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Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1877-12-07 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SHERBORNE.  inquest on the body of John Hodges, aged 63, who committed suicide by hanging himself the previous day, was held on Thursday. —Mr. Horace Nutt, coroner for the liberty of Sherborne, opened the inquiry, and a respectable jury, of whom Mr. N. Burt was foreman, were empanelled. —After the jury had been to the house of deceased, where his body my, and to Messrs. Whittle's brewery, where the suicidal ant was committed, they returned to the Town Hall, and a number of witnesses were examined..—The evidence went to show that deceased had been very low-spirited and in ill-health for more than a week past, but had never been heard to say that he would commit suicide. Hs left his home on ednesday morning about six o'clock, and went to his worm, where he was noticed by the other einploysis when the breakfastbell rang at quarter-past eight. lie was then in the engine house with himself. About twenty minutes to nine a boy was walking through the yard and saw him hanging from a Imam in the engine house. He went and cut him down, and gave the alarm; but it was found that life was extinct. The evidence was supplied by Mr. Superintendent Florance, Dr. Davies, Mr. Geo. Stokes, two persons in employ at the Brewery, and deceased's widow and two sons, and, after a consultation, the Jury returned a verdict of "Death by Strangulation ;" adding that there was not sufficient evidence forthcoming to show what state of mihd the deceased was in when he committed suicide. The inquiry lasted three-and-a-half hours.  The Privy Council has closed the Port of Hull against the import of cattle, in consequence of the deficient lairage and slanghterage. The news about the Pope s health grows more alarming. Doubts are said to be entertained whether he will ever more move from his bed again, and it is even said that he is dying. An order has been made by the Master of the Rolls for the ounmittal to prison of Mr. John De Morgan, for having, despite an undertaking given by him some months ago, delivert,l inflammatory speeches with reference to the enclosure of land at Selsto Common, Nottingham.  AN
Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1877-02-09 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

TRIPLE MURDER AND SUICIDE. A frightful tragedy has taken place in Saint Brieuc, a seaport town in Brittany. A journalist named M. Le Foll, conneeted with a newspaper called Le Progris, sent an invitation to Captain Wurtz, of the list Regiment, to call at his office on urgent business. The captain did so, and found himself in the presence of M. Le Foil, who abruptly put to him this question, "Is it true that you visited my wife while I was absent from town ?" The captain replied, "Yes." "You admit, then," continued the husband, "to have: relations with her ?" "Not at all," protested Captain Wurtz. "Will you promise me," then said M. Le Foil, "to fight with any one who says that you are the lover of my wife ?" "Certainly not," responded the military man, "because in that case I should be obliged to deal with all the blackguards you might choose to send me."- But if you desire it, I will fight with you." Then M. Le Foil followed with this strange question, "Will you sign a declaration stating on your honour that you have never had any improper intimacy with my wife ?" "Certainly," replied Captain Wurtz, "as it is perfectly true." He sat down at a table and began to write the required document, when I.e P.. 11 drew a poignard and stabbed him twice in the back. Although Captain Wurtz was struck down by the second blow, he found enough strength to disarm his antagonist. Holding the dagger in his hand, he said to his assassin, "Miserable wret,:h, go and save yourself ! I could kill you like a dog. (J 0 vairrais vous tuer comme un chien.) But I want to come ont of this affair with my honour unstained." Le Fon escaped from the office of his journal, and went to his own house carrying the dagger. Going up to his wife he said, "I have killed your lover; now (he in your turn." With these words he stabbed her to the heart. Proceeding to the Hotel of the Croix Blanche he there rejoined a woman named Gninettee, who had been his mistre,s for 18 months. They went out together, but what took place afterwards is not known. In the morning the lifeless bodies of the couple were found at the gate of the public park of the town known as the Glasis There is no doubt that Le Foll had first_ killed the  woman. awl then hail taken his own life with a  rev,..vo'r which was fowl.' upon his corpse.
Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1877-02-09 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

COLLINS.—THE GREAT MANDAMUS CASE—A correspondent says : Litigation has at length ceased, and the only question (and that a material one affecting the pockets of the parties concerned) remains—Who is to pay the piper? Many of the real Portlanders are much chagrined at a foreigner, who did not even serve his apprenticeship in the island, being put into office, and one of themselves, and a good native specimen, too, being displaced: but time and steam remove local customs and prejudices. The newly-elected (as adjudged) member will retire by rotation in May, and therefore he will have but a brief opportunity of distinguishing himself in his efforts to benefit the island unless re-elected. However, Mr. R. J. Andrews is a respectable tradesman, and will no doubt do his duty ; and we trust all animosity and bitter feeling will now cease, and all parties unite for their_common weal."  --MTN:-Sfis-;;WG'..LS.:;ine months ago it will be remembered Mr. Edward White, of King-street, received hurts in the quarries to three of his fingers, and ultimately lost the little finger, the tips of two others were also hurt, but were getting well again. Mr. White, however, seems to have imbibed a notion that he would not be able to work any more, and though, as Dr. McLean informs us, this was quite incorrect, for he was getting restored, the unfortunate man became quite depressed in his mind, refused his food, and sometimes would not put his clothes on. A month ago he got very much better, and has been out by himself, but even then he was always very shy of people, and would turn away even from friends or those he knew very well. He also talked of suicide, and was evidently afflicted with melancholy ; promising to go down to " Elijah's (Mr. Cleal's, three or four minutes' walk) his wife followed him, and found he west not at Mr. Cleal's but on the beach ; she, however, induced him to return. On Thursday he was missed altogether, and on enquiry it was found that he was seen near the railway station gate at half-past one: at three he was seen about a mile out on the Weymouth Road, and the keeper of the Ferry-bridge says he was walking up and down in front of the house all Thursday afternoon. He was lost sight of and never returned to his house. People were out in search of him, and the "gut" of the Mere was dragged on Friday and Saturday afternoons, hut without affording any elite. Mr. White is about 55 years old. He has a son and daughter grown-up, the son living at a distance.
Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1878-08-09 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ECCENTRIC CHARACTER.  The suicide of a gentleman, by name Green, known as "the cr izy Englishman," is recorded by the Learenworth Times (United t tes). The event took place on the 10th of Jul v, and alth nigh Nfr. Green's end was a sail one he does not appear to have been a great loss to society. His freaks and eccentricities have, itis stated, formed a h Isis of in toy a newspaper, and his career is familiar t everyone in America. "Possessed of a memory co-extensive in its grasp With the scope of a hundred abstruse subjects, he fascinated all who came neir him when he deist to exert himself in the art of pleasing; and then in the short space of a few hours he woull transform himself from the polished gentleman, the travelled scholar, and the man of science and letters, into a wild unit reckless devotee of sin and debauchery." Re was a graduate of one of the English universities, bur, becoming estranged from his family by his will and reckless career, departed from home, friends, and kindred, and was a wanderer to the end of his days. He ha I an enormous fie tune, and it is believed that he "came of gentle blood." Anyhow, he came to Leavenworth al int four years ago, where he made "a tremendous stir" by his unbounded liberality and reckless conduct. Among other eccentric proceedings in which Mr. Green indulged for the erlifi ,atien id the gaol people of Leavenworth was a rehesrssl at his own tuner d. L 3 bag in a coffin with a b,ittle of woisky by his side, he was place in a hearse one evening, slid fa,il,iwetl by several mourning carriages' was driven through the principal streets of the city. being at the edose if the drive "too much uni ler the influence i,f liquor to realise the sacrilegious piece of mockery in a liich he had been engaged." Yet he was gener un t s fault. and his popularity was much enhanced by his amiable custom of never looking at a hill when presente I to him, but paying hutnedi ,t,ly wit !lout tme min- or investigation. He ultin ately pis lied himself, when drunk, in one of the streets; or, as the Lectrentrora Times more grace.  fully expresses it, "in a weak and unguarded moment, with the fibres of his being all but unstrung by the influence of deep potation, he prepared the fatal dose which was the cause of unveiling to Henry Green the mysteries of the silent land."
Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1878-09-06 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

WESTON.  SUICIDE—On Tuesday. a very sad case of suicide occurred at Knighton. iii the parish of Dui vveston, which caused very painful excitement. The particulars will be found in the following evidence, giveu at the Coroner's inquisition, held on Wednesday, in the echo :A-room, Durweston, before Mr. W. H. Atkinson. The jury first viewed the body of Diana Hyde, wife of Robert Hyde, which presented a most shocking appearance. A deep gash from ear to ear nearly severed the head from the body, and completely divided the principal arteries. Robert Hyde said he was stud groom to the Hon. Mr. Portman, and the deceased was his wife. She was 36 years of age. He last saw her alive about half-past nine o'clock on Tuesday morning. She was then sitting on the bed-side, rocking the baLy in the cradle. The baby was between four and five inontbs old. Ab ,ut all hour after, his two little boys and girl told him they had heard the baby crying, and had knocked at the bedroom door, but could not make anyone hear. He went to the bedroom door and tried to get in. He called out, thinking his wife was asleep, but got no answer. He then broke open the 'door, and found his wife lying full length along the floor He thought at first she was in a fainting fit. He s coped to lift her up, and found blood iin the floor. She was quite dead. He then went to fetch assistance, but previously to his doing so his lit:le boy (four years ot age) pointod to a razor on the for, wdich he (Mr. Hyde) had stepped over. The boy said, "There is a razor there; she has cut herself." Frederick Lutf came to his assistance, and he went into the loom again, with him and Mr. Edwards' valet, named Notthover ; but they did not remove the body. Mr. Ingram came about 12 o'clock, and had her placed on the bed. He said that no doubt she died instautly.—ln reply to the Coroner, witness said deceased had fretted a good deal about her mother, who died about a wesek after the last child was torn. She had been very low-spirited.— This 'was the whole of the evidence, and after a few remarks from the Coroner, the jury at once gave as their verdict that the deceased committed suicide by cutting her throat whilst labouring under temporary insanity.— The Hon. and Rev. I'. Willoughby stated that he had known the deceased two years. She was of a desponding disposition, and appeared more so since the deata of her mother. He called the evening beforeher death, and was told he could not see her. When she came to have her child christened, about four or five months previously, she appeared in the same way, and he was not the least surprised to hear what had occurred. In her bedroom was found an envelope, and on it was writteti, in her own handwriting, "0 God, send Thy Holy Spirit to show me my sinfulness, and the need of a Saviour." Deceased leaves eight children under ten years of age.
Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1878-06-14 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.  A shocking tragedy took place on Wednesday morning in Camberwell. Shortly after nine o'clock pistol shuts were heard coining from 12, Westhall road, and a woman who was lodging in the house rushed into the street calling for assistance. Some of the neighbours immediately entered the passage, in which they found the dead body of the landlady, a Mrs Susan Hale, who had been shot through the head by her husband. On proceeding up stairs it was found that this man, Samuel Hale, had also shot himself in the mouth, the revolver by ullich both deeds had been committed lying under him. tic was at once c onveyed on a stretcher to St. Thomas's Hospital, where an operation was performed, without success, however, as he expired within an hour. The lodger states that on coming down stairs he pointed the revolver at her, and fearing the consequences she at once ran out into the street. From statements made by the children of deceased (of whom there are five, the youngest being a young man ot about IS years of age), the murderer was a surgical instrument maker by trade. He had, however, for seine years been much given to drink in addition to which he had been a great sufferer from rheumatic gout. On many occasions he had threatened the lives of Ids wife ;mu t children, and haul had to app-sr at the police-court on several occasions. For along period he had been generated from his wife, but at his earnest request, she had, contrary to the wishes of her friends, allowed him to come and live in the house tenanted by her, where he resided as a lodger. On Sunday one of sons took his dinner to him in his room, when he told him it would be the last time he should want one. In the room occupied by him wei e found a box of cartridges, and a letter accusing his daughter of perjury at his last conviction, and concluding with the words, "May the Lord have mercy on you all." The murdered woman, who was about 50 years of age, is described as haying kept together a home after it was broken up by her dissolute husband.
Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1878-12-06 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ILL-ASSORTED MARRIAGE. In the Divorce Court last week Sir Jallled Hannan had before him the case of Nunn a. Nunn. The wife, who is the daughter of a clergyman of the Church of Ireland, petitioned for a decree of judicial separation on the ground of the cruelty and adultery of her husband, the owner of property in Ireland. —The respondent answered denying the charges.—Mrs. Nunn, the petitionsr, said that she was married to the respondent, Mr. E iward Wesley Nunn, in 1552, at Dublin .ILT maiden name was Stewart. At the time of the marriage she was 17 and her husband :N. He had considerable property in Ireland. There had been seven children born of the marriage. Their married life was not a happy one, owing to the intemperate habits of the respondent. While living at Leamington he turned her out of the house. At the time it was snowing, and she had only her night-dress on. She had to remain out all night. Upon this occasion he was intoxicated. He had kicked her when he had his shooting hoots on, and had dragged her out of bed, and battered her face. S ime time after the last occurrence he thr'atind to shoot her. and being alarmed, she left the house in her night-dress, and sought rot Lige at the house of a clergyman. Towards the end of 1357:3 he became violent, and three times attempted to commit suicide, in consequence of which hi was pl aced under restraint for some months. He was now paying her alimony at the  rate of £1.200 a year. Hi 4 income welt 4 about per annum.—lly Mr. Searle: MC itn,l her husband hii,l inee had meetings with reference to lohineas matter... At the lost meeting he gz{Ve her jewellery to the extent of about Via While he was under restroint she had the enjoyment of his income. Other evidence having been adduced, Sir James Hann pronounced fur the svporation, on the ground of cruelty.
Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1878-11-22 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SAD CASE OF SUICIDE THROUGH RELIGIOUS MANIA. On Thursday an inquest was held at the Gas Tavern, before Mr. G. Aldridge, Boroue) Coroner, and a jury of whom Mr. R. Smith was Wiesen foreman, on the body of Miss Hannah Stickland, a respectable young woman, who committed suicide through religious mania at the house of her mother in Baiter that morn-fig.—Mr,. Eliza Stickland, widow of the late Mr. Henry Stickland, a shipwright, said the deceased was her daughter. Deceased slept with her last night, and get up about half-past six o'clock that morning to light the tire, as usual. She came downstairs about a quarter to seven and went into the sitting-room and saw deceased hanging by a window card to the door. She cut her down and found that she was dead but warm. She called Mrs. McCarthy, and sent for the doctor directly. About 18 months ago deceased had an attack of typhus fever, and since then she had been very excitable at times and for the! tst few weeks she had been very low. She had never heard her threaten t ) take her life. Deceased was a Sunday school teacher and also a member of the Congregational Church.—Mrs. Jane McCarthy, wife of Mr. John McCarthy. a master marint r, gave evidence as to her being called by the last witness that morning, and said she had known deceased all her life, and she was a quiet, steady, religious girl. She observed several times after she had the fever that she was queer in her head. She found that the kettle was put on the are, and the grate partly cleaned.—Miss McCarthy said deceased, was a great friend of hers and they were oft, together. She had not seen her since Sunday, when she appeared very dull and low, and not like herself. She had frequently remarked that she was in a very low state. She had never heard her say that she was tired of her life. She was always a quiet girl. Lately she had been for long walks with deceased, but she would scarcely speak and seemed very low. The jury were unanimous in returnng a verdict , of " Suicide whilst in ast ete of Temporary Insanity.' PETTY SESSIONS, Thursday.—Before Messrs. NV. Pearce, W. I). Dugdale, and J. B. Duren.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1879-08-01 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE. At the B 3rough Police Court on Monday, before J. E. Ratiens, Esq., a young man named George Young, who has been employed on board the schooner Anne, was brought up on a charge of being drunk and riotous, jumping into the harbour, and attempting to commit suicide.' P.C. Hansford said he was called to the Quay on Saturday night, and found the prisoner in the water. He was assisted out by a man named Frank Ford. When they got him out of the water he attempted to jump in again. He had every appearance of being drunk, and witness locked him up for safety. Frank Ford, master of a ballast lighter, was called. He said he did not see the beginning of the affair. He saw the prisoner in the water, and in attempting to get him out he tried to pull witness in to-i. He did not know whether he was drunk or sober, but he was crazed by some means. They got a rope on to him, but he managed to slip it off and get clear. When they got him out he tried to get into the water again. He was very violent. The prisoner said he was "regular drunk" and did not know anytiting that had happened. A seaman belonging to the same vessel who was in court said he was all right when he was free from drink, but drink always took an effect upon him. Supt. Vickery said there had been a row on board, and the prisoner had a knife in his hand. The knife was taken away and he then jumped overboard. Mr. It ihens said it was a very serious charge. He might have lost his life, and as he had owned to being drunk it would have been a sal thing to have died under such circumstances. However, if he would promise to be careful in the future he would dismiss him with a fine of 1.05., but if ever he was guilty of any disorderly conduct he would most assuredly be committed. . . . . . _  The prisoner promised to go home as quick as he could, and was thereupon discharged.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1879-06-06 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT PORTLAND.—On Tuesday, at the County Hall, before Mr. E. Pearce, Fanny Ann Crocker, residing at Caundlemaroh, WAR charged with attempting to commit suicide. Defendant was the niece of Mary Ann Chipp, and had been s'aying with her for about three months. She had been in low spirits for some time. On the strength of a letter (which was produced) which she supposed had come from defendant's mother, but the defendant afterwards owned that she had written it, she drove her to Yetminster station and put her into the train for Weymeuth.—William Crocker, of West End Farm, Warfield, Berkshire, defendant's father, on the doctor's recommendation, had taken her to her aunt's, at Caundlemarsh, and on Monday. the 2nd of June, he had a telegram frotr Dr. McLean saying that defendant was under his care, and that she was to be sent to Dorchester. He thereupon left for Dorchester. When he got there he went to the police office and was told she was at Portland.—Maria Flew, of Portland, saw defendant on the top of the Chesil Beach about a quarter to eleven on Saturday night. The defendant then ran down over the beach towards the sea. When she saw her again she was in the water, that was about teL minutes after. She then went and told James Wallis. and he went to her and dragged her out; she was lying on her back, and if she had stayed much longer she would have been drowned. Defendant said, when he took her out, "You won't be cruel to me."—William Crocker was recalled, and said that defendant was in very low spirits about two gihPeswYowuoldm months or six we,ks ago, and she then said an old not t hhaadve casther fortunebad wishesto upon her ewr as becausethen s hound over in the sum of £2O that his daughter should keep the peace with herself for six months.