The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-14 00:00:00

O ÜBLE MUBDE R AND 6 UICIDES.

GATESHEAD, MAY 13.
Two very fearful tragedies have occurred in the
neighbourhood of this town. On Saturday after-
noon a pitman, named Stoker, occupying a cottage
in a small hamlet, named Galloping-green upon
the High Fell, left home to make his marketing,
leavi ,g his wife and infant in the house, and his
other elder children playing about the door. Upon
returning home between four and five in the after-
noon he found the two eldest of the children at the
cottage door, crying, and the door locked inside.
They told him that shortly after he left their
mother called the third child into the house, and
put down the window-blind and locked the door,
and that she would not let them in. Stoker called
his wife, but got no answer. He then got a wooden
pane open, through which he put his eldest child,
who immediately upon getting into the room began
to scream, exclaiming that her mother and the two
children were lying upon the bed all covered with
blood. Stoker immediately forced open the door,
and on rushing to the bedside he found the two
little children dead, their, throats being cut, and
their wretched mother with her throat cut, and ap-
parently dying. The neighbourhood was imme-
diately alarmed, and surgeons were sent for. When
they reached the cottage and examined them, they
stated that the children had been dead some time,
and that their mother could not live long. The
wound in her throat was sewed up, andshe lingered
until last night. Before dying she was able to state
to her husband that she was out of her head when
she cut the children's throats, and that she cut her
own throat two hours afterwards. It seems she
had been in a low state of mind since the birth of
her youngest child who was seven months old, and
that her husband had been unwell and unable to
f allow his employment during the past fortnight.
The deceased woman bore an excellent character.
A most painful feeling has been caused in the
town of Newcastle by the fearful death of Mr.
Matthew Rayne Wheatley, iron merchant, New-
castle. On Saturday morning, aliout a quarter-
past
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Railway, when the train leaving Newcastle at that
hour for Sunderland came up and ran over him. He
had been previously observed by some platelayers
ounedthe
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of the inspectors, no notice was taken of him at the
time. In the interim a train passed from Sunder-
land, but being on the opposite side of the line, did
not touch the deceased. Not seeing the person rise,
h^wever, some of the workmen were induced to go
awful
possible position
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forward, and by their assistance Mr. Wheatley was
removede
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and
on his arrival at the Central
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Station he was recognised by the station-master,
Mr. Reid. He was immediately removed to the
Infirmary, where Sir John Fife was in attendance;
hut such was the frightful nature of the injuries he
had received, that it was deemed unnecessary to
perform any operation. Both legs were lacerated
from top to bottom, and there were also a few slight
wounds on the head. In this distressing condition
the unfortunate deceased lingered till about five
o'clock the same afternoon, when death terminated
his suffering. Mr. Wheatley was a comparatively
young man, being only 30 years of age, and he was
held in great respect by a wide circle of friends.
He had recently commenced business on hie
oacted
account in Westgate-street, having formerly
as agent for his uncle, Mr. Matthew Wheatley, iron
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of mind ; but the causes °amours are in circulation,
cerning which variouvii
elucidated by the coroner's
can only be likelysatisfll Y
be held to-day.
inquest, which

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