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Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-05-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SAD TRAGEDY AT BUCHAREST.  The Seotentas's correspondent at Bucharest relates the following A aid tragedy has just taken place here. The sister of the American Vice-Consul, s gentleman well known and much respected, has been cruelly murdered by a young man who fell in love with her about three years ago. For various reasons the young lady's family reused their cousent to the match, although one marriage had already taken place in the family, the lady's sister being married to W. Stladecker, the elder brother of the suitor. After some stormy scenes it was resolved that young Stladecker should go to Paris, where he has been staying until the lest few weeks. Returning to Bucharest, he found married to another the lady whom beloved, and at once emceed to lose his reason. Going into the room, a few days after his arrival, where the lady and her sister were alone, he commenced upbraiding her, and scarcely waiting for an answer, plunged a dagger into her breast. The wound was mortal, and with one shriek she fell to the floor, her sister trying to shield her from the fury of her assassin, who, unable to strike again to her heart, stabbed right and left, into limbs and body, it is mid screwing the dagger round in the wounds he inflicted. Then, his object accomplished, he rushed off and tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat with the dagger, breaking it, however, and failing in the attempt. Help coming when too late, the poor lady, who had been but four months married and was only 20 years of age, WM laid upon a couch. The murderer WA also secured and taken ton hospital, and guarded by a gendarme. During the night he made an attempt to escape, which was frustrated, but on Tuesday the 16th he committed suicide. Saying he woe unwell, he was allowed to leave his chamber, followed by the sentinel. On entering a closet, he drew the cord of his drew ing.gown off, attached it knotted to a beam above him, and ended hie life by hanging himself. He mods no noise, nor uttered a sound, and was discovered dead when the door was opened. This has been grievous blow to all the relatives, who are Jews. Dr. Stern, the lady', brother, is well known here, both as filling the plate of Consul for the United States, and by having translated Shakespeare's "Hamlet" into the Roumanian language.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-06-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

DISTRESSING CASE.  At the Guildhall Police-court, London, Madam? Dentine de Nett...vine, of 64, Denmark-hill, Camberwell, was charged before Alderman Hadley with attempting to commit suicide. Percy Fortesque, a constable, 458, said that about twenty minutes oast ' ten o'clock lest (Tuesday) night he found the prisoner on Blackfriarabridse, and was told that she had tried to throw herself into the river. She was very drunk. The prisoner's landlord stated that the accused was a very respectable lady, but she had no given way to the habit of drink that she was a most undesirable tenant, and he wished to get rid of her. He had given her notice to leave, but she would not go, and he could not retain her in his house. She had had a very handsome house of furniture, but a tire had destroyed it. She had received money from the insurance company, and she had sold the salvage. He believed she was living upon that, and that she had spent £l6O within the last two months. She was the widow of a French officer, who was killed at the battle of S. don, in which battle her father and brother both fell. She had gone through a great deal of trouble, and bad flown to brandy, and nothing could keep her from it. When she took it rho became perfectly mad. The prisoner stated that she had not spent all that money, hut had been robbed of a great deal of it. The landlord said be believed this, for about three weeks ago she was robbed of a watch and chain worth £45 He had heard that about Christmas hurt she lost her child, and that had caused her to take to drink. The prisoner said she had not a friend in the world. Her hnshand, her father, and her brother fell in the battle of Sedan, her mother and her child had died, and if his worship had had the trouhle that she had had he would have taken brandy, Aldermen Hadley replied he was very sorry for her, end would send her whore she would have good atten tion. lie then remanded her for a week.  BonwymAwa TrA,o‘coodirely Strong Rooany.l4's Pk,ssanns ton gua 'ourreri l'uro.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-06-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MAD ELEPHANT.