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Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-02-11 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

THE NOTTING- HILL POISONING CASE.  - - -In Loam, on Monday, Dr. Danford Thomas held an inquest at the Rouse of Detention, Clerkeswell, on the body of Mark Fahey Kavanagh, 25 years old, late of 78, Acklam-road, Notting-hill, who was found dead ,a his cell while under remand from Hammersmith Police-court for causing the death of Hellen Hawkins, with whom he had cohabited. A few days ago, it may be remembered, Kavanagh s.nd Hawkins were discovered dying from the effects of poison, and Hawkins shortly afterwards expired. Kavanagh was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. Subsequently he was charged before Mr. Paget with having caused the death of Hawkins, and was remanded to the HOllllO of Detention. Inspector Brewster deposed to finding Kavanagh and Miss Hawkins lying in a room at 78, Acklamstree i the latter being dead. Kavanagh, who had taken poison as well as the deceased, WA removed to the hospital named, where he said, "I will follow her as soon as possible, for I have nothing now to live for." Witness had heard that be had expressed his Intention to kill himself if he could get possession of a knife. On Thursday witness took him to the police. station, and ch him before the magietrate with causbtg the, death of Miss Hawkinr. Witness told Mr. Paget, the magistrate, of the suicidal tendencies of the deceased, whb was remanded for a week. Charles MeLean, warder at the House of Detention, stated that he found Kavanagh at 2.25 on Friday afternoon suspended by his scarf, which was attached to the "hopper," or and of the window. He cut the deceased down, and the doctor was called in, but Kavanagh was dead. Chief Warder Moore deposed that he saw the deceased on his admission. A memorandum was attached to his commitment paper stating that the deceased's case was "special," and witness heard that he was likely to commit suicide. The warders were verbally ordered to carefully watch the deceased, and they would make a note of the order on their slates. Deceased's cell would be looked into every quarter of an hour. By the Coroner: The scarf would be taken away from the prisoner with his other clothing at nigh and restored to him in the morning. If he (witness) had heenin time to save the deceased's life he ghoul have IA under restraint, and have handcuffed him. witness known all the facts connected with e deceased as they were then revealed at the inquest he should have taken greater precautions. The Coroner read a letter of the deceased's, from he was married to Miss that on the 17th of January from the Metropolitan Police a constable, for his drinking to While  that stated  -WAS  verdict,  the effect that the 'f unsound mind, -I in evidence ter, had
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-03-18 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

FIITTINGS FROM OMAICAN 7,4I'EM.  Jones says that he used to be proficient in haat*, dozen languages; but since be was married be is sot even master of his own tongue.  What is that, mother?" It is the Legislature, my child." "What does it do, mother " "It repeals acts passed by th 4 last Legislatutei.rnYtchild."Statistics show that women Itornixiit suicide most frequently on Sunday. It l. Dn. that day that the humiliation of having th *ear last season's lxinnet is most keenly felt. A Saratoga girl writes home :—" There are plenty of males here—lisping, silly, hair-parted-in-middle swells; but 0, for the sight of a genuine man!" A doting young fatter boasts that his baby son is so affectionate that he sits up with his parents nearly ill night; and so tough that he seenis to hive no conception of fatigue or of the time of da,f. ' • . . , 1 A Delaware paper says of a man *hoed oow died, "Mr. Jones has the sympathy of the whale town in this his dark hour of grief." , Printing for the blind was easily accomplished as soon as the printers could raise the letters. "When I goes a shopping," said an old lady, "I allers ask for what I wants, and if they have it, and its cheap and its suitable, and I feel inclined to take it, and it can't be got at any place for less, Lihnost Idlers take it, • without chaffering all day as most ,people do. "Is it true," she writes, "that all funny Men .are spd ?" Heaven bless you, Annie, no -; they ars not. But the people who read their funny pieces, Annie, tare sad. Ali, yes • theirs is the sorrow that mocks at sympathy.—Burargton Hew/aye. A Chicago paper knows a thing or two. It Says, 41 When a man imagines he is a prophet and ik 'gopher, he takes to bag heir and a dirty overcoat." Religious intelligence in a Tennessee paPer : "Her matchless and perfect figure was a model, and never showed to so flinch advantage as when she knelt for baptism." Are you the happy father of a brace of vigorous, active boys? You are.? Then you know all about having two anew .forts-in.the front yard, and all the neighbours' brats being in wait behind them to give you a warm greeting with a snowball volley as you come swinging up the walk with half a dozen new lamp chimneys in your pocket and a 17x14 pane of glass under your arm to set in the cellar window. People who object to elaborate weddings should go to lowa, U.S., where a marriage was recently celebrated with the following brief ceremony :—The happy pair were told to join their right hands, and then asked, "Do you want one another ? " Both replied" Yee." "Well, then, you have one another ; " and the couple were man and wife. . There is a growing feeling among the American people that the man who can hear a fellow mortal complain of a cold in the head, and abstain from telling him what to do for it, is the man who should be the next President.