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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1880-05-11 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDZ. At the Ootnity Petty Sessions, Tuesday. —Bef ire J. W. T. Fy'er and W. M. Calcraft, Esqrs,. Henry Menden, of Morden, was charged with attempted suicide.—Elma Barnes said: I am a widow living at hi orden. The prisoner has been my lodger for 20_yeere. On Saturday morning the prisoner called me. I asked him what he wanted. He said I was to go to Mr. Stickland's for 2s. he owed him, and he should not get up any more. I took him some tea, when he said he had been trying to cut his throat. I turned beak the clothe and saw a mark on his throat. I saw a knife on the table, it was a pocket knife. The knife produced is the one I saw. The knife belonged to the prisoner, and he said he had done it with that knife. I took the knife away and went for the police. The prisoner has been drinking lately. I heard prisoner say before that he would commit suicide.— George Bugby, Police-constable, stationed at Monism, said: On Saturday, May Ist, about nine o'clock in the morning the last witness GIGO to my house, and asked me if I would come up to her house as quick as I could. When I got there she asked me to go upstairs to Munden. I asked her what was the matter, she told me that he had been trying to cut his throat with a knife, and she gave me the knife. I went upstairs and asked him what he ha i been doing, he made no answer. I torned the bedclothes back and found he had a scratch on his neck, there was a little blood on the collar of his shirt. I told him ke should get such thoughts out of his head; but he said he would do it yet. I then charged him with attempting te commit suicide, and took him into custody. I took him to the station in the afternoon and gave him to the superintendent.—The prisoner was committed for trial at Quarter Sessions.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1880-08-10 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG GIRL. An inquiry was held on Satuniay at the St. Martin's Ves Charing-crou, as to the death of Minnie Knowiden, 17, who was found dead in the Thames on Thursday last. Mr. Joseph b:uowiden, the lather, deposed that be last saw his daughter alive at nine o'clock on Sunday morning, when she was in good health and spiriti. She had lately bon in the habit of keeping very late hours, for which witness was continually remonstrating with her but notwithstanding this, her "young man would keep bit out until two or three in the month:4.14s. Slisa Knowlden, wife of the previous witness, deposed that at half-past six on Sunday evening the deceased came home, and asked for something to eat. Wither asked her where she had been, and she replied that she had been out for the day with her young man, and neither of them had had anything to eat. Witness then gays her some bread and meat, and she 101 l the house, taking the food with her. The deceased told witness on the previous day that her young man had published the banns of waning. between them.—Martha Johnson stated that at 11k30 on Sunday night she met the deceased in the Horseferry-road ; she was alone and crying. Witness asked her what was the matter, and she replied, " I have got trouble on my mind, and I don't want mother to know." She then walked in the direction of the HOll/011 of Parliament, and told witness that if she would go and fetch Jack she would not drown herself. She had previously threatened to destroy herself.—Eliza Bull, who stated that she had known the deceased for some time psi t, said that she unit her near Lambeth•bridge Ada little before lion the same night, when she said she mu going to throw henelf into the river. Wither advised her not to do that, but to go home to her mother, who was waiting for her, and she replied, "Never mind mx mother. I won't take this disgrace home to her.' They then walked along the embankment, and the deceased twice attempted to drown herself, but witness prevented her. Witness left her to try and get a policeman, but before she could find one the deceased uttered • scrota and leaped off the parapet of Lembeth-bridge. The body was not discovered until Thursday morning, when Constablo I Howe, of the Thames police, found it floating under Waterloo-bridge,—Th. jury returned • verdict of " Suicide while in a state of unsound mind,'
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-08-20 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

