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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1903-06-20 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE SUICIDE EPIDEMIO.  Two eases of attemoted suicide sem brought before His Wersh io the Mayor Ph. It. Owen Morris), Messrs. joined l'il,Joll sod J. Morris, on Wednesday, at the Waugh Police Court. In the first case, man named Thomas Adams, :settling in %Voi.p.i.stieq.saa charged with having attempted to (at ha throat with a razor on the 12th 25A (Long) stated that at Wit on the 12i.h inst., he %ca..; called to pritoact's rtsid,ste in Woad-street. where he rruin! with a razor in his hard with which he na‘l inflicted a severe wound in he: taroat.—in answer to the charge pin:once csore.,til .e-gret at his rash action, which he attrihated to drink and trouble.—He war streiely primanded by the bench. who, however. die charged him, on hie mother material:ins to look after him.  In the other ease a married Mall John llandbury Edge teLs charged with hiring attempted to commit euicide by cutting his throat with a razor on the 3rd inst.— P.C. 3C (Rowstliorne) deposed real he was called to prisoner's house, where he found prisoner lying on the floor ot the Inek kttehn with a (leen wound in hi. throat. A razor was handed to him, with which it cod stated prisoner had inflicted the wound,. /lc immediately p.oeured &nee, and prisoner was conveyed to the hospital.—Prisoner's wife said that at 6 am. on the day in question her husband versed in his usual state of mind. He west down stairs with the intention of making same tea. Shortly afterwards witnes. heard the sound of groans front the bark kitchen. sad on going there, found her husband lying on the floor bleeding from a vow,' in the throat. Prior to that he lrad been ill, nd unable to work, and this seemed to have a depressing influence on his tuird.—Prooser told the bench lie hasl nothing to say. ,at he did not teitnib,-.1- anvthing about the affair.—The bench pointed out to Mot lb" seriousness of the affair, amid ou his wire promising to look after him he was discharged.  DISTILS, DATEISSES, ANIL DLAIII9 :Ind other Advertisements can be forwarded to the London and other papers tilt-oiled the office of this paper.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1903-08-08 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

NEXT WEEKS AMUSEMENTS. The Theatre Royal stage will be occupied by Messrs. Sydney Blow's and Fred. Kennedy's London company, which will enact the sensational detective drama, "The Bloodhound of the Law," which comes from the facile pen of Mr. Thomas Raceward. At the Metropole Messrs. Servingion and Clinton's company, which includes Miss Lillian Harries as the slave girl, and Mr. Jerold Heather as Crawford, will present the popular drama "The Slave Girl: At the Argyle Theatre of Varieties a nagnificent company will include such vaudeville favourites as Lilly Mitrney, who will moduce her latest success, "Sunny Jim;" ,W. J. Churchill, the original " Uncle Willie:" the popular Duncan's co/lie dogs: and Bert. Byrne, the new star comedian, eta.  The Dandy. Doctor," a screamingly funny &Y. will be presented at the Shakespeare Theatre, for the brat time in Liverpool. All who are in any way down in the dumps should see this funny piece. Messrs. Adeler and Sutton's pierrots continue to prove as great an attraction as ever in the Olympian Gardens, Rook berry, and newt week Barney Btuart,Frank tunlop, and a strong company of comedians and sentimentalist vocalists will appear.  H. B. Finn, Lan.. Dlni_tktrY it all broaskes, satisfaction illaral"Se. On. IS. exton.road.  -Nothing Lam It."—Cragg's "Lino-Gives" for °oriels and Colds.-80, Argylesit, 180, Conway-at. oellst Pinar! Ornos.—W. P. Thompson and Co.. laidatrest, Liverpool. Book- of regulations Erstis.  