Appalling Murders in Aldermanbury Family Tragedy Shocks City
A father, George Lucas, age 34, killed his three children George 10 Ann 7 Alfred 4 and then killed himself in their home at 4 Sion's College gardens Aldermanbury. The incident occurred Sunday morning as Mrs Lucas prepared the children for church. The lord mayor visited the scene later and arranged care for the distressed widow.
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Aldermanbury
Pentonville
George Tuncas
Sion’s College Gardens
George Lucas
Andrews
Wigan
Aldemanbury
Bell
Lucas
Messrs
Ann Almond
Holywell Street
Westminster
Walter
McLellan
Sion-square
Payne
Philip Jane
Sion College Gardens
George
Ann
Aad
Alfred
Mr. Green
Alfred Lucas
Bij
Bo Toy Whitecross-street
Jelo
Jaques
Londenwall
Cripplegate
London
Wall
Sion College
Anns. Lucas
West End
Alderman Pirie
Pirie
Bury
Foneral
Lucas Axpais
St. Alphage
Spectatora
Inquest On The Bodies Of Murderer And Victims
An Aldermanbury inquest juried over the deaths in a Sunday morning tragedy. Witnesses described a man named Lucas, his wife, and three children found dead with razors in use, revealing a suicide after killing his children. Testimony covered Lucas's discharge from work, finances, and mental distress, with neighbors detailing alarming behavior prior to the event.
Tragic Aldermanbury Murder Suspected Insanity Verdict
In Aldermanbury a father's alleged crime ends in the deaths of his three children by self harm. A coroner's jury returns temporary insanity. Burial scenes at London Wall and St. Alphage enshrine the tragedy with public grief. The case prompts charity efforts for the widow.
Destructive Fire at Wilson and Co Hat Premises
A fierce blaze broke out Friday night at Wilson and Co hat makers in Holland Street near Blackfriars Bridge. Firefighters faced delays for water, but quickly brought engines. the building was reduced to ruins. Loss estimated around £3000, likely insured. No cause determined. Police aided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Wilson and Co., Hat-Manufactures
Holland Street
Blackfriars Bridge
Fermanagh
Enniskillen
Ballyshannon Herald
Constitutionnel
Macao
Chine
China
England
Miss Bellew
Lord William Paget
Wiliam Paget
Baron Alderson
Justice Bailey
Lord Tenterden
Messrs
Wigney
Brighton
Greenland FishaRy
Jane
Humber
Tyne
Harrison
Davis's Straits
Peterhead
Greenland
Kirkaldy
the Straits
Dundee
Hull Rockingham
Oxford
Sespay
Parsons
Marshall
Mallam
Guizot defends Algeria policy amid Paris papers clash
In the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday M Guizot disputed claims that Britain favored Algeria. Lord Aberdeen’s stance in 1830 is cited as a shift. Paris papers deride Britain’s finances and tariff omissions while the Mode faces prosecution and prison terms. A French hurricane along the coast wrecks ships and costs lives and livelihoods.
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M. Guizot
Chamber of Deputies
London
England
Algeria
Africa
Lord Aberdeen
Algiers
Cr. Guizot
Spain
Paris
Courrier Francais
Presse
Quotidienne
Litcle
National
Robert Veel
Siécle
France
Baronet
Paris Journal
Lata Hubricane
Frexca
Granville
Valenciennes
Lisle
Calais
Court of Cassation Rejects El Chamfi Execution
In Bona Africa an Arab named El Chamfi was condemned to death for assassination by a court martial. The Attorney General Dupin urged quashing to vindicate the law, but the Court of Cassation upheld the conviction as improperly executed. The case centers on legality and future safeguards.
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Algeria
Court of Cassation
Bona
Africa
El-Chamfi
Dupin
Guiana Labour Strikes Extend Across Sugar Plantations
Reports from British Guiana indicate a continuing labor strike across Demerara and Essequibo with only about forty estates remaining active. Berbice shows no unrest and workers there continue, while Plantation Hague faces resistance to magistrate warrants. The governor’s address calmed tensions as workers regret past actions and promise no repetition. India notes Cabool affairs with no new intelligence and questions Naghten murder timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Guiana
Guiana
Hague
Princes William Quan tamissah and John Ansab Arrive in Ashantee
Letters from the Wesleyan Missionary Society report the safe arrival at Komisi, capital of Ashantee, of Prince William Quan tamissah and Prince John Ansab, sons of the reigning monarch. They had been in Britain for education and left Cape Coast Castle on 7 November aboard with missionaries Freeman and Higgins. Coenhagen inhabitants held meetings to discuss voluntary contributions to pay off the national debt, with the address presented to the King for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Missionary Society
Komisi
Ashantee
William Quantamissah
John Ansab
Niger
Cape Coast Castle
Freeman
Metropolis Notes on Society and Public Affairs Chronicle
The seventh anniversary of the Statistical Society was held at St Martin's place with Sir Caries Lemon presiding. new council members were named and finances reported as improved though funds remain tight. The Earthquake scare, prison reform bills, and major charity functions populated the page with details of public life and parliamentary moves.
