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The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1883-08-03 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OF A DAIIIIIIEER OF SIR SAMUEL  ""'""'• • •••• -BAKER. An !nutted w. held at Sandford Orleigh Rome, the r widener of Sir Samuol Baker, near Newton Abbot, en Friday evening, t melting the death of Mi. nen Co inure Baker, a daughter of Mir Samuel fl Air, who died early on Friday morning. Mr. Harker was the °droner, snit the jury coml.ted it gentlemen of the neighbourhood The evidence showed thst the 110..11 Jetty hal been • Sister of Mercy in nmernt in London, and hod recently returnui hem. on • vi.it. She hal iwevioualy suffered Iron epileptic file as well f romreliAnt. meet, On au 14th Met. she attempted midole by cutting the eel,. of her arm with • tanknife. bit falling in that attelma .he went tiewu into the hall eel nixed • Japaneae Jagger, with which Om returned to her bedroom, and then plunged it Into her otomaoh, canting a terrible wouud. Medic d ail wee called In, Al the unfortunate lady reportedly asked to he allowed to remain and die i mod dm succumbed to the elf+tie of the roomed In the istoutrath at two o'clock on FAlay monk,. SW Samuel Baker etwtml that on Sr. today, the 14th lomf., about 8 sm., Lady Ileker, head, • 'mock at the bedroom donw, went am... tile landing to &mover. ammo, and .1 led him to follow. Mr (laughter wan lying nO the be, olelne al In Irbeel, and towing wetted. in the thewt, hands, and arum Ors the dreming.table were mem knife and Weems etsined with blood. fibs exclaimed that .he was weary of eanol whilml to die. Dr, Lapses molt low to attend the of ecees leer about •year gal • hall demand bad boon In All Sabot.' eioterhood, London, and Kilburn a phut, House. She bet not Iren In goool Umlth ebene OW c.ims home, and W. norm. end appmen, ly mentally 'drained by work. tic. Ley's w to tin. elf that deee.wi tot hito aim hut lolled. I tile wound. ,er herself cal that she wanted to die. After bowleg the arid.., the nry retnreml %verdict to the t Ned that dammed oar. by her death through his wo.und wit itodotted whild Ic AD namutind Ante of mind,
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1875-08-20 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN SOIITHWARK. Soot state ten o'clock, on Sunday morning. piercing shrieks directed attention tu homie ror,ernftheotOeoee streets of Southwark. Mrs. Grove, a neighbour, rushing in, found a man named George Ilerhert, an A fliiiirMtg Pensioner, holding vridow, named Mrs. Imlerniaur tool, round the hmk tort of the neck with his left hand, whilot with his right he w. Pigging ml cutting bar tiront with a razor. Moe. Maynani. who hail followed Mrs. Grove !rtionerigPv:otflik. her with blood. Herbert retreated int. his retlre. locking the dare. On the arrival of the police, the dmr woe Must open. The room was bee steered with blood, and in ore corner Herbert WM seen lying in a pool iif blood, with • ramr grasped in his right hand, add his threat cut from ear Once?. Two cabs were rent fur, an 4. both were taken to the hcepital. The unfortunate cornea, although alincat choking with hamorrhax, managed to articulate the following matonient On the pist sir months I have Men keeping company with Herbert When I entered hit mum he kissed me. and drawing attention to my .0001 Oh< Ming near her centinement), mese.' me to come and live with him altogether as his wife. I replied, ' Certanly ant will never have anything more to do with you.' He replied, • oh, if that's going to be your genie. I will do for you: lie then seised hold of one, mil threw me on the Moor. He then took to the ram,. I screamed for hello, when be cut my throat I said, 'Oh, Herbert. Pm, for God's sake don't" Herbert was suffering from an attack of delirium tremens. tin Sunday evening no hopes were entertained as to the woman's recover', as sbe was sinkine from exhaustim. A singular document was discovered in the more. which bore the signatures of both Herbert and Mrs. Intlentaur, and which, afMr expressing the strong affection they bore each other, announced their noolve to die together by suicide. The unfortunate woman hoe a family of three young children. Her husband died about two years ego.
