The Stockton Examiner, and South Durham and North Yorkshire Herald. — 1879-07-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE STOCKTON EXAMINER, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1879.  Since the sentence of death was passed on Kato Webster for the murder of Mrs. Thomas, she hai given another statement, from which we take the following:— .  "I wxis born at Kilian, in the county of Wexford, and am about thirty years of age. I left home in Ireland about the year 1867, and came to England. I got into trouble upon my arrival, and got five years penal servitude on the 13th of February, 1868. 1 was discharged on the 28th of July, 1872. When got my discharge, I got a situation, and then becamx acquainted with -. I was induced by him to gc to live with him at his house, and he seduced me whilc there, and I became in the family way of my litth by, now about six years of age. obtained some goods from America by foul means. The goods consisted of a number of tanks. I assisted him in doing so, and was obliged to leave Holloway and go to live at Kingston. He induced me to gc and live with him at Kingston, and took a room fox me in No. 6, Acre Road, where my baby was born on the 19th of April, 1874. I went from there tc London Street (Wildman's Cottage', for which was to pay 4s. 6d. a week, and he left me there to dc the best I could to keep myself and child. I be. came very impoverished, forsaken by him, and committed crimes f..r the purpose of supporting myself and child. I was charged with three offences of stealing at Kingston, aml sent flee! to eighteen months' hard list uir on April 11th, 1875. I was but a short time at my 111,crty, and on January_ 18th, 1877, I was sentem.ed to twelve months' imprisonment at the Surrey :SCISiOZIS. I was innocent of that eliiir4e, ohipingh convicted, and upon my '• large from Wand.sworth l'rison, after suffering term I went to lice at Mr. Mitchell's, at i, Stanley Road, Teildington. .hell's and tools me away to Mrs. ereace's, at Richmond, whore he took lodgings for me, and through Mm. Crewe I got acquainted with Miss toiler, who introduced mete Mrs. Thomas. Daring the whole time since the (lay I went to 's}l  at I lolloway, especially to lire with-, I was entirely under his control, and was led and  advised. by film in every possible manner. It was through him I got into my troubles. His whole aim in keeping nio on was to faeiliate him in his designs, . .  and it'is to him I trace the whole of my misfortune and the awful position lam now placed in. lie being the father of my child I did not like to leave him, and I cherished him to the very last, even i}t the sacrifice of my own life. Having been introduced to the . . _  vacant situation at Mrs. Thomas's, at Vine Cottage, Richmond, by Miss Loder, I entered her service about the 27th day of January, 1879. I kept up a correspondence with —. Ile came twice to see me. I went out to see my child on the 2nd of March (the Sunday) and came home about a quarter to ten: When I got to the gate I met—coming down the gravel walk from the front door. The door was open and he was after coming out. Another man was with him, who returned back and went away through the back door, said that you, Kate ?' I was surprised to see him. He said, 'Don't halloa.' I said, Who was with you ? He mid, 'Nobody that you know.' I asked, 'What brought you down here tonight ?' He said he came on some business, but was not going to tell me. Ile said, "Come inside, and I'll tell you.' Just as I went up on the step of the door the other man ran round from the back of the house into the street. I did not know him, as there was not light enoiih for me to see him. I asked— who it was that let him in, and how he opened the door, lie said his pal got into tho house with keys. I asked him did he see the mistress. Ile said No.' mid, For goodness sake don't let the mistress see you here.' He said ehe would not see him. I asked where was the man -one. He said he was nobody I knew. We went insi,. —then gave me a five pound note and le. 6d. in silver. He said, 'Sit down on the chair ' I asked what was the matter, and he said he would tell me. I said, 'llow long have you been here.' He said, 'About an hour;' and the other man did not wish ice to see him. He then said that while they were in the house Mrs. Thomas came in with her latch key, and caught them in the house, and the other man hit her and knocked her down. I then fell off the chair, being very much frightened. I asked him to let me see where she was. He said it was better for me not to see or have anything to do with it— that she was in the room downstairs. When I came to I went outside and sat on the steps of the hall door. He asked me where the silver was—that they had not found that cut. I said I did not know; nor did I remember wLre it was for the moment. I had not time to clean it on Saturday, and had placed it under one of the dish-covers. lie asked me if I would stop in the house or go home with him. I was afraid to stop in the Louse, and went with him to Kingston. I remained out all night, and slept in a shed in the field. —came with the to the shed.  AN EXTRAORDINARY LOVERS' QUARREL A singular case of alleged attempted murder of f sweetheart and suicide, which caused such a sensation in Jersey a month or two ago, has just come up fen trial at the St. Helier's Police Court, when Adriet was charged with attempting to murder Eliza Devlin to whom he was betrothed. It appeared from tin statement of the prosocutrix that there had been lovers' quarrel between her and the prisoner on account of a manifestation of jealousy on his part After spending the evening together he left hei fathers' house without kissing her as usual, and BM called him Back, asking him if ho was mad. Hi thereupon pulled' out a pistol, and exclaiming thee one of theses must die, fired at her. The bullet siightly grazed her right temple. The prisoner then ,laced the pistol to his right cheek and fired. The ,aiiiet embedded itself in his jaw, where it still remains rho examination has been adjourned.  OF A