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The Sun. — 1853-05-09 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF AN OLD SOLDIER THROUGH DISTRESS.—On Saturday night Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of Christopher Clark, aged 54, who committed suicide under the following melancholy circumstances :—The wife of the deceased, who appeared absorbed in grief, said that on Monday last she went with her husband to Deptford to receive a pension, which was allowed to him, of is. 2d. a day, for 24 years' service in the army, but Captain Ward said that he could not pay him, as there was a debt against him of 21., and his pension only amounted to 11. 15s. He ordered him out of the office, and abused him very much, which seemed to prey greatly upon his mind, as he had been out of work for a long time, and they had a family of six children. When they returned home she went out to borrow three halfpence of a neighbour. On her return to the room in which they lived, in Brent's-court, Southwark, the deceased was sitting with two children (twins) on his knees, and was crying. She told him to keep his spirits up, as she had borrowed a shilling, but he only replied, "What will become of my poor children !" She condoled with him, and said they would go again on Wednesday, and try to get his pension. On Wednesday morning last, about eleven o'clock, she missed her husband, and went out to seek him. On her return, seeing the cellar shutters closed, she felt all in a shudder, and was afraid that he had done something to himself, from his depressed state of mind. She instantly ran down the steps, and then saw him lying upon the floor with his throat cut. She screamed out, and on some neighbours going in he was taken to the hospital. It was the way he was treated at the office that had preyed upon his mind. He had a good character, to show that there was nothing against him. Mr. Jones, surgeon, said the deceased was brought to the hospital on Wednesday morning, with a wound in his throat. He had lost a great deal of blood. He died on Thursday evening from the effects of the wound. He spoke of his children several times. The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity," but added that, from the account given by the widow, it appeared to have been brought on by the harsh treatment of Captain Ward, and they think he exceeded his duty in not paying him his pension.
The Sun. — 1853-03-26 (London, England)

LADY.--On Thursday evening, Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the Duke of Clarence Tavern, Orchard-road, Hackney, on view of the body of Miss Elizabeth Barron, aged 47 years, a lady of independent property, who committed suicide under the following circumstances :—Ann Barron, of Grove cottage, Orchard-road, Hackney, said that deceased was her sister. She was single, and had been rather depressed for some tune past. Witness could tot account for her low state of mind, as she was very religious, and never threatened to commit any violence. On Sunday evening last the deceased and witness retnrued from chapel, and after they had sat together in conversation, the deceased wished to sleep with witness, which was unusual. They subsequently retired to rest, and on the following morning (Monday) witness rose at seven o'clock, leaving the deceased asleep ; but, sometime afterwards, when witness returned to call her for breakfast, she discovered the deceased suspended by a piece of rope to the iron rail of the bedstead. Deceased was in her night-dress, and witness ran out for assistance, when a Mrs. Snow and one of the servants cut the deceased down, but they said she was dead. The deceased was in the habit of reading a great deal, and was to have been married on Good Friday to a gentleman of fortune, residing at Islington. They had parted on the last meeting in a very friendly manner, and were always on the most amicable terms. Mr. Henry Tolman, surgeon, of Hackney, said he was called to the deceased, but on his arrival at the house he found her quite dead and cold. She had died from suffocation by hanging, and there was a deep mark or indentation round the deceased's neck, as if she had been suspended by a rope. Isaac Chapman, the gardener to the family, having given confirmatory evidence ; the Coroner remarked on the principal points of the case ; after which the jury-returned a verdict of temporary insanity. SHOCKING Loss Op
