Widnes Examiner. — 1889-04-13 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

NIUIIDER AND SUICIDE IN LONDON.  A man, sinee identifiol as William Goldsmith Hunt, of 70, Clorlwoodotreet, on Monday afternoon at 123, Mansfield-mad, Gospel Oak, a young woman with WllOlll he !nulls. living, and then committed suicide. : The de7a.,41 nun Hunt, who is said to have been an oilicer in a cavalry regiment, had been marriol for none years,and had hved n marently very happily with his wife until very recently. Thev went to live at 70.1 i Eharlwoodotreet in Jamul,. lasi, and remained there , together iuniitably until att.t a fortnight ago, when, ; after receiving al/ter in a woman's handwriting, Mr. limit is mid to have paekol up a portmanteau :11111 gone away without leaving any definite statement as to where lie was going to. About the same time a non and woman, giving the names of Mr. and Mrs. Evato, took apartments at 123, Maiotleld-road, Gospol Oak. The man was Mr Hunt awl the woman WaS Maria Emma ; Gwen, a y g woman who had been on the stage in ' the mow of Maria de ltraliam, and with whom Mr. ; (tint had evidently been acquainted for a considerable time. For a fortnight they lived Moab. an man and wife, and on Monday morning wentout together for a walk. 01 their return S10111(60f loarndling were heard by the landlord, whelk were sportily followed by the , sounds of revolver firing, and the discovery id the girl ; linen in a dying state 'with a bullet wound on the left !side of her head, and Mr. Hunt already dead from a pistol shot in the right temple. 'the W0111:111 Was removed inn the North Western Hospital in the Kentish Town-road, but she Med there shortly after her ohnimion, and her body has been removed to the mortuary to await the impost. The cause of this tragic quarrel is at present but ironer for conjecture. Miring the discussion whirls preceded the firing of the revolver a child was mentionol, and it IA said that on the day More the imorder Mr. limit had spoken of the expected arrival at their lodgings of his " darling daughter." The child dint wit arrive as was expect., and this is stipposed to have ml to the dispute. Mr. Hunt is said to have been a titan of hasty disponi., and it is believed Hot, having hot his temper, he prestnted the revolver at the unfortunate young woman's head to compel her to reystal where the child was. She refused, and he then fired the fatal shot. Seeing the effect of his action, he nreilved to destroy his OWII life. The police have mince ; the tragoly traced the child, which is about nine montlo old.  The Orono at the mortuary when Mrs. Hunt identified her husband is said by those who saw it to have been mist affecting. Site hunit into tears at the sight of the dead man, and protested against the lady id' his pans moor lying side lay side with hial. The keeper of the mortuary arranged to place the bodiosforther apart, and this seemed to pacify her ; but it was beyond ha power to place them, as she &sired, in separate rooms. The I body of the girl was identified by her brother, who lives at 8, Monadermee, Fulham. He first saw the photograph of the diseased at the Kentish-town !Splice Stats in, arid aft,wards went to the mortuary. , He said his sister was a single woman, and that he had nip knowledge of her intimacy with Mr. Hunt. It appears , that Miss Green had lived for sane time in another hoose in the sante road as that in whieh she met With her death. Miss Green was about 24 years of age, and it is said that it was on the death of her father that she took to the stage. Inspector Sommers,of tbe Y has the inquiry in hand.