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November 12, 1853] THE LEADER, 1087
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THE BUBNHAM ABBEY MURDER. Moses Hatto, t...
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CRIMINAL RECORD. The police courts furni...
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" DOVKUING," AND OTHER CITY • MYSTERIES....
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Queen, living still a...
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The meeting at the Mansion House to orga...
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At a General Assembly of Royal Academici...
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T It 3s B T It I K R S. Tiik Vohi Popula...
masters talk of revoking the 10 per cent , advance which they had given . There has been no strike at Blackburn yet ; but it is thought the masters would not fail to take advantage of any victory which might be gained at Preston , and the other towns . The colliers have not returned to work at Wigari . In Manchester the dyers and fustian workers have gone back to work at old prices . The operatives gallantly support their brethren on strike . The Preston men received 300 ? . more last week than in the preceding week ; the contributions having amounted to 2000 Z .
The seamen at the northern ports have hitherto been held back from a strike . They have entered into amicable communication with the owners , and a friendly settlement of differences seems probable . Here the struggle is not for wages ; but for a certain control over the manning of the ships .
November 12, 1853] The Leader, 1087
November 12 , 1853 ] THE LEADER , 1087
The Bubnham Abbey Murder. Moses Hatto, T...
THE BUBNHAM ABBEY MURDER . Moses Hatto , the groom of Mr . Goodwin , has been committed to prison on the Coroner ' s warrant , the jury having found a verdict of " wilful murder" against him . The closing sitting of the jury was held on Tuesday , and the various circumstances were stated to them which warranted the verdict . Thus , Mr . Goodwin stated that neither his bed-candle , nor the rushlight from which , he lit it , had been prepared for him' on the night of the murder ; clearly showing' that the housekeeper had not completed her day ' s work when th _ e attack was begun . Then the plate had not been taken up stairs . Dr . Roberts , a medical man , showed that there was a bruise on Hatto ' s forehead , and several wounds on his hands ; but the former , Hatto said , had been caused b y a stick springing up , and the latter by naptha . Both his assertions were sustained . A broKen poker with human , hair on . it was found under the fire-grate in the-bedroom . There were spots , probably blood , on Hatto ' s wide-awake , and on his trousers , but then he had been employed to fetch water to extinguish the fire , and he had helped the next day to carry down the fragments of the body . Bunce said , that aroused by the noise in the yard , he went out , and thinking some one was there , posted Hatto outside the gate while he went round the yard . Hatto left his post , and most unaccountably- got into a pool of water , the drainings of a dung-heap . This led , of course , to the washing of his trousers . These trousers were found to have spots on them , and Dr . Taylor , the ^ well-known chemist , said they wero spots of bloody but appeared to have been there some time ; he nrldcd , that the manure water would make them look like old spots . It also came out that Hatto had ridden his master ' s horse on the Thursday night after the murder over to Maidenhead . Why , was not known . It was thought , to destroy some inconvenient proofs . The articles stolen from Mr . Goodwin are insignificant .
Perhaps the most important evidence against Hatto is , that the murder must have been either completed in the kitchen , or begun there , and finished up stairs ; but under any circumstances , it is a matter of certainty that , unless the victim did not scream through fright , Hatto must have heard the struggle , as his bedroom was near at hand . This is all the material evidence at present collected , and on this evidence Hatto has been sent to prison .
Criminal Record. The Police Courts Furni...
CRIMINAL RECORD . The police courts furnish the usual stories of crime , and illustrate fearfully the habits of the lowest classes . There have boon fchrco cases of wife-beating—one almost amounting- to murder . A loud quarrel in the lodgings of Patrick M'Namura is succeeded by a heavy fall . The neighbours , who know the fellow habitually ill-uses his wife , aro alarmed . At length an old woman , oppressed by the quiet , knocked at tho door . Receiving no answer she tried tho door and found ifc locked . Hearing a faint moan inside sho burst the door open and found the wife dreadlully wounded and apparently dying . M'Namara was arrested ar , a beershop , with the- blood on his hands . Ho fluid it had nil happened through his wife ' s tonguo that she had got what she had , and if who bad got as much more ifc would have served her right . Mr . Yardloy remanded the Havaerc * .
