npedrazzini/19thc_murder_suicide_news huggingface dataset:
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-07-08 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE ROMANCE OF SUICIDE. (Pront'the " Globe.") Why persons commit suicide is generally best known to themselves. It is at all times a silly, although physically, it is not a cowardly act. To put a pistol into one's mouth, to adjust a rope deftly to a beam, to bisect the jugular vein, even to drink a cup of chloral in a Socratic spirit„ must require no mean courage—a courage, indeed. that ' ought to enable the self-destroyer to boar complaI cently the ills he seeks to free himself from for ever. But Madame End, of the Alsatian Breweiy, Montmartre, found herself so prostrated by a series of remarkable misfortunes, that she was induced to make an attempt on her life which, happily up to the present time, has not succeeded. Every traveller knows that a "brasserie" is merely a café chantant, or otherwise, where more beer is consumed than any other liquor. This lady had attained a certain renown amongst the more aristocratic denizens of the quarter—artists, men of letters, actors, and the like, who, having conquered a position out of Bohemia, still loved to renew the reminiscences that are fondly bound un with " trowsered " pipon and ale, and to repair of an evening, in blouse and slippers, to smoke and sip the famous beer of Madame. Madame herself was an attraction. Although past fifty she was tall, of a fascinating plumpness, well-favoured, and remarkable for her beautiful hair, the appropriate co/our of nut-brown October, which • she were in numerous plaits upon her head, a veritable work ef art. Happy and prosperous was good and ludas-J.6one- -Madame- oils day it. WaS- discovered that she was overtaken by a prefound melancholy. From having been simple m her coqueteries of dress, she took to silks of loud patterns and 4ipponds of the richest paste. It - was whispered that a young scant-o'-grace--an habitue—had touched her heart. This is not certain, for love did not prevent her celebrating her fifty-third birthday by drinking an equal number of "hocks" of her best tap to her own health. She never told her love, and tho little contretemps might have been got over when her rascally brewer at Strasbourg played her false a week or two ' ago, and out of sixteen butts sent by him ten were ' declared unfit for consumptMn by the old.t frequenters of the establishment. Her clients firopped off. Her reputation for malt and hops was tarnished ; she could have survived her unsucc.eful attachment, but her honour never. It is a pity she did not apply to some experienced licensed victualler in this metropolis to see if the damaged butts could not have been cunningly restored to a docent state of potability. But not having been advised on this subject, she found consolation for her misery in three or four shots from a revolver. It is hoped that her life may be saved, and no doubt by I this admirable advertisement, and a liberal use of sticking-plaister, the sous will fall briskly into the brass pillar when convalescent Madame resumes her place at her comptoir.  ExCESSIVE
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-08-05 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ELF-7.slunnrn:,44'2le .Iferlical .rouroal says; Considering the abnormal mental condition that produces a :suicidal Mania; there is room for much speetlation in the constantly steady prepoillion of suicides that occur year by Year in the English lation. In-tine reports of the Registrar-General, the attempt to distinguish suicides from other violent deaths was first made in the year 1858, when 1275 cases of suicide were returned. It is true that the annual numbers of suicides in England anfl Wiles have, since 1858, slowly but steadily increased In 1592 in 1874. If, however, the increase of populationin these seventeen years be taken into account, we shell Ifind that the proportion has been remarkalitatcOnstant. The annual number of suicides to 1,000,060 persons living was equal to 67 in each of the three qumquen niads ending 1864, 1869. and 1874. During the five ! years 1870-74 the annual euicide rate was equal to 70 per 1,009,909 personslivipet. in. 1879, and theltswest ! rate oaf 65th 1873. ,The 1592 deaths, by etticidn in 1874 included pm of nudes and 1/18 of feandel ! resulted from hanging; 349 from inciaedyylm , . principally in the throat ~280 from drowning; .1 from poison; and lt3 trona gumho: wounds.; sides 133 from . paler or - defined injuries. Suicides are generally mom numerous in ur' ban than in rural populationa: but the variation in their proportion in different parts of the country is not due to this cause Itlono. Takiag the year 1873 as an example, this being the' most recent year for whirls the registrar-g,eneral has lit published his detailed animal report, the propogtiop of micides to 1,000,000 persons living in gnglitlid-40 Wales averaged sixty-dye, whereas in tonilon it .wgn eighty-three. Suicide as a crime in England, is! far more prevalent among the educated thuu Um ignorant Classes, and the proportion of suicides appears to ko in soonest ratio to the educitiou of ,the pee*. The frequency,of suicides appears- to be one.of th-e'penalties resulting from the progress of ao-aalien bon, leading to intense competition. ! REFIIkSIIMANT-liOOM
