Widnes Examiner. — 1888-08-11 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CONTIOKT.—Seven silver medal's were also offered for a seven a side contest under Assetciation rules, and the teams entered were Rainford, Skelmersclale United, and St. Mark's (St. Helens.) The latter had the bye, and Rainford and Skelmersdale played off the first tie. Skelmerstiale soon showed their supei riority, and before half-time scored three goals. In the second period of play they added tvxot more, and as their opponents failed to notch a singily point Skehnersdale were declared the winners by five. gnats to none. Skelmersdale and St. Mark's afterwardk, met in the final tie. Soon after starting Skehnersdale scored, and St. Mark's played hard to secure an equalising, point, but they were unable to do so. The second half was very exciting, and both goals were endangered. No finther scoring was witnessed, and Skelmersdale thus wore the medals by one goal to none. • The whole of the prizes were afterwards presented to the winners by Mrs W. Richardson, of Rhinford House.  Witne=s 'Yes, for several Weeks past. -- The Coroner: likr you know what circumstances she was in —in low water ?—Witness : Yes ; 'out she need not have been in want. Silo had several friends in the town 'who would have beers glad to provide for her for two orthree weeks if necessary': Otherwise I should not have left her. He should harre been able to send her looney at the end of the week. 1k had drawn money from the manager to come there aid give evidence, and to return to Wolverhampton.—The Coroner: By the tone of that letter I presume you wbuld have doueso 11 you could? —'-Witness ; Oh, yes.—ln reply to further questions witness said that deceased did not herself "knolv where her • husband was. She Irad not known for a long time. He tlid not believe his (the husband's) own], mother had known for a long time. Deceased came to Warrington to join a dramatic company which lasted,. bethought, about six weeks, and he came toWarrington to join her and the same company. After that he was without an engagement for several weeks, an it was entirely owing to her that he did not leave the town, because he could have gone t some of, his friends. __._ . . _ _  _ Mary Ann Eaton, wife of Richard Eaton 41,. Orfordst., a wire-worker, deposed that the deceased had lodged with her for nearly ten weeks. Last Wednes lay she reported to Constable Monaghan the robbery of a peer of boots fro& her dwelling-house. She gave information as to who elm suspected of having stolen them, and at about one o'clock the same day she saw the deceased and the boots at the police station. She identified the boots as her property, and heard the Prisoner reply, "It is quite right,' to the charge. She remembered the (Deceased corning home the worse for drink one night last week—Thursday or Friday. She said that she hoped "they would find her dead—either in hell or heaven in The morning." Impactor Spinks deposed that at about one o'clock on Wednesday the deceased was brought to the police station by Constable Monaghan, and he received the charge from the' constable. She was charged in the usual way with stea,ling the boots. She gave the name of Clara Ellen Kennedy. She was then removed to the women's day yard. There was no one else in the female. yard. Half an hour afterwards witnew went upstairs to his dinner, and gave instructions te.Mrsz. Spinks to see the prisoner about her dinner. Mrs. Sinks said "1 can't make her hear," and witness, looking from an ripper windof, saw the deceased lying inside the dao-leatee, face downwards. He obtained the assistance' of two constables and went in. Deceased was unconscious. There were two handkerchiefs tied tightly round'herthroat. She was carried to the open yard, and efferts.weremade to restore animation, a messenger in thermeantimebeing sent to the nearest doctor, Dr. Peaeockei whoewrived almost immediately. After an examination the- doctor pronounced that she was dead. There.vrere ntesigns c 4 drink on the deceased when she was apprehended.. Pelice.genstabltr rake spoke to the correctness of the evidence given by Inspector Spinks. He said that when deceased was fimml the handkerchief produced was round her neck,, and was tied with three knots very tightly: IThr arms were extended. A second handkerchief wastied in a bow on the top of the other one. Site was Nearer,. tut her tongue which was black, protraded.fromher mouth. From the position of the handkerchiefs,, deceased must have tied them herself. Brandy was'administetied to her, but she did not appear te swallowit. Dr. Peacocks deposed that on Wednesday he was calledtothwdeceased. Respiration was suspended, but witness thoughrhe could perceive a small pulsation of the heart. He f&und after a moment or two that life was extinct. Strangulation' was the cause of death. The face waslivid and thethroat was marked. The doctor added that cases of strangulation, otherwise than by suspension, were extremelY rare, and some people had doubted the possibility a such a thing being done. There had, however, been other ea_aes reported, bht he had never tomeacrossorrehimself.  The Coroner, im summin,, up, said that he would not enter into the private circumstances of the life of the deceased, but he menttisned, that the letter to her from the flrst'vritness was-couched'in affectionate terms. It was proved that the deceased had strangled herself, though they heard that that was al very uncommon thing. The jury returned a.verdict to the effect that the deceased committed suicide by strangulation in the woman's day yard'at the police station, she being then and there warrantably detained.