In tho second case , John Wilson , a wood-cutter , seized hold of hio wife by tho hair and dragged her up and down tho placo , she having at fclio same time hor infant , only three months' old , in her arms . Ho kicked hor upon the Bido and punched hor upon tho head , and taking off tho \» in shoos which ho luul on , called out for his heavy boots . On the , previous night ho ( prisoner ) ill-used hor in a vory nmouH way , by boating' and kicking and smashing nearly everything in tho room , for no other reason than that of her having expended a low pence out of 5 s . which hIio hud obtained on pledge for Iuh coat . Sho had boon recently « j > nijned , and wan still suffering from ( . ho ill-uwago which «» o had sullbrod from hor brutal partner . Tho two
dautrh-1 . 1 X 1 * 11 ,. i' Ji . .. 1 i i .. *_ - __¦¦ _ - * 1 J'Wh of tho bruto miulo similar charges . Maria Jones mtorlered— - " For God ' s suko , don't murder hor ; you'll kill your wife , and you know nImi bay only just boon confined . " ¦ 'lo continued to drag her along , aiul called for bin nailed nlioeH and a chopper . ' At long-th a ]) oli ( : oiiian hoar-ing that " ¦ woman wa « being murdornd in Burn ' s-placo , wont , thorn , « 'n ( l lound a mob of nearl y 200 personx assembled . I To fiaw Wilwm ulnnding over ' his wifo as if in tho act of strik-¦ [ "X '"''' . with his clenched list . For tho « hh » . u 1 ( i upon hw V , ,- WliNon ™ IH H « nt to bard labour in tho House of Cor' . 'ootion for four months , in ench of tho othor cases 25 or 10
. ¦ IM' 1 . -A ' - Hcm-IkiM ; surprised n , coffce-bourni keeper , named » onHon , by Hcntoricinfr hi ,,, („ Hjx niontlm' hard labour for "i-oaking a chair ovor tho lioud of bin wifo . It was hit ) ? iifjlom of an ovoning . ' »> ( bo district of the Thrones ovor which Mr . Yardloy PWsmIoh , two shocking' eason occurred on Monday . Two mom-iiu miilora quorriulort . whereupon one of thorn ,
appropriately named Stickman , stabbed his adversary three times . Mr . Yardley said , if the two aeamen had exchanged a few blows with the fists , that would have been most probably excused , or passed over with a slig ht fine ; but persons could not be allowed in this country to be using knives against each other . - It was a most savage and atrocious practice . He fined the prisoner 51 . ; and , in default of payment , sentenced him to two months' imprisonment . Margaret Adams , an unfortunate , broke a thick tumbler over the face of Casey , a sailor . The woman first attempted to rob him .. Two months' imprisonment . David Sullivan has been committed for trial , on a charge of biting off the lip of Timothy Leaky . It was done in a drunken row , at a public house in Rosemarylane .
Robert Langley married a young woman of Odiham , in Hants . She brought him 1001 . He had not been married seven weeks before he left his wife penniless . Pound again , she preferred a complaint to the police . The magistrate was the Honourable Creorge Capel Norton ; and feeling to the full the impropriety of deserting a wife , he ordered Langley to give up 40 Z . out of 452 . found on him , or go to prison . Langley gave up the money . Two swell mobsmen . have been charged with committing robberies at railway stations . One was James MacGregor . William Fisher , a detective officer attached to the railway , said , that on Monday afternoon last , he w » on duty on the railway , near the terminus , King ' s-eross , when he saw the prisoner attempt to pick a lady ' s pocket . Fisher watched
him , and on the arrival of the tram from York , the porters removed the luggage from the carriages , and the prisoner proceeded to a portmanteau , and was about to take it away when Fisher seized him , and took him to the stationhouse . On bis road thither , the prisoner-said , " I suppose we can settle this business on the quiet ; I don't mind a dragger ; I'd rather do that than spout you in the court . " In answer to a question from the bench , Fisher said the term " dragger" meant three months' imprisonment , with hard labour , in the house of correction . The prisoner said nothing in his defence , and he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour . The other was Charles Williams— -a more ingenious professor . Williams was in a crowd at the Eastern Counties
Railway station . Suddenly a woman called out to her husband that Williams had just picked her pocket . The husband seized Williams , but assuming a dignified air he said , " she must have dropped it , " and the husband let him go . But Charles Rees , a railway porter , saw Iris left hand at the lady ' s pocket , and seized hold of him . Whereupon he said , in broken English , " That he was a gentleman and going to Lea-bridge . " He struggled hard , and said , " he would not go with Rees , " who , however , while dragging him away , saw him drop tho purse . Committed for trial . An impudent thief , who gave the name of Henry Devinc , but withheld his address and occupation " out of regard for his family , " was brought up at Bow-street on Saturday , charged with stealing a quantity of plate from Mr . J . Chapman , the bookseller , 142 , Strand . About two o ' clock one day tho housemaid saw the prisoner coolly walk down
from the drawing-room , and out into tho street ; she called out to her master , who at once set off after him . Tho prisoner ran off at full speed , but Mr . Chapman , attracted by the glitter of his own plate , with which tho thief in bis flight was now strewing tho street , ran faster after him , and eventually tripped him up on his face on tho pavement . On appearing before the magistrate , prisoner said , with the greatest effrontery , ho " merely took the plate to enable him to raise money sufficient to go to Australia , and intended to roimburso Mr . Chapman whoa ho got to tho gold diggings . " Ho considered ho had been vory badly used by Mr . Chapman , who , instead of offering him a glass of al ( 3 after his fall , hnd seized him by the throat , and nearly choked him . Ho considered " nuch conduct anything but gentlemanly , but was willing to forgot and forgive , if Mr . Chapman on his part would do tho same . " Mr . Henry committed him for trial .
