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The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1891-10-10 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ROMANTIC SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.  On Monday a young lady named Rosalie Saunders, aged 19, committed suicide by shooting herself with a revolver at Wood-green, near London. It appears that the deceased, who was an accomplished young lady of prepossessing appear ance, had conceived a strong attachment for a young gentleman residing in the neighbourhood, and had occasionally walked out with him. It is understood that the courtship was strongly objected. to by the parents, and this appears to have preyed upon her mind to such an extent that she had been heard on more than one occasion to • threaten to take her life. At about 11 o'clock •an Monday morning the servant saw her in her bedroom, when she remarked that having a headache and feeling very tired she intended lying down ,for a time. Acoordingly no attempt was made to disturb her until about mid-day, when it was .found that the door vim locked. Assuming that she was still asleep, no further notice was taken until half-peat i, when Miss Saunders's friends, still failing to obtain an answer, and being much alarmed, called in a neighbour, who upon forcing open the door found the young lady lying upon the floor of the room with a bullet-wound in her right temple, and a revolver close betide her. Medical aid was at once summoned, but life was found to be extinct.  Lieutenant Dan Godfrey, bandmaster of the Grenadier Guards, who has attained the age of sixty years, will not relinquish his position as wee reported but remains with the regiment five years North Wales, jubilee of the Tonto Sol•Fa Association was held at Bangor on Monday, about 1,000 yokes takitzier: a concert A *Making fa happened at Martley, Woe. sentershire to Mr. Day, ten of a elergyroan who was out shooting with a friend. As he was &s-ees/Una a bank his foot slipped and the trigger of his gun fell, the charge blowing out his brains.  " •  ID DISTRICT
The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-05-07 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

CONFERENCE 01 LIBERAL AGENTS.  A private conference of Liberal secretaries and agents was held at the Westminster Town Hall this week and was largely attended by the party agents of the kingdom. No reporters were admitted, but it is understood that the meeting was pervaded by a spirit of great enthusiasm and satisfaction at the present position and prospects. It was evident that, generally speaking, the constituencies are in a state of thorough preparedneso for the election. The conference on Monday was presided over by Dr. Spence Watson, the President of the Federation, and the proceedings lasted for rather more than three hours. The agents reassembled on Tuesday morning and remained in conference until 12.30. At 1 o'clock they were entertained to luncheon by the Liberal Whip, Mr. Arnold Morley, M.P., at the Whitehall Rooms of the Hotel Metropole. The company included Sir W. Harcourt, Mr. Cyril Flower, Dr. Spenoe Watson, Mr. Schnadhorst, Mr. L. V. Harcourt, and other leading Liberal organisers. Mr. Morley devoted his speech mainly to ridiculing the irnita• tive tactics of the Tories, not only in regard to Liberal measures, but in the matter of organisation. Sir William Harcourt, who followed, examined the tactics and speeches of the opponents of the Liberal party, and, accepting the issue of the general election as announced in a sentence by the Duke of Devonshire, declared that the Liberals were determined to attempt to reform the government of Ireland. Having spoken of what the Tories were going to do after Home Rule had been carried, he said he did not see the neceuity of saying what the Liberals would do —for was it not written in the Book of the Chronicles of Newcastle? While the Tories were carrying on their civil war in Ulster the Liberals would be carrying social reforms in England.  A girl named Helen Martin, aged 13 years, the daughter of a workman, has committed suicide under painful circumstances at Leicester. She was engaged at a shoe factory, and in the early part of the week complained to the manager ot having been assaulted by two boys, who were discharged. Subsequently the girl was upbraided by some of the other workpeople, and she left the factory. Her body was subsequently found in the canal at Blaby.
