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Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-07-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

VIOLENT TREATMENT OF A LUNATIC. Dr. Hardwick° held an inquiry at the St. Pancras Coroner's Court, London, as to the death of William Henry Adkies, 74, a butcher, who died in the lunatic ward of St. Pancras Workhouse. Mary Perry, sister of deceased, woe first examined, and stated that on Wednesday week the deceased, for the first time in his exhibital symptoms of insanity. He spoke incoherently and suddenly rushed out into the street. Dr. Thompson, of Oakley-square, was called to see him, but ho got so much worse that, under Dr. Thompson's certificate, he was removed to the workLouise insane wards. Elizabeth Ann Cox, of Mamondstreet, Kentish-town, daughter of deceased, stated that she accompanied him to the workhouse. Hs was very violent in the receiving ward, and became more so when he heard be was to be bathed. I At this time she was told she must go away, and was , not allowed to see him any further. As the men were dragging her father away she hoard him screaming "Murder, murder!" and "Mary, Mary, they are , murdering ins!" When she saw him on the following morning he complained of great pain in his side, and said the men had been "pushing" him. George William Smith, superintendent of the St. Pancras I Insane Ward, said he received the deceased on the morning of the Bth of June. The latter wan very violent, especially while being ' taken to the bath. He had four other men to moist him, one being the labour-master, two pauper helpers, and another person. When they got into the bath-room and had taken off his clothes the deceased jumped from him and oa to the steps leading to the bath, and fell forward with his aide against the bath: Henry Willis, labour-mazter, stated he assisted to convey deceased to the bath-room, as he wan violent. His statement differed from that of Smith in deposing that the deceased, instead of being naked, had all his things on except his coat when he fell against the side of the bath. 'Upon this point there was still further discrepancy, for Henry Pullen, one of the pauper helps, corroborated the statement of the superintendent, while John Ivory, the other helper, stated the opposite. Mr. Joseph Iligharn Hill, house surgeon of St. Pancras Workhouse, said the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth ribs on the right side were fractured and the right lung injured by the pressure of the fractured ribs. Falling against the aide of the bath would have caused such injuries. The coroner could not reconcile his Mind to the fact that such injuries ae those described had resulted from a fall against the side of the bath. It was too much the practice of officials in dealing with violent lunatics to use violence of their own. It seemed to him that some violence of the kind had been exercised towards the deceased. The evidence was most unsatisfactory. The jury concurred in this, and ultimately returned a verdict—" That death was caused by injury to the lunge, but how such injuries were caused there was not sufficient evidence to show."
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-12-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE HYDE MURDER.  Mr, F. W. Johnson, coroner, on Wednesday held an inquest at the Stockport infirmary, on the body of Rebecca Bannister, aged 36 years, who died on Monday from injuries inflicted upon her by her li usbnuti, James Bannister, who subsequently cut his own throat, and now lies in a dangerous condition in Vie Manchester infirmary.. The evidence of Elisha Grayson and his wife, with whom the Bannisters and their children lodged, was to the effect that Bannister went to bed between nine and ten o'clock in Thursday night, being then apparent ly sober. They were beard in conversation , uatil about two o'clock next morning. About four o'vlock Mrs Grayson was awoke by a noise and on entering Bannister's room She saw Mrs Bannister lying on the lied, bleeding fro o wounds on the head, and the husband kneeling at the bedside, his throat having b- en cut alcs Bannister hod complained of her husband using threats towards her. aud they had not lived ii uppily toget r. Their children slept in the front bedroom—the one occupied by the Graysonx Police-sergeant Hone produced a entail hatchet covered with blood which was foiled on stable in the room occupied by the Bin (liters. ft belonged to Grays,m, was usual ty kept in the coal place under the stairs, and ussd tor chopping wood. A pocket knife also eav-red with blood was fou-il on the floor near where Banuister was kneeling, and this was now produced by Coustabl.s Poudlove. Mr Wheldou, surgeon, wee called in, and under advice the man and his wife were removed ; Bannister being taken to the