The Telegram. — 1895-05-28 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. AN A.LDERNIAN SHOT DEAD.  SCUMS OF THE MURPN:ft  A terrible trsgedy occuired at Stockport on Thnrsday morning. Alderman Marshall waa leaving the Star and Garter Betel with a relative, when the latter drew a revolver and ehot Mr. Marshall in the side. The alderman, who is well known in the district, instantly fell dead, and the murderer, placing the muzzle of the revolver in his own mouth, shot himeelf dead. No reaaou in at prevent assigned for the murder. A later message etates that the murderer was not a relatvie of Alderman Mar Mall, and that the tragedy took place in a valet behind the hotel owned by Alderman Marshall. Toe stranger had awaited the aldertnan'a arrival, and twenty minutes later the two men were observed strugglitig together. Shuts also were heard, and Mr. Marshall was discovered dead, and his aesailaht dying. On the stranger Wit 4 fouudan envelope bearing the 1141110 and address : " Jainee Barrow, of Wingfield Street, Uuleheth JeSsie, Newton Heath, Manchester." Several runieure are current as to why the man shot Mr. Marshall, but none of them are given with any authority. The body of Mr. Mar shall reniaine in hie office, end that of Cie murderer at Stockport Infirm ivy. The inquest will probably he opened to-day (Friday), when sensetonal evidence is expected. The inquest on the bodies of John Marshall, alderman, of Stockport, and James Bariow, cf Newton Heath, was held on Friday afterneon, at Stockport Itifirmary. In the case of Marshall, the jury returned a verdict that be had been wilfully inurdeied h Barrow.—Sarali Barrow, the widow of the murderer, deposed that her husband WWI 46 years old, and a blacksmith. They were married on the 16th of February List. There had been an illicit natereourse lietwten witnees and Aid. Merthall, but it cease I at their marriage, and she never gave her 1111413411 d 4411001 to be jealous. She told her husband all abut it before marriage.—Mr. Oliver Connuck, solicitor, stated that about the Bth of January Mr. Marshall con.eilted him as to none lettere. B ,rrow had wail ten to him threatening to show Mrs. Marshall and other persons some lettere written by the deceased's gentleman to Mies Webb (if terwar Is Mrs. Barrow) unless he came to terms. Witness had 'six or seven interviews with Barrow, and finally it was arranged that the man should give up the letters for i:5O. After Barrow's marriage with Webb they called on the 16th of February at the office of witness, signed 1411 agreement, and received the £5O. : Front the conduct of the man during the negotiations witnees formed the opinion that Barrow was partially insane. When he left the office with the money, however, he appeared quite satisfied and friendly.—After sumo further evidence the jury found that Barrow committed ancide while ot onsound mind, having first killed Marshall.  The steamer British Prince arrived at Montreal front Liverpool on Saturday. with 23 stowaways, whose presence on board was only discovered when the steamer was out at sea.  During a violent gale on Sunday night, the Norwegian barque Ceylon wam wrecked near the Goodwin &nth; cix of the crew were loot, and four were picked up on Monday.  The foreign delegates on the Turkish COTnnii4sion have discovered the pits in Fhpf.oUti into which the bodies of many of the massacred Armenians were thrown by the soldiery. Of the 600 cards of adinission issued for readers at the library of the British Museum 280 are for women, who, it has been ascertained, use the library more regularly than men. The continued increase of students at the London College of Music and the consequent inadequate accommodation have coinpelled the authorities to take more corninodions premises.