Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-06-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE AND MIIR DER AT HARTLEPOOL.  TERRIBLE STRUGGLE WITH A TRAMP.  On Wednesday a repulsive-looking fellow, who gave the name of Bernard Kelly, and was said to be • tramp, was charged at West Hartlepool, before Masers R. W. Walker, Fisher, and Gourley, with attempting to outrage and murder • young lady belonging to Hartlepool.— Complainant, a prepossessing looking young lady, said she accompanied some children on Monday to the sea banks at Hart Warren, Hartlepool. I They partook of dinner on the grits% and about ' half-past twelve, whilst she was sitting reading, : the prisoner came up behind and said, " Good day." She made no reply, and prisoner then threw himself down beside her. She attempted to get up, but be got hold of her round her waist, and thinking at first he wanted to find her pocket and rob her, she implored him to desist, telling him that she had no money, and had nothing to give him. He I said, "Are you from the town ?" She replied she was, but that she knew the people at the farm dose by. He said he did not want either money or food, and continued to keep hold of her. linovring what he wanted, she screamed out, and he said, "If you hold your tongue I'll not hurt you." He then attempted to outrage her. She continued to scream, and offered to give him her watch if he would let her alone. He took the watch, bat still continued to hold her down, and tried to effect his purpose. She screamed again. and he told her if she screamed again it would be her last. : She had a dog with her, and seeing he was going ! to take her by the throat, abe called upon the dog, which flew at the fellow's logs. He then took her by the throat and prevented her screaming, ! nearly choking her. Whilst this was going on , one of the children ran and informed two men . who were in a field some distance away. The two men, along with some people from Low ! Hart Warren Farm, came to her assistance, but the prisoner continued to struggle with her on. I til they were close upon them. When he released her the got up, bat immediately fell down again, and could not say what then took place, as she became insensible. She could not say how long she was struggling with the 'prisoner, but it was a considerable time. Thomas Holmes, mason, said when he got up to prisoner he had the young lady down, and was grasping her by the threat. He palled the fellow away, threw him down, and then took the watch from him. Prisoner threatened to kill witness' if the lather detained him, and attempted to take something from his pocket, but he prevented him. Charles Holmes gave sit:Misr evidence, adding , that he got hold of the young lady, who, when re- ! leased, immediately became insensible. The marks of the fellow's hand were on bee threat, which was much discoloured. He hoard her screams, but they ceased before be got up. He detained the prisoner until the ezrival of Sergi. tiweeting, to whom he was handed over. Prisoner did not deny the charge, end was committed for trial at the Agfee.  UNNAMABLE DISCOVERY IN MOItOOL,O. A report has been reeeived from Morocco that has all the sound of a story from the "Arabian Nights," although it is positively_ declared to be tree. The report states that hidden treasure it6B beau dieeovered in the palthe of WA old Vizier, who died some time ago at Rabat, amounting , the truly etiorsuolui sum of .65J:wow starling. The Emperor, on its being brought to hie knowledge, is said to have instantly eantiscated it, sad it is now being conveyed to the Imperial callers at Fez.  St. Jacobs Oil curis rheumatism and neuralgia.