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Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1901-03-01 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

THE SESSIONS. HIS LAST LETTER (  At the Coln° Borough Police Court on Wednesday. before Alderman S. Callow and Mr W. E. J. Oreen-Emmott, John Thomas Nicholson, a Colne warpdresser, who has lately lived in common lodging-houses, was charged on remand with attempting to commit suicide by drowning himself at the Brown Hill reservoir, on Monday. Richard Petty, a warpdresser, stated that he lived at 29, Elm-street, Colne. About 9-30 on Monday morning last, he was going on in i•rrand near the Brownhill reservoir. A 111:/11 nained Thomas Ogden was with him. He heard a shout, and walked on quickly towards the place where the sound came from. We saw a man inside the boat house at the resen-oir. The man was in the water, and his lt an, covered at times. The prisoner was struggling. He cried out for help. remarking ••01i. save me!" The man seem .41 to he in great distress. The water in the host-house would be six or seven yards deep, and the prisoner was trying to keep himself allost with his arms. Witness borrowed len', coat and threw it to the prisoner, iind kept hold of one side. Ultimately the prisoner was got out of the water. Ogden. went for a constable. The prisoner told him he had been at his work that morning.; That was all that he said, and did not say anything about his crime. The man was Intl on the plank and after about twenty minutes he came round. He had all his clothe, on except his cap. The door of the host, house was put to, but not fastened. P.C. Cardus stated that lie apprehended t he prisoner near to the Brownhill reservoir. ' The prisoner was coming away with Petty. No was all wet, and appeared to have been ' overhead in water. The prisoner was taken to his wife's house, and got him 11 change of clothing. The prisoner had not been living at home- he hail lawn living in Windy Bank in lodging,. He was then brought to the police station and charged with throwing himself into the reservoir with intent to drown himself. The prisoner made no reply. Inspector McLean said that the prisoner had left a paper on the bank containing the following words : —"Good live, my dear wife. lam living no longer. Bid you, good-bye." The prisoner : I have nowt to say. Committed to the Preston Sessions.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1901-04-12 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

THE SUICIDE OF A NELSON FACTORY GIRL: LOVE AND LABOUR TROUBLES.—An inquest was held at the Nelson Town Hall yesterday week on the body of the young woman named Edith Hargreaves, aged 23 years, of Northumberlandstreet, Nelson, whose death was recorded in our last issue. Coroner Robinson held the inquiry before a respectable jury. The first witness called was Charles Hargreaves, brother of the deceased, who identified the body. He said that his sister went home on Tuesday night and complained about her work. She said she had got right fast. with it and could not tell which way to loose herself. No doubt these difficulties with her work, and a slight disagreement with her sweetheart, had preyed on her mind. Ile had never heard her threaten to commit suicide.—Martha King, married woman, living in Princess-street, said she worked near to deceased at Mr Whittaker's mill. She had been on very friendly terms with the deceased, who had told her about her troubles. She told witness she had a slight disagreement with her sweetheart, and that on Monday night he had tapped her on the shoulder and asked her if she would give in. Deceased had also threatened to do away with herself if she did not earn more money than she had done.—The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind," no blame being attached to deceased's sweetheart.  Corrugated Iron Roofing at Blakey's Nelson and Barrowford. _ _  PARKINSON'S Baking Powder-11 medals. Parkinson's Custard Powder is delioious.  At the Nelson Police Court on Tuesday. before Messrs W. Hartley and L. Clement. James Salisbury, weaver, Colne, was fined 55 including costs for being drunk and disorderly the previous night. Tatra, the noted Blacking, the largo ed. bottle for sd, at Blakey's. PARKINSON'S Baking Powder-11 Medals. Parkinson's Custard Powder is delicious. The Town Council are urging upon the G.P.O. authorities a better system of delivery of letters in the Lane Ends district. PARKINSON'S Baking Powder-11 medals. Parkinson's Co.tard Powder is delicious. Mr J. J. Hartley, the assistant overseer, has received an increase in his salary of £4O per annum. PARKINSON'S Baking Powder-11 medals. Parkinson's Custard Powder is delicious. 2530, The Town Council have refused to purchase Socialist papers, but have decided to accept the papers if presented. Walton's Clearance Sale of Mantles, Jackets, and Waterproofs commences on Saturday, the 29th inst.—Albert-road, Cube. Mr A. H. Gibbings• has been retained as consultimn engineer of the Nelson Corporation at £450. Do you know that the Danish Butter Co., '27, Scotland-road, is the cheapest and best shop to purchase your grocery? 771 h Next Sunday Rev A. S. Hollinshead, of Nelson, preaches special sermons in the Bridlington Baptist Chapel. Be strong—Sandow's Developer; Blakey's, Nelson and Barrowford. Phcenix Baking Powder is made and sold (wholesale) only by Standing Bros. 450C0
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1901-03-29 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

