Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-01-18 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

DARING OUTRAGE NEAR LED.  The lorkshire Post says :—" Two old people living at Stonegate Farm, Meanwood, Leeds, were subjected to murderous outrage on Thursday night last. Stonegate Farm stands on the road side, some distance from any other house, and ths sole occupants are Mr John Burrows, an old Man of 7U, and his maiden sister. Whilst they were getting tea in the kitchen, about half-past five o'clock on Thursday evening, a, knock was heard at the door, and on Miss Burrows opening it, four men, with blackened faces, rushed into the place and seised her. The brother, who was outing in a corner be tween the tahle and the fire, piked up the poker, but before he could make use of it two of the emu overturned the table on which the candles were standing, and flung themselves upon him. Each of the men had a short thiok stick in his hand, and with this they belaboured the old man about the head. Burrows struggled hard but at let he was overpowed and thrown to the ground. The other two men had, after severe maltreatment, also overcome Alias Burrows. Whilst two of the robbers th,ew theouselves upon Mr and Miss Burrows, and held them down by the neck, the others produced a dark lantern and proceeded to ransack the bedroom. Toe search being productive of no further spell than several silver teaspoonsand a silver milk and cream jug, they came back and demanded to know weere durrows kept his money, Burrows said he had paid all away except two shillings, which were in his pocket. The men refused to believe his statement, and threatened that if they did not tell they would murder both. The couple held out for some time, but the men beat them so savagely and showed such a murderous disposition that Burrows at last pointed out where his money was. Unfortunately, he had received £2l the day before and £7 on Tuesday, and this, with £7 more, the thieves took possession of and decamped, locking the door behind them. Mr and Miss Burrows lay in a perfectly exhausted .state for some time, but at last they cant, ived to get up and alarm a person passing by on the road, wheat once brought other assistance, The aged couple had been very severely treated. Their beads and faces were a mass of bruises Both, being bale and hearty for their ages, were able to go about on Friday, but still they arc in a weakly state. There was a cur dog is the kitchen in true house, and its strange conduct leads to the inference that the men were well known to it. Whilst the unen were beating Mr and Miss Burrows it kept running from one to the other, Making a whining noise, but it never once barked. Footsteps of men are traceable in the snow across a field leading to Meanvrood•road, and four men were observed to go in a hurried manner along the (..rove Mill, but so far as can be ascertained this is the only trace of the robbers.  Manchester, at Mr. John Heywood, Deansgate the Denton and Ilan hton Examiner, may be had every Friday evening, and Saturday morning, at tie Newsagent in Oldham road, and Newton Heath. Tne Warwickshire police are instituting a dills gent search for a man whose name is unknown, and who, late on Saturday night, overtook a married woman, named Hannah Moon. on the highway in the neighbourhood of Attleborough. She was returning home from market when the fellow came up from behind, and, suddenly drawing a largo carving knife from his breast, brandished it over his head in a threatening attitude. The woman, though terribly frightened, seized the weapon. and shouted for assistance, whereupon the miscreant decamped, leaving it with her. The woman', hand was much cut.  SUICIDE THeouGH Lovii—OnSunday morning at fire o'clock. Ellen Grimehaw', a power-loom weaver, was found lying dead in a pool of blood in the kitchen of her mother's house, in Lower-lace. Wheelton, near Chorley The deceased, who was 25 years of age, had been keeping company with a young man in Withoell up to last ',month, when he ceased his sttentionn, and she sank into a low and desponding state of mind. On Saturday night, when her sisters, Elizabeth and Ann. :asked her if she seas going to bed, she replie 1, 'You can go ; I have a letter to write, but will be up in a few minutes.' Nothing more was seen or beard other nail her grandmother went downstairs at 2ve o'clock on Sunday morning, and found her a, above described, with two deep gashes in the right side of the neck. A razor was discovered on the floor Rear the body. Two doctors were called in, sac/jitney found tint the jugular vein was severed. A letter whim. the deceased had written to the young man referred to woe found on the table. SHOCKING LfEATEI OF A