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T h e c o u r t was densely c rowded , a n d t h e p r i sone r p leaded , i n a l o w b n t firm voice , " N o t G u i l t y . "

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-sener was a member o f a respectable f a m i l y l i v i n g a t H e n d h a m - v a l e , a m i l e o r t w o f r o m Manches t e r . H i s f a t h e r was a commis s ion agen t a t Manches ter , b u t t h e p r i sone r h a d n o e m p l o y m e n t , unless i t was t h a t he a c t e d as a c l e r k i n h i s fa ther ' s office. M i s s E l i z a b e t h G o o d w i n , w i t h whose d e a t h he was charged , was t h e d a u g h t e r o f M r . H e n r y G o o d w i n , a n d g r a n d d a u g h t e r e f C a p t a i n G o o d w i n , w h o h a d l o n g l i v e d i n t h e c o u n t y , a n d ac ted as a m a g i s t r a t e the re . M i s s G o o d w i n he r se l f w a s n e a r l y t w e n t y - t h r e e years o f age. C a p t a i n G o o d ­w i n ' s eldest son was a p h y s i c i a n a t Manches t e r , a n d M i s s G o o d w i n w h i l e o n a v i s i t t o h i m became acqua in t ed w i t h t h e T o w n l e y s . T h a t acqua in tance l e d t o a s t r o n g a t t a c h ­m e n t between t h e p r i s o n e r a n d t h e deceased, a n d u l t i ­m a t e l y , abou t f o u r years ago, t h e y became engaged. O w i n g t o T o w n l e y ' s w a n t o f means t h e engagement w a s n o t a p p r o v e d o f b y t h e l a d y ' s f r i ends , a n d f o r some s h o r t t i m e i t was b r o k e n off. I t h a d been renewed , however , s h o r t l y a f t e rwards , a n d c o n t i n u e d t o ex i s t t o w i t h i n a s h o r t t i m e o f her dea th . M i s s G o o d w i n ap­pears t o have w r i t t e n t o t h e p r i sone r o n t h e 1 4 t h o f A u g u s t t o b r e a k off t h e engagement . H e r l e t t e r s , h o w e v e r , h a d , w i t h one excep t ion , been g i v e n u p b y T o w n l e y t o h e r f r i ends , w h o des t royed t h e m . O n t h e 1 6 t h o f A u g u s t T o w n l e y w r o t e t o M i s s G o o d w i n as f o l l o w s : —

Hendham-vale , Sunday . M y dearest Bess ie ,—Dearest y o u w i l l n lways be to m e ; to

• a y that I a m not terr ibly ca t op would be a lie, bat , at a n y r a t s , you k n o w I a m not the m a n to stand i n your w a y . I answer nothing to y o u r last letter, except that I w i sh to hear from your own lips w h a t y o u r wishes are, and I wi l l accede to t h e m . T o n k n o w me too w e l l to suppose that 1 should give w a y to any unnecessary nonsense or sentimental lsm. I have h a d s s ingular r a n of good and bad luck lately : It suffices to say that I have an offer to leave E n g l a n d . Before I g» I w i sh to see y o u once again, and for the las t time, though G o d k n o w s what misery i t gives me to say so. Y o n w i l l admit that m y desire to see y o a is but n a t u r a l S a y in y o u r next w h e r e yon w i l l meet raa. I w i l l come b y the first or second train from D e r b y on T u e s d a y or Wednesday morning, whichever suits y o a ; of course , without a n y one knowing . T h e sooner it Is a l l settled the better for both parties.

E v e r , dearest Bessie, your aflectionate G S O R O B .

O n Wednesday , t h e 1 9 t h , t h e p r i sone r w r o t e as f e l l o w s : —

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tra in y o n mention (11.37 a m , F r i d a y morning) , and that I hope, d e a r Bessie , y o a w i l l not bother yourself unnecessari ly about a l l this as far as 1 a m concerned. F o r m y own peace of mind I w i s h to see yon. w h i c h I hope y o a won't th ink selfish. Du reste, I only repeat w h a t I have already s a i d — I Have but to hear from y o a w h a t your wishes are, and they sha l l be complied w i t h , a n d that I have sufficient xavoir vivre net to make a bother about w h a t cannot be helped. T o u c a n write to the Midland Hotel , D e r b y , w h e r e I sha l l stay to-morrow niaht, or leave a note at the inn at Whatatandwel l -br idge for me. Don't let me be the cause of a n y row between y o a and your G . P . I f yon l ike to ca l l a t the Inn I w i l l not st ir out t i l l y o u c o m e ; bat I leave a i l this to y o u r j u d g ­m e n t , — E v e r vours affectionately, G . V . T .

O n t h e same d a y M i s s G o o d w i n w r o t e a l e t t e r t o t h e p r i sone r , w h i c h h a d been preserved, a n d was as f o l i o w a : —

M y dear G e o r g e , — I wr i te this in the greatest haste t» te l l y o a not to come on l a n y ) acconnt I leave here to-day, and can't te l l w h e n I s h a l l »r can be back again. I do not w i s h to see y o n i f it c a n possibly be avoided, and indeed there w i l l be no chance now, so we had better end this state of suspense at once, and s a y " G o o d - b y e " without seeing each other. I feel sure I could not stand the meeting. I f you wri te once more w i t h i n the n e x t three d a y s I c a n get it, but not later than that t ime without its wains; seen, for m y letters are s tr ict ly watched , and even opened. — T o u r s truly , B s s s i x .

T h i s l e t t e r reached H e n d h a m - v a l e o n t h e T h u r s ­d a y m o r n i n g , a n d T o w n l e y ' s m o t h e r , p e r c e i v i n g f r o m w h o m i t came, opened i t , a n d i m m e d i a t e l y t e l eg raphed t o t h e p r i sone r , w h o was t h e n s t a y i n g a t M r . A r r o w -s m i t h ' s , a t B o l t o n : — " L e t t e r f r o m B ^Bessie] .—Come a t once. W i l l mee t y o u a t t h e s t a t i o n . W i l l w a i t . I m m e d i a t e . " I m m e d i a t e l y o n g e t t i n g t h i s t e l e g r a m t h e p r i s o n e r seems t o have l e f t B o l t o n a n d gone t o H e n d ­ham-va le . F r o m t h e r e he w e n t o n t h e same d a y t o t h e M i d l a n d H o t e l , a t D e r b y , w h e r e he s lep t . O n t h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g , F r i d a y , t h e 21st o f A u g u s t , he l e f t D e r b y , a n d w e n t t o W h a t s t a n d w e l l , t h e nearest s t a t i o n t o W i g w e l l - h a l l , w h i c h i s a b o u t a m i l e a n d a h a l f d i s t a n t . H e reached t h i s p lace a b o u t ha l f -pas t e l even , a n d w e n t t o t h e B u l l ' s H e a d I n n , w h i c h i s close t o t h e s t a t i o n . T h e l ea rned counsel t h e n de t a i l ed t h e fac t s o f t h e case as t h e y appear i n t h e evidence o f t h e witnesses b e l o w . H e added t h a t i t was c lear t h a t M i s s G o o d w i n m e t h e r d e a t h a t t h e hands o f t h e p r i s o n e r , a n d i t seemed t o be e q u a l l y c lear i f t h e p r i s o n e r was responsible f o r h i s acts , t h e offence a m o u n t e d t o m u r d e r . O n c o n c l u d i n g , M r . B o d e n c a l l e d

