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COLLAPSE OF A SCAFFOLD

... unknown cause, probably a bursting of the pit side or the breaking of an iron link, the whole of the scaffolding fell on the men below. Two were killed and two seriously injured, the other seven being more or less injured. The manager, Mr. Major Waterhouse ...

Published: Saturday 05 May 1894
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 193 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EXECUTION IN LONDON

... Tuesday, in Wandsworth Prison. = d D. Tickener and his wife had had frequent disputes, and he had been heard to threaten to kill her. On Feb. 11, in the mauve of another altercation, he attacked her savagely with a hill hook, and eat her head open with ...

Published: Saturday 06 July 1895
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 389 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EXECUTION AT STAFFORD

... principal witness at the trial was Mrs. 13akewell. Scott, of Huddersfield, was the executioner. Bond walked firmly to the scaffold, and required no support from the warders. Death was instantaneous. Prisoner made no reeponeee to the priest in attendance ...

Published: Saturday 24 August 1895
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 443 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GENERAL NEWS

... mail car of a train got off the hne, and dragged several other carriages with it down • high embankment. Several persons were killed and others seriously injured. loft the first time in their history, the sessions of the Weeleyan Conference are being held ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1893
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 495 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

A LADY SNOT BY A GROOM

... asking him what he had done, be pushed a revolver be had in his hand against her face, and said if she spoke or stirred he would kill her, too. Her murdered mistress was then lying on the floor near the bed. The girl being too horn. fled to speak or stir for ...

Published: Saturday 06 May 1893
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 942 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

STRANGE AFFAIR AT OXFORD

... eey i n ne the f o ili n g niece.', John Wells. an old man residing at Maxwell. Two of the lel log men ware killed and asocial town, was killed In Brimfield tweed mill. Gu persons were it j fries. He was caught by • belt and m dragged Oa Monday D.. DoifOrd ...

Published: Saturday 07 April 1894
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 743 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

.soh euruisg

... is erecting a house. and had completed a second tier of scaffolding, and was Mending thereon. A labourer, named Wm. Peters, carried up a load of bricks which he threw down on to the scaffolding, when from some Cause the latter gave way. and Mr. Dawes ...

Published: Saturday 06 October 1900
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1320 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A CANON ON RISNIiTABLISHMENt

... take knives. We'll kill the old man and woman first,' whispered one of them, and the° we'll bunt for the money. If those little brats, op there (pointing to the scaffold) wake op, we can easily take care of them.' Bat we must kill them all,' said another ...

Published: Saturday 29 April 1893
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3229 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MT DIAL COROT

... take the law into your own hands and kill him'? No; it may b e not! But with these hands alone, and he held them out extended to PAilyn sa he spoke, I will drag him to a prison which be shall ony leave for a scaffold. Drag hint there, I say, unless my ...

Published: Saturday 04 May 1895
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1241 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AFRICAN CONCESSION CASE

... the engine, and his body w• terribly mutilated. Three Cologne workmen were, the result of the collapse of • scaffold, precipitated Mt. and killed. ...

Published: Saturday 25 November 1893
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1085 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MORE FATAL LAMP ACCIDENTS

... forgiveness. He has been allowed to smoke during the last day or two, and asked for • drink of rum before being taken to the scaffold. Billington was the executioner, assisted by Scott. Wyndham maintained • callous demeanour to the last. He alept well. Addressing ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1893
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1074 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CLOPHILL,

... gentlemen's cloths: also for curtains and draperies. All orders executed in a few days. LADIFS! Send the light emit,: and :kill, that have withstood the wear and tear ot summer vocations: that may tlye t bent it imitable darker colour. and return >on ...

Published: Saturday 24 November 1906
Newspaper: Ampthill & District News
County: Bedfordshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1279 | Page: 4 | Tags: none