The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-05-06 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ALLEGED MURDERS AND ATTEMPTED MURDERS. The adjourned inquest on the body of William Henry Bromley, aged one year and eight months, who was killed on the 7th inst., at Porthywaen, near Oweetry, by his father, was resumed on Monday afternoon. After hearing the evidence of prisoner's wife, and of Thomas Bromley, aged six, who said his father killed the baby, out witness's throat, and that of his sister Margaret, and then attempted to commit suicide by nutting his own throat, the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against Richard Bromley. Harry Pickering (29), mechanic, who was charged with the murder of his wife, Jane Pickering (23), at Leeds, on Saturday night, was brought before the Leeds Stipendiary on Aiouday. He is a short, bullet-headed, firmly-built man, and of repelling aspect. He exhibited the utmost callousness, and, when asked if he was guilty, said, "Yes, 1 expect 1. shall get— well hung. I was seeking it again." On being asked if he had any cause to show why he should not be remmaded, he growled, No, because I'm guilty enough." He was remanded till May 3rd. The inquest on the murdered woman was held at Holbeck on Monday afternoon. The evidence embodied the facts already stated, and the policeman who arrested the prisouer said that l'ickering said "lie had intended to kill her three .uttis since, and he hoped she was dead." Pri&wet's father detailed incidents of the crime, and Added that he had never heard his son threaten his wife. The jury, unhesitatingly returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder."—At Manchester, on Moniay, Ellizabeth Armstrong, wife of a labourer, was committed for trial charged with the wilful murder of her daughter Ada,aged twelve mouths,ou the 18th inst. The wife admitted to her husband that ehe had drowned her child, and he informed the Israel), who found the body of the infant lying in a tub iu eight inches of water. The medical opinion was that the woman was not of sound mind, and the husband stated that prior to their marriage his wife had been confined in an asylum.—At Eastbourne, on Tuesday, David James Jeffery, 40, a plumber, was charged with attempting to murder his son Thomas, aged nine. On Saturday night the prisoner went Lome under the influence of drink, and after questioning his three boys about twopence which was missing, said he would have the truth or killall three. Subsequently he fired at the boy Toni with a rifle, but the bullet missed, passing within two inches of his head, and lodging in the wall. The prisoner now said he did not remember the occurrence. He was committed to the assizes for trial. An inquest was held at Bristol, on Monday, on the body of Henry John Humming., who was shot dead while entering a yard on Easter Monday. It appeared from the evideuee that George Hedges, one of the men arrested on the charge of murder, was practising with a revolver. Finding that the wevou would not go off, he placed it again.st his knee, and was in the act of shifting the barrel, when it was discharged. The shot entered Humming's back, and he fell dead. After an enquiry extending over six hours, the juty returned a verdict of " Manslaughter " against Hodges only.—On Monday afternoon Mr. W. P. Morrison, coroner for the Croydon division of Surrey, concluded his enquiry respecting the death of Helena Birchen, aged forty-nine a married woman, lately residing at White Bushes, Earlswood Common, who died on the 18th inst, from a gunshot wound alleged to have been inflicted by her husband, genry Birchen, who has been charged wills the ciipital offence. The accused was present in cuktody. Evidence was given that the deceased and her husband had lived happily together except when the latter was in liquor. The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against Henry Birchall.--. On Monday afternoon the body of Mrs. Mills, the murdeted iNoinsn, and that of her husband, George Mills, who niter murdering his wife oommitted suicide, were interred. Mills was buried at St. Paul's, Stalybridire, where his first wife is buried, and Mrs. Mills at Christ Church, Ashton. The house where the tragedy oocurred was besieged with crowds of people, whilst the bodies were being removed, and the routes to both churchyards were lined with spectators. Great excitement prevailed. and sincere sympathy was felt with the relatives of - - the deceased woman. corn