PAINFUL SUICIDE AT BARROWFORD.  At the Victoria Hotel, Barrowford, on Monday morning, Mr H. J. Robinson, coroner, -held an inquest upon the body of Martha Nutter, aged 47 years, a weaver, of 42, Bedford-strect, Rarrowford, who was found in the Carr Hall pond on Friday night. Thomas Nutter, husband of the deceased, said that about two years ago his wife was frightened by a man near the Park in Carrroad, and since that time she had complainof her heart. For the last five or six weeks she had been very much depressed. During that time she had been under the care of her sister, with whom she had been living in Wheatley Lane. She left there suddenly on Thursday, unobserved, and returned home. On Friday night, her husband went to the butcher's shop, leaving the deceased and his daughter at home. He returned in a few minutes, and then his wife was gone. He and others seached for her, and her shawl was found on the banks of the. Carr Hall pond, the body being recovereel by P.C. Multpy at 11-40 p.m.—Hagar Nutter, daughter of the deceased, said she was left in the house with her mother. About 7-30 p.m. her mother put her shawl on to go to the yard. Witness said she would follow the deceased, if she stopped long. Dec.sised said that witness had not. to follow, as she might get cold. She (lid not return, and witness told her father when he went home.  ;fa, Cro,nwood, of 4, Market-,treet, Nelson, WIL4 (1111(Ki. .  The Coroner When did you find the shawl ? Last Friday night. About what time P—About 9-20 p.m. Where did you find the shawl ?—About 30 yards from the road and about a foot from the water. What was the name of the water ?—Carr Hall Pond. commonly called Bigglea Pond. Were you looking for this lady ?—Yes. P.C. Mulroy, stationed at Barrowford, stated that after receiving a telephone message from Nelson he got the drugs and searched for the deceased, and found the body j about nine or ten yards from the edge of the pond. The deceased was fully dressed. There wire no marks on the. body. The drags marlo a slight bruise tut the left shoulder. Witness found the body about 11-40 p.m. The water was about fire feet deep. The Coroner: It is quite clear that thel woman has been out of her mind and that she did it purposely. The jury found a verdict that Martha Nutter, on March 22nd, was found drowned in the water of Carr Hall Pond, and when she drowned herself she was not of sound mind.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1901-04-26 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

THE RESULT OF EXCESS. Henry Howe, a labourer; Benjamine mason, and Martin Jordan, a labourer, were summoned for being drunk and disorderly. —ln the first ease P.C. Badge said ho saw the defendant running from the direction of a drinking club and as he was very disorderly he had ocetsion to speak to him about his , language and subs.nuently foi nd it neeesM sary to ice him to his home. Howe said he! . had been duo cleaning and being a bit over-' heated had had "one or two- to quench his thirst.—He had to pay in addition to the cost of the drink, us and costs. - P.C.  . gay') evitlYuce in the case against whom he found drunk and disorder- I ty in Albert-road. He took him home and told him he would be reported. The In. spector told the magistrates that Higgin had not been in trouble since February, ISM,' and he was fined 5,4 and costs. -- P.C. Downs said that Jordan was very disorderly, he was not only drunk but was issuing challenges to all end sundry to fight him.—Jordan pleaded that it was the first offence, and added that he hoped it would be the last.— He was fined 2s 6d. was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the previous Saturday night.--P.C. Forbes found him lighting with another man in Church-strect, Colne, and took him to the station. He was subso.pmtly bailed out. In 10i-binary last be was convicted for a similar offence and had therefore to pay tie and costs or go to prison for 11 days. Robert Ellis was charged with a similar offence and this was proved by P.C. Thornton. He was taken in custody shortly after ten ' o'clock on Saturday night and refused his address. Nearly two years since, the Inspector said, he was brought before the magistrates for a similir offence.—He was fined 5s and costs or in default 14 slays.-- -John Walker Horsfield was also brought up for having been drunk and disordAst in Boltonstreet, Colne. He was, said P.C. Dadge, creating a disturbance and threatening to do damage to a brother's property. He was therefore taken to the station and locked up. Five previous convictions were proved, the last being on August 6th last year prior to which he attempted to commit suicide, and, when brought before the Bench was charged.—He wa: lined 5s and cost: or in default II days' imprisonment.  ; 1 Brennen
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1892-01-08 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