LAST WEDNESDAY'S "NEWS" contained:— Leading Article on " The Mayor and the Late Pope; People Are Saying; Birkenhead Liberals and the Hon. T. A. Braesey ; Bank Holiday Proceedings; United Irish League Demonstration, Address by Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P.; Birkenhead Guardians; Borough Treasurer's Statement of Accounts; the Engineers' Camp at 13eaumarie; Inquest re Neston Cycle Maker's Suicide; Wedding of Mr. Thomas Lunton and Miss Mary Pritchard; Funeral of Mr. William Coltart ; " The Royal Divorce" Snit at the Liverpool Assizes; Cricket Notes; Police Cases, etc.  Manley
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1903-08-15 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE OF A SHIFPS CAPTAIN. On Thnrsday afternoon the Borough Coroner (Mr. Cecil Holden) conducted an Inquiry into the natare of the death of William Burt. aged a years. whose body wiss found on Wednesday evening near the New Ferry pier. Captain William Henry Mitchell, of "Rita," said that deceased. who was e native. of Cornwall, had joined the vessel in June at New Quay. Cornwall, in the capacity of I cook. The '`Rits" Caine into the Mersey-on the 3rd of August, anchoring off New Ferry, where she remained for two days. On the morning of the sth inst. the deoeesed man took the watch from 3 to 6 a.m., and he was ,alone on deck. When the captain and the other haPde 011.1110 on deck at 6a .m. Burt , . -was  Albert-i  cos-thrt  loaquitel  thel  nowhere to be seen. The "Rita" proneeded to Runcorn the same day, and there the cirenmetannes of Brirt's disappearance were reported. Abort five o'clock on WedAesday evening, when the Rita was again in the Mersey, the body of the deceased was found floating down the river, near to the New Ferry pier. The body was re...severed and taken to Rock Ferry, where it was banded over to the police. A rope -vale found tied around the neck of the deceased men, and to the rope wee attached a , piece of iron weighing about 201 b. Both ' the rope and the iron belonged to the "Rita." The deceased man had latterly been dee • on amount of hie having recently tar :d yer/Del of which he was the captain. and on aoccamt of domertio troubles. Simon Eastlake, mate, corroborated. Dr. Martin deposed to hawing made a post-mortem eaamtnatioe. The body. was very' nroch decomposed, but there were no signs-of violence. The jury reamed a verdict of "Suicide by dlortruftY, Malay that there was Mit, :sufficient evidence to show the stats of deceased's mind-at the time he took his ids.  maw,  Don't Iffolect the* cough. UN, " Lino Ttc. till. sae7/11,--10, •Argyl«attee.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1903-05-20 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.  At the Wallasey Police Court, Messrs. R. Steel and W. Wllliems. on Tue. day, Theresa Pierce 28,, residing at 174, Wheatland-lane, Seacembe, Wel6 charged wti attempting to commit suicide at Sescomia, I at 11 p.m. on the 15th inst. Inspector Hallett (Birkenhead and Rim' 6.P.C.C.1 said that et 11 pro. on . he previous pnriigghotnehre.s ahnoduse to sec P.C. Hacktsht.on chwileenri into 'h. en. Tbei found the prisoner lying on a bed drank. Witness and the constable went two iha next room for a few second!, w'nen they heard a loud scream. They both raskm into the room, where the prisona. found with a table knife against her P.C. Hackston took the knife from her. afterwards the prisoner picked es a 106 and attempted to stick it in her this she was prevented front doing. 84 then rushed across to her baby and eie.Dtm to stick the fork into it. She was taken to the Liscard Police-station, and en Ile asked for her bands to he released 0 varei up her throat. They released her hands at' she then attempted to strangle herself sit. 2 a piece of chain. Superintendent McDonald :Tidied remand for a week, which was granted.  