The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1876-05-12 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN LONDON. A case has just eotne under the notice of the London police which has given rise to grave suspicions that a tzadesman, lately carrying on business as a jewel er and watchmaker, has been murdered. It appears that a Mr. Chapman B. Bridge some time ago entered iuto partnerkip with Mr. Rashid', of Tottenham Court road, a-hose premises were burnt down about two years since. The firm compounded with their creditors. After the break-un of the concern Mr. Bridge went to live in Bedford -street, Bedford square, W.C., and was married in September last to a person who had formerly r,-nted eutme of the rooms of the house in Tottenham Court road, and the newly-married couple started for Brighton to spend the honeymoon. Prior to the inarr;age Mrs. Bridge had been, if not actually engt.ged to, at least on somewhat affectionate terms with, a teather of music and when Mr. and Mrs. Bridge returned from Brighton, this man was heard to threaten vengence against the husband. The threat took pr,tical shape soon afterwards, for one Met Mr. Bridge was attacked and so severely hurt that he h..d to be attended h-y a medical man for some time, and ae son as ne recovered he applied to a magistrate for • summons against his assailant, which was at Once gralted; but ultimately the deceased decided Rot to take action in the matter. On the 3rd instant. ,bout eleven e'efock, Mr. Bridge, who had been teruporarly embarrassed for ready nioney, showed a ehege, for £l4. 12s. ,:d. to his wife, and saying that he was going to the banker.' to get it cashed, said that he would return in an hour, kissed her, and ,eft home, b.,ing at the time in capital health and spirits. Watat became of him after that is not known, bat at two o'cl,ck the next morning the sergeant on duty a- toe' Kilbuin police-station heard the outer clool ratthe, *TA upon going to ascertain the cause found Mr. Bridge lying upon hit side gasping for breath and apparently dying. He was at once taken inside and attended by the divisi,nal surgeon, who, finding a 'tr.., smell of oil of almonds pervading the place, suspected that the unfortunate man had been poisoned by prussic acid, and ordered his immediate removal to the hospital, but he died on the way thither without having spoken. -No bottle or any other vessel which might have contained, the poison was found near the station or elsewhere, but how the deceased was poisoned remains a mystery. Upon the body was found a pocket-book and gold pencil-case, but neither cheette nor money, aid the lining of the hat had been torn out, as if to prevent its identification. One most important fact remains to be told. The deceased has on various occasions told his wife that he was constantly watched by some p.rsons, and was afraid at times to go out, th-inking-thw he might be set upon and injured; but he never ineutiored the 'mine or appearance of the watcoera simply saying that they dogged his foots'eps and that he could not shake them off. This statement he made also to a friend of the family who had been staying with them. An in. quest on the body has bean opened and adjourn,d.  A man naA,ed 2,ito i, a mole catener amit tros,r, who had bs,eu at,,mling some reeplech,... Ledhm y, Herefordshire, and had got very (1, broke his neck whilA get: e.g over a gate nemracecourms, killiag hato.e.f iLstantaneous.ly.  1 On Saturday night a fire broke out in the Paper Mills, Gerkaiiire, and the F....a spread such rapidity that they caused the deseruc'ion mill ano i s valuable nischinery, and nearly a hands have she oica out of ,110,1