—There was a dreadful 1 scene at Ghasipore on April Ist when a very large mad elephant ran through the station and killed Waifa-dozen persona. The elephant belonged to the Rajah , of Vizianagram and was brought there from Bemires by a wealth,' Mahomedan on the occasion of the , marriage of a relative of his. The animal was, as the mahout reports, kept in the nun, over worked and not properly rationed during its journey. The mahout states that he asked for some money for medicine from his master, who ordered payment of four aim. Sr so—whieh he declined to receive. There were a couple of men on the shoulders of the elephant when it ran away. The riders got free of the animal by catching hold of the branches of tree, by which it passed. The mahout remained for some time on it, back, and tried his best to keep it in cheek, but when he eaw it was impossible for him to control the animal, he jumped from its beck. The brute killed six persons and injured two. One of the deceased climbed up a bamboo tree in his endeavour to escape, but the animal uprooted the tree, the man fell to the ground, and the elephant killed him on the spot. At eight o'clock in the evening the elephant turned towards the Government Tressury and the Reserve Police lines. Some of the sepoys leaving their oharpoye climbed up the mangoe treee and some bolted toward, the English quarters. •Continning its mad career the elephant entered the compound of Mrs. Cooke's bungalow, now occupied by Mr. Nicholson, Sub. Deputy Opium Agent, who fired and hit the animal on the head. This made it more furious, and it endeavoured to enter the room occupied by Mr. Nicholson and his brother. Seeing the elephant in the verandah he fired wain, hitting it on the trunk, and blood poured profusely from the wound. The animal was at large until next morning, when it was with great difficulty secured with chains by the mahout and several others. The elephant was kept here till Saturday, the 7th instant, and then taken to &naive under guard. The Mahomedan has been called upon by the magistrate to explain why he did not take proper steps when he was informed of the symptoms of madness in the elephant. The clue is pending in the c-ienin 4 courts.—Stseenneus of India. ACTION FOR Lraxv..—Judgment was given In the Queen's Bench Division, in the criminal information for libel against the publisher of the Whitehall Review, for the insertion of an article containinz etatemente in reference to the death of the late Mr. George Wood, who had committed suicide, and it was alleged imputed to Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, the prosecutors, that they bad murdered Mr. Wood, and 'hat Mrs Thornton had had improper relations with him. At the trial the defendant was found guilty, and the case now came on for the Court to pronounce sentence. The Lord Chief Justice, with whem were Justices Mellor and Luela, imposed a penalty of £l6O. AN
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-11-16 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

HUSBAND CENSURED.  An ingest was held on Monday. in Shell 11, I before D. Wightman. Esq., coroner, tonellio;; the death of Alice Denton, 48 years of ago. oho committed suicide by hanging herself on Fri loy last.—Samuel Denton, husband of toe deceasod, said be was a shoemaker, living at No, 7 bias,', 3 court, Westbar. His wife bad been to the Workhouse on Friday to get some medicine, and when he was at work about half-past eleven she came and asked him for the key of the house. lie went home soon after, and called "Alice," but there was no reply, so he opened the door leading upstairs and saw her hanging from the banisters. He ran for a neighbour, who came and cut her down, but life was extinct. She had used the rope which had stretched acts.K; the kitchen for the purpose of hanging clothes on. Witness went for the doctor, but nobody came till three o'clock. and he did not think if the doctor had come at once he could have been of any use. Deceased had been in low spirits for about six weeks, and during that time had said she would either hang or drown herself. She had had no sorrow that he knew of ; there had been no quarrel between then,. —A Juror remarked it had been said that deceased was suffering from want, and that she bad applied at the Workhouse, where relief was refused.—Another Juror said that was the ease, and Mr. Tasker called on him to ask bow much her husband could earn a week. He replied that he could earn 4s. 6d. a day easily. when he was working, but though he had employed him for nine years. he never knew the man to work two weeks running—The Jury brought in a verdict of "Suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity," and also wished the Coroner to reprimand the husband. Denton was accordingly called into the room and severely censured by the Coroner, who said that he could have procured for his wife the comforts of life if he had only chosen to work. but because he chose to be idle she could not even get the necessaries. Her death was in a great measure attributable to him, and if he had any conscience he must feel the awful responsibility that rested on him.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-11-30 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SUFFOCATION OF A FAMILY.  The suffocation of a mother and her six children in Tosteth-park, Liverpool, has caused much excitement in the district. The deceased were—Anne Cameron, 41, widow erf a ship's carpenter; Angus Cameron, 18, who was employed at an iron foundry; John:Cameron, 15, who worked in a coal yard; Flora Anne Cameron, 14; Duncan Cameron, 13; Mary Cameron, 10; and ;Elizabeth Cameron, 8. Mrs. Cameron and her family had lived in the house six weeks, and occupied a cellar and the wretched room where they were found dead. When last seen Mrs. Cameron was fetching water from a standpipe after eleven o'clock on Thursday night. She and her family are supposed to have retired to rest at that time, and nothing occurred to excite apprehension till about noon on Friday a Mm. Lawson noticed that the cellar shutters had not been taken down, though the inmates habitually