E l i z a b e t h M a r g a r e t Poyser : I a m the housemaid a t W i g w e l l - h a l L T h e p r i sone r came t o t h e h a l l o n F r i d a y e v e n i n g , t h e 21st o f A u g u s t , a t t w e n t y m i n u t e s t o s ix , a n d a sked f o r M i s s G o o d w i n . I showed h i m i n , a n d M i s s G o o d w i n m e t h i m a t t h e d r a w i n g - r o o m door , a n d t h e y w e n t i n t o t h e ga rden . H a l f an h o u r a f t e r I w e n t i n t o t h e ga rden , a n d * a n d t h e m s i t t i n g o n a seat a s h o r t d i s tance f r o m ' te house. I t o l d M i s s G o o d w i n she was w a n t e d , a n d she came t o t h e house a n d re-m a i n e d t h e r e t i l l a q u a r t e r t o seven, w h e n she w e n t o u t a g a i n . I w e n t o u t a t a q u a r t e r pas t seven a n d f o u n d her a g a i n s i t t i n g o n t h e seat w i t h t h e p r i sone r . I t o l d h e r t e a was r eady , a n d she said " I a m c o m i n g d i r e c t l y . " I l e f t he r , b u t she never r e t u r n e d a l i ve . I h a d B e e n h i m before . H i s m a n n e r was l i k e t h a t o f o t h e r people , a n d was n o t d i f fe ren t o n t h e 21st f r o m w h a t i t h a d been a t o the r t i m e s .

T h e n e x t witnesses were T h o m a s B i d d u l p h a n d R e u b e n C o n w a y . T h o f o r m e r s a i d he saw t h e p r i ­soner a n d M i s s G o o d w i n i n W i g w e l l - m i l l - l a n e , m a k i n g t o w a r d s t h e h a l l , a t a b o u t ha l f -pas t e i g h t . C o n w a y d e t a i l e d h o w he f o u n d M i s s G o o d w i n , g u i d i n g herse l f b y t h e w a l l , as she came t o w a r d s t h e b a l l , w i t h he r face a n d t h e f r o n t o f he r dress a l l covered w i t h b l o o d . She t o l d h i m a g e n t l e m a n b e h i n d h a d been m u r d e r i n g h e r ; a n d , o n l o o k i n g back , he saw t h e p r i sone r , w h o came t o w a r d s h i m . H e asked h i m w h o h a d been m u r ­d e r i n g M i s s G o o d w i n , a n d t h e p r i sone r s a i d he h a d s t abbed her . T h e n t h e y t w o t o o k h e r — t h e p r i sone r b y t h e head , a n d C o n w a y b y t h e b o d y — a n d ca r r i ed he r t o w a r d s her home . Reuben C o n w a y c o n t i n u e d h i s evidence b y s a y i n g he ca l l ed he r " Poo r Bessie " severa l t i m e s , a n d said, " Y o u s h o u l d n o t have p r o v e d false t o m e . " She sa id n o t h i n g t h e n . W e l a i d h e r d o w n near a gate , a n d p r i sone r asked me f o r a o m e t i n g t o p u t r o u n d h e r neck, t o s top t h e b l eed ing , f w e n t t o M r . B o w m e r ' s _ y a r d f o r h e l p , l e a v i n g t h e p r i sone r w i t h M i s s G o o d w i n . I was a w a y a b o u t f o u r o r five m i n u t e s , a n d o n c o m i n g b a c k f o u n d t h e p r i sone r h o l d i n g s o m e t h i n g _ r o u n d he r neck . I asked i f she was l i v i n g , a n d he sa id she was. She sa id , " T a k e m e h o m e . " W e t h e n ca r r i ed he r a s h o r t d i s t ance f u r t h e r , u n t i l M r . Seeds a n d h i s b r o t h e r came u p . M r . Seeds asked w h o h a d done i t . T h e p r i sone r s a i d , " I have done i t . " W e t h e n c a r r i e d her f u r t h e r , a n d m e t James C o n w a y , w h o also asked w h o h a d done i t . T h e p r i sone r sa id , I k n o w , a n d he k n o w s ; I a m t h e m a n w h o d i d i t , a n d I Bhall be h a n g e d f o r i t . " M i s s G o o d w i n t h e n said she was d y i n g . W e c a r r i e d ner f u r t h e r , a n d m e t M r . I l o w m e r . w h o also w a n t e d t o k n o w w h o h a d done i t . T h e p r i soner sa id , " I have done i t ; the re is n o q u e s t i o n a t a l l a b o u t t h a t . "

C a p t a i n G o o d w i n , w h o i s e i g h t y - f o u r years o f age, was examined . H e was s o m e w h a t i n f i r m , b n t spoke c l e a r l y a n d d i s t i n c t l y . H e descr ibed w h a t h a d oc­c u r r e d as h is g r a n d d a u g h t e r was b e i n g b r o u g h t i n t o t h e house, a n d added : — A f t e r s a y i n g t h a t t h e w o m a n w h o deceived h i m m u s t die, t h e p r i sone r said, " I t o l d he r I w o u l d k i l l her . She k n e w m y t e m p e r . " H e also sa id , " I h a d t h e means t w o m o n t h s ago, a n d I have t h e means a t t h e present t i m e . " H e asked i f I w o u l d t a k e charge o f some o f h i s t h i n g s . I observed he h a d money i n h i s h a n d . I dec l ined t o t a k e a n y t h i n g . H e t h e n p roduced t w o packe t s o f l e t t e r s . H e gave t h e m t o me and sa id , " W i l l y o u t a k e care o f these ? Y o u may read t h e m , b u r n t h e m , o r do w h a t y o u l i k e w i t h t h e m . I d o n ' t w i s h these t o be b r o u g h t i n t o c o u r t . " I kep t t h e m f o r a f e w days , a n d t h e n t h r e w ' hem a l l i n t o t ae fire. I d i d n o t r ead a l i n e o f t h e m , I u t I bel ieve thorn t o have been m y g randdaugh te r ' s ' e t t e r s . T h e pr isoner was s t a y i n g a t m y house f o r a f e w days a t Chr i s tmas t i m e . I d i d n o t see m u o h , h a r d l y a n y t h i n g , of h i m . O n t h e F r i d a y even ing be behaved w i t h t he greatest ind i f fe rence . I t h o u g h t I saw a l i t t l e exc i tement about h i m j u s t before he offered m e t h e t h i n g s . H e had been so p e r f e c t l y ind i f f e ren t before t h a t I n o t i c e d t h e change.

Cross -examined : A f t e r t h e p r i soner was r e m a n d e d , a po l i ceman , P a r n h a m , asked me f o r one o f t h e l e t t e r s p r o d u c e d i a c o u r t ( t h e l a s t f r o m T o w n l e y ) , a n d

a n o t h e r po l iceman . B u r t o n , asked m e f o r t h e packe t o f l e t t e r s , a n d suspec t ing he h a d some i m p r o p e r m o t i v e , I b u r n t t h e m . I t h o u g h t he was p u m p i n g me, and , b e i n g annoyed a t t h a t , I b u r n t t h e l e t t e r s .

