The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1888-12-07 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

CURIOUS CHARGE OF BIGAMY. At Chester Assizes, on Monday, Mr. Justice Charles had bef ore him a case or bigamy in which the prisoner gave the name of Arthur GordonLennox, and claimed to be connected with the family of the Duke of Richmond. The prisoner pleaded guilty to bigamy and to attempted suicide, but denied a third indieuneut of false pretences, which was not proceeded with. Mr. H. Lloyd, for the prosecution, said the prisoner, who was. 32 years of age, married on the oth September, 1886, a Miss Sellick, at St. James' Church, Westminster, under the name of Arthur Gordon Lennox. He lived with his wife for some time, and she gave birth to a child, Shortly atter that it appeared that he had no means whatever, and Mrs. Lennox was compelled to return to her relations. The prisoner then travelled, and was next heard of at Clifton, near Bristol, where he made the acquaintance of Miss Emma Ford, und on the 16th of April I last he was married to her under the name of Arthur Algernon Lennox, his first wife then being alive. Miss Ford knew nothing about the prisoner' and assumed him to be single. bhe, too, had to leave him because he had no means, though he showed every kindness to her. Subsequently he appeared at Congleton, in Cheshire where he is alleged to have obtained food and lodgings by false pretences. He was arrested and whilst in custody he attempted to take his life.—Mr. Marshall, who had been retained for the defence, pleaded. in extenuation of the prisoner's conduct that he had been singularly unfortunate in regard to employment. Eighteen mouths after his first marriage his wife left him because he could get no employment. He made several attempts by correspondence and journeys to induce her to return to him, but she positively refused to live with him any more. It was under these circumstances that he formed the acquaintance of Miss Ford, with • whom he subsequently went through the form of marriage. - Miss Ford entered the witness-box, and bore ready testimony to the unvaiying kindness she had received at the prisoutr's hands, and she said his general conduct hurl Leen most exemplary.—The Judge sentenced the prisoner to nine months' imprisonment with hard lab,nrr.  neetingi. Sir Charles Warren has issued a farewell address to the officers and men of the Metropolitan Police 311 his resignation of the office of Commissioner. ais successor, Mr. Monro, has taken over the luties. -  ------Alice Isherwood, a card-tenter at Messrs. Cross iud Winkworth's mill, Bolton, was caught by the hair in the machinery on Saturday. She sustained a tractive of the skull and other injuries, which caused her death. The clergyman who was recently arrested by the St. Petersburg police on suspicion of being aNihilist was the Rev. Mr. Bradford. On the mistake of the police having been demonstrated Mr. Brieford was set at liberty. The Northumberland coal trade dispute was settled on Saturday, when, at a conference between coal-owners and miners, the latter agreed to accept an advance of 5 per cent, on hard coal and 21- per cent. on soft coal. At Leeds, James Kelly, geaeral dealer, George Street, has been fined 40s. and costs, or in default one month's imprisonment, for having used disgusting language to a crowd of persons standing around his stall int'Kirkgate Open Market. A Kildysart telegram states that a young man, named Sullivan, was fowl . dead on the publio road between Kilaysart a. Labasheeda, ou Saturday morning. Some marks of violence have been distinguished, but the cause of death is as yet tin