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-01-15 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

LUNACY. The Carlisle Patriot Bey, Mr. Samuel Warren, Master in Lunacy, held a court of inquiry regarding the mental oompetency of Mr. Jobs Dudgeon. an eminent shipbuilder, formerly of Raeherville, Kent,. and now an inmate of Mcrningaide An.rium, Edinburgh. A barrieter appeared to conduct the ones on behalf ;a! the Court of Chancery, and it was men. hosed that the proceedings were institated in contequenee of some arrangement of Me. Dedgeoa's affairs. It appeared he had been in a most extensive way of bosineen Some time ago he built a large ironclad, railed the Independencia, for the Brazilian Government. It cent half a million of money. In launching it, however, :here was a mishap, whiels pieyed upon his ; and his disorder was heightened by some subsequent embarrasements, and still more by the death of his brother, lie sank into melancholy, and his friends on several occasions discovered him concealing ! razors and other instruments of inhanded selfviolence. It was at last found necessary to need him to an asylum when there were menus of taking proper core of him, sod on the 25th of last September be was received at Mottniagaider The I doctor, who gave evidence, said the case was one of acute suicidal melaniiholia. The putiant was still under an bailor:Memo about abitainici, from food. At waw time i was, petntelasp, to feed him with a spoon; tut BOW a stematth ppnip had to be used for the purpese, isis ideahifigeehat he had no stoterieb. Not •lettg sma Ins.dttemoW to commit suicide by timetable himself frcannwrpf tbprindowe, which, of course, was guarded. elonstdfi'added that Mr. Dadgeon is noreqUite lest be the world,and his case seemed hopeless. The jury icut.d that the rueUent wee of unsound piled curl 11144 W.M.,11E1g4 his affairs, which will now fall ander the liakithliAt.S. thin of I..lasncery. Mr, Dadgeoe ictiaty years of age,Cual it was laantior•Kl that wt..rme tiaae latt was worth half a. million. stealing, :attar paying .141 his debta. Exaltalftlitlt Fillip Ai.Antarqr...7.4. : perions fire whittle broke oat in they:lent* tiftreet of. Beate), canned the destraction of the establtshmenta of Mr. Thomas, draper, and Mr. Wheeler, homcc.vathio *moist, and considerable dagirlie:ilnp r, tiriseof Mr. Bangui, jewelles andAt G ate Mattress), oonfectioner. Neirly Al thd ewe ery was saved by the police, but.over .212,000 worth of property was destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. It was discovered by a policeman jades the forewoman at Mr. Thonhas'h 'whe iiiliedi44,moke in her bed-room. After sopse,delay the inmates were rescued by the fire escana.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-12-02 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ISUPPOSF.D MURDER AND SUICIDE,—Dr. Hard-1 niche opened an iimairy at the Providence Hall, Paddington, London, touching the death of a male child, , unknown, which was found deed in Bloomfield-ter, race, Paddington. Police-constable Ward, 417 X, , said on Tuesday morning he was on duty in the Marrow-road, When he found n parcel lying under some , shrubs in the garden of 20, Bloomfield-terrace. It , contained a body of amnia child, wrapped in a towel, , and addressed, " Welch, Park-place Villas' Maida-1 hill." Dr. Westmateatt said he hnd examined the body, I which was that of a very fine child. There were clots of Woad between theecalp and the skull, and there were other clots in the cavities, the brain being congested. The child laud lived, and had died from a blow , or fall. James Bodkins, a detective of the A division, i said that on receiving the label found on the body he I went to Mr. Welch. 8, Park-lace Villas, and was told ' that Kate Doughty, their servant, had left the provices night and not returned. They had not the , least idea she was enceinte. He searched the house andpisemises, and in the dustbin he found some piecee I of carpet, which led him to prosecute further in! giddies, anti on going to Christ Church Deadhouse, ' I Illaekfriars, where a body was lying, it was identified las tho body of Kate Donghty, which had beets found I in the Thames off Blackfriars the day previous. Mary FAS, a fellow-servant, proved identifying the body of Katb Doughty, and knew the person she had been keeping company with for four months. The banns hedllieen up three times, and she was to have been married on Sunday. The unfortunate young woman was Only 22. The ioquiry was adjourned. • Am,
