Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-02-11 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE NOTTING HILL TRAGEDY.  Mark Fahey Kavanagh, who was remanded by the Hammersmith (London) police magistrate for causing the death of Helen Hawkins by administering poison, and on the charge of attempting to commit suicide at the same time, has committed suicide by hanging himself in the House of Detention at Clerkenwell. Kavanagh was formerely in the police, net had been living in Acklam-road, Notting-hill, London, with the deceased on his wife, and both were found in bed clasped in each other's arms, and suffering from poisort. The woman died shortly afterwards, and the man stated that he had purchased mune Battle's Vermin Killer in Kentish Town, that she divided it, took one part herself and gave him the other. In the letter found in the room it appease I that the act had been contemplated by the man for the last twelve months. It also contained a requmt that they should be buried in the same grave. The man was brought from St. Mary's Ilospital in a very weak and dejected state, and Inspector Brewster informed the magistrates that he thrmtmed to commit suicide ; during the time he was in custody at the court. In 1 remanding the man, Mr. Paget thought he should be sent to the workhouse, but as there was no power to order his detention there he wsa removed to prison in the usual way. The inquest on the body of the female was adjourned.  SI:WETLY' AFTER ONE O'CLOCK in the afternoon a young woman named Mary Ann Hogan, aged 21 years, residing at 3, BeHoy-street, Nine Elms, Wandsworth-road, London, was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, suffering from severe bursts ou her back and both hands and wrists, indicted by her sister-in-law with a red hot poker. It appears from what the sufferer stated at the hospita/ that an altercation took place between a Mrs. Hogan and a man named Wilton. The letter struck the former, the blow causing a severe scalp wound. Mary Ann Hogan ran to protect her mother, when Mary Ani Wilton ecized a poker and struck Hogan. She then went into a room and placed the poker in the lire. On it Seeming red hot she again struck the younger Hogan across her back, setting light to her dress. The unfortunate woman placed her hands over her neck to protect herself, soften the red hot weapon was drawn acmes her wrists and arms. The wounds, which are of a serious character, were dressed at St. Thomas's Hospital. At last accounts the woman was still at large, but her whereabouts is known to the police, and she will be taken into custody and charged with the offence. kr LIVERPOOL, before Mr. Charles Russell, Q.C., M.P., sitting as committsioner, ms action was brought by Midi Leah Hugllm, of Garth, Bangor, North Wales, against John W. Peemuller, to recover datnages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Lomb appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant was unrepresented. It appeared that the plaintiff lived with her mother and her stepfather, who was a ehipmaster. In May, 1880, the defendant took apartments in the house of the plaintiff's stepfather, and shortly afterwards he began to pay her attention, and was ultimately accepted as her lover. The weddi ll g was fixed to take place in May of last year, but the engagetnent was suddenly Itroken off by defendant. James Owen, plaintiff's stepfather, stated that the defendant lent hint £l2O on the mortgage of a vessel. The defendant had now 'cot away " from Battgor to Switzerland, leaving witness £2B in debt. The Commissioner, summing up, explained to the jury that the difference between the £l2O lent by the defendant to Owen and the £2B owing by the defendant could be obtained for the plaintiff, its the event of damages being awarded, by a g troishre order. The jury awarded the plaintiff £lOO damages. THE VILLAGE OF SIBLY, a populous place seven mil. from Leicester, has just been the scene of a "now departure" its connection with the Burials Act. The churchyards having been closed by order of the Home Secretary, and a new cemetery having been provided by the inhabitants, the Bishop of Peterborough was asked to consecrate a portion of it in the usual manner, when his lordship declined to do no, intimating that henceforth he must refuse to consecrate any parts of cemeteries in consequence of recent legislation. There was, therefore, no alternative but to obtain a license tram the Archbishop of Canterbury, and this has been granted, and the opening ceremony was performed by the vicar, in the presence of a large number of the inhabitants. AT an early hour in the morning a bargeman in charge of one of the barges which was being navigated upon the Regent's canal, near Stepney, London, die. :severed attached to his craft an object containing some explosive material which was in process of combustion. The attention of the police iu stated to have been drawn to the ntatter, with the result that a constable rowed to the barge and removed the suspicious-looking object. AT