Weekly Mail

BURGLARS VISIT A CATHEDRAL. ——♦ ROMAN CATHOLIC RELICS STOLEN. Burglars broke into the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the Bishop of Southwards house, St. George's-road, S.E.. on Sunday night, and stole church plate and other things valued at £ 4,000. They mad6 their way through a house in a street alongside the cathedral, then by cutting a hole in one of the big glass windows, effected an entrance to the build- ing. They found nothing of value that could be easily removed, and after breaking open an offertory box and tampering with the high altar, left by the way by which they had come. Then they climbed over the roof of the sacristy into the quadrangle between the bishop's house and the cathedral. IN THE BISHOP S HOUSE. Here they lifted an iron grating. and descended into the basement of the bishop's house. They made their way to the secre- tary's office, where they upset a. number of things, and forced open a portmanteau from which they extracted a silver chalice. Two safes were not touched. From the secretary's office they proceeded upstairs toO the bishop's drawing-room, where they .found a large glass cabinet in which were a number of valuable ecclesiastical articles. Among other things they took were eight valuable chalices, a number of signet rings set with gems, a Crimean medal won by the late Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark ^Dr. Butt), and several cases in which weie relics 200 or 300 years old. Tho most prized of theso articles was an e, alta r stone of the twelfth century set in silver, and containing a relic of a saint. A CONVICT'S WARNING. This is the fourth big burglary at the cathedral in the last five years, and in none of the ca,ses have the thieves been captured or any of the rsfcolen property recovered. A curious circumstance is related by Canon Sprankling in connection with the burglaries. A few days ago he received a letter from a prisoner at Wormwood Scrubs stating that the writer had taken part in a robbery of the cathedral twelve months ago, and warning the canon that another burglary at the same place had been arranged for January 11. The prisoner, the canon thinks. probably had forgotten the exact date, a.nd meant to say December 11.

"ALONE IN THE WORLD." HUSBAND'S PITIFUL LAMENT AT AN INQUEST. Seldom has a more piteous lament been heard in court than that of a bereaved husband at an inquiry held on Saturday by the Hackney coroner. Deceased, who had died under an anaesthetic at the Metro- politan Hospital, was Mary Levi, 32, the wife of a bookbinder. Paul Levi, the husband, who appeared greatly distressed, said his wife went into the hospital to undergo an operation. He got a telegram at the office saying Come at once." He went. and then heard she was dead. With a piteous lament witness sa.id:— I wish to God it had been me that died. She has left me alone in the world without a. friend to speak' to and two children. There was never such a darling wife as my Mary. Oh, God! why is the world so hard? Asked by the Coroner if he had any com- plaint to make against the hospital, he said he supposed medical science knew better than he did. but he wished they had called him earlier. The jury returned a verdict of Death by misadventure," and added that no blame whatever attached to the hospital, the doc- tors having done all that was humanly possible.

BURGLAR UNDER THE BED SERVANT GIRL'S TERRIFYING ADVENTURE. A mysterious affair occurred at a large block of flats in Queen's-gate, South Kensing- ton. the other night. A servant girl in the employ of Mr. Good- body was awakened about 2.30 a.m. by some- thing moving under her bed. She promptly switched on the light, and raw a man stand- ing over her. She screamed, and he struck her on the head, afterwards escaping through the window. Tho man, who was obviously a burglar, left his boots, cap. scarf, and part of a walking- stick behind. A night porter and another man scoured the neighbourhood without finding any trace of the man. The previous evening the girl endeavoured to place a ha.t-box under the bed, but found that there was not room owing, as she thought, to the fact that a bath had been placed there. Apparently the man barred the way.

ELECTION TRAGEDY. FAITHFUL DOG GUARDS DEAD MASTER'S BODY. The North Westmorland Coroner held an inquest on William Wharton (74), an old- age pensioner, who had died on his way home after recording his vote in the Appleby Division. Wharton had walked from Shap to Morlands, and, having recorded his vote, set off home again lat. at night. On Satur- day morning his body was found in a ditch, with the old man's dog lying over it. Infor- mation was given to the police, but when an attempt was made to touch the body the dog became so ferocious that no one dared go nea.r it. and the officers had to send for the old man's neighbour, who knew the dog, before the body could be moved. Death had been accelerated by exposure.

HORROR OF ILLNESS. CAUSE OF WOMAN S SUICIDE IN RAILWAY TRAIN. An inquest was held at Reading recently on the body of Mrs. Caroline Florence Browne, of Addlestone, Surrey, who died in the Royal Berks Hospital on Thursday. Mrs. Brown was found unconscious with three tab- lets by her side in a first-class compartment of an express which arrived at Reading from Paddington. A paper found in her possession bore the words, "I cannot stand this horror of illness. God forgive me." The house physician at the hospital said death was due to coma, which might have been caused by an overdose of veronal tablets. A verdict of 11 Suicide during temporary insanity" was returned.

FLOODS IN ITALY. DAMAGE TO ORCHARDS, OLIVE YARDS, AND GARDENS. ROME, Monday. In consequence of torrential rains floods have occurred in several parts of Venezia, Lombardy, and Liguria. In the province of Porto Maurizio nearly all the railways are interrupted, and the Argentina torrent has swept over orchards, olive yards, and gardens, doing great damage. Two persons were killed by the collapse of a house. A wash-out near Pallanza Station caused the derailment of a train, and the international trains are now running via Novara.-Reuter.