Char les P a r n h a m : W h e n I g o t , t o W i g w e l l o n t h e F r i d a y e v e n i n g t h e p r i sone r came t o w a r d s mo a n d said, " I w i s h t o g ive m y s e l f u p f o r m u r d e r i n g t h e y o u n g l a d y . " I c au t ioned h i m a n d asked h i m i f he was aware o f t h e n a t u r e o f t h e charge he was g i v i n g h i m s e l f u p f o r . H e sa id , " Yee , q u i t e so, a n d w i l l go w i t h y o u q u i e t l y , o n l y l e t m e see he r first." I t h e n said t o h i m , " W h a t have y o u done w i t h t h e i n s t r u m e n t o r k n i f e y o u c o m m i t t e d t h e deed w i t h '-. " H e t o o k t h e k n i f e n o w p roduced o u t o f h i s pocke t a n d gave i t t o me. I t was w e t w i t h b l o o d . I t h e n t o o k h i m i n t o t h e k i t c h e n . H e l o o k e d a t t h e b o d y s tedfas t ly , b u t d i d n o t speak. O n t h e w a y t o t h e l o c k - u p he sa id , " I a m f a r happ i e r n o w I have done i t t h a n I was before, a n d I t r u s t she i s . " I examined t h e r o a d a n d f o u n d a s m a l l p o o l o f b l o o d a t t h e corner o f W i g w e l l - m i l i - l a n e . A t t h e h u n t i n g -gate , w h i c h i s a b o u t t w o h u n d r e d y a r d s f r o m t h e lane end , a n d nearer t h e h a l l , I f o u n d a n o t h e r p o o l o f b l o o d . I d i d n o t no t i ce any be tween t h e t w o places.

T h i s closed t h e case f o r t h e p rosecu t ion .

The Defence. M r . M a c a u l a y addressed t h e j u r y o n beha l f o f t h e

p r i sone r . H e s t r o n g l y hoped t h a t he s h o u l d sa t i s fy t h e j u r y b e y o n d a l l d o u b t t h a t b y a m y s t e r i o u s d is ­pensa t ion o f Prov idence t h e p r i soner h a d been d e p r i v e d o f h i s reason t o such a degree as t o render h i m n o t amenable t o t h e l a w s f o r t he d r ead fu l deed w h i c h u n ­d o u b t e d l y he h a d c o m m i t t e d . H i s f a t h e r was a m a n o f good means a n d p o s i t i o n , ' a n d h a d th ree c h i l d r e n , a d a u g h t e r a n d t w o sons, o f w h o m t h e p r i s o n e r was t h e eldest . F r o m an ea r ly age h is behav iou r h a d been somewha t pecu l i a r . H e was p e r f e c t l y we l l - conduc ted , p e r f e c t l y gent le , pe r feo t ly qu ie t , p e r f e c t l y w e l l be­haved . H e was exceedingly accompl ished , b u t he was f o u n d t o have n o a p t i t u d e o r c a p a c i t y f o r t h e serious business o f l i f e . W h e n v e r y y o u n g he was n o t e d f o r h i s t a s te f o r mus ic . A t school he acqu i r ed languages w i t h f a c i l i t y ; b u t w h e n p u t i n t o a m e r c h a n t ' s count ing-house he c o u l d n o t l e a r n t h e business. T h e l ea rned counsel t h e n w e n t i n t o a d e t a i l e d accoun t of t h e evidence he p roposed t o adduce, a n d a t t h e close o f h i s address he ca l l ed

E m m a M a r s d e n : I a m t h e p r i soner ' s m a t e r n a l a u n t , a n d have k n o w n h i m a l l h i s l i f e . H e i s v e r y affect ionate a n d v e r y humane . I h a d a n a u n t named M a r y M a r s d e n , t h e s is ter o f t h e p r i sone r ' s g r a n d ­f a the r . She des t royed herself , a n d was supposed t o be insane. G i l b e r t A i n s w o r t h , a f i r s t cous in once re­m o v e d , was conf ined f o r m a n y years i n a l u n a t i c a s y l u m . T i t u s B o u r n e , m y m a t e r n a l unc le , h a d t e n c h i l d r e n , o f i w h o m five were insane. T w o were con­fined i n an a s y l u m . A n o t h e r m a t e r n a l unc le h a d s ix c h i l d r e n , o f w h o m one has been insane. H e is n o t n o w i n a n a s y l u m .

Cross-examined i H e was occas iona l ly subject t o fits o f i l l - t e m p e r . H e was n o t i l l - t e m p e r e d genera l ly .

T h e R e v . W i l l i a m B o u r n e M a s t e r s , t h e p r i sone r ' s m a t e r n a l unc le , c o r r o b o r a t e d t h i s evidence.