DEATH.—To the Itegistrar-General's report is appended, at usu ,I, an instructive paper by Dr. NV. Farr on the cause's of death in England. The year reported on —11459—il the first in whirl, diptheria has obtained a distinct line in the tables ; it had previously been esinfoundeil with cynanelie, and when the two are put together the repel progress of this great epidemic becomes evident ; the deaths in 1855 were 3.45 ; in 1856, 603 ; in 1857, 1,53; in 1858, 6.606 ; in 1659, 10,184. Epidemics of diptheria are clearly described in the 17th century by Italian and Spanish writers, and its frequent association with acerlatina justifies the inference that the ilipleherine, its wisteria,' inurbi,is some modification of iscarlatiimiuie. Of the whole death., of the year on fourth were referred to xylnotic disease. Small pox destroyed 3.848 persons, staidly children who had not be vaccinated, an instance, sit Dr. Farr remarks, of the rigour with which the infringement of sanitary laws is visited ; for the children periath and the parents lose their offspring by the negleet of a precaution of the simplest kind. A fatal outbreak .4 erysipelas at the Winchester Infirmary war traced to a cesspool. We have but an inipetfect conception of the number of deaths from macerate, drinking; but 345 were directly Nitrated to intemperance and 545 to delirium trenieue, 100 in all from the two forme of alcoholism. Pealing next to constitutional diseases, another regiment of the enemies that dog our steps, we find gout desetilted as nearly etationary ; it is con sidered that, thanks to the more intelligent system of dining which the wealtlii deuce, wearied of this reeking disease, will probably introduce, we may hope to see gout rapidly decline. The deaths from tuberculous. disea c have decreased since 1853; (how from bronchitis hive iucrearaed very greatly of hate years. Fright was the cause of 'even deaths (not all children). grief of eight (seven wouten), rage of five (four infanta), anxiety of our, • man ; mental shock of one, a woman ; melancholy, of the deaths of 21 men and 26 women. Aimee 25,000, chiefly infants, died of convulsinns—a striking and distressing eyinittom, but probably only part of the aitenae. which is the result of organic ICaintla and local irritations& that arc never dis• covered. 27,104 deaths are referred to the decay of old age without any disease—" the weary wheel of life at length stood still." 14,649 permits were killed, a sad confession, Kays Dr. Farr, for • netion humane, civilised, and Allied in all the arts, to have to make. Annually 75 persone in 100,000 thins die a violent death. 13,056 of these deaths in 1859 are ascribed to aceident or negligence; among them were 279 by poison, 1,248 deaths were declare I by coroner's juries to be suicides; 338 isturdsr or manslaughter. 18 persons were killed by lightning. nearly all perame ef out-door occupations ; the house is safer than the field.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-08-13 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.  The Unita haiialsa, the ILusinian organ of Milan, anaivances that General Garibaldi has been one of the first to 'ice the protest, originating with Massini, agaima the menpahoa of Rome by the French. The well-known Irishman, Thomas Francis Meagher, is reported as among the killed in the fight at Bull's Rao. He was on the side of the North, being a captain of the 69th Roney's. &mum IN FlLANCB.—Aeoording to the Annuaire , Eseyelopedique, the average number of suicides each , year in France is 8899, of whom only 812 are female*. It is in April, May, Jane, and July, that they are most frequent, and the age of the greatest number of persons committing them is from 40 to 60. Of the total, 2833 are accomplished by strangulation or drowning, 281 by suffocetion with the fumes of charcoal, 395 by firearms, 153 by sharp instrument", 110 by leaping from high places, 93 by poison, and the rest by different means: PIenICUTION OF PROTMITANTII re 87•17.—The Granada journals state that three poor persons- one a batter, another a charcoal dealer, and the third a public letter-writer—had been lodged in prison on the charge of having distributed Protestant works and defended Protestant doctrines at Alhama, Trigo, Lupo, and Matamores. It is added that the English at Granada were liberally providing for their wants. Tun 6111111• La OP THZ AMIIIIC•11 ARNIM —The ages of the principal oilcan of the North are—Scott, 75 • Wool, 73; Herney, 65; Mensfield, 60; Totton (bead of Engineers), 60; Thayer (Engineers) SO' Cant (head of Ordnance Department), 76; Ripley (Ordnance) 70; 63; Lammed (Paymaster-General), 70; Gibson .iumissary General), Churchill (InspectorGeneral), a.. 1 Thomas (Adjutant General), entered the army t the -tinning of tbe present century—Gibson in 1 and nrchill in 1812. The Southern army is oM chiefly I,y men in the prime of life—Besuregard being 43, and Leo 50. Therit has been a terrible fire in Corsica, causing the destruction of the fine forest of Tarraggine near Pigiriola. In two hours it had completely destroyed two leagues of timber, and two other foredo were in greet danger ; but the inhabitants turned out and laboured herd the whole day and succeeded, with the greatest exertions, in arresting the progress of the
