Occurences, Offences &c. - Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

Occurences, Offences &c.

OCCURRENCES, OFFENCES, &c.

Edward FAWCETT, the station master at Slaithwaite, on the London and
North-Western Railway, has been committed for trial on a charge of stealing goods in
course of transit on the line.

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On Thursday night last, Thomas BALMET, butler to W. MUNRO, Esq., of Stoke
Bristol, mistook his road and fell over the Cleve Rock, a height of 309 feet,
and was killed on the spot.

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A man named James HOWARTH, a notorious glutton, died a few days ago at
Dewsbury, from apoplexy, brought on by an indulgence in his favourite propensity.

A few days before his death he had eaten the greater portion of a peck of
peas, and parties in the neighbourhood frequently subscribed for the purpose of
seeing him gorge himself.

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A poor old man, named James SMITH, known as the “Counsellor,” from the
frequent lawsuits in which he was engaged, was barbarously murdered a few days
ago, at a place called Ballyhaise, within four miles of Cavan, Ireland.

His body was found in a wood, with the head split quite through, and a
portion of the skull lying at some yards’ distance.

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At an adjourned inquest held at Gorton, near Manchester, on Friday last,
relative to the death of William BELL, who expired in consequence of a stab
received in a disturbance at the wakes at that village, on the first instant, the
coroner’s jury returned a verdict of “Wilful murder” against two Irishmen,
brothers named Michael and Patrick HEELEY.

Warrants have been issued for their apprehension, but hitherto they have
eluded detection.

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DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.

A melancholy death from this dreadful disease took place at Phillipstown, on
Thursday last. A fine boy about five years of age, was playing in the street,
when a small cur dog ran at him and bit him in the cheek.

The child’s father took him to the apothecary, who did not deem the wound
of any consequence, but on Sunday night the family were alarmed by his
convulsive screaming, which subsided until Sunday evening, when spasms set in and he
died in great agony.

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THE LATE ATTEMPT AT PARRICIDE AT BATH.

Thomas TUTTON, who is in custody on suspicion of having attempted to murder
his father by administering arsenic in his food, was, on Friday, brought
before the Magistrates and further examined.

The evidence taken was strongly corroborative of that which has already
appeared, and implicated the prisoner so clearly in the crime with which he is
charged, that the magistrates at once committed him to take his trial at the
next county assizes.

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SUPERSTITION IN CHESHIRE.

A few days ago, in a village not more than five miles from Tarporley, a
wedding party was assembled, and according to some superstitious notion
prevalent in that neighbourhood if the bride bake a cake with her ring in it, the
person who gets that part of the cake with the ring will be the next to be
married.

Accordingly, the bride baked a cake with her ring placed in the inside; a
young man present took the piece of cake without knowing the ring was in it, and
ate both cake and ring.

- Cheshire Chronicle.

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Transcribed by: Ann Selchick, 03/11/2006