M a r y T o w n l e y : I a m t h e pr i soner ' s m o t h e r . H e h a d a v e r y poo r capac i ty f o r business p u r s u i t s , a n d h a d n o profess ion i n A u g u s t l a s t . I n M a r c h o f t h i s year I rece ived a l e t t e r f r o m M i s s G o o d w i n , express ing g rea t a f fec t ion f o r m y son. T h e y were o n t h e m o s t affec­t i o n a t e t e r m s , a n d m y son's affections c o n t i n u e d t h e same as ever . O n t h e 1 2 t h o f A u g u s t he received a l e t t e r f r o m M i s s G o o d w i n , w h i c h I saw. ( T h e l e t t e r was one of those g i v e n b y T o w n l e y t o C a p t a i n G o o d ­w i n , a n d b u r n t b y h i m ) . I t spoke o f a c l e r g y m a n , t h e m o s t d e l i g h t f u l m a n she h a d ever seen i n her l i f e . H e h a d been s t a y i n g a t W i g w e l l , a n d her g r a n d f a t h e r t h o u g h t he w o u l d j u s t su i t her , b u t t h a t w o u l d n o t do. I t ended, " Y o u r s a f fec t iona te ly . " T h e usua l conc lus ion was " Y o u r o w n d a r l i n g , " o r s o m e t h i n g o f t h a t so r t . I saw h i m o n t h e S a t u r d a y , t h ree days a f t e r he rece ived t h a t l e t t e r . T h e r e was a n o t h e r f r o m M i s s G o o d w i n t o h i m o n t h a t day . I t s a id she h a d a good dea l t o say t o h i m , a n d i t h a d b e t t e r be sa id a t once. G r a n d f a t h e r h a d f o u n d o u t t h a t t h e y corresponded, a n d was w i l d t h a t t h e r e was a n y t h i n g i n t h e w a y . " I w a n t y o u t o release m e , " t h e l e t t e r w e n t o n , " t h a t I m a y have i t t o say I a m free. D o n ' t t a k e t h i s t o o h a r d l y i n p i t y for me . I s h a l l n o t m a r r y , i f I c an he lp i t . " T h i s was s igned, " Y o u r s s ince re ly . " T h a t l e t t e r seemed t o have t u r n e d h is b r a i n . H e was i n such a n exc i t ed suppressed s ta te o f f ee l ing t h a t I asked M r . A r r o w -s m i t h t o s i t n p w i t h h i m . T h e n e x t m o r n i n g I w e n t t o m y son's r o o m . H e was a t t h e door , a n d appeared v e r y exc i t ed , b u t e x t e r n a l l y c a l m . H e h a d n o t been i n bed . H e t o o k n o t h i n g b u t t ea a n d b r a n d y f o r break­fas t , a n d o n l y v e r y l i t t l e f o r d inne r . T h a t even ing , Sunday , t h e 1 6 t h o f A u g u s t , he w r o t e a l e t t e r t o M i s s G o o d w i n ( t h e l e t t e r da t ed Sunday , a n d g i v e n above) . H e t o o k a l o n g t i m e t o w r i t e i t , a n d was ne rvous a n d exc i t ed w h i l e d o i n g so. H e came d o w n o n M o n d a y m o r n ­i n g a n d l a y o n the sofa. H e appeared v e r y restless. H i s nan ds and feet were t w i t ch in g ne rvous ly . I gave h i m some m o r p h i a . H e r e m a i n e d o n t h e sofa t i l l d i n n e r t i m e , a n d t o o k n o d i n n e r . A f t e r d i n n e r t i m e he w r o t e a n o t h e r l e t t e r t o M i s s G o o d w i n . ( T h i s l e t t e r is also g i v e n above.) H e h a d a l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y i n finding w o r d s n o w a n d t h e n . H e was so ne rvous t h a t he s p o i l t severa l envelopes i n d i r e c t i n g t h e l e t t e r o f Sunday , a n d he h a d t o t ea r t h e m u p . O n Tuesday m o r n i n g he t o o k h a r d l y a n y breakfas t , a n d appeared n o t t o have h a d a n i g h t ' s r es t . H e t h e n w e n t t o M a n c h e s t e r t o g ive a F r e n c h lesson, a n d o n c o i n i n g b a c k he was i n a p e r s p i r a t i o n , a n d sa id he h o p e d he was n o t g o i n g t o have an i l lness . T h a t a f t e rnoon he w e n t t o B o l t o n , t o M r . A r r o w s m i t h ' s . O n T h u r s d a y a n o t h e r l e t t e r came f r o m M i s s G o o d w i n ( t h a t g i v e n above) , a n d I t e l egraphed t o h i m t o r e t u r n home . O n a r r i v i n g he showed me a l e t t e r he h a d received f r o m M i s s G o o d w i n a t B o l t o n . T h e p u r p o r t o f i t was t h a t i f he w i shed t o see he r he was t o go t o t h e M i d l a n d H o t e l a t D e r b y , whe re he "would find a note, f r o m her , b u t she d i d n o t w i s h t o s e e h i m . T h e r e was a pos t s c r i p t , " A f t e r a l l , y o u h a d b e t t e r come , " a n d she m e n t i o n e d t h e t r a i n s . W e consu l ted o n w h a t was t o be done a t t h e s t a t i o n , a n d fixed t h a t he h a d b e t t e r go t o D e r b y . T h e l e t t e r I gave h i m f r o m M i s s G o o d w i n e v i d e n t l y distressed h i m . I c o u l d see he was d r e a d f u l l y upset , b u t he a lways k e p t qu i e t . S h o r t l y a f t e r w a r d s he l e f t f o r D e r b y . H i s m a n n e r was genera l ly reserved, b u t exc i t ed . I n o t i c e d a n e x c i t e d m a n n e r . T h a t was b i s n a t u r a l m a n n e r d u r i n g t h e w h o l e course o f h i s l i f e . H e wa3 o n l y e x c i t e d o n occasions. I n o t i c e d a change af te r t h e rece ip t o f M i s s G o o d w i n ' s l e t t e r s . I shou ld describe t h a t change as a suppress ion o f deep fee l ing . I bel ieve a n ob j ec t i on was m a d e t o her m a r r i a g e w i t h M r . T o w n l e y o n t h e g r o u n d o f i n s a n i t y i n m y f a m i l y . Cross -examined : T h e F r e n c h lesson was g i v e n t o t h e son o f a n e i g h b o u r w h o m m y son h a d been i n t h e h a b i t o f teaching f r o m m o t i v e s o f k indness .

C a t h e r i n e T o w n l e y , t h e p r i soner ' s Bister, con f i rmed t h e evidence o f he r m o t h e r , as d i d also M r . W a s h i n g t o n A r r o w - s m i t h , a c o t t o n sp inner o f B o l t o n , a n d several o t h e r witnesses.

D r . Fo rbes W i n s l o w : I have seen t h e p r i sone r t w i c e i n t h e presence o f M r . S ims , t h e gove rno r o f t h e gao l . H e was n o t aware o f m y n a m e o r o f t h e n a t u r e o f m y v i s i t . H i s behav iou r was q u i t e n a t u r a l a n d n o t assumed. I t a l k e d t o h i m l a r g e l y o n t h e subject o f t h e c r i m e . I was w i t h h i m nea r ly t w o hou r s o n t h e first occasion a n d th ree quar te r s o f an h o u r o n t h e second. I t h i n k t h a t a t t h i s present m o m e n t he i s a m a n o f de ranged i n t e l l e c t . H e was deranged o n t h e 1 8 t h o f N o v e m b e r , a n d I t h o u g h t s t i l l m o r e so l a s t n i g h t , w h e n I saw h i m t h e second t i m e . I f I h a d a n y d o u b t as t o h is i n s a n i t y o n t h e 1 8 t h o f N o v e m b e r , I h a d none w h a t e v e r l a s t n i g h t . I adve r t ed t o t h e conversa­t i o n I h a d h a d w i t h h i m o n t h e p rev ious occasion, w i t h a v i e w o f s a t i s f y i n g m y m i n d t h a t I h a d l e f t h i m w i t h a n accura te impre s s ion o f w h a t he h a d sa id . H e repea ted t o m e t h a t he d i d n o t recognise be h a d com­m i t t e d a n y c r i m e a t a l l , n e i t h e r d i d he feel a n y degree o f p a i n , r s g r e t , o o n t r i t i o n , o r remorse f o r w h a t he h a d done. I endeavoured t o impress o n h is m i n d o n m y first v i s i t t h e serious n a t u r e o f t h e c r i m e he h a d c o m m i t t e d . H e r e p u d i a t e d t h e idea o f i t s ' b e i n g a c r i m e e i t he r aga ins t G o d o r m a n ; a n d , i n r e p l y t o some observa t ions o f m i n e , a t t e m p t e d t o j u s t i f y t h e act , a l l e g i n g t h a t he considered M i s s G o o d w i n as h i s o w n p r o p e r t y ; t h a t she h a d been i l l e g a l l y w r e a t e d f r o i n h i m b y a n a c t o f v i o l e n c e ; t h a t he v i e w e d he r i n t h e l i g h t o f h i s w i f e w h o h a d c o m m i t t e d a n ac t o f a d u l t e r y , and t h a t be h a d as pe r fec t a r i g h t t o deal w i t h her l i f e as he had w i t h a n y o t h e r d e s c r i p t i o n o f p r o p e r t y , as t h e m o n e y i n h i s pocke t , <tc. I sa id , " Suppose a n y one r o b b e d y o u o f a p i c t u r e , w h a t course w o u l d y o u t a k e t o recover i t P " H e sa id he w o u l d d e m a n d i t s r e s t i t u t i o n , a n d i f i t were n o t g r a n t e d , he w o u l d t a k e t h e person 's l i f e w i t h ­o u t c o m p u n c t i o n . I r e m a r k e d t h a t me h a d n o r i g h t t o t a k e t h e l a w i n t o h i s o w n h a n d s ; he s h o u l d have- re­course t o l ega l measures t o o b t a i n r e s t i t u t i o n . H e r e m a r k e d t h a t be recognised t h e r i g h t o f no m a n t o s i t i n j u d g m e n t u p o n h i m . H e was a free agent , a n d as he did n o t b r i n g h i m s e l f i n t o t h e w o r l d b y a n y a c t i o n o f h i s o w n , he h a d per fec t l i b e r t y t o t h i n k a n d a c t as he pleased, i r r e spec t ive o f a n y one else. I r e ­ga rded these expressions as t h e evidence o f a diseased i n t e l l e c t . Las t evening he sa id t h a t he h a d been f o r some

weeks p r e v i o u s l y t o t h e 21st o f A u g u s t u n d e r t h e i n ­fluence o f a consp i racy . T h e r e were s ix consp i r a to r s p l o t t i n g aga ins t h i m , w i t h a v i e w t o de s t roy h i m , w i t h a ch ie f consp i r a to r a t t h e i r head. T h i s consp i racy was s t i l l g o i n g o n w h i l e he was i n p r i s o n , a n d he h a d n o d o u b t t h a t i f he was a t l i b e r t y t h e y w o u l d c o n t i n u e t h e i r ope ra t ions aga ins t h i m , a n d i n o rde r t o escape t h e i r e v i l purposes he w o u l d have t o leave t h e c o u n t r y . H e became m u o h exc i t ed , a n d assumed a w i l d , m a n i a c a l aspect . I a m sat isf ied t h e aspect was n o t s i m u l a t e d .