The Sun. — 1853-03-26 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A LADY.--On Thursday evening, Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the Duke of Clarence Tavern, Orchard-road, Hackney, on view of the body of Miss Elizabeth Barron, aged 47 years, a lady of independent property, who committed suicide under the following circumstances :—Ann Barron, of Grove-cottage, Orchard-road, Hackney, said that deceased was her sister. She was single, and had been rather depressed for some time past. Witness could not account for her low state of mind, as she was very religious, and never threatened to commit any violence. On Sunday evening last the deceased and witness returned from chapel, and after they had sat together in conversation, the deceased wished to sleep with witness, which was unusual. They subsequently retired to rest, and on the following morning (Monday) witness rose at seven o'clock, leaving the deceased asleep ; but, sometime afterwards, when witness returned to call her for breakfast, she discovered the deceased suspended by a piece of rope to the iron rail of the bedstead. Deceased was in her night-dress, and witness ran out for assistance, when a Mrs. Snow and one of the servants cut the deceased down, but they said she was dead. The deceased was in the habit of reading a great deal, and was to have been married on Good Friday to a gentleman of fortune, residing at Islington. They had parted on the last meeting in a very friendly manner, and were always on the most amicable terms. Mr. Henry Tolman, surgeon, of Hackney, said he was called to the deceased, but on his arrival at the house he found her quite dead and cold. She had died from suffocation by hanging, and there was a deep mark or indentation round the deceased's neck, as if she bad been suspended by a rope. Istac Chapman, the gardener to the family, having given confirmatory evidence ; the Coroner remarked on the principal points of the case ; after which the jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. SHOCKING Loss OF
The Sun. — 1853-07-19 (London, England)

SHOCKING MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN IN BIRMINGHAM, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE MURDERESS.— 'On Friday morning the neighbourhood of the Sand-pits and Spring-hill was thrown into consternation by the rumour that two children had been poisoned by their mother, and on visiting the locality in which the iWoman resided, the story was found to be too well authenticated. From what we have gleaned, the following facts will present ar eponfrtel yttt hyaebcoouwr rtiecetkhtei rtv eyrd-sfiei ovened oi fs yearstah ne uaffnmairar:r—ieTdhefempaelrep,etraaptpoar of age, and the children, who are twins a little more than two years old, are the reputed offspring of a man named Brookes, whose name the unhappy woman appears to have adopted. Her Christian name is Ann, but she refuses to give up her maiden appellation. The principal occupants of the house in which the murder was committed, situated in Eyre-street, are an old couple named Roberts, from whom Brookes rented lodging-room. The woman, who is in custody, has informed the police officers that she came from Leicestershire about 10 weeks ago, ail which period she took up her abode at the above-named house ; and her condition has since been that of a as far as we can learn , dependent upon charity vagrant, for a subsistence. The man with whom she habited has been seen to vit her, but little is known of him beyond that. On Thursday afternoon she and her children were observed by the old couple to partake of their usual meals. About five o'clock the mother undressed the twins, after which she took one upon her knee and held a jar to its mouth containing milk. The child drank with avidity The woman . then carried the child to bed and on descendi the staircase, she lifted up they other twin, to whomng she administered a similar dose. The children, unconscious of their unhappy doom, were placed side by side, and soon fell into a sleep from which they were never again to wake. About six o'clock in the morning, she was heard to leave her room, open the house-door, and walk into the streets. Roberts and his wife rose soon after, and having breakfasted they became somewhat curious that the children were so silent. Mrs. Roberts went up stairs to their bedroom, when the real fact was revealed. Before the news had spread round the neighbourhood, the wretched woman returned to her home, and almost instantly fell to the ground in a state of stupefaction. The inmates, supecting that she also had partaken of something poisonous, immediately sent for Dr. Hine and Mr. Humphrey, who were promptly in attendance. The stornach.pump was applied, and a quantity of ale and laudai un vomited, ,:o that in a short time she began to diFplaf smyptoms of reaction. After recovering her sensibility, she was accused of poisoning children, and she at once ran off towards the canal, and there is no doubt but she RwoesuelrdvohiravTeavpelrunn,gfed oliolivnedhaafdternaotndMbrr.oPughhiltlihpes,r of the Up to last evening she continued in a fair way for recovery,—.Bi7ming4am klercury of Saturday.
