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The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-11-27 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SHOCKING CHARGE OF MURDER.  At the Thames Police-court, on Thursday, Henry Patrick, a ship's cook, of 31, Buxton-terrace, Boyd'sroad, Canning-town, was charged with the wilful murder of Rachel Baynes.—Anne Connor, 1, Ettrickstreet, Bromley-by-Bow, stated that she acted as servant at the house, which was a private one, and was kept by Mr. Stillman. The name of the murdered woman was Rachael Baynes, and she took a furnished room in the house on Saturday last. The deceased woman was alone when she engaged the room. She came in on Sunday night and the prisoner came with her, and they both occupied the same room. About half-past eleven on Monday morning witness knocked at the door of Baynes's room. but got no answer. At ten o clock the same morning she heard the prisoner shut the door of the room and leave the house. After knocking twice at the door she called the son of the landlady, who also came and knocked at the door, but he did not get any answer. He then went and got a pair of pincers, and by that means opened the door. He then went away to his work, and witness entered the room. She saw the woman lying on the bed on her face, covered with blood. Witness; did not notice anything more at that time, except that the whole of the bed was covered with blood. Witness at once ran out of the room and called for assistance. The landlord's son came, and on seeing what had happened, at nice ran for a doctor. On his arrival lie said the woman had been dead for some hours. Witness could not see where the woman was wounded, and had not previously seen the dagger produced.— Harry Stillman said that at about half-past ten on t,unday night he saw Rachel Baynes and the prisoner come into the house. They both went into the kitchen and had some supper. The accused gave the servant sonic money to go and fetch some ale, and she did so. While in the kitchen the decessed woman said. "the gin-palace is not oism yet. lam going to see George." She then said to the ace ased , " You go upstairs," and he replied, " All right ; you can go:" They then went upstairs together, and she did not go out. At ten o'clock on Monday morning the prisoner came downstairs, and witness let him out. He said to witness, " Wake her up in two hours' time." That was all he said. At half-past eleven witness heard the servant knock at the door of the room occupied by Baynes, and as she could not get any answer she called witnes. He then knocked at the door, and not getting any answer got a pair of pincers and opened the door. He then went to his workroom. Hearing di,' last witness call out, he went into the room, and then saw the woman lying on the bed, covered with blood. He also noticed that the joints were cut and covered with blood. lie did net see that she had a wound in her throat, and afterwards went and fetched the doctor.
Bridgend & Neath Chronicle, and County of Glamorgan Advertiser. — 1893-12-29 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TAB BOY BISHOP.  Of all the picturesque ceremonies and observances associated with medieval ecclesiasticism, few were more quaint or curious than the office and powers of the Boy-Bishop, whose reign, in most English dioceses, lasted from the festival of St. Nicholas, the 6th of December, to the Feast of the Holy Innocents. It is not quite clear why St. Nicholas's Day was selected for the institution of the Boy-Bishop. One explanation is that the saint was so pious an infant that even in his cradle days he fasted both on Wednesdays and Fridays, turning at those times only once in the day to the maternal fount for his necessary nutriment. Another story is that in more mature years, the saint, then a bishop, reunited the limbs of two murdered children whom he found pickled in a tub, and, by this act restoring them to life, naturally became the special patron of children. But whatever fact or lesend may have been at the root of the association, it was on St. Nicholas's Day, in medireval times, that the choristers of each cathedral met to chose one of their number to bear the state and title of Boy-Bishop. The rest of (the choir were his servitors, and attended upon him in due form. The custom does not seem to have been confined to cathedrals, but to have been observed in most abbeys and priories, and in very many parish churches throughout the country. The old Eton Montetn celebration, originally held in December, which died out some 40 or 50 years ago, is thought by some authorities to have ,been an offshoot from the old Boy-Bishop ceremonies sacred to the feast of St. Nicholas. There is a curious entry in the York Cathedral registers for 1367, from which it would appear that thc, Boy-Bishop in that diocese was to be handsome and elegantly shaped. In some places the juvenile prelate had longer lieence than in others, but, as a rule, his office did not last beyond Childermas Day. The accounts of what was permitted to this childish ecclesiastic and his band of youthful followers and attendants are almost incredible. During his term of office the BoyBishop conducted services in the church and was allowed to preach. He is even said to have had the right of disposing of any prebends or other posts which fell vacant during his short episcopate. If he died during his term of office, the mock prelate was buried 'fin pentificalibus," with the same ceremonies as if he had been the real bishop of the diocese. The tomb of one such Episcopus Puerorum, Ao died between St. Nicholas's Day and Candlemas, is shown to this day between two pillars on the north side of the nave in Salisbury Cathedral. Aubrey, the antiquary, says that the little prelate being melancholy, "the children of ye ehoire did tickle him to melte merry. out they did coo overdoe it that. 0.,e t• him to deeth: end dyeing in his office itn3 here —e. hs hiti., niortnn,ent nntde for him, EpiecQN grmtalratv, uritr% er,,ae, and eo,Jo.'.