A little girl has boon murdered at Loscoe , Derbyshire , by hor grandmother , an old woman of sixty , by name Ann Martin . She took tho child from its young undo , who was nursing it , and throw it into a well at tho back of tho garden . Tho old woman said , on being questioned , that " tho dovil had tempted hor to drown tho child , " and began to cry , saying , "Oh , dear ! whatever mado me do it . ? " A verdict of wilful murder was found againHt her at tho coroner's inquest . Tho murdered infant was an illegitimate child of hor daughter . A littlo girl , twelve yearn old , was loft , in tho caro of a lonely cottngo , near Dunster , Somerset . A young- man , named Builly , was in tho house . When tho girl ' s inothor and brothor returned , tho daughter wan not ( . hero . A floarch was instituted , and tho bod y of tho girl , with tho throat cut , was found in an adjoining barn , linilly baa decamped .
" Dovkuing," And Other City • Mysteries....
" DOVKUING , " AND OTHER CITY MYSTERIES . At tho clone of tho night charges at tho Gujldhidl , on Thursday , about twenty waitoro , who wero engaged to attend tho ' Lord Mayor ' s banquet , applied to Sir l \ Laurie for bin HHHiHtHnoo and advice under tho following circihn-HtancoH : —They Mated they wero engaged by Mr . Burroll ( who held tho ' contruet ) , of tho Bridge Houso Hotel , to attend tho banquet at Guildhall on Lord Mayor ' n day' on
tho understanding that they wore to bo paid (? s . each for ( heir norvioow , but , after performing their vory arduous duty , Mr . Uurroll ' s brother bad paid thorn only 5 s . ouch , which they received in part payment , and , on expostulating with him , ho told them to nnnunon Mr . Bumill for ( be balance , which they were unwilling' to do if thoy could avoid it , as it would entail an enormous expense upon Mr . Hurrell , bouillon causing them to Ioho rnuoh of their time . Sir P . Laurie . —How many am there of you in this position P A 'Wnitor . —TUoro oro oiffhty of ua in all ; but tho
peculiar hardship of the case is this—we had to go up to Mr . Burrell on the day previous to the dinner to be engaged , and to come up the day after to be paid , besides being in attendance from 8 o'clock in the morning until 12 at night at the banquet and in the hall ; go that we have lost three days for 6 , s * o " . Another Waiter . —And there was not the slightest complaint against us , for we were all sober . First Waiter . —Sober . ' I should think so , for all we had during the 16 hours we were there was one half-pint of beer and some meat ; but we had no knives to cut it with . ( Laughter . ) Sir P . Laurie . —But had you no wine ? Second Waiter . —Oh dear no , Sir ; they looked too ' sharp after it for that . ( Laughter . ) Sir P . Laurie . —What became of the opened bottles , then ?
Third Waiter . —Oh , they were collected by the wincmen , and went into the cellar for what we call " Dover . " Sir P . Laurie . —What do you mean ? Third Waiter . —Why , Sir , the half bottles are used to fill up others , which are sent up to table again as unopened bottles ; and that is what we call " Dovermg . " ( Renewed laughter . ) Sir P . Laurie . —Well , I believe Mr . Burrell is a very honourable and upright man , and I do not think he would break his word ; so you had better apply once more to him personally . Fourth Waiter . —He promised us a good dinner , but we never got it . ( Laughter . ) Sir P . Laurie . — -What was the number of waiters there on Wednesday ?