The Sun. — 1853-08-24 (London, England)

DIETIZESSING SUICIDE. —Yesterday forenoon an in= quest was holden at the Eel Pie Rouse tavern, Peckham-footpath, Peckham, before Mr. Carter, one of the coroners for the county of Surrey, on the remains of Mr. Thomas Atkinson, a respectable tradesman, whose body had been found in the Surrey Canal, on Saturday morning, under what at first were considered suspicious circumstances. It appeared that on the previous evening the deceased, who was a gas-fitter in an extensive way of business, had been to Camberwell fair and Vauxhall Gardens with a friend, whom he left at half-past four in the morning, and at eight o'clock his body was found. He had for some time before been very much depressed in his mind, in consequence of his bringing two actions against a person, and his apprehension that he should lose both. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased had committed suicide while labouring under temporary insanity. The deceased has left a widow and family to deplore his loss. DEATH FROM CHOLERA IN THE MILLI3ANK PmeoN. —Yesterday Mr. Bedford held an inquest in the Millbank Prison on the body of Mary Keith, alias Campbell, aged 30, a convict, under seven years' transportation for felony. It appeared that something like two hours elapsed before the surgeon of the prison was made acquainted with the nature of her complaint. Dr. Baly, the prison physician, said that on Saturday last he found the deceased in a state of collapse from cholera. lie saw her three times on that day, the last time about 10 o'clock at night. He had tiO hope of her recovery, and she died of cholera bli Sunday morning at two o'clock. In answer to questions from the coroner, Dr. Baly said that there were no means of distinguishing between Asiatic cholera and summer cholera. There were less cases of diarrhoea in the prison this year than last summer. On making a post mortem examination of the body, he found the same symptoms as in other cases of death from the same disease. He considered that the (quiptoms set in at half-past eight or nine in the morning. He regretted that the deceased had not been seen sooner by 91: surgeon after she became ill ; but he did not, think lil lifeln ewd ioaut ledlyhaafvtee rbweaernd, as a. v e d Theif j.shetir hady re tbuerenne d a attendedver. htdoießit verdict, the deceased died from cholera," p.rioz, at par (ac2ordia g to the last tarlir), p„i;iirat) 1:‘, EX.
The Sun. — 1853-07-21 (London, England)

LIVERPOOL, JULY 20. • Poodle which the sewage of the towns will be made to fertilize months, "diphtheritis (one month)." A girl of 5 years offence of this descri t. d ' " • p ion, an taking into consideration yard and said, " Kirby, lend me your staff, for I have proved. to-day and closed fi 1 t d rrn y a an a vance of yesterthe country, and, instead of breeding fever and pesti- died of eczema. Three males and three females of psoas that she had b al d een rea y four months in prison and left mine at home, and my coat doesint heng well with- (Prom the Manchester Guardian of yes,:erday.) Pharos - • lence, will help to increase the supply of food for the abscess. Two men 9f cirrhosis. One death is attri- the conduct of the h • ' usband in the transaction be felt ; out one." Witness lent him his truncheon, and the one Nabob ad, 221; Easteni Counties, 12 15-16 ; Lancashire and people. The next important point of any novelty buted to intemperance, besides another in which suicide himself *ustified in • • MANCHESTER, July le.-There is nothing in the Arne- Gossip um a lenient sentence which was 3 5 12 Yorkshire, 77e 4 ; Leeds Northern, 15 ; Lend brought forward yesterday was the trial of Samuelson's was committed in a, state of mind produced by the same th th j h Id b P g, , - now produced (with which the assault was committed) ase s ou e further inaprisoned for one week. rican advices respecting cotton to stimulate prices on Nutpecker 3 7 2 Nerve, on and 3 5 9 North-Western, 1-15/ ; Manchester, Sheffield a d Lin 1 digging machine. We had a better opportunity of ex- habit. was the same. this side ; neither is there anything to diminish the preWEIGHTS for the NURSERY STAKIS, for two-yr-olds. 293 ; Midland, 71.1 B ; South-Eastern. and Do'veli! co n, , 218 i. amining this new implement at Tiptree than at Glocester, Last week the births of 716 boys and 651 girls, in all
