The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-12-14 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

TERRIBLE MURDER NEAR HENLEY.  On Friday evening a terrible murder was committed at a lonely farmhouse in Lambridge Wood, about a mile and a half front Henley. The victim was Kate Dungy, governess and housekeeper in the family of Mr. Marsh, a fruiterer, of Font:unread, London, who resides at the farm. Dawson, the farm-hand, left 'Ambridge at 5 o'clock, when all was well. About 8 o'clock two bays who slcep at the farm went there as usual, but failed to get in, though lights were burning in the rooms. They waited until 10 o'clock, and then returned to where their parents lived, about half a mile distant. They informed Dawson, and he went back with them. They found the house locked up, and, on making a search round it, came on the body of Miss Dungy in the wood near by, with het head smashed in, the ears cut, and gashes on the neck. She was quite dead. Word was at once sent to the police, and Superintendent Keal, with a policeman, came on the spot. They entered the house by a window. There were signs of a licrct struggle in the passage. A brooch and hairpins were found on the floor. Just outside the dour ol the passage tile police found a portion et a heavy cudgel about an inch in diornetei and an iron poker near the body, where the state of the ground chewed a second struggli had taken place. The police have no clue. Miss 'elegy was about 30 years of age. The police link that ribbcry was not the motive for the crime, or four or five sovereigns were found in a hand-bag belonging to Miss Dungy, and nothing bad beer touched in the house, not even a watch in the eittieg-room. The murdered woman's pocket had, however, been rifled. The police theory is that Miss Dupey was attacked in the passage, and repeatedla struck by the cudgel, causing the bruises on her arms and hands. She then went to the kitchen, took the poker to defend herself. and alter return. tug to the passage opened the door to escape. She probably ran across the lawn, going down the hill to the nearest houses, when the murderer must have caught up to her and kille I hir where the body was foun.i. No razor or other weapon witl which the gashes were made has been found. The people who livo nearest to the farmhouse (about halt a mile off) state that they saw nobody of a suspicious character about on Friday, nor did they hear any cries for assistance. An inquest was held on Monday on the body of Miss Dungey. A number of witnesses were examined, but their evidence did not tend in any degree to elucidate the mystery, and the jury returned a verdict of murder against some person or persons unknown.  Sir George Elvey lied on Saturday morning. The deceased musician waa for many years organist at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. An explosion has just taken place in Belgrade Arsenal through moving a quantity of cartridges, and has caused the death of eight persons.  Frederick Beharrell, a runner, surrendered, at the Old Bailey, on Monday, to answer an indictment charging him with attempting to obtain by false pretences from the Hackney Athletic Association a watch and chain, with intent t 3 defraud. There was another charge of uttering a forged form of entry for a half mile handicap foot race, with an intent to defraud.—lt was alleged that the accused filled in a form, in the name of an amateur, and took part in an athletic meeting at Stamford Hill, in September last, and won the race, when he was not entitled to pose as an amateur. Evidence was given by several competitors who took part in the races at the meeting to the effect that Beharrell comreted with them under assumed names. The jury returned a ,erdict of guilty, with a re:ommendation to mercy. The Recorder told the prisoner that he had been guilty of a mean and contemptible offence. He sentenced him to 14 days' imprison. 'Nee without hard labour.  A great composer.—"No,doctor," said the musical critic, who had been discuuing the development of the divine art in Australia, "we have no great composers in this country." "I beg pardon, sir, but I believe we have one great composer. "The name, lease" "Chloroform!