HONOUR /OR CAPTAIN TRoll.lS.—r.w" G. W. C. Thomas, ot the Navy League B*. Training School for Poor Boys at Liaaol, had the honour oi being presented to km Majesty the King at Butkingbard oz. Monday. _  PoraCE Puoutrrioxe.—The (Atoning pro. motions in the Cheshire poles to ain announced :—ln.spect or flenk,, 01 Ne.„ Brighton, to superinteDdent, to succeed Superintendent Nnald oalniaro; I,pm. tor Dutton, Unkinfield, li, first-ekes isapec. tor. to go to :New Brighton; Sorrast Sutherland. Middletvich, I,i ntpe tor a;, Cheadle; Artiug-sergeant Braaendale. hi, ken head, to full sergeant. to go to Mien,. a ; and Poliee-constahle Lootkan, fork Graham, Northlvich, to act:no,ergesat at Seaoornbe.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1903-05-20 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  TWO OFFENDERS BEFORE THZ MAGISTRATES.  Before Mr. Edmund Taylor and Alderman Gamlin, at the Birkenhead Police-court, on Monday, Margaret Orme, of Combermereterrace, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a razor, on the 16th April.  Eliza Williams, sister of the Knotier, stated that on the date in question she went to the latter' house, and heard bOlll6ozo, groaning upstairs. She went to her sister's room, and found her lying on the bed. with blood flawing from a large wound in the throat. Witness immediately sent for the ambulance, and the prisoner was conveyed to the Borough Hospital. Corroborative evidence was given by Supt. Smith, who found the razor with which prisoner had cut her throat, and Dr. Knox, who stated that the prisoner was admitted to the hospital with a severe gash in her throat, which tendered her condition very 581'1011S.  Joseph Orme, son of the prisoner, stated that the latter had been depressed for smile time, on account of money troubleis, several of the lodgers who resided at her house. having been out of wcrk. In consequence of this she had taken to drinking. A premise basing been given by the. prisoner'e relatives that they would look after her she was discharged. Lewis Smith, of Grange-mount, was also charged with having attempted to commit suicide by swallowing a quantity of chlorte• el; no on the 16th inst. Prisoner's wife stated that her husband had been drinking for some time, and bed. lost his situation. He did not obtain one,. and on Saturday morning he came downstairs with a half empty bottle of chlorodyne. lie said be had drunk the contents. A doctor was called, and prisoner removed in the ambulance to the hospital. Sergeant Duckett stated that he charged prisoner with the offence. Smith denied having taken the poison with any deliberate intention.  had{  Dr. Knox now stetted prisoner was quits reecvered. •  Smith stated in defence that. laet week he could not sleep, and he took a small quantity of chlorodyne to produce the desired rest. Ile had not been drinking heavily lately. The magistrates said there were some doubts; prisoner would be discharged.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1916-10-07 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

FIRST LOOK ROUND. ..sed to surrender voluntarily try otber -des theY ITY rit.maclie of aperwter. Blackler's Stores strongly advise their Customers to take advantage of this Great Stocking Sale, .. Jloh.n William Scott WEIS sentenced to _ • three years' penal servitude at the London 65 Dozen only, Ladies' -.dies Ladies' -4' Sea•ions on Tuesday. and William- J Pasil .. by Mrs. Ladies' emu Henning to 18 months' h,ard labou amf: " The Cowl PLAIN BLACK COTTON HOSE bretsling into the house of ,for PLAIN "Fountain' Black Cotton CASHMERE FINISHED General Norther and 'dealing a number of Extra soft finish, sensational value, double toe and heel, will wear -416 articles. Mr. 