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The Express. — 1864-09-08 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOR THROUGH LOSSES ON THE TURF.  in inquiry was held by Mr. William Carter, moon for Vest Surrey, in the Board•roorn of the Bail terwa Union, Wandsworth, last night, respecting the death of Mr. Edward Villiers Crotty, aged 50 years. The deceased gentleman was born in France but was of huh utractioe. He was by profession a eolicitOt; and mu at we tune possessed of alarm, (Grimm all of which, however, to !Mt oe the turf. _ . _  Mrs. Eliza Crotty, No. 1, Cheyne.walk, Chelsea, said Mat deceased was her husband. She bad only been married to him four yearn. For 20 years he had not followed kis profession as • solicitor. Before witness married him be bad run through • large fortune. After the marriage he was left 700 f., and he lost that. He bet on horse racing. He latterly tried to regain his money. He used to return twee depressed at night, and when witness would ask him what was the matter, be used to reply, " It is • business too do not understand." A gentleman in Oxford used to Wei him information about particular horses. Numbers of lean from betting gentlemen used to corns to the bowie. There was only one child, a girl three years old. nay were qrsitened circumstances latterly, but they never wasted fool. Deceased was only able to 000 tribute • little towards witness's support, and witness went out as • millioer, in order to keep up the family. He would not tike or accept any of the money so wad, but need to my. " What moiler you bare is yours, and you mast keep it." 11., losses of money on horse racing, his reduced einem. ,taoces, and the fact that all his own resources had failed tun, witness believed, bad affected his mind sod caused him to kill himself, but he had neverthreatened tocommit suicide. (Po Friday last he said that he had lost a large sum of
The Express. — 1864-09-29 (London, England)

CLERGYMAN.-011 Tuesday an inquest was held on the body of the 11ev. W. C. Rawlimns, rector of Chedhurgii. The inhabitants of the village bad been horrified on the previous Suoday morning to hear that their rector had committed suicide. The reve-1 rend gentleman had bee. suffering for the hat two man from • disordered state of mind, which has; been a source of much anxiety to his friends, whom wont fears have now been realised. Mr. Bowline:in had woe the regard of all who knew bim, by the faithful and consistent discharge of his duties while in health, and was well known as a warm friend of the Cherub Ifimiesary end other religious societies. He was in his 46th year. At the inquest, the following evidence tremble: the melancholy event was gives :—John Quentril deposed—l hem lived with deceased /or the last twelve years, and during the last two years have been in close attendance on him. He has done no duty is his parish for some time, and has latterly been living at Plunipton-hones with his sister, Mrs. W. IL Bevan. I used to go about with him by day and slept in his room at night. Os Saturday be rode hie pony down from Plumpton to Chedburgh after lunch. I had already come down here, having left him es usual, about 10 o'clock. When he came here 1 was at work ie the garden. We walked about together for some time. and then I did e little work again. He has complaieed a greet deal during the last weak of his head and the pit of hie stomach. On Saturday be complained a great deal. Between six and half-past on Saturday mania( I weal to get his pony for him, No as to get him hones to dieser. I treat into the house thinkieg be wee laid down, as be ohm was. Iwt into the study, and found him lyieg on the keerth-rig. I went up and found blood issuing from his bead—he wee dead. He was Iris( on hie beck, his right hand scram his cheat, and a pistol bed dropped from lue right band under his left ann. I did not know be bad got a pistol. John Wycliffe Goodwin, M.D. deposed—For the last three years I have attended the deceased at intervals. He hes been subject to wry great mental demesne°. I don't consiler that he be. hem in a mead Amite at mid fee some time, although at times he wee priestly nattiest. More is ea °psalm over the right ear, such as a pistol bullet would cause. Verdict, "That deceased shot himself while in a state oftempor.ry hisaaity." Lotwos GLima, Omxistra COMPANY (Lnerru)). —Trans 'swipe ter week eliding Sept. 26s 147861. de 9d.  Jaya Oman, policrecoastable 221 H, silo proved a onvictim§ at the sacs polise-court for four mouths. Mr. Parse said tars was a daring robbery, sad the .•r.Woos of the court awls him was that Ls to kept imam isoucti for two yews, with hard labour,.
