THE MURDER OF MR BISHOP AT SAN FRANCISCO.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2681, 23 August 1887, Page 2

THE MURDER OF MR BISHOP AT SAN FRANCISCO.

(rcJIIED PRESS ASSOCIATION.),

AUCKLAKD, August ,20.

The following' is the. report of the murder of 'Bishop., on board-the Alameda 'at "San Francisco:— The woman;..who' was. tall,' portly, aid overdressed,, lingered -'"/' about.; the.- : Oceanic Dock on.the mbrnmg of July l,;from which.the.steamer. Alameda was; advertised to sail at 2 p.'m.'' B thafttirnethe /woman, first made her-appkrarice-known;. Ciptaiii Kentzell - of the police force', noticed • her when; he first anM,'whiok was at 9 p'olook and spe workmen, about the wharf remember, seeing. her .as early as -8. o'clock. - ; She,! explained to the police and the ships' officers whom .she.' accosted.'that she ; was waiting for a 'friend who intended to .leave by; •the steamer. • The suggestion they offered that the steamer would not depart until} the. afternoon received an answer that she wanted to be «' sure tq see my friend.": Sheransaokedthe state rooms and the whole of the ship in.search of her friend, arjd the search, being unrewarded she would walk, out on the wharf. and look anxiously upthe street. The passengers began-to arrive and finally a little old man, carrying a lot of luggage and bundles waddled up the gangway and: made, his way down to the steerage quarters ; The woman who had been waiting' suddenly grew animated with; excite- 1 ment and followed the little ma'n down: the hatchway. She had found her' friend. A moment or so later the persons in the steerage were startled by the report of a pistol ib their midst. The: little man who had just swung his luggage in his bunk, turned round and was now pressing. his'hands to.his abdomen convulsively while, he bent himself nearly double with every, expression'of pain. Alew feet in front of himfistood the.womah. with a smoking revolver in heir hand, which was still pointed at the man. ■■ Ex-officor Patrick Coxle, who was standing near, sprang forward..and. knocked down her arm" and took., away the weapon. Captain KentzelV next appeared and took the woman into" custody,'- while' Officer Clinton, , called a cab and -conducted ..the: ; . woman's viotim to the Old City. Hall, where " Police-Surgeoir ■_■ MarUneaux ' examined.the wounded man/and dls.oovereda bullet in the back of the;! ,: left "side near the ribs.' It'had entered', near the centre of the body just below' the point of the breastbone. The Surgeon cut out the bullet' as it hid,' lodged near the surface. , Ho con- : sidered' the- wound dangerous, but; thought that with proper, care the man might recover.;. 'Whilst in the ' City Receiving Hospital, where he was • taken,;:. Bishop became troublesome and refused' to take medicine ~| he insisted- upon leaving 'the hospital,andthe doctors-thinking 1 it best to accede to his request permitted his removal.. Bishop was taken Jo .a lodging house where he died on July 8. At the inquest a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Mrs Mary Von.

TH#, AUCKLAND IRONWORKS. . United press association;) ■ Auckland,. August 22. \ The.Onehunga ironworks're-oQn> mence; active operations to-day. Arrangements:have been imade with Mr Hughes, of Sydney, who has takefi' over the works. .It is his intention to' curry on the smelting of ironsand,»

work in which he has had consider"* able experience elsewhere.: 3fe.V' HugliGS has brought withhim ftp,. Australi&a dozen workmen who ari proficient in tho industry. ,^.' —:*^, A NARROW ESCAPE; f < (United PfiES9'AssooiAilp,\.) i . , Auckland, August 22. v^;. ■■ About two o'clock, this. morniii| : ; Constable Hansen discovered the Po«.' ••■■ i Office building to be; m fire at • 'Fort-streetfront,- Hejinogacracltf'ir% • noise from the corner of the street, bs" - roused the caretaker and found that the fire had originated in a wooden bos, into which ashes had teen put,' .' communicating to the door. The:. flames were promptly suppressed. But tj for the accidental: discovery; the ' whole building might have been destroyed.

"A PLUCKY RESCUE. , (United Ptes's Association.) ty Taueanga, August 22. On Saturday night a boy named. Turnbull felloff the Town Wbarf.and was being.carried down by the ebb tide, when ono of the s.b. Omapere's orew, named Smith, pluckfl'y jumped in and rescued him. ILLEGAL EXPENDITURE.. ;. IUXITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION] •''. 1 : Chribtchuroh, August 20.. A statement of accounts, issued by. the. City Council shows .Ithat ibo Auditor-General has disallowed the. «, following items, for which no authority • of law is shown:—Payment .of Licansing Clerk, £SO; refund .:of Club' license, £5; expense of Queen's Jubilee meeting, £4O 7s; contribution to Firo Brigade picnic, £lO 10s. FUNERAL OFSIR (Pross Association,) Ohbistchubch, August 2i&.. The body of Sir Julius von Hist was interred at the .Avonside cemetery - this afternoon, Tin funeral was the . largest seen here since that of Mr W. Moorhouse. It was attended by the . governors, professors, and students, of the Canterbury College, City Council, Philosophical" Institute, Industrial ' Association, Consuls, Freemasons, and.-' a large number of private citizens, •