The Express. — 1867-11-06 (London, England)

THE FENIAN TRIALS AT MANCHESTER  (IT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)  MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY MOSNING.  Mr. Justice Mellor, in summing up, said as regards Martin, that he was identified by three witnesses who never saw him before, while the alibi was supported by six persons who knew him well, and who bad perjured themselves if their statements were not true.  - - SUICIDE THROUGH FEAR OF POVERTY.  INQUEsT.—(THIS DAY.)  This morning Mr. Richards, the deputy coroner, held an inquiry at the Bridgewater Arms Tavern, Maccleatield•street North, City-road, respecting the suicide of William Parker Howell, aged itri years. Eliza Howell, 13, Maccleatield.street North, a fancy trimmer, said the deceased was her father and a writer by profession. He gave that up, and he took to keeping a general shop. His wife died, and he became v,ry desponding. The trade fell off, but he would not tell his daughters anything about the state of affairs. Ho has often said, " I'm tired of my life. If I knew my fate in the next world I should end it here." Witness thought he was jesting when he spoke. An execution had been put into the house last week, and he paid it out. He was in debt. The execution was for poor's rate. Coroner—That was the climax to his misfortunes. How was be on Monday Witness—Very sad ; on Monday morning he came to my roots and naked fora candle. That was at 7 o'clock. I gave him a light. At 9 o'clock I went downstairs, and in the parlour I saw my father lying on the sofa in a pool of blood. His throat was cut. I saw blood on his shirt. That is the knife. Oh—ithe witness here fainted, and her examination ceased. tlhe was removed from the court). The Coroner said that he had noticed that twice the usual number of eases of suicide came before him in the months of November and February than in any other month in the year. The only way he could account for such a singular fact was that the atmosphere was very heavy and deprwaing in consequence of the fogs. The present case made the second suicide which had been brought about by fear of poverty within the last week. The other was that of the man who threw himself under a train at Balaton.  The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while in a state of temporary insanity."  SUMPF:rTED MCRDER IN LEEDS.—lnformation of a most suspicions character, as it leads to the belief that a murder or outrage of some kiwi Las been committed in Leeds, was yesterday received at the' Borough Police-office. A ferryman on the Aim and Calder Canal, stationed near Thwaite-gate, Hanalei. states that ►t a l►te hour on Monday night he was disturbed by bearing moans and cries, as from some one in distress, in his neighbourhood. He made no inquiries to ascertain where the sounds came from, and as the cries died away after a time, he fancied that some one had been quarrelling, and that the quarrel had come to an end. Consequently, he thought no more of the occurrence till yesterday morning, when several persons who had been walking on the canal bank brought word so hint that at one or two pines they had seen pools of blood near to the water's edge. This raised the suspicion of the ferryman, and the police being communicated with, • search was made in the locality, which resulted in the apprehension of • man whose clothes were clotted with blood, in a kiln at the glue works of Messrs. Armitage. The ferryman believes that the cries he heard the previous evening came from the direction of these works. The prisoner gave his name as John Sellars, and said he was a pile driver, and belonged to Selby. About one o'clock yesterday morning he Lad obtained permission from the engine-driver to sleet, where he was found. The canal has been dragged, hut no body has been found, and no investigation has taken place to show whether the blood on Sellars' clothes corresponds with that on the canal bank, or whether it is human blood or not. A circumstance so suspicious has given rise to many alarming rumours, and ?esterday large crowds of people watched with intense interest the operations of the dredgers. No person had been reported to the police as missing. Sellars is still in custody.—Leidy Mercurit. 

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