Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1884-11-29 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SINGULAR BIGAMY CASE.  Mr. Edward Frederick Biggs Hepburn Sawyer, Si, described as au accountant and surveyor, was recently ehatgedi before Mr. Chance. at Lambeth Police-court, London, with marrying Jane Alice Andrewe, on August 20, 1582, at All Saint.' Chinch, Ft. Mary, Newington, his wife, Fanny Sawyer, being then and now alive. Detective-sergeant Weatherhead, of the P stated that in sonvaquence of instractions he, in company with Detective Patton!, went in search of the primaer, against whom a warrant had been granted. 'they traced the prisoner from place to place snail oa the previous Friday they entered a pnblie hease in George-court, Strand, and there in the public parlour raw the prisoner in company with others. Witness said, rr I am going to take you into matody for bigamy, by marrying Jam Alice Andrews, on August 20, , at which time your wife ww alive. I hare seen Andrews at the Bay Tree tavern, City." The prisoner said, " Yee, It'a perfectly true." The whams now produced two copies of mrtificates of marriage, ono showing that in 1856 th• primmer was married at the Church 01St. Bartholomew the-Lees, City, to his first wife. 'I be other certillmte showed that the primer had gone through the marriage mremony with Jane Alice Andrews at All Saints Church, in August, 1802, and on this occasion he described himself as • widower. ;When taken to the station the prisoner dwlined to make any answer to the charge. The officer asked fort roamed to produce further evidence. Mr. Chance said he should grant the application. Mr. J. M. Flagg, solicitor, who appeared on behalf of the prisoner, pat several questions to the witness, and upon finding that the case was to be remanded, asked that the prisoner might be admittoi to bails t Detective Weatherhead said the prisoner hol threatened to commitsuicide, and handed a letter, alleged to hare been written by him to his mother, in which he remarked that a warrant was oat against him, and begged his mother to come up to London to as to get the proceedings stopped. to this letter he signed himaelf ae A A Miserable Son," and added that ruin stared him in the face, and that ilk. coald get prussic acid he would Saks it immediately. Mn. Chance wid he we, loth to accept bail after such a letter had been produced, and beyond that ha had been shown mother document which pointed to the prisoner having acted improperly with regard to his wife. Mr. Flagg raid the prisoner was a raw holding • good mnition in the City, and again urged that bail might taken. Mr. Chance, after some fertile, consideration, agreed to accept two bail In £3OO each, with notice to the police. Mr. Flegg asked that the amount might be reduced, but Mr. Chanw declined, and the prisoner was remanded in matody.  A genitival is arranged, and will abortiy take place, between Mr. William Jeffrey, aldeat son of Mr. John Jaffrey, of the Billie, Warwickshire' and Inverchroakie Lodge, Perthahirc and Miss Mabel Scott youngest slater of the late Ste Arthur Scott, of Great Barr Hall, Staffordahire. . .  Tun ;stranding of the lugger Solomon, of Great Yarmouth, and the us, of three Ilvee, wao the subject of a recent inquiry at the instance of the Board of 'I rude. The Court oomiated of the Mayor of Yarmouth (Mr. E. W. Worlledge), Rear-Admiral Grant, Captains Methuen and Davies and Mr. C. J. Wuolreeba. When coming for the harboer with herrings, the lugger struck on the south end of Sorohy Sand, lemma a total wreck, and thrm of her mew were drowned. The Court conoidered that there had been an error of judgment on the part of the higger's master, but as he bore a good character his certificate was not auspended. Ir having been recently announced that their Royal Eighumwee the Prince and Princess of Walm intended honouring the Earl and Connie. of Dudley with • yßit to them at Mel. Court, Wormatershire, the Mayor of Worcester has been in communication with the earl and county., who hare just taken up their rmidence at their Worcestershire oeat, with the view of Ewen:lining whether the Priem and Prin.:e, would during Moir mjoarn at Netley pay a visit to the' faithful city." In the mmntime • committee of the Town Council hash.. instraoted to melee all seeh arvangeincials as they rosy deem ole, keels in eentlectiou with the expoeted vialts  Tun sum of EU, DO has been seseased by tho Committee of nobly.lee as itempeamtlon to the sufferer. by the mill antiwar, Meaner at Newland'. Mill, Brainerd, whieh happened *early two Tomo ago. 'rtte oompenoation will la. pnbi by lite mental et the late LU Sirt:We, Neck