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CONFESSION OF MURDER

... I A man who states that his name is Jona- than Gaydon has given himself up to the police at Horsham for the murder of Miss Mary White, at Chingford, 22 years ago. The murder with which the prisoner now charges himself was committed under very painful circumstances. Mr. John Small gives the following narrative of it:-- The murdered lady was the sister of my wife, and at the time of the murder ...

THE PROVINCES

... THE PROVINOES. LANOASHIRE.- ATTEMPTED MURDER NEAR 1'RESTON.-A man named Richard Kelly is in custody at Preston, charged with attempting to murder a man named John Smith. The two men on Saturday night bad been to Preston, where they had had some drink. They both reside at Long- ridge, aad they started on She return home shortly after seven. They had walked to Alston, near Longridge, where, they ...

SINGULAR CHARGE OF FRAUD

... _ ULA GCHARGE Or FRAUD. ?? gBstes, manager of the London branch of the British workman Assurance Company, 10, City-road, and Robert Peacock, appeared to adjourned summonses, at Worship-street Police-court, which charged them with having conspired to defraud William Jones of the sum of Mr. Johnson Watson, barrister, instructed by Mr. Fowler, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution. Mr. B. J. ...

CHARGE OF ADMINISTERING A NOXIOUS DRUG

... CHARGE OF ADMINISTERING A NOXIOUS . . - * n LGt . Ai.e . ON the 19th inst., at the Westminster Police dourt, !John William Cattermole, rsaidi'ngat 2o, Pepysaioad,' New.'cr'ss: sur~redered to his'.bail to answer a chearge. of feloniously administering ?? Ceoil Sidden' certain ?? drugs, with intent to;. procure mis- carriage, on or about September 6, 18f78., In opening the case Mr. ?? said it ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... CENTRAL CRMINAS COURT The above Court resmed its sittings yetrda before the Lord Mayor, the Common . ernt M(r. lhbarln,> .Pagera SirT. s. oVdeZ , B tt, B t r. Under-Sheriff Barton, &a. Th Recorder, iabrgip the jury, after remark- ing that the calendar was unutisy heavy, both in regard to the number of ?? and the character of the offences of whic the we accused, aid there were two charges of ...

TREATMENT OF MILLINERS' APPRENTICES

... TLZAWMIENT GP WILLZINEI3' AP- . , - .P 3ENIXIZS. Amelia Dodd, of Lower Seymour-street, Portman- square, again appeared at Marylebone Polioe-court, in answer to two summonses, the first charging her with fraudulently obtaining of Mrs. Caroline Green, ot Wal- worth-road, .525, and the second with unlawfully induc- ing Caroline Mary Green to execute a certain indenture of apprenticeship. Mr. ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... CENTRAL CRIXINAL 'COURT. The September sessions opened on MIonday. CHARGE OF FRAUD.-WilWri Everett was indicted for obtaining £500 by false pretences. The prisoner had formerly been a farmer in Sussex, and in 18741 he obtained a loan upon his property, but it appeared that this bill of sale was not formally registered. In 1871 he obtained another loan of £500 from the National Mercantile Bank ...

CHARGE OF LIBEL

... CMARGE OF LIBEL. ffr. Gadd. the registered proprietor, and Mr. Allen, the publisher of the Investiga- tor-, appeared at the Guildhall police-court, on Thursday, in answer to a summons, charging them with having published cer- tain defamatory libels concerning Mr. Oral!, the official liquidator of the United Kingdom Electric Telegraph company. In July a notice in the paper said:- We shall ...

TRIALS AT THE MIDDLESEX SESSIONS

... TlPJALLSAT THEM)IIDDLESEXSESSIONS, I ELor',acgENT AND ROBBERY. - Jusso6 oosdehild, 25, porter, was indicted fur having stolen five co:ats, three pairs of trowsers, and otlier articles, the pro- perty of James Msunnings.---Is appeared that the prosecutor, who is a very good-looking man, in marked contrast to the prisoner, svho is a thin., hag- gard, and ill-looking fellow, was living ill High- ...

SINGULAR CHARGE OF FRAUD

... SFLGULAR C31ARGZ OP FRAUD. George Bates, manager of the London branch of thf British Workman Assurance Company, 10, City-road and Robert Peacock, appeared to adjourned summonses at Worship-street Police-court, which charged them witl having conspired to defraud William Jones of the sum o, £88. Mr. Johnson Watson, brirristsr, instructed by Mr Fowlor, solicitor-, appeared for the prosecution. Mr ...

YESTERDAY'S [ill] ETC

... YESTERDAiY''B INQUESXTS ETC. 'INGULAR bUIClDE OF A TRcADESVIAN'S WIFE.- On Saturday afternoon, Dr. Diplock, the coroner fox West Middlesex, held a long inquiry at No. 33, High. street, Notting-hill, relative to the death of Mary.Ward, aged forty-nine, the wife of a tradesman earrying on the business of a plumber at the above address. Robert Ward, the husband, stated that deceased, for some ...

SERIOUS OFFENCE BY A MEDICAL MAN

... I ?? orrzNcE BY A XEDICA AN. I - _- Y _ 1 . ?? Francis James flammond, aged forty-one, a gentle- I manly-looking man, who was described as a surgeon, was indicted at the Old Bailey for assaulting a young woman named Ellen Saunders, with a felonious intent. By a second count in the indictment, the :prisoner was charged with administering a noxious drug, the nature of which was unknown, to the ...