on the subject on the table. common sorts of slack are to be got as low as 2s 9d to 3s 3d , unusually severe type and of long standing, all remedies hay- , Bristol the finishers and riveters are on strike, and also the eegra SERVICE BETWEEN ADEN AND ZANzIEI/2.—Mr. per ton at the pit mouth. The demand for shipment coning been usea without the remotest relief, the patients be' comin exhausted, be tried double doses of "TIC SANO " with i . • ; tailors The West-end tailors in London have struck for Counreny informed Mr. Stagg that the Government had I thanes dull, with low prices still ruling at Liverpool and I g the grektest success, milt n the course of about a week they higher wages. Emigration continues very brisk, especially come to the conclusion to continue for a limited period the I Garston, Lancashire steam coal delivered at the above ports I were cured.—Of all Obemists.—Adet amongst agricultural labourers.—Labour News. ! euhaidy for the monthly mail service between Aden and Sis offered at prices ranging from 7s to 7e ad per ton.
Widnes Examiner. — 1883-02-03 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

MURDEROUS ATTACK BY A RELIGIOUS MANIAC. At a late hour on Sunday, a young man named Snelling, a member of the Salvation Army in Folkestone, who wears the letter " S," the shield, and other regalia, went home after attending a meeting of the Army. His friends began to tease him, and he suddenly left the room. Going to an unoccupied house and shoo near the Juection Station, he smashed a large plate glass window, and got through it. Police-constable Willes, hearing the crash, hurried to the place, and found Snelling in one of the top rooms. Snelling rushed at Wales, and with a sharp instrument inflicted a severe gash four inches long on the side of his neck, from which the blood spurted out in a stream. Willes was assisted home, where he was attended by Dr. Bateman, and now lies in a critical state. Superintendent Taylor then had Snelling, who had locked himself in the room, arrested, and Dr. Bateman pronounced him to be suffering from acute religious mania. Attention was called recently to the programme of an association which calls itself the English Natonal Revolutionary League, the fundamental principles of which appear to be the justification of political assassination and the repudiation of both God and king. An inquiry into the numerical strength of this league would in all probability reveal the fact that the comprehensive, title it has assumed covers a wretchedly insignificant organisation. It is the fashion for a few obscure individuals to take to themselves an imposing looking title, and so to endeavour to impress the public with a belief in their weight and importance. But small as this revolutionary league may be, it is a question how far its members should be allowed to abuse the cherished privilege of freedom of speech, and at a' meeting in London this week detectives atteuded to hear what the president, Mr. Oldham had to say. His doctrine is that there cannot be peace until there has been a complete social revolution. He may be permitted to hold these opinions, but not to attempt to put them in practice. THE SToutt.—The heavy rain on Sunday which followed the gales of the previous day has been followed by extensive floods in all the low-lying parts of the country. In the Skiddaw district there was a serious landslip on Monday morning at the end of the tunnel on the railway near to Keswick. The danger was observed by a platelayer In time to give warning to the driver of an approaching train. At Accrington a high chimney Was blown down, and serious damage was done to the works of Messrs. Entaud Kenyon. In North Yorkshire and Durham the by—ere in high flood and considerable damage was sheep, and cattle being carried away. At states that part`a paper mill was destroyed. One account away. A large dlcdh-mond liOt iire,vi.llage of Broughton was washed attempting to make Whitewillbar become a total wreck. ItiveP on the rocks, and haven, on Monday morningN. banks and inundated a large tract of la..has overflown its On the coast of Ireland the fishing trawl 0431,1‘lorth Wales. with another vessel and gone down, the crew of tbeollid. ed drowned. •nz
Widnes Examiner. — 1883-11-24 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

CHAPTER XLVI.-THE SCOVT'S FATE.  Prcsently another incident added to the tragical events of the day. The two men who had acted as scouts, and who had been reconamended as loyal peasants of the neighbourhood to Major Etheredge, accompanied the troops on the march for a short disanee ; but presently announced their intention to return to their komes, by crossing the mountain, and demanded their pay. The Captain was about to satisfy their demand, having seen no reason to doubt their good faith; but finding that they wanted more than he had aiven authority to promise he p.tused, in the rear of the troops, to discuss the matter, wishing to satisfy them, but unwilling to submit to any kind of extortion. _ _  The troops were at this moment moving round a dense plantation that promiscd them speedily a sight of the vilIstre or the mansion to which it belonged, and they moved all. the more rapidly when they did see a noble castle not far off, with many lov trectious round where they were likely to find all that they most needed. It thus happened that the whole of the troops, excepting the rear guard, had pa.sed out of view of the Major ; and even the rear guard, who waited, seeing their Captain pause, were at some distance when the incidents we have to speak of occurred, ami which were closely watched by one of the number, Stephen • who sinaply as a matter of precaution, but in no belief as to its necessity, said to his men, "Cover tho%e fellows with your pieces ! It's all right I dare say." Presently he saw the Captain make what seemed a final gesture of refusal and turn oway to rejoin the troops. Then the scouts also .noved as if to go back, but instead of going up the hill they turned towards a watercourse, lying deep b,:low its bauks, and lined with scrub. _ _  They had not got half-a-dozen yards away before Stephen sa.w them face round—revolver in hand and fire at the Captain. But Stephen had been equally prompt, and the moment after their fire was delivered it was answered by a volley, which caused one of the nen almost to leap into the air and then fall stiff on the sward. _ _ _  When the smoke passed off, and Stephen and a couple of poldiers reached the spot in a run, they saw one rnan disappear into the watercourse—the other lying dead. The Captain was happily safe, and deeply moved as he saw that in all probability I.e owed his life to that favourite young soldier, whose sudden vigour had prevented the treacherous rogues who had led them where they knew the Fenians were waiting to attack the unsuspicious soldiery— from completing their villainy by the murder of the cornmanUr. The revolver of the dead man was found with five shuts ready to follow the one that alone he had been able to fire before his career was summarily ended.  CIIAPTEIi