The Telegram. — 1896-05-26 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE. On Wedoredny morning, between 10 and 11 o'clock, the body of Mr. Albert Greening, of Church Street, was fond by hit wife, Mrs. Betsy Greening, in his bedroom, with Ins throat cut. Deceased was a man about 57. After he had gone upstairs about hallmi-hour,Mrs. Greening saw blood stains on the ceiling, and on mediately went upstairs and found her husband on his knees and laying on one side in front of a mirror placed in the window lodge, in a pool of blood. She sent at once for medical aid, and Dr. F. P. Kitson came, but life was extinct, Dr. Kitson stated that a would have been impossible to have saved life had he been on the spot owing to the wound being sodeep. It had been inflicted by means of • max, which war lying at deceased's side. The sleputy-curoner (Dr. Reid) conducted an inquest on Thursday. A verdict of " Suicide during tempr,rary insanity" was returned. • •  . . Flits.--fligh Street was the scene of • hirge conflagration on Tuesday evening. The outbreak was discovered a few minutes after 8 o'olock in the centre of three buildings with thatched roofs standing opposite the Boys School. The houses are the property of Mr. Sam Poole, who need the middle one as his workshop only. The other two were occupied by Mr. T. Bugler and Mr. Gale. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown ; but it is supposed that a spark from one of the chimneys most have settled in the dry thatch and ignited. The breeze which was blowing at the time soon fanned the fire into a blaze, and the thatched roof S of all three houses were well alight in leas than half-an-hour of the alarm. Many ready and willing helpers were soon on the spot, and luckily all the furniture Was saved, and several of the children, who bad been pot to bed, were rescued safe and sound. The fire angine and brigade were soon on the spot (under the captaincy of Mr. S. Poole) umid they put forth Mgenuons efforts to subdue the flames and would have done better had it not been for the setrcity of water. At about 9 o'clock or after, the fire was quite a sight. The burning thatch flow in all directions and the beams falling in with the remaining thatch canoed the flames to leap up and light the whole place. Suddenly a cry was beard in another direction, and it was deemed necessary to throw water on the house opposite, for sparks had settled under the slates and had ignited. Owing to the timely warning,this was soon put mit. The fire was still burning on Wednesday, and the engine left at 4 o'cicek on Wednesday morning. Superinteedent Brooks and P.C.'a House and Kellaway were on the spot. A large concourse of people gathered from various places to view the smouldering rains. Nothing is left standing but the bare walls and the three chimney stacks, and the place is completely gutted. The property Woo insured.  Pirrrx SIISSIONS, Monday. Before Captain Russell and Mr. G. F. Pinuay.—Ceorge W4eadmi, of Coombe Down, warn summoned for keeping a dog without a licence. The ease was adjourned from the Bridpurt Sessions to enable defendant to prove that the dog was exempt from licence owing xi its being under age.—Evidence to this effect was given and theease was dismissed.—Mary Let hey. a single lady, of liothenhanipton, was summoned for not complying with an order made own her by the Rural 'District Council to provide a proper water supply for her premises and also for refusing to have the same carried iout.—Mr. J. J. Roper appeared on behalf of the District Council.— The necessary order was greeted, and Mies Lathey was ordered to pay the onsts, 16a.—Benjessin Welch, baker, of Bridport, was charged with cruelty to a horse, on the 30th of April, by working it at Chideock, in an unfit state.—Defendant pleaded not guilty.—lnspector Warr, R.S.P.C.A., prosecuted.— P.C. Elliott stated the horse was very lame and stopped two or three times in going I shout 50 yards Theauimal hopped, in his opinion, through sheer weakness. He examined the horse and found the knee twice its ordinary size and the foot warm. The animal was qnite a skeleton. The leg was no bad that the horse could not apparently rest on its Inspector Wart corroborated what had been said as to the horse's condition.— The chairman remarked that it was a most abominable came of cruelty. Defendant had not been in prison before or he would have been sent there now. Ile would be fined £2 and costs, 79; in default, 14 days' imprisonment.— Robert Serinen, of Mosterton, was charged with removing four pigs from Crewkerne to Mosterton . without a license on April 17th.—Pinied 5s and costs.--John Kingman was summoned for asaaulting Dan Ilodier, in the parish of Symonds- I bury, on the Bth inst.--Mr. R. Tucker appeared 1 for complainant, who Mated he was a farm labourer living at Eype, employed by Mr. Hull, of Vearse.—The ease arose from a quarrel over the removal of some sand.—Fined 101 and 9 oasts —Thomas Caddy, of Marshwood, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly on the sth inst. Fined Ss 6tl and 89 ooste.—John Brosem, of Charmouth, was summoned for a similar offence on the I highway at Charmouth on the let May.—He was given the benefit of the Joubl.—Edurin Watts and Ruth Watt., husband and wife, were charged with disturbing the peace at Bearninster on the 27th ult.—P.C. House stated the conduct of both was disgraceful.—Defendants were bound over to keep the peace for nine months in the sum of £5 each.