The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-01-28 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

HORRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY AT  CARLISLE.  A domestic tragedy was perpetrated on Saturday at Carlisle. Richard Glaister. between 30 and 40 years of age, was formerly traveller for a London firm, and whilst in their service he fell from his gig and hurt his head. After leaving London he went into the grocery trade, but failed, and has lately been out of a situation, it is stated that he had differences with his wife, and that she had arranged to leave him and go home to her mother. About noon on Saturday a railway lurrymau went to their house in Westmorland. street, Dentonholme, to remove some of the furniture, and as he could obtain no answer to his IrDocking, and the neighbours had not seen the Glaisters astir, the window was forced by a joiner, who, with Mrs Glaister's brother, entered. A horrible spectacle awaited them in the bedroom. At. the foot of the bud Mrs Glaister was lying, cut and stabbed in the face and breast in many places, and with a deep wound in the chest. She was dead. At the head of the bed was seated her dead husband, with his head nearly Revered from his body. He was grasping in his hand a bread knife, with which, it is suppo;ed, he had first of all murdered his cife, who was much cut in struggling to defend herself, and then cut his own throat. I3efore committing the murder he had written two letters, one of them dated as far back as Tuesday, in which he said, "It's her cursed temper and tougus that have caused the affair, to say nothing of her hands." In a second letter dated Friday, he says, "I've lived as long as I could, and no longer than I could have peace in this world. I now fly to the next to get rest and peace for my poor shattered head and mind. May God have mercy upon my soul."—The coroner's inquest was held on Saturday night. John Wallace, Bell, next-door neighbour, deposed that at a quarter to eight on Saturday morning he heard screams in Glaister's house, and heard Mrs Glaister call out "Murder !" He afterwards heard her say, "I'm done." He thought something was wrong, but did not give an &arm, because he did not know whether he" had the law on his side." At the time be believed Glaister was trying to strangle his wife, but as he subsequently heard a gurgling noise he thought she had recovered. The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder" against Itichard Glaister, and found that he , had committed "Suicide while temporarily insane." It transpired that a second large knife, newly sharpened, had been found concealed in the mattress of the bad, but had not been used.  During a football match at Hartlepool, on Saturday, a gentleman named Pounder died on the stand from heart dibease, accelerated by excitement.  Tbe Brist'ol Steam Navigation Company's iron steamer Constance, 563 tons, was wrecked in Plymouth Sound on Saturday moruiug, and three of the crew were drowned,  Intelligence has been received in Liverpool of the wreck in the China Seas, during a typhoon on the 19th December, of the passenger steamer Vortigern, of Liverpool. Eleven passengers and nine of the crew were drowned.  While out with the Isle of Wight hounds, Prince Fleury of Battenberg's horse fell heavily at a ditch, throwing its rider, who sustained a slight wound on the head. Re was at first thought to be severely hurt, but such was not the case. It is stated that he rode home in the best of spirits. THE CUMBERLAND Ranways.—The Cumberland railways have greatly improved their position during the past year. The price of the Maryport and Carlisle shares has advanced 15 per cent, that of the Cockermouth and Keswick 18 per cent, and that of (Neater and Workington 22 per cent. In the half year just ended, the M. aryport earned more than LOOK in comparison with the corresponding period ; the Cleator earned £6,000 more; and the Cookermonth and Keswick about £4OOO more.