got up early. She got the key through a broken pane and entered the cellar, which she found in an orderly state, but nobody was there. On going upstairs she was shocked by seeing the whole family lying dead on the Boor, the bodies occupying nearly every available inch of space. She called a police-constable, who brought Dr. Brady, of the South Dispensary. The appearance of the bodies showed death had taken place several hours before, and from the strong smell of burning coke which pervaded the room it was conjectured that they had been suffocated. An iron bucket containing burnt coke was near the wall about the middle of the apartment. There was not the slightest vestige of furniture, and no means of ventilation, the window being closed. There was not a shred of bed or bedding. The bodies were nearly all attired in garments of the meanest description, and the mother and several of the children were half naked. The cellar was not destitute of furniture and presented some aspects of comfort. The woman is reported to have been of intemperate habits, and to have caused considerable trouble to the School Board officials, who had frequently to proceed against her for not sending her children to school. It seems that Mrs. Cameron's husband died of typhus fever in the Toxteth Workhome four years ago, and two years back the whole family were taken to the workhouse in a shocking condition. When they left the house" they returned to their old neighbourhood, and lived under wretched conditions, though they received altogether something like 355. a week. When first the bodies were discovered suicide was suspected, and then murder, but the evidences of suffocation through attempts to warm an unventilated room with coke are .too clear tuba mistaken. The apartment is 12 ft. by 5 ft., and about 7 ft. or 8 ft. in height.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-06-08 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

UICIDE AT DM 'FIELD.  THE INQUEST  On Tuesday morning Mr Maioeon, deputy coroner, held an inquest at the Infirmary, Ash ton, on the body of Charles Wood, 43 years of age, of Lamb-street, Du k infield, who committed suicide on Friday evening last Samuel Wood, overlooker, 163, Fleet-street, Amlama, said the deceaeal was his brother, and was bend spinner in this employ of Mesas Platt, of Stalybridge. He saw him on Sunday week, when he was in his usual health. About two years and a half ago deceased buried his wife, and lie wee left with seven children. Wit sea had noticed no change in his manner. He went to his brother's house on Friday evening iu consequence of what he was told, and found him lying on the floor in hie bedroom with his throat very badly cut. Dr. Schofield was there and he advised his removal to the Infirmary. Witness went with him to that place. Anna Maria Wood, daughter of the deceased, said she was in a neighbour's house oa Friday afternoon at about half past five o'clock, when • young lad came to her, and gave her information in consequence of which she ran home. No one was in the house but her father. Mrs Kay a neighbour, went upetair.,, and the doctor was sent for immediately. Deceased had been out of work since Wednesday previously. He was not of sober habits.  Constable Pickford, of the Dukinfield force, stated that he was called to the deceased's house at about half-past six o'clock on Friday evening. He saw the deceased lying on the floo: with his throatent, holding a blood stained razor in his hand. A knife lay by his aide. Mr Edward Law, house surgeon at the Infirmary, said the deceased was admitted on Friday evening in a state of unconsciousness. He died at about ten minutes to nine o'clock from th• injuries to his throat. . .  The Coroner briefly summed up, and the jury returned • verdict that the deceased committed suicide whilst in a state of unsound mind.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1884-07-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

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Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1885-08-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TRAGEDY IN WESTMINSTER. A painful tragedy has occurred in one of the large mansions which have sprung up in recent years in the West-end of London. Soon after ten o'clock at n ght several shots in rapid succession were beard by the firemen standing outside the Victoria station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and directly afterwards a man appeared at the first floor window of 3, Edinburgh Mansions, Philip-street, Victoria-street, and calling loudly for help and the police, threw a key out of the window to the crowd, which had assembled on , hearing the report of the firearms. Two policeconstables were immediately fetched, and opening the front door with the key, they ascended the stairs to the first floor accompanied by a couple of the firemen. When they reached the passage or corridor a ghastly sight presented itself to their view. A middle-aged woman was lying face downwards, and a man was lying on his back in the passage. There were two pools of blood round the bodies, and the presence of a revolver between the legs of the man quickly told the horrified observers that an apparent murder and suicide had been committed. The police-constable at once lifted the woman from the ground, when it was seen that although the unfortunate creature had been terribly wounded