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-11-19 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE.  Mr. S. flair iledford, the Westminster coroner, held • painful inquiry on Wednesdey at 6, Lower Eaton Street, itilgravia, touching the death of :Unmet George Walton. aged 20, the son of Mr. George Walton, vestryman. The evidence of the father was to the effect that his sun had some time Igo been acquainted with cone woman believed to he a widow, of whom he and Mrs Walton knew little or nothing, except that they had heard that ohe was not a fit and proper person for their son, and they disapproved of the acquaintance. At various times deceased expressed great desire to marry her, and witness and his mother used every means in their power to dissuade him, and refused their consent. Every time he came home from a visit to the female he would sigh and groan. and threaten to commit suicide unless his parents sanctioned the marriage. At loot witness, being apprelsentive that be would carry out his threats, gave Ide consent to their marriage, provided he applied himself to business (perfumery) for a year, to expire next Michaelinaa; but that did not satisfy him, the time being too long to wait. On Monday deceased was out with the lady all day, and returned about Ste o'clock in the evening. Hs then again urged his father to allow him to marry her immediately, and give them 2100 •-year. Witness declined. Shortly afterwards deceased went away to his bedroom. Soon after his mother fouud his door secured, and gave an alarm. Witness immediately had the door forced, and found the young snail lying dead on the bed, with • oottlo containing cyanide of potassium, and • letter, near him. The lettet was in deceased's handwriting, and was as follows "It is iny father who has casued my death by his cruelty. Find out my poor Emma, and let her not starve ; it is my dying reqiimt.—Sainuel George Walton." Mr. Walton, after reading the shove, said the following letter. addressed to his unfortunate son in the handwi iting of the female in s,uestion, he received en Tuesday mornieg : "My own darling George—l cannot express time deep, deep regret I have felt at our coarrel, but, alas, it cannot be undone. All I can say is, if you will forgive me I will instantly do so unto you. My eyeballs ache, and my heart has almost ceased to breathe. George, why cannot this wretched life come to an end? It is killing me fast. Do. darling. bring it to • conclnsion one way or the other. Write per return, and tell me your intentions ; and may I see you on Thursday or to-morrow, whichever night will suit you bast? If you love me you will not listen to anything any one says. Take me at once to yourself. My heart, my poor heart is breaking. Address to me for safety as follows . port MSc*, Poplar." Mr. Walton thought his son was insane, and that this woman had caused hi, uto commit this set. Other witnesses related incidents to prove his insanity, and his parents' extreme and constant care sad indulgence of him even to a fault. The jury retorned a verdict of "Suicide by cyanide of potassium while in • state of unsound mind."
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-11-12 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

LONDON 1111110N11 IN CHINL. —By the last mail we are sorry to learn that the Rey. Mr. Dawson, • gentlema of fortune, who with his young wife had dedicated themselves to the mimic° work in Chi's', is now on his way boom, biting obliged to leave on beecnot of his illhealth; and And Mrs. Rdkins, the wife of ooe of the mod able midionaries in China, died in August, • sad lons to all the inimions, Ruropeans have never known • more sickly season in the north of China. Lord Grog* Gordon Lemnos, M.P. for Lymington, has presented to the line old church at Lymington a gained glass window of three panels, representing the the Mailing to the Cross of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, after Holbsin. The colours, especially the thereby and purple, are gorusly brillient, and the .groupin.r of the figures very skilful. It will be great embellishment of the church. At • meeting of clergymen and lay members of the Church ef England, held in Manchester on Wednesday, under the presidency of Mr. W. J. Cornett, M.P., raw lotions were passed in favour of the general adoption of the weekly offertory, and recommending "professing Christians to set dart • stated portion—say not less than • tenth—of their means and income for religious and charitable purposes."  DrIRWED 80101111.—Ou Moody morning. apestablo ma, mood 7yode:4*k Goode, committed suicide at Leominster, in • determined manner, by hie hod oa IS rails in foot of • goods train. tadag rasagied body proented • horrible appears:am Doomed, who waa married, and had sin children, his wife being also moiewts, ma, it was statod, may much bolded la hie ammaista with his mailer, Yr. ?robot, opal martian% widish is supposed to beet preyed on hid Wad. sod lid ho Ski cassdesias ot lb. determined
