Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1879-08-09 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

DECAPITATED ON THE RAILWAY.  In London, on Friday evening in last week, Dr. Flardwicke held an Inquiry at the St. Pancras Coroner's Court as to the death of Mrs. Frances Jana Hasten, 49, of 27, London-street, Paddington, who was found dead, with her head severed from hes body, on the Metropolitan (Underground) Railway between the King's-cross and Grower-street stations on Tuesday previous. Mr. Restsll, brother of the deceased, said she suffered from absence of mind and occasional depression. On Tuesday morning she went out and be expected her home about three p.m. He felt no anxiety till the evening, when he bought an evening paper and there read of a woman having been found killed on the railway. He made inquiries and found it was his sister. He thought toat she must have fallen out of the railway carriage in opening the door to get more air, as at home she would always have the windows and doors wide open, complaining she could not ge t enough fresh air. She nearly met with a similar accident a shod time ago on the London and South Western Railway through her absence of mind.  Arthur ()rumplin, porter, said he was on the down platform at Gower•street station at 9.20 on Tuesday, and noticed the door on the ff-side of a second-class carriage open. He jumped down to close it, and then saw an umbrella on the seat, but no one in the carriage. He informed the brakeman of the train and also the guard and inspector of what he had seen, and was told to get a lamp and go down the tanneL He did so, and in the six-foot way, about 250 yards from the Gower.street station, he found the body of • woman with the head and one of the arms missing. He found them afterwards about two yards from the body, and his belief was that a down train must have run over her.  George Waring, brakeman, said it was his duty to lock all doors at the Mansioahotuie station, and he was sure he did so. The compartment in which the umbrella was found was next to his brakavan.  Mr. Chief Inepector Gordon said a great many passengers carried keys and opened the carriage doors. He had frequently seen tnem do so. There were a lot of schoolboys who travelled upon the line and they nearly all had keys. He had made inquiries and could not ascertain how tho door came open unless Mrs. Remelt had herself opened it. The jury returned a 'verdict of "Death from decapitation from being ran over by a train on the Metropolitan Underground Railway, but whether from suicide or accidental cause there was not sufficient evidence to abow."  A New York telegram nays that the death is ast. pounced of Mr. audits Fechter, the celebrated actor. Mr. Yeehter was born in leuldon about the year 1823 of mixed pirentage, bla father being a German and his mother an Englishwoman. He was 'educated in Prunes, and as first applied himself to sculpture. but the stage bad greater attractions for him and he became an actor.  The Odessa Messenger states that never before has there been so moth corn stored at Odessa as at the present time as no orders arrive from abroad. The Emperor of Germany has ennobled the only son of Dr. Falk, late Minister of Public Worship, whole a second lientonant in the Fusiliers of the Guard. Dr. Talk on his retirement recentlr. was offered this distinction in madders. Mon of his exoepslonally peat services to the Prussian late, bni declined II in laves, of his son.  The Geneva Correspondent of The ?Naw writes : ** A recent Federal law makes all adult male Swim dams who do not render military service in person Whitt to a special tax, the Incidence ot which varies &mediae to thelr fortunes and Incomes. Those of them who reside abroad, however, may claim exemption from itda burden if in the countries of their mojourn they are coompelled to bear moose pay an analogies tax, and several Bwitron settled in Landes have addreinid lately a request to the Goverment to be held free of theinipost, on the plea that an Mit.* Inouetax b essentially a military tar, and that he ganmmie are devilled chiefly to military purpose Ithb Oda Ile Mend Oonell have disallowed, on the selasiblbet the SWIM alb tidy ten is the alioniattve et permed sleek% Mille Ile Se& ba ea Income fanat" L '4l,* A boy bee died at Onpar4l6 lake a vary megabit mom playing abed