The Express. — 1864-11-19 (London, England)

TRAGICAL TER.IIINATIO.V OF A DIVORCE  CASE.  About a year ago Mr. J.•fin Francis Hick, tinuer and brazier, Swiuegate and Great (:verge street, Leeds, brought an action in the Divorce Court against his wife, Rosamond Hick, on the ground that she bad committed adultery, and with the object of obtaining a judicial separation from ,her. Athough the infidelity of the wife was proved, yet still the petitioner's married life had been so irregular, and his cruelty towards the respondent so manifest that theduilge Ordinary dismissed the petition with coats. Mr. Hick, who appears naturally to have been a weak-minded man, never recovered his usual demeanour after this decision. his great complaint being that the costs in the cause would take nearly all his hard-earned money. :Moray after the triad he went to beg that hie wife—of whom he appears to have been exceedingly food—would again come to live with him, and after some entreaty she c,onneeterl,and the pair have since been living together. Hick bad latterly been frequently confined to his bed, as much from mental depression as illness, and he told his medieal man that he felt he could not live—he was so miserable. On Thursday night he went to bed after eating a hearty supper, and early yesterday morning he was found hanging from the bau.sters of the staircase, and dead. At the inquest, held vei-terday afternoon, at the Leeds Town-hall, before Mr. Blackburn, evidence to the following effect was given by Rosamond Hick, the widow of the deceased :—Hick has been low-spirited ever since the trial in the Divorce Court, when his petition against me was dismissed with meta to the amount of re M., and it was the payment of these that troul,:ed hits. He mentioned the subject to me the last time on Thursday night. It was 12 oclock when I went to bed, and deceased was then awake. He said, " Oh, Rosy, I wish I had not lost this money. I hope you will never again leave me." I promised that I never would. About half-past eight o'clock this (Friday) morning 1 was awakened by our dog barking, and when I found my husband hail risen I went to tile door to see where be was. I then saw him suspended frorr. tho bannister, of the staircase, in his shirt and trousers only. lie had previously attempted to commit suicide, and had often said he would either drown or hang himself. Mr. John Ilawksby, woollen salesman, deposed to hearing Mrs. Hick's alarm, and to having cat down the body of the deceased. Hick was then dead.  After further evidence had been taken as to the deceased's state of mind the jury returned a verdict of •'Temporary insanity."
The Express. — 1864-04-20 (London, England)

THE HAMPSTEAD RAILWAY.  Mr. Jac,), Pattiaon, the son of a magistrate of Essex, waa clierged on remand with attempting to commit suicide on the Hampstead Railway. The case was before the bench Lot week and reported is oar paper. The defendant wee seen to place his heed on the railway Is a train was approaching. An alarm was given, and just as the engine reached the spot be raised his heed nod was talen into custody. His father had been written to by Mr. Inspector Webb, and on the present oocasion Mr. Inspector Ayliffe attended. A gentleman named Simpson, on the part of the defendant's father, offered to take charge of the defendant if he was given up to him. Mr. Pettison from his age and ithsess was unable to attend.  A letter from the medical attendant of the House of Demotion wee produced ii which he gave it hi his opinion th.a thepriaotser was a lunatic. . _ .  Mr. Marshall (magistrate) asked Mr. Simpen what he istroded to do with the prisoner if he was delivered up. Mr. r..;irnpaon said he was himself a surgeon and medical attendant on Mr. Pattisoa, nes. He was authorisedto place the defendant in an asylum, and he proposed Many*ll. The Bench told Mr. Simpson that only pauper lunatics were sent to HanwelL  Mrs. l'attisoa, the defendant's wife, said she understood that genUenien patients were seat there. The defendant said he wished to say • few words. He should like tort into the country with his wife, and to hare a mao to look after biro.  Ilia wife sehouded his applieatiow. The Chairman (Gurney Hoare, Faq.) said this was the 'crow' attempt to commit suicide ou the railway, and he waa too dangerous a character to be allowed to wander  It was arranged that the proper medical certificates •could be procured, and the defendant taken from the House of Detention to a private lunatic asylum.