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-09-17 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

WEYMOUTH.  ATTEMPTED SUICIDES. —Oil Friday last two ettempts at suicide -were made in Weymouth. The firm we shall notioe WS, that of a young man. named Skinner, an assistant to his tether ehn is a enrigra at Seth. He had beim lodging at tbe Cooper's Ansa some days and appeared of very retiring habits. Late on Friday night he rang for the esrvant to bring him up • slam of brand% and water. Mr. Miller. the landlord. said he would take it up himself. He cent to the door and knocked. and when Mc Skinner opened it and put out his hand to take the brandy and water, be saw that his shirt sleeve way saturated with blood. Mr. Miller said •• your use, air. has been 'deeding." Mr. Skinner replica, "no it haat." Mr. Miller then lambed the door open and 'acclaimed. "why alr, you have cut tour throat." Dr. Moorhead was immediately sent for, and be came and dressed thy wound. The voting MAU had *tabbed himself sills a penknife • little below the ear. last bad just mimed the jugular vein. Hail that hems cut be would harm dial 'Meat inerantaisemals. and as it was it is calculated be had let fully two quarts of blood. He was in conesquenoe ezosedingly feint, but is now recovering. He now 11$11/411 that he hail a pain in the heel, and he let blood is his neck to relicts it. An attendant is now kept to guard his actions.—Ou the same evening a widow, named Hannah Ricks, wham husband him been dead some few months, attempted self-destruction by throwing herself into the Backwater at the bottom of Conifer lane. Fortunately sne wei rescued immediately, and was taken to the 13 Workb..use. She after. winds stated that she was in such • state of mind that he did ant know what she was oing. 4.,10UNT1
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-02-05 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

FIRS AT BRADFORD.-00 Thursday night the win Weil.. and warehouse of Mr. John Henry Crowther, cabiliet-market, Manchester-road, Bradford, were totally deetroyed by fire, with the household ferniture, working tools, and the rest of the property they contained The fire was discovered about a quarter before 10 o'clock, and, notwithstanding that the Bradford coriorstion fire brigade and • body of fireman retAined by the Leeds and Yorkahire Interline* Company very promptly attended. and got their engines and other appliances to work, the building, which was three stories in height, was • masa of ruins in liPle more than half an hour. The total damage will prolh.bly amount to about 1:1,509. Mr. Crowther-'s 'dock is stated to be ineured ii. the Royal-office, for £l.ouo ; the building, which belonged to Mr. William Fison, of Burley, near Otley, was insured in thefts:nixoffice. The cans of the fire is unknown. Mr. John Evan Griffithe, an Eases farmer, has coolinited suicide, under very painful cirenistsness. driving honserom London a few days ago he accidentally knocked do*a drunken man, who died from th• injuries he receive'). Mr. Griffiths never recovered from t he shock ;and, falling into • state of melancholy, hung himself.  Hol.lolllVell 01W111171.—Let tbe gel' take bed. —The stomach is the commissatiat of U. physical system. It furnishew the material su.tenance of 'lvry organ. If eleorderet. the whole twdy laiigukbes ; but however severely elected lie tone al d vigour ma, always be restored by a coune of them in...1,414e Pins. Itilliousiiess, it.dlyestinn. liver complainta, and other disorders 11 the stomach. can molly be cured by the use of Hollows)). l'ills. Ito wands attest this assertion. and no sufferer that has ever tried theta will deny their supreme efficacy. In eiery Me of stomach dhesse, from the mildest case . I di eyefuls to the horrifying cancer, from the Datum al the free liver, to the vomiting accompanying ulcerated eta meek the.. Pills ismossaUately cellos, mid esesniky aus.  L  -"414r
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-02-19 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