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-03-25 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE BY DROWNING.  On Wednesday morning last, a suicide of a very painful and distressing character took place in the vicinity of Birds Boyd. Rastrick, It appears that about half-past five in the morning an ironmoulder, named John Ramsden, who resides at Clifton, was proceeding to his work along the towing path and when nearing the bottom of Foundry-street saw an object of a very indistinct character in the water about four yards from the bank. He also discovered a black coat and hat on the path. the coat being folded and the hat placed on the top of it. On looking more carefully he disJovered the object to be a human head just discernible above the surface of the stream and as if standing straiga up in the water. He procured assistance and in about ten minutes the body was landed on the bank, but no one being then able to identify it, it was conveyed to the Woodland Hotel. Shortly afterwards, however, the body was recognised by Mr. Jessop, newsagent, Rastrick, as that of James Oldfield, 42 years of age, an engine tenter, residing at Rastrick Common. The deceased had been in a somewhat depressed state of mind for several weeks previous and left his home at twenty minutes past two the same morning, telling his wife he was going to the closet, but nothing more was heard of him until his dead body was taken out of the water, the general opinion being that he had committed suicide through not being enabled to see his way clear through certain apparent difficulties which presented themselves to his mind respecting his employment. The deceased was generally known as a quiet, steady, and persevering man, and was much respected by all who knew him ; he was married, and leaves a wife and two children.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-03-25 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

MILITARY MEMORIAL.—The various sculptured marble tablets to be erected in the memorial porch now being added to the church of St. Andrew, Biarritz, will contain the name of every officer in the British Army and German Legion who fell in the campaign between October T, 1813, and April 14, 1814, together with the place and date of death of each. They will also record the British loss of non-commissioned officers, and men, under the headings cf their various regiments, with the data of each engagement. This memorial when complete will perpetuate in the vicinity where they fought the memory of our breve countrymen and others who fell in the British Army under Wellingtoct in the south-west of Franca.  A Moat:mew! 000IIRRINCL—Dr. George Thomas, Coroner for Central Middlesex, opened au inquest at 138, High-street, Camden-town, London, on the body of Mr. Archibald Semple Anderson, aged 27, an architect, who was killed on Thursday evening in last week by falling from the roof of the above house. Mr. A. Anderson identified the body as that of his brother, who had been in ill-health latterly, and under the care of Dr. Miller, of Hampstead. That gentleman saw him on the day of his death, and recommended change of air and a sojourn at Hastings. Witness last saw him alive at dinner-time on Thursday, when he seemed exceedingly melancholy, more so than usual. He had been upset in his mind lately, and working hard at his studies as an architect. At five o'clock on Thursday evening witness saw a crowd in the street, and then found that his brother had fallen or thrown himself from the top of the house, and was lying dead in the roadway. He had had no reason for suspecting that his brother would commit suicide. Mr. Anderson, senior, the father of the deceased, deposed that the melancholy of his son was, be believed, owing to the breaking off of an engagement with the lady to whom he was about to be married. This and his hard studies had affected him to such an extent that he become nervous and depressed. Dr. Walter Smith having proved that death was from fracture of the skull from the fall, a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind" was returned by the jury.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-03-25 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

RATEPAYER.  DISTRESSING SUICIDE BY DROWNING. On Wednesday morning last, a suiciolp of a very painful and distressing character took place in the vicinity of Birds Royd, Rastrick. It appears that about half-past five in the morning an ironmoulder, named John Ramsden, who resides at Clifton, was proceeding to his work along the towing path and when nearing the bottom of Foundry-street saw an object of a very indistinct character in the water about four yards from the bank. He also discovered a black coat and hat on the path. the coat being folded and the bat placed on the top of it. On looking more carefully he dis3overed the object to be a human head just discernible above the surface of the stream and as if standing straight up in the water. He procured assistance and in about ten minutes the body was landed on the bank, but no one being then able to identify it, it was conveyed to the Woodland Hotel. Shortly afterwards, however, the body was recognised by Mr. Jessop, newsagent, Rastrick, as that of James Oldfield, 42 years of age, an engine tenter, residing at , Rastriok Common, The deceased had been in a somewhat depressed state of mind for several weeks previous and left his home at twenty minutes past two the same morning, telling his wife he was going to the closet, but nothing more was heard of him until his dead body was taken out of the water, the general opinion being that he had committed suicide through not being enabled to see his way clear through certain apparent difficulties which presented themselves to his mind respecting his employment. The deceased was generally known as a quiet, steady, and persevering man, and was much respected by all who knew him ' • he was married, and leaves a wife and two ohildren.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-02-04 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

