Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-11-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHOCKING FATALITY ON THE 1 RAILWAY. A MEMBER OP PARLIAMENT CUT TO PIECES. Mr W. Beckett, M.P.,was killed on the London and On Sunday night a young Rtiss'en who arrived South-Western Railway at Wimborne on Sunday, in Vienna by the evening train of the Southern He arrived by the 2.50 p.m. train from London !Railway committed suicide in a Mere by firing and went towards the drive leading to Canto I a revolver Manor, Lord • Wimborne's residence, but he over his heart. He was about thirty, , ied dressed with greet care. On Learthe Bournemouth train and cut to pies turned back along the line, and wss caught by i.._..na the train he presented a dog ticket to Be was visiting a relative near Wm.es,- . the guards who delivered to him a large, grey i mastiff. He did not present a receipt for his represented East Retford from 1876 borne. Mr Beckett was a Conservative. He ; luggage, but one was afterwards found in his to 1880, ! elected for the Bassetlaw and in 1835 w naajon. Taking a small bag and the dog, ee lhe got into a carriage and ordered the Division of Nottinghamshire, by 4,367 votes against i driver to take him to the Northern Railway 4,072 recorded for the Liberal. He Wad unopposed i Hotel. Tide is done by most pas-enoers woo in 1886. Mr E. W. Beckett, M.P. for Whitby, is i continue their journey north. Just before the deceased's eldest son, and is now on a tour in 1 cab reached the hotel, the coachman heard a Africa. An inonest was held on Tuesday. report, and jumping from the box opened the The evidence generally corroborated the state_ ! carriage door and tried to help his fare, ment made above as to the circumstances ! whose heed had fallen upon his breasts At of his death, and the jury returned a vets diet in 1 the bottom of the carciag,e a new revolver the son-in-law of the deceasedaccordance with the fats. Sir F. llfilnser, , caught the coachman's eye. The dog would not gentleman, attended' the inquest on b allow him to touch his master, and flew at him Ass.if of the family. On of the ! viciously. A policeman and several passers-by witnesses mentioned that Mr Beekett's luggsge, tried to help the gentleman, who was groaning, despatched from London, had not yet been found, but with the same result. At last they sueand the matter was in the hands of the left lug- ceeded in muzzling the dog, and only then could the gage office authorities. The Coroner, however, did wounded man, who had died in the meantime, he not deem this matter material to the enquiry, taken out of the carriage. His cards bore the name although it was right that the fact should be vaam. sonnwski. . stated. Mr Beckett was a little deaf. _  The eldest eon of the late Mr W. Beckett, M.P., left England about three weeks ago on an expedition to Morocco, and it. has been found impossible as yet to commanicate to him the sad intelligence of his father's fe..al accident, as he has gone into the interior, where no telegraphic message can reach him. HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR  At the Central Criminal Court on Tuesdav Maud Yates, convicted of having forged the name of her father-in-law, Mr Edmund Yates, for £lOO, was ordered to enter into recognisance's to come up for judgment if called upon.