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Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1892-04-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MURDERER.  On Wednesday evening last a shocking discovery was made at Ashtun-under-Lyne George Mills, aged 65, a retired painter, rivided with his wife, Sophia, aged 56, at 5, Cowhill lane. For some time past they had not been on good terms. Ou Tuesday night the I husband went out oith a monied son, George, a lodging-house keeper in Cricket's-hue, and on returning the two etopped for a abort time at the father's house, when the latter mid "Do not stop. I expect her (meaning his wife) coming." This appears to be the last that has befit seen of Mills alive. On Wednesday the neighbours noticed that neither Mills nor his wife was stirring about the house, a very unusual occurence, and oe night approached without either of them being sees, information was sent to Walter Smethurst Naylor, a nephew of Mrs. Mills. When he arrived he found the front door fastened, but managed to gain access through the back door. On getting upstairs he was horrified to find both Mills and his wife dead Mrs. Mills, dressed, was lying on the bedroom floor in a pool of blood. Mills, with nothing on but his shirt and stockings, was lying on the bed with his right leg hanging down. Information was soot to the police, ant Chief Countable Snell, accompanied by Constable Atkins, visited the scene of the crime, He found both the persona lying dead in the bedroom as described, and upon further examination it was seen that the woman had two wounds in her throat. Her left jaw was also badly injured, and there were also very serious wounds on the top of the head, as if they had been caused by some blunt instrument used with considerable force. George Mills had o gash in his throat, and close beside him on the bed were two large knives, faith smeared I with blood. Downstairs the officers found on the alopatone a heavy hatchet covered with blood, and near was some fresh water, in which aomeone apparently had been trying to wash the bloodstains from the weapon. Upon the stairs were found bloodstained footmarks corresponding in shape and aim with the feet of Mills, whom stockings were eattwi ated with blood. From this it would appear that Mills had murdered his wife in the bedroom by striking her on the head with the cleaver, and then gone downstairn to the elopstone with the intention of removing all tracm of his crime by washing the stains oil the hatchett. He then went upstairs, threw himself on the bed, and committed suicide by cutting his throat. Dr. Hughes, medical officer of health and officer to the police, was seat for, and after making an examination of the bodies expressed the oponiou that both persona had been dead some hours. As the news became known a large and excited crowd gathered in the vicinity of the house.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1892-07-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TERRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.  A MAN 81100111 1118 YOUNG WIFE. On Saturday evening, shortly before eight o'clock, the neighbourhood of High-street, Wahhamstow, was in a state of great excitement, consequent upon the shrieks of murder that came from Buxton-road. In the midst of the distressing cries the discharge of firearms was heard, and the noise soon attracted a crowd. It appears that Frederick Arthur Harknett, 23, a carman, and his wife, aged about 18 years, and baby, occupied the two top rooms at No. 51, and the parents of the wife, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond, lived on the ground floor. Harknett returned from his work shortly before eight o'clock, and went straight upstairs to his room—a combination of bed and sittingroom—where his wife was waiting for him. A quarrel arose as to his wife going to sing at souls public entertainment, and an occupation Mrs. Harknett had persisted in following contrary to her husband's wishes. The result was a fit of jealousy which ended in Hartnett shooting his wife and then committing suicide. How the dual deed was done is not known, and possibly never will be, as late on Sunday night the doctors gave up all hope of the wife's life. The woman had two frightful wounds on the head, one penetrating and shattering the skull to such an extent that the brain protruded. A bullet wound —a perfect hole—was in the palm of the hand, and suggests that the hand was either raised as a protection or was a mechanical action to the Beat of pain. The first to hear the shots—six were fired in all— , was Mrs. Raymond, who immediately ran upstairs to see what had happened, her daughter Sarah, aged 15, following. As soon as Mrs. Raymond entered the room she saw her daughter Adelaide lying on the floor just to the left of the door, bleeding profusely. Her husband was standing over her, and grasped a revolver with his right hand. He levelled it at Mrs. Raymond, who fled, terrified, to the street. calling "murder." Police-constable 44 N.R. (White), was called in, and he saw Mrs. Harknett lying as described, while Harknett himself lay dead close to her, the revolver being between them. A rush and search were immediately made for doctors, and two medical men (Drs. Deane and Spense) were soon in attendance, and the divisional surgeon. Dr. Homer, was only just behind them. Tbe man Harknett was for some years in the Royal Engineers, but about two years ago. coming in for £l5O, he purchased his discharge. The Harknetts have only been married 18 months, end have one child, a boy about nine months old.