Murder at Widegate Street ends in double tragedy
A husband Toomey, 36, and his wife, 34, were found dead in their home at No 13 Widegate Street Bishopsgate after a suspected murder and suicide. Neighbors heard a struggle. Toomey allegedly strangled his wife and then hanged himself, leaving a note citing terror of starvation. Three children become orphans as relief and workhouse questions loom. daughter Mary Anne reports prior threats and a plan to kill. The couple, jobbing tailor and seamstress, had been out of work, with suspicions of alcohol, possible drugging, and disputes over relief. Police preserve papers found on the bodies for now.
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Paris Debates Over Massacre and Navy News From 1840s Europe
The Paris press centers on Tuesday Chamber of Peers debate about the massacre of French prisoners by Abd el Kader. Reports note Deputies approving the Agriculture and Commerce budget, calls of praise for leadership, and updates on French missions in China. Also covered are refugees, cholera in Manila, and stock figures in Paris and Lisbon.
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Massacre of French Prisoners in Algeria Reported
Accounts from Algiers detail Abd el Kader’s mass slaughter of French prisoners from the Deira. Letters cite about 300 men killed, with officers spared, as Lamoriciere’s forces race to verify and possibly rescue survivors amid shifting Deira loyalties and Morroccan movements.
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