Bridgend & Neath Chronicle, and County of Glamorgan Advertiser. — 1890-05-23 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER IN KENT.  _ A terrible tmgerly eeturred at Lee ort Friday 1 eight, which, owing to the perms. being welt Imeme ba Om riglabouthead. bee arm! a gnat, sermitloo Mare. It appears timt • yoaeg mmo ' named Frederick H , whoa, parents maids at Chislehuret, has been for some than pest on very frbseelly rehab. with a married lady, Mn.. Haley, of Blunt Ash flill. • pleasant suburb Just °Maids !Am, end W 13050 huabaud la men,' in • mercantile house In London. 00 Friday night they had supper at New Croon according to the ladyk story, after which they took train to Grove Park Station, and at about • quarter to eleven o'clock were on their "ray to Mrs. Haley's house (eel tbe Bromleysroad). Just before parting Henn. *eked her to elope with Min, and hie request being refused, he pulled out • eilver-plated revolver and fired twice at her, one bullet penetrating the left temple and coming out ju.t above the ear and the other entering the left aide of the mouth. The second bullet carried away some of the teeth and • portion of the jaw, and severely injured the palate, bulldog affecting the back part of the throat, In which It has probably lodged. Mn.. Haley fell, screaming loudly for help, and. policeconstable, with several other pereons who heard the crie. immediately hurried to the pot, and found the lady covered with blood. After firing the allots m described Hannan took out a pocket-knife and cut hie throat. According to Mn.. Haley.. story, he asked for a handkerchief to stanch the wound, which she gave him, and which Cu. afterwards found in Ms po.easion. Hann.n was afterwards discovered dead In a swamp emu dietame off, with his windpipe completely severed nod severe gashes on each side okthe neck, extending back to the spine. It is thought that he must have indicted these wounds on himself after leaving the lady. Mee Haley wag conveyed to her home, her husband arriving shortly afterward.. Dr. Gould, of Gm faiddle.ex Hospital, and Dr. Elutchens.Widiams examined sea treated her wounds, pronouncing her escape from death. marvellous. Ili. thought that, owing to her strong cnnatinition, she may be able to recover, but, in any CAM, ahe will remain terribly diefigured. Young Hannank body hee been removed to the mortuary, where the inquest will be held. He essms to have been • very irdelligmt youth, but recently sho wed ay mptoins of being oven worked, which may in wine degree account for . the part he played in the terrible tragedy. The Press Auociation, telegraphing on Sunday nigh,' says—Sin. Haley has so ten recovered eS to be able to make • etatement of the circuit.st.oces under which, she was attacked by Hannan. Hering described their dolt to Orpington, Hie. Haley states that on alighting at Grove Park tiny went totvarde her home, walking arm in one. Hannon suddenly asked lice to look at the lights, and when rhe turn,! her head aside to loOk et the . London light. he shut her in the temple. She ...soled, hut he held her around the neck, and, pushing the revolver into her mouth, fired again, exclaiming that be knew it wan impo.sible he could ever win h,r, end, thendore, it was be.tsr they 'Mould din together. Then be knelt down by her side end deliberately I rut I. throat. She told him lie should hare thought of her poor children before doing such a i thing, and he asked whether she wee dying. She! answered she believed elle wee. At his req.. ! she took a handkerchief and stanched the blood at los throat. Then fear overcame fret End she Iran away. Hannan Ind toksn her to dant. and parties with hr hush ,nd's knowledge and co. sent, but tin this occasuin Ile won 1111 t n.are they , ....together, as she was .suppostd to be dining with *nine ',tends. !  Ti,. Yormer'a inquiry Ins held on Monday evening—Me. Whim., a clot, identified the body as that of • f.ien,t whom he had known ter five yet" and who was secretary of the Thnma. Lighting Company, earthmismetreet, London. Decemed had !men m • motone twee for some bine past, and bad complained to *nee. of feeling melancholy. Witness had heard that its woe. love with tionteonee but had no klea who she wae, as the deceased was very . resmwed. Minn.= slept at tritnem's house on Thursday night, and behaved so wildly that ha! was afraid of hint. In the middle of the night • sellnees awoke and saw dormant Fitting up Vial hie chin Ural. to. knees and holing very strangely at Wm. Next morning Hartinm agnin b hayed strangely, and witnens went to Mn. Ilannetn, senior, an I told hint We ern was end. but they emit not decide what to do. On Nstutd ty molting witness received s letter fens II innsms enclosing his will, dated Friday.—Folce- enusteble Mild.- slepmed thit lie heard erreatua on Friday raght, and running to the top of th• road Mrs. II 1. fall *gainer Itini, exclaim ing tliht Ale bed been shot by Mr.. Hanna, who lay on the rand dead, with his throat cut. Witness took lam. Baly to her home, to which aim was able to direct bio, althea& the vow wounded in the head and In the mouth, bleodpoutisg frem the latter wsund.—The police' as to :he fl3dmg nt the b dy haying been given, tha Coroner read extrema now • diary found on the body. The entries were rambling, *nit incoherent, refee'rin% to love and suicide and Co pun, in the !med.—Tint jury returned • verdict thnl Hammitt committed sumidr w,il,t lemcrearilp insine.— Ma. Half is much better eat bag mores.