STRANGE AFFAIR.  On Sunday morning, between seven, and eight o'clock, a shocking discovery was made at Stamford. hill by a young man in tiato employ of the North London Tramways Company. In going to his work he had to go through Charles-street, which leads to some uubnilt-on land, a spot of a most lonely character. On the right-hand side, on a square piece of vacant, unfenced ground, and close against the wooden palings of St. John's Chapel-of-Ease, he sale man crawling slowly on his hands and knees towards the roadway, who, upon examination, he found had his tbroat cut in a fearful manner. The young flafl t once'couibufnicated with the police, and Dr. 'Wilson Was summoned to the spot, who had the sufferer conveyed to a house in Charles-streeti where his injuries were attended to, and, an ambm: lance having been brought from Stoke Newingtoa Police-station. he was conveyed to the German HospitaL Dr the meanwhile, his wife was discovered esiarching about the neighbourhood for her husband, who bad left home about seven o'clock the previeus • evening with two shillings to go on an errand, and whom she had not seen since. She said his name was William Bolls, of 144, Tewkesbury - road, Seven Sister's-road, and, in answer to her qilesLions, he said in a whisper Three boys did it." He then made signs of having been knocked about, and pointed to his waistcoat and trousers pockets, all of which were turned out, and no part of the money he -with was found on him. A new razor coveted with blood was found sear the largest clot of blood which lay on the ground, while there were a number of finger-marks of blood en the church palings, as if someone had wiped their hands backwards and forward; on them; and several smaller marks exist between that place and the spot to which the man had crawled. The friends of the injured man do not encourage the Idea of his having attempted suicide, as he was a sober man, 58 years of age, and had been a teetotaler for six years. The blood on his throat was congealed, which leads to the idea that he must have lain on the waste gonad where he was found all night, and he made signs to his wife that he had got no further the night before on hie way to Stoke Newington,
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-12-30 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

SUICIDE THROUGH MENTAL DISTRESS.  The Coroner for Central Middlesex, Dr. Danford' Thomas, has held an investigation at the Coroner's Court for St. Pancras, London op view of the body of Mr. Ernett Freeland, aged 28 an organist, who had killed himself by the administration of poison. Miss Winifred Freeland deposed that ahe, was deceased's sister, and was at present staying at his late: residence,l7s,Euston-road. Her brother was an organist., On Friday, the 15th inst., she arrived in London on a visit, and found, to her astonishment, a marked alters.; tion in his manner, and that he seemed dreadfully depressed and dejected, and most reserved, flat ad-` misted he had been expecting some letters which had, not arrived. She understood they related to a love affair in which he was engaged. He continued in WS depressed condition, but on Tuesday evening seethed' much more dejected and melancholy than before, and she elicited from him it was caused by disappointment that the letters he had expected had not arrived) He went to bed shortly before twelve''bi moat dejected state, and she did not see him oh the follow-, lug morning, because she left early. On her return' shortly after twelve o'clock her mother informed her. that her brother had had his breakfast in bed, and had stated he should not get up just yet. Some time after she went up to deceased's bedroom to see if he was getting up, and to take him some hot water. Her mother called to witness, saying she had spoken to deceased, but could get no answer, and on her going up they looked into the room and thought he was crying. Witness went into the room and up to the bed, and then noticed that deceased's eyes appeared very strange, and that he breathed with great difficulty. She at once fetched Dr. Ridsdale, who, on seeing deceased, said he was sinking fast. He died in a few minutes after. No poison was at that time found, but on the following morning, while looking for some keys, witness found a bottle which had contained hydrocyanic acid of Scheele's strength, which she gave to Dr. Ridadale. Deceased had not been in good health, and was believed to have suffered from heart disease, caused by being unable to obtain a Civil Service appointment he had expected. - - - - - - -  _ Mr. John Freeland, brother of deceased, deposed that he was aware of the fact that deceased was engaged to be married to a young lady who had gone to Paris, and his receiving no letters from her caused his despondency. It was known deceased suffered from heart disease. H had also a thorough knowledge of drugs.  After some further evidence Dr. George Bided&le stated he was called to see deceased and found him dying. He expired soon after. He had since, in conjunction with Dr. Myers, made a post martens examination and found that death had, without doubt, from frilia poisoning by prussic acid.  Dr. Henry Myers, gave corroborative evidence, and the coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict "that the deccaqed committed suicide while of unsound mind, produced by mental distress."
