The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1872-01-19 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT ROCHDALE. . . On Sunday. about midnight, an engineer, named Whiteley, went to the residence of his wife, from whom he had been separated two years, cut her thi oat seriously,tand made a similar attempt on the life of his son. About twelve months ago Whacky was bound over to keep the peace towards h;a son, Hugh Whiteley, who now states that since that time his father has t reatened violence. On Sunday night, about twelve o'clock. Whiteley, accompanied by 'John Taylor, tailor, Littlebo; (nigh, knocked at the door of Mr. Robert Grindrod, Paton-street, off Yorkshire-street, and asked if Mrs. Whiteley lived there. He was told that she lived next door. He went there, and had scarcely seated himsed before .he took up the poker, and aimed a blow at the head of his son, a young man about 20 years of age. The son seized he poker, and while they were struggling, Mrs, Whiteley alarmed th ngbqjrs. Mr. Robart ah 4 lieu raeheel tn, end wrenched the poker from Isis band. Whiteley was seen film. Wing in his pocket, and then put his hand behind, when Grindrod, junr„., discovered that he was opening a pocket knife, and gave alarm. Before Ifugh Whiteley IvaB ;Wart his father eized him, and attempted to cut his *oat, b 4. in aVoiding the stab the knife entered the back of his head and made a out through his right ear. While they were aruggling. the father also stabbed the son in the right thigh. Mrs. Whiteley ran to the door to escape, but ho caught her,_pushed her into a corner, and cut her throat in a frightful manner, saying at the time "It is thee I want." Robert Grindrod, jun., seized Whitely, threw him out of the door, and tried to hold him down until assistance came, Whiteley stabbed him in tbe band, and then ritu away. mOdtett_i geatleibeg 'werb.at epee called in and chief constable Stevens made acquainted with the occurrence, Mr, Stevens was prompt in attendance, and speedily put into executlon his plan for capturing Whiteley. After scouring the town, he i was found by Sergeant Heywood n the boiler house of Mr. David Howarth's foundry, Whit wort ii Road, where he had been previously employed. On Monday he was brought up at the Rochdale Police Court, on the charge of attempting to murder nis wife, and cutting and wounding his son. ' Chief Constable stevenS, in opening tile case;. ' stated that the wound in Mrs. Whiteley's neck was two incliel in depth, and threi-and.a,balf inches length, and she lay iu atteh a Precarious state batthe Aoctets inquebt she wouid tint recover. e altcd for a reman4 for a week After evidence was given, which bore out the account already given, the magistrates granted the remand. The prisoner, who is rather respectable looking, was iku.len and apparently indifferent.  The annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race is spoliea 01 314 IU Iyto tyro Ice on tAatuTdax, *arch  TllO directors of the fancasbire and Yorkshire Ivayf•Pmrany bRY, Aught certain cuweessi"nr to the gouda guards in their employment with respect to time and remuneration, and the terms have been accepted.  It is fenred that the schooner Manchester, o Fleetwt od, has been lest. She left Stockholm, tn. Barrow-in-Furness on the 6th of ,etobsir, nod ns fiV Has pp i b.len beaixoi.it is probable she was lost in the recent gales.  It is stated by n Paris eorrm pendent that M. Theirs hns declared positively that he will op! ose M. Picard 's moll,- n to proclaim the republic definitively, s'ating as his rearon that such a step would break faith with all parties.  ndiao troop relic, stetunship, was nn oOted ot I'oo swouili on saturedy inorning after , clearing the choked raise Inlet, and after test,ng I the woi king of ber nechineryat Spithead she railed for queenstoa n, Malta, and Bctubay„  The magiAratea of Kent have determined to erect a new lunatic asylum capable of accommodating 1,400 patients. The county alrvady pots eases an asylum at Baribing and there are upwards of 1,250 patients located there; but lunacy his so rapidly increased during the lad ten years, and the operation of the Metropolitan Poor Act, 1867, baying thrown large numbers of lunatics hitherto maintained in workhouses, upon the rot, sty rates, the justices, to whcin tbe roarter had been referred, reportedlhat thefewai no alternative but to build a new asylum.