D r . Gisborne , t h e surgeon o f t h e D e r b y s h i r e I n -firmary a n d o f t h e C o u n t y Gao l , gave s i m i l a r evidence, a n d a d d e d t h a t t h e p r i soner ' s c o n d i t i o n a t t h i s t i m e was s i m i l a r t o h i s c o n d i t i o n w h e n he was b r o u g h t t o t h e gao l i n A u g u s t .

M r . S ims , t h e gove rno r o f t h e gao l , gave s i m i l a r evidence as t o t h e conduc t a n d s t a t ements o f t h e p r i soner .

T h i s conc luded t h e case f o r t h e defence, a n d t h e c o u r t t h e n ad journed .

O n S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g t h e t r i a l was resumed. A t n i n e o 'c look, M r . B o d e n , t h e counsel f o r t h e prosecu­t i o n , addressed t h e j u r y i n r e p l y t o t h e evidence ad­duced t o p r o v e t h a t t h e p r i soner was n o t i n h i s r i g h t m i n d a t t h e t i m e he c o m m i t t e d t h e m u r d e r , w h i c h he m a i n t a i n e d was a l toge the r insuf f ic ien t .

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T h e l ea rned B a r o n t h e n s u m m e d u p , a n d sa id t h a t George V i c t o r T o w n l e y was o n h is t r i a l before t h e m f o r t h e m u r d e r o f E l i z a b e t h Ca ro l i ne G o o d w i n , a n d t h e evidence u p o n t h a t p o i . i t was s i m p l y a n d m o s t r e m a r k a b l y c l e a r — i n fac t , he d i d n o t r emember a n y case i n w h i c h t h e mere facts o f t h e commis s ion o f t h e m u r d e r h a d been m o r e c l ea r ly p r o v e d . T h e s ingle p o i n t f o r t h e j u r y t o consider was , w h e t h e r t h e s ta te o f m i n d o f t h e p r i sone r was such t h a t he k n e w t h a t w h a t he d i d w o u l d cause dea th , t h a t he was pun i shab le b y l a w f o r such a n ac t as b e i n g c o n t r a r y t o t h e l a w o f G o d , as l a i d d o w n i n t h e C o m m a n d m e n t s , w h i c h a l l persons lea rned , a n d w h i c h , doubt less , t h e p r i sone r h a d l ea rned amongs t o thers . I f he was n o t i n t h a t s ta te o f m i n d , t h e n he was n o t responsible i n t h e eye o f t h e l a w . T h e ques t ion was one o f t h e greates t i m p o r t a n c e t o t h e pr i soner , a n d n o t less so i n a n en la rged sense, t o t h e p u b l i c ; a n d i t was t h e i r d u t y as j u r y m e n t o l o o k ca re fu l ly a t t h e case a n d g i v e t h e i r v e r d i c t acco rd ing t o t h e l a w , w h i c h he shou ld g i v e t h e m , a n d t h e fac ts before t h e m , l e a v i n g o u t o f t h e ques t ion a n y o t h e r cons ide ra t ion , w h i e h w o u l d be dea l t w i t h i n t h e p rope r qua r t e r . T h e l ea rned B a r o n h a v i n g gone ove r t h e facts o f t h e case, observed,— T h i s c l ea r ly was m u r d e r subject t o t h e p lea o f i n s a n i t y . T h e l a w ho lds t h a t a m a n is insane whose m i n d i s diseased—who supposes a s ta te o f t h i n g s t o ex i s t t h a t does n o t e x i s t — b u t whose m i n d i s i n such a s ta te t h a t he t h i n k s t h i n g s r e a l t h a t are n o t , a n d acts accord­i n g l y . Such , f o r ins tance , as w h e r e a m a n l o s t h i s m i n d a l toge the r , a n d ac ted u p o n t h e same i n s t i n c t as a t i g e r o r a w o l f w o u l d i n t e a r i n g i t s p r e y . S u c h a m a n c l e a r l y w o u l d n o t be c r i m i n a l l y responsible i n t h e eye o f t h e l a w f o r w h a t he d i d . A f t e r r e f e r r i n g t o some o t h e r instances o f a l i k e charac te r , h i s l o r d s h i p sa id t h a t w o m e n i n a c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n o f l i f e were affected t he reby , a n d m a n y m o t h e r s had g o t rid o f t h e i r c h i l d r e n , b e l i e v i n g t h a t t h e y were d o i n g t h e greates t k indness t o t h e m ; b u t t h e l a w h e l d t h a t i f a w o m a n h a d a c h i l d a n d she was i n distress, a n d wretchedness , a n d mise ry , a n d n o t able t o p r o v i d e f o r i t , y e t i f she t o o k a w a y i t s l i f e she w o u l d be g u i l t y o f m u r d e r , a n d she w o u l d n o t be deemed u n d e r a n y delus ion a t a l l . T h e r e s u l t o f h i s r e m a r k s w o u l d s i m p l y l ead t h e m t o con­sider w h e t h e r t h e y bel ieved t h a t , a t t h e t i m e t h e p r i sone r c o m m i t t e d t h e murde r , he was d o i n g t h a t o f w h i c h he k n e w n o t t h e l i a b i l i t y . W a s h i s deed t h e re­s u l t o f m e n t a l disease ? I f n o t , i f t h e j u r y bel ieved t h a t he p e r f e c t l y w e l l k n e w t h a t t h e ac t w h i c h he d i d w o u l d t a k e a w a y l i f e , t h e n t h e l aw o f God , w h i c h said, " T h o u s h a l t n o t k i l l , " a n d t h e l a w o f m a n , f r a m e d u p o n t h a t l a w , j u d g e d h i m t o be g u i l t y o f m u r d e r . H e sa id , " Y o u s h o u l d n o t have p r o v e d false t o m e : " a f t e r he sa id , " I have done i t ; I s h a l l be hanged f o r i t . " I m u s t ask t h e j u r y i f t h a t was n o t consis tent w i t h a f u l l k n o w l e d g e o f w h a t he d i d a n d t h e respon­s i b i l i t y o f h i s ac t . One wi tness says, " W e m e t Cap­t a i n G o o d w i n , a n d t h e p r i soner to ld , h i m , ' T h i s is y o u r g rand-daugh te r , B e t s y , m u r d e r e d ; ' " a n d t h e n , aga in , he sa id , " She has deoeived me, a n d t h e w o m a n w h o deceives m u s t d i e . " I m u s t p u t i t t o y o u , sa id t h e Judge , w h e t h e r i f eve ry m a n was t o ac t so t o w a r d s every w o m a n w h o deoeived h i m , t h e c r i m e o f m u r d e r w o u l d n o t be c o m m i t t e d . I m u s t t e l l y o u , i f y o u t h i n k he k n e w w h a t he d i d , t h a t he t o o k he r l i f e a w a y , a n d k n e w t h a t be was responsible t o t h e l a w o f t h e c o u n t r y , t h o u g h i t m i g h t be t h a t he was o f a diseased m i n d , t h a t w o u l d n o t affect f o r a m o m e n t t h e l a w a n d t h e l e g a l con­sequence o f t h e a c t as I have l a i d i t d o w n t o y o u f r o m several m o s t e m i n e n t judges . A s t o t h e l e t t e r s w h i c h we re b u r n t , i t c l e a r ly showed t h a t he k n e w he shou ld be t r i e d f o r w h a t he h a d done, f o r he said, " I d o n o t w a n t t h e m r e a d i n c o u r t . " H a v i n g gone t h r o u g h t h e evidence f o r t h e p rosecu t ion , t h e l ea rned B a r o n sa id t h a t was t h e case, a n d he m u s t a g a i n p u t i t t o t h e j u r y w h e t h e r t h e y were sat isf ied as t o t h a t p a r t e f t h e case. W i t h r e g a r d t o t h e evidence f o r t h e defence, t h e first p a r t o f i t c l e a r ly showed t h a t t h e r e was i n s a n i t y o n t h e m a t e r n a l l i n e ; and , as t o o o f t e n i s t h e case, i t was t o some e x t e n t h e r e d i t a r y , b u t t h e evidence a l l t h r o u g h showed t h a t t h e y a l l t r e a t e d t h e p r i sone r as a sane m a n , fit t o c o n t r a c t m a t r i m o n y , a n d countenanced h is g o i n g t o see M i s s G o o d w i n w i t h a v i e w t o induce her t o change her m i n d , a n d c o n t i n u e h e r affections t o h i m . T h e e v i ­dence o f M r s . T o w n l e y c l ea r ly showed t h a t t h e r e was n o t t h e s l i g h t e s t t a i n t o f i n s a n i t y i n t h e c o n d u c t o f t h e p r i sone r . M r . H a r r i s , i n h i s evidence, sa id , " h e , " r e f e r r i n g t o t h e pr i soner , " i s t h e l a s t m a n I shou ld t h i n k l i k e l y t o c o m m i t such a c r i m e . " T h a t t h e p r i sone r k i l l e d M i s s G o o d w i n t h e r e i s n o d o u b t , and , except i t is excusable o n t h e g r o u n d o f i n s a n i t y , t h a t t h a t ac t was a m u r d e r t h e r e is n o d o u b t . N o w t h e ques t i on i s , d i d he ac t unde r a de lus ion? Y o u m u s t t a k e i t f r o m m e t h a t i f he k n e w • w h e n he d i d t h e ac t t h a t he was d o i n g an ac t l i k e l y t o cause dea th , and t h a t i t d i d cause dea th , a n d t h a t he d i d i t purpose ly , a n d t h a t he k n e w a l l he was doing;—that t he l a w o f G o d said i t was a b a d ac t acco rd ing t o t h e S i x t h C o m m a n d m e n t , a n d t h e n t h e l a w o f m a n sa id such ac t s h o u l d be pun ished b y death,- a n d i n m y o p i n i o n , i f so, he i s g u i l t y o f murde r , a n d i t i s y o u r d o t y t o find h i m g u i l t y o f m u r d e r ; b u t i f n o t , t h e n y o u w i l l a c q u i t h i m o n t h e g r o u n d o f i n s a n i t y .

