Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1892-10-15 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

TRAGEDY AT HONLEY.  A FATHER MURDERS HIS DAUGHTER  AND ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Cu Monday morning, shortly before breakfasttime, a dreadful tragedy was enacted at Hanley, about live miles from Huddersfield, resulting m the death of a girl named Emily Littlewood, aged 16, daughter of Wright Charlesworth Littlewood, and in the attempted suicide of Littlewood himeelf, her murderer. The circumstances appear to be as follows :—About six o'clock Mr. Littlewood went down to the works, and appears to have returned at a quarter to seven, when the eldest son, George, eighteen years of age, was awakened, and came down stairs, and saw his father in the house. The hones where they lived consisted of living.roona and also a back part, with bedrooms over. George went to the works. Some time later, without saying any. thing to his wife, the father, who was in the kitchen, went upstairs, and almost immediately Mrs. Littlewood heard a scream, and she at once ran upstairs. In the front bedroom, which looks , out on the highway, she saw her husband stand. ing on the floor with a knife in his hand, and with it he was apparently cutting his throat. Mrs. Littlewood at onco took the knife from hill', and then he said," You might have let me go on and do it right." He remained in the bedroom, and Mrs. Littlewood at once saw that her daughter Emily, who is a cripple, and had been subject to fits, lay in bed, and her throat was cat, and she was apparently dead. Mrs. Littlewood, who seems to have retained her presence of mind, at once sent a message to her son George, who went for Dr. Smailes, and she also communicated with the 'police. When the eon returned, a neighbour named Elliott Oldfield went into the house and rendered what assistant's he could. Dr. Sinailes came, but the girl was beyond his aid. He, however, attended to Mr. Littlewood, whose injuries were not of a serious nature, and then Police-sergeant Anthony and Police-conetable Marshall attended and took the prisoner into custody ens charge of murdering his daughter and attempting to commit suicide. To that the prisoner made no reply, and he was subsequently conveyed to the Huddersfield County Police Station, and there detained. Prisoner made no statement to the police about the affair, and was very quiet. Prisoner was brought before Mr. W. Wrigley, and Superintendent Pickard having stated the facts as above d , asked for a remand for eight days, in order the magistrates' clerk Oldr. Sykes) might communicate with the Pablo Prowsoutor, and in order that an inquest might be held on the girl. In reply to the question auto whether he had any objection to a remand, the prisoner merely replied—" No, no, I have not." Prisoner was then labouring, apparently, under the effects of drink, and it is atated on the authority of the police superintendent that the prisoner had been ' drinking somewhat heavily during the past eight ' or ten days, He is about 43 years of age, and ordinarily regarded by his neighbours as a very decent man. He looks thoroughly respectable, and not at all of the class which is usually associated with crimes of this character. He is a native of Austooley, Hob:Mirth, and started business as a tripe dresser at Henley many years ago, and then took up able boiling, and has con, ducted a very suc.esful Imein.s ; so much so, that last week he bought some size boiling premises in another part of the district, whioh he bought at a bargain, and he owns property in the neighbourhood. Information of the occurrence has been sent to the Coroner, and an inquest will be held in due course. Before the prisoner was removed to Huddersfield, he told Ins oldest son Georg %to look after the size boiling businesa The girl Emily is the second of the family of five ; George the eldest, Emily 16, Clara 10, Edgar 8, and Leonard. 6 years.  The right lion. J. Chamberlain, MX., is shortly going abroad, and does not prepoee to deliver any further political aldresees during the remainder of the year. Meetings in connection with the proposal to construct • new Manchester, Newcastle, and Cilaegow Railway were held in Newoutle and:Blunder laud on Monday. A telegram trom Lismore states that the Dube of Devonshire has caused a circular to be leaned to his Dinh tenants, informing them that he hae decided on granting an abatement of twenty-two and a half per oent, upon their rents now payable. The circular, it is stated, has not been favourably received, a more enbitintial rednetion having been expected. A large number of tenants, however, have paid their rents, as the circular etates that, unless the rent. are paid within • certain date, the reduction will not be allowed.  THROAT faarranox