Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-02-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MURDER OF AN EMINENT  SCIENTIST.  SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. Dr. Pebal, Professor of Physics at the Graii Urtiversity, Vienna, was fatally stabbed by a man named Nebel on Thursday week. The deceased professor was the author of numerous works on experimental chemistry, and one of the foremost scientists of the day. Nebel, who bad been dismissed from service in Dr. l'ebal's laboratory, evidently perpetrated the murder out of revenge. The police traced him to a public-house, but on their approach us arrest him he committed suicide by taking poison.  .i.eAteed's wife it would appear that they formerly res.led at Ferryhill, and a little over six months they went to reside in Pramwellgate, Durham. ..ey were there for about six months, and during or whole of that time her husband was out of sesk. They applied to the Relieving Officer sr relief, or od sawthrraiipmy were teo two members informed he Board hat as they had not resided in the Union for hree years they were not entitled to relief, but hey could go to the Workhouse. This they did ' ot wash to do. They thou removed from ramwellgate to a house in Ernest-plaee, spite Moor. This house was very damp, tel deceased was afterwards troubled with The Governor and surgeon of the prison at had cough. He WM confined to bed on Madrid have both reported to the Court of unday, and was not able to get up again. Ho Appeal that they believe Galeote, the priest who ied on Thursday morning. On being further assassinated the Bishop of Madrid, to be insane. uestioned witness said she had bought -a penny. He has been under their close observation for orth of sweet nitre, and had given her husband , eight months, and has showu undoubted signs of ome of it. She had obtained work at Brandon ; madness. At night his behaviour was especially 'colliery Ma shilling a day, but she sail not to violent, and he ifequently disturbed the at that money until pay-day. She and her: other prisoners by his ravings. Six doctors tisband had lived on bread and water for some were appointed by the Court of Appeal ime. It was about seven weeks since she tasted !to examine Galeote, and they also unanimously neat. Their neighbours did not know them, an pronounce him to be insane and suffering they had not been in that part any time; and the under the mania that he is subject to continuous neighbours seemed to be nearly as poor as ' persecution. The report states that his genoral akenicelves.—Dr. Ruddock, of Gilesgate Moor, health is bad. The opinion given by four out of ,aid he B&W deceased about half-past ten on ; the six medical men who gave evidence at the l'hufsday morning. There were no marks on the , trial is thus confirmed. The impression now y, bet it was very much emaciated. Leath, ! generally prevails that the Council of Ministers he thought, resulted from pneumonia. The ; will advise queen Christina to commute the Gen0113C in which deceased lived was so damp tence of death passed on him by the Madrid that it was not fit for anyone to live in.—A jury- !,Tribunal into imprisoument for life in a lunatic tan here expressed an opinion that deceased asylum. The evidence is BO strong in support of ad been hungered to death.—A neighbour of ! Galeote's insanity that there is no chance of maned's having given evidence, several of the even the powerful Church party obtaining his ury expressed an opinion that they would like to execution. ave the Relieving Officer there, and the inquest as adjourned for that purpose. The ad.,arnod inguest was held on Monday, when r Wennington, the Relieving Officer, was ailed, and he corroborated in the main the evi THE PROTECTION OF GIRLS AND  lOUti G