Manchester In. tircuary and his wife to Stockport. Prior to his removal, Bannister said to the constable, "Prouillove, I don't know what has made in do this. I think the devil was in me when I did it." Mr Wheldon deposed that there was a large contused wound on deceased's forehead over the right eye, the skull Wad fractured, the membraueeti of the brain were ruptured, and some of the brain substaues was escaping through the wound. There wets two lacerated wound/I,one on each side of the head, and there , were several other contusions about the head and face. Hs had compared the axe produced with the wound on the lorehead, and found them to correspond. Up' u examining the deeaseile husband lie found a large gash in his throat, the windpipe being completely severed. It was impowiible that the wounds on deceassd's head could have been self-hAlicted. The inqairy was adjOUlllod until Thursday next,  The Hon. E. E. S. Plunkett, the member for East Gloucestershirt, who met with an accident while hunting, is worse, and serious consequences are apprehended. At Derby on Monday, Maria Maddocks, aged 30, was charged with the murder of her daughter, three months old, by drowning it in a teak of water. She was committed for trial.  Weston, the American pedeitriao, has commenced at the Agricultural Hall, London, his tank of walking 505 miles in six days. He bas three opponents each to walk 48 hours.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-09-30 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THREATENING TO MURDER.  On Monday, at, the Bury petty sessions, William Johnson. 16, WeAMC, of Green Mount, Tott.ngton, was brought up on a charge of sending a letter to William Henry Eaetwood. It. threatening to murder him Mr. Crossland appeared for the prisoner.— Superintendent Milne said the lad Eastwood was a weaver at Brooksbottoms Mill, where the prisoner had also been employe!. In consequence of some report in.rde to the manager the prisorier was disoharged loot Friday week, and at the same timo a pistol, which was charged with shot, was taken from him. On Friday last Eastwood received at the mill through the post a letter, which it would be shown was sent by the prisoner. The envelope and letter had mourning edges, and jest above the beginning of the letter there was a representation of a coffin, with a body inside and a pistol directed lat the head, On the top of the coffin there VIM written" William Eastwood. died, age 17 years.,' The letter ran as follows .- "Prepare for your fioal doom. It is as safe to come as the devil is in hell. You Intlett not think so.. will get if all in a flutter. If I dou't get that pi.: tol back, it will be a had jai for your house. all toots to at Brooks•bettome are a lkst of Mourne:, devils and lltars dogs. Yen 1,14 stky your tye • open wneu you 0.120 out tk larenottoms, shall have bold of you. I dare say you thiuk are hap y now be :ease you haft got ate (Aglow, but you are mistaken. " Oh, the depravity of this wionol orld. (Signed) "ZAIR•PLAY Ida (Mr. Milne) was informed that the priener was not quite right in his mind—(lr. Croasland lie is rot) —and if that were no, he hardly thought the magistrates would send him for trial. He thought it, would be sußluient if the lad's parents would coins forward and enter into sureties for The prosecutor was called, and deposed to the prisoner having made a threat at the mill that he I would shoot him.—To Mr. Crossland I am not afraid of him. " "  William Howarth, about 18 years old, said that on Friday the prisoner met him and took him into Sunny Wood, where, at the prisoner's request, he wrote the letter produced. In answer to Mr. roeland, the witness said he purchased the pistol for the prisoner about two mouths ago. The Bench expressed an opinion that the witness was as bad as the prisoner, if not worse, and that he also ought to be in the dock. '  Replying to further questions, tue witness said he wrote the letter on a fiat stone. The prisoner took him down into the wood, but used no plays. Mal force. The prisoner bad always been ''right" with witness. .  Mr. Crossland said the prisoner's mother (a widow) was perfectly agreeable to enter into sureties for him. To the prisoner. . You have no intention of doing this lad racy harm, have you? Prisoner : No.  The prisoner's mother was then bound over in the slue et Ale.  81MLING
