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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1907-07-17 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1907-08-24 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY LAST NIGHT UNKNOWN GIRL FOUND DEAD NEAR BIDSTON HILL.  At about eleven o'clock last night a I startling discovery was made in the neighbourhood of Bidston Hill. A young man named Halewood was pasaing a small plot of common land between Upton-road and Flaybrick-hill Cemetery when his attention was attracted by a dark object. On making closer inspection he discovered that the I object wee a young woman, apparently about 25 years of age, who was lying on her back •on the ground. Beside her wad a brown paper parcel, whilst underneath her was found a medicine bottle coutainnig the dregs of a whits coloured fluid. The unfortunate young woman appeared to be dead. The upper part of her clothing wee uataatened, and a belt she had evidently been wearing was lying beside her. Strangely enough she Wllo in her stockinged feet, and on clamming tue parcel referred to it was found to contain a pair of boots. The girl is deacribed as being of respectable appearance, and more than ordinarily good looking. The ambulance ICU summoned, and the victim of what was plainly a tragedy was removed with all speed to the hospital. Late:.  On inquiry at the hospr.al at midnight we were iniormed that the young woman was dead on admittance, and had evidently been dead for tome time. The indications point to suicide, death being evidently the result of corrosive poisoning. Deceased'. lips are said to have been badly burnt. We are informed that the poor young vcivan bears a strong resemblance to a Wtew was recently charged at the tiorough 11/4lice Court with attempting to coma::: suicide by swallowing salts of Itmou.  --it-Tr:he-time of going to press we were unable to obtain the name of the deceli or any clue to her identity.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1889-02-02 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

RESCUE.  Intense excitement WWI caused on board the Wallasey ferry steamer, Sunflower, on Monday night, by the determined attempt of a well. dressed young lady to commit suicide. The Sunflower was nearing the Sescombe stage a few minutes before nine, when the woman was seen to deliberately spring.froin the rails on the promenade deck, near the paddle boxes, and jump into the river. The mate of the steamer, Joseph Molloy, who was at the wheel, saw the occurrence, and immediately jumped in after her, and with great difficulty he held her in the water until a pelt Vi&n lowered, from the coaling steamer Maggie, when they were both lauded at the stage in safety. It transpired that the would be suicide was a waitress at the Merchant's Cali, in Lord street, Liverpool. She gave ber name to the police as Ellen. Steele, aged 34, and from incoiries sobs° guently made is appears that she lives with a Mrs. Ellison at Walton. Immediately before committing the rash act, she sent her purse in a registered letter to her landlady. After he rescue, the young lady was taken to the Ferry Hotel, where Dr. Bristowe attended to her, and on the following moring she was removed to the Cottage Hospital, where, under the care of the matron and the hon surgeons, she is rapidly progrea.Png toward recovery. No cause can be assigned for the act beyond depression of spirits, brought on, it is stated, by an acute attack of dyspepsia. The bravery of Molloy wee warmly applauded by those who witnessed the occurrence. His task was rendered all the more difficult and dangerous, owing to the darkness of the night and the swift running of the tide, which would have carried away a lose expert swimmer. Molloy has, it is stated, saved noises than fifteen lives spider somewhat similar circu stances, and a number of Wallasey reaidente are taking stens to show their appreciation of his bravery 10 a substantial manner. Mr. Kempa Ellis, Mituor.roa Lioard, will be glad to receive subscriptions tower& this object.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1889-01-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ILL. TREATING A MOTHER. —John Hogan, Albionterrace, VMS charged with unlawfully assaulting his. mother, earths Hogan, and also damaging a chair, her property.—P.C. Challoner stated that about six o'clock on Wednonnay night the prisoner's mother came to him in Market street and corn- lained of her eon tineatening mental, her. He went there and found a chair burning on the fire. He said he would break everything in the house.and take hie mother's life if anything happened. The primnerhad drink,but was sober enough to Know what he was doing.—Mrs. Hogan, who gave evidence with reluctance and did not wish to press the charge, said, in reply to His Worship, that her SOU Cams in after dark and used very foul language, and broke a chair and shrew it on the fire. He had struck her, but on that occasion he only gave her ,me step with his hand. He had threatened to stab her about three months ago. He drank, but when he was sober he was as quiet as a child. She wished him to be dealt with leniently.— The prisoner stated that his mother wa• so stupided with dries that she did not know what se was Chationer said she was sober at the time, and had a bandage round her wrist, and said she had been stabbed.—Mr. Preston said he was quite satisfied the prisoner was a violent fellow, and ordered him to find two sureties of £5 each to keep the peace for six months or go to gaol for one month. A RAD Bor.—Colin Fergimon, a boy aged 11, residing with his parents at 21, Fox Street, was charged with -tenting the sam of 2+. the 1110DieS of Edward Ferguson. 2, Fox.street.—Mrs. Ferguson, the wife of the prosecutor. WOO was no relation to the boy, said she sent hint on Woinesdar afternoon to the corner of the street for a stick of celery giving Min 2s. He eras not seen again till night, when ins father found him at the cireos.—The boy's mother said he was a bad boy and she Could not trust him with money—the boy bald some lads saw the mor ey, and made him s; end it in Grange-lane.— Mr. Preston remanded the littletellow to the work• home for a week, in order that it might be seen whether he was Otto be sent to an industrial school ATTEMPTED firicins.—.loseph brown, Prioe-street , was charged on remand with attempting to COMMIS suicide by cutting his throat with a knife.—ouper• Intendent Carke raid the prisoner sad been to the workhouse hospital for a week, and lie was all right. It appeared that he had been taking wine miring. fie now seemed penitent and :iron:used to do better for the future.—Mr. Preston: You see what drink has brought you to. You Will be HlMELitliell on promising to take the pledge--the prisoner gave the requisite promise and was discharged. .
