The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1876-08-25 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A GIRL.—On Saturdays I with his gun on his shoulder, said, "I'm going." an inquest was held at Birmingham, respecting the Rees replied, "tin sorry for that," whereupon the death of Mary Pearce, aged 17 years. On the premurderer exclaimed, "You'll be more serry when you , vious Tuesday evening the girl and her sister went on an errand, when, being caught in a storm, the latter get into the house and tee what's done.' Tremble then made the best of his way to Cayo, to his home, and suggested they should shelter in an entry. Dethere for about two hours he went about carrying ceased answered, "That is not an entry; it is an his gun and threatening to shoot anyone who entrance to the ' cut ' (canal), and I wish I was in went near him. Police-constable Davies, stationed it." The sister remonstrated with the deceased, at Cayo, walked behind him for some distance as whereupon, according to the former, the latter behe entered the village, but immediately Tremble came "sulky," and, parting, they walked home on heard hint he turned round and told him that if he opposite sides of the street. Upon reaching home advanced further he would blow his brains out. The deceased said to her sister, "You can tell Emma (an constable at this time, knowing nothing of what had elder sister) she can have these clothes, as I shall never occurred at Dolaucothy, treated the matter as a harm- want them again." Shortly afterwards the girl was less joke. Another policeman, Police-constable Philip found upon the bed in convulsions, and, in reply to Morgan, who was in the neighbourhood, having heard her mother stated that she had taken poison, adding, a report of the murder, went at once to Dolaucothy, "because all the family are against me." Death took and made inquiries. Morgan having satisfied himself place soon afterwards. Further evidence showed that as to the truth of what had occurred, went in pursuit the girl had formed an attachment to a young men, of the man. By the time he returned to Cayo he and that her parents objected to the intended found that Tremble had gone into his house, and was marriage. She had frequently remarked that if she lbeing watched by Davies. In the meantime it was as- could not marry the young man she would marry 'certained that he had made a confession of what he no one else, and that she had something by her "which had done, and threatened to commit suicide. He had, will do for me in a minute." The family treated these however, promised his eldest and favourite daughter, sayings as idle, upon which deceased would exclaim, Bessie, that he would not kill himself until she had "Oh, you will believe it when Ide it, and when I dbeen to Dolaucothy and seen whether Mr. Johnes was tempt it I shall not half do it." The poison taken was dead ; but information reached Cayo of the death " Battle's vermin killer," the principal agent in which, before the girl had started. Previous to going into according to medical testimony, is strychnine. The his house Tremble sent his daughter Bessie to the jury found that the girl committed suicide whilst in a vicarage with a letter for the vicar, the Rev. Charles state of temporary insanity. !Chidlow, and in the village he met Mr. Willtams, a ! e anvEliE SENTENCE ON A SALFORD Rurni ox—At the gentleumn he told all that had happened, and said I lay reader, who is staying with Mr. Chidlow. To this 'Salford Hundred Intermediate Sessions, in the Assise I the letter he had sent to the vicar stated how he wished Courts, Strangeways, James Wood, It,mu-hire finii-her, was found guilty of unlawfully and mallhis money to be disposed of. He told Mr. Williams ciously wounding Joseph Jones, at Salford, onaasai that he had some money in his box, and that he had The Chairman (Mr.Higgin, Q.,.`21, in iaso about 1:1,511 in the bank at Carmarthen, all of which he 30t, big sentence, said :—As I have had ocean,. oark wished to be given to his daughter Bessie. In her he before, it is necessary, if possible, to put an Hat to its said he had great confidence, and eould trust her to look after the other children. He, therefore, wished disgraceful state of things which for ,0100 l his money to be given out to her in instalments of has existed in the borough of Salford. I hive a letter from Sir John Les Mantel!, in which he eta,,,,,t .£3O a etir, and requested that everythirg should he since last Saturday night—that is, between Sat rine kept from his wife, as she was e deceitful woman. Ttie !night and this (Monday) morning, there are no less letter sent to the vicar is supposed to contain statements !than six charges of this kind to be investigated a. t to this effect. Tremble threatened several people in I police-court. It is, therefore, high time that sn the village, and went tati the Cayo Arms, kept by John !were taken to endeavour to put an end to this very Davies, with, it is believed, the intention of shooting 'disgraceful state of things. When events of this dehim. Fortunately, however, Mr. Davies was absent. iscription get to a head we have only one means of After he got into his house Tremble went to his bed- meeting them, and that Is by inflicting punishment room, and from the window therethreatened to shoot the constable, Davies, if he went anywhere near him, and of a severe kind. We find it our duty to visit these cases with great severity, and in this pardid not stand further back. Davies and Morgan ticular case, one in which you had no quarrel with both stationed themselves outside the house, but this young man (the prosecutor), in the niiddle of were afraid to enter. Tremble then shouted out several times that he would not like his children the night you invite him across the street, obvi'ously i to be told that their father had been hanged, Chit intending to beat him; you knock him down and kick him on the mouth with your clog; you knock him down he would therefore shoot himself, and that it would again, and while he is down 3ou take out your knife be a simple case of suicide. Shortly afterwards and deliberately stab him in the eye. You then leave Tremble disappeared from the window, and in a few minutes a report of his gun was heard and it was him in a fainting condition and skulk away to your , own lodgings, and try to hide the knife with which evident that he had put an end to himself. The polio., y ou committed the offence.—The prisoner was then lying on the floor bleeding from officers then went into the house, and found Tremble sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment with hardm the chest. and suffering great agony. lie never spoke, and died in about "'Lk' twenty minutes. He had, it seems, torn open his