AUDACIOUS ROBBERY. ELEGANTLY DRESSED MAN IN A ROME HOTEL. ROME, Monday.. An elegantly attired man who entered one of the chief hotels here to-day was respect- fully saluted by all the hotel servants, and none challenged his right to ascend to the first floor. There he ransacked every room. making a rich haul of jewellery, with which he disap- —Central S'OWIL \r »

BETRAYED BY HIS FRIEND. —♦ COTTON BROKER'S DIVORCE j SUIT. In the Divorce Court recent) v Mr. Justice j Bargrave Deans and a special jury heait! the case of Williams v. Williams and Part- j ridge. This vva-r; a suit of Mr. Roland Wil- hams, a Liverpool cotton broker, for a divorce from Mrs. Ethel Morphet Williams. against whom he alleged misconduct with Mr. Oswald Partridge, also a. cotton broker, from whom damages were claimsd. The case was unde- fended. It w as stated that the co-respondent had consented to pay £ 1.000 damage. and the ease resulted in a. verdict for petitioner, with damages against the co-respondent for that amount, and the granting of a decree nisi. TREATBD KJxVDLY. Mr. Rawlinson, K.C., for the petitioner, in opening the case, said Mr. Williams was a cotton broker and a member of a well- j known firm in London. The petition, on his part, was for dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife'd misconduct with the co-respondent, Mr. Partridge, who was also a cotton broker working in close proximity to the petitioner. Co-respondent was originally in the employment of the petitioner's fathc". and had always been treated with the greatest kindness by the petitioner and his father. Petitioner and respondent were mar- ried in 1900, and there were three children of the marriage. NO SUSPICION. In 1906 the petitioner introduced the co-re- spondent to his wife. and entertained him on j various occasions at his house, and showed v!11? h^Pi^ality in other respects. He never had the slightest suspicion at the time that there was anything wrong going on between his wife and Mr. Partridge. There was. however, evidence that in j907 j there was misconduct at the petitioner's own house. In 1909 the intimacy between the co-j respondent and the respondent became greater, and at Easter. 1909. the petitioner forbade the co-respondent to come to the house any more. Despite that warning, the co-respondent kept up communication up to the spring and summer of 1909. and obtained such an ascendancy over her that she stated she was determined to force the petitioner to have a deed of separation. LIVED TOGETHER. A deed of separation was entered into in her. 1909.. Directly after the wife left the petitioner's house his suspicions were aroused. The wife went to live for a, ehort time at Watford; and then at Cheadle. Hulme. where co-respondent had taken a house for at least eighteen monthe. Mrs. Williams went there at ¡ once, and she and the co-respondent lived there together as man and wife until the petitioner discovered it.

"THE LIVING COMET." SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A YOUNG WOMAN. i PARIS, Monday, A midnight rehearsal at the Casino de Paris last night was brought to a sudden termination by a chocking accident, in which a young artiste, performing as Mile. Aboncaya, was tfcte victim. Mile. Aboncaya was down to appear in a. ¡ sensational act. entitled "The Living Comet." She was to dive from a platform in the ceil- ing in such a way that her body, after describing a graceful curve in the air, would be caught lightly upon a curved wooden framework, along which she would slide. ¡ eventually reaching its extremity upright and smiling. Last night, however, ehe jumped badly. with the result that she fell head first on to the framework described, the terrible scene causing the greatest consternation scene causing the greatest consternation among the audience. The unfortunate young woman was picked up in a grave condition and removed to hospital, where an operation for trepanning will bp performed. An inquiry into the affair has already been opened by the police, who seized the apparatus.—Central News.

uTHE KING OF BURGLARS." ENGLISHMEN SENTENCED FOR DARING ROBBERY. PARIS, Tuesday. Two Englishmen, Greorge Martin and Wil- liam ;,fartin, the latter of whom is known as the king of burglars," and has many pre-, vious convictic-us against him, were to-day I sentenced to three and five years' imprison- ment respectively, for robbing a bank col- lector last October on one of the big boule- vards in op«n daylight. A third Englishman, who escaped with the booty. £ 670 in money and £ 1,600 in bills, has not yet been found.—Renter. NEW YORK BANK ROBBERY. YORK, Tuesday. Erwin Wider, formerly cashier of the New York branch of the Russo-Chinese Bank, and who in August last pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen money and securities from the bank amounting to a considerable gum, has made a confession to the district attor- ney regarding the disposition of about £ 48,000' stolen by him that had not previously been accounted for. It appears that £ 40,000 was hidden in a safe deposit box under the name of an accomplice, and that £ 8,000 was distributed among accomplices in the bank.-Reuter, I

CARDROOM TRAGEDIES. BROTHER SHQT THROUGH THE HEART. ODESSA. Monday. Four lieutenants of the Astrakhan Regi- I ment at Tiraspol were playing cards the i other night. Two of the playeys were j brothers, named Paul and Boris Skatinski.! A+, midnight the elder brother, Paul, declined to play longer as he had to take up early morning duty. Thereupon Boris threatened to shoot his I brother if he left the card-table. Paul per- sisted in his refusal, and rose to leave the room. Boris drew his revolver, shot his brother through the heart, and surrendered himself to the captain of the guard. Another card-table dispute in the Tiflis garrison the other night ended with a, lieute- nant shooting and killing the captain of his company.-Central News.