The Express. — 1864-08-04 (London, England)

SPAIN.  The Contemportiodio of Madrid gives the following particulars relating to the conspiracy at Hayti mentioned in a telegraphic despatch : The riling which has just been 'impressed at Putt.Principe had ramifications In the northern part al the General Oge-Longuefasse, the principal instigator, Whig beet summered to Polito-Principe to give an account a/ his conduct, mewed from Oape Hayti's' on the kith Jane, on finding bizimelf deserted lw all his moanpliee• He vas declared a traitor cad outlawed by • decree of President Gerard dated 22nd Jane. General tranquillity antiwar to prevail at Hayti ; as to the provisos of Santa Domino, the Haytian authorities maintain the severest measures for provost/lig the Dominic's' from punier to Santo Domingo by Hayti, and for intercepting ell intercourse Wilma the rebels mid the liaytianie for the trade in tobacco and cattle.  (irCilltlVll TELSOILAML)  The name of the stockbroker who committed suicide last week was Michelin. He was not insane, as reported, bat destroyed himself on account of domestic unhappiness. The Temps compl►ins, and mentions the fact as an illustration of the  state of the French press in 1864, that the news was published exclusively by the semi-otticial journal the Pays, while the other newspapers were "invited" by the director of the press to say nothing about it. The Pays proposes to show to-morrow that the facts and figures put forward in the House of Commons by Mr. Layard on the Mexican question are "a prodigy of inaccuracy and misrepresentation." M. Rouber, with his family, is now at Milan. At the house of Count Vimercati, at ifirabellino, ihe bad an interview with Prince Humbert. A journal devoted to cookery, and called the Gastropki/e, ban been started at Angers. The editor is the head cook at the hostelry of the Chevy,' Blanc lin that old town. The Bourse was heavy at the close. Rente fell bc. and Mobilier Ur.  1, :A ItS ti G
The Express. — 1864-06-14 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET.  Jesrie Harwood, wearing • hat and black fall, was charged with attempting suicide by %lamming herself into the Lea river.  George Pritchard, a workman in the employ of Mr. Da da brickmaker in the Shopperton-road, Hackney-wick, mid— At half-pest six o'clock on liatuiday morning last I woe at work with other men near the river Lea, rod observed the prisoner walking up and down in an excited state. Precastly she sat on the hank and untied her drab and hat and Bung them into the water, and sprang bead firm after them. The water is about thirteen fees deep is that plane. She mega out by 'rennin the soda of the workmen's belts which they fastened together sad threw towards her. She toes licareelY sensible, but 1 heard her say " Oh, kill me." We removed her to a public how', sad after Udder a little brandy she revived. She then said "Oh. save me." Mr. Cooke—Has the girl any relatives here A respectable•looking man oame forward at the question, who represented himself as her father, or father.in-law, mid said she had left home on the Monday previous between 10 and 11 o'clock in the marring, Mime which time he had sot sees or heard of her instil made acquainted by the police with this attempt upon her life. Mr. Cooke—How old is she?  Wllnen-IrJteen last rooetb, sir. The fad is the haa been made the victim of a foul woad, ■od was so overpowered with her seem of the degradation that she could not stand spinet it. We bad found out her misfortuae and took her to oar hearts &pia, telling her that ahe wee forgives, yet she left us. The prisoner wept whoa this wee Mated, and Mr. °oohs said—l shall sari yen far a week to the Hoses otheteation. until I deteriatoe how to deal with you.
