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THE ST. HELENS MURDER

... At the Liverpool assizes on Saturday, before Lord Chief Justice Bovdl, the trial of John Smith, charged with the murder of Adam Mather, at Wiudle, near St. Helens, on the 21st J ...

GENERAL NEWS

... . At Bolton little boy recently tumbled head first a mug conjoining dough, and nobody being present rescue him he was suffocated. At the Manchester police-court, on Saturday, woman was placed in the dock for the time charged with being drunk and disorderly. ft was sent to gaol for a month. Saturday morning Mr. L. J. an accountant long standing Leicester, attempted commit by cutting his throat. ...

Published: Saturday 31 August 1867
Newspaper: Bury Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 11378 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: adam mather murder 

THE ST. HELENS MURDER

... At the Liverpool assizes Saturday, before Lord Chief Justice Bovill, the trial of John Smith, charged with the murder of Adam Mather, at Windle, near St. Helens, on the 21st Jul ...

GENERAL NEWS

... During the past week 35 wrecks have been reported, making for the present year total of 1,797. California promises to become great wine-producing country. This year there have been made there 3 800,000 gallons of wine and 100,000 gallons of brandy. 'At'the half-yearly meeting of the London and Brighton Railway Company the report was adopted after some discussion. The speech of the chairman (Mr ...

Published: Saturday 07 September 1867
Newspaper: Bury Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7729 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: adam mather murder 

Alleged Brutality at Sea. —The Glasgow Herald gives details of as« rirs acts of brut ard cruelty by a '

... captain nnon i orew, which, ifc u> hoped, for the sake ofhnmanity, •re not true, at least greatly exaggerated As orew tell their that Franois Emanuel Cook, master of the b\rque Constance, sailing between Glasgow and the Coast of Africa, frequently flogged and maltreated Malcolm M'Kinnon, the cook and steward, that, evidently glad to be rid of the miserable life he wan dragging, he leaped ...