QUARRELLED OVER POLITICS ARGUMENT WHICH LED TO BURN- ING FATALITY. A coroner's inquest was held on Monday at Leigh, Lancashire, relative to the death of Harry Prescott, aged 68, bricklayer, Leigh, who died in the infirmary from extensive burns. Evidence was given that deceased and Arthur Pearson, a lodger, who was engaged to deceased's daughter, quarrelled over politics, and a struggle followed, during which a paraffin lamp was upset on deceased. Prescott in his dying deposition accused his wife of deliberately throwing the lamp at him. The jury, however, returned an open verdict, and subsequently Mrs. Prescott was discharged. =

HORSE FELL AT A FENCE. LORD RIBBLESDALE SUSTAINS A BROKEN LEG. Lord Ribblesdale, who has been hunting considerably late with the Duke of Beaufort's Hounds, met with a serious acci- dent on Monday while following the fortunes of that pack from their meeting-place at East Tytherington. It appears that his lord- ship's mount fell while trying to jump a fence, and in doing so seriously injured Lord Ribblesdale. his left leg being broken, while he also suffered from shock. As soon as possible after the unfortunate occurrence his lordship was conveyed in the Duke of Beaufort's motor to Badminton House, where he is. now ataymt.

PATHETIC APPEAL TO WIFE. T T SINGULAR DIVORCE COURT STORY.. ) Will you wreck your life for a passing fancy?" | These words occurred in a. letter from bus- band to wife, read before Mr. Justice Bar- j grave Peane. The husband failed in his endeavour to get his viL, to return to her aliegiafice, and. accordingly, petitioned for divorce. ) As told by Mr. Barnard, K.C., the story was as follows:- Mr..John Le^vi<: Langwort-hy. a man of private means, married Caroline Lavinis, Langworthy in 1880. They lived at Brook- lands. near Brockenhurst. in the New Forest. itThey were happy together until 1903, when Mrs. Langworthy inherited property, which brought her in 22.500 a year. "AFRIEND." She made the acquaintance of a Mr. Guy Grant Henshaw who shared her taste for hunting. He became a friend of her husband as well as herself. So much together were Mrs. Langwcrthy and Mr. Kershaw that Mr. Langworthy felt bound to object. At a dance he notic ed that the pair sat out the whole cf the time together. He tolu his wife that she mujt not meet Mr. Henshaw so often. On hearing this the latter came over to Brocknnhurst and tried to justify his con. duct. During the interview Mrs. Langwort'iy entered the room. '[ Mr. Langworthy then told the visiter to leave the house. ) I shall see more of him now than I have ever done before. the wife declared. j HUSBAND'S TENDER LETTER. Her husband went away from home for a time and wrote to her:— My dear Babs,-Unless I hear from you I propose returning by Wednesday. I wish you would understand how impossible it is for us to live in the same house as matters are at present. How can I live with you. knowing that you care for another man more than you care for me? Will you more than you care for me? Will you wreck your life for a passing fancy? I will go abroad or do anything if only you will give up that man. Although you may not love me now. in six months' time you would thank God you listened to me. If he had any regard for you he would tell you to i stick to me and go away himself.-Your affectionate husband. John. WIFE AMUSED. Mrs. Langworthy replied :— My Dear Jack.Your tender letter amused me after your curt letier-card. I can't keep you away if you wish to return, but you t have so often said that you can't stand my "jaw." I have had quite a peaceful time alone. I sincerely hope you will not make any scene in the presence of the servants. I cannot and will not give up my friendship for "that man." as you call him. It was the j contrast between his behaviour and yours that maxle me care for him. We have both been put in an awkward position through no fault of our own. UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND. Mr. Henshaw also wrote a letter to the hus- band, beginning:— Dear Mr. Larlgworthy.-As you probably I won't grant me an interview, I pen these lines instead. 1 am at a loss to know why you have treated me in the manner you, have done. You are one of those people whose aim and ambition in life is to make as much trouble as they can. You told my mother that you thought it would be well if Mrs. Langworthy and I did not go about so much together. The truth is that it is not because I am a friend of Mrs. Langworthy you have made this trouble. APPEAL TO HONOUR. Mr. Langworthy retorted Sir, It may still be possible to appeal to your better feelings to prevent a life-long misery to more than one person. It is no use to hide from myself the fact that my wife has lost her heart to you. Can you ¡ still continue to seek her society? I am breaking up our home. There is no ques- tion of jealousy on my part. You have the making or marring of my wife's life. I still consider it as an innocent infatuation. I can only leave it to your honour to pre- vent my wife ruining herself. WALKS IN THE FOREST. After this, said counsel. Mrs. Langworthy and Mr. Henshaw continued to go hunting together. They used to come back to Mr. Henshpuw's mother's house before the others of the party. They were in the habit of walking together among the bra-cken in lonely parts of the New Forest. After Mr. Langworthy and other witnesses had given evidence, the jury found the case proved, and awarded £2,500 damages. A decree nisi was pronounced.

