The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1887-08-27 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SMOCKING STORY OF INFIDELITY AND INTEMPERANCE.  there then Mr. Sleath : Certainly not. It is doing an stunning deal of good. Inn toe Halt Could you have walked across the Market there' Mr Sleath Cm tainly I could if I had liked. They would have allowed ine to walk through the ring, in the same way as they did the police officers- 'laughter). The Army wished for protec- ! aud ought not to be prosecuted. Grace Friend, a lieutenant in the Salvation Army. said that she was with the Army in the Corn Market on Sunday, the 7tli root, and wow I , two vehicles go not where the Army was stand. log. Anyone could have gone pasr at the time.— I I Crom.examined bv Inspector Hall. witness said , that they had stOod in the Corn Market for five I Sundays Anyone could have crossed the road by passing lirough the ring. The following memorial from tradesmen in the Market Plage was put in by Mr. Dill :—" We, the undersigned, repectfully call your attention to the interference with the SAlvation Army, at we see no objection to their standing on the Market Place, or snywhere where they 00000 00 obstrue. Hon nor injere anyone." Signed W. Slcath, W. NeWeOrnen, S. Hunt, T. Timms, A. G. Hall, heath. T. Warner, Bradahaw, G. Cooper, and H. S Gold. The Mayor said that the Court were satisfied that the charge of otwtruietion had been made out. and fined each of the defendant+ a guinea including costs. On the application of the learned counsel. a fortnight was allowed for payment. Mr. Dill asked to la allowed to give notice of appeal on the question of a market not being a highway. The Mayor, after consulting with the Clerk. said he wa_s instructed there 0-118 no gronnd of appeal. The two male defendant, before leaving the Court, smilingly remarked, •• We are not going to The cmirt was crowded during the bearing of , the roe with members of the Salvation Army and their friends, mid on leaving the court they proeeetled to their headquarters at the Exhibition buildings. Coventry.road, where a prayer meeting " for guidance" was held.  FAIR, —August 2% Oldbury (wake), Stratfordon-Avon, Tamworth, Wellington.-20, Brom./ amve. September I, Bromyard, tittoaeter (cat., ch.)-2, reokridge.  Mrs. Ellen Adams, wife of Frederick Adams, who keeps a small grocer's shop in Hill -street, committed suicide by drowning herself in the canal at Kench's Mill, at midnight on Tuesday. The deceased had been separated from het husband since Bank Holiday, when he left her in consequence of an act of niisconduct on her part. Deceased had unfortunately given w •Y to drink for some tens mevioudy, and her married life seems to have been miserable and wret hed, as a I consequence of her failing in this respect The I husband apneas, to have acted considerately and kindly towards his wife, whom he had promised to live with again if die retrieved her character and e mdueted herself respectably. Since the separt.Con the story of her infidelity has been ope " ly talked about among the neiAbours, and thisappears to have preyed on the 'mind of the unfortunate w man, and tempted lier to self destruction. On Smola), nigld she mentioned to Mrs. Satchwell, with whom she was on friendly terms, that she could not continue to live the life she wa.s living, and that there would soon be another Bess Iliorns case, evidently referring to another snicide by drowning which recently occurred at Fanscote. On Tuesday she sent twice dnibm the day for her husband, and informed him of the arrangements which she hail made to go away and live with her sister at Alveston. She then expressed the fear that she would be hooted by the neighbours. and appamntly laboured under considerable excitement. Her husband left eat eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, and went away to his father's hon e on the Einscoteroad, wbere has been living since the separation. Mrs. Adams then appears to have undressed and retired to bed, hot 0111 St shortly afterwards .got, up with the intention of suicide on her mind, and, baying put on ulster over her nightdress, ran to the canal and threw he self in. Deeeased must have regretted the rash aet the moment morons committed, for almost immediately after she was seen at the bottoin of Hill street screams were heard proceeding from the canal. The I.creanis attracted the attention of Police sergeant Farkin• son, who was on duty near to Mayer ton Station, and he hurried to the canal. In the course of his search lie found a rnan's felt billy Or bat, and though he dragged the water in company with Police constable Mason he failed to find the body. At six o'clock on Wednesday morning, the body was seen floating on the water by the workmen at Kench's mill, by whom it was recovered. (In the police going to the house of deceased M Of riO street the front door was found open, the laum burning on the second f =tale, and the eldld calmly and imietly sleeping ,„in the bed, in happy W'rsc""r;aenoifsthaemlteeaTiViii%gbohfadthe riaTrrittt canal caused many seamtional rumours on Wed nesday, Bit the careful and therough investigations of the police led to a very commonplace explanation. The screams evident'y pro. ceeded from the drowning woman ; the hat belongs to a drarnian in the employ of the Leamington Breweiy Company, and was blown over the bridge into the canal by the wind on Tuesday afternoon. The snicide caused con. sid ruble exeitemett in Emscote, and the Entscote TaVera, where the inquest was held, was surrounded by a curious erosil during the holding of the Coroner's inquiry.