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1875-08-13 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SLANDER CASE. An extraordinary gander case was concluded at tin Croydon WeiZe, /atom the Lord Chief Baron and a special jam, on Saturday. Mr. Temple, the plaintiff, woe formerly a lieutenant in the Vlrdßeounent of Highlander,. shd in the latter and of the year Pea he w. married to a g hely named Powell, who had previously lived with R. Frisby,_ stockbroker, and his wife, for several gears. They lived happily together till November, laln, when Idra Temple made a coufession in, her husband. Ho went to kin Frisby witk the written statement eh, made. It was in the tenoning wants :—"Leedom November to 1,73 el have tobl tn husband Mat I have committed adultery with Ilehry Frinby, and, further, that froaently hofore my marriage I have racksi the night with him,. The defendant tuanlvely denied that there was ape foundation for this cmfession. Plaintiff told Not that if, upa, malchig f urther inquiriea, he hat( remota/Atone, that tlm statement was true, ho would chastise hitn it, the rnost Public place he could lied. Ile was at Mllltillfied, and ore mailing !Ina i'v:'ret.Chra7tteem.& kcni oP The plaintiff hail previously sold his commission and retired farm the Army, and he had dae this that he might be able to carry out Lit intem lion of chastising the defendant. The rosult maa that Le wan committed for trMI at the Iliddleser Sessiens, where he pleaded guilty and was tined i:5O. The alleged elander was that the defendant bail atated to IMO gentleman who had asked him for an explanation of the grounds for the dispute between Um rd.ttho. that al and liar hr hlibe evdefetv.lant t tho to hal obtained money from him by raise t'vr7l'unces, and that the maven he asnaulted him was that he wivhed ho prevent him from squandering his mite's forhine. It mason,' Rat since the supposed ronfeasion lad been made the lady had tried to commit suicide, and had no out of her mind and wad now an imitate of Bethlehem Hospital. A aiit in the DITOMQ Court has boon inatituted ho' the vliaintiff. The defendant denied havihg been DORY of adultery, declared that he had never ueed the words chargml, and that the witnemes called to prove the slander were strangers to him. The jury fouhd for the defendant,
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1875-05-21 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE. - Tie. Henry Coiling, a resperted yeoman uf Winterhars Farm aged SI wars, on Thursday moment ehot h' if ' Th was 07 grrllelt on'iFrichiesi.7lCy aervant, slid she last saw her master alive about eight °clock the preedling morning, when he told her to rleen his loots Ile was sittnag in a chair by the kitchen fire, end then mint witness to serve the peadsoka. ,She dill Zfiettjele;OttleaTl7l7;b!fir h'i•Mr „ent7rTekd7-bsitVg7irititie their whore she had kit him Ile had teen taking medicine form, the dodo. Never heabi deceased threaten M dectroy himself. Saw him Mae hie hat oft awl mit it nine the table before ahe kit. He was Vet" Palemuch paler than usual. The min was usually kept heero over the kitchen are 'dam. There waa nu one else M the kitchen when she lel 4—Eliratieth Collin, widow of &mimed, saiil her husband came to the foot of the stain about eight iCrissk on Thurblav morning end said the tenet vse elenaJnevs Is.o. /kW previouslY brought i some tea to wieners. laidroom. Ile said he wanted half., crowsk which he took from witnesll.l, the key of whieh fitted • cupbmird in the parkin. ithere Powder add skit I were kept. Fir the pa,ost week she Mal wakheil &Aimed. who WIN at time, depreol. The doctor bad attemled him tore fortnight, anti beht witneas ta watch him strietlY, linteCt afterwards witness hoard the report of a sum final the direetion of the kitohen She ran there awl found defieaseil sitting in • chair. Witness Said .1.1111 MC SC4. CEIVIUDD spODE to me 1" and put her hand nu his head, and tumid a ...red with blond. A men was always kept in the kitohon. Deemed appeared in rather bettor sufiite that morning. William Colliab ism of Ilecoool, sfid tie. Tomer, of Sheelsorne, surgeon, Aso gave evidence, and the jury rehinied a verdict "That deceased shot himself whilit in a state of unsound mind."
