The Poole Telegram. — 1881-11-04 (Poole, Dorset, England)

FXTENUATING CIPZUMSTANCEII.—A culprit recently tried in a German clurt of justice for mutder and robbery, when asked according to custom whether he had anything to ray for himself, replied " Ooly thi., your honour—it Wai net a murder, but a suicide." Judge Row do yen mako that out I Prison.r : In 't.'-da way, your honour. The dee.ased for years before hied:teeth went about everywl ere saying that he was determined to put an end to himself ; but he never had the courage lo do to. At last hie irresolution moved we to pity ; so, to awe rim from disappointmerit, and mere especially from bring wore° than his wird, I minded him. Judge: That is all wry well, hit what made yen take his watch hisoner: When he wrs dead he did not require a watch. I did, and so I very naturally put it in my toke 13:side., lie was an eld friend of mine, and I salted something to r.:member him by I  a SIM  ,rwoo) Ituadr wing t 'lusty  --- A REVOLTING murder has been committed In Norfolk. The murderer, Henry Stebbings, is described as an hunchback, four feet eight inches in height, 38 years old, with • most repulsive countenance, and appears to have passed nearly the whole of the last 13 years in various prisons. When he was arrested he was asked how be came to commit the crime, to which he replied, "I don't know; something came over me and tempted to do it." His victim was a beautiful young girl of 13, named Hannah Brett, who resided with her parents at Saham-Toney, Norfolk. The brute not only severed the girl's jughlar veto, but also stabbed her in the neck. This fiend in human form was brought before the Walton magistrates on Monday, and was remanded to Norwich Castle. THE dust of ivory, we learn, is utilised in a way that liew people imagine. In the cutting of ivory the powder which comes away is sold for making jelly. It has been need abroad, and is getting pretty well known in this country. It is sold at 4d. per lb., made up into parcels, and is regarded as an excellent material for making jelly, particularly in the country, where calves' feet are not always procurable when required. What a real fine dish calves' feet jelly made from ivory must be. After this we shall never feel sure when partaking of that nourishing dish that we are not eating old billiard balls, or swallowing discarded tunbrella handles. A VILLAINOUS OUTRAGE has been committed at Tooting by a gang of scamps, who scandalously outraged and abused Agnes Jacques, aged 37, a widow, and lately a domestic servant at Tavistock, on Satuiday night and. Sunday morning, August 6th and 7th. The unfortunate woman was taken to the Wandsworth Workhouse, where she lingered until the 14th ult., when she expired. An inquest was 'held at the workhouse, on Monday, to inquire into the death of deceased. It was stated that Arthur Prestridge, a lad, had admitted the commission of criminal offence with which he was charged, on the testimony of a postman named Blackley, and that he had made a statement implicating four other prisoners. The result of the inquiry was that the jury, after a short con saltation in private, returned a verdict of "Wilful Mar'der. " against Joseph Cowley, George Cowley, George Vickery, Sidney Gardener, and Arthur Prestige, who are all in custody on remand. The five prisoners were taken into the room where the woman was lying, but she was anly able to identify Joseph Cowley. Ma. SPURGEON, acting on the advice of his deacons and ?Mere, intends leaving for Mentone towaids the,end of thIS week THE Marquis of Lorne will leave Ottawa en the 4th of November for Quebec en route for England.