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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1901-05-15 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE IN CORPORATION  ROAD.  THE INQUEST.  On Monday afternoon tho Borough Coroner (Mr. Cecil Holden) held an inquest on the body of a man named Georg( Hayman, who resided at 137. Corporation-road, and who committed suicide on Friday last by cutting his throat.  Margaret Hayman stated that she was the widow of the deceased man. For the past twelve months he had suffered from bronchitis, and this caused him to lose a lot of work. The last illness he had was from the 25th March to the 20th April. He went to work on the latter date, and continued at his work until the 9th of May, being, however, very depressed in manner, and always talking of getting discharged. He made no threat to take his life. He went to bed at halt-past nine on Thursday night, the 9th inst. He said it was raining, and he freight as well go to bed as he could not go for a walk. At tan o'clock witness went into his room. He was then asleep, and she retired to another room. Next morning, on awakening -at 5-15, she heard a peculiar moaning sound. She got up, and went into her husband's room. It was empty:. She went downstairs and called out, " Where are you, George?" He replied, "On the floor." She found him in the kitchen, lying in a pool of blood, and with a gash in this throat. He said, very feebly "I've out my throat." He could not say anything more. Witness went out and procured assistance, and het husband was taken to the hospital. She had not seen him : since then, alive. Ile died at seven o'clock on Saturday morning. , P.C. Fennell said that on the 10th inst. hi was on duty at the Vittoria-street bride:. when a man named George Henry Hughes asked him to go to 139, Corporation-road. Witness went there and saw the deceased n.an. He lay on his back and left side, and the floor was covered with blood. There was a deem wound on the throat which had stopped bleeding. Its could not speak, but seemed partly conscious. Witness did all that was possible, End the ambulance arrived. Dr. Silvester attended him at the hospital. Witness identified the table-knite produced as the one found on the kitchen floor covered with blood stains.  Dr. Charles Silvester, junior house surgeon at the hospitid, stated that the deceased man was brought to the hospital at six a.m. on Friday. He was suffering from a gash about six inches in extent. He was suffering from greet exhaustion and loss of blood; and died at seven a.m. the next morning. The cause of death was exhaustion, consequent cn loss -of blood. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with this evidence.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1901-06-15 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

COUNTY POLICE COURT  THURSDAY.—Before Messrs. T. R. Lee, J. Elliot, and Colonel Stitt. Resisting the Fishery Regulations.—Two fishermen, named Samuel Evans and Jahn Rosooe, were summoned for refusing to allow the fishery officers appointed by the Fishery Board to exercise their powers, and for obstructing them in the execution of their duty. Mr. Qailham. who prosecuted on behalf of the Fishery Board, stated that on the 29th May, at half-past four in the afternoon, the fishery officers were on duty near Ililbre Island, they noticed defendants get into their boat and sail away. There were tour men and a woman in the boat, which appeared Ito be fairly laden. The officers called upon I them to stop in order that they might examine the cockles in the boat. They refused to stop, but the officers got alongside in a punt, and one of them, named John Eccles, caught hold of one of the ropes with the intention of boarding the boat. The defendant Roscoe pushed the boat off while Evans threatened to strike another of the officers ' named Fish. The defendants sailed away, !followed by the officers' boat, and they would probably have got away but for the Dee Fishery boat coming up, and even then they made repeated attempts to avoid capture. There were nine bags of cockles in the defendants' boat.—Evidence having been given by the fishery officers, George Eccles, Joseph Henry Eccles, and Thomas Corlett, defendants stated in defence that every opportunity was given the officers of boarding the boat.—The magistrates said that defendants had not afforded the officers the facilities they ought to have done, and imposed a fine of 109. and costs, or seven days, in each case.  - - Attempted Suicide.—Charles Rue, of Lower Bebington, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by cutting hie throat with a table knife at Lower Rebington on 30th May, and was remanded to Walton tar a week.  W. P. HARTLEY'S Marmalade is prefrom Freeh SEVILLE Oranges and LUMP SUGAR only, on the good oldhehioned plan, during the actual