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1889-06-01 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ELLESMERE POW"— HORTICULTURAL SOCIETS.-otl Wednesday evening another well attended meeting of Ibis socrety was held. There was a good attendance. Amongst other business arranged wee the election of the refreshment and sports comnii;tees. The enthusisem displayed augurs well for a ERICCe99fat exhibititon. A candidate for membership to a well known clob was described as au actor. Turning to Mr. Bancroft, Lord Londesborough inquired, "Is he an actor, Bancroft ?" " Well, said Mr.[Baneroft, "I can't say exactly; but your question reminds roe of a riddle, ' When is an actor not an actor!' The answer was, 'Nine times out of ten.'" Result— candidate postponed. " Henry," she asked, •' did I not hear you whistle as you left last night ? " And he answered gloomily, " You might have, Angelina. Your father hurried me • little, you see, and I felt like a steam engine— ' I had a heavy foot behind me." Mistress: It seems to me, Bridget, that you're very late in getting the breakfast dishes cleaned up." Bridget: Indade, mum, whin Oi have to wait for you to finish the morning paper before Or can get it, what else can you expect ? " Boggs (to his friend Roastem of the signal gen vise): '4 That young fellow, Wiggins, has got himself into a nice pot of hot water I" Roastem: "Beg, pardon, Boggs, but really there's no such thing as heat. You should say a nice pot of humidity." "Jebn,how do these peoplelive y "By drawing, air." "Drawing what—Water ? " " No, sir, by drawing their breath I " " gesso, "said en Irishman to his fsliow.servant, " it are the bells ringing for r "In honour of tl-e Prince's birthday," was the reply. " Be airy, jewel, "rejoined Pat , " none of your thricks neon travellers; 'twee the Prince of Wales's no the 9fh, and how can it be his ouster's twelve days after, unless indade they were twins r An Irish advertisement nays :" A reward of fl is offered for the apprehension of Patrick O'Flahorty, who last week stole the jackass, which same had on •pair of corduroy breeches, with blue eyee, and smokes a short pipe. Mach given to sqnintiug, end likewise his shoes let down at the heel.' The last curiosity spoken of is a wheel that came off a dog's tail when it was a waggie'. "Suicide is becoming very prevalent in iny town," said our office doctor. Well, sir," said Choodle, "I don't know of any town where it could prevail with greater advantage to the world at lerge." "I shall be back again in a minute," as the emetic said to the doctor. Toleration never had a present tense, our taxation a further one.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1908-08-01 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

MORETON BRIDGE SENSATION  PRISONER CHARGED AT THE POIKI COURT.  At the County Police Court on Thu* —before Messrs. G. Crow, E. K. Laird,ni G. Tulloch—a middle-aged man awl Thomas Firming, who appeared in the ded on crutches. WAS charged with haring w tempted to commit suicide by jumping 4 the railway bridge at Moreton on the. iii May last. Joseph Bell, a signalman at Moreton, stated that at about 4.10 p.m en the day in question he was in the signal boa wheal* raw a man actually drop on to the metals A train was coming from Hoylake at Oa time, bat the man dropped into the goat way, and so escaped being run over. Kin nese at once ran to the man, and with kg sistance put him on a stretcher. and this put him on the train, which prcceeded to Birkenhead Park Station. whence he vat conveyed in the ambulance ti the &ROO Hospital. Witness had seen the man taw vionsly in the afternoon loitering about tie bridge, and he seemed to be under the it fluente of drink. Aaron Evans, of W, Liscarchroad. few comb., said he was walking toward& MOM ton railway bridge, and when about two* yards off he saw the prisoner chub on to the wall and then roll right over on to the railway line. He ran towards the bridge and looked over, and saw the man in the 6-foot way. lie went down and SF Risked Bell to get the injured man on to the stretcher. • Constable 011erenshaw stated that at p.m. be went to Moreton railway bodge and measured the distance trout the top to the metals. The man must have fallen II feet 10 inches. There were marks on the wall where the prisoner had climbed uP. Witness later on charged prisoner with the offence, and in reply prisoner said w" the worse for drink, and I don't remember anything." Hosarp.ital, stated BurrellihmtsehaBat rgtlre nmaa at the t ing from a fracture of the fourth left rb and other injuries. He smelt cerr strafe of drink when admitted to the hospital. The magistrates discharged the prisoner: Mr. Crow remarking that the prisoner lied no doubt suffered enough punishment tot his act. The efuture. prisoner promised not to touch ju h  Gross profit amounting to £43.831 earned by the West Ham Corporation Trot' ways during the year ended March 31g. 1908, and £5,878 will go from this moves relieve the rates. The Registrar-General reports that ths annual rate of mortality in the 76 40 towns of England and Wales last treek ON' aed 11-9. The rate in London sas Liverpool 1, Birkenhead 11. Bootlelf6° 1.011 13, Manchester Is. Salford 13. 