The North Cumberland Reformer. — 1890-04-18 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

DEATH OF NIL N. ITARRIs,  Mr. Matthew Harris, Member for East Galway died on the evening of the 14th na at ten 0'c10..11, near Balling,'loe, from cancer in the stomach. be. ceased was originally a working bricklayer and sub esunently a build's, and ,nntrartpr. HP Wall Sr advanced 1\ attuzianat, ana OLP vt Ulu ateIIICWII volved in the" charge' and allegations."  ROMANTIC SEOOTING At a London hotel, centrally situaree square, the the other after noon a young man st•empred tomurdertbe woman with whom he was livaig, and who wee supposed to be his wife. arid afters arda commit'ed suicide Three months ago a young Belgian came to the hotel, and remained there for some time. Be warn about 17 years of age, mad gave the name of Albert, de Uti'don. Be Lao said he tame from Brussels, but beyond Mk very little aeeres to be known as to his antecedents. lie, however, appeared to be a gentleman. and (Were hie 'ill; called at a tradesman's in Leicester square. and had a hundred cards printed. Over the nvrre on the card be had ograved a coronet. After remaining at the hotel for a few weeks he left for the Continent, and three weeks einem returned w:th a weil.dressed girl, about 16 years of age, who he said was his vrfe, and who wore a wedding ring. They occupied a room on the third doer of ars betel, and appeared to live very comfortably together. Neither was it theught they were shert of money until the other morning, when a go •tleman named Hoffman, who occupied an adieining room, st Guedon'a request kelt him £3. At half-past two the same afternoon, Maxim Jouggla, landlord, handed Gu&ion a bill for £7 les , Gerkion havi, g packed his boxes with the expressed intention of proceeding to Brussels. Boon after three o'clock loud *brie ka were heard in the room occupied by the young couple, followed by the sound of a pistol shot. Mr. Hoffman rushed to the door, and as he opened it the girl rushed out bleeding from a terrible wound on the right side of the head. Stephen Stallele, a waiter, silvered on the scene by this time, and the girl was stopped when she had descended the first flight of atairs. Mr Hoffman went into the room where Gu'elon was, t te: Gu'elon, who had • revolver in his hand, pointed the weapon at him and threatened to shoot him. Hoffman retired for safety's sake, and he had hardly left the room when two auccessive shots were heard. Hoffman and the waiter then entered the room together, and saw Gin:don lying dead, with two pistol shots in his head. Meanwhile the whole neighbourhood had been am 'sod, the shots having been heard at seine dietanco. li, Axharn was fetched, and by his advice the girl was taken in a cab to Charing-cross Hospital, where she was attended by Dr. Illoxam, the resident physician. it was found that the bullet bad fractured the skull, and completely destroyed the right eye. She did not lose consciousness, hut the doctors regard her as in a very precarious condition, and decline to aPow.her to enter into conversation. The body of Guedon was removed to the mortuary. The police have searched Gui,don's boxes, but have found nothirg which in any way would lead to his identity. Among his property were some boxing gloves. There was also a psit of gentleman's riding boots, but nothing to indicate that he followed any occupation. The police are inclined to believe that he comes of good family. The motive for the crime can only be conjectured. There WM no apparent jealousy, and it is generally supposed that Guedon was driven to commit the deed through financial difficulties. The revolver found in the room was loaded in three chambers, three chambers having been discharged It was an ordinary bull-dog revolver, and among Gu6don's luggage two packages ol Cartridges were found, from one of which some cartridges were missing, and to all appearance the deed was premeditated.