'Metcalfe, who prosecuted said it was only fair to Henning to say _ former yeans, a very -, in which many of cur well. Worth 1/04 a J PILLS ' oolitcet had ver thehisgeneral'st°m:lV. :a: -.6 are represented. Local aot fail to nabioe a °harming por- HOSE, Special price lb/ I‘il. HOSE, 1 they speedily it We& fewired that they- were irretriewabry __, by Mrs. Hell Neale, of his Honour For haschmar,- doable toe an 44. io alleviate all ouffering. kr& Gel eral Norther. is on active service .. edge Scott Fox's younger son, David. It • 200 Dozen Ladies' , Pii o:cilia Bitter applata. in German East Affrioa. is one of those portraits ill which the eyes Embroidered, extraordinary value. MERCERISED HOSE Splendid value. dant of all PMB foriNamen! • • • . follow the beholder, wilierem3r he or *the moves. The war furnishes several subjects, -dors' awat,a, =a si .aavat., Ay an inquest al Weldhpool on Thomas Black only, these are grand value, double toe and heel, dye aval or military, as, Por example, C. Special price air' Worth 1/q. I irtj J. cal•eTs. 34, DAISTOI LAM, MIMI E• YardleY• dillPersing '31'4'14. 44'44° ceen- Iliapier Hamy•s "A.D., 1915") a Wiped° Worth 1/01. ‘P 2‘A s guariuiteed. Worth 1/61 lin 1 alleeisi•Prica 5/11Fil A Naabla Booklet., WA free, M. Stamp. milted suicide while of unsound mind bY flit), J. Prinsep Beadle's "Nenve Clia.ataking poison, it wee stated Qat he had Special price s ...-§worried about having to go before the ' , ne le " and A. J. W. Burgess's "Dr:tannia Nor will the critic fail to note -,LIS'S HERBAL ILLS Army Medical Board for re-examination. Supreme." 43,1 / • • . • orge Olaraten's symbolical eork, presum sTomaNGs Ladies' 2/1 Rib Black Cashmere llose, ably inspired by the aar, bearing the title
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1916-07-01 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ILL-11E4.LTII VICTLMS,  There were two oases of attempted suicide heard at the Borough Police Court on Tuesday, in which the wou.id-he self-destroye:.* were rescued by naval Bluejackets, wiho were each complimented by the Bench for their gallant conduct. Samuel Moore, of no address, was !homed with attimpting suieide by jamneng. into the river Mersey from the ferry steamer (Naughton. An accoont of the affair was even in Wedne_stlay'p News." _  m-A sailor on board' the Claughton said that about 10.30 on Sunday night he paw the prieoner jump overboard from the top deck,. bitting the rat in his descent. A nava. Men iijni.ped overboard after him and kept him afloat, mlicile eniimeee helped bo get the boat out. . _ _  lhatemai mai that be :was a passenger an the Claus:Mom and when they were in mad-egroami he saw the man jump ormisnani. Bs went in after Jilin, though he could eat then see where he was, hut when be was in the water he :saw him and swam to him, keeping shim up tiil the boat picked them up. 1 Dr. 'Nikon, senior bones surgeon at the 'Borough flosintal. &Peke 40 reeeiviW the uneasier ot the hospital in a acblapsed rem,. Prisoner told him i one of the manna he dad it was because he had a had doulie rapture and could not get work. tness said the men had got a ‘ery bed double rupture. hut if be would ge beek to the luosoital they would openahe on him and try and cure it. Primmer said in erglanadion that he wan double ruptured Red coadd net pass the doctor to go to sea. Belem wiulig to.go hac.k. to the hospital mid let them out him  elevt Ile mesa accordingly diecharged to die. care of die 'hospital. The Bench—Aßdermen A. Goodman and Mc. H. fliekeratetb—expreased their appro. Ciation of Tubmar.'s bravery, and awarded Mat I. reward.  