The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-05-07 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

PIECE OF GLASS IN THE GREENS.  In hurriedly eating her dinner of beef and greens so that Bile could get out, Emma Hannah Dorey, the wife of a blacksmith residing in Belgrave-street, Stepney, suddenly turned to her daughter and said she believed she had swallowed a piece of bone. Dr. Houchin examined her throat and gullet, but could not discover any foreign body. He advised her removal to the London Hospital, cud two doctors, after using an instrument, said they had cleared the obstruction. However, on leaving the hospital after two days' stay, Mrs. Dorey still suffered excruciating pain. Death took place from exhaustion, she having vomited a quantity of blood. At the Inquest Dr. Houchm said the postmortem showed that a piece of lamp-glass, about an inch in length, with jagged edges, had become embedded in the gullet, having also out through the windpipe to the extent of one and a half inches. Witness did not think it could have been extracted by any means during life. It was a marvel how the deceased swallowed so large a piece of glass. It transpired that about a fortnight before Easter a bulge lampglass exploded in her room, the pieces being scattered all over the place. A basket which was lying there was used for bringing home the greens, and the probability was that the piece of glass was put into the saucepan with them. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.  Mr. E. H. Verney, who was releasad from Pentonville Moon on Friday, is now at Claydon House, Bucks, where his aged father, Sir Harry Verney, has been lying in a criticarsozdition. The Duke of Westminster has contributed another £lOO towards the building of the Manchester Crematorium.  A mass meeting of Lanarkshire miners was held this week to consider a reduction of do. on their wages. The reduction was objected to as uncalledfor, but it was agreed that in their present disorganized state, the men could not resist. it. B.esolutious were passed to organize and restrict labour by working only five days a week. Mr. Balfour has sanctioned a grant of £2OO to Mr. Thomas Cooper, the veteran Chartist leader and author of the well-known poem, "Purgatory of Suicides," who is now in his eighty-fourth year and infirm in health. The grant, which has been made through the representations of Mr. Mundella, is made in recognition of Mr. Cooper's literary talent and influence as a moral teacher.
The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-10-29 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

COLLAPSE OF A GRANARY.  FOUR PERSONS KILLED.  The Spalding coroner, Mr. J. G. Calthrop, received information of a fatality which had happened at the village of Greatford the previous afternoon, whereby, owing to the collapse of a granary, three men and a woman lost their lives. The village of Greatford is situated midway between Bourn and Stamford, but is included in the coroner's district for Spalding, from which Place it is about fifteen miles distant. Six persons (five labourers and a young woman) were eraployed in a barn by Messrs. Dean, farmers, of Dowsby and Greatford. They were winnowing barley, the corn being in the granary above them. The five men, named Ambrose Cook, forty ; John Co-k, nineteen; Charles Charity. forty-six ; George Preston, and Frederick H Ames were attending to the dressing machine, and the young woman Kate Arden, twentrone, was employed in holding the sattks. A youth named Thomas Curtis was in the granary above sending the corn down by a shoot. Whilst all were at work, about three o'clock in the afternoon, and without any previous warning, the beam supporting the granary floor, snapped in two, letting down the floor and the corn in the granary upon those working below. Four of the persons— Ambrose Cook, John Cook, Charity, and Kate Arden—were buried amidst the corn and the debris and when liberated half an hour later were dead, death having resulted either from suffocation or from the shock of the fall. The two other men, Preston and Holmes, had narrow escapes. The youth Curtis, who fell through the door with the corn, escaped with but little injury. The cause of the accident is attributed to the weight of the barley in the granary above, but the amount stored there has not yet been ascertained.  A scheme of accident insurance for workmen has been drawn up by the Russian Minister of Finance to be applied to industrial establislyments where ten or mere workmen are employed.  _ The funeral of Police-constable Merriman, who committed suicide, took place at Chingford Mount, the deceased being followed to the grave 133, about 300 constables belonging to the J and N divisions, besides many of the inhabitants of Hackney and Homerton.  It is reported from Paris that Terka JaMonowska, wife of M. Maurice Bernhardt, has applied for a judicial separation, to be converted later into a divorce, from her husband, who is the son of Mdme. Sarah Bernhardt.  Her Majesty's ship Surprise, used as the dispatch vessel of the Mediterranean squadron, ran ashore on Monday at Cephs.la Point, in the Gulf of Vol°. She was afterwards got off, and is believed to have sustained only slight injuries.
