THE WEST HAM MURDER

... TA WEST HAM MURDER. - 5111N QEST. On Monday morning, Mr. Lewis, Coroner t' South ESBOX, opened an enquiry at the Miug's Head, concerning the death of Amelia Sarah Jeffa, the youtg girl who was found murdered in an empty house in t he thoroughfare called the Port- ,way. Mr.. J. Hatchinson watched- the ro: .ceediigso for the relatives of 'the dedasefd.- 1'he :Coz~erQ~ in,,- opening- the.: o, ...

A MIXED DIVORCE SUIT

... A WXXED DWVORCE SyiT. In the Divorce Division, before the Right Hon. the President, the case of Styles v. Styles and Jackson Was heard. Mr. H:. A. Forman,who appeared for the petitioner, said that the suit was that of the husband, an engi- neer, for a divorce by reason of his wife's misconduct with the co-reepondent. Mr. Styles had been pre. viously married, and obtained a decree nisi against ...

ARREST OF SOCIALISTS

... (REUTEir's TELEGRAC1.1 Berlin, Saturday.-This evening's papers announce t the arrest this morning of three Dutch Socialists, two of whom are leaders of the Netherlands labour party. f ReV, DAVID MACR&AE lectured in Glasgow yester t day to members of the Scottish Land Restoration League on Land, Labour, and Religion. BIOA1SI IN GLASCOW.-At the Glasgow Sheriff Criminal Court on Thursday, a ...

LEEDS BANKRUPTCY COURT, TUESDAY

... LEEDS BANKUPTCY COURT, TuXSDAY. (Before Mr. MAnA, Begistrar.) FrALURE OF LEEDS NEWSPAPER P1tOPRIORS. Wmr. OLDns'LD and JAsts BuooE, Printers, &c.-The debtors were until recently the proprietors of the Heuasr/ aind SolesJ; Sews, a weekly paper, published in those dis- tric's of Leeds, and they also carried on a job printing busiuess. In the course of examination by the Official Receiver, they ...

Published: Wednesday 26 February 1890
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1535 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

THE DARBISHIRE DIVORCE SUIT

... I THE DARBISHIRE DIVORCE! I - - SUIT. I I - .t SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS. n U TUF AND STAGE COOMPROMISED, lb t In the Divorce Division of the Nigh Court oE t 3 usticer on Thursday (before Si r James Hannon, pre- sident, and a common jury) the case of Darbishirb .. Darblehire and Baird came on for heariog. The petition was thet of Mr. Frilncis G. Darbisbire for a dissolution of marriage on the Y ...

CARNARVONSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS

... CARNAIRVONSHIRE. QUARTER SESSIONS. TO THo EDITORsS OF Tax LIVEBPOOc MERCURY. Gentlemen,-I am certain there is neither a barrister nor a solicitor who practises at these i sessions that will not echo to the full the senti- ments so well expressed by Mr. Lloyd Carter in his letter on this subject which appeared some days ago in your coluumn Mr. Carter has omitted one strong argument of Mr. ...

LOCAL LAW CASES

... I in- A QUESTION OF GENERAL AVERAGE. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. J.ustice Denurisn and blr. Justice Vaughan 'ees Williams, sitting as a divisional wourt, the case of [iss the Selembria Steamship Company, Limited, of ,1r. Liverpool, v. the Merchants' Marine Insurance edCoinay, Limited, came ongfor heariu. Mr. ere Bigam, 9.., and ...

CHARGE AGAINST A ROAD CONTRACTOR

... CHARLGE AGAINST A ROAD CON-TRACTO'. ARMAGH. WoEDNESDAY 2%rIGHT.-At Moy petty | sessicnn to-day-before Mr. -N. L. Townsnd, ll..: Mr. Robert I'Kean. .lP.; and Mr. A. Lloyd. J.P.- a case of *oneidcrable importance to tre Grand Jurors and the oea-say-re of the Count1G- uroia~n I was head. ?? t. T. Dirtnan. cuouw.;v or vyi or., charged a road ontcra-Go: tlatn!e Jdna .. Cain i wit'h having taken, ...

THE WEST HAM ATROCITY

... ?? - 4 THE INQUEST. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SCARF. ANTECEDENTS OF THE DE- CEASED. Mr. C. C. Lewis (Coroner for South Essex) opened an inquest on Monday morning, at the King's Head public-house, West Ham-lane, into the circumstances at'ending the death of Amelia Sarhh Jeffs, aged fif- teen, whose body was discovered on Friday morning in the attic of an empty house, No. 126, The Portway, Wrest Ham ...

A CHORISTER'S CLAIM

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THE ERSKINE STREET STABBING CASE

... THE ERSKIN'E STREET STABBING CASE. I At the Birmingham Police Court, yesterday morning -before Mr. T. Md Colmore (stipendiary)-David Hedge (42), labourer, Priory Place, New Buildings, Coventry, was charged on remand with unlawfully and maliciously wounding George Mills, bricklayer, of 1 house, 10 Court, Inkerman Street.-Prosecutor, who looked very weak, stated that at 10 p.m. on the 8th inst. ...

YESTERDAY'S POLICE

... CITY SUMMONS COURT. CIAnos OF AssArLT AGAINST A FOLI13MAN.-Jebe'7a1a WhVito was summoned for causing an obstruction in London-street.-Police-constable Sparks, 841, said the de- fendant was a most troublesome woman, and ie had a great deal of trouble with her. On the day in question she had a large basket with a fire on it with chestnuts roasting, on the top of the steps from New London- street ...