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-03-31 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A CHILD.  A moat horrible case of cruelty to a child, says the Paris correspondent of the Stsederd, bee just come before the Assizes of the Indre-et-loire. The prisoner was the child's own mother, a young woman named Louise Turnout, wife of a ehoeinaker. The child, a little boy of four years and a half, had hsen brought up till the age of four by the grandfather, who lived in the country ; but in May last the mother suddenly determined to take charge of her son herself, and broughthim to her homeet Tours When tbelittle fellow arrived there be was in good health and spirits, hut he soon pined away and in a few months died Hisdeath, however, created suspicion, and the authorities having been spoken to, a poat-anortcna examination of the body was ordered. It was then diseovered that the poor little fellow had been literally murdered by the most cruel and unnatural treatment possible to conceive. The body was ens mass of wounds and sores, and death had been accelerated by a blow on the head with some heavy instrument. The enquiry ehowed t-hat the mother was in the habit of boating her child daily. Sometimes the thrashed hint with a whip, at others sith a stick, and often with her hashand's bootjack. He was never allowed to go out alone, and was often shut up in a room for weeks together. Occasionally the prisoner took him out with her, but such was the fear with which she had inspired the little martyr, that he always told the neighbours he was well-treated and beloved y his mother. Other acts of atrocious cruelty were proved against the mother. One day, while the little boy's body was covered with bleeding wounds and ulcers, the result of recent beatings, she ducked him is a tub of icedwater. When the poor helpless mean, was on the point of dying, the prisoner shut him up in e dark cupboard and went to the thatre. At first she dated all these 'isrbarous acts, but eventually she confessed them, and pretended et her son was so dirty and intractable that she was forced to resort to Ilan to correct hint. She showed no signs of e,',,or-o in court. and answered the questions of the judge is a most cynical and revolting manner, chick arotisal the indignation of the nudience to such a pitch that it was difficult to kppp ,rder. S•veral witnesses deposed they had often heard the lit, lc boy wet ping and groaning, and on the nicht of his it rith one of them was awoke by his cries ; in his fi,,,A delirium, alone in the cold, it •rk cupboard. he wag calling for the little dos 15,1. red. It was sl wan that the grend`ather intended to lealie the child st. heir. Thie aroused the cupid iioi the mother, ), she forthwith got rid of the chid in et s, r mge ring  emormerril  ,ope of inherit ir thtt tort title hert.thi y, the jury glve her the benefit a "ex  of 'vine. cord d to hard .3-, 00 mention of the  e. 'dulling the trud.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-12-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

UGHTON.  ENTERTAINMENT. entertainment was Institution by the b with the Institute. sacs, The chair The proceeding we e waltz, followed b " Life is a river," a reading. Miss C. Mr Mason (day Sc lug entitled, Pan I ger," this readin laughter through° sometimes Polemn A. Downs next PS 0.1010 a selection . Morris singing Massey then recite Prince of Wales" Bowling," which The ohairman her ricount of the lat therefore call on t J. T. Hulse then re the committee for which had been pre The chairman said ed. that the thank committee for in might say that all printing. Stc., had band, as they were ever stun was over hoped that the ner given, that there put the motion to t unanimously.—Mr moved that the best to the chairman for he rose to second the I feeling than Mr Row was very kind on thi and occupy the chair his (Mr Walton's: pre to come. The objects not gain, but it was t moments together, ant ranging, thought that : merits at a cheap Tate He would therefore sec that the future meetin., than this had been.—Mr obliged for the vote of ti him, and while he was of Mr Rowhottom's he However, he would not I not promise them that , chair. He was sure that. else who was better able I self. But he would net longer. He was nauott presence that evening. upon the band to give a terminated the first of a which, it is anticipated wi through the winter.  ONE BOX OF CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS warranted te cure all discharges Porn the Urinary Organs in either sex, acquired or constitutional, Gravel and pains in the back.—Sold in boxes, 4s. 6d. each by all Chemists an I Pa- 2nt Medicine Vendors • or sent to any address for all stamps by the maker, F. J, Clarke, Consulting Chemist, High-street, Lincoln.— Wholesale Agents, BARCLAY St Sons, London and the Wholesale houses. Agent for Dentoa—R. W. Stansfield.  HYD This Paper may be ha Log from Mr Jeff Botani  JATnesChtWwkk,'Croft4  and Mr Bland, Newsagent,'  SPECIAL SERMON —On a special sermon was prefix' . .  Gere Croy., by the fte;G.  was a large congregation "1' he British and Foreign  awl its claims for aurport,l with great ability by the  310 Ct.hileti OD.  el AN UNHAPPY' CO PLE:—WillisM lellerwoOd. Of Haughton, a power l-looking man, was charged at the Ashton Cou y Petdy Sessions, on Wanesday, with ill-using his wife. Toe latter bitterly complained a her usband'a ill.treaiment. sad swore that on Satur av last he threatened to murder her. He had e similar threats on various occasions, and com ainant stnted that she was in danger of her life. Her son was called to give corroborative eviden Defendant was bound over to keep the peace to ards his wife for six months, himself in a surety f £lO, and two other sureties of 46 each.  every Friday even MarkeLplace, Mr et, Higher Buxton Hyde-laue, Hyde.  lunday morning last lied in Hyde Chapel, bcksteed, B.A, '('here The subject was rrrlitarian Association ;and it was treated re miter. Theis was