Bridgend & Neath Chronicle, and County of Glamorgan Advertiser. — 1894-03-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WIFE AND DAUGHTER STABBED. A shocking case of alleged attempted double murder occurred on the 3rd inst. at Marley-hill, near Gateshead. A collier named Hobbs, who left his home four months ago in consequence of a domestic difference, attacked his wife on her way home from market with a knife, stabbing her in the chest, arms, and face. ITe then proceeded to his home, where he attacked his daughter, aged 20, in a similar manner, and her condition is regarded as almost hopeless. Robbs went to his lodgings and changed his clothes, and was arrested there soon afterwards.  DEATH OF LORD TWEEDMOIJTIL A painful dramatic turn has been given to dm Ministerial re-arrangements by the sudden death of Lord Tweedinouth. This (observes the Daily News) disposes of the question whether Lord Rosebery can retain the invaluable services of Mr. Marjoribanks as Chief Whip of the Liberal party. He joins the new chief in the House where Mr. Labouchere's compliments are no longer paid. Lord Rosebery was in consultation with Mr. Marjoribanks until a late hour on the evening of the 4th inst. Their conferences were continued during a walk in the park till long past dusk. The Chief Whip returned to his home in Piccadilly shortly after seven, and there found a telegram awaiting him announcing that his father had passed peacefully away at half-past five in the afternoon. Lord Tweedmouth had only gone down to Bath on the preceding day. Mr. Marjoribanks had gone with him, and had left him there in apparently cheerful spirits. Lord Tweedmouth had been ailing for some time, but was supposed to be rather better, and no danger was apprehended. Mr Marjoribanks returned to Bath on the night of the 4th inst.  Pr is announced that Mr. Harry Purniss has retired from the staff of Push, whose pages will know "Lika Joko " no more. Mr. Furniss came to London when be was only 19, and was for many years a regular contributor to the Illustrated London News. His first Punch drawing appeared in 1880, and fmr years later. he joined the regular staff of that periodical. Except Doyle, Mr. Furniss says that he is the only nember of the staff of Punch who has ever resigned, and he promises that the new periodical which he is going to produce will be absolutely " unlike anything of the sort ever published." Mr. Furniss is in his fortieth year. PASTOR KARIN', the famous water doctor from Bavaria, who is trying his " cure" upon the Pope, is a wonderful old man, who says that he owes 47 years of his life to practising what he preaches. His long black cassock covers a medium-sized, strong body, on which rests an energetic head. Although his hair is grey, his bushy eyebrows are deep black. From the way he holds liMiself, and his lively mov, ments, nobody would take hiss to be 72 years of age. His " cure" is extremely simple. All one wants is a bath, a water can, two rough towels, and some water, and it can be applied at home without 11111.421 t...