In the second case, a mon named William' Cartwright. of Sea View, who was so ill that he could not stand op, was charged with aftbeargphing to minuet sode by jumping into the Hut nook on Ilith inst. etcher Min livieiasid as he was rtliihNaaTTllloatitr Re .dweiniet us ". e d that the prisoner nes in the water. Re dived in and brough 'him to the side, where the were polled out. Dr. Wilson said the prisoner was in a er coldapsed state when admitted to the hospital. He was suffering trom e, very • ulosnaited leg indeed and .a complaint of his chest, and was not in a it state ;of health to be about. ' The snisoner, Mined it lie-wee- wilding to go to the Union Infirmary-Dor irestment, 'mid he did not came wham he Mega ao law as he set better He was diedlasaired In go te tiho trThi'M Infrmary. The Bench also nomplimmted kaivan on the bravery he boa shown, and game him Ss. ream&
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1916-07-08 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

QUAYLM EXPIRES.  Thai/suicide, while temporarily insane (according, to the finding of the West Cha, shire Ceroser's jury)•of Corporal Francis Winstaaley Haskine, of the 3rd Battalion Cheshire Regiment, has been followed by the. death. of Sergeant JOhlk TheMeS 911471 e. who was one of two other soldiers Injured- by the bullet which -pgesedi through lfaskin's body. Quayle dieftlinl :the Borough Hospital at 2.35 a.m. CM' 'Thursday rad, after having his injured arm amputated on the previous afternoon. . *it was on the morning of the 21st June that Haskins, a I.lnrrersity lecturer, belonging to Xnutsford, shot himself at the Itattalimi camp near Birkenhead,' and the 'bullet, passing throgra his body, shuttered' Quayle's right arm near the shoedder. Quayle, who was 42 years old, and whose home was at 30, Prilluese-erreet, Douglas, 1.0. M., died in the Borough flout. pital on Thursday last, at 2.35 ii.in. The Borough Coroner, Mr. Cecil Hoiden, .opened an inquest in Quayle's case yes. ,terday, and informed the jar that, In ,Huskins's case the county jury fund that 'Haskins was insane when lie shot .htm.l 'self. Ile proposed to call oertain eviderme,! and adjourn the.preeent iiicpitry. , Dr. Wilson, eenior • house .-argeon at the Borough Hospital, stated that the bullet inflicted a wound eix.inches long across *deceased's tipper, right arm, fracturing the el , bone into ..vt'erefitijiite•, in a .apace of three incheis.•Quayle was in ,a very collapsed condition for a time, his belga being week from the first. On June 25th an operation was .performed to remora *rugpienta of bone, and the arm then mproved Ihntil :July 4th, when deceased complaine of gteat pain in the shoulder. On tl 51.11 it became necessary to amputate the .1131 a taild Dr. Pardon performed the opera. •tlotlf ,Quayke regained consciousuees after tituliaaeethetic, but his heart became very l'* -, and he died from heart failure, ti _. neat upon the, injury. .-:. ; deceased's widow 0,00 evidence of idei t tilcation, and said her husband was is.-boetipositor by trade. Corporal F. I'. Bean, of the some Battalion as deceased, repeated in substance the evidence he gave in Haskins' case, to the effect that about 5.30 a.m. on June Mi.,. ig No. 32 hut, he saw Haskins sitting tip In bed handling his rifle, 'which was not at all an unusual thing for a soldier . do: Quayle's bed wait head Io head with 1 .-'s. and Quayle was sitting on the side putting on his pattees. When hit by the bullet Quayle cried out "I'm shot! I Stop the blood!' Witness assisted to take' him ti.,• the camp hospital, and torn he was taken to the Borough Hospital. The bul-, let lOW bit Private Howard in the leg, Altai passed through the ,but wall, part of It being found embedded in the woodwork .f another hut. _ _ _ _ __•  Supt. -Ennion, of the 'County Police, gave evidence of the ventict in Hack ine's cane ',Ping that he took hie life while inentne. /pie Wwiler then adjourned the inquiry nit* ay next. A 4 r  .
