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XX alienist u. uuuuic uao uwu uuuiuuttcuat Newport, in the Isle of Wight, by a man named Thomas Bissett, of Glasgow, an army pensioner and drill instructor.—Bissett, it seems, had some twenty-eight years ago, while his regiment, the 72nd Highlanders, was lying at Parkhurst Batracksr married a young woman named Fanny Wells, who left him-about fifteen years ago and returned to Newport, her native place. There she met with a wheelwright, a widower, named James Guy, and lived with him as his wife. Her husband, Bissett* subsequently became a sergeant in his regiment, and on being discharged with a sergeant’s pension he entered the Glasgow police foroe and became a sergeant. He had been for the last few years inspector of police in connection with a reformatory ship in the Clyde, which caused him occasionally to visit Southampton. Mrs. Bissett, after living with Guy for ten years, quarrelled with him, left him, and returned to her husband at Glasgow in. April last. She ohCe more left her husband and returned to Newport, again to live with Guy, and the cohabitation has continued to the present-time. A day or two ago her husband arrived at Newport in search of her. He found her, and they went together, apparently on good terms, to the house of a neighbour of Guy’s. While there Guy came in and offered to shake.hands with Bissett, who declined. Guy then beckoned to Bissett’s wife, and said* “ Come with me, Fan.” Bissett dared his wiFe to move from the chair, and, turning round to Guy, levelled a revolver at him, and shot him in the face. Immediately afterwards he turned to his wife and shot her also in the face. In each case several shots or slugs took effect, and blood streamed from both faces. The police were sent for, and Bissett was taken into custody. He handed two small revolvers to the constable, one having seven. chambers and the other six, and both were partly loaded. A box of pistol cartridge was also found on him.
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London Week News
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Jul 03, 1875
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