The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1894-02-03 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

TRAGEDY IN CHESHIRE. . From Northwich it is reported tilat the body of a woman named Heald has been discovered with her throat cut, in a roam occupied there by a married couple named Deakin. Mrs. Deakin absconded to Manchester, where she was arrested and charged with the murder. In explanation of her movements she suggested that she had endeavoured to prevent Heald from committing suicide. Various blood-stained articles were found in her bundle.  --Dr. Arthur Downes has resumed the inquiry into the complaints iodized avainst the Lewisham Workhouse officials by Mr. J. Mariano Williams, former inmate.—Dr. Beaumont, cross-examined, denied the statement that a man named Ellis was sent to the lunatic ward for nunishn-lent.—Dr. G. H. Savage, lecturer en iesanity at Guy's Hospital, said that assuming Dr. Beaumont's statements to be correct, he was of opinion there was evidence bunt Williams of mental depression, associated with physical weakness and sleeplessness. Such symptoms might be due 'to excess of alcohol. 'Piero was also evidence that he considered life not worth living. Such symptoms were commonly associated with melancholia, and would render it necessary for the patient's own safety that he should be carefully gaarded.—Dr. J. C. Duke, medical superintendent of the Workhouse deposed that when he saw Williams on the 16th he formed the opinion that that person was not able to take earn' of hiniself.—Dr. Ernest White Farmer on Monday deposed :to attending Williams in May anct June, 1893, when he found him in such a condition that he gave a certificate that Williams was , suffering from alcoholic insanity. He was in a raving maniacal condition. He asked witness to -give him a razor, and he would cut his throat. The The musical and dramatic critic of the Novopolice were called in. The certificate which witness , rossiski Telegraph, an Odessa daily pacer, dealt gave was not acted upon by the police. On I rather severely with a Russian Operetta Company Tuesday, William T, Luck, of Hastings, who, in playing in that city, criticising more especially the 1690, was proprietor of the Clive Vale Hotel, said faulty enunciation of M. Liauoff, one of the leading Williams stayed at the hotel with an attendant actors. On the conclusion of the first act of apiece He told witness that he was Dr. Williams. of Nev, the other evening, M. Lianoff advanced to the cross, and had been house surgeon at Guy Is footlights, and, addressing the unfriendly critic, Hospital. Witness related Williams' mode of vho was seated in the front row of the stalls, in a life, and added that on one occasion he asked for iili tone, exclaimed, "So you are the drivelling knife, as he thought life not worth living.—l'l tit who said I was unable to enunciate half the Brownlow Poulter, 30, Lee-park, Lee, barris,. l'lables in any word I utter! What should you and justice of the peace, one of the \ v to my pronunciation in addressing you as a sal of the Lewisham Board of Guardians, on Octo'; I eitheaded nen ?" The critic, rising very deli 18th saw Williams, who was in a very depress. ,a ...itely and bowing gracetully..replied, "I should state. Witness signed Williams' lunacy certifies', that you were drunk and incapable." A because he thought it would be for his happini s ,uulturius scene followed. Part of the crowded and good.—Dr. Charles Sanderson, of Hastings, audience and the orchestra evinced a desire to said that in 1890 he came to the conclusion that, lynch the journalistic offender, but the latter, Williams was not capable of taking care of himself. protected by the police, retained' Isis seat.  * 'Vc:!•FFAW7,-galr*rfa . .. .I.c. ie7,4,...ie iiiii.Voi; ..1., t . • .44' • .. , 1‘ ,!. . - ' 40.4 7.711 N .kl" 41844 -sr ~ ~.. ..... 't 4 t 34. t, n'i.,, ....., ..A.t..,7 'Ai' J ~.... 1 ..i.:. •,• - ' .... : • .t.fri,c`.. ....k... k;'.4% . .., ' 1...4,).- • -, 4 ,r.:,, ~'.. • , ' „ ~...!.' .., ....? ~ . . •W ' Vi, • ,',, • it 5.,... ..,,,itatr. ' Vic, ,:... !.• , ~,. ta. ,-:„...4.1t.::,,,„,ret.-tv, affinillililingnr ;WA t 't, ' • •,"  AND lef- t C • 1 g 1 PI1P: -I:, CO. •r tfc HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE . A ~1 , .-4, : ,4 - , _ . --, • -1:, _ddak ,f, of ',.. , , ''Z - ''',.,4_, d.. 4.;•• ,- , •  BURGLARS IN AN EMBASSYs --A daring burglary was committed at the United States Embassy, in some, on Monday. The robbers broke open the safe, which, however, contamed no valuables. The miscreants, evidently disappointed, wrecked the furniture and burnt all the papers handy. The office was strewn with debris and charred remains of documents. The robbers smashed a bust of Washington and destroyed valuable books. Valuable paintings and several pieces of costly furniture were unharmed. A rich collection of ancient coins also was not tampered with, but the destruction of the archives ' was complete and irreparable.