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1892-03-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TRAM. RATS OF ARIZONA.  I A miner near the Senator recently had a rather , singular experience with trade rats, known also as mountain rats. As the nights were cold the miner took hie ore-sack to replenish his rather bard bed. Having neglected to some to town for several weeks his supply of beans had given sot, and he bad come down to a diet of straight bacon. Considerably out of humour, he started in to pull his bed to pieces one morning, and in removing the sacks wan agreeably surprised to [lnd three pounds of beans, with a little coffee mixed, which the trade rata had brought from the Senator and stored in his bed. The rats are native Americans and very different from their imported Norway codeine. They are called trade rats because they generally leave some article in exchange for what they take away. The miner states that he never killed a trade rat; that these rodents habitually steal from one cabin and carry their plunder into an adjoining one; that on one occasion he spilled a couple of quarts of corn on the floor of his cabin, and the next morning found the rats had stored away every grain of it in a pair of saddle-bags hanging upon the wall. He also states that the rats have thick caudal appendages about three inches in length, which they keep constantly throwing up and down. striking the floor with each downward movement with the regular, measured stroke of a musical professor marking time. They carry off plugs of tobacco, tooth,bruahes, combs, and brushes—in fact, anything which they can manage to move.  A Nan YORK paper gravely observes that the suicide of a farmer, which it noticee, "is singularly strange, inasmuch as he has not been in the habit of doing such things." Jr was a refreshing variation from the general run of speeches at temperance meeting. when a man got up in Pittsburgh the other day and remarked: "Ladies and gentlemen, to bring my nose to this state of blooming perfection hes cost me at the least 10,000 dole." Ins headgear of the Washington policemen is called a helmet to distinguish it from a tin basin. So language is of some use other than to conceal the thoughts.  I ~  ~1 i ~ , : J ,', , 1 1 , _ ' 1
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-06-11 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TRIPLE MURDER AT COLNE.  A weaver named Rushton, li ing at Waterside, Colne, went with his wife Harriet and his three children, aged seven, five, and two and a half, for a walk the other afternoon, He left them shortly before four o'clock to go to his club, the wife returning home at six o'clock. The wife afterwards went to a sister of hers in Skipton-road, Color, and told her she had sent all her children to heaven. The two sisters went back to the house, and on a bed lay the three children dead and laid out. A piece of rope, part of a clothes line, was found near, with which she had strangled them. Mrs. Rushton is about 35 years old. The excitement in the town was very great, and the authorities were obliged to take her under escort to the policestation. Most people think her insane, and it is said that two near relatives of Mrs. Rushton committed suicide.  Av the annual meetings in connection with the British and Foreign Unitarian Association, in the new Essex Chapel, .tioMing-hill-gate, London, reports were presented showing that great progress had been made by the association during the past 50 yews. It was unanimously resolved to invite Mr. Harry Rawson, of Manchester, to become the president for the ensuing year.  Sill Atnoar Itottir, M.P., opened a new Concern. tive Club at Islington the other night. There was a large attendance of members, and the proceedings were enthusiastic.  A CONSTANTINOPL6 telegram states that the Russian indignation at the Egyptian Convention knows no bounds, and shows how bitterly Russian diplomacy feels its second defeat on Egyptian ground. Jot. CONgSLLY, blacksmith, was charged at Whitehaven the other day with causing grievous bodily harm to his wife. Superintendent Thorn. burrow said that the prisoner's wife was lying in the infirmary at Whitehaven in a precarious state. She was terribly burned, and had been prematurely confined of a dead child. In her deposition taken by a magistrate the woman exonerated her husbasd from blame, but such a statement, it was said, was not in accordance with the facia the police can bring forward in evidence.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-11-05 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

