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MURDER AND SENTENCE OF DEATH

... and with her head nearly severed from her body. The weapon with which the injury had been inflicted, a dagger, sharp at the edges, was found lying under the pillow of the bed, and from the cha- racter of the injury, it was perfectly clear that it could ...

DOINGS IN THE DIVORCE COURT

... of Miss Woodhouse. After consulting with her friends the petitioner consented to this, and a house called Fern-cottage, Alderley-edge, near Manches- ter,was taken. Whilst there the respondent treated his wife with violence, and it appeared that all the ...

A CLERICAL CO-RESPONDENT

... marriage took place in 1864, and that there were six children subsequently born. Mr. and Mrs. Cookson ived first of all at Alderley-under-Edge, near Man- chester, and used to go to the church where the co-respondent officiated. The petitioner took rather a fancy ...

SOLICITOR'S COURTSHIP AND A PROPOSAL

... further explained that after she was told of the death of her lorer plaiintiff weut to Somerset House, but found that the certificate of death lad reference to a relative. TiE PFLAINTI'F. Miss Mitchell, the plaintiff, a prepossessing young lady, stylishly ...

BREACH OF PROMISE

... appears to have stuck fast in the apertnre, end was thus burned to death. Hardly anything but the skeleton remained when the body was fonsad on Sunday morning. A verdict of -Accidental death was returned. bin. EDWIN ffOuasv, the Amnerican tragedian, died ...

YESTERDAY'S INQUESTS

... wpon ths anj raee The Jury lound That the decsased met her death accldentallys Ctd ID MTuretr AT oLfMOUSL i mur. Wynne E. Baster held an inquiry at the Town hall, Limehouse, into the death of a male child, whose body, wrapped in abrown paper parcel ...

YESTERDAY'S INQUESTS

... next mornixig. Death ensued five hours later. Dr. P. B1. Mnloney, of Bethual.'TOen- road stated that death was due to exhaustion from vomiting and diarrhca which, in his opinion, was set up by the fish aud potatoes. A verdict of Death from improper feeding ...

THE GHASTLY TRAGEDY AT BURY

... Coroner: Were any of the wounds yoa have deseribed suno as would cause death?-Yes. Which of ?? at thebsloc of thu head or at the angle of the right eye, would either of them calise death. Is toe hammer (produced, and much stained with blood) such as would ...

CASE OF BREACH OF PROMISE

... Manchester to buy the wedding apparel. Mrs. Mitchell went to the railway station according to arrangement, but Mr. Robinson did not turn up, and from that time he broke off the engagement. Catherine Mitchell, the plaintiff, examined by Mr. Wills: I am ...

THE MURDER AT WORRALL

... eit into the ditch, where it lay, partially concealed by E tthe grassoverhanging the edge, till the girl Ward i made the dread discovery. 1 Police-constables Mitchell and Brook, who are tstationed in the district, were early on thespot; and Superintendent ...

A COUNTY COUNCILLOR FINED

... great crowd Lo assemble. Mr. Williams in court declared that he had ' never heard such false state- ments. Acting-serjeant Mitchell, 204, how- ever, corroborated the constable. Serjeant Ballard, 40, said when he arrived on the scene he saw defendant very ...