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1875-12-31 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPTED DUICIDE BY A CHILD. At the Cambridge petty sessions, on Tuesday nponine, • child named Anne Blackwell. only eleven years ell, WWI chvged with attempting to commit suicide. The esideneo showed shocking neglect by the parents of tho chill, who had b.ea in the h•bit of sleepin., on doorstep. all nigh% On Soodey toot some lads prevented her thrdwind hew self iuto the Cam. though she threatentd to break their howls with • hrok elle Lad ; they. hoosdoe. sealaw ad, •d saw her, after divesting herself uf ha, and iseket, walk Into the river. They the extricated her. The magi.. ronouidol her for a week, to be examined by a dirt°, and severely repro...dad Doi father for hie negligence.  SEVERAL PERSONS IatISONF,D BY ARRENIC, On Tuesday evening, after long inquiry, the Devon. port coroner, jury itturnol a verdiet "'that :doornail Nroll that from pokotong ty arkafr.- tnon that 'haat inolieol evidence one dont, kit imPfial that lade hi explained. The doomed rn, one .4 a Manly of five. all of whom pmbok of hooli prepay,' by the deceased's mod, and all ipeedily bomine very ill. The demoted's granditmther's dying drooltion am taken yesteml.y. The quantity of monk in the broth otr large, but how it (Alt! there it an utter inytterr, None riat 'int.,o to bif in the Irmo. only the door, re f entMeir oirsPOl Heti a dairymm, in a ropeetable poritioo.  SEIMUL S MIsPOR YU NE. A discovery way made on 'Meade, at laevonport dockyard, of nhape likely to hat o imp.rtant cense...nem All cable, rope, and rootage for the naval mrvwe aro male at two eeperiee. the larger one hei no at Devonp.rt. Tina hm been idle for tee months, while a new MU lames 3wwer engine IV 4111ein1 erected for alnving them:elm:l,y. Stocks had fallen very lore, arid :PI women emPloywl were to work extra loom On Inenelay it war found that the massive grdnite heal al the engine Mal rank se wriously that the engine will tome to he taken doer, neenwitating another lengthened faience. et the machinery.
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1875-03-05 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

MEW:E.—On Wednesday lasts an inquest war held before tie. W. H. Atkimott coroner, on the body of Betsy Elliott Lithgow, wife of Mr. James Litltgow, farmer, of this village, who cithmitied suicideoe the previous day under the following circumstances. Mr. Lithgow, washloe.ooooieeol. Ile stated that the deceased was fittest. of ayti and on Tuesday months he left her about nine o'clock. Ile dot not notice anything unusual ; her either thee or for tome time previously. hut she liad been very nervous at thues and said she soiled that she was almost firing away. Shortly after nme o'clock, he waa told by Me servant, Jane Everett, that there was something the matter with her tuidreas. lie ran up Claire and saw a lot of blood, end thought she had bmken a heHeelnetutill'; s tent for Me. Daniel Oond thensoon'seut for Mr. hot tooth doctor, came. Jane Everett deposed that she heard aooiee like groaning and at her InixtfeeA did not answer when she Asked her if she was ahe went into the room. mw Wood on the pillowpme, and called her master. Elith Collins said that she went into Mr. Lithgow's room and found the decemed bleeding from wound m the throat She stayed ith her till she filed about! o'clock. Cloths were kept to the wound to try to stop the blood. George Everett and George Bridle supported deceased on cash side. Everett said "It seems as though she had done it in the bed" She said And so I did." Mr. Lys came about five niinutes before she died. Ile found by her side in the bed two pieces of her tongue. sod on .euing her mouth can that her tongue was cut I not. Ile also found stair of scissor lot her side in the lied covered with blood. Ifeorge Everett corroborated the last witness. Mr. Woodruff e Daniell, mrgeom of Wareham, said he attended the deceased professionally. He waa sent for by Mr. Lithgow. and on hoe arrival found his wife had Ibeen dead a few mmutha. lie examined !he wounds with Mr. Lys, and found one about live Meta, In length in front If the throats but not Try deep. The superficial veins were wounded. la. large portions of the tongue had limn sgs off. We. A ,iniou that the irtineim were Infis'fid with the sciesof s twoduced, aud that tt wm gni. Possio„th tall'.eju;'lron 'Leif eat'ulle,t d. XetlsVs7Yrtehrit!le,"ctirtt7l: perpq.,and. he 0.1 no doubt that olio committeit'smeide 7ahust !Mat ,11.;°47figunIed:1 'throat The f ury returned seerotool ot accorilanie wah the Piedmal °videos and that desemed committed the act whilst m a elate of temporary insanity.  Tee Rev, 11. M7lTefitTeTfi yonnfl-e;s7; .1,.,0f St hi,, has Men brearml to the rids, of al.filown. Pow
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1871-12-29 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

OIL. ;We of 0. Bien Three, reeh S ;ember al .1,002100 1, nee See; nee., ever ha tarot is ear orrirb Wore sod per s,e sod n- peeled nee, Mr. Bert, resdeede elpettarne BB' Wallet la Idealmatee ea Bonds, merely lea:  1181.8111110411 SUICIDE OP A VOCE° MAE Oa ',wilted, Ma dead bed? el • Yeeed run wee observed 4 • Aerie. pond, new homebred, 140, by • hurabor employrd by Ern Warren, of Ceertaitterer, he ewe solng aloes the read leeelrler Althea that IL eu Own. Ouse, erred .1.01 17, gee al K. 5,4.0 Nose detwAltor, WlNVOnlek 1161,1. Tlie 1,4 bad Awn In !Ai employ el Mn., Prise', .1 11. Pau. ,E 4 hurry, ler sheet Iwo years, ead war sawn awl weird, her Ind bad temp, wee sald to die Oa Worderday merely 115.11.4 halm* of tho Addru. epee wirier. 111.... Interfeted, .44th., hut " word,' Monty alter the hoed... 70. WM o en galas la the &Notion el Kleseare Harm% Wrotet. 14.4 AS!, aad eboet tee detest he ult d lor J.boltee at ties tamp*, bulb seeenllnd I. udo, ton Wooer. Aa hoer .104 11. dead Italy woo foa A ia LAO 3 feet el neer, ere fa fn that mot 1. 11. tukee wet heed tau bead aed • homed, bet en m 00.,. Ho• lb* ufortesairt atee GYMS late ON Fiat w admen, sad free lee altalleweres of tea pool It Ir tboodhl Diet 1. erteuellted ardekte Oa Maeda' at nappert en the body Me held at She roeltue of 11r. SY etre lwelbtedlr Wee. Elate, de -ad She fellesded mildew ese WNW :Mildew, la the genres el Ike %Wok el erld ee the reeler neon* while oe hit L-esireey, jut hrysad wee* sled.. be eletreed 444011.4 le Ow end. Mapped 11.• at, eard peredul "Wu of sloth elan the new .s*. Mn. awl She brlas el • lel Oe mirror/ et leacbrody he teemed tie seeolles• of Er. Peet a/ ilia is hod ma Alfred Snag, ICAplen Email, deposed le hasdnd bows Inbreed bib,l deed bed' woe la She pent He 1aw:411.41y "routed anelelener end doe It *eh IN be w aothlas of Ow moo. loud, .6 En., • porfolt stranger: Jobe Berllalt. who
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1871-11-17 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

FATAL WORKIEWP.  It mono that the malting 04 mill ot2i-net for grinding corn 3. &bout ae fatal ea employment ns Onit be found. flooribleg • visit to * monalsoiory, • sorreepoodegt ssye—We turn to observe lbws workers of Ilion and Nut • ooddso pug to meek their prominent cheek. MOW, and sonkeo shooks med.. hideout by the large srminieles 1•0113 to prowl, the et.. 'shish tell tho fearful tale ,lones. Pb. Imp .5 01,, to•n.rog 'S.", -„,'12: ... tiro?' we ask. "Alt,. 32., 33 'e'en.... Ilk, mplp " hero is ono ooly sh.ot VI or 29 who wog% 11.. throogh tins winter oo foggy wonting ha 0.„., no to work .1 0!!.' Toe unfortunat• sabjeat of our eonvoration Woe from Al. work to °condi; hi, Oh,!, 1.,.. quivers sod hands with lb. fearful strain, and we turn away, Wait' did the mos meg fall nod rime no ton. Two or boon.. XIM 1100 hO/0 their dia.,. Ono Is 101 l yonlig fellow enough, hot his houl haals 'coward on 6801,2,, his thie um. wane show to the sleeves of hi. oo in his root hags hoot hit shoalders iike &sloth tier 'o b, bsek of • chair. "361 yonbe Linking at him he's ego.' steady one enough—has his t•lf day or so 'out' now arid tin, but a good wait' man sit et, .3.53.4 .04 0 well'bohaved t hut his time's nearly tome— he enn't lash. And so on from bowls to bench. Tait is the proem. salted Wei , putting together the bloalts nod funning diem .2, 06, "mean'. Other parts of tho trade (lensed • gook starlit., .5 223,, .04th. workmen are lio•lthy, nod, .0.1 1, more enoottraging odrenied 07.rn0. Noir, it wiit be ulteti, what Leda.. men to commit Oh. ...ideal suicide? —for none woos. Elite Ls the itooret. A fair work.. at tho makes £9l9i • week. Sot We • MAO eoutent 0. forego hal • lifetime
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1870-05-27 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE IN THE ISLE OP MAN. The Leery./ Menai stetoo thst a young man tamed William, who, it is said, was ...soled with lo *ell-Ledo English (smile. 'hated the ide el M.. wrap Gine ago, .01 1,0.00,0 attaohed to a yousg woman, lobo wsi formerly a harroaid st the Castle Mona Hotel, Douala, and to whom he was reeently married in kluabeater. On Tuaolay lad they went to the Isle of Mon of Do 11,4 weddiag toor, and it hi alleged thas daring the nest two days Willis me drank heavily, and woe very eccentric in ID. manner. On Durnaley he visa conveyed home in Gate of Intosimition ; gad on Thursday nioht, hosing partly shaken off the effetis of the morning's deb.., he went to the Derby Hotel, and eooducted bineell in aeiolentmonner, threatetring to .1,000 000 bonacil In his 1,0007 he Item" to have formed s detenemation to murder somebody, and Mr. John Gold, the Ism flood of the Derby Hotel, wu uo. fortunately marked 001 .0 hie chitins. William. vOO armed with • nvoliesr, god this weapon he fired at Mr. Gold, the boll penetrating the bride. In thc genie which arm d rushed from the hotel, and got sway immolated. Mediae' ail was proem,ed as promptly es unable for Mr Gold, boll was wholly unavailing, chArli revultiog in a few momentl.. After leaving the Derby Hotel, Williams mime to bare gone straight to to lodging, Ait.te at • diet.. of about a quarter <1 ot • mile from the hotel. .d there be deetroyed his own tife by eli.tieg himself with the revolver wAti which he had killed Mr. Gold. The evidensio given at the Monett ahowed that Willem. el •Aound mind, and the jury retuned .00,11,0 to thet effect, The strangest part 01 01,, story ie tbongb bin conduct throughout the cloy wae moat pe.llar, he wee allowed to 001410 pociatesthe of to to. volver, to to. it through wieder., to point it at people'. hest, to reload it, awl to oozeo,t other danger°. freetn, brolArt.i.t.tair obtain,' puma. slot of the Welipoo on., but William. regained A, and 70.0 .1000 he I at ',hot Gold boo., allowed to keep the pistol, with w, immediately home, 1, 01,1 hoi.. f  A
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1870-05-27 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

BIAHOP'S OPINI,IAI OF BA Z.:ARV. Wedateday the Biobop of Meachater font:elle evened a:At:rah bescar in Hulme, and iu doing A obe•rved : I have aome little donbto about thee, bazaar. I doe t know that I altogethor Ike there ; it Nome to me a way of getting money that I wild: total be ovoidod, and that eoroe other ecy night be dieeaoered." 1 know,. the Ribbon oo•tinued, bet the aaleawomen who pro de at theae tomato bare nertnia bewitclung ways end racenera vondlog I heir Hood.. and poulttnum, oerhapii, condom:end:int to little artifice. to make • telt:Giant purchaser thlnk C.. going to buy •my good thing. Honestly, ISc not unite hke Wove..  ROMANTIC DOUBLE SUICIDE AT NIVIL The Ganlois 007000 Sunday morning wine y,tunt, found in the grenade of the Vila Teissere, ill the Valley of Mentegat, near Nice, a young worn. bleeding end insensible. She au removed to tu town, hat died before reubing it. From her etetennts awl other information it sermon that she was the daughter of a bookeeller, end WS4 a brilliant piani,t. Doling the winter months she woo in the habit of residMy at Nice, and bad there midi the acquaintance of a man named Iderplain. Morphia being without remorse., they determined to put an end to their armieticv bo killing thermion Acoording to the etstement of the dying wolll\ll, khe Into N.ce vrith Ler comosnion. It us,. said dm, " our lant night. We book with us a phial of laudanum, !evolver, cud a vorordstick. We choose this se toe host spot for oar purpose. We mode a bed with our eater girounts, laid upon the moss. We dent till daybreak. We hod prepared everything, and at toren o'clock ello3o the adieu I hoe taken off my while petticoat, whieh Morplain ben epee the branch. of • We We drank the laudanum,. We tattered much, but we imuM ant die Morplain said to me, 'I 044 bear it no longer I shall blow oat my brains." I 'tried out that I would not be left alone with hie corps, and bold, 'Shoot me hero ivointing to Oho wwt where • getting wound in her breut was rialho I I did not wiah to be disfigured, ukl I entreated him to sim there. Ile fired point blank." Cho corromondent of the Odulois adds thit the stata. mutt iv ruled by the flute of the chemise Wu binned end the Min blackened by the otwde.-. Morplsin,” added the dying women, "shot hinted' threueh the het& nnA ynn will find him lying yonder. He feared ftlltre, sad you will eee that ho yet bold., poigurd in hishand."  _I _I I  The apparrl oft prodouna th AgiXEUFEAII -1  FOR EI COpo 51 ICAL APPA 12 EL,  LOOK & MARSHALL,
The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1870-08-26 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE AT DAM IMURDEN A. „boakieg mourning took On Mends, arternom irr named Prankord. Hying place at Bath. A tangle., Morhters, oue of oh . in Spermer'• Belle Von, het Iwo dim en the Cont,. wa”bout to lean home for a st, het things pro. mint. and had beet engaged panics o, "rankard parehary 0 %Ming her dp,pgrlere, Mr s and there much opposed to his daughter'. Mewing him, minter im reosoll to believe qestrelled with her and her y. '5" Mater about it, between fear end five &don, iv . tchool,mm. The servant, who head it, wee alarmed fire minutiae after, by hearing four stniceuive vino' Mots 1, 01,0 same room, Tie girl ran oilskin 00 0000, and on her way she tow her ro•ster ruthing up the neat flutht 'inwards the top of the house. The mthol.rooin door woe shut, bet not leaked...l in the rm., on en natty &Wog mode, was timid the holy of Miss Minnie Prmkarrl, quite dead, the head hesring Met wooed form whidb the brains modud. The other yomg lady was making her name from the widow booth. neat house, and sbe, it has been Pried, hod received two wounds in the heed, whin me of mon a nature that she monot. It is feared, recover. A search me mode for Mr. Prankerd. In a garret, the door of which had to be forted, the body of the unhappy man was found lyieg amine the bed, deed. poison having no doubt been rewind to, and 0.10000 4.0010,0000 have been, for death w.s apparently instantue us. Mr. Prankard has for the Iset year, sines the death of his wife, bine ' anhject to deprersinn and other nierital irregalaritim. The inquest woe held on Tundsy, before Mr. English. Ellen Dina, sermat, said Mr. Prankard hel been a widower since February, Ina He leis a schoolmaster. He hod three daoghten Beier Cl home ; and the eldest, %Ty, was the me