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1901-09-07 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE RESULT OF MELANCHOLIA.  SUICIDE OF A NESS MAN.  THE JURY CENSURE THE RELIEVING  OFFICER.  At the Wheataheaf Inn, Ness, on 'Nadel evening, Mr. J. C. Bate, county coroner, resumed the inquest upon James Jellicoe, aged 27, and residing until his death at the new houses, Nees. It will be remembered that the inquest was adjourned from Friday afternoon in order that Mr. Hignett, relieving officer, might be present.  Evidence was given by Mrs. Jellicoe, wife of deceased, which showed that her husband had formerly been employed upon the Liverpool suet North Wales Railway. He had recently, while at work, met with serious accident which injured his leg. After receiving the injury he sued the company for compensation, but failed to obtain the verdict. ...ace that time his mind had become unhinged, and, not being able to work, he had been compelled to remain at home with his wife and two children. He had occasionally been attacked by fits of melancholia. His wile very rare/7 loft him at all, but it was at times necessary for her to do so. A short time ago he had tried to hang himself with his braces, but had been prevented from doing this. On Wednesday afternoon last Mrs. Jellicoe was obliged to go out to obtain some water, and on her return discovered that her husband was nowhere to be seen. She raised an alarm, and shortly a number of persons were searching for him. The police were notified, and a little before P.C. Bosteek arrived the discovery of the body was made. This was three hears after he had been missed, and he was foiind lying in a ditch. P.C. Bostock depend to having seen the body lying in • ditch some distance from deceased's front door. He was lying in a pool of blood with his throat eat, and there was a razor close to bini. The cut Was a deep one, and deceased had evidently beets dead some considerable time, He removed the body to the mortality, efter first reakips all inquiries. Dr. Grant stated that he had been eaned ' in to attend deceased after he he 4 met with the accident. lie had 136418 time ago noticed that his mind was becoming unhinged, and, after finding that he sunered from attacks of melancholia, had sent particulars of the case to Mr. Hignett, relieving officer. He had heard nothing from him, although he had written on the 26th August, and he had heard on Wednesday lazt. that he was dead:. . . .  --iir7ifili-netC7l-Vai--cralled, and stated that he had received the doctor's communication, but as it was only an application for certificate forms he had waited until he heard more from him. .  The Foreman of the jury said it was plain from the evidence that the relieving officer had had five days' notice, which placed the deceased in his ..iands. They considered that there was gross neglect on the part of the relieving officer, seeing that the whole matter was in his hands. They found that deceased committed suicide whilst of unsound mind, but, whilst finding that, they wished to exonerate the doctor from all blame.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1901-07-17 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED 81J10IDE  MAN TRIES TO HANG HIMSELF TH.ROUGS VIE "MMUS" AGGRAVATING HIM.  An elderly man, named Alfred Edwards, of 9, Wilton-street, was charged at the Borough Pence Court yesterday before Messrs. T. L. Dodds and G. S. Oldam, with having attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself on the lath inst. Ile was further charged with being a lunatic, not under proper control. John Morrison Burge, a commercial traveller, stated that on Saturday night he was standing at the corner of dope-street and Conway-street with a friend. .1 little girl came running up to them and told a lady close by that her father had hanged himself in an outhouse. Witness and his friend (Mr. Atkinson) ran round to the place indicated by the girl. There they frond the priaaner hanging by his braces from the door. The braces were round his neck. Witaeas at onoe pulled him down and curried him into the kitohen. Hie face was black almost, and he seemed to have had a little drink. When carried into the kitchen he could not speak, but after some time he opened his eyes and asked what was the matter. P.C. 20 (Lloyd) stated that at a quarter to twelve be was called in to see prisoner. He kund him on the refa in the kitchen. He was rambling a little, and witness thought he was suffering from delirium tremens. Prisoner said be was very sorry for what he had done. Prisoner now said that he was very sorry indeed for having attempted to take his life. He had been aggravated a lot by his "missus." Mrs. Edwards was called. She stated that on Saturday her husband was very angry with her because she had been out all morn. ing. He said she was drunk. She went UP t) bed and stayed there for some time. It was late at night when her daughter faun( her father in the outhouse. She had heels married for 34 years and her husband had been very good to her. Burge was again called. He stated that prisoner was a man of very good character. He could not say the same of Mrs. Edwards, however, for she drank a great deal: he bad not known her to be sober for years. Chief-detective-inspector Parker also spoke in prisoner's favour. The Chairman, addressing prisoner, said that but for the presence of mind of the two young men he would by now have beon in another world. They hoped he would never touch drink again if he valued his character. He would be discharged. With regard to Mrs. Edwards, they also hoped that she would leave the drink entirely alone, as it would be for the good of herself and family. The two young men were complimented for their promptitude in going to the assistance of Edwards.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1901-06-08 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

