Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-09-29 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A DIVORCED  WIFE.  Mr. S. F. Langham, deputy coroner for Westminster. London, has held an inquiry at the St. Martin's Vmtryhall as to the death of a woman whose body had been found in the Thames. Emily Rodd, of 10, Hollm-street, Clare Market, said she had known the deceased for the last twelve months as Mrs. Collett. She had lived with her up to seven weeks previously. She told witness she had been married and divorced from her husband, who was a captain in the army. The deceased was in the receipt of lOs a week, which was allowed her by relations at Chelsea. She had on many occasions threatened to destroy herself, especially while under the influence of drink. She drank heavily at times. When she spoke of committing [suicide, she mid she should either poison or drown herself because ber husband had broken her heart?' An the body was no decomposed at to be unrecognisable, the coroner asked the witness how she could identify it, and she replied that she recognised her brooch, white tie, and jacket. Witnese gave the 1 deceased the necktie. All that was found on the body were a pocket-book and a thimble. Dr. Hassard said the I body was too decomposed to allow him to make a postmortem examination, but he had no doubt that death was due to drowning. She was about 40 years of age, and had been in the water about a week. The jery found that the deceased was Mrs. Collett, and returned a verdict "That she seas found drowned, but how she came into the water there was not sufficient evidence to show."  A nerßoAxEns' meeting was lately held at Bexhill to coneiter the advisability of forming a local board for the parish, and there was a majority in favour of this emu,. A cell we dernacded. WILL,Au Beanies, a cabman, was lately summoned at the local police-court, Portsmouth, by Admiral Sir G. Phipps Hornby, Commander-in-Chief, for overcharging him 6d. The defendant had driven the admiral and a friend, with a dog, from the railway section to the dockyard, and had asked for 25., Is. 6d. being the legal fare. In defence Rogers asserted that the 6d. was for the setter, but the clerk pointed oat that such a thing was not allowed by the ve-laws, and the magistrate svdered the defendant to refund the ed. and to pay the oasts. SPEAKINO at „the recent Royal and Central Bucks Agricultural Fociety's dinner at Marlow, the Duke of Buckingham expres,eo his belief that the majority of the people of the country would resist any attempt to destroy the House of Lords. The usual September fair has been held at Beading, bat there was hate short attendance of buyers, and trade ruled doll. Cows and calves made from £1.7 10s. to £3l 10s.; barreners from £lO 108. to £l9 195.; in-calvers, £l4 103. to £27 ; two-year-old beasts from £l2 103. to £2O; and yearlings from £4 4s. to £8 Rs. At a horse sale about 200 animals were brought to the hammer, and a great many changed hands. Cart horses realised up to seventy guineas, and hunter', for which there was a brisk trade, were disposed of at from sixty to eighty guineas. Jamas GEORGE BEECH has been committed for trial at the police-court, Bournemouth, on a charge of attempted suicide. Some days ago he jumped from the pier into the sea, and was rescued with difficulty. In hix possession was found an unpaid bill and a letter to Iris wife, saying that he bad killed himself throu,b staration and the cruelty of his landlady. On bearing the . . .  A RECENT Conservative dinner, held at Chilton I "'tin" and the for West Somerset. and Mr. C. Elton, the accepted ConPakten, 'leas attended by Mr. E. MP.decision of the Bencn the prisoner fiecame very excited, servative candidate in the event of a vacancy occurring manner, exclaiming, " Would to heaven all such magi.and said he yeas being treated in a cruel and 'barbarous were swept elf the bench." ha Le representation of the diviaion. , trates