HOME AND ABROAD.  Two boys have been crushed to death by the fall of an old building in Aucoats, Manchester. A HEAVY snowstorm has been raging over parts of the north of Scotland, and the roads are being blocked by the drifts, which are in some places six feet deep. Mu. Lawre;re Irving, second son of Mr. Henry Irving, shot himself, it is believed accid,ntally, with a revolver in hi 3 lodgings in Belfast on Wednesday, and he lies in a criticAl madition.  The body of John Edwards, a flotman, has been found in the Canning Dock, Liverpool. His arni,, were fastened to his sides by a strong corg, and hi:, pockets were turned inside out. THE Liverpool barqUe Childwelt, from Iquique to Antwerp, has been sunk in collision off the Wielingen lightship, thirteen miles from Fiushing. • Fifteen members of the crew were drowned. A DESPATCH from Laredo, Texas, announces that the Mexicans have killed over a hundred persons on suspicion of being rebels. At Pueblo the populace have risen, and every priest has been dent to goal. Form firern,_ln were killed and others injured at the ire at Tennessee on Friday. THE Samoan islands are reported to be on the eve of a native war. ljji Carnarvon schooner Catherine Riehardi hpct been wrecked as Ballyheigne Bay, and the crew of six men were drowned. A Erricamßoxr disaster has occurred on the Cauca rifter, in Columbia. Forty lives were lost. The eight hours system came into operation on Monday at the Scotia Engine Works, Sunderland, as the result cf a mutual agreement between employer and employed. Br the death of a man named Frank Goodman there have now been twelve victims of the fatal panic at, the Gateshead Theatre.  THUM burglars have been captured at Maida Hill station, ou the South-Eastern railway. TAR children were suffocated at St. Giles, North Devon, on Saturday, owing to the bedroom clothes being set on fire bv a lamp. Stu Georze Biddell Airy, for many years Astronomer-Royal. died at Greenwich on Saturday. Derlin, widow of a miner, has drowned her two children and committed suicide in the Clyde, near Hamilton.  POSTMEN throughout the. United Kingdom are this year to receive 2s. a week in addition to their former salary. In addition to the extra pay, postmen have the satisfaction of knowing that the good conduct stripes will be more generally granted, and in the case of rural postmt4n a fortnight's holiday will be granted, instead of a week as heretofore.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1892-04-14 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

