The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1880-01-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.  A shocking occurrence resulting fatally for ono person, took place at Croydon on Saturday morning. After shooting at one person against whom ho entertained seme grudge, and threatening to shoot a young lady, named Wren, of whom he had become enamoured, a man named Laurence Bovill shot himself. Bevil' and a partner named Burgon entered into partnership, and carried on business at Sydenham lbstd, Croydon. Bovill being addicted to drink, the partnere did not get on well tegether, and Bovill left the business, which was then continued by Burson. While living in tho house, Bovill had become attached to Mrs. Burg,on's cousin, a lady named Annie Wren, who, however, declined his attentions. After leaving the business Bovill disappeared from the spot, and was not seen again until last Saturday night, when In' was seen fighting with a man outside the White Horse public-howse. On Sunday morning Burson arose at 5.15, and went downstairs to the cowshed and unlocked the door, and his wife having called attention to the early hour, left the cowshed open, and retired to bed again for an hour. At a quarterpast six he went down again, and on arriving at tho door met his partner Bovill. Immediately upon presenting himself Biwill pointed a revolver at him and discharged it. The bullet missed its mark. Burgon ran away, and Bovill followed him, pistol in hand. They ran out into the Selhurst Road, but the pursued escaped. Meanwhile, the young lady, Annie Wren. went into Mrs. Burgun's bedroom, and was engaged , • in dressing herself, when she heard someone coining rapidly upstairs. They called out " Who is that 1" but no answer was returned. Miss Wren rushed tit the 1"or awl fastened it ; but tlw man, who proved to ls• ibivill. forced it open. and. pistol in hand., ran in. Seizing Miss Wren by the arm, he pointed the pistol at her head, saving, " I have told you several times W "Oil do this; new I will do it." Ile was intpbwed not to kill her, and the appeal seemed to weigh with him for a titne, for his hand faltered and hu lowered the weapon. lie raised it again, however, saying, •• I will do it." The girl made another appeal to hint. and lie then released his hold of her, lind opening his mouth, plied the revolver inside and disharged it, dying almost instantaneously. On this iswson of the deceased min was found a scrap of paper, 011 Whiell was written the following,resew:o,ly refining to Buil,sett : " This is all through icing too good, to hint. I took him home with mo awl treated him like a brother, and he rounded on mo like is dog on a rat, and when I showed hint every litre the document breaks off. Four chambers of the revolver hail been discharged, and the other two remained loaded. About fourteen curtridges WCIV found, on the man.  Tlic barque ftiacomino, which arrived at Baltimore on Saturnay front Alter.leen, had on board five of the paosengera awl six of the crew of the Borussia. They wete f. lin an open boat about two hundred ata fifty miles from the Azores, and had suffered terrible hardships. At eatti. near Freiburg. Switzepland a tradeematt named Wieky his just died, at the lige of ninety, I.:tying laa deseettaanta--viz., sixteen children, ii ii v-font granikhibireit, and fifty-Light great Right lion. .1. (Afar& M.P. has v.. lon 1,1 O prr cold. .oftin mute of his tenants on Addington ustole Hocks.  . .., A