The Sun. — 1853-02-28 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LIDY.—On Saturday afternoon the body of a fine-grown, handsome young woman was discovered in the Thames, entangled in the mooring-chains at Pickle-herring Stairs, Horsleydown, having been left there by the receding tide. A shell was procured, and the body was conveyed to the vaults of St. John's Church, Horsleydown, and inquiries were instituted at the police-stations as to whether information had been received of any missing person answering the description, of the deceased. It was soon believed that a clue was obtained, for some days since a printed notice had been received to the following effect : —" Missing,' from No. 14, Castle-street, Leicestersquare, since Thursday, Feb. 3, Mary Ann Barnes, 20 years of age, five feet high, florid complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, dressed in a dark red stuff gown, drab beaver bonnet, trimmed with blue velvet, drab !cloak, brown victorine, and lace-up boots." Upon making inquiries at the address given, it appears that the deceased belonged to a family of great respectability, where she resided ; but lately, in consequence of her spirits suffering considerable depression, it was deemed advisable to remove her to London, to the house of a relative, in Castle-street, Leicester-square, where it was hoped that a change of scene might remove the melancholy that had settled upon her. On the 3rd of the present month she went out, as she stated, for the purpose of taking a walk in St. James's Park, but nothing had since been heard of her until the fatal truth was revealed to her friends on Saturday night by the finding of the body as above described. The body appeared to have been in the water not more than three or four days, but on this point no accurate opinion can be formed, as the effect of the water was slow in cold weather. This has been most distressing to her friends and the relatives, with whom she temporarily resided.
The Sun. — 1853-02-28 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.—On Saturday afternoon the body of a fine-grown, handsome young woman was discovered in the Thames, entangled in the mooring-chains at Pickle-herring Stairs, Horsleydown, having been left there by the receding tide. A shell was procured, and the body was conveyed to the vaults of St. John's Church, Horsleydown, and inquiries were instituted at the police-stations as to whether information had been received of any missing person answering the description of the deceased. It was soon believed that a clue was obtained, for some days since a printed notice had been received to the following effect : —" Missing, from No. 14, Castle-street, Leicestersquare, since Thursday, Feb. 3, Mary Ann Barnes, 20 years of age, five feet high, florid complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, dressed in a dark red stuff gown, drab beaver bonnet, trimmed with blue velvet, drab [cloak, brown victorine, and lace-up boots." Upon making inquiries at the address given, it appears that the deceased belonged to a family of great respectability, where she resided ; but lately, in consequence of her spirits suffering considerable depression, it was deemed advisable to remove her to London, to the house of a relative, in Castle-street, Leicester-square, where it was hoped that a change of scene might remove the melancholy that had settled upon her. On the 3rd of the present month she went out, as she stated, for the purpose of taking a walk in St. James's Park, but nothing had since been heard of her until the fatal truth was revealed to her friends on Saturday night by the finding of the body as above described. The body appeared to have been in the water not more than three or four days, but on this point no accurate opinion can be formed, as the effect of the water was slow in cold weather. This has been most distressing to her friends and the relatives, with .whom she temporarily resided.
