The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1884-05-02 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE . IN A RAILWAY  CAR)U4G.  Om of the moat daternained cams of attempted suicide a:our-rid at Sheet m Mailet tat, on Thuvrdar erening. Toe bat down train is due at Stiepmn Malet et 9.30, but on t hi. emote. it was liaq so h our late. In • amendansoartment Isere mated Mr. Francis J. Run&l. prined,t_or of the Gomm Hotel, Shept on Mallett ; Mr. W. R. Vaughan, of Well.; and Mr. Whitoey, veterinary airman, of Sheotoo Mallett. Toe three were friends, and hat travelled from Pa Idington together, h 0.4.41 bee. the Epsom race, the prerioua day. 'oat no the tram WM Mowing onto Stiepton Mallet station. Mr. Mowed eras eiten to plkm his hands quickly to hia mouth immediately a mpoit wa I heard, and hi. companion. ware horrified to observe blood flowing freely from his mouth and ems. It ...a than seen toot Mr. Ruse-11 had made an attempt to take his own Of. Almoet at the mme moment the train at opo,l, sod. ummenser was di soatched with all epee.l for medical auistanee. Mr. B. N. Hyatt arm quickly in attendance, and his examination dieclesed the fact that the habit had entered the month and had pared mit at tee r Ott axle of the neck. The bullet err scbsequent'T laird in he comps:talent At ter the wounds hod been dressed. Mr. Ruined was conveyed to his reeidence, where he r.insins on. very precarious state, bat little hopes being entertained of ho. recovery. No reaecon what roar can be astimid for the d .sperste not lip to within a minute of the occurrence Mr. Riccell wee engaged in Ple"mt and be egitieared to be in excellent sprits. The weapon treed was • mg-chambered revolver, and • boo of cartridges eras (mond in one of hie pockets.  BURIAL SCANDAL IN CHESHIRE A peinfsd iacident (Ems the Liverpool Pave) haowehed in Heelington Caureby.d. neer Creeve, • day or two ago. A young woman, the wife a • butcher. named Hodgkineon, ems being buried, and • number of worshippers at tor Free Gomel Church, where the dmemed had atteudisd. followed in the procession to toe grave. There were in the churchyard between 150 and 200 perm.. In the burial Nevice the view (the it..,. E. H. Rom) stibetituted Ice the usual chastw in the First Epietle to the Coriethising. the 4th Chapter in the F.rst Epistle to the Tmemlonians, from the LIM 'eras to the end. After the terries he tarsus address. He said there was • mistaken notion abrand with regard to repentance. Some people had an idea that if they lent for die p.m.., some other man to pray for them tseen.-four hours before they left this world the, would be all right. There could be no greater mistake. It tem impoesible to mt ready in mach • Mort time. At this point. • Mr. Darlington (a loesd Puncher who bad been met for by the deceased just before death/ interrupted with the remark, '• That won't do." The local preacher referred the vieec to the thief cite ROY, who repented at the elevrnth hour. The vicar admitted this, but said the thief had, probably, never before heard of Imes. Mr. Darlington then said, What • bieming that we hare the Bible, or we might be led astray." The Meer then mid. "You are an ignorant ehoeni &ker.' and abruptly closed his airtime and walked army. Mr. Darlington then told the people that it was neither the time nor the olme for him ti meek, but that if they would go to the Free Gospel Church he would say • few words to term. On bveriag this the Vicar said, Preach away, preach away main. me." Mr. Darlingtom inquired if the burial round belonged to the periela, sod the Vic. replied, No, it is My bdrial ground.- A.s the teemed.a was movies away the Vicar mails said, " Go on ; preach away." The affair created comiderable excitement in the neighbourhood. The day after the f animal the vicar called 'I.. Mr. Daeliagton, and threatened him with legal PMmadame for iuterrupting the Nervier. Mr. Diabneten, while dacha's. to withdrew his words, ens:mimed M having atm sit an. interruption in the sramme.