The Northern News. — 1896-06-20 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

ALLEGED PERJURY BY A LANCASHIRE  MAN.  At Bradford, on Friday. Jonas Northrop, 40, overlooker, Hammond-st., Nelson, and formerly an overlooker at Bradford, was charged with perjury, committed on April 30th. Mr. Stevens prosecuted, and stated that on April 30th prisoner was, at the Bradford Court, charged with wife desertion, and at that time it was alleged he had been living at Nelson with a young woman named Elizabeth Binns, of Bradford, who worked under him. In his evidence he stated he was not living with this young woman, and denied that there had been any intimacy between them. It had, however, been found that prisoner and Binns lived together in Nelson for a month as man and wife, and he had spoken of her as his wife. Binns returned to Bradford, but her parents refused to take her in. Letters of a parhetic character were found in her box, which showed that she was in a melancholy state, and that she was completely in the man's power, and on April 18th she committed suicide owing to the condition she was in. A letter was also found in prisoner's writing which incriminated him. Evidence was then called in reference to the charge of wife desertion, in which prisoner denied that he was living with Elizabeili Binns, or that any intimacy had taken place betwee them.—P.C. Scholfield, stationed at Nelson, statcd that he had seen the prisoner in Nelson with a young woman whom he called his wife. This was Jane Binns. When approached afterwards, prisoner said it was only what he expected. Other evidence oi cohabitation was given. The letter alluded to, in which the admission was made, was in the following terms:—" You must stay at home for a time, a, I have perjured myself in Court, and if you an known to be with me they will give me five year, for false swearing. I have sworn that you were not living with me and I had never seen you in thi, street, and that you were not at Nelson. I said I had never seen you there. I have sworn all that. so you see I have committed myself, and if you car for me you won't bother me lor a few months. Ii you do, I am done for, as it is more serious than I thought, so you must stay at home, and I Will lit you know further." Prisoner was committed for trial.  The funeral of M. Jules Simon took place in Paris on Saturday. Why do the Government delay the Mit ei Bill? A thousand miners are killed, and more that 100,0 E injured, every year. Since 1851, 48,219 mine.s have been killed, and 4,500,000 injured. Why cl, the Government wait?—" Daily •Chronicle."  At Teigninouth, on Friday, a traction engine, drawing two ten-ton trucks of bricks, was proceedjug down Fore-st., when the driver lost control, and the engine rushed down the hill, dashed into a confectioner's shop, and killed a child, the daughter of Sergeant-instructor Waite. Other children, who were playing near at the time, miraculously escaped, two being taken out alive from beneath the trucks. Nine persons, including Mrs. Pankhurst, the wife of a well-known barrister, and Leonard Hall, a!: ex-Parliamentary Socialist candidate, were summoned before the Manchester Stipendiary, on Friday, on the charge of causing an annoyance in the Boggart Hole Clough Park, last Sunday. For the past four years a section of the Independent Labour Party have held meetings in the Clough, but on acquiring the land for the purposes of a park som( months ago' the Corporation probihited such gatherings. The Socialists maintain that this action is an attempt to deprive them of the right of free speech. and the Corporation disclaim such intention. The case against six of the defendants was dismissed. and the remaining three fined £5 and costs or one month's imprisonment. Leonard Hall, having no goods, went to prison. News has been received of the death of the Rev. Joseph Hiram Robinson, a native of Mossley, who entered the ministry of the Methodist New Connexion 66 years ago, and who died at the house of his son-in-law, Professor Saunders. at Ottawa, Canada. Mr. Robinron, after 20 years' work in some of the principal circuits in England, was sent out by the Conference to become general superintendent of the Canadian missions. He was also appointed the editor of the weekly newspaper the "Christian Witness." After 20 years' service in Canada Mr. Robinson returned to England, and succeeded the late Dr. Cooke as eel:tor of the connexional magazines for a period of four years. afterwards returning to Canada, where he spent the remainder of his days. - • •  At half-past three on Saturday morning a daring robbery was committed at the house of Mr. W. P. Bodkin, chairman of the Highgate bench of magistrates, West Hill Place, West Hill, Highgate. Mrs. Bodkin was awakened by hearing th window of her bedroom broken. Looking up sh.. saw a man put his hand through the hole in the glass and take a quantity of jewellery, worth at least £lOO, from the dressing table. She was too terrified to raise an alarm until it was too late to chase the daring thief.