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Lord Ashley
John P. Borleau
Bart
Vinco Ehrington
Alb
Martin
United Kingdom
Aberdeen
Dublin
James Graham
Court of Queen's Bench
Queen's Prison
Free and Marshalsea
Queen's
Queens Prison
St. Giles's
Seven Dials
Emerald Isle
London
Gravesend
Bridge Wharf
Hungerford-market
London Bridge
Stepney
Hampstead
Highgate
Primrose Hill
Loxpon OgpHay Asylum
Duke of Wellington
Lord Stratford
Colonel Wood
George Byng
M.P
Lushington
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Reed
Wellington
Byng
Mirciesex
Col. Wood
Covent-Garden
Freemasons’ Tavern
Duke of Cambridge
G. Smart
Adelaide Kemble
Vestris
Hawes
Rainforth
Horton
Grant
Dulken
W. Harrison
Leffler
C. Taylor
Broadhurst
Fitzwilliam
William Curtis
Coventgarden Theatrical Fund
Diddear
Bartley
King of Hanover
Duke of Northumberland
Burdett Coutts
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Devonshire
Lady Essex
A. Noyes
Marquis of Norwarby
G. C. Davidge
D. Baillie
Charles Kemble
Miss Kemble
Miss Rainforth
Norma
Attempted Rosseaux and Souicipe in Axbridge
A Sunday evening at the parsonage Beadon in Axbridge ended in tragedy when neighbors found a dead young man with pistols, crowbar, and picklock tools after enteringlikely to commit burglary. Investigations suggest the intruder feared capture and may have planned accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axbridge
Rosseaux
Souicipe
R Beadon
London and Brighton Fire and Shipwreck Tales
Chronicle of a Brighton house fire after an arson attempt and a Carlisle court murder verdict. Reports from Oxford on a major blaze damaging Parsons and nearby shops, with post office concerns. Southend reels from a violent storm causing extensive wrecks and loss, detailing ship Leaway and the Brisk of Korva tragedy with several sailors drowned or missing.
Scandal in Scotland Mocks Pious Facade and Intrusion Debate
An irregular report from Scotland describes a sensational intra-church affair involving a lay representative of the bytery of Dundee, accused of engaging in an improper relationship with the daughter of a Scottish peer. The case notes his flight from justice, the complicity of clerical factions, and ethical tensions within the intrusions debates. It also mentions railway Sunday services and a separate court matter about a horse bequest at Harrow.
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Dandee
General Assembly
Iesis
Carrie
Gowrie
Spooney
Auie
Ebedierrt
Knox Trotter
Ballingdean
Glasgow Chronicle
Mundy Trotter
17Th Lancers
Marr
Mary Rolle
Reilly
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Mr. Bassett
Wood Street
Phillips
Sion-gardens
No. 4
Maria Stephens
No. 3
James Green
Bassett
Somerset House
Mr. Rolls
Kennington Lane
Mr. Burbage
London-bridge
Worthing
Rolls
Kennington-lane
Maurice Nathan
Hamburg
Mrs. Lucas
Mr. Pearce
Pearce
Lionekeer
Sion College, Gardens
James Spencer
Hertford
Strand
Madrid
Gregory XVI
Toulouse
Magin Ferrer
Eco del Comercio
Toledo
St. Sebastian
Vittoria
Rodi
Barcelona
Russia
Borsenhalle
St. Petersburg
Prussia
Berlin
M. de Balance Kammerow
Zurich
Berne
Greece
Athens
Otho
Urkes
Mala
Iberia
Steauier
Patras
Malta
Syria
Augsburg Gazette
Jerusalem
Rost
S. Canning
Porte
Mussulmans
India
Caboul
Candehar
Snikarpore
Tuckett
Jellalabad
Uae
Uuiane
Firiie
Thris
Alfred Hersey Ibis
Brighton Gray
Mary Blaylock
America
Cherie
Liverpool
Lota
Mean
Chamberlain
Enna Templeton
Templeton
Kelly
Carale
Kel
M'Camley
Cotulla
Trias
Southend
Darenprut Hernicask Agg
Sripwreck
Suri
Hari
Newcastle
Pharsdarmeing
Whitstable
Crestales
Gulf
Leigh
Kor Va
Ca Fossara
Sesea
Brady
Robert Noakes
Henry Wade
Fredetes
Scotland
Knight Bruce
Harrow
Vic
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