YACIIT AND TEN LIVES LOST. A lamentable accident occurred in Portland Roads between three and four o'clock on Sunday, by which ten lives were lost. It appears that a party et twelve persons started on Saturday evening ins small yacht, for the purpose of fishing during thl night and returning to Weymouth on Sunday. The weather at the time was squally, but the captain, Mr. Stickland, an experienced sailor, with the consent of the party, made sail for Portland Roads, where she duly arrived, and was moored seventy yards from Breakwater Port. On Sunday morning the wind veered to the northwest, and the yacht soon after broke from her moorings and drifted towards the breakwater. The crew seemed to have lost all control over the vessel, and she struck the rooks and heeled over. Two of the occupants, named Apsey and Lewis Dennis, succeeded in scrambling up the rocks and holding on; but all the others perished. The survivors made their way to Castletown, Portland, and then drove to Weymouth. The names of those drowned are : Benjamin Rerridge, brewer's manager ; Sydney Wettam, brewer's clerk; A psey, police sergeant; Russell, detective; Thurgor, detective; Palmer, proprietor of the Cutter Hotel; Burchell, commercial traveller; Carter, boat builder; Stiekland, waterman ; and Morriee, boots at the Cutter Hotel.  SENTENCED TO DEATH'. At Oxford ASSitee Joseph Walker, 4C,, saddler, was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife by cutting her throat, at Chipping Norton, on Sept. 16. Walker and his wife lived together very unhappily, and he ' had been sentenced to two months' imprisonment for assaulting her. Ilis eldest son, who was in service at Croydon, went to Chipping Norton about s month before the woman was killed for a holiday, which lie spent with his father and stepmother. On the second day after his return to Croydon be committed suicide by hanging himself. This circumstance gave rise to a quarrel between Walker and his wife, and from this time he gave way to drinking. Both were frequently intoxicated. Quarrels ensued between them, and Walker told a friend that he intended to kill his wife. On the night In question both the man and the woman had been drinking and quarrelling. Walker told his son, a boy about 1% to take the two children to bed. He did no, and while upstairs he heard the deceased scream. He ran down and saw his mother lying on the floor and his father kneeling upon her. lie went towards them, and saw his father snatch a knife from her neck. Medical evidence showed that the muscles, blood-vessels, windpipe, and gullet were all cut through, and the spinal column laid bare. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to death.  Loan SHIMFIELD having resigned the presidency of the Sussex C,ounty Association, Lord Elampden has been elected in his stead,
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-05-14 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE KNIGHTS OF LABOUR. Cardinal Manning, writing on the controversy which has arisen with respect to the attitude of the Catholic Church in Canada and the United States towards the Knights of Labour, traces the earlier censure of the Catholic bishops to the fact that on its first formation theassociation had more or less the marks of a secret society, but observes that in all the points to which it was exposed to blame the organisation has undergone revision. After referring to the various associations of labour to be traced in the ancient civilisations, and the formation of guilds in the early history of England, his Eminence proceeds "Towards the end of the last century the doctrines Of political economy under the plea of free contract broke up the old relations of employer and employed, and the conflict between capital and labour became perpetual. When the law ceased to intervene organisations for mutual defence straightway arose. The Knights of Labour and our own trades unions represent the rights of labour and the rights of aesociation for its defence. The rower of capital may be estimated from the fact that Out of more than 100 strikes not more than five or six have ended in favour of the working men. Their dependence is eo absolute, and the hunger and sufferings of their homes, Of weak women and innocent children are so intolerable and imperious, that the conflict between the live c vital and the dead is most unequal, and the freedom of contract in which political economy glorifies itself hardly exists. It is surely then the office of the Church to protect the poor and the labour which has built up the human commonwealth. Cardinal Gibbons carefully guards the Knights of Labour from the charges of violence which sometimes arise from the organisations of industry. In England, deeds of violence have staieed the cause of labour, but it was precisely in the period when the legislature had not as yet recognised the liberty of association. The legal recognition of trades unions brought with it the legal restraints which render such acts punishable at law. It may be said that they have ceased to exist. They were abuses of an undeniable liberty which the law did not protect. The same is true when the liberty of association is abused to oppress the liberty of labour in those who are outside of the association. Such acts are not only abuse, but suicide, for the liberty of labour is vital to the liberty of association. The law in recognising both protects both. They exist when each respects the other. When theyclash they cease to be. The law protects both alike, for law is the guardian of all liberty."