00°. 14, Burnley it. Blackburn 13. told Presol  Lieutenant Wilhelm Sidoraxaz bag damages against the Amman wildru7 hwiticcholobneelsa. ye,Hhee mewasivd i oerdered t ni ur authorities for injuries receired crippled him for life, and was Plac' the retired list with a pension.o:6l.±,hth,oscil
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1908-10-07 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

RECORDER'S LENIENCY.'  George Lewis, of 40, Harrowhy-road, wa• charged with having • attempted to commit suicide by poisoning himself with gas. The circumstances of the case which have leen reported in the " News" previously, were stated... '  Dr. Burrell said he had had, conversations with prisoner, and found he was suffering from neurasthenia.whieh he Wee afraid as deVeloning into consumption. It lie went back to his former mode of life be' would .no doubt attempt the same thing again, for he was very depressed. . . . Prisoner's wile said that her husband had been -out of' work a great deal, and there had been sickness in the. house:. :Her husband came from Newport. where his people. who were farmers, lived. Witness had two children and was .now living with her people at No. 1, Maybank-road. Prisoner said that he had been in very indifferent health for the -last two years. and at the time of this occurrence he had been out of work. He suffered from tits of depression. If he had been in a proper state of health this would never have occurred. The Recorder said this was one of those painful cases in which it was difficult to know what. to do. He was anxious to do what was best in prisoner's interest, not to punish him for what he .had done, but to do that which • was just in the interest of prisoner's' wife and children as well. There was no doubt that prisoner had become much better in his health since he had been in prison. and-eseivisisg-the best discretion he could. he thought prisoner should' be detained for three months in the second division, and he would suggest to those in authority that prisoner should_ he kept in the hospital. His wife and children 'Would be lobked after in the meantime, and he hoped prisoner would come out -in .a better state of health, and that he would never do ouch a thing again. AN
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1908-02-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SELF-DEFENCE—Mary Farrell, an elderly fish hawker, who lives in Rose Hill, was ekargsd on remand with causing r:vom bodily harni to a woman named ia Gordon. Mrs. Gordop said the priso. nor came to her aid *stet ihdoot noatno money owing to her from a woman who lived over Mrs. Gordon's shop. Witness told her to go away, as it was no concern of hers, and Farrell then sterna her On the face, knocking her down. She fell against the kerb, fracturing her right arm—P.C. 9A (Roberts) said that when the prisoner was arrested she told hint she was not sorry for what she had done to Mrs. Gorden, and threatened that she would "murder her yet." The prisoner Farrell and three other women named Hargraves. WiL lisuns,and Lacy, who were called, mid that Mrs. Gordon was the aggressor, and struck the prisoner first.—The Bench found that the ease was not proved, and the prisoner was aeoordingly. discharged. ATTEMPT= StICIDE.--James Far. 'eft. of 17, Edgare-treet, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by cutting his threat with a raser.—Alioe Fawcett, the daughter of the prisoner, said her father had been in for about two years, especially during the last twelve months. On Saturday evening week she had been out and returned home about 8.30. Shortly afterwards her younger sister came to her with the remark, ' Dad does look funny." She went upotaire .and found her fatter lying uncemoidus on the bed with bloodstained hands crimped together. A bloodstained Tailor was alberniarde found in a corner of the room. Dr. Lawrence said the prisoner had attempted to cut his throat, but the wound was only very superficial. and he was never in sat danger. He wee of opinion that the man was of unsound mind. Fawcett was ordered to be kept I nudes observation at the workhouse for a Ifortnight.  