The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-08-13 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TRAGEDIES ON THE RAILWAY.  C.V4I v4r4A: A shocking discovery was m .1.. at Chatham Station on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway on the arrival of a train shortly after 1 o'clock the only morning. A porter, on opening the door of a third-class carriage, was horrified to find that its sole occupant was a man about 40 years of age Ideeding ptofusely from a wound in the head. A doctor was summoned, and the wounded passenger was removed to S. Bartholomew's Hospital, Rochester, where he died shortly afterwards. On searching the carriage in which deceaszd had travelled, the of:I-lair discovered a six-chambered revolver loaded in five compartments, the sixth having apparently been recently discharged. Further search resulted in the finding of a bullet, which had evidently passed through the head of the deceased. The man was a stranger at Chatham. Photographs of two ladies and a child were found amongst bill belongings, and also a visiting card with a printed address. The railway guard states that the deceased got into the train at Holborn Viaduct Station at five minutes to 12 on Thursday night. He apparently shot himself soon after leaving London, for his clothes and the carriage was saturated with blood. In the afternoon Superintendent Broadbridge, of Rochester City Police, proceeded to London to make inquiries. The officer was satisfied that the deceased is Dr. Crew, aged 35, in extensive practice in Nottingham.—At an inquest this supposition proved correct and a verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane" was returned. The body ot a well-dressed man was taken from a second-class carriage on the South-Western Railway at Clapham Junction, London. The man had beets a passenger by the train leaving Waterloo at 16 minutes past 11, and in the course of the journey had blown his brains out, an Army revolver being in one of the hands when the body was discovered. The ghastly spectacle caused an unpleasant sensation among the large number of passengers on the platform. A season ticket, with the name N. M. Dillon, was found on the body. Mr. Braxton Hicks held an inquest on Tuesday on the body of Dillon, who had been ascertained to reside at 1, Harrington-villas, Wimbledon. Annie Dillon, wife of the deceased, said her husband had been very mach depressed of late. ' He complained of pains in his head, and had several times threatened to blow out his brains. Evidence was given as to finding the young nvin dead in the carriage, with a revolver by his side, and the jury returned a verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind.
The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-11-05 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

EVICTED TENANTS AND THE PARIS FUNDS.  On Saturday evening at the weekly meeting of the Irish Parliamentary Committee, Mr. Michael Devitt, M.P., presiding, the followiug resolutions were proposed by Mr. T. M. Healy, M.P., seconded by Mr. Wm. O'Brien, M.P., and unanimously adopted : "That we hereby declare our cordial acceptance of the proposal of his Grace, Archbishop Croke, that the Paris Funds should be relea.ed and lodged in the names of three trustees, and that we also twerp' with satisfaction the suggestion that his Grac himself should be one of these trustees." "1 tv. e deem it our duty from intimate knowledge of the circumstances oonnected with this fund to place on record our opinion that even with the most cordial agreement on all sides it is improbable hat it could he made available for a considerable time, and that as money is urgently needed to sustain the evicted tenants we trust that the work of the conventions will be pushed vigorously fore era and the appeal of the collectors generously responded to."  An epidemic (~f diphtheria has broken out at Temesvar, in Hungsry. Many children have already died, and all the schools in the town have been closed.  A French sdicitor, Edouard Maniere, and his daughter Eve!im, were found to have suffocated themselves by m -me if a charcoal fire in their house at Tooting Tile nnnappy people were known to be in a %try impoverothad condition, and the landlord had .;istrained for his rent. An inquest was held, s= hen a verdict ..f suicide whilst oi unsound mind was returned. The remains of Mrs. Ha:rison were interred in the family burial-grounu at Indianapolis. The city was in deep mourning, the principal buildings and many of the business establishments being draped in black. Business was entirely suspended. The procession was very long, those at the head of it having traversed more than half the distance to the church before the end of it had left the station. The route was lined by 5,000 members of the grand army. The Baptist Missionary Society's endeavour to raise this year a special Centenary Thanksgiving Fund of £lOO,OOO has almost been accomplished. The amount received now stands at £98,497 17e. 9d.
The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-09-24 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SAVED ON A RAFT.  After floating for four days in the Atlantic, off the Newfoundland Coast, three seamen were picked up by the schooner Amelia C. and landed in port at Halifax (Nova Scotia). The survivers are Mambers of the crew of the British barque Hope, which was wrecked on Aug. 22. The vessel, which was laden with deal, encountered a violent gale to the south of Cape Rose, during which she hove to and went on her beam ends. While the crew were cutting adrift her deck cargo and trying to right her she turned over. The crew managed to scramble upon the bottom of the upturned boat, but they weie only able to cling to her for a short time, when a heavy sea dashed over her and swept them off. They succeeded in getting upon some loose deals which were floating about near the vessel. Gradually one by one the men succumbed to the fury of the waves and exposure, until finally only three were left. These secured a sufficient number of deals to form a raft, by fastening them together with a piece of rope. After floating some days, as already described, they were picked up. Tile sufferings of the men while on the raft were intt nse, and they cut up a sea boot mind chewed the pieces to keep their tongues moist. The men who were saved were the boatswain, William Rees; able seamen Arthur F. Jolliff and John Nicholls. The following are the names of the drowned :—Captain David Jenkins, the cook Riohard Edwards, the mate David Griffiths, the cabin boy James F. James, and seamen Humphrey, Hughes, and Jones.  A aingular suicide was investigated by the Bradford coroner on Tuesday. The deceased, a young man named John Thompson, employed as a carter, had deliberately committed suicide by holding his face in a stable tub in which there were a few inches of wat€ r. A peculiar incident in connection with the matter was that the deceased was indentified as two separate individuals.
