'K.D,Y.LI. RACES.
Accident to Rider The following wo the conclud. ing resulta at the KO.Y.L.I. race meeting on Saturday
**
Easter Stakes, Mr. White's Defford 10st. 121b.
Mr. Kenrick's Korry 11st 31b.
..(Dupreo) 1 (Knoll) Mr. Blade's Espa ando
(Master) 3 10st. Gib. *Mr. Hough's White Heather
10at, 131b.......(Oegg) 0 Mr. Popy's Ballybrack lust.
-716.............
*5lbs. over **0lbs. over 00011b over. Esperando was the first away, but passing the judge's box for the first time White Heather took
(Owner) 0
the lead, followed by Esperando and Kerry. Pussing the football field Ballybrack went to the front, followed by White leather and Kerry, Deffor bringing up the rear. Ascending the hillį
DISTANCE HANDICAP.
1st...
2nd 3rd
... $001.65
100
171.10 .... :85.95 The musical programine was as follows
1.—Ma cb, “Spirit of Page it y'... Fletcher.
.:
Overture, "Le Cheval do Bronze"
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Esperando forced his way into 4.-Two Sion 1 hawerly paid for the funeral, and that favourablo light. Sed lon, and
first place with Kerry next and Ballybrack third and White-Selveton, Stelems' Sou“...
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some hundreds of pounds which doctors. The expert, evidence to make your peace with the Mr. Hodge's Gulab, 150 yards
she kept in her room after being made it certain that death was Great Architect. Pray for morey.' (Mr. Hodgo) alarmed by the failure of a popu-the result of a large dose of As he spoke the last awful words
lar London bank.
ursonic administered in the last" that you be taken from licre to Mr. Dillon's Maul, 200 yards Mr. If ynes' Tochi. 75 yards (Mr. Dillon)
After living with Soddon for few days of life. No proof could the place of execution and hanged three months Miss Barrow trans bo brought forward that Soddon by the neck till you are and " (Mr. Jervois) forred to in her leasehold pro- or his wife had given their lodger his voice broke. He was almost The race was won easily, al-perty, and her India stock in the poison. But there it was inaudible and toara rolled down though at one time Mr. Cookson's exchange for an annuity of £3 On this circumstantial evidence his checks. Soddon was the only Domugly, which, obtained a-week for which he could offer the jury found Seddon guilty, unmoved person in the buri. handicap of 250 yards, looked no security beyond his promise but acquitted his wife.
He looked on with slightly raised Tike buing the winner. Muud pay, Batween October 1910 "The Scene In Court. • oyabrows as il, astonished at the woe several lengths Behind Gulab, and Suplembar 1911, Mrs. Seddon As the long-drawn trial ap-judge's omotion.
Pari-mutuol winner $10-10.. cashed notos which had beon prorched its conclusion public The solemn formula "And may Quel Sweep.
paid to Miss Barrow to the value inte. oat became intenso. For the Lord bave mercy on your of £135. Sho endorsed them three days Seddon and his wife coul" was like the breaking of a with a false name and address. were in the witnesspx Their spell. Soldou was escorted bolow In September last Miss Barrow coolnes and aplomb, under the and thence to the cell where he was apparently penniless except cross-examination of one of the well nover more be alone. The for the annuity which Seddon greatest lawyers at the English judge deported Advocates gathor- had promised to pay. On Sop- Bir aro ised many doubts as to ed their papers together and the tombor 13 she died.
whether the jury would find cir audience slowly dispersad, dis- Her relatives were not inform- cumstantial evidence enough. cussing the game of life and death Aober. ed.
On making inquiry they Seddou's counsel, Mr. Marshall they had seen played. 3.-Vnise, "Drasting" ....Joyro. learned that she was dead and Hall, in 4.-Selection, Haddon Hall",
inoving and ***** | buried; that she had left nothing eloquent addrors, ret the case. Sull van boyond a few pounde, which bare for the pri-chors in its most 5.-Guvotte, "1
Fleat ni. Down, in Jugle who had appointed Seddon her his wife visitly brightened as
their gifted advocate explained NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. away the evidence until every FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG, The Grave Opened. Excerpa, “Copy-lin ' „., Debes with. An exhumation order was vanish into thin air. But they Datewski.The police were communicated link of the chain seemed to
AND SINGAPORE. Patol, U.S.^." ... usmere. obtained from the Home Secretary had a terrible ordoal next day Galop Mail Coach"... Loung. The grave gave up its dead: A when Sir Rufus Isaacs for four post-moriera revealed the pro- hours took the jury step by step sonce of arsenic in deadly quan- through the ovidence until the tity. The body, in fuot was whole damning chain was can- preserved with arsenic; evon theplete again. Lawyora regard it hair and nails were impregnated as one of the greatest speeches in with the poison. The Seddons the annals of the Old Bailey.. were arrested, Sufficient prima I had a peep-into the Court in facie evidoneo was found to justi-the afternoon when the Judge ya magistrate in committing was summing up. The crowded them to the Central Criminal seats, the hush, the gravity, the Court, and then began the patient black figure of the chaplain, the accumiolation of a mass of cir-black cap in front of the julge, all cumstantial evidence which at told that an issue of life und dently last placed the noose round hung in he balance. The Judge, Seddon's neck.