TESTBaDdY.-vßefore Mr. T. L. Dodds (ohairrown) and Mr. L. C. Elanlie.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1908-05-06 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SENSATIONAL MORETON , INCIDENT.  What ham every appearance of having been a determined oase of atteanpted suicide 000urred at Moreton yesterday afternoon. It appears that a man of middle age was seen at about two o'clock sitting by the side of the roadway leading to Moreton railway station. He seemed to to in trouble, his dejected appearance attracting the mane of eesera, . Lana on. at about three o'cWok Signalman Bell, who was on duty in his box near the station, saw the dame isdividual on the railway bridge, which hos a parapet eft din. in height, and which is about 20 feet shoos the midway hoe. He remained there until 440. when a goids train appaeached the station from the direction of Boole, and the express frcen Park to Won Kirby came rapidly along on the outward track. Jan at the moment the man on the bridge was nen to moult the parapet and jump or fall on to the line. He fall in the sixfoot way, :but Bell, acting with oonamendablei mwb, nada. set the shignals against both trains and they were pulled up within a few yards of the venerate men Several = railway man sad OUNMI, at CMS to the latter's aid, and discovered that has head was asetniallar4 upon one col the Instals. He was • seriously injured by the fall, and after Bignaiream Bell hag rendered first aid the man, who did not he. conedooiman, arm placed in the an tr&in to Park- Mao the am/mimeos was waiting and the sufferer was removed to the lce Homital, where it nu found that he ha euebanaid a !motored leg and, it is farad, serious internal injuries. Inquiries ehow that the tirjured man is ThomasFl,ng, who resides at 11, Ban lay.etreet.. Seiscioniba. He has beam living apart from hie wife, who Liver with heel daughter, CaltiAria2o LeVer, at 23, Milton, street, Eisaccoabs. It is nand thet mane tine to the 'heinational OCOUTACICe Mrs. Fleuning was seen in ocassaireetion wilt her humbled neat Moreton, raibray station.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1920-03-13 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

DESERTED WOMAN'S ATTEMPTED SMIDE.  Very ditstraseing circumstances were rermled at the Borough Police Court on Thursday morning, before Messrs. J. H. Ziegler (in the chair) and If. Rickersteth, during the hearing of a change of attempted suicide on Feb, 20tb against a married Woman named Johuson, of Whitford-road. _ _ . _ _ . _  Lpolioe.oonatsble 'stated that about 5.40 p.m. on the 20th ult. he saw the prisoner at the Tranmere Infirmary' During the course of a long staiement she told witness that she was £lO in arrears for rent, and had no money. She was worried, and that was the cause of her taking poison. She further staked that her hu ' sband who was a seafaring man, had deserted her, and she had had no rnomec from him einoe October. When ohargea by the officer, Johnson said -I did it because I was distressed." . . .  Dr. French, meilioal superintendent at Ttainnere Infirmary, said that Johnson wan admitted to that institution on Feb. 20th suffering from the effects of drinking a quantity of carbolic acid. She was in a very depressed condition owing to the fact that she was in arrears for rent. This was no doubt the reason for her attempting to commit suicide. She was now recovered and fit to be discharged. Diapeobor Lodge in/mined the Bench that he had known the prisoner for a number of years, and she was II very respectable woman. She was married and had three children. Her husband had deserted her, and MR a result she had been very distressed. The . Chairman remarked that the ease was an exceedingly sad one, and They were very sorry for the prisoner. Re. however, wished to warn her not to attempt to take her life again, but to realise that She had a responsibility to look after her children. He expressed the hope that some triends would make a collection to pay. off the arrears of rent. On Johnson undertaking not to attempt suicide again she was discharged and placed under the care of Mins Toogood, the court missioner.  The finest display of Diamonds. Jewellery and Silver min be seen at Dimmer and Sons, Ltd.. 24 Chnroh-street. LivernoaL