HERE AND THERE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3140, 23 October 1922, Page 2

HERE AND THERE.

A tragic story of an invalid daughter being slowlv starved to death by her parents was told at the Warwick (England) Assizes. In the dock were William Chattaway. aged 56, and his wife Ellen, both charged with the manslaughter of Elsie Chattaway. aged 25. It was stated that the girl Elsie was formerly a domestic servant, but five years ago she returned home with an attack of rheumatism. She remained at home and never went out of the house Finally she was placed in a small bed room and wa.s kept there the whole of the time. She was not even visited by members of the family other than her mother. There were five people in the liousß and a brother had not seen her for 12 months although ho slept in an adjoining bed room and passed the door every day. Her father bad not seen her for six months. She was in charge of her mother and a servant maid. The day before she died her parents got frightened and telephoned for a doctor. It was not until then that her emaciated condition and filthy surroundings were discovered. Although the girVs he'ignt was Bit Svn *\v> weighed only ,'}st 131b and she was in a terrible condition. In sentencing the father and mother to five years' penal servitude each Mr Justice McCardie said he had no doubt they desired to rid themselves of their' invalid daughter. In liis opinion there would have been ample evidence to establish a charge of murder. Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature have just passed a Bill which, in effect, aims legally to resuscitate a legally dead murderer. Archibald Heron, the convicted murderer of the Rev. S. B. 1). Prickett. and sentenced to death for his crime, has for fourteen years lived constantly in the shadow of the death chair. The electrocution was several times postponed on the contention of bis counsel that if Heron was not insane at the time he killed, the minister he became insane immediately afterwards, and that the State could not execute an -insane man, and ultimately the final date set for his execution passed. His lawyer then delayed Heron's execution on the claim that his client was legally dead. The matter was referred to' the Attorney-General. who had the Bill' drawn. The Bill provides that if on examination it is found that Heron is insane he will he transferred from prison to the State Insane Hospital, and, if he later recovers, ho will Ik- re-sentenced. If, however, on examination he is found to- be sane', he will be re-sentenced to death at once and executed. It is believed Governor Edwards will sign the Bill. A number of foxes, which have made some costly raids on farms in the district, were tracked down on the Snowdon range. England, lately. Two farmers saw a fox in broad daylight jump from a poultry run with a hen. They gave chase, and Reynard, alter running 100 yardkj encountered an obstacle. He was obliged to drop his prey, but made lor another farm. where he snapped a second bird. By this time several farmers had' joined in the hunt with their dogs, which located the lair. After hours of hard work in removing huge boulders the dogs were let in. and at the end of an hour returned bearing traces of a violent struggle. The farmers dug a hole 6ft deep, and, to their surprise, found' three (lead foxes and two live ones. These were immediately pounced upon by dogs and killed after a fierce struggle. Within three months 16 luxes have been killed in the locality. Mrs Elizabeth Sadler, of Alresford. Essex, who was born over 102 years ago, has given an English Press representative her opinion of modern women. "Their dresses are as disgraceful as their smoking habits." she said, "and in my young days they would have been put in the pillory." She recollects the Chartist riots, and says that in Essex she remembers a man walking about with a loaf carried on a sword. She can still go upstairs without, assistance, and until she had passed her 100 th birthday was accustomed to walk to Wivenhoe and back, a distance of six miles. Definite proof that cancer is transmitted from generation to generation of mice and the theory that the same conclusion applies to mankind was presented lately at the meeting of the Radiological Society of North America by Dr IT. D. Slye, who bases her contentions on twclcve years' research at. the University of Chicago. Dr Slye states that in thousands of cases taken under observation her conclusions have been substantiated in experimenting with mice. Her research work showed that whenever a mouse afflicted with cancer was bred to one ol a non-cancer ous strain, the disease did not make- its appearance till the second generation. Similar condition existed in the human race, she added. Modern dancing did so much to Miss Marie Elders that she has sued Ernest Young, a New York theatrical promoter, for L'2,."3()0. She alleges she is suffering from "diarthrositis." and also states she has contracted a disease which causes her limbs and body to (jiiiver whenever she hears jazz music. The hill sets forth I hat Young required her '.to execute many contortions!, convolutions, distortions, and gyrations associated with modern dancing aberrations." Therefore, continues Miss Khlers. she was greatly injured, and fell a victim to the malady known as, "diarthrositis." She solemnly deposes regarding Ihe jazz emotion that she is "peculiarly sensitive to soniferous mstruments. suggestive of an accentuated svneopation of a ja/.z orchestra, which incites her involuntarily and unconsciously to wriggle and revolve." Mr Ludwig Barth. the Hungarian world loiirisl and collector of autographs after eighteen year:- of strenuous activity in the pursuit of bis hobby, has taken up pen cut rosidi nee in England, and intends to ho(|iicatli his famous autograph book to the British museum. Tin's collection contains HK>7 original .signatures and writings, in !•"> different language of international celebrities, including those of King Edward and the Kim: and Queen. It also contains 12N original paintings in oil. etchings and draw- , ings. including several by great artists. A notable absentee among flic autographs is that of M. Cleinenceau, who Mr Barth relates, dismissed him from on finding (be signature "Wilhelni II." in hi- collection. The book is bound in pigskin. It is now of considerable weight and is kept in a special case. Mr Barth calculates that lie has spent over 70.000 francs at their parity value in fare- alone during his wanderings on behalf of his collection. Willi very U'\v exceptions he has seemed his autographs in personal interviews.