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-02-17 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

LETTER FROM THE HUSBAND.  The coroner for Derby held an inquest on Wednesday our the body of Jane Elizabeth Ricking, who was unordered by her husband on Monday. It was st•.ted by :he surswai who haul made a postmortem. u gam i -n of tae body that she had first been soot and thou had her throat cut. Two lettees were read, which hid been written by the murderer, and were of similar purport. One was to his solicitor, and was as follows: Irongate, Derby. Dear Thomas.—l have committed a very wicked deed by killing my dear site Jenny, and am going to commit suicide myself by hanging, I expect in the loft over Cooper's. The cause is we bad a fearful quarrel last night, when we got back from a walk. We got to high words, and almost to blows She said she wisned she was dead, and I said I was, . and the sooner we wets gone the better. I could net steep, and was brooding over it all sight, until half-past five this morning, and J.ny was asleep, and I bethought myself of AMU) acid that was in the house, and I thought I would give it her, and then shoot myself, hut when I attempted it she get up, and did not take it. So she ran to She and I followed her with a pistol, • which I had loaded for to take my own life. It- was loaded with two bullets, but it did net lnisir her, so then I out her in dm neck, and she was soon gun. I have written to my blether William, at Nottingham, and I should think no will soon bc bore. So I will coneltriv, hopill you witl look after mine, and Lis, and 6ilt:f I ilikllo been nearly off my head lately a i•oi atom:), matters. If you get my letter bolor ½lii n arrives. which I expect will be about four o'clock, sons will know what to dc.—Yours unlortuhately, S. 111Clitan.  The jury returned vertlim of Wilful murder.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-07-28 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MURDER IN ASHTON. O.iV ,A morning, iy)b.ewtawseefon.thdeihnouthres of nine and to the body of a man, whose name I es.. was John Hall m (or canal near the. Fame Valley Thread Mill, Whiteland's road, under somewhat peculiar circumstances. It appears that the deceased filled the post of :engineer at the Tame Valley Thread Mill, and resided in Oxford-road, Dukinfield. He left horne on Tue9day morning between four and fife o'clock, with the intention, it is surmised, nf going to his work. He left work at hal fpast seven, and was last seen alive, as near as eau at present be ascertained, by a farmer residing near the mill, whose name is James Andrews. The deceased called upon Mr Andrews about nine o'clock on Tuesday night, and was by him supplied with a pint of beer, He then asked for another pint, but this was refused. From that time his movements are entirely unknown. He did not return home and his wife became very anxious, and made inquiries. It was supposed he might have gone to Stalybridge Wakes, and by some possibility td have been detained amongst friends; or, if he iudulg too much, it seemed not at all improbe e to his acquaintances that he might have lieen locked up by the police. With these thoughts two friends of the deceased, Edward Knott; and another, set off to inake Inquiries at ihe Stialy bridge and Aahtou olice stations, but couldohear no tidings of the deceased at either , place. They then returned to the Tame Valley / mill, ond after a while Knott said to his cornpain in the un.uccessful search, "Jack, lets go have another look for him." For some reason unexplained, the two thought they :would try the canal, and for this purpose they stripped and plunged into the water, close to the mill, and found the body of Hallam, at the bottom. and they succeeded in bringing it to the surface, The body was at once conveyed to the Wellington Inn, close at hand, and the police were coalmunittated with. There were several wounds upon the head and other parts of the body, and the latter were covered with blood, which circumstances give &suspicions aspect to the affair; and the fact that deceased was a sober man,and, had not, so far as is known, any cause to meditate, much less commit suicide, gives an air of mystery to the case which the inquest may clear away, perhaps. Three-halfpence, a pocket knife, and a tobaccobox, were found in the pockets, but it is not known what money he possessed ,on Tuesday when he called en the farmer. The deceased is 39 years of age, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss. Mrs Hallam was sent for to identify the body, at the Wellington Inn, and she had no difficulty in doing so; and of course his companions knew him at the first glance.  ARRIVAL OF CANADIAN CATTLE lAND