The Express. — 1864-06-14 (London, England)

IQUITY OOURTS.—J tate 13. (Beton the Lords Justices.)  soLicrroas Anui CIMRAL un Amylases compANT V.  LMiB.  This was a very curious ease, and remarkable because the question bad lamb wishing to borrow some money mortgaged certain property to ace [tideway, and at the same time inlayed his own life for 1,0001. in the Solicitors and Gomel Life Assanioos Company, and mortgaged the policy also. The policy contained the %anal proviso that it should be void in the event of the insured dying by his own act, except to the extent of any interest acquired therein by actual assignment by deed for valuable consideration or as security. He afterwards borrowed further sums, and assured his life for 500/. more. In February, 1861, Laraboommitted suicide, and his widow tonic out administration to his estate. Some correspondence  took plats between the office and the solicitors Of Mrs. Lamb and Ridgway, and is August, 1862, the office paid the inssrasee money to Ridgway, and then filed a bill against Mrs. Lamb praying that they might be declared entitled to a charge (subject to the sums due to the mortgagee) ca all the mortgaged property, or otherwise for an apportioned charge. e cause came before Vice-Chancellor Wood, who dismissed the bill with costa. From this decree the plaintiffs appealed. Mr. Rolt and Mr. Barrage for the plaintiffs, the office, contended that the mortgagee could recover his debt oat of the property, and need not recur to the policy. If be did the amount isolated on the policy relieved the morNmati pro. party, and was a direct benefit to the estate of Mr. lamb. Tel express object of this proviso was to prevent the estate of a snieide from getting any benefit. Mr. Giffard and Mr. Morgan, for Mrs. lamb, said that the mortgages had had the property assigned to him, and came widths the terms of the proviso. Otherwise is every such case the office would be a creditor on the estate of the hawed.  ----The use wee argued on the 2nd of June, and their lordships now delivered judgment. Lord Justice Knight Bruce said that there was no cue made of fraud or ullesion on the part of Mrs. Lamb or Mr. Midway. Itidgwey was entitled to receive, end did receive, the amount from the office, being entitled on his security to • larger amount. If there had, been nothing due he would have received nothing, and the case would have been different, but in the absence of fraud or collusion the office had no equity. There was nothing in the condition to show that the estate of Mr. Lamb was in Doi:we to be benefited. Lord Justice Tuner stated the factaottheaaeeal consider. &billionth, and then said that the questionbetween the office and Mrs. Lamb was, whether the debt ought to be thrown upon the mortgaged property. If there had been an absolute sale there could have been no doubt about it, or if there had been no other property; and yet in that case the estate would have had the benefit. As to contribution, which had been suggested, the office was not a surety, and mast pay all or none. It was true that the mortgagee might elect which to proceed against, but here the offunthad paid Mao. Decree affirmed.
The Express. — 1864-03-09 (London, England)

FREE CHURCH MISSIONARY MALTING LEFT IN DARKNESS- —Os Sunday night a missionary meeting was held is the Free Church, Galsthiels, for the parse of hearing en address from the Rev. James Stewart, who aceempried Dr. Liviegstose as a missionary in his last expedition to Central Africa, and has since travelled through !knish Caffraria to report on, the state of missions there. The rev. lecturer had not well begun his discourse, yrs the gas which lighted up the church began to flitter fitfully, and the lights, first of or chandelier sad them of another, went suddenly out, till the church was left in total darkness. Thera was at ore a oessatiou of the proceedings, and the coogregatioo eat in silence sad gloom for about 10 minutes until lights were brought. A slight titter pared med— als two candles fixed in black pint bottles leered of radio. sticks were placed one an east side of the minister. It was then explained that the COMO of the sudden failure of the light was some stoppage in the 'aspire in crouries with the church. Mr. Stewart, on resemieg his rotors, adverted to the accident, sad said that wiring amid bar happened more opportunely, as the darkness in which the regresation had been sitting for the last 10 minutes was We sptest illustration he could give of the spiritual condition of 150,000,000 on behalf of whom be re deeding. The ateliers behaved very quietly. —Zcinslisiry_b Cosner Mot.eionotx SUICIDR OF • YOUNG WOMAN IN THE Tamil's.—An inquiry was held by Mr. Waltbew, deputy coroner, se the Black Horse tares, Poplar, lest night, respecting the death by suicide of Agnes Cooke, 16 years of ere. Mary Cooke said that she resided at 4, Honer-Wee% and was the mother of the dressed. The latter was a servant, but was of a violent temper. Two mouths ago she got a place in a Jewish family in Whiteeliapel. and wires, told her that if she left that place she was sot to come home again, ea enough had been doer for her. Last Tuesday she left her plane, because her mistress, whose same wires did not row, bad charged her the whole of her two months' wages, 75., for • cloak which she had asked her to take. Demised had so mosey, sod she could only get 3s. for the cloak at a pawnbroker's. She did not come home, bat went to a asighbouer. Deceased refused to come hoer when warm rot to see her w Fnday. She said, " I will never come home again. I will go sad drown myself." She ran quickly down the street, sad the next morning wren heard that she bad drowned herself in the Thames. The deceased's crinoline was found on the beaks of the river near Carter's-dock, Millwall, on Saturday morning. Inepeetor Taylor said that no doubt deceased had takes it off and laid don one side, in order that it might net per vent her raking whoa she leaped ie. The body was found close by. Verdict—" Suicide while of unsound mind."
