The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-07-23 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

HUSBAND, A.. 1111 RURDIRIR, and he was at once placed in custody. But he proved too wily for the officers, and played a game which has since, it is alleged, proved to have been nothing more than 000 intended to allow of the real murderer's escape. Mr. Merrell never espoidu. laded against arrest, because he knew he could clear himself. This proved to be correct, because after the inquest he was set at liberty. Then be went on living as if nothing had happened to disturb his peace, and actually made preparations for marriage. Prvidence here stepped in, and ended his life. There are people who hold that had be been conscious at the last he would have told af his connection with the terrible murder mystery, and the police even kept a watch on the house and the patient until he had drawn his last breath. But Mr. Merrell never hinted at the case, and from that time until now it had been believed that all hope of UNRAVELLING URI XTETRRY was lost. Not so, however. Much information came out, it appears, which is now heard of for the first time. The story, on blorrall's statement, was that he heard a gunshot while be was in his bedroom, and his wife was downstairs iii the kitchen reading the evening paper. He then stated that he went to the first big house and reported the discovery of the murder. But what are the real facts are now reported as follows: Mr. Morrell was allied to a woman his own age or thereabout& He seems to have tired of her, however, and to have contracted a peacheat for a young wife, and this hoary-headed septuagenarian's love affairs were not destined to run smoothly. Making the friendship of a certain stranger, • man of middle age, the latter was introduced to Mrs. Morrell, and this companion was frequently brought home to tea and supper. Martell appears to have been meditating a way of getting rid of his wife, but desired that his should not be the hand to commit the deed. For • sum of money, it is alleged, he arranged with his companion to  SHOOT 7Mt OLD LLOT, he to arrange everything so that it should occur at the best and moat suitable time for it to escape immediate inquiry. The friend in need procured • gun, went to the window of the kitchen on • wet, snowy night, and fired at the unsuspecting old lady, this whole of the shot lodging in the side of the head. Mr. Morrell remained in the house, and in order to give the murder an appearance of one of robbery with violence he deliberately br‘ke the glass ins bookcase in the sitting-iorn. In this he was probably assisted by the actual murderer, and the body itself must have been moved, because when shot it fell on the fire, and was scorched. When found later it was out of reach of the flames, lying in the armchair. Then Morrell gave his  half-an•liour to get clear away, and then he repoited the deed. He from this time kept up an appearance of innocence. The officers searched high and low for the gun, but alter events proved that the coin. paniou who fired the fatal shot was lo iging in the neighbourhood, and he returned home with clay and mud on his boots just at the time when he would be expected to do so after the time fixed for the deed. Moreover, he disappeared the next day, and has never been heard of since. This is the story, as now told to me, and a more hcrrible and cruel plot was never carried out.  We are to have a visit from another body 0: Artillery from the West. This time from Canada, and representative not merely of a club of staid veterans, but of a large portion of our own defensive forces. They form a detachment of 28 noncommissioned officers and men from the various garrison companies and Batteries of Field Artillery In the Dominion, and are entered to compete with Oar own Volunteer Artillery at Shosburynees. Ten Jean MO a similar detachment visited the country, and took lack with them, among other thins, the Londonderry Cup. Tiiis trophy they are bringing with them to be shot for once more.  First lawyer: "I was looking over ray= geometry Warn last night. I was quite in in that pro; osit:cu that the three angles of. triangle are equal to two right angler." Second lawyer: "That isn't very conu limited." First lawyer: "No; but I was tr) lug to think what a tnan couli do if be had the other aide of the care."  A &Albeit. case of suicide occurred to a relPesay Rear Portsmouth on Sunday morning. The driver of • south-coast train saw a man down on the metals in front of the engine, which could not be stopped in time to avoid running over him. Death was instantaneous. The remains have since been identified as those of Henry Bolt Baker, Portemouth, who left home on Saturday night after behaving strangely. An inquest was held at Dorchester on &Curley concerning the death of GeLrgs Dodge, head gameke3per to Colonel Brymer, M.P., who was found dead in a wood on Friday, with part of his head blown away. The evidence chewed concAutively that it was a case of accidental death, and the jury returned a verdict to that effect.  "What is that place down there?" asked Ole of one of the officers. "Why, that is the steerage," answered he. " And does it take all those people to make hie beat go straight ? " "For three months during the war I occupied the moat dangerous po,ition in my company." "Indeed?" "Yes; every morning I curried the eight mules belonging to our commissary." Judge: "What is the ground for complaint in this divorce case?" Counsel: "Please, your honour, the main plea will be incompatibility of temper in regard to the merits of their respective hicyclea" "Do you thini, young man, that you Gould give my daughter all she asks for?" questioned papa, grimly. "I—aw—think so, sir," murmured the lover. bashfully. "She says she only wants me."