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1878-01-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. A tragedy of a shocking character has occurred in Wolverhampton. A youeg man namedGriffiths,a bellowsmaker by trade, attemptd to murder a girl named Elisabeth Beeston, and, failing in the attempt, committing suicide by cutting his throat. It seems the two had been formerly engaged to each other for a considerable time past with the full consent of their parents, who occupy a respectable position for their rank in life. On the night in Question Griffiths had called at the house of the girl's parents, and after a few minutes' conversation, in the course of which nothing occurred to excite suspicion, he and the girl left for the purpose of taking an hour or two's stroll. The girl denies that there had been any quarrel between them, and states that nothing of moimnt occurred till all at once ho put his hand on her shoulder and mid, in a peculiar tone of voice, lien, stand gill." She said, wonderingly, "What for?" He made no reply, but immediately placed one hand across her mouth to present her screaming, and with the other drew a eharp leather-cutting knife, which he used in his trade, from his pocket, and deliberately commenced to cut her throat. She wrestled vigorously with him, and, being a powerful young woman, he woe unable to master her. Her c-iee attracted assistance, and, on a young man named Lewis hastening to the spot, the would-be murderer decamped. He was chased for a short distance, but succeeded in eluding his pursuer, and wan not discovered till about an hour afterwards, when the attention of some passers by Me attracted by what they thought was a drunken man lying ma gateway close to the road-side. On examinatien it turned out to be a dead body, and subsequently it wee identified as the corpse of Griffiths, who had committed suicide bycutting his throat from ear to ear. The girl Menton, though badly cut about the neck and arms, is expected to recover. The deceased, Griffiths, was only 21 years of age, and the girl whom he assaulted, /9. Jealousy is presumed to have been the motive, but nothing accurate in yet known.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1878-01-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

INN-TARD, 611011SDITCA, LONDOF, E.G., fram whom price lista are sent, on application, of every deecrip ' tion of fancy wools, ranvria. Iticedle. Inc.  ON SATUSIDAY the East Middle, ex coroner held en inquiry at Poplar as to the death of William Scotney Waite, 47, a pensioned policeman. The deceased had been unable through ill-health to obtain any work for some time, and had nothing to keep himself and sin children upon but his pension o' .E 25 per annum, and a few shillings which one of his sons earned. This so preyed upon his mind that he went to a beer-house m Penny.flelds, Poplar, and hanged himself to a beam in the skittle-alley. Be was quite dead when the landlord found him. It appeared during the inquiry that some of the deceased's relations had died insane, and that his eldest daughter, 21 years of age, and a boy of 12, we, not in their right mind. A verdict of "Suicide while of unsoimd mind" was recorded.  Somme calms Imrrsvms. When purchasing ask plainly for and see that every cake is stamped " Spratee Patent," or a spurious and highly clangorous imitation. same size and shape, ulaV be served to you. BRIG LOST WITH SEWER Lives.'—George Fogelatrom, sole surviving seaman belonging to the brig Brierly Hill, of North Shields, haa arrived at the Sailors' Home, North Shields, bringing particulars of the wreck of the vessel, and the drowning of Captain Duncan and an of the crew. The vessel wee caught in a heavy gale off Flusted, and drove on the rocks. A high sea was running, and six of the crew were washed overboard, one after another, and drowned, leaving only Captain Duncan and Fogelstorm, when the latter jumped into the sea, and made for the shore. He woo picked up, greatly exhausted, by a boat. Shortly afterwards the vessel broke up, and Captain Duncan fell into the sea, and wee drowned. _
