Blandford Weekly News. — 1889-04-20 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

PIANOFORTES  FOR SALE OR HIRE.  The Beet Terms given to Purchasers for Cash or on the Hire Purchase System.  A WRITTEN WARRANTY IS GIVEN WITH EVERY INSTRUMENT.  Illustrated Price Lista sna Catalogues of the most popular Music sent Poet Free on application. [5166  .A.DZINS,  PAINTER, GLAZIER, & PAPERHANGER, _  137, HOLDENHURST_ ROAD, 'BOURNE MOUTH. CEILINGS WHITEWASHED from Is Ml each. Paperhangings, new patterns, from 6d per_piece. Estimates given for all kinds of House Repairs. ALL ORDERS, HOWEVER SMALL, WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.  MURDER AND SUICIDE IN A TRAIN'.  A shocking murder and suicide occurred on Saturday on the Midland Railway, at Trent Station, near Derby. The murderer is a foreigner named Robert Feror, aged 20, and his victim an actress named Lillie Bamford, aged 21, and a native of Spennynnwir. Durham. The murderer has for some time past been engaged as a foreign correspondent in a large manufactory at Derby. The yonng woman, basing been thrown out of a situation had been staying with her relatives at Pear Tree, an outskirt of Der! y. An attachment sprang up between the parties, and for some time past they had been on most affectionate terms. The other evening Feror called upon Miss Bamford, and gave her a bunch of lilies. She had Lein' expecting him, and was ready to receive 1 . Previous to his arrival she had remarked to some one in the house that "She must put on some Wean clothe., as she was going to die before the evening was over." Her remark, however, did not arouse any suspicion. After staying a short time in the house, Feror, together with his sweetheart, left in a cab, and proceeded to the Central Station of the Midland Railway. Feror then went to the tsnoking-oflice and took two first class return tickets to Nottingham. Leaving Derby by the 6.54 express, they arrived as Nottingham at 7.27. From the station they walked as far as the market-place, where they partook of refreshment at the Talbot Hotel, and subsequently returned to the station. Having partaken of more refreshment, the two entered a first-class carriage in the 9.20 express train, occupying the carriage alone. Nothing further was seen or heard of them until the train reached Trent station, a distance of six miles, when, on going to oollect the tickets, one of the porters was horrified to find both lying on the floor of the carriage in a pool of blood. Assistance was speedily summoned, and an examination shewed that both man and ,woman had received bullet wounds in the head, almost in the same spot. Feror was quite dead, and the V/01111in although she shoved some signs of life, died a few minutes afterwards. A silvei revolver of six barrels, with four undischarged, was found on the carriage floor. The train being an express to Derby, no time wan lost in leaving Trent, and the bodies, in charge of several Midland Railway officials, were conveyed to Derby Infirmary. On an examination by the house-surgeon, two bullet wounds were found on either side of the head of the man, while the woman had a bullet wound on the left side of the head. On searching Feror's clothes six more bullets were found wrapped in paper, together with some coins and several love letters which had passed between the two. It has transpired that the young woman had recently resolved to abandon the profession of an actress, and apply for a situation as a barmaid at the Midland Hotel. None of the passengers who travelled by the same train heard the reports of the revolver, or became aware of the murder until Trent was reached. 

Article type: Incident