Bridgend & Neath Chronicle, and County of Glamorgan Advertiser. — 1892-12-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

KICKING A MAN LIKE A  FOOT BALL."  At the Neath County police-court on Friday, before Messrs Charles Evan Thomas, G. Davey, J. B. Padden, and T. S. Paddon, Edward Lewis, Thomas Waters, William Williams, and William Rowlands, tinworkers, Pontneath-Vaughan, Glyn-neath, were charged by Evan Evans, collier, Pontneath-Vaughan, with assaulting him on Saturday, the 26th ult. Mr H. K. Bloomer appeared for the defence. Evan Bevan, said he went to meet his wife on the night in question; she was at her sister's house. He waited at the bottom of the steps; when his wife was coming down the steps five men came on to him. Lewis asked him if he was as good as himself, and then struck him on the side of the face with his fist. Witness fell down and four of them kicked him on the left side of the leg. He knew four of the defendants, but the other was a stranger. When Mrs Collins said'Here's the bobby coming' one of them kicked him severely in the eye, knocking him senseless. Witness was then carried into the house. He had not been to work since, and was under the care of the doctor. Cross-examined: Never made threats towards Lewis; never had offered him to assault Lewis. Did not say I'll fight the b- lot of you.' He did not strike the first blow; it was untrue he bit any of them. The dog he had might have done that. Mary Bevan, wife of complainant, said she went to her sister's hcuse on the Saturday night. On cumin.- out she saw her husband lying on the road, and the four men were kicking him. The men were strangers to her; they kicked him about 20 yards. She went to try and stop them. Cross-examined: Her husband was kicked like a football for a long distance. Mrs Collins said she was frightened out of her house by screams of 'murder' by women. She stood on the bottom of the garden' and saw a lot of men all of a heap on the other side of the the road. Witness shouted Here's the police,' and three of the men ran away, leaving the 'wounded' on the road. John Davies, labourer, Glyn-neath, said that the 20th he heard screaming out side his house. He heard 'Murder,' 'Help, help,' 'Evan Bevan is on the ground.' He assisted him into his house: he was senseless and could not put his left leg on the ground. Police-constable Davies saw the complainant being taken into the house. Blood was oozing out of the corner of the eye, and ran down his cheek. He had other scratches. For the defence David Williams said that Bevan spoke first and struck the first blow. Rowlands, one of the defendants, said that ho heard Bevan crying out that he would fight any man on the road. Complainant further stated he would fight Lewis for Li. Wm Williams, and Thomas Walters (defendants) corroborated. The Magistrates considered that on one side or the other there had been direct perjury. Lewis would be fined lOs and £2 Os 6d costs. With regard to the others, there was very grave suspicion but they had decided to give defendants the benefit of the doubt.  Mr E. E. Thomas, chairman, mentioned that kicking was a cowardly and miserable practice.  'A
Bridgend & Neath Chronicle, and County of Glamorgan Advertiser. — 1892-06-10 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TWO MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.  At the Bridgend Police-court on Saturday, before Mr R. W. Llewellyn (chairman), Colonel Franklen, Messrs C. P. Davies and R. L. Knight, Evan Jones, carpenter, Blaengarw, was brought up on remand charged with an aggravated assault on his wife, Elizabeth Jones. Mr T. J. Hughes appeared for complainant.  From complainant's evidence it appeared that for years prisoner had ill-treated her and her children, and neglected to maintain them. During the last two years he had only contributed 18s towards the maintenance of the house, and complainant had kept herself and family by dressmaking and keeping lodgers. In November last prisoner was sent to gaol for three months in consequence of being unable to find sureties to keep the peace towards her. On the night it question defendant was drunk, and witness went to bed in another room from that prisoner occupied. About four o'clock in the morning he came into the room and brutally beat her in bed, giving her a very bad black eye. She asked the Bench for a separation order. Her health was much shattered, and she felt in danger from isoner.  - Police-constable Hurford was called and gave prisoner a very bad character. He was frequently called to the house on account of prisoner's conduct to his wife, and had often seen her with marks of his ill-treatment. He was sent to gaol in November for being unable to find sureties. He was called in this case, and saw complainant with a very badly bruised eye. Prisoner was a carpenter, and though there was plenty of work for men of his trade, he preferred doing odd jobs about the public-houses. T omas Price, lodging with complainant at 19, Blaengarw-road, said he had been lodging with complainant for three years. About a fortnight or three weeks ago saw her with a bad black eye. On Saturday night gefendant came in. He made uae of threats. Witness heard defendant, who slept in a roGm adjoining his, say that he would murder his wife before morning. About four o'clock in the morning witness heard screams and ran to the landing, where he saw defendant come out from his wife's bedroom. She also came out and witness saw that her eyes was black and bloodshot. Witness weLt downstairs to defendant, and succeeded in quieting him. On the Sunday night defendant came to the back door, which was locked against him. Witness refused to open the door, and told him to ask his wife, which he did, but she was in another part f the house. He made use of very violent -threats. Complainant was very much shattered by defendant's conduct, and witness was of the honest opinion that she was in danger from prismer.  Prisoner said he woke on the Sunday morning, and finding his wife was not in his bed he went to the other room, when she abused and aggravated him till he struck her.  The Bench ordered prisoner to be imprisoned for two months, grantecl a judicial separation' and ordered defendant when he came out of goal to pay 7s per week towards the maintenance of his wife.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1893-06-16 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

