The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-11-04 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SHOCKING MURDERS.  A man named Meadoworoft was remanded at Manchester, on Monday, charged, on his own confession, with killing his wife, who was found dead at Gorton, on Sunday, with many marks of violence on the body.—The solicitors for the man Thomas Neill, under sentence of death for the murder of Matilda Clover, have reoeived cablegrams to the effect that certain affidavits touching the sanity of the prisoner when living in Canada have been deepatched and are now on their way to this country. .Ihis documentary evidence will be incorporated in , a petition, and presented to the Home Secretary, praying for a remission of the capital sentenee on the ground that the convict was not of sound mind when he committed the murder for which he has been condemned. it appears there is no foundation fur the statement that Neill has made a will, neither have his clothe' yet been disposed of.—A Vienna telegram says a terrible tragedy occurred on Sunday evening in the Margareth, a suburb of the city. A carpenter's apprentice, named Wittmann, eighteen years of age, who was much addicted to reading lieuational romances, some time ago feU madly in love with his employer's sister, Rosa Seiwald, a girl of , eixteen. Ile, however, received no encouragement, and his ect,tilitt.6 was such that the girl repeatedly awapiained about him. On Sunday, while she was dressing to go to Ihe theatre, Wittman asked, her to take a walk with him, and renewed , his protestations. On Rosa refusing, and threatening to tell her to other (It his shameless importnni. ties, Witl nitwit healable mad with rage, and dealt he; four blows on the heed with a heavy stick. The poor girl dropped senseless to the ground, and the murderer then opened her dress, and having satisfied hinwelt that her heart had ceased to beat, dragged the billy behind a wackier), partitiou„ and then proceeded to the bank of the Danube, apparently with the intention of somelitting suicide. howeyer, returoed home late the evening. It was not long before the taarder was discovered, and susp.ciou tit cut fell upon tt mann. When charged with the crime he denied all knowledge of it, but traces of bloc I having been observed on his hands and halt lie was handed over to the Police. IV itimauu has since wade a toll  The will of i.lie Taunton has been proved 4 the aut. exectoot, !lid Earl of S. Germans. The personalty is ucaiii £21,000. The holding f eceut Church Congress at Folkestone cost E 1,804, and it id stated that it will be necessary to .!riss upon the If RAreatora to the extent of abut .000.  incioestw Oft Monlay, at Kettering, on pio'lantfy'of a groom named .kheldon, in the employ nf Mr. Burnham, anlicitor, Wellingborough. Whilst following the l'yo..h.ey hounds, he was thrown, and ceeeired fatal juju:las.  We are glad, to learn that the report of the Bishop Bedford having suffered a relapse is incorrect. Hia lordship continue. to improve. According to the " Gerinauia," the Pope intends to confer cardinals' hats upon two i'russian prelates—viz., the Archbishop of Cologne and the Prince Bishop of Breslau, whose diocese comprises the capital of the German Empire.