"A PUT UP JOB." CO-RESPONDENT'S DEFENCE IN DIVORCE CASE. A decree nisi was granted in the Divorce Court recently by Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane on the undefended petition of Mr Wiiliam Bel! Finlayson, a master tailor, Bolton. Petitioner accused his wife, Mrs. Martha Finlayson, of misconduct with the co-respondent, John Rowley, foreman brick- layer. Mr. Le Bas, for the husband, said the marriage took place in December, 1902, and husband and wife lived happily together until early this year, when the wife con- fessed to her misconduct with the co-respon-1 dent. who, having. admitted the truth of the charge, afterwards denied it. The man had, said counsel, been constantly seen at the house by the neighbours. Petitioner, in the witness-box:. said that after the marriage he lived in Bolton, and had one child. They were happy until May last, when the wife suddenly confessed to her misconduct with Rowley. Mr. Le Bas: What did your wife say about Rowley?—She said he was building a school at the back of my house. She had supplied him with hot water, and used to warm up his dinner. Finally he came to the house to I bis dinner. Subsequently, witness said, he saw the co- respondent, who admitted misconduct. but afterwards denied it, saying it was "a put up job." On May 25, 1910, the wife wrote wit- ness a letter, saying:— My dear husband,—I am leaving you because I cannot bear the terrible disgrace I have brought upon you and my little girl. I plead with you to forgive me. The I man who has brought all this trouble upon our home is John Rowley, who lives in Hastings-road He misconducted himself, and got me in trouble. He is the man as sure as God is my judge. You must ruin his home the same as he has ruined ours.—Your broken-hearted wife. Witnesses were called, and his lordship granted petitioner a decree nisi with costs and custody of the child.

BERI-BERI. I PLAGUE-STRICKEN CREW REACH QUEENSTOWN. I The barque Dorothea, from Make Island, bound to London, was towed into Queens- town early on Sunday morning with con- siderable damage, caused by hurricanes, and most of her crew laid up with beri-beri, two out of their number having died on the II passage. The vessel ha's been placed in quarantine by the port authorities.

A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. KANSAS CITY. Sunday. A terrible tragedy has been discovered at a farm in a lonely district to the south of Kansas City. The bodies of Mrs. Emeline Bernhard, the aged owner of a farm, who was reputed to be very wealthy, and her son George and two farm hands have been found. All four were evidently clubbed to death. Robbery is believed to have been the motive for the crime, and suspicion rests upon a man who had been discharged from Mrs. Bernhard's service.-Be Iter. iV,); 4 1

ALLEGED COMPACT WITH TRAMPS. WELL-KNOWN TRADESMEN SENT FOR TRIAL. Sensational evidence was given at Clarbes- ton noacl, near iiaverioru..est. OIl iLonday in a. case in which a number of men were -d charged with being concerned in burglary at Hook House. Ambleston. the residence of Mies Florence Borrodaiie. The articles stolen included silver goous, valued at £ lol), which were displayed on the magistrates' table. The prisoners were Edward Wilson and Reed Evans, described as tramps, who were charged with burglariously entering the house, and James Lewis and Frederick Mavard, marine store-ktepers, naverforuwefet, who are well known in the district. Mr. Gilbertson, who proeecuted. stated that on the afternoon before the commission of the burglary Havard drove Evans and Wil- son out on the road towards Hook covered up in the nan with a tarpaulin. They remained eo covered up until they passed the house, and then they got out. The men waited until it was dark, and then entered through the dairy window, cutting an aperture with a butcher's knife, and looted tll.) place. The proceeds ci tue robbery, weigning about 6Jlo., were conveyed to Havard'o yard in Haver- fordwest. Evidence having been given "by Mis6 Borro- daiie and a servant who discovered the rob- bery, l'oiiee-sergeant Davies described how he traced Wilson by means of footprints, which appeared as if the person making them had worn goloshes. These he traced to the prisoner Wilson. In consequence of a state- ment which Evans made, he arrested Havard and Lewis. Search was made in the latter's premisee, and after seme excavations in the yard two sacks, containing the silver goods produced, were found. THE ALLEGED COMPACT. Prisoner Evans ,went into the box and swore that. as the result of an arrangement between Lewis and Havard, he and Wilson were driven to the neighbourhood of Hook House. They returned to lia.verfordwost. 9-iid again visited the scene of the burglary. He admitted that both he and Wilson entered the house. In the case sgainst Havard and Lewis, it was stated by iur. Gilbertson that the other two men were provided with feet of stock- ings by these men. Prisoner Evans again gave evidence, and said that it was agreed between the parties that witness and Wilson should have £ 3 10s. on the night of the robbery, and jE13 10s. 6d. altogether. In reply to Mr. W. Jones, who appeared for Havard and Lewis, the witness said that the former gave him £ 7, having gone to the bank to draw it. Police-constable Richards said that in the course of a statement made to him, Havard stated that on the day in question he was driving along the Hook road, when he met a man, who asked him for a lift. He agreed. The Bench decided to commit all the four prisoners for trial at the next assizes, declining to grant bail.

