The Warwickshire Herald. — 1899-03-16 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

WOMAN'S SHOCK ING SUICIDE. Racecourse Company. which was a friendly action ' la A young Russian woman m Venbure has brouAt to deride the inmortant point whether a committed suicide in Spitalfiehis in a shocking reserved nelos.:.re on a racecourse to which book- fashion. She and her husband came to England a makers resorted was a "place" within the meaning few months ago. Subsequently they parted, the !lusher' going to America and the, womn to live of tli I.it. The Lord Chief Justice, before whom wit o her brother-in-law in a to %zing-house in Dunkthe ea.e ova , trie !. decided against the company and street, Spitallields. Al' the woman's money was, in fay .ar oi the pre,ent appellant. The Court of however. expended, and Inc brother-in-law was Appeal, h. vii. rey red the judgment of the unable to maintain her. Fr endless and penniless, Lard Chi, ;aid nimie the order which is the the girl—she was only eighte,m years of age— sohiecr li, . a• pit. It was contended, poured paraffin oil over her clothes and set them rn on behalf , : I , well, that the • nelosure was a ere, in this fearful manner te.minating her exist"place" as lain, The ireani g of the Act, and for eam. the It was all clone, he p roper nut ies had liom C"nlPa".; 11" was ""t• acquainted of the tragedy which Intel taken p!ace The Lord Clean:eller, in giving judgment, said the night at Lorn Abbey-- history bus repeat in., the Betting Houses Act prohibited the opening of a house • f+v* ose purp the of the owner or itself, men to tier oirin. It had !wen nsceliiiinetl, ' ' ' occupier Letting with persons resorting to the without n ci uhf ii, it 1, hacl beim li:it „ bonze opened. It not prohibit betting, her surmise. or inspiration— the nein had a^:..,iiiy net' effort to deal milli the betting. of people _died of heart fader,. There had 6,1 11 111C011. ected with the house brating. Alter save that And. b'y.oi •!• v dealing with the constraction of the words M nhieh we had str,,,ty f,,rnied. . :hat the Act, his kg r sai.l the letting man using a iii hi and extiet ly 11:1;:. :.:(I ~,!. HI the particul,r ,• :.• red with regard-to this mar or locked door of the lower rdea. would t , er, lin no way in as other member of tee public remain a seeret between a 5.,,a svlio mit .reJ wto neither did nor intended to bet It was noLi,:n.,.; to the purpose that there were a great many tell iv men who might be found in the enclosure. There was no business being conducted lay a keeper or owner in the enclosure. In the case in que,tion, hat thought there was no su hi bettiog estaldisument as was aimed at by the Legislature and no keeper or owner who betted with anyone. It seemed to him the Act was timed ar;ainst any lilac.. used in the seine lie had explained. In this view he was joined by his late lamented friend. Lord Herschell, and by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Ile moved that the appeal be dismissed. Lord Watson and Lord Macnaghten coneuired in the judgment moved by the Lord Chancellor, fie did Lords Morris, Shand. and Lord Jams of Hereford. Lord Iloblionse 3aid the question was whether there was a reit, nably defined area kept for the purpose of betting. If that was so it came within the Act. With respect to the question who- was responsit.le, that did not matter at the present time. Ile thought the decision of the Lord Chief Justice in this case right, and, consequently, be di,agreed with the majority of their , lordships in the case Genre them. I Lord Davey took the same view as Lord Hobhouse, being of opinion that the appeal should be allowed. The appeal was then dismissed with costs.