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s u m m i n g u p , a n d t h e J u r y , ' a f te r a f e w - m i n u t e s ' con­s u l t a t i o n , r e t u r n e d i n t o c o u r t w i t h a v e r d i c t o f G u i l t y .

A m i d breathless silence t h e C l e r k o f t h e A r r a i g n s s a i d : George V i c t o r ' T o w n l e y , y o u h a t e p u t you r se l f u p o n y o u r c o u n t r y u p o n the charge o f m u r d e r i n g E l i z a b e t h C a r o l i n e . G o o d w i n , a n d t h e y aay y o u are g u i l t y — h a v e y o u a n y t h i n g t o say w h y sentence o f dea th s h o u l d n o t be passed u p o n y o u ?

T h e c u l p r i t b o w e d h is head, a n d ' r e m a i n e d s i l en t . M r . B a r o n M a r t i n , whose l i p s q u i v e r e d w i t h e m o t i o n ,

p u t o n the b lack cap, a n d t h e usual a w f u l proclama­t i o n h a v i n g been made, t h e learned Judge s a i d : George V i c t o r T o w n l e y , a f te r e v e r y t h i n g t h a t c o u l d poss ib ly be u r g e d i n defence o f y o u r c r i m e h a s b e e n done w i t h a n a b i l i t y never excelled, t h e j u r y have f o u n d y o u g u i l t y o f m u r d e r , a n d I a m b o u n d t o say t h a t i n t h a t v e r d i c t P e n t i r e l y condur , f o r i f t h e defence t h a t h a d been set u p i n y o u r beha l f was a l l o w e d t o have pre­v a i l e d i t seems t o m e i t m i g h t have been a t t ended w i t h t h e m o s t d isas t rous consequences t o t h e c o u n t r y , a n d i f i t d i d become i n s t i l l e d i n t o t h e m i n d s o f y o u n g m e n t h a t t h e y were j u s t i f i e d i n t a k i n g a w a y t h e l i f e o f a y o u n g w o m a n w h o t rans­fe r red her affections t o another , t h e consequences indeed w o u l d be d r ead fu l . I h a v e b u t one d u t y t o p e r f o r m , w h i c h t h e l a w imposes u p o n m e ; m y p ro ­v ince is p u r e l y m i n i s t e r i a l , i t i s t h e l a w t h a t sentences y o u , n o t I . I have o n l y t o express a n earnest hope and, p r a y e r t h a t - y o u w i l l t a k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y o f m a k i n g y o u r peace wi th? G o d d u r i n g t h e s h o r t t i m e . o f y o u r s t a y o n e a r t h . I d o np t m e a n t o m a k e a n y com­ments o n y o u r mos t p a i n f u l oase, b u t o n l y t o pass u p o n y o u t h e sentence w h i c h t h e l a w prescr ibes f o r t h e c r i m e o f m u r d e r . I H i s l o r d s h i p , w h o was a l m o s t i n ­aud ib le t h r o u g h o u t t h e d e l i v e r y o f h i s r e m a r k s , f a l t e r ed i n p r o n o u n c i n g t h e final w o r d s a n d t h e d r e a d sentence, finishing t h e w o r d s , " a n d m a y t h e L o r d have m e r c y o n y o u r s o u l . "

T h e h e a r t r e n d i n g scene i n t h e c o u r t w i l l neve r be f o r g o t t e n b y those w h o wi tnessed i t ; t h e mise rab le c r i m i n a l , however , b o w e d t o t b e l ea rned j u d g e , a n d l e f t t h e dock a p p a r e n t l y u n m o v e d b y t h e r e s u l t .

The Suez CanaL—The Moniteur publ ishes a d i s p a t c h f r o m Suez, s t a t i n g t h a t t h e f resh-water c a n a l i s comple ted . T h e w a t e r was a t t h ree k i l o m e t r e s ' d is -tanoe f r o m Suez. T b e i n h a b i t a n t s o f t ho t o w n h a v e offered t h e i r c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o M . de Lesseps, i n v i t i n g h i m t o be p resen t i n Suez o n t h e day o f t h e i naugu ra ­t i o n .