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1894-12-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

STRANGE SUICIDE AT THE  WORKHOUSE.  SAD END OF A SEACOMI3E WOMAN.  Yesterday, Mr. H. Churton, the Coroner for the borough, held an inquest at the Meadows Hotel, Conway-street, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death ofa woman named Elizabeth Evans, aged 37 years, nile of a marine fireman living at 12 Byrom-road, Seacombe. The death occurred on Monday afternoon in the Workhouse Hospital consequent upon peculiar circumstances, It seems that about a month or two ago the woman gave birth to her ninth baby. Afterwarde she became very strange In her manner and it was evident that her mind was affected. Dr. Napier was then attending her and he advised her removal to a place of safety. The poor woman was conveyed to the Birkenhead Workhouse at Tranmere on the 18th November last, and placed under the observation of the medical officer, Dr. McNeill. A few days afterwards, on the 22nd November, she was removed II the doctor's orders into the hospital, the instruction being that the was to be placed in • cheerful ward. She was under the care of the head nurse, Ellen Williams, and to the latter's eyes she seemed to he quite sensible and rational always, and complained of nothing. Once, however, the had complained in the night to the nurse on duty, of pains in her abdomen. On Thursday last week the patient went to bed IA usual, and at a quarter to ten the nurse saw her Weep. At about two o'clock the following morning, the nurse was called eut of bed to the patient, and then found her suffering from • wound in her throat, a rather deep cut scram the left aide of the throat. The woman was bleeding profusely and was quite unoonscious. The nurse examined her and found the bed clothee Reeked with blood and alongside the woman in the Led she found a knife, an ordinary dinner knife. The workhouse master, Mr. K Taylor, was called, and he placed the unfortunate woman in such a position as would almoßt step the bleeding and then ran for Dr. McNeill. As the medical officer warn indisposed be called in Dr. Anderson, his deputy, who promptly placed stitches in the awful gash. The none got the woman to take some brandy, and during the next day she revised and became sensible again and remained quite rational till she died on Monday afternoon at two o'clock. She told the nurse that she did it herself and said she had • good home and a good husband but she did not wish to live. That was the only explanation she gave, said the mune. except that she added, that a low feeling came over her.—The only evidence taken was that of Nurse Williams. The Coroner remarked that there could he no doubt that the woman committed suicide and it was for the jury to say whether, when she did it, she was labouring under insanity. The jury promptly same to the °seclusion that deceased "Committed suicide whilst temporarily insane,- and that was their verdict.  Btaulo7lllAD
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1894-11-17 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SHOCKING AFFAIR AT HESTON. SUICIDE OF 7.. FARMER.  MORE CARBOLIC ACID POISONING. An inquest win held on Thursday afternoon, at Backwood Hall farm, on the body of Mr. Owen, farmer, by Mr. Henry Churton, the diathet coroner. Deceaeed was for over twenty yeara tam bailiff at Backwood Hall and bin death. under liar eireoll3tltalleetl 1/9J3 caused considerable coin the district.  It appeared from the evidences( Mrs Owen that her husband waa 69 years of age, and had resided r, his his present house for the past 26 years. Two sm, !tiro he had had a very severe illness, bronchitis' and 'lnflammation of the lungs. Sinew then he had suffered very much from depressed spirits and had said things to prepare her for seeing him [nought home dead from the fields at any city. 1,,,,,,5,w- in business had had much to do with kis depress,' spirits. On Wednesday morning he wit sp,„,sb. „ad lit the tire and then mine Lack to bed. She noticed that he smelled of tar and asked him what it was but received no answer. She felt his hands and said "you must be very cold being out of bed all this time," but he made no response. She felt that 6 aaa going very cold and that his breathing was hard and laboured but these wer,. were the only signs of hie being ill except that la. was quite unconscious. He died about a quaint,' pot eight in the morning. When she came downstairs conoqucntly. suc she found a glass on the table which also ?quelled like tar : it was the one her husband had had his Leer out of the night before when he had his last tanoke. Afterwards the sergeant of police had found, thetas into the garden, the empty carbolic arid isatk. produced. The Coroner mid the moment he viewtd the I oly he knew what had happened. The lips of the deeessed were quite corroded with carbolic acid. His sever, illness had been followed with weakness and dchiltv, and then his losses in business had unhineed litx mind. Carbolic acid was easily purchand : Mem ww, cacao'npre:tfrdiceatitonh buypoponi.itinsalg he,andnid,eoo, h ni, If a person took a little he would suffer intim. pain,vry,,,...... hot if he took a good lot of it general posoatkw followed, the whole system Was paralysed and hw suffered no pain simply because he was uneonsciotts, as this man evidently was. Did the jury do,ire to hear further evidence? _ _.  The jury expressed themselves satisfied, and returned a verdiat to the effect that deces...-d Lad committed suicide whil4 in. an unsound state of mind, by drinking carbolic acid.