in three places in the head, from which blood was flowing freely, life was not extinct, as the woman was lifted up she groaned and said, "Oh, oh; he fired three times." On lifting the bead of the man it was at once seen that life was extinct, for he had evidently pointed the revolver, which was a six-chambered one, at his right ear, and had strewed his brains over the place, the shot entering the opposite wall after passing through his skull. Steps were at once taken to procure medical aid, and two doctors were immediately in attendance from the adjoining neighbourhood. Upon a hasty examination of the woman they found that three bullets had entered her head, and it was evident that her injuries were of a most serious character. All that was possible to do to revive her was at once carried out, but at midnight it was evident that the woman was rapidly sinking, and it was considered that she could not live long. Upon inquiry it appeared that the man was named George Whiteley, and that he had been valet to a gentleman living in the Mansions. His wife was also engaged upon the establishment in the capacity of cook and housekeeper. The man was formerly in the 3rd Dragoon Guards, and, it is feared, was suffering at the time from delirium tremens.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1885-06-13 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SINGULAR SUICIDE.  Kidbrook-lane, an isolated country walk near Eltham, in Kent, where the mysterious murder of the girl Jane Marie Clousen took place a few years ago, has again been the scene of a tragedy, the details of which were given in evidence at an inquest held at Charlton before Mr. Carttar, coroner, on the body of Fabian John Lambe, aged 24. Eliza Nurse, wife of a grocer in Delafield-road, Bermondsey, said the deceased was her son, and was employed as a machine minder at the offices of the Christian Herald. He had fallen into a despondent state of mind consequent upon his sweetheart Jessie, his friend Alfred .Collins, and four of the witness's children having been sent to the camp at Darenth suffering from smallpox. He had not had the disease himself, but had been accused of conveying it to his sweetheart and to Collins. He was extremely sensitive on the point. He did not return home as usual, and she had received the following letter from hint: "Dear Mother, I have felt so upset about Jessie and Alf, and their parents blaming me for what, if I did it, was done unwittingly, as you know I did not know what was the matter with the children, and I am convinced that Alf and Jessie think I caused their illness. Alf's mother said he said so, and his father almost insulted me. This, with the children all going away, has made me unable to do my work. I left it at dinner time, and bought some poison, which I am going to take to Blackheath." The letter also contained information about drawing his wages, and money from the sick fund, and enclosed a ticket for a sweepstake in connection with the Derby. The letter was dated "Blackheath, lot June, 1885." James Hanbury said he was passing through Kidbrook-lane on the night in question, and heard a groan behind the hedge. He got over, and found the deceased lying insensible, with a bottle by his side labelled "Poison." He expired five minutes before a policeman came. Angus Campbell, surgeon, Westcombe-park, said he had made a post mortem examination of the body, and found that death resulted from poison by cyanide of potassium. The jury returned a verdict "That deceased committed suicide during temporary insanity."
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1885-06-13 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.  A young man named Rogers, son of an innkeeper, has shot his father-in-law through the head at Hanham, near Bristol, and, believing that he had killed him, jumped into the river, and was drowned. Rogers was the son of Isaac Rogers, who was the landlord of the Chequers Inn, on the river-side The father, who also kept the ferry at Hanham, died about three years ago, and left all his property to his widow, who was 36 years of age, the son being then 18. About six months ago an Australian named Pißinger, who was stated to have made much money in the colonies, arrived at. Hanham, and shortly afterwards married the widow. Three months afterwards the pair began to sell their house property, and at one of ths sales young Rogers attended and protested against the auction proceeding, on the ground that he had an interest in the property. A fight took place between Rogers and Pillinger, and Rogers was summoned for assault and bound over to keep the peace. The ill. feeling continued, and last week it was revived when the sale of the property was completed by Pillinger receiving the purchase-money, to the amount of £3OO. It appears that the Australian and his wife then determined to leave England, and on Monday they packed up their boxes and made every arrangement to leave on Tuesday morning. Rogers, hearing of this, took a gun and went to the house at Hanham between eleven and twelve o'clock at night and asked Pillinger if he meant to give him his share of the property. They had an altercation for a few minutes, and Rogers then suddenly raisedthe gun and shot his father-in-law in the face, the charge blowing away the lower part of the jaw. He is likely to recover, however. Rogers's body was found n the Avon two hours afterwards.  MR. J.