FRIGHTFUL MURDER OF A FEMALE. O n S u n d a y a f r i g h t f u l murder-was o o m m i t t e d o n t h e

body o f a y o u n g w o m a n n a m e d Green, b y S a m u e l W r i g h t , a person w i t h w h o m she l i v e d as h i s w i f e . F r o m p a r t i c u l a r s o b t a i n e d f r o m a u t h e n t i c sources t h e f o l l o w i n g m a y be r e l i e d u p o n as b e i n g p e r f e c t l y c o r r e c t : —

I t appears t h a t a m a n n a m e d Samed W r i g h t , a b r i c k l a y e r , 3 1 o r 32 years o f age, l o s t h i s w i f e some t i m e since, be ing l e f t w i t h t w o y o u n g c h i l d r e n . H i s f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r , w h o res ided a t N o . 19, H o w l e y -plaoe, u n d e r t o o k t o t a k e charge o f one o f t h e c h i l d r e n . O n S a t u r d a y n i g h t he came t o see b i s c h i l d , a n d t h o deceased, w h o g o t he r l i v i n g b y w a l k i n g t h e s t reets , ca l led , a n d sa id t h a t she w a i t e d t o see he r h u s b a n d a n d was t o l d t h a t he h a d n o w i f e .

W r i g h t a n d h is u n f o r t u n a t e p a r a m o u r r epa i r ed t o t h e i r l odg ings o n Sunday m o r n i n g a t a n e a r l y hou r , b o t h h a v i n g been d r i n k i n g f ree ly . A f t e r t h e y en t e red t h e i r a p a r t m e n t s a dea l o f q u a r r e l l i n g was h e a r d be­t w e e n t h e m , w h i c h l as ted a t i n t e r v a l s nea r ly t h e w h o l e o f t h e n i g h t . _ E a r l y i n t h e m o r n i n g Pol ice-oonstable N e w t o n , N o . 76, o f t h e L d i v i s i o n , i n pass ing a l o n g h is beat, was ca l l ed i n t o t h e house i n t h e W a t e r l o o - r o a d , a n d t h e r e behe ld a f e a r f u l scene, f o r t h e u n f o r t u n a t e w o m a n was l y i n g i n a p o o l o f b l o o d w i t h h e r head n e a r l y severed f r o m t h e b o d y . D r s . D o d d o f t h e W a t e r l o o - r o a d , a n d D o n o h o o o f t h e W e s t m i n s t e r - r o a d , were a t once sent f o r , a n d t h e y p r o m p t l y a t t e n d e d , b n t n e i t h e r w e r e i n t i m e t o be o f a n y assistance. T h e w h o l e o f t h e p r i n c i p a l a r te r ies o f t h e neck a n d t h r o a t h a d been c o m p l e t e l y d i v i d e d , and d e a t h m u s t have been i n s t a n ­taneous.

M r . S u p e r i n t e n d e n t W e b b , o f t h e L d i v i s i o n , a n d I n s p e c t o r E d m u n d s , h a v i n g a r r i v e d a t t h e scene o f t h e t r agedy , t h e y gave orders fo r t h e a r re s t o f W r i g h t , w h i c h was done, a n d he was t a k e n t o T o w e r - s t r e e t po l ice -s ta t ion , whe re t h e charge was f o r m a l l y en te red aga ins t h i m , a n d he was looked u p i n one o f t h e cel ls , b u t c o m p l a i n i n g so m u o h o f co ld , a n d e v i d e n t l y suffer­i n g f r o m d r i n k , Sergeant Ranscombe a l l o w e d h i m t o s i t i n f r o n t o f t h e fire i n t h e reserve r o o m u n t i l he somewha t recovered .

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O n M o n d a y m o r n i n g W r i g h t was examined a t t h e S o u t h w a r k Po l i ce -cour t , before M r . B u r c h a m , cha rged w i t h c u t t i n g t h e t h r o a t o f h i s pa r amour , M a r i a Green , w i t h a razor , t h e r e b y caus ing her d e a t h . H e i s a y o u n g i s h - l o o k i n g m a n , a b o u t t h i r t y years o f -age, o f l i g h t c o m p l e x i o n , a n d a s h o r t beard , b u t n o wh i ske r s . H e seemed v e r y co l l ec ted w h e n t a k i n g h is place i n t h e dock , b u t a f t e r l o o k i n g r o u n d t h e c o u r t a l i t t l e h i s countenance f e l l , a n d he seemed m u c h dejected d u r i n g t h e e x a m i n a t i o n .

Some evidence was t a k e n i n accordance w i t h t h e de­t a i l s g i v e n above, a n d t h e p r i sone r , w h o dec l ined t o ask a n y o f t h e witnesses quest ions , a n d made n o answer t o t h e charge , was c o m m i t t e d f o r t r i a l a t t h e present O l d B a i l e y Sessions, a n d was r e m o v e d a t once t o N e w g a t e .

T h e u n f o r t u n a t e w o m a n h a d been m a r r i e d i n her ear l ie r years t o a respectable m a n , w h o d ied , l e a v i n g her w i t h t w o c h i l d r e n , w h o m she had p laced u n d e r t h e care o f her r e l a t i v e s . T h e name o f Green was o n l y assumed, her r e l a t ives a n d f r i ends b e i n g h i g h l y respectable persons. She became a c q u a i n t e d w i t h her m u r d e r e r a b o u t n i n e m o n t h s since, a t w h i c h t i m e she was l i v i n g i n a house i n Tennyson-s t ree t , Y o r k - r o a d , L a m b e t h , w h i c h she l e f t t o l i v e w i t h t h e m a n b y whose hands she m e t her u n t i m e l y dea th .

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t h e r e b y t h e Welfare o f t h e be loved F a t h e r l a n d . I n the p u b l i c l a w o f E u r o p e i t has rece ived r e c o g n i t i o n b y a so lemn t r e a t y , i n w h i c h m o s t o f t h e E u r o p e a n Powers , i n c l u d i n g t h e greatest , t o o k p a r t , because t h e y ac­k n o w l e d g e d t h e i n t e g r i t y o f t h e D a n i s h m o n a r c h y t o be a necessi ty for t h e peace o f E u r o p e . Never theless efforts tending t o t h e " d i s r u p t i o n o f t h e D a n i s h m o n a r c h y , a n d s e r v i n g as a v e i l for t h e m o s t u n ­founded h e r e d i t a r y pre tens ions , nave been b r o u g h t t o bear aga ins t t h i s order , so conduc ive t o t h e we l f a re o f o u r c o u n t r y a n d t h e p r e se rva t i on o f t he peace o f t h e w o r l d . T o our hea r t f e l t ' s o r r o w w e c a n n o t a v o i d per­c e i v i n g t h a t i n o u r d u c h y o f Ho l s t e in ' t he se efforts g a i n g r o u n d , cause exc i t emen t i n t h e p u b l i c m i n d , a n d g ive r ise to u n c e r t a i n t y a n d d o u b t even i n those on whose fidelity a n d d e v o t i o n w e have m o s t r i g h t t o depend .

