Weekly News. — 1889-08-17 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SEARCHING FOR THE ARRAN MURDERER.  The Glasgow police have still no clue to the whereabouts of Laurie, suspected of the murder of E. R. Rose at Arran last month, and the opinion is gaining ground that either he took fright when the finding of Rose's body was made known and left the district, or else that he is no longer alive. Rumours come from all quarters that Laurie has been seen, but no trustworthy information has been received to enable the police to trace his movements since the beginning of last week. A suggestion has been made that a canal in the neighbourhood of Coatbridge, near to which he is said to have been seen, should be dragged, but as yet no steps have been taken in that direction. A good deal of excitement has been occasioned by a report that a young man resembling Laurie had committed suicide at Loss, Loch Lomond. He had gone to Row Farm, and shot himself with a revolver. No one knew him, and there were no letters or cards in his pockets by which his identity could be established. Like Laurie, he appeared to be about 27 years of age, and there were other points of resemblance. One of the Glasgow detectives who knows Laurie personally went to Loss, and after looking at the body, said it was certainly not that of the man for whom the police are making search. One or two arrests have been made, but with the exception of a youth named Bedford, who was apprehended in Edinburgh, the suspected persons were at once liberated. Bedford's arrest was accomplished in rather a peculiar fashion. He took lodgings in Edinburgh about a week ago, and the landlady, suspecting from his close residence in the house that he had something to do with the Arran murder, gave information to the police, and it transpired that the youth was wanted in Aberdeen on a charge of embezzlement.  A goods train was found to be on fire early the other morning while passing through the Ponton station. Grantham. All tho contents of the trucks, consisting of hats, bonnets, and chemicals, were destroyed.  Some visitors to Epping Forest havo found a man lying on the ground in a pool of blood, with his throe: rut. Information was given to the local police, who removed the man by train to the London Hospital, where he gave the name of James Williams. The Continent is just now invaded by several companies of personally-conducted tourists other than thou' of Cook or Gaze. The Toynnee Hall Travellers' Club has sent out Om, parties to Switunbind, and so have the Polyteouloo people. s  An interesting action affecting dramatic nghte will probably come before th,- coortis Messrs. Kaye and Guedalla, solicitors to Mr. Robert Buchanan, the well-known novelist and playwright, have issued a :.t against Mrs. Langtry to recover £2,000 damages for the non-production by her of a play written by Mr. Buchanan for that lady's last New York season. Mr. George Lewis, on the ether hand, on behalf of Mrs. Langtry, has set up a counter-claim against Mr. Buchanan for the return of the amount paid by Mrs. Langtry on the signing of the contract. The action will probably turn upon the point as to whether or not the parts in the play were written as stipulated.