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The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1893-11-17 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

EVOLTING DISCOVERY AT CADOXTON-NEATH.  SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER.  A BODY FOUND IN A BOX.  INQUEST AND VERDICT.  THE POLICE ON THE TRACK.  An inquest was held at the Crown Inn, Cadoxton. Neath, on Thursday, before Mr Cuthbertson, relating to the body of a female child which was found in Cadoxton churchyard the previous day. Alfred Jones, a sexton, Cadoxton, said he found a box in the churchyard on (Wednesday), about half-past 12 midday, The box was on the ground at the foot of a tip. The box had not been buried in the ground. He partly opened the box, whieh had a cover over it. He could see the skull of a body inside the box, Witness went straight and saw Mr Jones the vicar, to whom he told what he had found. He frequently went by the spot where the box was found, but he could not say when he was by there the last time; it might have been a fortnight since he was by the spot. The box appeared to be a deal one, long and narrow. He found no label or name on the box. The vicar came and when he saw the box a policeman was sent for, and the box was afterwards removed to the tool-house.  Dr Llewellyn Lewis, of Neath, said he had seen the body of the child that morning, in the box. The box was like a raisin box, about two feet in length and eight inches in width. He removed the body from the box and found it very much decomposed. The umbilical cord was tied with three bands of cotton,which were tied by a surgical knot. In his opinion the sex was female. The body was 21 inches long, the hair was an inch in length. The clothing consisted of an ordinary outer dress, made of coarse material without any mark. Underneath was the usual vest and binder. Covering all was a copy of the " Western Mail," dated August 3, 1893. The child was fully grown and he believed it had had a separate existence simply because the cord was tied. He thought the child had lived four or five days. The body was too much decomposed to discover any marks, and he was unaole to account for the cause of death. The Coroner asked the constable if he was aware of any person having given birth to a child in the village. The constable replied that he was not. The Coroner : The doctor says that decomposition was so great that he can't tell how death took place. It might be that the child died a natural death, but it is more than probable that the child has been done away with. The police, of course, will look up the matter. You can come to no other conclusion but that the body was found dead.  The Jury returned a verdict to this effect. The Rev Lewis Jones, who was present, said he was anxious to dishbuse the minds of the jury as to a birth having lately taken place in Cadoxton. He could assure them that he had not known of any birth which could not be accounted for in the parish.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1876-08-04 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE BLACKBURN MURDER, SENTENCE OF DEATH..  William Fish, indicted for the murder of Emily Holland, at Blackburn, on the 28th March, was tried last week, before Mr. Justice Lindley, at the Liverpool Assizes. Mr. Higgins, Q C., who, with Mr. Pope, Q.C., and Mr. Addison, prosecuted, in addressing tee jury, asked them to clients* from their minds all that they had heard about the case, aa it was impossible for them not to have heard about it. He detailed the circumstances of the case, which are already well known, and stated that the prisoner made a confession which, if true, left no doubt of his guilt, and he proposed to prove the truth of the statement by independent evidence, including the mother and father of the deceased, several police-officers, and some acquaintances of the prisoner, on various points connected with the discoveries made, tending to prove that, independent of his confession, Fish was the culprit. The father and mother were examined, and said they identified from various marks the portions of the body which had been found as the body of their deceased child; and it was also shown that on the evening when the parcel of remains was found at Conliffe Farm, Fish was noticed coming from that direction. Other circumstances were that his shop was closed earlier than usual on the evening of the 28th, and that a bright light was observed through the chinks of the shutters coming from the fireplace. Evidence was also adduced as to the employment of the bloodhound Morgan, and the discovery of someof the remaios of the murdered child upon the premisesof the prisoner. Pieces of cloth and clothing which were attached to the various portions of the remains were identified by relations of the deceased. Medical evidence was given to show that various members which had been discovered all belonged to one body, and that over the body were a number of short hairs of different colours and quality, such as might be found in • barber's shop.--Dr. Malt. land said be had examined the prisoner and saw nothing to indicate Insanity. It was a fact, however, that at times outbursts of mania occasionally took place without any warning, but some traces of such outbreak always remained afterwards. He thought the prisoner knew what he was doing at the time of the murder. Mr. Higgins summed lip the evidence for the defence, and Mr. Blair addressed the court for the prisoner, contending that the very atrocity of the crime proved that the prisoner was not in his right mind. He also dwelt upon several circumstances, which he argued were not the acts of a sane man. The Judge summed up, and said it was not because • man was possessed of the devil and did something hideously wicked that It was to be assumed that he was Irresponsible. The jury, without leaving the box, found the prisoner guilty of murder, and he was sentenced to death. The condemned man manifested little emotion, and was at once removed.