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-04-21 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

XSULT.  The counting commenced -Shortly after four o'clock on Thursday evening, in the Town Hall, whence the ballot boxes had been removed froth the various polling booths, and was continued— with an interval for refresh ~cots—until a quarter to eight o'clock, when it was concluded The Mayor declared the following as the result from the window of the Town Hail : Walker (C) • Kay (L) 8,372  CHILD MURDER AT HEATON Non IS Nary Bennett, a married woman. aged 31, was chiwged befnre the borough nmgi,trate, at St-wk• port. on Saturday, with killing her chi :d. John Williara 11 nn •tt, a,e,l six weeks. It app. :wed that the pii-onv who ho l be, demth..l ey her husband, was conrmel in the S.ockport Union Work:sense on the 27th February. On Good Friday she went t lodge with Satoh Hadfield, in Dukirts field. place, Middle Ilillg,ate. On the morning of the Sr t of April sho said she would tako the child to her aunt at Leveashuline, anl she went away, taking the chill with her. In the evening she re. turned 01a11e. A nay or two late, she got employ— ment in a cotton mill. Last Thursday afternoon some men were unloaHng a boat on the :trendies ter and Stockport canal, at lentcashire 11111, when they Saw a bundle floating on the watt':', It Wan taken out, and was found to co,M the I.oy of a male cold. The siriug of the child's hood Was drawn t ound its neck two or tare,: ILaes and the end of a woollen neckerchief was force ! into its mouth. It. wore a shirt bearing the et-amp of the Stockport Union Workhouse, and this circumstance pointing to the prisoner, she was appreheeded the same night by Polion-constable Maher at a lodginghouse an Ctiestergate. Mr Bale, fitirgCOn, made a • post-mortem examination of the child, which was full grown and the organs healthy. Thera waa a bruise on tee bnek of the head caural by a (fever., blow before death, apparently by some blunt instrument. The body appeared to have been its tha water four or five days. When apprehended the prisoner made a statement. Slie admitted having " made it away," and she said she "threw it in on Lancashire Hill." At another time she said. "Ito all through starvation , in, home to go to." She WIIA committed for trial at Manchester Assizes or. the charge of wilful murder.  Majority for Walker ... 270 The Mayor read Mr. Kay's figures first, which had the effect of leading many in the crowd which had assemblv.l in the Square to believe that Mr. Kay was the winning candidate. The number of votes recorded was 17,145, of which 134 were bad votes.  After the declaration by the Mayor, Col. Walker said be desired to tender to the Mayor hie thanks for the able and inipar, ial manner in which he bat discharged hie onerous duties. Every arrangement had been conducted admir ably, and lie had newer beard of any electiom being carried out so perfectly in all its details. _ _  ALLEGED ATI:ENIPI"fo PuISON A
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-09-06 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CONTROL4ERS IN EGYPT. doctor who attended the dying Intin.and at Magid- was son of the Archpriest of Balla, and that he had The English and French ColisuttGenerid in Egypt ricks inertia, wish he was appOined executor and been ordered by the Revolutionary Oommittee, to nnounced to the Rh de tha their Governments bad trustee. Dr. Million, a man of the highest position in whom. as Nih dien ilist, he had sworn obiezt, to murder nominated Mr. Baring and m. BtigniCres acCon the colony, acted in this double capacity. Meantime the official and postilion, and to commit the robbery. trotters. The Khedive consented to appoint them by a brother of the deceased man, resieting in Ireland, lie farther stated that he had taken from the post- a Decree, Maw their functions bad been specified in heard of his brother's death, without male heirs. As bag merely mine documents to which he had been writing ; but at the sante time expressed his regret that d often happens in such canc., an exaggerated estimate directed, and that the remaining contents had not the