DIATII OF • MISER.—On Tuesday.  some sensation was created amongst the inhabitants of Agar.town, St. Pancraa. .wing to • current report that on Saturday night an old dealer in left-off wearing appsrel, named Baldwin, • well-known character of the vicinity, on account of (as alleged) his eccentric and penurious habits, which had for a long period cumpletely estranged him from the rest of his family, wee discovered I. have been robbed and murdered in • front parlour of No. 3. Upper Cambridge-street, which he had occupied as • lodger ler many years, and in which it was further asserted, by his brother and others, it was his custom to keep • large amount of money and other valuables. Prom information obtained it appears that the deceased, for two weeks previous to his mysterious demise, had been attended by Mr. Suthenn, surgeon, of Old lit. Micros-road, for hrouvhitis. and was last seen by him in the morning of Saturday last. In accordance with deceased's wish, the landlady , entered his room in the evening to give him mine metheine, the door being left open for that purpose, and, much to her surprise, found him deed, with his body I crouched up upon the bed. She raised an alarm, &IV her husband and other persons in the house who own* to her eminence. on turning over and examining the body, found blood noz;ne from a wound near the throat, which had penetrated no less than four shirt. in which, singular to say, he was attired. Information was forwarded to Mr. Sutherin, who, upon his arrival, clearly showed that a murder or suicide hml been emanated or attempted. It was deemed advisable that the police should be at one. informed of this mysterious occurrence, and police-constable 326 8 was therefore called in, and march was made about the premisen for such an instrument at would be likely to occasion the unfortunate man's wound, but no such • one could then be diecovered. Subsequently the brother of deceased, who had been sent for, arrived, and, in the course of a second sea.ch, • large knife was found with blood upon the handle. A further examination of the room was then instituted by the brother in the premises of the police, and notwithstanding the room was crowded with his stock-in-trade, consisting of every conceivable description of apparel, no valuables or money was found, excepting the small sum of two shillings and sixpence. Nevertheless, his friends assert that he must have had a considerable sum of money, besides £5O in • bag, in his possession before his at present mysterious death. The body awaits an inquest.  Tee
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-01-15 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

PRISONER FROM. TRH COUNTY GAOL - A prisoner named Alfred Dicker, who had been committed for 12 months for assaulting his wife, ' and was to he tried at the assizes for shooting at P.S. Gallen. with intent to murder, at Milborne St. Andrew. effected his escape on Thursday morning last, in his prison clothes. It seems that the wanler under whose charge be was placed, contrary to his orders, set him with others to carry coals from the gaol door to the cellar, when he contrived in the darkness of the morning to effect his escape unobserved, by crossing the grounds and scaling the north wall As soon as his absence was noticed, informs.. tom WU given to the police. and a strict search was made, but without avail. The prisoner is a well. known character, and it u hoped he will lie speedily re-captured. A meeting of the Vkiting Justices was held at the prison yesterday, to investigate the Rase. _ .  Wy.nIITS AND M ctNI7 ER. —The County Constabulary have been busily engaged at the Countv Mall during the last few days in adjusting awl stamping weights and measures beloi.eing to tradesmen of thircliester, in consequence of 'here being no inspector appointed 'or the bormitth for a long time previous, the duties being transferred to the county Inspector. Many of the weighty sent in to be wi justed were very defieient. MILITARY AMATEUR PiRJORMANCR. —The Wey• .lith garrison amateurs, a c IwoCCL. e ity ai advertisement in anther column, will give a performance in or Townhall on Wednesday evening the 23 .1 inst., for the benefit of the local charities. The performance-, of the garrismi nineteen at Weyinontli a snort time since was such that they have been urgently requested to mak4t second appearance in that town and hearing in mind that the object in view in Dorchester is such as every one must appreciate, we have w. doubt there will he a "crowded I se."  Cocyri Parry &soloNs. —There was not a single case for adjudication at the usual fortnightly County Petty Sessions, Dorchester, on Satuiday last. Such a circumstance has not occurred before for very many years. si. k Noon' Sr lODIC. We regret to announce" that Mr. Frederick Chinn, foreman at Mr. I:alpin's iron foutedry, committed suicide by drowning on Monday (yesterday), about noon. It appears that some months since he went to Forston Lunatic Ase lion, said he wag insane. and wished them to take him in The authorities nt that establishment sent him back, but he was shortly afterwards committed as a lunatic, all has since remained there till eml of last week. when he WM sent lionie ae cured. Since his return he li AN appeared in ii desponding state, and on Saturday told a gmaleman this tos n who spoke to him that his life was a burden to him. Yesterday, an errand boy of Messrs. Styli and James woo going with his brother to