GRANGE-ROAD suitable inscription. The drinking cups In answer to the Coroner, the witness said Si, I:Warman. 115 and Ms, thasse-roadr a gesouse of Fashionable Wedding at Behington. of its water supply, may be made safe. It - notesailome P U I:air(' ak; anti &Gnu, will be made of white enamel. An order he could only account for the lorry toppling •wo capital pianofortes, dock oak and mahogany (CORN ILR OF CATNININZ antlfiTt. Sad Railway, Fatality. appointments, wretaire Seek,..., sofas. nolea3 is, however, also passible they will not be for the fountain his been placed with a firm over, by a slight depression in the ground. salt that he committed suicide i,y ,:re ''''' Oatze -,‘ table, brown oak sideboard &tent. two realised; and, as this not is a time to t to the c..• eon, übled*tair.t.rt"l64T ARNOLD'S INKS Boys' Silly Practice, and seasonable gift will be ready for erec- on one side of the lorry. Hughes was one after shooting himself, for the The inquest IVILI held brier, n • . on mere possibilities but on certainties, tion in a month or six weeks. There are of the steadiest young men he had ever examination proved he was .e.e.,. •,'..t733 •• neueb bedstead.: feather beds. ~.. Bradbury sewing machine, Correepondence.-"Whale's Jaws;""Birkenwe hope the Gas and Water Committee will not too many public drinking fountains in known-in fact during the whole of the reaching the water. -eisios amain*, irm evening RAVE STOOD head Park;" "A Hint to the Medical ablea, enotro-pate of good this district. Therefore the one under time he had been in Neaten witness had notice will supply a long felt want-in fact, not once seen him go into a public house. Holden, the borough coreeer. on -fa•u:..("e;.,41 circumstances neeciehd Moonn'illialmee:warrithßuhtt....zit ,r 1 dessert Solna, bassi A RNOLD'S INKS Officer:" "The Gipsies;" "Birkenhead now appreciate its responsibilities. A lived at Whitfield-street, in Treeless, -77; catitiornis may be 2-1. Catholic Schools:" "Eleanor-road, Bid- "reasonable time" for action is not at the it will be both useful and ornamental. • • • • James Jump, who is also in Mr. Gray's afternoon. ',be Auctioneers. the Mi. "boss ill. VIZ TEST 01 stun." end of this year or even a few months a a • 5 employ, tendered similar evidence, and Dr. Her 112th Appearance. hence, but now ! A notherdirection iu which there is &lamentMarkby,the house-surgeon at the Infirmary, ARNOLD'S INKS able deficiency is; in the matter of public A Drunken Theatre-goer. were probably known to nearly al t 7-clocks. Mr. W. H. Parr, of Market-street, described the nature of the injuries from men. It would appear that 'Mr
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-06-11 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

DESPERATE MOOD. GIRL. ATTEMPTS TO HANG HERSELF.  There was a sensational affair in Priory., Birkenhead, on Wednesday morning, a young woman making, it is alleged, an attempt to hang herself in consequence of unfortunate trouble that had arisen at home in reference to herself. The young woman in question was Elizabeth Henderson, and she appeared in the dock at the Borough Police Court on Thursday charged with attempting to commit suicide. She was described as being seventeen years of age, but she looked considerably oldea—more like twenty-two.  P.C. Allan stated that at 9.45 on Wednesday morning he was called to 60, Priory-street, and found the prisoner in a back bedroom sitting in a chair and leaning against the bed. She was in a dazed condition, and bed a cord round her neck. He queetsoned her, and she said she had tried to hang herself with a cord. She had driven a staple into the wail, and tied the cord to it, and then put the other end of the cord round her neck. Witness had her conveyed to the Borough Hospital. When he subsequently charged her with attempting her life she said: lam sorry; I will not do it again." She told him " her mother had always been bullying and shouting at her." Emily Lee, of 6, St. Mary's Gate, which is close to the prisoner's home, stated that prisoner's mother was ill, and on Wednesday morning witnese went round to see how she was. The prisoner posed through the kitchen with a clothes-line in her hand, and her mother went after her, and took it off her, and hid it. The prisoner then took up a knife and said "she would out her throat" (meaning her own throat). Witness tried to get the knife oil her, and prisoner told her to go home and mind her own business. Witness told her she ought to be ashamed of herself, seeing the condition her mother was in. The prisoner went upstairs, but witness did not think she would really harm herself—ahe thoughrit was only temper. Her mother was, however, nearly fainting. The wit nose described how she and another neighbour were aent for again, and going up to the bedroom she found the girl with a cord tied tight round her neck, and
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-08-13 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

TRAMWAY CONDUCTOR'S RASH ACT.  A Charge of Attempted Suicide  At the Liscard Pohoe Court, yesterday, before Dr. Napier and Mr.. H. J. Houghton, a young man named John Joseph Marsh 126), a tramway conductor in the employ of the Wallasey Council, was charged with having attempted to oommit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.  