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-01-07 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE IN LONDON.  On Saturday evening last a shocking murder was committed in Marylebone, the murderer afterwards dying by his own hand.  It appears that a man named Robert Saunders, aged 60, formerly for many years a butler in the service of a gentleman in Portman•square, had in that capacity been enabled to become the possessor of a considerable amount of small house property in the vicinity of the Edgware-road, and resided with his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, in one of hiss own houses at 16, Shouldham-street, letting out the whole of the house in apartments with the exception of two rooms, which they themselves occupied. He had exhibited much depression of late, and a change of manners, resulting, it was believed, from an allprehension that he might ultimately come to poverty.  A woman named Humphreys was employed by the Saunders's as charwoman, and was at their house during the whole of Saturday. Nothing particular was observed in the manner of Saunders as he went about and out as usual. When Mrs. Humphreys had finished her work she went into the parlour about half-past five o'clock, and found Mr. and Mrs. Saunders sitting there at tea. Mrs. Saunders asked her husband to give Mrs. Humphreys 3s. that she might buy them their Sunday dinner. He did so, but immediately got up and locked the room door. When he had done so he suddenly turned round, drawing a revolver from his gcket, of which no one knew him to be possessed, and as Mrs. Humphreys moved towards the door he fired it point-blank at her head, and she fell. The wife courageously rushed upon her husband, and had a desperate struggle with him to get possession of the weapon. He fired two shots at her, but she ultimately succeeded in knocking the revolver out of his hand, and managed to unlock the door and escape a third shot which her husband fired at her. Her cries brought a large number of people to the place and the police on entering the house found the dead body of Mrs. Humphreys lying on the floor near the door, while the man Saunders was found, also dead, on the further side of the room. He had shot himself through the head.' A six-chambered revolver was found by his side, dose to his right hand.  On closer inspection of the body of the woman Humphries the three shillings which Saunders had given her the moment before he committed the act was found grasped tightly in her right hand. Inspector Measures took charge of the revolver, which, on being examined, was found still to contain one charge, the other five barrels having apparently been recently discharged. One of the bullets was found embedded in the room door, clearly proving that Saunders had fired a shot at his wife as she attempted  to amps. It is stated that Saunders was much respected by his neighbours for his sober and inoffensive habits.  The final result of the revision of the German cense" of the lit of December, 1880, shows the population of the Empire to have been 45,234,081, viz., 29,186,433 males, 28,048,628 females. Between 1876 and 1880 the increase of population wee 2,606,689, •
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-07-15 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A HUDDERSFIELD CLERGYMAN.— On Thursday morning, at about eight o'clock, the Rev. Abraham Smith, principal of the Huddersfield Collegiate School, and curate-in-charge at St Thomas's, Bradley, left home, and was seen forty minutes afterwards by two men on the canal bank at Fieldhouse, near Messrs. Edward Brooke and Sons' pottery Works. His demeanour was strange and when they looked again towards the place where he stood they missed him. On going to the look they saw him in the water, and opening the gates' let him float through and got him out. He was, however, quite dead. The deceased gentleman, who was 55 years of age, has left a daughter and two sons. He was a former scholarship exhibitioner and prizeman of Queen's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. (4th senior optima) in 1852, and proceeded to his M.A. degree in 1857. He was ordained deacon in 1853 and priest in 1854 by the Bishop of Ripon. He was formerly curate of Marsden, near Huddersfield. In January, 1853, he was appointed vice-principal of the Collegiate, in succession to the Rev. E. Boden. The Rev. J. W. Reed, the principal of the Collegiate, resigned his position on the Bth of November, 1853, and, at the request of the trustees, the Rev. Abraham Smith accepted the office, and resigned his curacy of Huddersfield Parish Church, which he had not long before entered upon. Stibsequently he was appointed curate in charge of St. Thomas's, Bradley, Huddersfield, an outlying district of the parish of Christ Church, Woodhouse. He held that curacy in connection with the post of principal of the Collegiate down to the time of his death. The deceased was greatly respected as a kind-hearted gentleman and a sound practical preacher and scholar. He had of late been depressed in spirits, and had suffered from sleeplessness. The rev. gentleman was a Freemason and a P.M., and formerly chaplain of the Harmony Lodge, No. 275 (Huddersfield), and at the time of his death was chaplain of the Grand Provincial Lodge of West Yorkshire, He took a great interest in Freemasonry, and was held in high esteem by the brethren throughout the West Riding, and particularly by his own lodge. The reason why so many are unable to take Cocoa is that the varieties commonly sold are mixed with starch, under the plea of rendering them soluable ; while really making them thick, heavy, and indigestibk. This may easily be detected, for if Coooa ' thiekens in the op it proves the addition of starch. Cadbury s Cocoa Essence is genuine ; it is therefore three times the strength of these Cocoas, and a refreahing beverage like tea or coffee.