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1878-01-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE OFENINCI OF DARLIAHENT.—We are ins poeition to state that the Qm en will open Parliament in person, and that their Royal 13 ignesees the Prince an'? Princes. of Wales will come to town for the oressloe.— nitevall eerie°.  KEATING'S COEGH LOZENGES contain DO Opium Morphia, nor any violent drug. It is the most eifeetive remedy known to the Medical Profession in the cure of Omens, ASTNNA, Buoncerne —one Lozenge alone relieves. Sold by all Oltenia in Rows. le. Idd and B. 94. eerie.  SUICIDE OF A PRIVATE OF THE SCOTS Guam/ P. —Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Sessions Home, Broad Sanctuary, on the body of Thomas Thompson, 21, a private in the 2nd Battalion of Scots Guards, who committed suicide on Tuesday not in his cell at Welliegton Barracks, Sergeant W. Hoy stated that the deceased had a violent temper, and bore a bad character in the regiment. On the 29th ult. he absented himself from parade, for which he was sentenced to a certain amount ot shot drill and twenty four hours' confinement in a cell. Before the deceased was arrested as a prisoner he was heard to nay that he would not only do for himself, but also for some one else. After completing his shot drill he was placed inn dark cell, and there he sang, whistled, and danced for three hours. At seven o'clock on the following day Oorporal Payne found the decemed suspended in the cell by means of some straps which were fastened to the ventilator. He was quite dead. The witness thought that the deceased must have • stood on a stool and then kicked it away. The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide while of unsound mind," and expressed their surnriee that the straps ehould have been left in the cell.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-04-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

FINANCZ COMM TTES.  Thie eonruittee din 184 iu•tant, wheu iL wee recomuleudecl that tun 13,,ard pay the  iteCUlll.l t S.  MEDICAL FFICEE'S REPORT  lb the Chaountso of the DtlOOMl Leoal Board of Eenith.  lorward yo-u-s-lre-Pore of the birth!. 30.1 deaths for the qusrter, euittug Marelt 31st, 1879 I. have to report etc deaths f fever, four from scarlet and two from typhoid, which is au iecrease of four on the last quarter. 'File few eases that rtolllll.lll under treatment are progress tog favourably. The respiratory organs have cuff .red severely which 18 ac-ouut4kl for by the cold weather we have experienced of late, Twenty deaths have eaten registered duriug the quarter. The, idive been 5 deaths from heart dimmer), sod 25, oth, iliseaxes Cot qualified, coming to the total of 59, winch is equal .o a death' rate of 40.10 per 1000 ('here has been 21 last lie of children 11.1.1 tr bce • years of age, cud 29 over fifty, only 1.-aving 9 for middle life. It:wielder that the high death rate is mostly due to the ',Tare weather and , distress we have experienced during the pain quarter. 1 should advise that every room in which there has been soy xi tootle disease, should be thoroughly fumigated and white-waohmt before being used again. I am, sir, Your obedient net vane, W. J. ALLICIN The meeting was then adjourned till Wedues. day the 16,11 instant.  A. fire occurred on Saturday evening in Albioncourt, Bermondsey, Loudon. After the flames had been subdued an entraidie was male, and resulted in the iiiscovery that Mrs Bridge Butler had been fearfully burned. She was removed to Guybi Eloapitri, where she expired shortly after admitt• Knee. . .  Clerks and others who are constantly engaged in writing, would do well to try Macnivan and Cameron's celebrated pens, as we are convinced that there are none better, one trial is sufficient to prove their exce lente. A sample box may be had at the office of thie &per. In the Queen's Bench uivision, Dr. Phillips. a Lordon ~,ysician, has obtained a verdict for £7OOO against the South-Western Railway for an injury he received in a collision in December, 1877, between Wandsworth ano Nine Elms, tie stated that he had sustained injuries to the spine, and that his professional income for the three years previous to the accident had averaged between £6,000 and £7,000 a year. On Saturday a Coroner's Jury found that the late Mr Isaac Fletcher, M.P , destroyed himself while in a suite of temporary insanity. A item ber of the family, who was examined, etated that there was not the slightest foundation for a report that the deceased suff red from financial eatbarraesments. It was shown that in his younger days the unfortunate gentleman had suffered from fit. of epile sy, and medical testimony was given that persons aunjoot 4..)ekilepsy have strong suicide! tendeacisa.  TilE DE NToN