UNKNOWN WOMAN'S END. REMARKABLE LETTER READ AT THE INQUEST. A remarkable letter was read at an inquest at Westminster on Tuesday concern- ing the death cf an unknown woman, whose body was found in the lake at St. James's Park on Saturday morning. Floating near the body, which was well dressed, was found a parcel containing a feather bca and other articles. In the woman's pocket there was the photograph of a young man. with part of a French theatre programme upon the back of it. In the parcel was also found a letter written in pencil, and badly spelled, which was read by the coroner as follows:- You must excuse pencil, as this is written outdoors. You must have this read to you. as I cannot write French. You liavo made it nice and hot for me both here .and in France. When 1 saw ytfu Tuesday 1 understood I came to save you doing time; I did not want you to do that. Eut you are well repaid if it is any satisfaction for you to know that life is hell to me now. I cannot get in anywhere: the papers are full of it here; I never hid the life I was leading: 1 did it open face. I saw you had found it out; that was why I was afraid to speak. I should have had to have told you. I was going to many times. I wish I had; it would have saved all this. You have made it hard for me. my God. but it won't take long. What you meant to do 1 will do myself. I wish I had known all this before I came away. I should have done it where I was staying. Dr. Norton said death was due to drowning. There were four superficial stabs in the breast, evidently done with a hatpin. Rat poison was also found in the form of phosphorus paste. A verdict of "Found drowned" was j returned.

A PUZZLING COURTSHIP. GUARDIANS CURIOUS ABOUT WORKHOUSE ROMANCE. It was reported at a meeting of the Hun- tingdon Board of Guardians reccntJy that a man named Daniel Peacock, who had been in the workhouse since 1897 and would now become entitled to an old-age pension, intended to leave in order to marry another inmate, who would also be entitled to a pension. He wrote thanking the board for the kindness he had received, and eaid he would like a small memento of the happy time he had spent in the workhouse. Mr. Gadsby: We must rise to the occasion, j The Chairman (Mr. W. Brawn) said he thought the men and women were kept separate in the workhouse. The Master: So they are. The Rev. H. S. Budge: Love knows no locks. (Laughter.) A hope was expressed that the man would send the board a piece of wedding cake. and it was decided to subscribe to give him a wedding present. j Peacock, who is a widower, was formerly a saddler, and while in the workhouse he has assisted the porter in charge of the door. His bride-elect, a, widow named Susanah Wright, first entered the workhouse in 1908. The officials are puzzled to know when the courting was done. Peacock had his periodi- j cal day's leave on Thursday, and went to give the necessary notice of the marriage. The registrar, who is also clerk to the guar- dians, promised to marry the couple for nothing.

TUNNEL FATALITY. YOUNG LADY'S FALL FROM EXPRESS TRAIN. Miss Calliope Vlasto. whose home is at Sefton Park, Liverpool, died at Rugby- Station the other night from injuries received by a fall from a train. She was travelling with her mother by the evening non-stop express from Euston to Liverpool, and, complaining of a headache, declined to accompany her mother to the dining-car. A few minutes later she was missed from a first-class compartment. A search party from Rugby discovered her in Kilsby Tunnel, unconscious, with both legs severed. She was carried to the waiting-room at Rugby, where she died without recovering sufficiently to give any explanation of the occurrence. It is believed that she was run over in the tunnel by an express train.

MAN WHO THREW A BOMB ST. PETERSBURG, Monday. The "Retch" publishes a telegra m announcing the death in Zarahtui convict establishment. in Siberia, of Sazonoff, the man who threw the bomb that killed M. de Plehve, but whether it was the result of flogging or whether he subsequently com- mitted suicide is not clear. A member of the Duma for Siberia has received the following dispatch:—"In Zarahtui Prison, as the result of corporal punishment, numerous suicides have begun. Sazonoff is already dead."— Keuter- Keuter-

