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ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN LONDON.AMAN SHOT.—SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER.Shot* were beard at noon this morning in Phillip-l«ne, Tottenham, near London, and some people cm proceeding to the spot, found a man named Hillier, 63 years cf »ge, lying dead on the ground bleeding from a wtuud in the temple, while a man named Morris was lying a few yardt oB. The revolver was in Hiilier’s hand, and it is supposed he first fired at Morris and then killed himself. Morris was taken to the hospital. The affair arose through a family quarrel.THE LONDON MURDERS.THE WHITEHALL MYSTERY.FURTHER REMAINS FOUND.The plaoe where the trunk of the woman was found in the new police buildings, at Whitehall, waa further examined this morning, when a Spitsbergen belonging to Mr Jasper T. C. Waring was employed. The dog began to sniff at the mound of aarth, which was dug over, and when much of the soil had been removed the dog wired a strange looking object, which on bung examined by a candle was found to be a portion of a human leg which had been severed at the knee-joint. Upon the leg was a portion of a stocking of some wcollen substance. It is remarkable that the leg was found only a yard and a half from the spot where the body was found, and the police were supposed to have tearohed the whole of the ground. A medica man was summoned, and he at once took oharge of the limb with a view of making a detailed examination of it. ___THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS.ANOTHER ARREST.A man was arrested last night, and is under deten tion st Leman street Police station for inquiries to day,IMPORTANT STATEMENTS BY THE SUSPECT.EXTRAORDINARYDEMEANOUR.AN ALLEGED VERY DANGEROUS LUNATIC.The Press Association says mucu importaun is attnokfd by the police to the arrest made at the King-strett Police-station, Whitehall. On Tuesday m cntag the man entered the above-named station about niuc o'clock, and complained of having lost a black bag. While the officials were taking note of his case, be commenced talking about the Whiteohapel murders, and tfitted to cut off the sergeant s head, and other ram bling conserve. It wiUberomembered that several people have tcatifu d to seeing a man with a black bag in tbs region of the murders, and who has not since been traced. The fact waa at onoe remembered by the police, and the man was furthered questioned. In answer to the inquiry as to bis business, he said he studied for tome years for the medical profession bat gave it up for engineering, and that be had been stopping for soma nights in coffee-houses. His manner then became so etranse that Dr Bond, di itiooal surgeon, waa sent for to examine the mao. The doctor auoeequsatly gave ir as his cpinion that the man was a very d*og*woai lunatic of homicidal tendency, and as his appear Mice somewhat tallied with that published of the man who was seen with the murdered woman, he was removed to Bow street. But before being taken thither photographs of his person were taken. He was also asked to write his Dame, and it is stated the writing ie somewhat similar to thatcf the letters reoeived by the police and others. He gave bis age as 67, bnt it is stid he looks fully twenty years younger. The polioe are endeavouring to trace his antecedents and movements f r the past few weeks.A YEAR’S CRIME IN HULLTHE CHIEF CONSTABLE'S REPORT.A meeting of the Watch Committee waa held thie morning, at tbs Town Hall, when Alderman Smart occupied the chair. The following report was resd by the Chief Constable (Uapt Gurney)Chief Constable’s Office, Hall, 17*h Oct., 1883. Gentlemen,—I have the honour to place before you mv second -annual report, showing the etatietics of crime and other awaoella* eon* returns connected with the polioe force for tt j year ended 29lh Sept., 1886. During the year there have been 84)84 person* proceeded against summarily, as against 7.4‘8 last year, showing an increase of 626. Of this number 7,428 were convicted, aud 6.VJ dismissed. Out of the above number, 830 persons have been proceeded against for drunkenness, as oompared with 792 last year. The assaults on polioe have increased from 111 to 119, and here I regret to say that sew« rat such assaults have been of a serious nature. P.O. 174 (Grant) being »o seriously injured that it was deemed desirable, if possible, to place him io the Convalescent Home at Bridlington. In this object I was very materially assisted by two ladies, who take a very active part in the welfare of these who are sijmiaily incapacitated, and he was admitted to tbaj. institute on the 8th instant, where I trust be will soon recover from the effects of such injuries. There is a slight increase in assaults common, 328 oases having keen dealt with, aa against 317 laat year. Breaches of the peace have decreased from 953 to 915. Local Acts and Borough Bye-law oases have increased from 882 to 410, The number of persons proceeded against for breachei of the Lord’s Day Act has increased from 2 0*8 to 2,338. There have been 761 felonies and misdemeanours com mitted during the year out of which numbsr 388 pursers have been dealt with summarily, and 137 sent for trial, making a total of 325 arrested. The o^st of the Polioe establishment for the year has been :—For sila tits and pay. £21,68116s 10d ; allowances and contingent exj+nvev, £333 9s fid; clothing and accoutrements, £1,097 Is 4d ; building, »t*tion-house charges, printing,, t-taticneiy, Ac. £846 9s 6d ; other miscellaneous charges,i £232 6* 6d ; which makes a gross total of £23,814 2i Hi.i This shows an inorease of £633 8s 7d on that of theprevious year, which increase is chiefly attributable to , i he facts of great coats having been issued to the members of the force during the year, and alto from the fact i of members of the foroe being promoted from one class. ; o another consequent upon service. The foroe was in-i spected by Captain the Hon. G. C. Legge, H.M. Inspector of Constabulary, on the 4th of Hay, when he ex-i pi essed his satisfaction to the effect that the cleanliness and, discipline of the force had been efficiently maintained. Theauthorised strength of the foroe is—1 Chief-Constable, 1 I Deputy Cbief-Conetable, 3 superintendents, 7 inspectors,I 32 eergeantv, 11 detective officers, and 223 oonstables,making a total of 277. Daring the year 17 members of the force have successfully passed in First Aid to the Injured, for which they have received certificates from the St. John Ambnlanoe Association.
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Wed, Oct 17, 1888
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