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-04-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

YEAR'S RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.  A Blue-book has been published giving the usual returns of accidents and casualties as reported to the Board of,Trade by the several railway companies in the United Kingdom during the year ended December 31, 1586. There were eight passengers killed and 615 injured from accidents to trains, rolling stook and permanent way, against six killed and 436 injured in the year before; 87 passengers killed and 727 wounded by accidents from other causes--such as falling between carriages and platforms, getting into or out of carriages, and the like—which numbers may be compared with 96 killed and 693 wounded in 1885. Thus the total number of passengers killed in 1886 was 95, which shows an improvement on the number, 102, for 1885. The number of injured, however, rose from 1129 in 1885 to 1342 last year. Only four servants of companies or contractors were killed from accidents to trains, rolling stock, and permanent way, which number shows a great reduction from 13 in the previous year, while the number injured from such causes is the same in each year, 81. The list of servants killed and wounded by accidents from other causes is always heavy. In 1886 in both respects it is a little lighter than in 1885. Thus, while 438 servants were killed by such accidents in 1885 that number fell to 421 in 1886; and so with the injured, 2036 and 1929 being the figurer for the two years respectively. The number of persons killed by passing over rail. ways at level crossings was 81 in 1886, a marked itcrease over the 58 of the year before, while the number of injured is small in each case, 25 in 1886, 21 the year before. Under the head of trespassers there is again an improvement, 285 killed (80 of these were suicides), against 305, and 91 injured against 126. Of other persons not coming in the above classification there were 52 killed and 71 injured, against 41 and 74 respectively in the year before. Altogether the number of persons killed and injured on railways in the United Kingdom in the course of public traffic during the year 1886 was 938 killed and 3539 injured, numbers which differ but little in the aggregate from the list of 1885, which gave 957 killed and 3467 wounded. If to these numbers be added the accidents which occurred on the premised, but which were not caused by the movement of railway vehicles, the total numbers are increased to 989 persons killed and I 7407 injured.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-12-24 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CANCER DOURTFIII.- & HOPEFUL OPINION  . Morel! Mackenzie and the other doctors in attendance on the Crown Prince of Germany have held • consultation of an hour's duration to arrange the course of treatment. His Imperial Highness walked out next morning, accompanied by Sir Morel Mackenzie. The weather was very fine. In the course of conversation Sir Morell Mackenzie has stated that the favourable impression created in his mind after examining the Crown Prince is fully maintained. The existence of cancer, he declares, is more doubtful than it appoared to be on the occasion of his last visit, and, in tact, has never been proved by microscopic examination, though Sir Morell stated at his last visit, and was corroborated in his view by Professor SArotter and Drs. Hovel! and Krause, that as for as medical science could form an opinion by means of the laryngoscope the disease had the characteristics of cancrr. . .  Phe Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by his son Prince Alfred, and attended by Lieutenant Keppel and Dr. Rolls, have visited San Remo, and were received at the railway station by the Crown Princes. and Prince Henry of Prunds. His Royal Highness and party proceeded to the Villa Zirio to dine with the Crown Prince and Princess.  The following ofheial bulletin boa been published. "There is now observable on the left ventricular band of the Crown Prince's throat a small growth which lies somewhat higher up than the tumour which appeared at the end of October last. This tumour has become partly cicatrised and has diminished in size. The general health of his Imperial Highness continues very good.'  