The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1891-08-15 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TRAGEDY IN GLASGOW.  A 'hooking tragedy °warred on Sunday afternoon in Gairbraid-street, the principal thoroughfare of Maryhill, • populous industrial district of Glasgow, a man named David Grey shooting • woman ;tamed Nellie Murray or Gabriel, wife of a titimi.inliowntan at present in the city, and " . committing suicide. Grey and Mrs. iiiirreTivtio seem to have known eaoh other for some time, emit by appointment on Saturday afternoon, and cayntl itt a farm in the neighbourhood, I where the rwomates sister, who is married to one of the 'farm aereemtn, resided. The couple afterwards proposed that they should be allowed to spend the night at the farm, but this was refused. , Asa lefty &ad, after having some whisky r toga er ft, a public-house at Maryhill, they prooseded to I Misting poled at Lochburnie, where it Is supposed they peened the night in one of the sheds. They appeared in Maryhill about eleven o'clock on Sunday forenoon, and spent the day bi the streets until about two o'clock. They were then passing along Gairbraid-street towards the thy. Croft* a street, Mrs. Gabriel stooped down, to save her dress from the mud. At that moment Grey took a revolver from his pocket, and, erfthomp* word of warning, shot her. The bullet ; Mitered the woman's back in the vicinity of the , spine, between the shoulders. Before the crowd of spectators Of the crime could recover from the shook, Grey placed the pistol behind his right ear, and blew out his brains, the ball g transversely through his head, and emerging at the left I temple. Both were taken in ambulance waggons to the 'Western Infirmary, where Grey died fifty , minutes after receiving his injuries. On examinedon the woman was found to have been badly wounded, but it is believed that a fatal Issue will be averted. There is evidence that the crime was premeditated and deliberately planned. In Grey's pocket • letter was found addressed to his son, who is believed to be • farmer in British Columbia. In this document, which was dated Saturday, Grey expressed the belief that he had been • good father to his family, but as he had been unfortunate in this country he was afraid he would never get out to see them mein. T,hat, be said, would 'be his , lent deuon math, and, he elided, "Nellie goes out of this life with me. I have • revolver loaded." The revolver he used is • five-chambered weapon, but only two chambers had been loaded. Grey le about 50 years of age. H. las been living for some time at Old Hilpateich, and -was employed as a riveter at Clydebank Shipbuilding Yard. His father and mother reside at Ilipbopbriggs, near Glasgow. Grey was fouvamtly in British Columbia, and is said to have bombs !armor. Mrs. Gabriel is 22 Tows d  In thethdkolatitil'Alligun Bth there were 148 UN of sale lthilithed it England and Wales, an increase of 41 ts oom_pared with the corresponding period last Year. The reoeiving orders gthetted number 71147teretwin - Oil borers° of 32, and the 11 41irnher of deeds of arrangement was 48, a decrtast- It— Oestipii•el frost &abbe' Weekly Gosstle. _ ~,‘,l 1 * 14r; bá Oh Dr. Stutter, decided Ió bodily tle bath et Ma plans for national working-olth insiththe., Near many Odailatithes he has found it besiege to &attend aglaboli ass "Position of the hismilly vadsties, sod arr Pr4ooool to leave theotathiss of protium in their bands or in those of anretellety, tosindiag the Ant Office, to which the (insurer chooses to trust his money. "Rite r: £.3 whielilmownee due to the Insurer the wilt, 'nadir-Mr. Chamberlahee plan, oontriMr. 'lltinter't proposal being that £5 shall seed on f .4. Mr. 'Hunter Winks that his gives the State no ground for interference in the audit of the insurance society, but it would almost seem to be necessary to guard against the nation bolstering up rotten annotations, offering bogus benefits. On the other hand, would the sound friendly societies tolerate' a State audit?' pm# This the dilemma; which still confronts Mr. tr , 1