NEWS IN BRIEF.  Mn. and Mrs. Gladstone on Tuesday, left London for Hawarden for the Easter holidays. MR. Matthews has decided to release Mrs Osborne prior to her accouchement, which is expected to occur very shortly. A CAB proprietor named Ebenezer Wadsworth is in custody at Holmfirth on suspicion of being concerned in the death of a man named Buckley, who was found late on Monday night in an insensible condition in the highway. EARLY yesterday morning Louis Hamilton (or Gurd), the Shaftesbury murderer, was arrested near Warminster. Hamilton struggled desperately, and shot a police-sergeant dead. AT Blaenavon, Monmouthshire on Wednesday, a man named Stone murdered his wife by stabbing her and cutting her throat. He afterwards cub his own throat, and is in a critical condition. GEORGE Coltman, a chairmaker, aged 58, residing at 45, Brook-street, High Wycombe, murdered his wife on Sunday morning, and afterwards committed suicide. LATE on Saturday night a labourer named Hamilton shot Henry Richaros, a fellow-labourer, during a quarrel at Melksham, near Trowbridge, and killed him. A CAPTAIN Middleton was killed on Saturday by being thrown from his horse while riding in the Midland Sportsmen's Race at Kineton Warwickshire. THE voting for the position of secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers has resulted in the election of Mr. Anderson, the following being the official return : Anderson, 17,95; Mann, 17,037; Glenny, 727.  - TWENTY persons have been drowned in the floods in Mississippi. THE Grand Theatre of Varieties at Stockton was on Monday damaged by fire to the amount of abut £l2 00.  THREE sappers were drowned while boating on the Than es on Sunday. A BOMB with a lighted time fuse was founday night in the Cathedral of Santiago at Bilbao, which was at the time crowded with people  CRUCKLED Tissue Paper in art shades, kept in stock of LUPTON Blum., Manchester-road, Burnley, 732 z
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1892-03-04 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

NEWS IN BRIEF.  TIME is great distress in Vienna. The number of unemployed reaches hilly 0000. Miss' Clough, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, died on t...'',atucday. THE Lceds letter-Lig, which formed part of the Mail from Glasgow' was stolen' on Saturday night. It is believed that only 70 letters are missing. THE funerals of some of the victims of the recent terrible catastrophe at Cleckheaton took place on Saturday, amid signs of general mourning. THE steamer Forest Qa(en, of Hull, was run down on Thursday off Fianorough Head, carrying with her twelve hands and two men who' had begged a passaget_  Tali Norwegian brigantine Joscin has been abandoned in the North Sea, and her crew have been landed at Hull. •  THE German Government we defeated on Tuesday in the Reichstag, on the question of the navy estimates. _  JAMES Muir, shoemaker, was hanged on Tuesday morning in INewgate gaf.l, for the murder of his paramour, Abigail Sullivan. Billingt,on was the executioner. - .  AN alarming railway accident occurred on Tuesday night at the central station, Newcastle. No one was killed, but eighteen passengei-s were injured. IT is reportEd that a mountain of onyx has been discovered in Mexico, about iO miles from El Paso. DuBING a blim.rd on Saturday, thirteen seal fishers in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, were frozen to death. Over 50 men were terribly frostbitten. AT Brodsworth, near Doncaster, on Monday, George Revill, a shoemaker, aged 30, murdered his four young children by cutting their throats, and afterwards attempted to commit suicide in Is similar munner.  ----WHILE a murder trial was procee4ing at Nagpour, on Monday, the prisoner jumped from the doctr; seized the hatchet with which the murder was corn, mitted, and rushing upon Mr. Yenning, the Commissioner for the district, struck him on the head, inflicting a severe scalp wound.  17,500
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1892-06-24 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

ILKLEY.  FOUND DROWNED IN THE WHARNE.—On Saturday afternoon the dead body of a young woman, aged 19, named Maria Hill, was found in the river Wharfe, near Ilkley, by P.C. Dance. It appears that deceased was a domestic, in the service of Mr. H. Dobson, of the Royal Hotel, Ilkley, and her parents reside at Sheffield. She was engaged to a young man, with whom, it is alleged, she had had some difference. She left her placo about eight p.m. on Thursday last, and was not again heard of until the recovery of her body. The quarrel with her sweetheart is said to preyed on her mind and cased her to commit suicide. Her relatives have been communicated with and an inquest will be.held.—On Monday evening Mr. T. P. Brown, coroner of the district, held an inquest at the Wheat sheaf Hotel.—The principal witness was Walter Peacock, a saddler, with whom deceased had kept company for the last fifteen months. He stated that on the 16th inst., the night that she was missing, she met him when he was walking out with two other girls. She asked for an explanation of his conduct, which he refused to give, saying that he should walk cut with whom he liked. She then left hin, and he saw no more of her. She had had words with him before, and in March last she said she would drown herself because he would not do as she wanted him.— The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the body was found dead in the River Wharfe on Saturday last without any marks of violence upon it.i-The Coroner remarked that it was evident the parties had quarrelled, but so long as the man had nob done anything wrong, nor committed an act of violence, the jury could take no notice of it. If Peacock had been playing fast and loose with the girl he would have that upon his conscience, but it could form no part of the jury's verdict.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1892-06-03 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