an obl man with a quiet voico, the end of August and a doctor his scarlet robes vivid against the FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND
Miss Barrow becnnio ill about loaned back in his great chair, diagnosed epidemic diarrhoea-a green upholstery, and slowly disuse the symptoms of which weighed the evidence. Perhaps are identical with those of ursoni tho most striking passages wero cal poisoning.
She had fre- those in which he explained to quently suffered from gastritis, caused, it was said by alcohol. In September she died, and the lootor, although he had not soon hor for a few days, granted beyond the possibility of doubt,modation for passengers, la installed for there are doubla involved, throughout with Electric Light and more or less, in every hinnan trans- action. Certain erines committed
Heather last. Hounding the horne. bond Esperando still kept the lead, but at the distance was over in taken by Kerry, Defford challeng ed Kerry a hundred yards from home and wou an exciting race! by the shortest of heads. Espa; rando eight lengths away was | third.
Time 2 min, 10 kecil Pari Mutuel Wimmer $13.50
Cash Sweep..
$529.20 $151.20 $75.00
Ist Ticket
Bod
Bri
The Polo Cup. Mt. Tepys Trogoa, (Owner)
12kt. 7h......en Mr. Collis-Browne's Kongsi, (Owner) 12st. 71b....... Capt Hughes' Tickey, (Owner) 12st. 10th....... Mr.. Jervois Little Willie, (Jervois) 12st, 71b....... Capt. Mallinson's Polar Bear, [-(Boulton) 12st. 11lb..... Mr. Kent's Jorrocks, (Bradley)
12nt. 101b.
Capt. Warden's Moonbeam,
(Owner) 12at. Tib.
The winner led from start to finish and won easily by a length and a half, half a length separat ing second and third.""
Time 47 sec.
Pari Mutuel, winner$ 24.80.
Cash Sweep.
It Tiokot.......
2nd
149 DANIE
3rd
548.10. 150.80. 78,30. The Farewell, Handicap, Messrs. Hughes and Jervois
Favonius, 10st. 10lhs,"
(Me, Jervois) 1
Mindo, March. Regimental Mareb, God Save the King.
Bandmaster,
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ATHLETICS:-
Lusitano Recreation Club Meeting.
The Lusitano Recreation Club hold its sixtirathletic meeting on the racecourse this afternoon, by kind permission of the Jockey Chub.
There was a large attendance of spectators and the hand of the 38th Rajputs discoursed music at intervals during the afternoon.
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The results were as follow:- 120 YARDS HANDICAP.
N.N. Maler........... I J. Castro
Time 13.4-5 secs.
TIGIL JUMP.
F. B. Silver
A. A. Lutz
2
...... 2. Height 4 ft. 10 in.
BOYS' RACE, 220 YARDS.
Open to boys between 10 and 15 yonrs of age..
D. Castro
1
A. Castro.......... 2 BICYCLE RACE-ONE MILE HANDICAP.
C. Vas...
1 Joso M. Rost Paroira 2 Time 3 mins, 38.2-5 secs.
THE SEDDON MURDER.
Scene in Court.
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for the abov: ports on SATURDAY,
It is not necessary, he said, the 13th inat, at Noon. that a crime should be proved
certificate. Both Seddon and his wife were with her when she died although a fatal termination was enabled Sir Rufus Isance, who to light by the comparison of not expected. The gircumstance in secrecy can only be brought
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prosecuted, to draw a tremendous circumstances. If you find in Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.' HE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL picture of Seddon sitting at the the oyidence the degree of cor- door of tho denth chamber bo-tainty that you would act upon causo ho dared not leave his wife in your own grave and important alane to await the end which he concerns that is the degree of
certainty that the law requires. expected.
Immediately after she died The jury deliberated for on Seddon searched the room for hour. Their departure, followed money. He found, on his own by that of the J. ge, loosed pont Mr. Grosson's Rosyth, 10t.
confession, £410., Yet it was up emotions. Men rose, stretched 71..... ....(Mr. Pepys), 2
sworn that when she went to the themselves, turned to their neigh Mr. Britton's Joss Mighty,
Seddons, Miss Barrow had about hors, began whispered discus- 11st. 8lbs. ...(Mr. Duy ref
£400 in gold. It was proved that sious, Mrs. Soddon instantly left Also ran:—Âuchondoon (Mr.)
