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ROBBERY OF THE ST.UELEN'S AND PRESCOT MAIL

... are perfectly right in teinug cautious ia speaking to any liat ty. Mr. Thomas says that you had a better opportunity of seeing one man tlati) the rest.-Collett. iYes, I hId; tbil I could riot undertank to speak to Ihat man; because they covored my face ...

ADMIRALTY COURT OF ENQUIRY

... years, and was well acquainted with the Ribble. The river was navigable to about a mile from the proposed crossing. Could not speak of the velocity of the current at that point, as it varied according to the quantity of fresh in the river. Perhaps it would ...

HORRIBLE AND REVOLTING MURDER

... Mary returned with the noggin, she said she saw Matthew Gara in the garden, and Nelty, told her to hold her tongue, not to speak about it. Her mother was at the room door when they came down; tiey all then hnelt down and said their prayers ;-(senktlun)- ...

MAN KILLED AT THE MAUDLAND STATION

... Mlls ieg had been cut off by the engine and tender passing over him. Ho wses breathing when I got to him, but he did not speak, and he died in about three minutes afterwards. I cannot spealk whether the death of the deceased was the result of an accident ...

SUICIDS AND ATTEMPTED MURDER

... they together entered her premises through the back way. Brown called her into a front room, up stairs, saying he wished to speak to her, and then on her compliance, dis. charged a pistol loaded with duck shot, the contents of which entered her right breast ...

DREADFUL MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN BY THEIR MOTHER, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE LATTER

... herself. Some brandy and water, and also warm tea were poured into her mouth, which revived her a little, and enabled her to speak in a low tone. Mr. Dickenson, in a most distracted state, was removed to the Union for personal safety. Two policemen are left ...

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

... apparent purpose, would have signalized the day by a horrible catastrophe. We were not witnesses of it, and, in our account of it speak from information, but from intormation entirely to be relied on. As the President of tho United States, who was present at ...

THE CORONER'S INQUEST

... pistol in each hand. They were large pistols, but I cannot say the size of them or the length of barrel. He did not speak to me, nor did I speak to him. I believe lhe saw me. At the time I saw the man passing the corner, it occurred to me that it was the person ...

THE TWO THOUSAND POUND ROBBERY

... usual height of her sex: Mr. Traill:-Look round the court now, and see whether you observe any person hero like the woman you speak of. The witness accordingly surveyed the crowd, amongst which was Elizabeth Bailey, who was standing at the time amidst several ...

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, MONDAY, DECEMBER

... could only act within the limits of the borough, and there- fore the expense ought to be borne by the borough rate. Generally speaking, the county rate was prospective, and the suma now asked was retrospective. The question wvas one in which the element of ...

PRESTON POLICE CASES

... glasses of ale, and tre5 'est both have got drunk. Richard Smith, landlord of a hiit house il Ribbleton-lane, was called to speak to the cha- racters of the prisoners, and stated that be hn.l .!iolo them for a long time, aud had neaer heard anytlhi, ?? ...

POLICE CASES DURING THE WEEK

... great nuisance. Whilst Williams was stating the com- plaint he was interrupted by Mr. Blackhurst saying, Come, young man, speak up oncein your life.-(Laughter.) Williams having reiterated the charge, Mr. Blackhurst said, Now have you done? Williams: ...