Acting-Sergeant Kingman stated that at 12.30. the same morning, he went to the tramway depot in Sea View-road, with a warrant for the arrest of the accused taken out by his wife in respect to maintenance arrears. The man, who was in his uniform, asked that he might be allowed to change his clothes and ask his landlord for money to enable him to pay off some of the arrears. Witness accompanied him to 12, Greenbaok-avenue. The gas in the room they entered could not be ht until a penny was placed in the meter. They were proceeding upstairs to secure a light, when, in the darkness, the accused picked up a razor and witness heard a movement. He closed with him, and succeeded in getting hold of his right hand and left arm. The razor dropped from accused'a hand on to the floor. Prisoner struggled very violently, and witness shouted for assistance. Defendant threw himself into an hysterical .fit and witness had great difficulty in controlling him. Eventually he brought him round by douching him with water. He then applied a bandage to accused's throat which was cut on the right side. At the Liscard Police Station he made no reply to the charge. Prisoner now stated that he had been out of employment for about six months, and had tramped the country in search of work. At last be was employed at the tramway depot at Liscard, and on Monday last started as a tram conductor. He felt that it was verrhard to be arrested because his wife had a good home with her parents and everything she required. She knew that he 60 been out of work. Prisoner wa.s dismissed On this charge. The Chairman said that his brother magistrate and himself thought ActingSergeant Kingman was worthy of considerable praise for the way in which he deart with the case. If he had not been so prompt it was quite likely this man's life would have been lost. He acted with great promptitude and presence of mind.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-06-29 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SEOUEL TO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. '  BIRKENHEAD WIFE SEEKS SEPARATION ORDER.  When Mrs. Frances Elitabeth'—Gray, of 55, Sun-street, was before the 'Birkenhead Borough Bench a little while since upon a charge of attempting suicide, P.C. Wright having found her lying unconscious in Byrne-street with a bottle of laudanum clutched in her left hand, she expressed her sorrow, and said she intended seeking a separation order against her husband, with whom she had had disagreement. On Saturday Dr. Floyd and Dr. Pearson were the Borough Court magistrates, when Mrs. Gray related her story of married unhappiness. Her husband left her five or six weeks ago, it was stated, and his address was given as 335, Cleveland-street, and his occupation as horsekeeper at %s. per week. 'For the husband, Mr. R. Moore, solicitor, cross-examined Mrs. Gray, saying: The cause of all the trouble is that you have unfortunately  GWEN WAY TO DRINK? Mrs. Gmy; No; it 16 not. I don't touch the drink until I ani driven to it by him. You remember you were in the Court last week, and your eon gave evidence before the magistrates, and he was asked why you committed the act you did, and didn't he say you had given way to drink? —Yes.  Have not you run your husband into debt?—l have not without Ms knowledge. Well, with his knowledge have you run him into debt considerably?—No, air, I have not.  Ia it a matter of conetant occurrence that he is 6ummoned in the County Court for debts that you have run up?—No, it is not.  Is not there a sum of .214 at least owing now to tradespeoplei•—l am sure I could not say.  Here are some judgments (produced)  see they go back rfrom this Year to 1908. Those are for debts that you have run him intof—They are not. I put it to you that it has been continual for some years, this being summoned at the County Court and being committed for debts which you have ineurrecl?—No, sir; the debts are all
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-05-25 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

WOMAN'S MEATS TO END HEE LIFE.  On Saturday, at the Borough Police Court, a young woman named Mary Coiners, of Oakfield-view, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself into the Egerton Dock on Thursday last. It was stated by her husband—from whom she had been separated for seven years—that on the night in question he net her, and she said she was tired of the life she was living, and was going to do awe, with herself. As she had been drinking' heavily, witness followed her along Cathcart-street ond on to the. Egerton Dock, where she crossed the swinging bridge and, patching hold of the chains, appeared about to throw herself into the dock. Witness rushed to her and caught her in time. He called for assistance, and subsequently- gave her into the hands of a police-oonitiable. . _  P.C. Henderson said that at 12.15 on Friday morning he beard a police whistle while on duty in Tower-road. On going in the direction of the sound he found a crowd of people .gathered round prisoner and her hualiand, and heard that she had attempted suicide. tilts told witness that "she was tired of living tire life," and was going to commit suicide. Prisoner was taken into Bridge-street, where she fell down and had a number of epileptic fits. The ambulance wee telephoned for, and preoner was subsequently removed to the Workhouse.  Prisoner told the magistrates (Mr. W. F. Miller, chairman, and Mr. L. C. Fluelie) that she had been drinking heavily during the holidays, and crcunistances had made her downhearted.  The magiatratee deoided to remand the case until Tuesday, when it was resumed before Mr. A. E. Once (chairman) and Mr. L. C. Elmslie.  Two charges of disorderly behaviour in Watson-street on the 14th and lath inst. were also proved against prisoner at yesterday's sitting. The Chaian said that prisoner had a shocking record, and they hardly knew how to deal with her. Her husband, who left her seven years ago, was unsilling to do anything for her. It had been going on year after year until her record was a terrible one. Maybe she was not the only one to blame in the 'matter. They had given the case their most serious consideration, and had decided to adjourn the two last charges for three months, and to dismiss the 'former one. In the meantime every effort would be made by Miss Toogood (13.W.T.A. missionary) and others to procure prisoner a situation.