The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1876-12-05 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

GIIOST-11AUNTED RAILWAY STATION. A Chorley correepondent writes :--" For the past week or ten days considerable alarm has been created among the railway csopfor:s of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, at Chorley, in consequence of certain strange phenomena that have been manifested about a large engine shed a short distant* from the paswenger station. Some few months ago a shocking suicide occurred doe° to the shed, and latterly strange sounds have been notices' by the engine cleaners, supposed to arise from that circumstance. Added to this alarming phenomenon. large stones have been thrown by 11011.10 unexplained agency at the workmen threughout several nights, and this became so serious that several of the workmen have actually left their employment Watch has been kept, under the impression that sonielssly has been Playing a practical joke, but, although the stones were occasionally thrown as usual, no one could be discovered as the agent. Weill:owl:4y an official hsvasitigistion was held by the railway company's detectives, but without an apparent result.  MURDI  IHRIC  Albeit it may displease Sir Wilfrid Lawson, mot diseoncert an Antic sailor who has been telling stories to sympathising " teetotalers," it is right that it should Is known that a few water-drinkers in the crews of the Alert and the Discovery were found totally unfit for work when theg got into the Polar latitudes. They .11.1 not suffer from scurvy, it is true for the simple reason that they had to be left with the ships. being unite unequal to bearing the fatigue of the sledging parties. Alcohol is an absolute necessity for the support of health in these hyperborean regions, as the official testimony in the Blue Book will chow. Ile last thing the men invariably took before turning into their sacks for sleep was a stiff glass of goodJanutica  I hear that the stony-hearted officials of that prison which is destined to claim Dr. Slade as its own are looking forward with even unnsull joy to the advent of their prisoner. Spiritual sympathisers. in phantom broughams, have been seen to drive up to the prismsdoor in team ; and, after a few kind inquiries as to the rules regarding prison-diet, have gone away in smiles. It seems that they may send a misoner in the inter,sting situation of Dr. Slade souvenirs of a gastronomic nature. The table may no longer rap it is true, but it may be allowed to groan under the friendly pate de fi,ie gros and champagne. This is as mud, as spiritual members of the fair sex ought to desire ; for prison taliles being deg might only cause the lonely prisoner:discomfort, by invoking evil spirits after a hearty meal. Meanwhile they are feeding him up within the precincts of their respective homes. and treating him to the Opera during the process of  digestion. I gather from the Australian paper" that Mr. Ontilow's agente, who are on the b.ok-out for the real Arthur Orton in that country, have not merely been "too clever by half," but have actually been too successful by two thirds. In brief, they have discovered three Arthur °dons. One is dated to be "unfortunately in the lunatic asylum at Paramatta ;" hut he has "lucid intervals." and seems to have been at least Rene enough to understand that a reward was offered for his appearance. The other two are said to have their wits about them. But the prospect of seeing these "three jolly butcher•hoye all of a row"ie really ton much. What on earth can we want with four Arthur Orton',?  . I arrived unexpectedly at a Inend,country !mune the other evening and wan thus. accosted by my hoist's slaughter : " Delighted to nee you. Pitied' bl ilressnm for dinner, and Nays rat are to ..rss to 'et/ r Horror ! Ilad mho become immix,, or, worm sstifl, taken leave of her ' h's'? I was, t.. 111 put out of my mental misery by being reminded that the laslnsmas were lettered instead of numbered.  semous ciIARGE py_DitliniNti, AuAtNsT A  • MI•hl PA. rillBON. 11.• l'•ntr.d 'rittlittvl 'ourt on Atoll.laY• bef"re sr. Airlow, alias Smith, 23, or. r. for the wilful ler of Ellen 'llier /4 c was 3 1,4.11.1 indictment chargng i him •ith the wilfel netrier of a female child of tender age, six mouth+, known by the 'rune of Filen.— Itrbttler phaule.l not guilty to both charges. He his trial for the murder of N:llen Moyer. Itntstner was. a platelayer employed on the rn-rilto.ll MA natli Coma Railway, lie had been "a 1413.1•t-t..n. with the demeaned woman, and she had v.l'F him. Thu acce...l stre.et, and the prisoner was hi the habit of tisating 11, 'liion September 3, and on that 'I'M the .lece,es,l wrt:'ery ill, but recovered. On the ,4 that month the prisoner again visited her, and Is left she awl again seized in a most extra! mumer, eomplained excruciatil ,s.'"". ler body 'was bent in the twin of an arch, an, ellibitcil all the symptoms ,1 haviie; been .trychitine. She died in great agony on Lr day. Before her death she stated that ilbw.s was owing to something the primmer inuf lier which he ileserils.4l as sarsaparilla water 1, th" • • • la 1 taken pnsoner, in reply, `aid that ha 14 " the sarsaparilla himself. A number of were found at the prisoner's halgings, and ,• of strychnine were found in some of them. It N , ed that the priti .oer aelleal to an 4 4,14 lulled Hattie, s t'ermin Destroyer, which Yesitained ,tryehnine. There was no portion of ltrekeine found in the body upon a pest-work,* Zunihstion. but this was explained by the poison 'e absorbed 'luring the period that had elapsed 's, the pdson being administered and the pod"'Jr& .4 e‘maination. The jury found the prisoner 'Sty..f wilful murder. -The prisoner was then asked 11..• had anything to say why sentence of bl •`ll. .1,4311 hot be passed upon I . Ile tsuste ,I Y• Ti,,. learned judge, having assumed the black widresseil the prisoner, and said he had been con-1,71"I 3ft"' most careful deliberation of the crime of ,--41"kr, And he hoped that at the time he administered N,isein he was not aware of the cruel and terrible th he was about to inflict. He had previously " 3waY the child of the unfortunate woman in ..."1", b. rid hiniself of on ettrumbrantv, and he might 'ay that luel also destroyed the life"( that -""n. Re entreated him to prepare for death, and kot to entertain the ellghteweeltr. 2e_ _a that the iiateace would not be into telllttHe thell Peowd wateuce of death in tin usual farm,