French Government had disregarded Ms protest of the d man's wealth reached his ears. Probably been touched. His statement on this point proved to against M. de Blignieree. with his Old World notions he was persuaded that, be perfectly correct. The limiter is being thoroughly as the nearest male relative, he could grasp all, investigated, and a multitude of arrests have been ' Ile came out, and Ands the will in his, way. Ile had shim made. several interviews with Father Scortechini: but, of course, they were not satisfactory for him. Finally he hands hint a written &mend for ' the 'alleged will,' and on the priest telling hid, lie could not give an answer to this written document on the nioment, ho instantly stabbed him in the left breast. The priest fell to the ground bathed in blood, and as he was falling M•Goldrick made another lunge at him, but fortunately missed. Ile then brandished' the knife at the se-cant, who had run up upon hearing the commotion. The assassin then fled, making off towards the New South Wales border. However. the mounted police were after him, and though the attack was made at nearly 9.30 in the forenoon and the police were fifteen miles off, they had him in custody by noon. When he was arrested and the warrant read to him, his answer was, 'Ng mistake.' Meantime the doctor had pronounced Father Bcortechini's wound very dangerous. The police magistrate, Mr. Ranking, took down the priest's deposition in M•Goldrick's presence. The would-be assassin was fully identified I, his victim. Maoldrick is, of course, remanded till we see whether the nhar,yrnan will live or die, as according to the result will be the charge en which be will be committed. I hope he will not din, for ninny reasons. The affair happened at a place about twenty-eight miles from Brisbane, near an important town. The Brisbane andtToowoomba papers state that the outrage has caused consternation in 0 whole district.  hy Ab 4  6M64r  CAREIER magoNs
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-11-08 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SHOCKING CRUMMY TO • DOG. At the Hyde Pety sessions, on Monday, before T Ashton E (lib aim and J. Cheetham. Esqs Samuel Johnson was charged wits cruelty to a dog on the 14th October—Lle pleaded not guilty—luspector Harper of the Society for the Prevention of cruelly to Aiiim Is, sisid the defendent went to a house occupied by a relative under the influence of drink kle asked to be permitted through the back door to the yard, and was allowed to do so. In a kennel in the yard was a puppy, and the puppy came up to him and he kicked it. The dog ran into the kennel, and the defren&nt put his sands in seized the dog by the legs, took it out, and dashed it seven or eight times against the kennel with gr at violence, breaking one leg and some ribs. The dog was so injured that it halts) be drowr ed short,, after—Mary Ann Goodwin and she was a single woman, and resided at Choke Scott's at 13th Smithy-lan Hyde On Tuesday, the 14th °moor the defendant came to Mr Scott's house, and asked to go to the back yard, and he want. There was 5 puppy four months old in a kennel in the yard. She heard a noise in the yard, and want out and asked the defendant what he was doing. S e saw him dash the dog against the top of the cote. He had hold of its hind legs with both his hands' and lashing it with all his force against the kennel. Defendant first 'mimed the dog, and it ran into the 11.nuel, and then defendant g t hold of it by the legs. She asked him if he wee going to murder it, and told him to come out of that and 1 ave it alone. On, leg wan broken, and some of the ribs were proj-ca tg It was draw led about seven o'clock the Line evening, for it was in great, pain= ity defendant: She didn't know if it had the distemper It didn't bite him or anybody else.—Defendant said he didn't remember going t.p trie house at all Taey ieft hiru three years ago—Caries Scott said he WAS a weaver, and lived at 13, Smithy-lane He remembered Puescl iv. me 14'h Oared), '• D fen liii con-, in to Ma house abow half past five or an o cloek, and asked permission to go through to th • hack. 800ir after he went to the back he (iciness) heard a great noise with he d pg. Ph, last witurse came in and said defendant was killing the dog. de went out and found the defend ,nt dashing the dog against the kennel. de told d 'fond nit to go away and he went. The dug had one leg broken and tares ribs The dog woo all right when the d,' taidant. went into the yard Defendant was very drunk— Defendant again said that he never remembered being (her', and asked the witness Scott if no nal any lou Ineno to live wad Wan or mn' s wife. He (defendant) had no reasons to go there for he had :tooth-1' woman living with h In for two years —(Laughter.)—Fined 20s. and costa, or one month to hard labour.