" H o l s t e i n e r s ! W e see i n t h e main tenance o f t h e D a n i s h m o n a r c h y one o f o u r m o s t i m p o r t a n t du t i e s as a r u l e r . A s i t f o l l ows , t he re fo re , t h a t we c a n n o t suffer t h a t hos t i l e efforts s h o u l d be fos tered b y t h e a t t i t u d e o f a p o r t i o n o f t h e p u b l i c officials , we are firmly deter­m i n e d a n d p repa red t o oppose a i l i n s u r r e c t i o n a r y m o v e m e n t s by. force, a n d t o h o l d eve ry one s t r i c t l y accountable w h o a l lows h i m s e l f t o be d r a w n i n t o i l l e g a l steps o f t h i s charac ter . W e are conf ident , h o w e v e r , t h a t o u r be loved H o l s t e i n subjects , A t t a c h e d t o us b y so m a n y t ies , w i l l n o t a l l o w themselves t o be i n d u c e d to wave r i n t h e i r fidelity t o u s ; t h a t t h e v a c i l l a t i n g w i l l r e t u r n t o a sense o f t h e i r d u t y , a n d t h a t t h e ex­c i t e m e n t o f t h e p u b l i c m i n d w i l l be succeeded b y ref lec t ion , t h u s s p a r i n g o u r p a t e r n a l h e a r t t h e adop­t ion o f measures w h i c h w o u l d cause i t t h e g rea tes t p a i n . T o o u r g r e a t s o r r o w t h e efforts o f m a n y years t o b r i n g a b o u t a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o n t h e cons t i ­t u t i o n a l r e l a t ions o f t h e u n i t e d m o n a r c h y have , n p t o t h e present , been w i t h o u t r e s u l t ; b u t , i n a s m u c h as i t is p u r i n t e n t i o n t o g i v a o u r G e r m a n prov inces an inde­penden t p o s i t i o n i n t h e m o n a r c h y , i n t h e same m a i m e r aa has a l ready been done w i t h r e g a r d t o t h e p a r t s o f t h e m o n a r c h y n o t b e l o n g i n g t o t h e G e r m a n Confedera­tion, we p e r m i t ourselves t h e hope t h a t o u r d u c h y o f H o l s t e i n , w h e n i t feels con t en t u n d e r t h e en joymen t o f a r ea l c o n s t i t u t i o n a l l i b e r t y , a n d w h e n eve ry p r e t e x t f o r f o r e i g n in te r fe rence i a r emoved , w i l l i nc l ine o f i t s own aooord t o a closer connec t i on w i t h t h e o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e m o n a r c h y , a n d t h a t an a r r angemen t sa t i s f ac to ry t o a l l w i l l t h e n be Tendered m o r e possible.

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A m o s t me lancho ly occurrence t o o k p lace a t W a r t o n , near L y t h a m , a f e w days ago, b y w h i c h seven h u m a n beings l o s t t h e i r l ives b y d r o w n i n g . F o r t h r e e weeks past t h e r e have been s t a y i n g a t M r s . H a r r i s o n ' s , 35, E a s t Reach , L y t h a m , M r . Sugars , a me rchan t , o f Manches te r , t o g e t h e r w i t h h i s w i f e , t w o sons, a n d t h r e e daugh te r s . T h e sons, H e n r y a n d Thomas , weee aged respec t ive ly a b o u t 2 1 a n d 16 y e a r s ; and t h e daughte rs , Jessie, L a u r a , a n d M a r y , were 2 1 , 15, a n d 10 years o l d . W i t h t h e m has been, d u r i n g t h e i r v i s i t t o L y t h a m , a M i s s E l i z a W i l s o n , a y o u n g l a d y o f abou t 2 0 ; a n d t h e p a r t y were j o i n e d b y M r . W a l t e r W i l s o n b r o t h e r t o M i s s W i l s o n , aged 23, w h o , i t is be l i eved ' was b e t r o t h e d t o t h e eldest o f t h e Misses Sugars'. A b o u t e leven o ' c lock o n Tuesday m o r n i n g a l l t h e p a r t y , w i t h t he excep t ion o f M r . a n d M r s . Sugars , proceeded t o t he r i v e r f o r t h e purpose o f h i r i n g a b o a t a n d shoot­i n g b i r d s . T h e y were i n t h e h ighes t possible g p l r i t o , a n d were accompanied t o t h e w a t e r ' s edge b y Mr. Sugars . N o n e o f t h e y o u t h s were accus tomed t o row­i n g ; b u t as t he re was a l i t t l e w i n d b l o w i n g , a l t h o u g h t h e t i d e was b e g i n n i n g t o flow, n o danger was appre­hended. T h e y s t a t e d t o t h e o w n e r o f t h e boa t , a m a n n a m e d P a r k i n s o n , t h a t t h e y i n t e n d e d p u l l i n g ae fa r as t h e docks , a n d l e f t w i t h a p a i r o f oars" Soon a f t e rwards t w o o f t h e y o u t h s were observed o n one o f t h e sandbanks w i t h t h e i r guns , b u t were n o t n o ­t i c e d l a t e r ; a n d n o t h i n g m o r e . w a s h a a i d o f t h e m u n t i l a t e l e g r a m was received b y M r . Sugars s t a t i n g t h a t t h e y h a d gone t o P r e s t o n w i t h t h i t i d e , a n d w o u l d r e t u r n t o L y t h a m i n t i m e f o r d inne r a t s ix o ' c lock . A s t h e y d i d n o t a r r i v e a t h o m e a t t h a t hour , M r . a n d M r s . Sugars became v e r y jwpBfc a n d a boa t ' s c r ew was d i spa t ched u p t h e r i v e r i n search o f t he u n f o r t u n a t e p a r t y ; b u t a f t e r proceeding ' as f a * as t h e Naze P o i n t t h o y h a d t o r e t u r n w i t h o u t a n y t i d i n g s o f t h e m i s s i n g y o u t h s , b e y o n d w h a t t h e y h a d l e a r n t f r o m t h e m e n o n t h e dredge, w h o saw t h e m p a e s homewards a b o u t ha l f -pas t five o 'c lock . A t daybreak n e x t m o r n i n g t h e search was renewed , w h e n t h e b o a t i n w h i c h t h e m i s s i n g p a r t y l e f t L y t h a m was d i scovered opposi te W a r t o n , a n d soon a f t e rwards t h e b o d y o f M i s s L a u r a Sugars was f o u n d o n t h e sand. A H f u r t h e r search w h i c h was prosecuted t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y on b o t h t h e L y t h a m a n d H e s k e t h sides o f t h e e s t u a r y p r o v e d f ru i t l ess , a l t h o u g h t h e c rew o f t h e l i f e b o a t h a d made every e x e r t i o n t o discover t he bodies. O f course , n o t h i n g is k n o w n , a n d never c a n b e k n o w n w i t h cer ­t a i n t y , o f t h e cause o f t h e f e a r f u l c a s u a l t y ; b u t i t i s supposed t h a t t h e boa t ' s kee l m u s t .have c a u g h t o n one o f t h e ne t s takes be low W a r t o n . ft eudn we re the case, as t h e t i d e was reced ing w i t i u g r e a t r a p i d i t i , t h e b o a t w o u l d p r o b a b l y be in s t an taneous ly upse t , a n a t h e w h o l e enguhphed w i t h o u t t h e l e a s t f T f a r n i n g o f hope o f rescue. T h e greates t commise ra t ron i s f e l t f o r M r . a n d M r s . Sugars, w h o . b y t h e c a l a m i t y have been d e p r i v e d o f t h e w h o l e o f t h e i r o f f sp r ing .

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