A CARDIFF BANK | MANAGER ♦ WHO MARRIED HIS HOUSE- KEEPER. CHARGE RELATING TO BILL OF SALE. There was an element cf romance in the proceedings connected with four charges under the Bankruptcy Act preferred at Car- diff on Wednesday against John Pottinger. formerly manager of the Roath Branch of the Wilts and Dorset Eank. in City-road. Cardiff. The hearing was before the stipendiary magistrate. Mr. T. W. Lewis. The charges were: That defendant, having been adjudged a bankrupt, with intent. to(defraud his credi- tors, executed on or about February 10 a bill of sale whereby his chattels were assigned to Margaret Rose Davies; also that on March S he executed an indenture cf marriage settlement purporting to be made between himself and Margaret Rose Davies, whereby certain chattels were assigned to his wife, described as Margaret Roso Davies (spinster j; also that within four months before the presentation of a bankruptcy petition he made, or was privy to the making d. a false entry in a. docu- ment relating to his property and falsi- | fieri a document re:atÜ1¡r to his property, viz., a certain indenture of marriage settle- ment. purporting to *oo made between him- seii and Margaret Rose Davies by the in- sertion of a false date. Mr. Walter Scott appeared for the prosecu- tion. and Mr. Sydney Jenkins defended. Mr. Scott, in opening, said defendant was adjudged a bankrupt on July 22 la,st. For some years prior to January he was manager of the Wilts an4 Dorset Bank at Roath. He then resided with his first wife in Marl- borough-road, and in November, 1908, appa- rently because his first wife had become an invalid, be took into his service Miss Mar- garet Rose Davies, at a salary of £ 20 a year. Early in 1909 his first wife died. MARRIED AT PAIGNTON. Soon afterwards Mr. Pcttinger resigned the management of the bank, and on Feb- i-uary 10 he executed a bill of 6ale to Margaret Rose Davies. This was said to be in consideration of money lent, and the household effects were also made over in consideration of Miss Davies remaining in Mr. Pottinger's service as housekeeper. On the same day Mr. Pottinger and .\Ü" Dav ies left Cardiff and proceeded to Paigntou. They first went into lodgings, and, havms cb- tainen a certificate, wei'2 married on Feb- ruary 26. On the following day defendant wrote a letter to his D. J. Davies, Cardiff), in which 1 e said some doubts had been expressed to him as to vho validity of the bill of sale. On the 5th of March, Mi. Davies, in com- pliance with a request, went to Paignton to prepare a. marriage settlement which mad« over tho goods and chattels to Miss Davies, and this was prepared by Mr." Davies on March 8, and sent to defendant. The deed was signed on March 8. and on March 9 was exe- cuted by Mr. Pottinger and his wife. The peculiarity of it was that, although it was executed on March 8. and the parties were married in February, it was made out as between John Pottinger and Margaret Rose Davies. and signed in those names. A petition in bankruptcy was filed, and he was adjudicated a bankrupt on July 22. The Official Receiver (Mr. George David) became trustee, and subsequently received a claim from the wife to the whole of the household furniture and effects by virtue of a. settle- ment in her favour. The debtor was examined by the official receiver, and debtor filed a peti- tion. in which he included among the debtors fully secured bis wife. The amount of the debt was entered as jE275, and the time when it was contracted December, 1908, and various 'o other dates to 1910, with details as to how it was covered. Defenuant at his public exami- nation gave answers more or less satisfac- tory. The next step was that the trustee made a motion in Usk County-court to set aside the bill of sale and settlement, and his Honour Judge Hill Kelly made the order. Mrs. Pottinger had previously had a letter sent to the official receiver consenting to the order setting aside the deeds referred to in the notice of motion served upon her. The furni- ture v as given up and sold, and the official receiver had the proceeds. The Rev. A. Lindsay, vicar of Paignton, having given evidence of the defendant's marriage, to Margaret Rose Davies, Mr. George David, Official Receiver, deposed to the bankruptcy proceedings. Mr David John Davies, solicitor. Queen- street, said Pottinger signed the deed. Wit- ness was not aware of the marriage at the tinn. When arrested by Detective-inspector Jones the defendant said "J did not date the deed. It was undated when I signed it so far as I can remember." After further evidence, accused pleaded not guilty to the charges, and he was committed on all of them to the quarter sessions. His Worship accepted bail for his appearance. himself in LSD and one surety of £ 50, or two in EZ5 each. Bail was forthcoming.

KISSES FOR ASSASSIN. 4 SCENES AT ACQUITTAL OF MILLIONAIRE BANKER. There was a sickening scene at Yincennoa Indiana, upon the acquittal of Menlo Moore' the millionaire banker, who murdered his wife's lover, Charles Gibson, a wealthy oil operator. Moore. learning of their relations, waited for Gibson, who was unarmed, and shot him dead. His wife testified at the trial that Gibson ruined her by making false repre- sentations about her husband and then com pelling her to tour with him in his motor- car. The jury found the killing wa- just: fiable under the "unwritten law." immedi- ately women in the court-room climbed rail- ings and tables, hugged and kissed Moor, and showered flowers on him. In the scramble to make a hero of him women's diesses were torn and many joyfully suf- fered bruises.—"Weekly Dispatch."

PENALTY OF BRAVERY. FOUR HEROIC WOMEN PERISH IN A FIRE- rrx, .n v +• Wednesday. T,h6 ?ia"° ;\°t,clas reports the tragio failure of the attempt of four hrave women to save the life of one of their own sex A fire broke out in a dwelling-hou'se at Mourieoa. near Tondella, where an invalid girl lay in bed helpless. Four lady iriends courageously endeavoured to effect her rescue. Rearing ladders to the upper win- dows. they entered the blazing- house an-i presently were seen to return to the window bearing the girl in their arms. Just, however, as it appeared that their saDant venture was to meet the reward of success, in spite of the flames which enveloped the small company, the building collapsed bodily, and the five women were engulfed in. what was literally a fiery furnace.—Central News.