NEWS IN BRIEF.  ERNEST JONES, a newsboy employed at Oldham Station, committed suicide on Monday night by throwing himself under a train. Deceased, who had been reading pernicious literature, said to a companion yesterday, "this is the last time you will see me alive." AT Ilalliwell, near Bolton, on Seturiay, a youth while bathing in a brick-pond, was drowned. Greatrex, a gentleman nearly 70 years old, was shot dead I.!iy his own sou at Leamington. The sou afterw,rds gave himself into custody. THE latest intelligence from Srinagar, in Cashmere, states that 2,450 deaths have occurred there from cholera.  Two men have been drowned at Bournemouth, one .1t Port,,mouth, and a man and a boy at Si,ocktou, all while beating. THERO was another spinning house case at Cambridge on Saturday, the Vice-Chancellor sending younp, girl of about twenty to prison for improv:r conduct'.__ . . . _  THE Olympia Circus at Windsor, a suburb of Liverpool, was totally destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. At Inchicore, Dublin, on Sunday afternoon, a woman carrying a child in her arms walked Into the Grand Canal with the intention of drowning herself. Some men pulled her out before she sank, too late, however, to save Lbe Ufa of the child. The woman is thought to he insanc. WHILST a German Socialist writer was on Monday being convoyed to gaol at Ploetzensee, Berlin, to undergo a sentence of six months' imprisonment, a body of Socialists gathered, and the police dispersed them with drawn sabres, wounding some of them. AN extensive range of granary buildings at Corbeil, on the Seine, were partially destroyed by fire on Monday, and four persons lost their lives, whilst thirty others were injured. Six persons were drowned in the Loire, near Angers, on Monday, through the sinking of a small boat, kto •which too many people had crowded.  A
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1892-03-25 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

BURNLEY.  SAD DEATH OA SUNDAY-SCHOOL TRACHER.—On Saturday morning, Emma Ludlam (29), weaver, 57, Padiham-road, was found in the canal. Deceased had been in a depressed state of mind for several months, although she had attended to her work regularly. She had complained of bad work and of unpleasantness at the shed. She seemed very low on Tuesday, and remarked to her sister at noon she was afraid of Wednesday (the making up day) coming. She left her work at the usual time on Tuesday night, and after making her bed, she put on her shawl, and told her parents she was going an errand. She did not return home at night, and the police dragged the canal, but without success. She was found near the factory of Messrs. Temple and Sutcliffe, by Mr. Wm. Shepherd, canal agent, at Rose Grove. Deceased was a teacher at the Westgate Congregational Sunday. school, where she was well-known and much appreciatect.—The inquest was held on Monday before Mr. H. J. Robinson.—lt was stated that the parents, who were well-known to the jury, were very much addicted to drink. When the deceased came home on Tuesday night, the fire was out, and there was nothing for her to eat. She had formerly been beaten by her parents for refusing to go for beer for them. On one occasion, deceased and her sister had left home. Deceased's sister alleged that the tackler had told the deceased that if she did not improve and get more work off her looms, he would have to get a fresh weaver. Deceased had drawn her money out of the Post-office savings bank.—Mary Ellen Holroyd said that deceased was o good girl, a Sundayschool teacher, and of a religious turn of mind. Part of the money found on her had been spent by the parents in drink.—At the request of the jury the tackler was called, and made a full explanation of the circumstances of which he had spoken to the deceased. The jury considered his explanation satisfactory, and requested the coroner to censure the parents. Both the father and mother were called into the room, and were severely censured. The Coroner said it was the most disgraceful state of things he had ever known during his 14 years experience.—The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity."