Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-01-06 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SUICIDE OF COUNT WIMPFFF.N.  Since the days of the Choiseul-Pr:l,lin murder and sai. tide in 1047 no such sensation has been ermtel in Parisian society as that lately caused by the report that Count von Wimptren, the Austrian Ambassador, hail rommitted suicide. It was at first discredited, but it turret out to le perfectly tree, and the wonder that the tragic occurrence. having taken place in the early part of the day in a fashionable tlzoroughfare, should not have transpired until so many hours after it took place. Count von Winaptien had I een appointed to Paris some six months ago in the 10031 01 Comt Beast, and his official residence not being yet ready he was iiv:ng at Moines's with his wVe and family Er had once before been Anglian Ambassador here, and was w4II known and powder in French society. On the day of the tragedy he rose at his usual hour, partook of an early breakfast with I.is wife and family, and went oat for a walk. At half-past eleven a policeman on dnty in the Avenue Marceau, one of the avenms which go up from the river to the Arc de Tromphe, heard the repoet of a pistol, and saw a man fall on to the pavement with his head shattered, a revolser still clatche I in his right hand. The constable drew the body to a sand-bem by the roadside, and summoned assistance. The owls and papers found on the b,sly led to its identifitaMon as that of the Austrian Ambassador, and life being quite extinct it was removed first to a neighbouring police-stat'on and then, e to Inc Auntean Embassy ton the line Las Cases. As a matter of course. no end of rumours are current as to the canoe which led the Ambassador to commit self-destruction in such a way. It is enough for the ',resent to say that those who have lately had access to Count von Winmffen are unanimous in declaring that he had of late been strange in his manner anti ha I been suffering from greet nervous irritability, allowing more tritles to upset his equanimity, so there con he no doubt that front some =um his mind hail become unhinged. Count Wimpffen wart only 56 years old, sal had married in 1X67 the Countess Marguerite, of the princely Prussian Boum of Lynar, by whom he has two chit Irein. The greatest sympathy is felt for this bereaved lady, and the President of the lb-public, the -Ministers, and the whole of the Corps Mplornatique have called upon her to expreae their conMence.  Tut; employis at the Rutland Iron Works, Stamfonl, tottetln r with their wives, numbering between 200 and 200, have been e reetained at a dinner, which was followed by a ball at the Amembly Rooms, in celebration of the commetnement 91 the new firm.  THE remains of Mr. I V. Walker, telegraphic engineer of the South-Eastern Railway CompMy, and past president of the Society of Telegraphic Engineers, who died suddenly at Tunbridge Wells, at the age of 70, have been interred at St. John s-churchyard, Redhill. A large number of the South-Eastern scot, including Mr. Myles Fenton, Mr. John Shaw, and many of the principal station-mastem attended the funeral. MR. 0. WEALANDS ROBSON, an author, and estimated as one of the test criminal lawyers in the North, has met Isis death under painful circumstances. He was last wen about ten o'clock at night, and at twelve o'clock Isis body was found in the River Wear, at Sunderland. Mr. Robson had a very extensive practice was an antiquarian, and possessed an extensive knowledge of the hist my of this town and district. He was about 57 years of age, and rein well known and respected.