Second Waiter . —There were 80 ; and it is customary to have 100 ; but we had less on this occasion and a great deal more company . Fifth Waiter . —And we all had distinguishing collars to our coats , and because some of us did not return them , which is a very unusual thing , a shilling was deducted for it in each instance . Sir P . Laurie . —I am sorry you should have had any dispute with Mr . Burrell , but as it is not a criminal case I can only recommend you to apply again to Mr . Burrell , or go at once to the County Court . The waiters then retired .
Miscellaneous. The Queen, Living Still A...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Queen , living still at Windsor , opened the theatrical season , on Thursday , with Henry V . A gay company were present at the perforcnance , Mr . Phelps being the hero of the night . The King of the Belgians , the Count of Flanders and his sister , left Windsor Castle , on Saturday . The Duke and Duchess of Brabant remain .
The Meeting At The Mansion House To Orga...
The meeting at the Mansion House to organise n , machinery for erecting a memorial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 , and making a statue of Prince Albert , a " principal feature" in the monument , was held on Monday . Some three hundred persons attended—tho chief person present being- the Bishop of Oxford . The speaking was not worth reporting . A committee to carry out the objects of tho meeting was appointed . Nearly 5000 ? . is already subscribed . Among the subscribers aro the Earl of Aberdeen , 601 . ; the Duko of Norfolk , 100 / . ; the Duke of Sutherland , 50 ? .. ; Lord J . Russell , 50 / . ; the Lord Mayor ( treasurer ) , 60 / . ; Marquis of Breadalbnne , 501 . ; Earl' Spencer , 501 . ; Lord Ashburton , 501 . ; tho Dulce of Bedford , 50 Z . ; tho Marquis of Westminster , 50 /; the Duke of Argyll , SOL ; Mr . W . Beckett ( Leeds ) , 100 / .. ; Lord Campbell , 10 / . ; Mr . Brunei , C . E ., 50 / . ; Sir J . Bayley , 50 / ., & c .
W \) understand that n meeting of tho English residents and visitors will bo hold on Tuesday next , the lf > Uv , at Meurice ' s Hotel , for tbe purpose * of contributing to tho testimonial to tho memory of tho late Lieutenant Bellot . Subscriptions are already being collected by a provisional committee , and ( . hero is every reason to believe that tho meeting ' will be both numerous mid million ! ml . — Galignani . Tho statuettes sent in by the artists who had been invited to compete for tho execution of the Wellington Memorial at Manchester , have been on private view for
two days at the Royal Manchester Institution . The committee- have selected a square pedestal and statuette sonfc in by Mr . Noble , tho sculptor wlio produced tbe Pcol statue in Salford . The Duke in attired as a civilian , and the greatest simplicity of treatment pervades ( he whole , both pedestal and statue . Thero aro four figures upon bases that are projected from ( lie corners of the pedestal , nnd bas-reliefs win ornament i ( n lour fiiees , two representing 1 tho Duke ' s victories , and two great eivie scones in his life— -the- CongroMM at Vienna , and bis appearance beforo tho Commons at tin * Pence of 1 HI 4 .
At A General Assembly Of Royal Academici...
At a General Assembly of Royal Academicians , held on Monday , Mr . John Everett Millais was duly eloctod an Associate . Mr . It . Hundy .-iide , Solicitor-Goneral for Scotland , is appointed one of ' tlie Lords Justiciary of the Outer Court , in the room of Lord Anderson ; Mr . James Craufurd , ¦ Bhoriff- Depute of Perthshire , is appointed Solioitor-Qonerul for Scotland , in the room of Mr . llandyside . The oflioo of Ulstor Kin ^ -ut-Avnin bus been conferred on the flistingushed genealogist , topographer , antiquarian , and ( ronend scholar , Mr , John iiernard IJurke . — ( Molui . It is said that instead of allowing the Karl of iOglinfon to remain Lord Keetor of Glasgow for two yenm , the usual practice , Mr . Alfred Tennyson will he put forward to oppose his formal re-election .
The Duke of Norfolk ban accepted tho office of Provident of tho Surrey Arolwt'ologieal Society . The Earl of lOllesmoro , the Itishop of Winchester , nnd Mr . Freshfiohl , M . P ., have become vice-presidents , it is proposed to hold tho inaugural meeting in Southward during the month of Jnmiury next . Tho foundation stone of the monument about to be orooted lo tho mouiory oil Dr . Moir , of Mussollnii-gli
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 12, 1853, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12111853/page/7/
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