The Express. — 1864-05-28 (London, England)

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1864.  SHOCKLYO SUICIDE OP A LADY ON THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.  Information was received this morning by Mr. Carter, the coroner for the western divisioe of Surrey, al • frightful occurrence, involving the death of Mrs. Greabow, aged 30 years, who threw hermit from the platform of the Rehm and Chaumont statics of the South Western Railway, under the following circumstances : It would appear that the unfortunate lady was the *Me of Mr. Greohcw, a barrister, residing at Faker. For some time past she had suffered mach from illness which gamed to somewhat affect her mind. On the Derby Day, her husband went to the races sod returned home in the evening in order to have • party of friends. Mrs. Ores. how proceeding to her relatives at Weybridgs. Aux& ingly, in company with her little child, aged 5 men, end s female servant, she wrest to Faber statics. While waiting on the platform for the train she seemed to be desirone every moment to jump on to the line, bat was pulled back by the servant Just u the express train was entries the Maio°, however, with a load shriek, she Wooded from the platform and fell across the mile. She was caught by the wheels of the carriages, and whirled round and round in a frightful manner. As soon aa the train had gone it wee fund that the wheels had completelycroalsed the unfortunate lady. At the time of her leaping she bad hold of the child's hand and doubtless would have droned it with bee had it not been for the servant matching hold of it. As soon sa possible Dr. Todd together with Mr. Williamson and other gentlemen, were in attendance, and the remains placed in • shell end deposited in a room in the station to await the inquest. The demeaned was well known and highly respected, and this dreadful occurrence bee cut quite &gloom over the neighbourhood of Ember.
The Express. — 1864-10-25 (London, England)

SUICIDE AT COLCHESTER CAMP.-011 Saturday evening Mr. J. H. Church, borough coroner, held an inquest at the cutout of Colchester Camp ea the body of Thorcas Greenwood, private, 90th Regiment, who committed suicide by shooting himself with hie rifle in the private soldiers barrack-maim. Deceased, who was tweatysight yaws of age, had served eleven years in the army, govern years of the time in India, and was at Lucknow, for which be bed a medal and two clasps, and be bore a good character. About five or six months back he came to Colchester Camp from India, sad two months ago he obesieed leave to go on fortiregb for two mouths to Manchester to see his friends. Three days after going on furlough his returned to Colchester, and stated that epos his arrival in London he met a man at Shoreditch with whom be west into a house for some refreshment, and whilst there he was drafted and robbed of between led. and 191., and be did not comet* him senses lentil nest morning. He bed Moos his return to camp been very how-spirited, end wished to leave the army, and threatened if he was punished for desertion he would take away h*.a life. He was reported *bust from camp on the night of the 18th inst., and for this he was awarded twenty-one days coo6Demest to barracks. Deceased occupied the same but with twenty soldier of his company, and altos tbey bad retired to bed, about twisty mientes to twelve on Thursday night, the 20th inst., some of the soldiers were swathed by a creating noise is the hut. Upon getting op they discovered the deceased lying half.drused upon his beck on the Boor by big bedside is a pool of blood, quit* dead, with his rifle lying beside him. He had no doubt loaded his rifle with two bullets takes from bin cartridge pooch, and having placed the morale of the rifle is his month, had discharged it by pressing his foot upon the trigger. The charge had shattered his skull, fragments of which were lying about the room, and the bullets had pierced through the rod of the hut, and one of them wall found lying about fifty yards distant, new the aahpit. He had a bottle of ram, partly drunk, near him. Deceased was paying his addresses to a young woman in Colchester, named Susannah Aswan, to whom be wrote the following letter on the night of his death :—" Camp, Colchester, Oct. 20, 1864.—My dear Susannah,—You will excuse me for writing you these few lines, as I am going to Dave Colchester, perhaps this eight. lam Masking of the letter you seat me. cannot forget it. You mast excuse me for telling you this much. Ever linos I got it lam trying to read it, and an for making it oat, that's what 1 cannot do. You will oblige ton if you won't answer this note, u I think your reply will not reach me. So goodbye, Sukey.—Youn,