The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-09-24 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TOTTIE FAT" ATTEMPTS  SUICIDE.  The notorious " Tottie Fey" was, at a London Police-court on Saturday, charged with attempting to commit suicide in the Regents Canal. On this occasion she gave the name of Lillian Vivian, and described herself as 37 years of age, a governess, residing at Kentish Town•road. She wore a large plaid waterproof and white straw hat.—A policeconstable said he was on duty at Gloucester Gatebridge, Camden Town, at 2 o'clock that morning, and saw the prisoner standing there looking into the water. After a few minutes she threw a fancy basket and a parcel on to the roadway, and then climbed on to the parapet of the bridge. Witness ran and caught hold of her. She said, "Oh, do let me alone; I'm in low spirits." lie took her into custody, and on the way to the polioe-station she expressed regret that she had not been quicker in her movements, for then she would have got into the canal. In reply to the charge at the station she said she only stooped to fasten her boot lace. She was drunk.—The prisoner : Good gracious me, how can you say such a thing? Will you let me speak, sir? I had come out out of an omnibus just before, and it's true I had had two glasses of ale—not more. Well, I'm a young lady that's seen a deal of trouble. I simply stooped down to tie up my boot lace. The bridge was awfully quiet, and I suppose the police thonght I meant suicide.—Magistrate : When did she come out of prison last ?—The Assistant-gaoler: On Friday week, sir, after doing a month.—The prisoner: Yes; but that's no reason why an orphan young lady should be here for nothing.—The Magistrate : I discharge you this time —The prisoner (jubilantly) : Oh, thank you, sir. God bless you; God bless you ; you are a gentleman. (laughter.)
The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-09-24 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A VICAR  STRANGE REVELATIONS.  An inquest was held by Mr. Davies, 'inroner for Flintshire, at Rhyl, on Saturday, upon the bed) at the Rev. Joseph Weedow, of Morton -%; icaragc, Bingley, Yorkshire, who committed suicide oy shooting himself with a revolver on the previous day. The leading witness was Beatrice Broadbent, aged twenty-six. She stated that she became a servant to Mr. and Mrs. Weedow at Morton Vicarage in November last. In March of this year I the deceased commenced to pay her attention. Ha I said he had taken a liking to her, and that he lived unhappily wita his wife. After that they became more intimate, and when she went out for a walk he met her and accompanied her. It came to the ears of Mrs. Weedow that witness and her husband had been seen walking together, and there was unpleasantness. On the 2nd of this month she received an intimation that Mr. Weedow was going OD his holidays to Rhyl, and he asked her to accompany him. They aucordingly met at Leeds station, on the 3rd, and together they journeyed to Rhyl, where they took rooms at the Westminster Hotel as Mr. and Mrs. Weedow, and they lived together as husband and wife. At the beginning of last week !fr. Weedow received a communication from his mother, who resided at Kelsall, near Chester, and in reply to that he went over to see her. On his return he appeared depressed, and said his mother had informed him that his wife knew of his conduct at Rhyl, and that his mother had further told him that Mrs. Weedow intended to take proceedings to obtain a divorce. In that case, she added, it was deceased's duty to marry the witness, although she occupied an inferior position in life. Another letter passed between Mr. Weedow and his mother. The latter at first expressed her disbelief in the story, and asked Mr. Weedow plainly if he was living with his cook, and he replied, "I am." On the morning they had arranged to leave Rhyl, the deceased appeared very depressed, and went out. On his return he looked as if he had been drinking. It was then later than the time at which they had fixed their departure. After a brief conversation Mr. Weed° v went into one of the retiring rooms, and as he was absent a long time she became impatient. While she was waiting in No. 42 bedroom for his appearance the chambermaid spoke to her. After she had left the room the witness heard a report, and repeatedly knocked at the room door. Not receiving any answer, she forced open the door and found Mr. Weedow lying down and bleeding from the mouth. She ran down and told the barmaid that she be. believed her husband had cut his throat. The attendant immediately ran upstairs with her, and it was then ascertained that Mr. Weedow had shot himself in the mouth with a revolver which lay alongside him.—Further evidence having been given, the jury returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane.