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The Telegram. — 1894-02-06 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SAD SUICIDE OF A YEOVIL TRADESMAN. A PATHETIC FAREWELL.  At the George Hotel on Wednesday morning an inquest was held on the body of George Gardner, aged 52, clothier and outfitter, of 110, Middle Stzeet, who committed suicide early on Tuesday morning by hanging himself. The enquiry was held before Mr, t q. Louch (coroner), and a jury of whom Mr. T. Eveleigh was foreman. Mr. Chapman was present and watched the case on behalf of the Prudential Insurance Company. Arthur Gardner, son of deceased, said his father got up as usual on Tuesday morning just after six o'clock, lit the fire and brought up a cup of tea to Mrs. Gardner. He then went downstairs rather hurriedly, but no notice was taken of this, as witness thought deceased might have been afraid that some binning stick might have dropped out on the carpet. They did not hear any more of him after that. His sister getup at about 7.20, and went down for the purpose of cleaning the hearth. She went out into the back-house to get some whiting, but as she opened the door she saw her father hanging from a beam. She ran screaming upstairs, and stated what had happened. Witness weat down and held the body tip, and told his leother to get a knife. He then cut the body down, but life was extinct. Witness saw deceased about 7.30. so that, as far as he could judge, about an hour must have elapsed before he was die. covered. At times deceased was very irritable, anti sometimes lie was quite unbearable to live with. He had, however, been quieter for the past two weeks than for some time past. His irritation was caused by the badness of trade. In the height of passion he had often said that he would destroy himself. He bad been very depressed in spirits of late, and more so this last week, during which tune he had hardly spoken to anyone. He thought his state of mind was brought on by worry in consequence of bad trade. He was not in difficulties. Send. Dicks here handed in a note, the writing of which witness identified as his „father's. It was as follows: '1 sin sorry to say good-bye to all, but! cannot live longer.—Yours, G.G. ' The foreman of the jury said the witness had acted very well in trying to save his father's life. lle cut him down first, instead of running for a policeman as some people dbl. Dr. P. S. H. Colmer said that on Tuesday morning, just after eight o'clock, someone called and asked 111111 to go to Mr. Gardner's. A few minutes afterwards a policeman carne and told him the serious nature of the matter, and he at once hurried down and found him dead in the back-house. Hee:mined the deceased, and found on his neck an indented mark made by a piece of cord, with which he had evidently hung himself. Death, which was caused by dislocation of the neck, must have been instantaneous. He appeared to have had a drop of about four feet. He had known deceased for many many years, and for 20 years there hail never been anything the matter with him. He had always been in a healthy state of rniud,except that he had fits of depression occasionally. . . . . .  briefly summed up, the jury returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."
The Telegram. — 1894-12-18 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

TOWN COUNCIL.  FRMAT.—Present : The Mayor (Mr. Jas. Guppy), Aidernian Damtners, Councillors A. Meech, K Clent, G. W. Read, A. W. Temple, J. J. Roper, S. Champ, R. Tucker, junr., Mr. F. W. Gundry (clerk), Dr. W. Clibborn (medical officer,of health). and Mr. F. Cooper (surveyor.) Boßonan °erten:l.—Mr. Reginald Thornton was re-elected treasurer of the Urban Sanitary Authority, and Mr. F. Cooper inspector of nuisances. HEALTH OF THE IiOROUCh.—Dr. IW. Clibbom mad his report, from which we gather that the vital and mortal statistics for the quarter were 23 births and 19 deaths. This gives a birth rate of 139 of the estimated population arid a falling off from last quarter (22-9). The death rate was 114, which was a slight increase' (914. There was no death in any public institutions, or from suicide or accident. One death was reporteillfrom zymotic diseaseand seven Cases of infectious disease had been reported. A case of overcrowding and dilapidated buildings in East Street had received attention, and the house in South Mill Lane was now unoccupied. Dr. Reece, Government inspector, had again visited the borough, and had made several valuable suggestions. The sanitary inspection of the borough, ;Routh of East and West Street, would be concluded by the end of the year. The report was received and adopted. Sant:rani IteSINESM. —Mr. J. J. Roper react the report of the Sanitary Committee, which stated that notices had been served and the additional closet accommodation as ordered by the sanitary inspector had teen carried out with one ezeeption,and they were asked to let this stand over, as the property was shortly to chance hands. A sanitary survey book had been obtained, and Mr. J. H. Ewens had been asked to fill it out, and the committee recommended that the sum of £3 be paid to him for his work.—This portion of the repot:twee adopted. on the motion of Mr. J. J. Roper seconded by Mr. A. W. Temple.
The Telegram. — 1894-11-27 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SOUTH WESTERN COMPANY OF LICENSE HOLDERS AND UWNERS.—A special general court of this company was held on Thursday at Bournemoutuf. the 'caster, Mr. H. Carr Gibbs, presiding.—The returns of the presiding officers for the election of representative members in the court of the company were opened, and the election of the following gentlemen confirmed :—Puole, Messrs. G. Hodges and J. Ratisotne ; Wiinborne, Messrs. Stroud and Haim ; Wareham, Messrs. C. F. Yearsley and J. Bridle ; Bournemouth, Messrs. J. Murrin and H. Tidy ; Christchurch, Messrs. Booz and Cutler ; Lymington, Messrs, NV. Jolliffe and James Struts ; Ringwood, Messrs. Ward and Pedley.—Mr. P. B. L. Budge gave a abort address on the Parish Councils Act.  SAD SUICIDE or A SicaVANT.—On Monday evening, an inquest was held at Bournemouth, on the body of Emily Saunders, whose body was found to the se% at Bournemouth on Saturday. Mrs. Isabel Ann Doyle, living a Lorrimer House, Milton, said deceased bad been in her employ as genetal servant for nearly nine nriontlisand had conducted herself well. On Friday last, she asked for leave to go into Bournemouth. She was under notice to leave, but everything was rn-st amicable between them.—George Saunders, living at St. Catherine's Hill, Christchurch, fathec of deceased, said she was 21 years of age. He last saw her at his home two months ago. He knew of no trouble she was in. On Saturday morning, his wife received a letter from her, which contained the following:—" Dearest mother,—Ere this reaches you I shall be at the bottom of the sea."—Joseph Heckfoid, boatman at Bournemouth Leach, said he found the body in the sea about a quarter to seven o'clock on Sunday morning, 80 yards to the west of the pier. The deceased was clothed in a jacket, bodice, and skirt, and had on gloves and stockings, but no dress or hat. On Saturday morning he bad found a hat (produced) ! a quarter of a mile to the east of where the body I was. Mr. Saunders recognised the hat as his daughter's.—Dr. J. G. Hainaut said on making a post-mortem examination of the body he found slight wounds on the face, which were caused, in his opinion, after death, which was due to drowning. She was four to five months prirnant.—The bury returned a verdict of "Suicide In urownin,.."  The union workmen ut Lord Londonderry's New Seaham colliery truck on Monday, as a protest against the employment of non-unionists. As a result upwatd of a thousand men are idle.
The Telegram. — 1901-01-15 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

GIRL'S FIEROIC STRUGGLE WITII POVERTY.  A tale of terrible pathos C0T11,41 from Norwich. where, at Crook's-placs, Idabel Vi'ingmve, a girl of thirteen, has proved herself a heroine of no mean order. Four months ago her adopted father, with whom she lived, lost his employment through illness, and the few sticks of furniture were quickly but secretly sold for food, and blankets went the same way. So the weeks dragged on until December 'ffeh. All this while the child had waited hand and foot on the invalid, denying herself to feed him, and slaving to keep the hare rooms clean. On that day the last portable thing had been sold, the last penny spent on groats for the invalid's gruel. While eating it he fell forward, and was only saved from the fire by the child, who then sent for the doctor. lir. R. J. Mills, on going upstairs, found one room with only a bed, and no bedclothes on it. In the adjacent room were a Pack and some shavings on the bare floor. The girl had slept on these for nearly four months, having sold her bed to buy food for her adopted parent. The parish promptly took charge of the pair, hut the man has since died, and the child has been seriously ill through privations. She had only one dress, the skirt of which she washed and put on again when it had dried. To a fund, • which has been opened by the doctor, to tide her over the illness and teach her some business, £33 has already been contributed. The dead man, it seems, lost all his own children front smalltny, and adopted Mabel thirteen years ago. A strange woman left the baby at the door, and from time to time sent small sums of money, I but these ceased some years since.  By order of the German Emperor, all the universities, academies, and scliools in Prussia will celebrate the bi-centenary of the Prussian Kingdom on January 18th by a special ceremony. After a week's stoppage traffic has been successfully resumed on the Leicester and Nuneaton Brans'i of the London and North-Western Railway by means of a temporary pile bridge for a single line. Mr. Henry Adamson, of Tynemouth, now holds his forty-sixth annual season ticket from the North-Eastern Railway Company. and is the Rms.:tat holder of a ik on the entire system.  American capitalist, contemplate the establi,thmeat of a really god and fast service of steamboats on Me Ttianvos, co be started in the month of May this year.  An extrai.rdintry tragedy in Hungary is reported by the V:enun pace.rs, a wh,4,-. Lundy being wiped uut in 10 ininutas by murder, suicide, accidental drowning, and death from shuck  The Christchurch Town Council has applied for an extension of tbP borowth, bur Lb. local Government Boari has refused to consider it until a proper systrn of dr:on:Ago has been adopted by the Council.
The Telegram. — 1901-01-15 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE AT A SOMERSET VICARAGE.  An inquiry WAS held on Friday morning at Cctupton London, near Somerton, by Mr. Edward Q. Louch, coroner for the district, touching the death of Georgina Wyche (2.6), a cook, living at the Vicarage, in the employ oh the Rev. P. 1). More. ton.—The Rev. P. D. Moreton's evidence showed that deceased, who was a native of Broody.. bury, had recently been strange in manner, and on Tneadav Do was told that she had poisoned herself. He went to the room she was lying in, and found that castor oil in large quantities had been given to her, as well as restoratives. Sire then appeared to be (lead. Medical assistance was immediately summoned from Street and Somerton. The Vicar further stated that Mrs. Moreton noticed that deceased was looking unwell, and helped her to her room, when she immediately fell on the bail. She appeared in a sleepy condition. There was a strong minor of carbolic acid in the room. Toe acid was kept in the 11'`UAP, and although deceased could have gained accem to it she hal no right to. No vessel, bottle, or gays could be found from which the p^isou could hive been taken. Deceased, when questioned by Mrs. Moreton, would not, or vault' not, make All unavvir. Deceased, with her sisters, had formerly kept • tea room at Southsea, which Itacl failed, and it was stated that the lose preyed upon her mind and was tne cause of her going into service.—Dr. C. G. McVicker, of Street, depoaed to niaking a post. morfcm examination of the.body, and found that the stotnach contained carbolic acid. He was confirmed in his first examination lay Dr. Ingle, of Somerton, that death resulted front the effects of the poison. The .jory tetumed a verdict of &bade while temporarily insane."
The Telegram. — 1900-11-06 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

COUNTY PETTY SE-SSIONS, Tuesday. Before Messrs. W. E. Eyre-Matcuain (in the chair), J. 11. Jacob, J. Ridley, and M. H. W. Devenish. Col. Everett, and the Mayor of Salisbury (Mr. David Steveris).—John Smith and George White, uavvies, employed upon the huttneLts at Belford, were charged with taking rabbits by night from land in the occupation of Mr. H. C. Stephens, at Cholderton, on October 28th.—Mr. W. C. Powning prosecuted.—Prisoners pleaded guilty.—Mr. Powning said the men were seen u the afternoon of Saturday by a keeper setting wires. The keeper watched, but owing to the distance the men were away he thought it desirable not to endeavour to catch them, as both men might have escaped. He , reported the matter to the head keeper, and otrthe morning of Sunday they went to the place at about 5.30 and concealed themselves until shortly after 6 o'clock, when the two defendants were seen picking up something from time to time from the graund. When they got sufficiently near the keepers they were stopped and searched. Fifteen wires were found upon one of the defendants, and the other had two rabbits in his pocket.—Defendants wore each fined £l, including costs, or, in default 14 days.—Pnsuners went to gaol.  ATTESIPTILD Swarm—A young man named Frederick Ernest George Vickery, son of Robert Vickery, paiiitsr, of 7, London Road, Salisbury, attempted to commit suicide under somewhat sensational circumstances on Sunday t veiling. The unfortunate young fellow, who is 19 years of age, has been strange in his mind for sonic years. Recently he has not been much worse than usual, but last week his grandmother, for whom !'e had great affection, died, and this seems to have preyed upon his wind. On Friday mud Saturday he took but little food, and on Sunday morning he was very melancholy and strange in his behaviour. After tea Mrs. Vickery went to a religious meeting  VALUABLE I)IsCOVICRY
The Telegram. — 1900-11-06 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN YORKSHIRE.  In the Quarry Hill district of Leeds, early on Monday morning, an altercation occurred between a Jew named Mark Fin stein, occupier of a house, and a female loicer named Leila Basliman. Subsequently Mrs. Finestein found hashecan dead on tine bed with her throat cut. Finn-stein said "I have killed her, and you must tell nooody or I'll kill the lot of you." The man, before being secured, attempted to strangle himself, but only partially succeeded.  Another report says early on Monday morning Leila Bashman (25), a Russian, was fund dead with her throat cut on a temporary bed arringed for liar in a sitting-room of the house occupied by Frank Finestein, a Jew, and his family in St. AllUe'S Lane, Leeds. Finestein returned home at midnight on Sunday, and his wife, hearing a noise downstair,, descended, and was met by her husband, who informed her he had murdered Bashman, and was going to commit suicide. Mrs. Finestein took from him a knife, and emaped through the window. Finestein WAS found by the police in a garret with a cord tied tightly round his neck, and black in the face. They restored him, and when charged he was remanded. At the inquest the police read the following confession by Finestein :—" I will tell you the truth. I have killed the young woman. She was in love with zue. She wanted me to run away with tier. I went out at 9 o'clock, and came back at 12 o'clock. She &sired me to kill her, and then myself. She asked me again to run away with her. I told her I loved my wife and children. She then said 'You shall die, and I shall die myself.' " The accused was committed on the capital charge.  Ten persons have been killed and four injured by an explosion in the Ilerryburg coal mines, Phillip', West Virginia.  A fir occurred eariy on Monday morning, at Westminster, ty which a woman lost her life, and others were seriously injured.  The funeral of the late Earl of Darnley took place at coblia,m, Kent, on Saturday, the remains being placed in the family vault on the south side of the parish church.  The Hamburg-Brazil Company's liner Paro. guussu, which left Hamburg on Wednesday leer, asrl which was due at Cherbourg on Nov. 20d, an aground on Fmid.my night on the Outouvi e rocke in A for. Two steatuers hove gone to the avaietance of the I met.
The Telegram. — 1900-04-03 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SAD CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  A YOUNG WOMAN JUMPS INTO THE  HARLOIIit.  Before Messrs. J. E. Robens, J. G. Rowe, A. Dennis, and C. J. Freeman, at the Bmough Police court on Thursday, a young woman named Hettie Dyer, living at 5, Salway Terrace, Prince of Wales' Road, Weymouth, was ebar.red with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself into Weymouth Harbour on the previous Tuesday afternoon.  William Healy, a gunner in the Royal Artillery, stationed At the Nothe Fort, said that on Tuesday afternoon lie was at the Nothe Fort, when he was informed that sonic friends outside wanted to see hint. lie went out and saw Miss Dyer and Mrs. Alderton, and after talking with them a short time walked with them down to the quay. He then ahook hands with Miss Dyer and bade her good-bye. He then shook hands with Mrs. Alderton, and whilst he was in the act of doing so, Miss Dyer threw down her umbrella and books and jumped into the harbour. He immediately jumped in after her and kept her above water until smother gunner arrive], and with the as:did:nice of some civilians they got her into a sailing boat and she was taken over to the landing ;;tsge, where the police took charge other. tic had no intimation that she was going to act in such a manner. Florence Alderton, wife of Charles Aldertou, who was in company with Miss Dyer at the time, said the latter went to the Nothe Fort to see Gunner Healy. She had a short conversation with him, but witness heard nothing they said until they wished each other goodbye, and whilst Healy was shaking hand.: with witness she saw Mks Dyer go into the water. She seemed to be all right before going to the Nothe.  P.C. Manning stated that he and P.C.'s Pens and Palmer saw the Artilleryman jump into the harbour, and they immediately got a boat and rowed to the spot, but in the meantime the woman and the soldier had been picked up by a passing sailing boat and taken to the pier iteps. They got tier out of the boat and starte I artificial respiration, awl finding she was breathing freely they sent tor a doctorand had her taken to the pulice•station as soon AS possible. P.C. Pelle stated that he was in charge of prisoner that (Thursday) morning, awl was at tho hospital, when the matron asked Miss Dyer to explain why she attempted to take her lite, and she replied that she was engaged to Gunner Healy and that be had promised to marry her. They hail a few words on Tuesday, and as he refused to keep his promise she, on the spur of the moment, threw herself into the harbour.  Dr. Carter haying described the state in which he found Miss Dyer at the Guild Hall, after her reACUO from the water, the prisoner's father—a respectably dressed man, who has been many 'ears a driver on the & S.W. Railway—stated that she had been a very dutiful daughter to him, and if the Magistiates would deal leniently with her, he would unuertake to look after her. After Mr. Robens had admonished her, she was hande I over to the charge oi her lather.
The Telegram. — 1900-07-17 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

RHAMPTON.  A DirrsliMlNKU SU district coroner (Mr. R. A. Wilson) held an inquest at the Viet ,ria and Albert Inn, on Friday evening last, touching the death of a navvy named David Mikes, whose body was found in the morning hanging from a tree in the Hare Warren, mar the road leading from Netherliainptini to the Race Plain, suspended his handkerchief, life being quite estinct.—Mr. 1.. T. Tint was chosen foreman of the jury.— Deceased was identified as the man who had recently been libeiated at the Salisbury City Quarter Sessions on the charge of attempting to comniit suicide by stabbing t,iniself, on May 22nd. Since his release Dillzes had resumed work for the L & S.W. Railway Co., his former employers, and It did not appear that he had given away again to drink, to which vice he attributed his former attempt to take his life, as welt as his discharge from the Royal Horse Artillery, which had rendered it impossible for him to rejoin as he had desired to Pember, of Bemerton, the first witness called, foreman in the employ of the L. & S.W. Railway Co., deposed that the deceased worked under him, and he last RAW him at 5.30 on the (nevi°, ts evening. Witness identified him as the seine man who had appeared at the Salisbury City quarter Sessions on June 25th for attempting to commit suicide on May 22nd. He had been working under witness since he was discharged by the Deputy-Recorder, and Was earning 4s 31 per day. Deceased had been very steady, drinking nothing but gingerbeer. On the previuus evening he seemed very quiet, but this was his usual manner. There was no unpleasantness between Dilkes and his fellow-workmen.—Edward Dimmer, carter, of Nettierhampton, deposed that WWI after 7 o'clock that morning lie was passing along the Race Plain Road in charge of a Waggon, when he noticed a man hanging from a tree in the wood about 3C yards from the road. Witness cut the handkerchief by which deceased was suspended. He then found that he was quite dead. The feet of the body tulched the ground. He did not know who the Man was. Ho sent for the police.— P.C. Keats stated he saw the body lying at the foot of a tree in the Hare Warren about 8.30 a.m. Part of a handkerchief was round the neck, but it was quite loose. A piece of a handkerchief was also tied to one of the boughs of a tree. The body Was cold. Subsequent search revealed a variety of articles in the pockets of deceased's clothing, including Army papers, a copy of Dilkes' reeognisaoCe, a pocket-book, pawn tickets, and 3s Hid in money and a metal watch. There was uo writing in the pooket-book.—The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst temporarily insane."