Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1904-03-04 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

HOMES."—A series of' lie very smartly arrested a notorious mur"At homes" was opened yesterdey week in ' derer, 'Walker Moore, who had gone to a the United Methodist Fret- Church, Ex- public-house where his wife was charring change-street, Colne, by Councillor E. Carr,. and deliberately cut her throat. Hearing J.P. Mr. Jos. Turner, of Brierfield, lire- of the crime, the officer jumped into a milk.. sided .and the Mayor and Mayoress of eolto cart and drove to the scene. He arrested received the guests. Councillor Carr,. in Moore, but on the way to the police station his address, said he was sorry the Education. the prisoner threw himself down in the Act had rather tended to embitter the feel- hedge side and refused to isp further. A ing.s amongst religious denominations. He trap, however, was commandeered, and the hoped that would not continue. In his desperado was soon in safe quarters. opinion the idea of denominational educe- Moore was tried at the Lana:rater summer assizes inr 1862, bon was a fallacy. For instance, its the and was pecul arly defiant , Cultle Church Schoolmany Wetac•vatia naa and insolent in the dock, declaring that been educated and vice versa, these schools the rope was not made that would. hang thus failing to fulfil the purpose for which hint. The execution was fixed for August they were intended. He was in favour of 30, and at that time the penalty of death was enacted in public. Prisoners were sound moral teaching being given in the denominational I brought along a subway of the prism n, and day schools, but thought distinctive. teaching might be left. to the undeineath tie courts throtieh a door on host awn in thernands in the churchyard. and on the th' ,to a scaffold erected. on the parade. The 'sanredeePßetei.onW.34Hr.. Tliuegrt. I t ion- , because Itun'lTetis cf Pe°M` Sunday schools.—On Friday evening people in the town and district ass. tabled opener was Councillor J. Smith, the Ciair-r man Mr. R. Eastwood, and the ..,o°;;_liCastle Green to witness the execution, and on the date fixed for the executionl.nafdMoo.rwakeIrt wesrdsayMra. f fazwel o.w Mrs. t wWw W. „e Greenwood.sclttrs : the crowd was swelled to unusual propiarCdouctnydrsaperehsiiiidd:clen, was the opener. On led ever the fells from Blackburn aril COIDEI den (Martin Top) Saturday evening Rey. W. J. Smith. pre- 1 to we his oia. sirled, Mr. E. Barker was the opener, and ! , . rerwled ftatatliseaecownwdeihnned man, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Whittaker r.cciredi the! .'t IS getc.sts. Excellent .programmes wers sup- . t eluded the triegilanrcenmol tne warden. and osmmitted suicide. He 'cide. He pled by hi' following : --Sopranos, Miises .7',._f t'.-ePaert! execution, F. Wilson, Higson. and Lambert . sentrsl • as found with hia head down in a cistern, to-, Misses( S. A. Helliwett and B. Riddiorgli and Mrs. R. Ashworth t tenor, Mr ;nits. rlead. The deliberate suicide the tire greatest octundstemtwion asni the m the what he he knew, Tom Hurley (Burnley); baritone, Mr. W Mitchell (Winewall); bass Mr. J. -4. Con- sun orb I.ls 1 the orowd outside the gaol became yen; mandolinist, Miss ,A. G. Hartley' k‘rmaa among the CAC:ement was internee. The people violinist. Mr. L. Greenwood';- elocutiosists Mrsses E. Hilt nod M. Morley (Burnley) ;'• lingered until noon, expecting to see the Seal body. brought on to the essiffetel, arid' hu ri-t. Mr. 3, Graham (Settle); serntriloquist. Mr. Joe Hartley (Trawdeas Mr. 11°0,3 "Bring him out :" But More had and had dodged. tProPh'.execa:enkioner. This was the last time-a: H. Duerden was largely responsible ...s...r..it.wthes effective decorations. The total' s ---.-amounted to £6O. pfibilic execution was fixed in Lancaster."  i