The Warwickshire Herald. — 1894-09-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE PECULIAR PERJURY CASE.  At Bow-street, on Friday, Henry L. Winter, described as a stage mapager, was charged, on remand, before Sir John Bridge, with perjury in connection with divqrce psoceedings he took against his wife several years ago. The principal facts of the case have already been reported. Mr. Bodkin prosecuted for the Treasury. Prisoner was defended by Mr. Muskett.—Mrs. Winter stated that when her husband went to America, as described at previous hearings, he sent her letters couched in affectionate terms. She repeated that in October, 1184, she received a letter from Denver enclosing a newspaper cutting relating to the suicide of a man named Winter, who was described as a prominent musician, the precentor of the cathedral. She believed the envelope enelosing the cutting was in her husband's handwriting, and wrote out to him, but the letter was returned. She wrote this letter in a disguised hand, so that he might open it, as she believed that he had himself sent the paragraph, to lead her to suppose he was dead. Before pnsoner went to America she signed a document at his request. it took the form of a letter to him, stating that his brother George was the father of her children, and asking for his forgiveness. She stopped several times whilst writing it, but he kept on persuading her to proceed. He said it would save him from 20 years' imprisonment She believed that at the time, but pointed out to her husband that it might do the children a lot of harm. He said it could not injure them, as no one would see the document but himself. It did not occur to her that the document could do him no good if no one else saw it. On one occasion, when living to a great extent apart from her husband, the latter wrote to say he was going to call with Dr. Ellison, and telling her not to shake hands or rise, as usual when they met. She obeyed him, as she thought it would serve his purpose, whatever it was.—lt was understood that the doctor referred to subsequently gave evidence in the divorce proceedings.— Prisoner was again remanded.  On Thursday night Mrs. Hitchcock, of Beacondaleroad, Gipsy Hill, left her daughter, aged three, playing with a toy. Hearing cries,she ran upstairs, and found the child enveloped in flames. The little girl was taken to the Norwood Cottage Hospital, where she expired on Friday morning. It was also found necessary to take Mrs. Hitchcock to the hospital, she having sustained serious injuries in extinguishing the flames.  Mr. Samuel Morris, J. P., was on Friday returned unopposed for South Kilkenny. Mr. Morris is an Anti-Parriellite, but belongs to the Healyite section of that party. During the successful Crathie Bazaar which has just closed an elderly farm servant went up to the Invercauld stall while Princess Louise Marchioness of Lorne was there, and said he must have something from her Royal Highness's own hand. As a matter of fact, there were not many things left which would have suited his purse; but the Princess 'Very kindly asked if he would like to buy a packet of tea. "Anything," he eaid, delighted to have the Prioress serving him. "Well," she said, "it's very good tea, and if you keep mixing it with other tea it will go a long way."—Daily Telegraph. Sir Sydney Webb, Deputy Master, accompanied by Captain A. E. Barlow, Elder Brother, of the Trinity House, has left London in the Irene on a cruise of inspection of the lighthouses and other stations between Dover and the Scilly Islands. Late on Sunday night a man named Edward Trussle, employed to look after the telephones on the Tower Bridge, was suddenly taken unwell, and died before he could be taken to Guy's Hospital. The deceaaed had not previously emplaned al illness.