In the Sunday papers a brief notice of the sudden death of Sir James Peel Edgerton, the famous K.C., had appeared.
Sir James Peel Edgerton's death was reported in the news. 
mnli hypothesis: Sir James Peel Edgerton's death was reported in the news.  premise: In the Sunday papers a brief notice of the sudden death of Sir James Peel Edgerton, the famous K.C., had appeared.