Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-04-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

COLLAPSE OF A FLOOR. -a Tuesday afternoon while the sale of the late cr....0a Vernon's furniture was taking plane Edon Rectory, near Beverley, the floor of an s'Airs room gave way, and the occupants, totiler eith a pianoforte and other heavy articles ft:mitt:re, fell into the room below. The )ple were extricated as quickly as possible and oa the lawn. Dr. Stephenson, of i.eziey, was present, and broke up pieces rioxi to toe as splints. and Dr. Walker lived shortly acter. The worst ease is that of ir3Gsbbetis, wife of Mr Gabbetis, butcher, both wi,cee legs and one hand are smashed. The nioneers daughter, a child of about err, had thigh broken. Mr Tames -Vernon. son of the hector, Lied a rib broken; and there are a; caller ewes of fractured limbs, in addition ce.es or contusions, dislocations, and minor urea Colonel Orimston was among those o ell. but was abie to assist in the work of Many of the enfferers live in adjacent lges, but they had to be attended to at Etton, ere the medical men were kept at work until faie hoar.  do inquest was held lest Saturday at Aston, Willingham, oil the body of a young girl named 'oolward, who had committed suicide by takvermin killer. The deceased left in her no moat pathetic letter to a young malt who ne tune courted her, but whose engagement htr was broken off in consequence of her ca.; been seen in company with another man. Ittis letter she said she loved the young man ur now that she was separated from hins when she enjoyed the pleasure of hie visits, was the happiest time of her life, and that he passed her in the street without ling she could not bear it. She left him watch aa a keepsake. In another letter to inter the deceased said she knew it was t.d to take her his away, but she could not without John. In the letter to her late theaxt she enclosed a copy of the song, "In underlinmg the words, "It was to leave you thus, deer; beat for yan, and for me."—A verdict of " Suicide weile temiiy insane " was returned.  Friday week at the Southport Borough Court Charles Armstrong Roberts, a young late a lieutenant in the Bengal was charged, on a warrant, with having a letter to Dr. Edward John Longton, a ci of the Peace for the oeunty, challenging to fight a dueL Mr Maples, solicitor, of Tool, prosecatecl.—lt appeared from the evi-1 that fur some time past the prisoner bad in the habit of frequenting Scarisbrick. where a young lady of whom he had ne enamoured resides. His affections, howwere not recipzocated, and so obnoxious ,persistent did his attentions become that Loilek,a, at the request of the young lady's called upon t'ne prisoner and politely -him to discontinue hie visits. This so ted the prisoner that on the 10th instant he a litter to Dr. Longton, in which be stated. jou were deputed by Miss Draddyll to to my attentions to her niece. I shall be by your informing me if you are willing ii:ueet me as a gentleman in an affair of rea the Continent. Duels are permitted Belgium, which can be reached in a few from Dover." On the receipt of this seta:Alien Dr. Longton comniunicated with Police and the prisoner was arrested on a rant on Thursday afternoon opposite the • where the young lady who objected to his roues resides. When charged with sending Ilatter he replied, "Yes, I sent it; but it was iii Belgium, where it is allowed." The lets's° wrote to the /lead Constable, asking form of single combat or duels was allowed rieland.—H• was bound over to keep the for six months, himself in £lOO and two es of L5O each, and ordered to pay the costa prosecution.