The Sun. — 1853-04-07 (London, England)

CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY.—The pro-Lat tus of an issue of first mortgage bonds on the imperfi'o, railway line in the course of construction between 'lv cinnati and St. Louis was published yesterday ,De Messrs. George Peabody and Co. The length of the road is 335 miles, and it is under contract to be 154 pleted for 9,000,000 dollars by the Ist of July, 180 Much of the undertaking is already finished, and divisions of it are to be opened on the Ist of Jol'o next. The capital subscribed in the United Stateege about 6,000,000 dollars, and the bonds now offered for 2,050,000 dollars, or 410,0001. sterling. Their se,cil rity is that of a complete lien on the entire work, ant they are to be redeemable in 1872, bearing meanwtd,'"to per cent. interest, the holders also having the right of convert them into stock any time before the le January, 1857. A deposit of 10 per cent, is to be Pgd immediately, and the remaining instalments on the May and lit of September. SUICIDE BY OXALIC AClD.—Yesterday morning tity formation was forwarded to Mr. Langham, the Plow Coroner for Westminster, of the death of Ann EeP„rtf son, aged 28 years, who resided at Old Boswell-e°W Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, who committed s;iic destruction by swallowing a large quantity of occti, acid. It appears that the deceased had formerly 000 pied a respectable position in society, having bee.,_ll daughter of persons who earned an honest Some time since she quitted her home in a fit of Pass-O" and finally became the paramour of a cabman. Monday night the deceased obtained a quantity e' re alic acid of the neighbouring chemists, and on below turn took the, poison. Her groans attracted the embei) tion of the inmates, who instantly raised an alarm, Dr. Digby, surgeon, was promptly on the spot, ;cc notwithstandingA4 exertion% khe expired in xe°s 00' cruciating agony. Isl.° cause at present has been signed fqr the rash act.
The Sun. — 1853-01-28 (London, England)

POISONING WIPE.----A letter from Tain, in a Paris journal, says, an attempt at poisoning has lately taken place at Merges, a small village in the Drome, under rather singular circumstances. The wife of a carpenter, whose moral habits were not of the strictest kind, conceived the idea of getting rid of her husband, in order that she might with less restraint carry on an illicit connection with another man, with whom she was known to be connected. For this purpose she went to an apothecary at Romans, and asked for some arsenic to kill the rats with which her house, she said, was swarming. The apothecary refused, saying that he could only deliver arsenic to her husband in presence of witnesses. A few days after the husband happened to come to the shop for some article, when he was asked whether the rats still disturbed him. "I have never heard any," was the reply. He was told what his wife had done, when he said : "Ah ! the coquine, she wants to poison me." It was then agreed that if she came again the apothecary should give her some harmless substance, and that when the husband had eaten his dinner he should fall down, and pretend to be dead in order to give his wife a lesson. This farce was carried on as arranged. Then came the performance of the wife. In order to make the world believe that he had committed suicide she took a rope, and, making a running knot, passedit round the neck then went up into an upper room to the beam of which she had fastened the end of the rope in order to pull him ' up. The moment she left, the husband slipped off the rope from his neck, and tied it to the bench on which he was sitting. The woman began to pull, but finding the body heavier than she expected, she again came down to see what prevented her lifting him, when her husband gave her two or three hearty blows, and afterwards had her carried to prison."
The Sun. — 1853-01-28 (London, England)

POISONING WIFE.—A. letter from Tain, in a Paris journal, says, an attempt at poisoning has lately taken place at Marges, a small village in the Drome, under rather singular circumstances. The wife of a carpenter, whose moral habits were not of the strictest kind, conceived the idea of getting rid of her husband, in order that she might with less restraint carry on an illicit connection with another man, with whom she was known to be connected. For this purpose she went to an apothecary at Romans, and asked for some arsenic to kill the rats with which her house, she said, was swarming. The apothecary refused, saying that he could only deliver arsenic to her husband in presence of witnesses. A few days after the husband happened to come to the shop for some article, when he was asked whether the rats still disturbed him. "I have never heard any," was the reply. He was told what his wife had done, when he said : "Ah ! the coquine, she wants to poison me." It was then agreed that if she came again the apothecary should give her some harmless substance, and that when the husband had eaten his dinner he should fall down, and pretend to be dead in order to give his wife a lesson. Teis farce was carried on as arranged. Then came the performance of the wife. In order to make the world believe that he had committed suicide, she took a rope, and, making a running knot, passed it round the neck of her husband, and then went up into an upper room to the beam of which she had fastened the end of the rope in order to pull him up. The moment she left, the husband slipped off the rope from his neck, and tied it to the bench on which he was sitting. The woman began to pull, but finding the body heavier than she expected, she again came down to see what prevented her lifting him, when her husband gave her two or three hearty blows, and afterwards had her carried to prison."