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A COINERS' GANGi BROKEN. 6 STARTLING DISCLOSURES AT OLD BAILEY. Interesting disclosures were made at the Old Bailey on Monday, when three men- named Charles Harrison (58). porter; Edward Waters (50), carman; and Alfred Payne (29). dealer-were found guilty of unlawfully pos- sessing 182 pieces of counterfeit, coin with intent to utter them. Waters pleaded guilty. Evidence was given to the effect that on November 8 the police followed Harrison and Payne a.nd eaw them join Waters outside a public-house in Victoria Park-road, E. They were afterwards arrested. From Waters 9u counterfeit florins, wrapped in tissue paper, were taken. A package was also found in Payne's pocket with 92 florins in it. No counterfeit money was discovered on liar- rison. William George Webster, a Mint official, pronounced all of the 132 coins to be counter- feit, and his Lordship inquired why they should be separately wrapped in tissue paper. The witness replied that the object was to prevent the coins from rubbing together a.nd 80 becoming damaged, as they were of soft metal. The Judge: They would not be wrapped up if they were good?—No. WHAT A CROWN IS WORTH. Judge Renloul: Suppose a man used good silver, what profit would be made in making silver pieces: The Witness: He would make almost as much profit as the Mint. A crown is only worth Is. 6d. in silver. The Judge: Thank you; I wanted to know for my own information. One can make coin of perfectly good silver at one-fourth of the fa.co value ?--Yes. Mr. Warburtcn (prosecuting): But it would be illegal. The Judge: Certainly. Detective-sergeart Wright declared that there was no doubt that Waters and Payn,e were the actual makers of the coin, the latter's name having been mentioned by others whom the police had arrested. On the da,y the two were apprehended the police fully expected to be able to trace the men to the place of manufacture- and to discover the moulds, but they were unsuccessful. Mr. Warburton: It is the break-up of a very serious gang?—Yes. In sentencing Harrison to twelve months' hard labour-a bad record having been pro- duced-Payne to six. and Waters to three months, his lordship observed that the interests of the public were tremendously at Ftake if the uttering of bad coin was ram- pant. e tt. Just fancy," he said. "two men of the prisoners' class having 180 bad florins between them, and palming them off on the public."

A LOUD ELECTION ECHO. LIBELLED CANDIDATE GETS £5,000 DAMAGES. In the King's Bench Division, before Mr. Justice Grantham and a special jury on Tues- day, the hearing was concluded of the action against the proprietors of the Daily Chron- I iclebrought by Mr. Percy Coleman Simmons, an alderman cf the London County Council, nho unsuccessfully contested St. George's-in- the-East in the Conservative interest at the general election last January. Mr Simraons complained of statements in the Chronicle," to the effect that Simmons voted three times against the feeding of poor, children," and" Simmons helped to put 3,000 men out of work." These statements were said to refer to his action on the county council with reference to the feeding of school- children out of the rates and the suppression of the London County Council Works Depart- ment. A MOST IMPORTANT CASE. His Lordship, in summing-up. said this was a most important case, and perhaps it was all the more so since we were now in the midst of another election, in which charges of false statements made on the eve of an election were bandied about from one side to another. Xt was an important question, not only from It was an important question, not only from the point of view of individuals, but from that of the country as a whole. Whether the extension of the franchise was right or whether it was wrong had nothing to do with the subject. All were now content with the extension, and the only thing to do was to make the most of it in the interests of the country as a whole. It was impossible to avoid seeing that there had been an increase in such statements since the greater number I of elections had got into the hands of what might, without offence, be called the illiterate classes. This was no party question. The desirable I thing was to stop both parties from making misleading statements. It was not for him to say which did most in this way. The jury returned a verdict for the plain- tiff, awarding E5,000 damages. Judgment accordingly, stay of execution being refused.

SENTENCE FOR SHOOTING. GLAMORGAN PRISONER'S APPEAL DISMISSED, In the Court of Criminal Appeal on Monday (before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Pickford and Avory) James Fitzgerald, who was convicted at Glamorgan Assizes of felonious shooting, and sentenced to three years' penal servitude, appealed from an order of Mr. Justice Lush refusing leave to appeal against conviction and sentence and legal aid. Prisoner also applied that he might be present in court when his appeal was heard. Mr. Justice Avory in giving the judgment of the court said that, according to the evidence, the prisoner shot one man, shot at another, and hit a third person. His lord- ship could not see the slightest ground for '« interfering with the conviction or sentence, ¡. and the appeal must be dismissed.

BRISTOL IMPERSONATION. RESULTS IN QUARREL AND BURN- ING FATALITY. At an inquest at Bristol on Wednesday on y Mary Hill, who died from burns, her son I stated that on election night his stepfather quarrelled with him because he had taken the former's polling card and had voted for him. The table was overturned, and the oil lamp set fire to the clothing of the deceased. I He and his stepfather had been drinking The Coroner, who had warned witness, said he could not be aware what a serious offence he bad committed. He was liable to a long term of imprisonment if prosecuted. A verdict of Accidental death" was returned. _——

FIRE DISASTER. TWO LIVES LOST AND PEOPLE INJURED AT AIX-LA-CHAPELLE. I AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, Tuesday. The Municipal Quirinua Baths and the ¡ hotel connected with them were last night destroyed by fire, two waiters being burned to death. Five persons—hotel gueate and employes-were severely burned.— Reuter.

TOY PROVES DEADLY. An inquest was held at Belfast on Monday on Alexander Clark, aged twelve, who was shot with a, toy-pistol, and in connection with which two boys are under detention. Evi- dence was given that the affair was a pure accident, and a verdict to this effect was returned. returned.

WEST END SUPPER- ROOM CASE. ■ t THE POLICE PROSECUTION FAILS. At Bow-street Police-court on Saturday Mr. Curtis Bennett was engaged for nearly two hours in giving nis decision as to the adjourned summons against Mr. Richard Baker, the licensee of the Globe Restaurant. Coventry-street, who was accused of know- ingly permitting his premises to be. the habitual resort of women, and allowing them to remain there longer than was neces- sary for the purpose of obtaining reasonable refreshment. In giving his decision, the Magistrate said there was no information as to how the case came before the court. All he knew wa-i that two officers— Police-sergeant Woof and Police-constable Astell-were instructed by a superior officer to go to the restaurant on several nights in August and September and watch what passed. According to their evidence, they sat at tables with women, and women came to them. and they paid for food and drinks. They did not keep their bills until the last night, but the officers produced the bills retained by them, which did not amount to the sums which the police were stated to have paid. Either the officers had not spoken the truth or they made mistakes as to the table at which they sat. Woof stated that on an I occasion when a woman sat beside him he noticed that she had come from another table. But in cross-examination he said be ¡ did not know from which table, as he c ^EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT Then came one of the mo3t extraordinary statements he had ever heard in a court o justice, made by a witness sent by the p° ice to watch the character of a place. It was the statement of the officer that a woman took off her shoe and committed a certain act of which he was a party. What would a jury think cf such evidence as that? The officer could not localise the table at which they eat. and this was the most important part of his observation. The officer made no protest, and said he did not utter one word when this alleged act took place. The same police officer said that when a woman made a certain remark-or was sup- posed to have done so—Mr- Green, manager of the restaurant, laughed. could understand a police officer who acted in the way described on the pr hight. laughing, but he (the mamistrate) had seen Mr. Green's demeanour m th box, and he considered that he was man in the world to laugh at such an mCI- dent. The police witnesses said that when the lights were lowered just before closing time people could only just see round the room. He (the magistrate; had felt it hizi duty to go to the restaurant and see for him- self what happened when the lights were lowered, and he had no hesitation in saying that the statement that one could only just see round the room was a deliberate untruth. COST8 AGAINST POLICE. The Magistrate went on to comment upon the fact that, although the officers who kept observation on the restaurant were each entrusted with a considerable sum belonging I to the public, they did not, until the close of their observation, keep the receipts which they ought to have taken away with them to show what they actually spent. In one instance there wa,s some uncertainty as to whether one of the officers had given ls. 6d. or 3s. tor a cigar. He (the magistrate) was considerably impressed by the evidence given By the young lady bookkeepers engaged at the restaurant, who had said in the witness- box that they had never seen any acts of impropriety, and must have done so had any- thing of the kind taken place. He could not help noticing that these young ladies were not cross-examined. Mr. Curtis Bennett went on to say that in a case of this kind a great deal of respon- sibility was cast upon a magistrate. It was, however, a duty he would not shrink from. He felt sure that on the facts set forth in this case no jury would convict, and he dis- missed the summons, with 50 guineas costs against the police.

THE FRENCH HUSBAND. ENGLISH WIFE'S STORY OF NEGLECT AND DESTITUTION. The troubles of a woman with her French I husband, whom she met at Bolton, were detailed at the South Western Police-court (London). John Peter Rolles was summoned by his wife, Gertrude Rose Rolles, for neglecting to provide her with the necessaries of life. The wife was once the manageress of a shop in Bolton, where she met the Frenchman, sul)- sequently marrying him in 1907 at a Pro- testant church in Manchester. Describing the conduct of the defendant as disgraceful, Mr. A. Nichols, for the wife, said her husband had denied her the funds for providing the ordinary necessaries of life, spending the greater part of his time in the house of another woman. He would shrug his shoulders when his wife asked for money, and had not given her a penny for four weeks. "ANOTHER LADY." Mrs. Rolles. a frail-looking woman, told the magistrate that she was kept without fuel or food for four days, and her husband had taken from her the custody of their little girl, stating previously that even if he had to binoi his wife with cord3 he would have the child dead or alive. In cross-examination Mrs. Rolles denied that she had prejudiced the child's mind against her husband. A lady witness from Streatham told how she had housed the complainant when she was destitute, hungry, and cold. The husband, giving evidence, admitted that he often took breakfast with another lady living close by, and dined at her house also, coming back home about midnight. He denied going to the lady's house after his wife had gone to bed. He was invited, he said. to dine with his employer's family. The Magistrate granted a judicial separa- tion to the wife. with the custody of the child and 91 per week alimony.

BONELESS WELSH GIRL. PHYSIOLOGICAL PROBLEM FOR MEDICAL MEN. After the brittle man comes the boneless woman. The latest unfortunate freak of nature has been discovered at St. Asaph, where the board of guardians has in its charge a girl, described as boneless. who weighs only 301b., although she is over fifteen vpars of age. She is just three feet 1 igh, and, as might, be expected, suffers from a complication of diseases. ;y human being without bones cannot live fifteen hours, much 1CM fifteen years." was "raided opinion of the senior resident medical officer at one of the London hospitals. I Should say that the good people of St. are labouring under a serious Asaph added: "In all probability the delusion. achondroplasia, which £ rl"J5? SSno» complaint, and is often treated in the hospitals here..■ h "Achondroplasia is diM» -J bones are not properly ossified, and it oiten ESte to other diseases. »** <•> ">• "•Th".plication o! the hones i» ir^Kular xne os6inc<na gristly condition of and they remain m the g should, the newly-born child longer tn The result is that the ennu » stunted in t^lllr £ » Se deformity follows naturauy.. bones are not able to eustai theit°hmay be, of course, that the girl is suffering from some new form ofjiisea^ that is unknown to medlcai science. but from the description I ehou!d.. achondroplasia. In any case the pataent could not have lived for fifteen years with. out bones. That is an absolute certainty."