dhe subsequently drew £216 out the dock; her husband leaned The special correspondent of Gegg), Ben Macdhui (Mr. Gree the "China Presa" in London, that Mrs. Seddon had cashed counsel. The jury returned and of her bank; and it was found over the rail and talked with bis Bon), Dainy (Mr. Master), Norwrote on March 16 as follows :- inan Chief (Mr. Knoll)," Birling- The unravelling of a suburban value of £135. Miss Barrow than before.
bank notes in a false name to the with them the tonee hush, deeper Jam (Mr. Kremor), Merry Scott poison mystory has exercised owned a family vault in Highgate (Mr. Hastings).
morbid fascination minds of Londoners during Cemetery. Soildon arranged to
5ib penalty,
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The
A Dramatic Scenev” „jós Their verdict was followed by
Rosyth got clear of the field at the ton days of trial. have her buried in a common grave the start, and leal practically the crime find several so did and at a cost of £4, and then haggled one of the strangest scones ever whole way round into the home unusual features. The ne uga with the undertaker until he got witnessed in a Court of law. Seddon, in his dramatic mind, straight. Hero ho made the best parties, Frederick II. Seddon, and 128 6d. back as commission.
Next day Beddon took Missust hivo planned it days before: of bis position on this rails, but his wife, were-typical-members of-
|He-turned-and-kissed-his-wifo Barrow's diamond ring which at the distance post was chal the lower middle class. They maid she had given him as a pre-passionately; tho was led weeping longo by Favonius. A neck lived in a decent nighborhood, sent to a jeweler and had it on-voice he replied in the affirmativo away. In a firm and collected and neck race ensued, and and wore to all appearance, as re- Favonius just passed the post in spectable, commonplace people larged to fit his own finger. Ilis in the Clerk's question ns to front of Rosyth. It was here as the hundreds of thousands of
wife had Miss Barrow's name that an accident to Mr. Pepys their kind who inhabit the subn. erased from a gold watch which whether he had anything to say before sentence was passed, For happened. The winning post had ban girdle.
the dead woman had given her. just been passod, when Rosyth The husband earned a oonifor-hull. On the day of the funeral, tested that he was the victim of At night they went to a music 20 minutes ho addressed the Judge in lis defence. He pro- foll, bringing its rider down table income ne superintendent of Mrs. Seddon placed a wreath on heavily. Mr. Pepys sustained.¤| canvassers for an insurance.com-the coffin and kissed the dead set of circumstances... If Misa|
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broken collar bone. Time 2mins, 41ecce,
Pari Mutuel Winnor... $13 50 Cash Swoop. *Ticket 1st
$607.65 171,00 86:05
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3rd
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Barrow had fallen downstaira or
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tous man, anxious to make money. Like most Londonerethe Soddons Polson in Fly Papers. occupied a house rather bigger When arsenic was found in the "If it is the last word 1 have to than their needs required. In body inquiries were made in the speak, I am not guilty!" July, 1010, they let rooms to Miss chemists' shops of Holloway and As he spoke he raised his hand Eliza Mary Barrow, a nisiden lady it was found that Maggie Seddon, above his head and made a Mas- 2 modo. She was
whose acquaintance they had the daughter of the prisoner, had onie sign, declaring before the woman of been buying fly-pajer, of the Great Architect of the Universo independent means, somewhat "non-sticky kind. Each paper, that he was innocent. The old eccentric and self-willed, and she on analysis, contained more then Judge, with square of black cloth
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had had tills with the few distant two grains of arsonie, a fatal dose, that is called the Black Cap upon E. C. Wilka, M I.Mreh., E., A.M NA, relatives who remained to her. On the morning of the dead his head, was visibly moved; he Consalting Engineer and Surveyor lor Seddon soon established a re-woman's death four fly papore spoke with difficulty; a mist construction, Valuer and Assessor for (Mr. Gresson), Rheinland (Mrmarkable influence over Miss were in a soup plate in her room. gathered on his ar ectsoles and he the purchase, or rala, of Steamships or Hastings),
Elba, penalty.
Barrow. Knowing nothing about Mrs. Bo@don" explained this by removed them. He briefly ex- ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, AND FLOGA. finance she became nervous con- saying that one of the saucers in pressed his concurrence in the Arakong, bi Mar 1811 Mogul Chief led merrily from cerning her investments. As a which the fly papers had been verdio. The jury bad tried the the start with Ashington glose up, matter of fact they were super-set out singly had fallen and sho ence with a palionce and intellig- but Mogal Chief was too good: latively gilt edged. Of her had thereupon placed them all once he had never seen equnlled, Billybrack was a good third. annual income, 2120 a year was together in the pinto. Miss Ho was convinced the prisoner Time 1 min: 59 %608.
derived from licencol premises Barow had lived mainly on ment had committed the crime for Pari-mutoel Winter $21.40. lensed to a big brewery firm, juice. All her food was prepared greed of gold."
Cash Sweepe
They sent ber a obeque overy and administered by Mrs. Sed- "We are both members of one 8640.15
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