Kern "orroese &sent. of Linseed, Aniseed. Seneca, Squill, Tele, ne., with Chloe-dyne, sod., is iri..2s 9d..Bse A MEMBER of the Somerset County Constabulary, named Everleigh, stationed at Weston Zoyland, has committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. It is state! that he received some injury during a receut nude, and that his mind since then has been somewhat affected. Aso-titan mission hail in memory of the late Lord Shaftesbury has been opened in East London, the site being at Kerbey-atreet, Poplar. 'Ns German Reichstag has fired the following duties : Oats, 3 marks; buckwheat and pulse, 2 marks; barley, 21 marks malt, 4 marks ; maize, 2 marks; starch flour, l2ti mark,; vermicelli and macaroni, 13i marks: and mill products, liii marks. The duty on yeast wan increased to 65 marks, while the proposed duties on rape and rapeseed were rejected by a large majority. . . . .  . - Llen3l Cssessertcsx PILLS, a pleasant apeeb,lt, 1..10., Is, 9d. Kay Buie. 1,1., Stockport, and of Chemists and Vendors. A souse man named Willism Brown, in the employment of Messrs. Robert Flossie and Son, boiler makers, Kirkcaldy, while assisting at the heating of a large steel plate, hll with such violence on the edge of the plate as to sever the jugular vien, and he bled to death. _ _ .  Tits Crown Princess of Portugal was the other day delivered of a dsughter. The infant Prinoess, however, only survived her birth two hours. The Royal mother is doing as well as am be expected.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-03-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TOWER TEA--Families should drink this fine tea. Distributed by authorised agents at lined prices, showing a saving of eightpenee per pound. Highest quality with strength. Every package signed ',Tower Tea." DISSENTER% do not, so it is said, regard the provisions of the Marriages Attendances of Registers' Bill as satisfactory. Thus, Mr. Picton and Mr. Waddy have intimated that they will move the rejection of the bill.  TAB debate in the Belgian Chamber respecting the defences on the Meuse has been continued, when the Minister of Finance stated that the guaranteeing Powers entirely approved of the Government plan of fortifications.  AT the annual meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute, a letter from the Prince of Wales was read, in which his Royal Highness eels] attention to the fact that the objec's embraced by the Imperial Institute were in many important respects identified with the functions of the Royal Colonial Institute. Toe Leader of the Opposition in the Belgian Chamber, M. Frere-Orban, her delivered a epee.% against the Government scheme for erecting a line of fortifications OH the banks of the Meuse. He contended that the neutrality of Belgium was not in such danger as had been represented; but if it was in danger, the railways would enable an enemy to penetrate the country without passing under the Are of any of the proposed forte. In reply to his communication on the subject of Mr. Bright's speech concerning the conduct of British soldiers at Abu-Kka, Mr, Charles Williams has reoeived the following letter from the right hon. gentleman: Sir,—l have nothing to withdraw or explain in regard to the speech to which you refer. • Yours respectfully, JOHN Minim Mr. Williams has sent the following acknowledgment : Sir,—Then you do your reputation the more wrong.—Yours truly, Cuestas Wititens.  Keep Lc FILM, for Nearalgia, Face/who. dro.. 9d.. 11. pastago Id. Of all Claanista. Kay Brae..Stockport.  . . . _ Bona of the cutlasses supplied to H.M.S. Acorn, a sloop, commissioned by Commander Atkinson, for service on the West Co.ist of Africa, have been found to be defective. On a test being made on board the th;p, now at Plymouth, it was discovered that they would bend like pieces of hoop-iron. AT Dublin the coroner's inquest on the body of Mr. George Gelston, accountant in the Thurles Branch of the National Bank, resulted in a verdict "That deceased committed suicide whilst suffering from temporary insanity calmed by overwork."